China Inn

Overall: First time eating here, CASH ONLY. Was searching for Chinese food while on my stay for training in the area, and found this was the closest to my hotel. Placed my order and the staff on the phone said it'll take about 30 minutes. Arrived and my order wasn't ready yet, and discovered it was only the gentleman who managing all services: cooking, answer phones, and processing transactions. Food was very poor: salty for Singapore Mei Fun, the rice in the House Special Fried Rice was hard, Pork Chop Suey and Chicken Hunan was very salty. Only the white rice and Rangoon taste like it typically should at all chinese restaurants. My verdict, travel to Wausau (about 15-20 minutes away) and grab some better food. Environment: 1/5 - floor tiles was very dirty and looks like it hasn't been mopped or maintained daily. The hot water dispenser on the table looked like there was water spots stained onto it. Was observing the cook and noticed that he used the same sauce that was used to cook the vegetables, then placed them onto the top shelf while he cooked other foods. While on the top shelf, the water dripped down onto a pan and he later used it for future dishes to cook.

To Dana Diels- hoping you are a recently new citizen to Merrill. The China Inn is very, very popular here. It is silently understood that they get extremely busy for lunch 11A- 1P and dinner 5P- 7P. I have called many times and have had a few times where they did not answer- due to there are only 1 full-time cook and another cook/cashier, which causes delays as you can imagine. Best advice- plan ahead as well as you can and experiment with finding the best time to call.

I ordered 4 lunch specials and 1 regular menu item for co-workers and myself over the phone and was informed it would be approximately 30 to 40 minutes. I noticed half of the order was sitting there when I walked in and was told it would be a few more minutes. After waiting approximately an hour from the time I called, my order was finished. However, in my chow mein, there were no crispy noodles, but rather soupy undercooked veggies. The rice was also not fully cooked leaving most grains dry and crunchy. I understand the man was working alone, but I just ask for honesty with wait time and the food to still be of quality.