First time here as I'm looking for a go-to Americanized Chinese spot in case I get the itch for it. This wasn't too bad; not too greasy and decent selection. They have dinner combo meals that come with pork fried rice and egg roll. Its a decent size portion, but more like a lunch size to me. The fried rice was actually decent, but the egg roll was meh. General Tso chicken and Roast Pork & veggies were both OK, nothing special, but good enough to try other dishes. read more

This is more of a carry-out place but they do have a few tables for dine in; however, all the dishes came out in carry-out containers. The staff was nice. The food was good. The portions were huge. We had leftovers for days. read more

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This is my first order from Oriental Café. It was a delivery order in the early afternoon. I had their general tso's chicken lunch. when I added soup, fried rice versus steam rice and an eggroll the total came to almost $23. That's why I didn't call it a lunch special because $23 is not very special for a small portion lunch. Let's start with the hot and sour soup. It was visually pleasing, very good viscosity, but very little flavor. I was looking for woodear and there was none. Possibly two very small pieces of mushroom, and Julienned carrots. The bulk of the soup was finally chopped tofu To make the soup more pleasing, I added hot chili oil and white pepper. That perked the soup up a bit. I would give the soup a three, and with my additions may be a four Fried rice The fried rice was dull and tasteless. Fortunately, it wasn't overwhelmed with soy sauce, but there was no other flavor at all. It desperately needed seasoning. I would give the rice a 2 General tso's chicken The pieces of chicken, covered with a very average sweet sauce, were mostly breading. it wasn't awful, but it certainly was not one of the better General Tso's chicken that i have had in the DMV. I would give this a three, two for the chicken, and one extra point because they had steamed broccoli in the dish Overall, I would give my order a three rating. read more

Oriental Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Ordered Oriental Café off of Uber Eats last night and since there is no way to leave a review there, I wanted to leave one here. Unfortunately, this was probably the most bland Chinese food I have ever eaten. My partner and I ordered the following: Sesame Chicken, Combination Lo Mein, Teriyaki Chicken On Stick. Nothing really tasted much like anything. I could understand if it was just one menu item, I'd assume it was a one off. But it was all so bland. My partner and I tried a little bit of everything and we both thought the same thing. It wasn't so bad that it was inedible, but I wouldn't order from here again. read more

If you come here with expectations that this place is fast-casual American Chinese food that would satisfy a college student on a budget or a day worker grabbing a quick lunch, it's not so bad! This isn't exactly a place you would bring to impress your in-laws, but those $9.95 lunch specials that include rice + an egg roll makes for a quick and filling lunch. My go-to order is just the typical sesame chicken with rice and the portion size is reasonable with a few pieces of broccoli. The sesame chicken is a bit too bready but overall fine, and the rice is pretty warm and fluffy. They are also incredibly fast at pick-up orders, I called in my order and then my food was ready in under 10 minutes. The service is efficient and a bit brusque but polite enough, and the ambiance is pretty much what you would expect of a fast-casual Chinese restaurant mostly specializing in takeout, although there is a small dine-in area. read more

Ive been a loyal customer from this location for 3 years and have only had a problem 1 time where I wanted to get a partial refund from my last order. I got delivery but they asked me to come into the store to get a refund and I did that, no problem. I call to place another order like 2 weeks later and they are denying me service. They won't take my order after this 1 issue from 100s of previous orders. I find this to be a big red flag in the service industry. And i liked the food, so this was extremely disrespectful. read more

I decided to pop by to pick up dinner on my way home. I tried entering from the back but it's closed, likely because they closed the dining area. It's just a takeout place it seems. Upon entering, the menus are laid out for you to go over at the counter. Unfortunately the prices are not on the menu and the prices I saw on their online menu are not updated. There's a 5% discount if you pay with cash. I ordered and was told the food would be ready in 15-20 minutes, but I think it was done a lot sooner. The sauces and utensils are on the side beside the counter. I ordered the Szechuan Beef, combination fried rice and black boba milk tea. The food was good but ordinary, like any other Chinese spot. The Szechuan beef dish came with more onion, carrots and green pepper than it did the actual meat; also, it wasn't spicy at all. There's a chili pepper next to it on the menu to indicate that there's some spiciness there but it's ok, I'll just let them know to make it spicier next time. As a boba fanatic, I ordered the boba because any time I see it somewhere, I have to get it. The tea they used tasted like authentic Chinese tea so it was pretty good! Boba texture was also good, but the boba side was small so it definitely could've been a choking hazard. Overall the tea was good but a bit too sweet for my liking. read more

