This family owned Chinese establishment carries the traditional American Chinese restaurant, the one where you can either take out, dine in or now, DoorDash to your home. I did it and loved that. Eat in portions are big and are at the table fast. I would throw a 5th star, but the dining area needs just a little TLC. read more

I've ordered from Canton House several times without issue, including the same order last week. This time, I ordered a large shrimp and broccoli with baby shrimp, large vegetable lo mein, and three shrimp egg rolls. After driving home, I discovered the order was incorrect. When I called to clarify what I had been charged for, the employee became argumentative, talked over me, and insisted I had ordered a small shrimp and broccoli. Rather than apologize or offer to correct the mistake, she was dismissive and confrontational. I returned the untouched food and requested a refund. Although another manager approved it, there was still no apology or acknowledgment of how poorly the situation had been handled. When I asked for the manager's name, she refused and continued to be condescending. Mistakes happen, but customer service matters. This could have been resolved with a simple apology and correction. Instead, the employee's attitude turned a basic order error into an extremely unpleasant experience. I will not be returning. read more

Typical Chinese American fare. We always order to go The food is hit or miss, sometimes tastes fresh and sometimes bland. The vegetables are usually good. The order taker varies. Sometimes you will get someone who is nice and pleasant... And sometimes it's questionable why they let them answer the phone. It's pretty much the same when we pick up our order, sometimes the person is very pleasant, and sometimes they act like they don't want to be there. The interior of the restaurant is very dated and really needs a thorough cleaning. Overall, the food is usually prepared quickly and it's hot when we arrive. read more

I ordered a combo meal Hunan Chicken no mushrooms because I am highly allergic and I expressed this to young lady that took my order and she put it on order. So when I get home, Mushrooms!! I took back to them she was , I have to ask cook and he said he thought he got them all out. The place was empty and she didn't know what compensation meant after I asked for it. I told her my money back because I can't trust this place and I don't want to go to hospital.. I would not recommend this place to know one!!! read more

The Triple Crown was great. It is hot and humid inside, with flimsy utensils and a run-down look. Fried rice tasted like old, burnt oil. Definitely recommend take-out. read more

One of a favorite and go to restaurants in Smyrna. Food always ready about the timeframe given, hostess very nice and pleasant, food always hit the spot. read more

Our go to place for Chinese. Close to home great food. Funny fortune cookies. You have to ask if you want chopsticks.

The best Chinese in Smyrna hands down. We've tried them all. Ther menu is pretty generic Cantonese, but all good.

I went there around 6:00 pm on a Wednesday and it was nearly empty. The interior is nothing special but not terrible. The woman working there was nice. Major pros were that the food came out very quickly. When we sat down we got water and crackers with duck sauce and we got what we ordered before we finished the crackers. The food was pretty good. We got string beans, seafood with vegetables, and white and brown rice as sides. Everything had very large portion size and was pretty good. Not amazing food, but not bad at all either. read more

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Canton house is pretty good I always order the fried scallops. Customer service is pretty good as well.

Ordered the shrimp and string beans with the sauce on the side luckily without the sauce on I was able to see how dirty and old the string beans were and I was only given 3 shrimp which were very slimy! read more

Canton House - Dirty old string beans and only 3 slimy shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Delaware

I have been a customer for over 10 years and never had an issue until 2/21/22. I ordered shrimp egg foo young and unlike the past the food taste like it was spoiled. I called and informed the lady that answered the phone and she yelled at me stating it's not spoiled. I didn't waste my energy continuing with the conversation they lost a customer. I am not sure if there are different owners because the establishment look hideous with the filth and plastic barriers between you and staff. I would give the rating a 0 if it was an option read more

Affordable prices with a new menu selections. Friendly staff and you get your food in a reasonable amount of time. Highly recommend. read more

Canton House - Seasoned Rice/Steak in a soy and garlic sauce with Wok tossed vegetables/broccoli/cabbage/bean sprouts/Teriyaki sauce - Chinese Near Me - Smyrna, Delaware

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Inexpensive food that's isn't 1/2 bad. They seem to have similar food as the typical hwy Chineese food, but the quality of the vegetables they have is way better than average. I've never had limp broccoli, snow peas or any veggies there. We go for a quick meal about once every other week (dine in or take out) and are always satisfied with the service and food. Prices are excellent! One wish: - very dirty bathroom! Light switch has caked on dirt and the hallway and doorknobs need a good scrubbing each week!!!! read more

I really enjoyed the food here, and was pleased to see they don't add msg. The shrimp egg roll was basically a spring roll and had a great taste and a crispy outside. I'm out of state but my family lives here and I would definitely return. read more

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We asked for coconut shrimp and got orange shrimp. The lo mein is flavorless. The white rice was mushy. The sweet n sour sauce is watered down and the seafood soup was way too expensive for how lacking it was compared to anywhere else. Even the fortune cookies sucked. Best part of our meal was the cans of soda. They didn't even give us plastic ware or napkins. Never going here again! read more

