Great food, awesome staff. Highly recommend. Combo specials great. My favorite in the area.

the food is pretty good but tonight I stopped to buy 4 wings and it was as $9.60. I could have bought 8 pieces of fried chicken for the same price. that was a rip off read more

I was in the mood for Chinese food and came across this spot. I called in my order of curry shrimp and fried rice. When I arrived I parked on the street nearby. I walked in and was greeted. My food was ready and I paid and left. When I dug in, the curry shrimp was good. They were just a little stingy with the shrimp. Wish there was more. The rice was very tasty as well. All in all, I had a good experience. read more

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Writing about a large catering order. Below see a picture of the fried rice which was most of the order. Just rice with some chopped up green onions and small chunks of chicken mixed w soy sauce Shrimp fried rice followed the same sad recipe. No eggs no sprouts no taste. I'd call this prison food fried rice. Dumplings and generals tso were ok read more

China First Restaurant - a close up of rice and meat - Chinese Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Had this for the first time and the food was pretty good. Reminds me of a good spot but it for sure isn't in the good. Still trying out the rest of the places in my neighborhood before I pick MY Chinese place. But this place has a leg up so far. read more

Just got home and was looking for a place to try. We ordered the chicken wings and fried rice. The chicken was tasty and not dry.. very moist. The rice was flavorful. I will definitely order some of the other Chinese dishes. Delivery was quick too! read more

Ordered pork fried rice with chicken wings, it was so good, I was surprised I found this place in the whim,

My go to Chinese spot in the area, good portions and fast delivery. Some of the dishes are a bit overpriced, but food is overall good

Since I've moved to Nutley this is my go to spot. Their fried tofu is the best in the area, hands down. The vegetables are always perfectly cooked and the sauces are delicious. As someone who doesn't eat meat, i am so grateful to have great food right down the street that is sensitive to my food allergies. Delivery is always quick, my order is always correct and the staff is very sweet and never make you feel rushed. read more

I'M SO DISGUSTED. I just found a cockroach in my rice. I feel like vomiting. This is terrible!! So disappointed. I always ate this when I visited my sister, so now I ordered it for my house for the FIRST TIME and THIS?!? DIS. GUS. TING. I always spoke highly of this place, but NEVER. AGAIN. When my dad called to get his money back, the owner gave us a hard time. After arguing on the phone for over 10 mins, she finally told us that since we ordered online, we have to go through the website we ordered from to get our money back. SO disappointed!! I have picture & video to prove it. read more

China First Restaurant - a meal of rice and a bug - Chinese Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

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I had came to the store 5 minutes before 11am and was happy to see that they were open. I ordered chicken broccoli lunch special with egg roll. The food quality was amazing, the white rice was cooked perfect and the proper amount of sauce on the chicken ! Everything was fresh ! excuse my picture as i decided to take it after i mixed everything. read more

China First Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

Delicious Chinese food. I'm very particular with my sesame chicken order (not too much sauce and little bit spicy) and they always take the time to make it perfect. The fried rice is never greasy and their fried chicken wings are delicious. My food always arrives hot to my door. The delivery wait time can be a bit long at times, but they always let me know before I place my order if there's a long wait.And the delivery drivers are always polite and cheerful :) read more

China First Restaurant - Sesame chicken - Chinese Near Me - Nutley, New Jersey

This is my family's go-to Chinese delivery restaurant. The food is consistently delicious and they have never gotten my order wrong, right down to the special requests. The portions are huge, and it is one of the few meals that is just as good as leftovers. Highly recommended! read more

The driver walked into my house unannounced, then part of my order was wrong, I called back to tell them that part of my order was wrong the lady on the phone was very rude! So I went there to complain in person and bring my food back that was wrong and she continued to be rude and threw the receipt at me, then told me that she can say whatever she wants. Do not order from this rude and unfriendly establishment!!!!! read more

Food looked and tasted undercooked. Got charged extra without being notified. Just overall horrible. Never ordering from here again