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First time purchasing the lunch menu. The staff I spoke with was friendly. The price was reasonable for entree, egg roll with a wonton cookie. Th shrimp with broccoli with friend rice was tasty and presentation was outstanding. I definitely will try other lunch specials. Only thing I have a sensitive stomach so I would ask for less oil . Overall extremely satisfied!!!!! Forgot to take a picture , I was so hungry read more

Worst hot and sour soup I have ever had. Tasted of uncooked cornstarch. I dumped it. 1 Star. Steamed dumplings were merely inoffensive. Flavorful sauce. 2.5 Stars. Beef with string beans- OK. Large portion, fed 2 easily. 3 stars. read more

Ordered a large of beef & broccoli, paid 15 bucks for this small container (looks like a lunch special), and it was not even full. There is more broccoli than beef, taste just okay, price is not justified with portion size. read more

Oriental Cafe - Beef and Beef With Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Not much worthwhile here; but I'd never say that, unless I'd given this place a shot. I read a decent review of this establishment's orange chicken and thought why not try a few other staples to see if I'd like this restaurant - I didn't. The orange chicken with white rice was tasty with the proper seasoning. However, the orders of steamed dumplings seemed to be immersed in a sauce that was based on nothing but sweetener.On the flip side, the hot and sour soup might as well been nothing but hot water and peppering for "heat." No fortune cookies came with the order. Strange, that final straw threw me. Never again... Do yourself a favor and go elsewhere. read more

Loved their chicken fried rice. It was perfectly hot without burning your mouth and tasted so good. It wasn't salty or bland. The honeydew bubble tea I got was a bit too sweet, and when I finished drinking the tea, there was a residual substance at the bottom all over the pearls. I think it's the powder mixed together with the tea, but in a more solid form. It was a bit phlegm-y in texture. Sorry for the graphics. It was not a pleasant texture when I consumed a part of it. The pearls were ok. Slightly firmer than I'd like but it's consumable. This cafe is located across the Japanese restaurant. read more

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Ordered from here a few more times before figuring out that some veggie chicken dishes were amazing, others were bad. The general tsos and sesame veggie chicken are great. Pass on the kung Pao and veggie chicken with rice noodles. Learned lesson, the fried veggie chicken dishes have been good, the rest are meh. read more

If you are craving some good tasting Chinese food, I highly recommend this place!!! We always order take out here and it never disappoints. read more

Oriental Cafe - Vegetable Lo Mein, Chicken With Mixed Vegetables, 6. General Tso's Chicken Chef's Special - Chinese Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Not sure about other reviews but I personally like this place better than the many other places I've been in Montgomery county. They are always nice and quick with the order. I always get General tsos chicken and is always really good and always consistent compared to others. I go out of my way for this place. read more

UGHHHH Please update me when they fix their spring rolls. They are wrapped in something similar to wonton wrapper consistency so when it's fried, it's all raw in the center. It's so dry, eating raw dough-like. The most definite worst spring rolls I've had!!! I'm strongly hoping that this isn't how they are made regularly, and I'd love to try them again if it's spring roll wrapper instead of thick dough stuff. BLEH. The family came here over a weekend for lunch, as "lunch special" caught our attention. They had some good choices, and each lunch special comes with a dish, a rice - regular or fried, and a spring roll. We got the sweet n sour chicken with fried rice, and beef broccoli with fried rice, and some noodles. Each comes with a spring roll. The sweet n sour chicken was also the worst sweet n sour chicken I've had. I'm guessing the sweet n sour chicken around this area is pretty much breaded chicken, similar to nuggets, but thicker breading, with the sauce on the side. The pieces of chicken were practically all dough.. at least my half was. UGH. The fried rice was actually decent, so I finished that. The beef broccoli wasn't too bad, but the noodles had no flavor. I'm still quite bummed out about those spring rolls though... *sigh* read more

