As much as I dislike when people say, "it is what it is," that expression applies to China Kitchen. This hole-in-the-wall American Chinese place serves cheap but decent take-out in large portions. And by cheap, I mean that the generous lunch special is still under $6, after tax, and it includes an entree, rice, an eggroll, and a can of soda. Either due to MSG or sheer volume, I am always sleepy after eating China Kitchen. But I've never encountered sketchy chicken here, and I'm very fussy about that. I recommend either garlic or sesame chicken.
Review Source:Most of the reviewers of this place have it right. Â There is nothing spectacular about China Kitchen whatsoever. Â It's not always particularly clean, the people aren't particularly friendly, the standardized Americanized dishes are just so-so, but if you have a hankering for some greasy, salty, familiar Chinese food, this place gets the job done. Â One thing I'm not crazy about is all the sauces and even the soups are oddly thick and starchy, but it's not a deal breaker. Â Bottom line: Â if you live in the neighborhood and are of the mindset that even average Chinese food is still Chinese food, go here, pick up some beer next door, go home, gorge yourself and fall asleep on the couch.
Review Source:Typical American-ized Chinese food. Fast, greasy, deep-fried and delicious! It's a little too close to home. And when I first moved to this neighborhood, i ate there a little too often. I think I burnt out on them, although I have to admit I do enjoy the food.
Best thing I've tried: STEAMED potstickers. So good! They taste fresh and not frozen. That's my story and I'm sticking to it.
Ive lived near this place for years and never once ventured in. After seeing a few reviews here, thought I'd give the place one long overdue shot.
My first instincts to steer clear were correct....yuk.
I tried an order of eggrolls and kung pao chicken. Ended up throwing most of it away.
This wasn't even standard americanized chinese. Would never go back.
China Kitchen used to be good, but has gone down dramatically over the past year. Â Many times we have called during normal business hours and no one answers and now they have been serving overcooked dried out chicken and rice. The grease factor went up dramatically also. Â So sad to lose a reliable last minute dinner option.
Review Source:Cheap, convenient and I have never had an issue.
I live very close to the restaurant and if we want Chinese take out then this is the place. Â
I stick with my favorites usually of the Sesame Chicken, Orange Chicken, Crab Rangoon or BBQ Pork. Â I have never had any issue with any of them. Â In fact their take out Sesame Chicken is by far my favorite of all the places I have tried. Â
So if you are looking for quick, cheap and live in the area this is your place for Chinese.
The only reason to order from here is because they can make you a meal for cheaper than you can make it yourself. Â That should be a warning about the quality of ingredients they use. Â I could write a lot of mean, bad things about the food, but I still find myself jonez'in for the kung pao chicken fortnightly.
This is not chinese food, but it is food. Â I carry-out from here more than I care to admit.
Blah!! Advice: Don't eat in at a carry out place...ever. They have one table...I used it. No AC or fans..so hot and yuckie.:(
I ordered the veggie low mein and had to use 3 packets of soy and 2 packets of salt to give it some kick....my eyeballs are still floating...never had to salt Chinese.
China Kitchen has become our place to call when having the Chinese crave. Â We have tried every take out place and one or both of us never really "loved" the food. Â We just happened along this place and since they delivered and it was close we ordered. Â As some other reviews have said, it isn't the finest food but it is consistent. Â I always order the same thing, but when we have had people over we have ordered quite a bit of their items. Â It is reasonably priced and very fast delivery. Â One thing to note is that they close early on Sundays, sometime around 7 or 8.
This is a good place for take-out only, I don't even think they have a table in there.
If this place wasn't located three seconds from my apartment, I would probably never order from here.
The food gets the job done, but its nothing special. Â Their vegetable egg rolls (no meat, so says their menu) are tasty, but of the probably 8 times I have ordered them, twice they've screwed it up and accidentally given me meat-filled egg rolls, and because I'm vegetarian, that's kind of a big deal to me. Â No dish that I've had really stands out, 'though their broccoli with garlic sauce and veggie fried rice have been good enough for me to order more than once. Â
With the exception of the young guy that works here, service has always been neutral/borderline unfriendly. Â Â Â
And our experience there has convinced us that when they say they are open M-Th 11a-9:30p, F-Sat 11a-10p, Sun 12p-9:30p, they really mean that they will open/close when they feel like it. Â I guess that's fine, but it makes me all the more likely to go somewhere else.