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    China #1

    3.1 (77 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Lunch suppose to be General Tso's Chicken Special

    Maybe they have a new chef? I've been coming here for over a decade and what I got today taste nothing like the general tsos I usually get. I got spicy and it just taste like butter with veggies that it doesn't usually have.My friend said theirs was completely missing sauce. Maybe check your order before you leave? Hope it was a one time error

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    Sylvester T.

    The food was delicious. I had the whole order of special fried rice for carry out. The service was outstanding; they were very friendly. The ambiance is traditional. It was very clean and delightful.

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    Michael S.

    I had a taste for a St. Paul Sandwich and China #1 complied with an acceptable one. (Why is there never a China #2 or. #3?) Acceptable but not outstanding. The large patty was overly greasy and seemed to skimp on pork.

    shrimp with hot pepper

    now china one got new owner taste will change alot not before reg onwer taste they make great food for us now change

    Metal shaving found in food
    Alex S.

    Metal Shaving found in food! My parents have been eating takeout from here for awhile, and I was looking forward to trying it. The food tasted good, but I found metal shavings in a mouthful of food (see photo). It's not aluminum foil, as it's attracted to a magnet, and much more rigid than foil.

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    Carl R.

    Food was extremely greasy. I got take out, and the grease was leaking through the container lid. I had to pour it out before getting in the car. The portion size/price was ok, but as I said very greasy. They have a small dine in area, but the restaurant was very dirty also. The Crab Rangoon is good here.

    Chassidy D.

    There are not many options in the area for fast food Chinese. The rice was bland, and my chicken was re-fried and I couldn't identify which part of the chicken it was supposed to be. I also asked for a fruit punch drink and after charging me then told me they don't carry fruit punch but orange soda was the same. Definitely not going back

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    Food has always been consistently delicious. We've been customers there for over 30 years.

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    actually not bad !! went for lunch and food was very good, well flavored and tasted fresh.

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    Nasty asf and it's not St. Louis style rice. Don't waist your time and money. If you think this is good your lost, I'm sorry

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    9 years ago

    Lunch special for $5.90 sesame chicken, fried rice and 2 crab Rangoon. Tried it twice and never went wrong.

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    We enjoy the MaiFun - so good! Also the lady at the counter is so friendly. Always a plus when people have a good attitude

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    Their food is delicious and fast. The price is good for what you get. Great little take out joint.

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    2.8(125 reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    Happy China is an institution in Saint Louis. Before you read my review, you have to understand…read morewhere I come from. I grew up in St. Louis, and Happy China was our go-to buffet from ~1990 until I left for university in 2001. I ate there at least twice a month on average since I was 8 years old. I brought my first dinner date to Happy China. both me and my sister celebrated our Bar/Bat Mitzvahs there with out of town family and friends. Chef Pa once came to my table and taught me how to make potsticker sauce. There was rarely a Christmas our family couldn't be found enjoying the delicious food. And they knew me - I was "diet coke, no ice", my drink order. It was adorable. After leaving for university I found fewer and fewer reasons to go "home" to Saint Louis, but the highest ranking of them was to revisit the Chinese buffet that started a lifetime love of Chinese food for me. They have a super solid rendition of Crab Rangoon, General Tso's Chicken, Orange chicken, Broccoli Beef, Fried rice, Chow Mein, and pretty much every other Americanized Chinese dish you might expect, but there are two dishes that deserve special attention. The first dish that makes me crave Happy China from across the country is the potstickers. Their potstickers are truly unique. The texture and flavor of filling is unlike any other potstickers, sorta like a very moist meatball in a thicker-than-average wrapper. They have a perfect char on the bottom, I think they maybe use minced scallions in the bottom of the plan to accentuate the crust or something like that. It is magic. The far and away winning dish, however, is the special house beef. I have eaten Chinese food in Seattle, San Francisco, and all over the US, authentic places in China towns and little known hole-in-the wall joints as well, but I have never encountered anything like this dish. The texture of the beef is *incredible* - I presume they do some extreme velveting process - and the sauce is sweet and peppery but not too spicy, and has notes of ginger, garlic, and scallions. I apply special house beef to my plate like paint - first a base coat, then my potstickers and general's chicken, then a second coat of special house beef to let that tasty sauce infuse everything with the flavor and aroma of Asian cooking at its best. When a once-every-20-years-or-so eclipse comes along and gives me an excuse to be in STL, I'm not going to pass it up, so I was able to go to Happy China last week, for the first time in ~8 years or so. I learned that Chef Pa and his wife took a much deserved retirement and the restaurant was under new management, but with the same recipes. I was a little worried from some of the recent Yelp reviews I saw, but also optimistic and hopeful. I can report that one thing has definitely changed at Happy China. I am no longer "Diet Coke, no ice", I am now "Diet Pepsi, no ice". Other than that, I can confidently say that any divergence from the old recipes were temporary adjustments. Things are nearly identical to what I remember. The potstickers were just what I expected, the Crab Rangoon was still perfectly gooey in the center and crispy on the sides, and most importantly, that special house beef was just what I needed. The service was friendly and attentive, they kept my drink full, and when I cleaned out the special house beef they already had another tray on the way to replace it so I could get seconds. I also felt like the price of the buffet was a very good value - I live on the west coast now so maybe my sense for cost of living is out of whack, but the buffet price seemed reasonable and the cost of a take out container seemed even more reasonable (had to take some back for my wife!) As an aspiring chef who can make a pretty mean Broccoli Beef, I would probably pay $1000 for the recipe for that special house beef, and I would sign an NDA if needed. (Attention Owners of Happy China - this is NOT a joke. Please email me - cmyers at cmyers dot org). If I'm honest with myself, there was one other difference I noticed at Happy China - I was there on a Sunday night for dinner and there were only a few other tables filled. I know restaurants in general do a lot more to-go business these days and I can't imagine how that must have impacted buffets (buffets are rarer on the west coast, it is more of a Midwest-Americanized-Chinese thing). If you live in Saint Louis and you aren't making a regular pilgrimage to Happy China, you are missing out. Please sustain this institution for the next generation and the next one after that.