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False Advertisement. Ordered the lunch menu which includes an egg roll as it shows online and in their store. I ordered an extra egg roll and all they gave me is one egg roll. I had to go back and get the egg roll that is supposed to come with the lunch special. The lady inside argued with me that they don't offer egg rolls anymore so disregard the menu online. I then tell her it's posted inside your restaurant and you need to fix it because it's misleading. The lady said uh huh yeah, next. So rude and disrespectful. I will not order from here again. I felt dismissed. All that was necessary was an apology and the egg roll. Please stop misleading consumers and stop being dismissive. read more

My family and I always get chinese takeout food from here. It is so good and for a good price! I absolutely love everything about them. The lo mein, pad thai, and singaporean noodles are my favorites! I can't imagine what our family would do without oriental cafe. read more

My go to currently for shrimp and broccoli in brown sauce. The use large shrimp and the sauce taste good.

If you want some really bland Chinese food that might be suitable for for a mall food court, this is your spot. Kung Pao Chicken was tasteless and had more carrots than chicken. Triple Delight was drowned in soy sauce. Rockville has great options and this is possibly the worst. read more

-AVOID ORIENTAL CAFE- My girlfriend and I love oriental food. We figured we would try out Oriental Cafe after it was recommended on DoorDash a few times and our normal go-to restaurants were on limited hours. So we attempted to order from Oriental Cafe this week. After waiting over 2 and a half hours Oriental Cafe canceled our order with ZERO communication. We had to call to discover it was canceled we weren't even informed ! We have not received a refund yet either. We tried calling but they hang up the phone instead of speaking. Oriental Cafe clearly does not care about their customers. Clearly they are perfectly happy to cancel orders without so much as an explanation. Avoid Oriental Cafe ! Much better options in the area that actually respect their customers tastes and time while also having phenomenal food include: - Far East Restaurant - Thai Tanium - Neko Sushi - Yiku Sushi read more

Ordered the Ma Po tofu. It had no taste and was undercooked. I had to drain the tofu and fry it with a bit of sesame oil and red chili flakes for it to be edible. Then it was good. However, I do not appreciate having to cook food I get delivered. Given the fact that these are basic ingredients they should have in their kitchen, it's quite unacceptable. read more

Friendly employee, fried dumplings were delicious chicken lomein not so good. I've had better lomein

Ordered from here for the first time about 2 weeks ago. I got a beef and broccoli with white rice, fried dumplings and I believe it was a wonton soup. I was skeptical at first because I have only found 2 places to make beef and broccoli realllly goood. But I went with my gut and if i lived closer I'd be ordering by delivery 1x a week. The dumplings were amazing. My mom also loved her wonton soup. read more

Nice place, equipped for take out and food was very tasty. Loved the service and carry-out was quick. prices are very reasonable read more

Oriental Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Really not understanding all the 5-star reviews on this. For my taste, everything was very bland and all the dishes I have tried taste like celery salt to me. I would love for this to be better because it's in a very convenient location for me, but I prefer something with a little more umami and a little less celery. Plenty of parking available at the mall, place seems to be pretty clean, and service was fine. But.... read more

Our go-to for local Chinese take-out/delivery (former NYer). Everything is just right, not drowning in sauce or over-done. Expansive menu. Delivery times can be surprisingly short or surprisingly long, but food is always packaged nicely and delivered hot. You can see the kitchen and how hard they are working, fresh ingredients. read more

So, they closed up the dining area, but the food has been delicious when the order is correct! They have veggie options - and I mean the good soy kind that has the texture of meat and not soft tofu. The reason for 4 stars instead of 5 is they mess up the orders sometimes through door dash and don't send veggie, so it goes to waste. But as far as taste, it's amazing. Also, their system for giving you food when you go to pick up is very Covid friendly. read more