Best Chinese in Smyrna ! Very tasty , vegetables always very crispy and sautéed just right. Hot and sour soup very yummy as well. Very courteous with the best customer service . Sit down dining a bit crowded only drawback . Cleanliness is great as well ! read more

Canton House is nothing to write home about, although if you're dining here there's probably a good chance that you're already in your hometown. Embodying the essence of small-town "ethnic" food, this restaurant offers that highly Americanized version of oriental cuisine where the "spicy" dishes might have a pinch of black pepper added and most sauces have probably been spiked with loads of sugar or some other sweetener. The service is passable and the prices are probably fair, but don't go out of your way for it. read more

I go here on Thursdays and I do like their food, some are not as good, others are! I come here so often that they know me by name so the review is a bit biased. Chinese food always gives me a reaction that makes me run to the bathroom! This place does not! They have fantastic customer service which is always important to me it makes my dining experience a good one. I am a fan of there wanton soup, fried wantons. Their general tso is crispy and their sauce is not two sweet or sour. read more

Very good and cost affordable. Run by professional asian cooks they give you their second best from home

Worst customer service.. Completely disrespectful.. Food was good though (2 star for that) but not worth the trip for such a bad service..

Went there expecting it to be a general Chinese restaurant. I am a vegetarian and I ordered a meal with tofu. It is really not a hard meal to make. I didn't even take a bite and when I showed it to the waitress she completely agreed with me. I don't know what they did with it I expect they deep fried it some how but it came out like a dry kitchen sponge that had been left under your sink for the last 15 years. I mean it was not just bad it was not eatable and I am not inflating that at all. It was simply not eatable. I am guessing that the owner and chef of the restaurant had very little training in making Chinese food. I don't think that they are Chinese even if they are second or 5th generation Americans that are Chinese. I don't think that they are asian at all. WHICH IS FINE but I don't think they have a true concept of what Chinese food is. I think they looked at the other offerings in the area and said hmmmm there aren't any Chinese restaurants so lets open one of them. If you are lucky enough to get to Philly or some other city and eat at a real Chinese restaurant you will fully understand what I mean. But I am serious that stuff was like a dry sponge and the waitress was like oh well and that was that. I gave them two tries. I won't be giving them another. To put this in perspective I don't think their food is dangerously bad. If you watch Robert Irvine Restaurant Impossible you will know the quality of restaurants in the Smyrna, Dover, Middletown Delaware area. He came here to fix a restaurant that was down by the Chrysler Dealer I can't remember the name it was like The Independence Diner or something and they were serving Muskrat. And the owner an older lady pulls a frozen muskrat out of the freezer and slams it on the counter and Robert Irvine is like lady you are serving rats to your customers. That place had a full makeover and went out of business about 6 months later. I don't think that Canton House is like that place but I think if they set up some cameras in the place it would make an interesting tv show for Robert Irvine or Gordon Ramsay. And pretty much half the places in a 30 mile strip of Rt13 would also make a good episode for one of those shows. There is something about family owned restaurants that either go really really good or really really bad. And if you have a Chinese family 1st or 2nd gen owning a restaurant. Or the same goes for an Italian or any other type of Restaurant that is family owned. They run it like it is their entire world and every detail matters. Many years ago I use to work for a greek family that owned three large restaurants including The Mendenhall Inn, Country House Inn, Concordville Inn that are just over the border in PA. They were Tablecloth and Linen Napkin places with 2 inch thick Prime Rib Dinners and wine and the full thing. Danny was the guy I worked for when I was a Teen and I was always proud to work for him as hard as I could because I knew his mentality about the business. I don't know I don't see the same thing in this area from any of the restaurants and its sad. I think people are given opportunities that they waste and thats sad. Like that True Value that went out of business a year ago. That place would make an amazing high end steak house or up scale restaurant that people would come 30 miles to go to. The building is perfect for it and it sits there with no one using it. And maybe thats a good thing because it would just go to waste. Someone would start selling deep fried muskrats on a stick or something. EDIT I just wanted to add for the locals. Yes I am a Vegetarian. No I don't have purple hair and a nose ring. I have been one for 25 years because of health reasons. So don't go thinking Oh Yeah That Guy nope I have probably ate more cheese steaks and meatball sandwiches than the rest of you before I made that decision. read more

I love the food here but I gave it a low rating because I have ordered my food and had to wait a very long time while all the cooks ate dinner before they would cook any other food. I understand cooks need to eat too but maybe they should warn people that the wait will be extended while they are on their dinner break. If I didn't already pay for my order I would have left. read more

Real fried rice not that nasty yellow crap that most Chinese places give you. General tso chicken could use a bit more sauce.

Great Chinese food without msg. Wonton soup is wonderful! As others have mentioned vegetables are not over cooked and are fresh. Fried rice is great too! The service is always good and the staff are pleas t whether eating in or getting take out read more