    The food was not good to me at all. Everything was off except the sushi…read more The buffet is about $30 for 2 with no drinks. The service was good for a buffet and it was quite with decent soft music playing. But that was as good as it gets for me. I would skip this buffet all together, you are better off somewhere else.

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    Panda Express

    Panda Express

    1.6(52 reviews)
    3.5 mi
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    Ok... how do you rate a restaurant that gives you great tasting food but not what you ordered!?…read moreEspecially when they text you that your order is ready... We only ordered 1 thing, just 1. A large order of crab Rangoon and when we rode through the drive thru and I said I was picking up my order she said come to the window please. I get to the window and she says we don't have any crab Rangoon would you like to replace it with something else? Now I'm frustrated and disappointed, so I tell her no and that I would just like a refund only for the manager to print out a receipt for me to call a number for my refund! At that point I just gave in and said no I'm not doing all of that and took a bunch of egg rolls... The egg rolls were better than I expected but still not what we wanted... I guess I'm stuck on the lie that was told. My order was not ready nor was it available...

    Firstly, the drive thru wait time is horrendous. You will be sitting there for 10 plus minutes per…read morecar just for you to get to the box and have them ask you to wait longer (or you have the stupid ai order taker). Then when you do order they're always out of white rice. Not that they're making more, that they're just out. How the hell can you be out the cheapest ingredient there is? Most of the time I just say never mind and drive off. It isn't just this one it's all locations. I'm surprised Panda Express as a whole hasn't closed down from "running out of rice".

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    Wudon Korean BBQ

    3.7(354 reviews)
    2.5 mi
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    Excellent food, efficient service, cool quirky decor. Highly recommended…read more We had the beef bulgogi, spicy pork, pork belly, and chicken bulgogi and all of them were excellent.

    I checked out the reviews and the menu before making a reservation and was prepared to knock off a…read morefew stars. First, I thought the interior was simple and basic, no frills. I liked the art on the walls and the K-pop playing. On to the menu.... The All You Can Eat (AYCE) selection at WUDON is not AYCE. Unlike all AYCE KBBQ restaurants, WUDON limits selective items that you can order more than once. At AYCE sushi or other BBQs, once you select AYCE, everything can be ordered as much as you want. To top it off, you are required to share a soup, a pancake, and steamed egg. I was disappointed to find that you had to share those items and could not order more. Not exactly "all you can eat". And, like other reviewers, the galbi, or short rib, platter is a one-time order deal. That's..... unheard of for a $28.99 AYCE weekend lunch. St. Louis does not have many Asian cuisine options, especially Korean, so I always try to be understanding if the quality or service isn't the best. My issue is that they should not call a menu selection "all you can eat" if there are contingencies on how many times you can order certain items. I would pay $15 for All you can eat here, not $30+. If you are looking for a first time experience doing AYCE KBBQ in St. Louis, by all means, try WUDON. Since LA, NY, and Chicago are too far to get AYCE KBBQ that is worth it, WUDON is the next (somewhat good) choice.

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