Delivery thanks to GrubHub made it super convenient to try this place. An extra bonus: they have chicken dumplings!! I'm such a fan of chicken dumplings but for some reason most Chinese places only do pork or veg...these don't disappoint. We've had delivery from here several times now, all pretty good. The menu is huge, almost too many choices. The kung pao chicken is not my favorite, too much filler, not enough chicken. Otherwise, everything has been tasty, fresh and hot. Reasonably priced and with free delivery, has become our local go to spot for Chinese take out. read more

Love that they deliver to Clifton. One of the snowy days last winter my husband and I searched Yelp for Chinese delivery. He came across China First. We decided to give it a try. Some of the food is very good, while other dishes just missed. We love their Egg Drop Soup. We usually order the quart and share it (more economical). We also like to order a Shrimp Roll. These are tasty, but you'll be lucky if you find two shrimp in there. There is usually one in each half of the egg roll. The hubby ordered one of the dumplings and really enjoyed them. My husband loves their Chicken with Broccoli, but I'm not a fan of the sauce and didn't care for the larger chicken pieces (they seemed a bit fatty). So when we ordered from here the second time, I decided to get the Mu Shee Chicken instead, and that hit the spot. It's a huge portion, so it usually lasts for about 2.5 meals if it's just me eating it. It's served with 8 pancakes, which is really great. Like I said before, they deliver to Clifton, so that was huge for us. Their delivery times aren't always the most accurate though. I'd say it's about 50 / 50. But we've probably ordered from here 3 or 4 times now, so a little delay didn't stop us from returning. Delivery is free with a $10 minimum order. The prices are very reasonable and all of the main dishes we have tried are ample portions. It's not my favorite Chinese restaurant, but it's the best one I've found so far near my home that delivers. So, I'll take what I can get. read more

There's 3 Chinese restaurant near to my place. Food is ok. but the white rice is not good. I usually order moogoo gaipian. small order after tax is $6.5. get the small rice. read more

We moved back to Nutley a year ago...have done lots of Italian Food take out but have not tried any Chinese. Tonight that changed....We saw China First's Ad on the Cover of the Shopper's Guide. Looked it up on Yelp and decided to give it a try! It was delivered quickly. came hot & in generous portions and was fresh & delicious as well. We are happy to make this our GO TO for Chinese Take out delivery! read more

I have such mixed reviews about this place. My husband and I have been going here for years and normally the food is delicious however when I stopped in to pick up my order on the way home, the person cooking the food kept wiping his nose and he didn't even bother to wash his hands. He didn't have gloves on either. I was so disgusted by what I saw so I just left and haven't been back there since. read more

This is my favorite place to get chinese food from. Everyone is friendly. They are fast. And everything is amazing! I've never had a problem. We order a couple times a month and everything is always perfect. Best chinese food in town. read more

Nice delivery person, wish I had tipped them more than 10%. The sesame noodles were great and my husband enjoyed the crab sticks. Would order from them again (from Grubhub---very easy, click and order!) read more

This has been my go to Chinese take out location since before I can remember. I will continue to order from China First because I have never had a bad meal and the food is always great. Price is extremely reasonable, couple that with the coupons they send out, and you have an awesome take out spot that always delivers quality product. read more

I'm surprised no one has rated this local Chinese delivery/take out joint. They are a step above the regular Chinese delivery (and we've tried them all) in taste, freshness and consistency. They use nice plastic containers to save any left overs in. Also, a great homemade ice tea ! read more

I have ordered from this place quite a few times and always had a good experience. Tonight however, it took 2 hours to get my cold, burnt food and when I called to ask where it was they were rude rude rude. I contacted seamless to help me get a refund and because I was not willing to fish through the garbage and return the cold and burned food they wouldn't refund me the money. These people are jerks and treat customers badly. Steer clear. read more

First and last time at China First... Stoped into China First today, May 23, at approximately 4 p.m. and ordered food, primarily #70 vegetable lo mein. Brought it home, only to discover that I received dry, plain lo mein noodles with no vegetables, no sauce, no nothing. I called China First and they said that I specifically ordered plain old lo mein noodles. Say What???? I ordered #70 VEGETABLE lo mein....note the word VEGETABLE. Suffice it to say that I will never be going back to China First. read more

Best food everyone that works there is really nice would eat there everyday if I could :)

Sweet sour chicken and spare ribs from China First were delicious. Friendly staff and great food are the reasons why I go to this Chinese restaurant when I crave for Chinese Food. read more

My favorite take-out place. I order from here often and I have always been satisfied with the service and food.

