China House

The food was edible but not delicious. We ordered takeout, our first Chinese experience since moving to Canton. We ordered pan fried dumplings, crab Rangoon, an egg roll, orange chicken, chicken fried rice, and Mongolian chicken. The crab Rangoon and Mongolian chicken were hands down the best of the bunch. The orange chicken was dry and crunchy and the flavor was oddly bitter. The dumplings had a sting cinnamon flavor and were saturated in oil. Chicken fried rice was fine but nothing special. We will try to find out go to Chinese takeout elsewhere.

Absolutely ghastly. It’s beyond me how or why anyone would find the quality of food acceptable. The reviews are misleading, as I was mislead. I can understand select dishes could be better but I did get to sample at least 6 items from the menu so that counts for something. I ordered the set dinner for 4. General Tso’s chicken was way too sweet for anyones taste I’m pretty sure. Almond chicken, though a decent portion was just bland and chewy. The coating was soggy, like mush and just bland. Accompanying gravy was unpalatable. The same issue with the sweet and sour chicken and the wontons in the soup. The batter is floury and just gnarly. Very standard fried rice and rolls. The saving grace was the onion and pepper beef steak and probably the only thing that justifies the two stars. Bottom line: The food is plain bad and won’t be going here again.

Since I got Ruby Tuesday for dinner and our son got Culver's for dinner, the hubby got China House for dinner. I walked into place the order. It was a small order and their pricing is fantastic. I was promised 10 minutes and maybe it was 11 minutes but it was super quick and the husband said it was completely delicious. He got one egg roll, and order of pan fried dumplings, and he wanted chicken fried rice but he wanted it curried. A note on the pan fried dumplings: a lot of restaurants have a thinner skin on their dumplings. Think about gyoza or mandu. He likes a thicker skin dumpling and China House offers that. Ordering curried fried rice was a little tricky because it's not on the menu but I explained what he wanted and they were happy to make it for him.

The staff was courteous enough. In my personal opinion, the food was way below an acceptable quality, especially for a restaurant. The meat was dainty, wet, and rubbery. I paid good money for the food. I returned to the restaurant to explain the weaknesses with the food. I was not offered a refund or replacement for the very unsatisfactory dishes. I do not recommend this place. I hope the owners improve the food quality. I wish them success if they improve.