I ordered from here multiple times. Their delivery is very slow. Can take up to an hour. Recently I ordered from them and they charged my card. An hour and a half went by and still nothing. I called and they claimed they didn't have my order. Even when I provided the order ID and what I ordered they said they still didn't have it. They then wanted me to order again and charge my card again. I said I'm not ordering from here again. Their food is decent by they are so disorganized and so slow. Would not recommend. read more

This is a reliable place to get the basics. The food is ready fast, the restaurant is clean, and the staff is very attentive to your order. They also have surprisingly good bubble tea. read more

Their rice is my family's favorite. The procedure to pick up takeout during the pandemic is very safe. I did not even see the face of the server when I pickup my order. read more

Excellent food and service. We order via Grubhub for delivery and are provided the delivery times - the driver always arrives on time. Ordered General Tsos Chicken, Black Bean Chicken, steamed dumplings, and apple pies. Everything is cooked to perfection.......with the right amount of condiments provided. Highly recommend. read more

I thought this place was some of the best Chinese food in the area. I got the beef and broccoli with fried rice and my fiancé got the bubble tea and pork lo mein. She really enjoyed her food as did I. We will be ordering again soon. read more

The food is really good here. I am not a Chinese food eater being as though they often add MSG to their foods, but I had a taste for it due to being in the area and it was delicious. read more

The worst Chinese Food I've ever tasted. Wasted money and calories on this nasty food. Tasteless and cold. I don't recommend anyone to buy from this place. read more

Oriental Cafe - Cold, tasteless and nasty. - Chinese Near Me - Rockville, Maryland

Placed order on Christmas, 12/25/2020. Went to pickup order 30 minutes later. There was a dozen people waiting for their orders. Called after waiting 30 minutes and was told order would be ready in 10 minutes. Meanwhile, no orders are coming out to those waiting outside. Called again after another 30 minutes and was told my order had not been started yet. I requested for my order to be cancelled, the employee acknowledged and hung up on me. After 2 days, checked my credit card and saw I had been charged for the order. Sadly, we had ordered from the restaurant for many, many years but now, never again. read more

Staying at Homewood Suites I ordered delivery. To give you an idea of who I am, I have eaten seafood my whole life across the globe. I have never had anyone prepare and serve shrimp with the shell on in a breaded format, ever. The lady I called to voice my concern said that is the proper prep for salt and pepper shrimp. I have had shrimp served tail on, but to bread it with the whole shell on the full length of the shrimp? Beyond that, the pice is reasonable and delivery time was also reasonable. I recommend you state no green peppers and no onions as they seem to use them as a filler. Cost for dinner $25, w/hot and sour soup and 1 egg roll read more

One of the few non-fast food restaurants that are open late every night. Very well integrated with the internet, they take web orders as well as via phone. I enjoy the general tso's chicken. The dark meat chicken pieces are a uniform size, heavily battered and fried to a nice crispness. The sauce is thick with hints of fruit and spice and a complexity characteristic of General Tso's sauce (which is essentially a balance between salt, sweet, vinegar, and chili). The portion is huge, and the price is slightly cheaper than many of the other restaurants in the area. For a healthier option, I like their 'create your own dish.' You pick a protein, vegetable and sauce, and its about a dollar cheaper than the General Tso's chicken. Chicken, broccoli with the brown sauce is a solid healthy option. The tofu dishes, which my brother has had, is a very nice vegetarian option. This is a great no-frills place for very cost-effective takeout, and they're always friendly to me. read more

The best deal here is their large hot and sour soup ($4/great portion size!). The food is not bad and not great either, nothing to really talk about. They're bubble tea is sub-par, compared to Mr. K's Oriental Café, and overpriced. On the plus side, the staff is friendly and they will get your order out pretty fast. I also have a lot of respect for the owners since they're literally almost always open. Even during blizzard like conditions and major holidays, they have managed to stay in business for quite some time now so they're doing something right. read more

It's ok. Not horrible, but not the greatest Chinese food. If you are a Chinese restaurant I will judge you on your moo goo gai pan, my dish of choice. It's cheap and fast and right near my school...but definitely not quality. I only eat here if someone else suggests and I don't care enough to argue about changing lunch locale. But, don't come here expecting much. They have really cheap lunch specials. 6$ for a meal + egg roll + choice of fried or steamed rice read more