This place is AMAZING! Very nice customer service and DELICIOUS food! By far the best chinese food i've had in the area! I recommend this to all looking for a quick, foreign meal! read more

Fast service. I ordered through Grub Hub and I like how you can select the level of "spicy" with certain dishes on a scale of 1-5. I'm sorry but the hunan duck was horrible. It was overly greasy, lacked flavor (I ordered the spicy one and it wasn't spicy at all). It was so bad that after one or two bites I couldn't eat anymore. It went to complete waste. On a good note, the general tso's was great- better than most. I like how they use smaller pieces of chicken and the sauce was good without being overwhelming. The cheese wontons were also delicious. Good portion sizes and fast delivery. read more

Finally received my food tonight after an hour and a half wait (I was told 35 mins) and its ice cold, also they're closed for the night! On a Friday. Foods decent, standard Chinese, but rude when I called to see where my food was. There's plenty of other good Chinese food place around. Will not order here again. read more

I usually order from here and have never had an issue. However, tonight my food took an hour and a half to arrive. My dumplings were cold and I was short changed three beef sticks, which was fine since they were significantly undercooked. I won't be ordering from here for a while. read more

Ordered online from China First many times and had great food and service everytime (except bourbon chicken being overcooked). This time, order was placed at 7:32pm and didn't arrive until 9:15 pm on a Tuesday night. While food was warm and tasty, order was incorrect. Both egg rolls for our combination meals were left out of the bag. Very disappointed--really liked this place. Not sure we'll order again after this experience... read more

I've picked up & had delivered over a dozen meals here. The food has been hot, tasty & reasonably priced. Deliveries were always prompt & the staff pleasant. Excellent rating. read more

Family decided to try China First after experiencing other chinese restaurants around the area that are not worth going back to. We order about once or twice a month and the food is delicious. Unlike other chinese restaurants (& we've tried them all) their food is consistent & give you your money's worth. read more

Typical Chinese take out, nothing special. General tzo's is tasty but mostly batter, not much meat. Fried rice lacks flavor. Ordered on Xmas and was impressed with the quick delivery through seamless. Order placed at 720, delivered at 740 (estimated delivery time was 50-60 min). read more

Not impressed. Food was very bland, gen tso's tasted funny - it almost had a BBQ flavor which was really confusing. Rice had barely any veggies. Won't be back. read more

We've been going to China First for years but lately the food has been lacking. The sesame noodles are dry and tasteless. We let them know about that when we ordered the next time but it didn't make a difference. The egg rolls used to be fantastic, now they taste like supermarket food. Not sure what changed but I do know what will, us to a new restaurant. read more

If i could give this restaurant zero stars i would. I walked during a major snow storm to pick up my order because it was a convenient walk but with my service/and food i would rather walk 10 miles during a snow storm than have to eat at that place. The beef in my lomain was NOT cooked, my general tso chicken was hard, stuck together, and cold and my cheese wontons tasted as if they were sitting out for hours. I was a concerned paying customer so I gave them a call and politely told them what was wrong. The lady on the phone was rude and straight up mean. She called me a liar and that she doesn't care about customers like me and told me to shut up several times. She didn't offer to make me new food considering I paid for it and it wasn't edible. But at this point all i wanted was a refund, she hung up the phone she told me to never call back but then a few moments she called back saying i had to come back with the food in order to get a refund but i could not walk back in a snow storm to prove my point and by then i already got rid of the uncooked, cold food. I told her to just refund my card and that is it and she then proceeded to yell and threaten to call the cops. I don't recommend this place to ANYONE not even my worst enemies! most DISGUSTING chinese food in nutley and maybe even the tri state area. they should be shut down IMMEDIATELY. i am appalled. read more