Went to China House earlier (haven't been there in forever) and we'll never go back.  Place opened at 11 and at 11:30 not all food was out for buffet. Some of the food was not at proper temperature AND it was freezing inside. To top it off, we had an unexpected guest join our table. Very bummed with the experience there today. read more

China House - Uninvited table guest! - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

Is everyone racing to the bottom to be like Panda Express? The food was bland, and didn't taste good at all. Don't waste your money it's horrible. read more

Food is yummy, but they sometimes have a very limited variety . Buffet prices are great

Yummy food especially when it's fresh. I've been coming here for a few years and it's great. Lately it seems empty inside when I got but I hope business is good. The stays is always friendly to us when we come in. We are greeted with a smile everytime. read more

Good variety of foods to choose from! Food was fresh. Service is friendly. Place was packed during the lunch hour. read more

China House - a plate of food with broccoli and noodles - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

Looked at the menu on door dash and seen the soup came with and showed a side of the fried wonton. Once looking online, I decided to just order to go inside. Went and the lady charged my 8.00 for an order of fried wonton . I told her on door dash it comes with it and she said no that's not my store even though I showed her and she still didn't believe me. I then told her fine then I'll place an order via door dash right now and she stated well it's still not going to come with it. I told her she needs to maybe contact door dash and have them correct it. After getting my soup still it was gross, I recommend do not go here. read more

Nasty nasty nasty. Food is cold, and chicken doesn't look cooked. Lady sitting there making the food with her bare hands even during COVID??? Surprised it's still in business ‍ read more

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A great little spot. When we are in the area, it's one of our must stop places. The buffet choices are small but oh, so tasty!!!! read more

China House - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

The worst chinese food I've ever had ever will not be back ever , I dont know what they did to the food, but it had a burt or smokey flavor on 3 of the 4 dishes . Was horrible, don't recommend. read more

Food was good! It was still hot! I did takeout. Service was good! Portion is good too!

Wish I can give it no stars most disgusting Chinese food you can possibly get.. everything has been sitting out for so long the fries are rock hard the chicken is stretchy and mush.. noodles and everything else literally zero flavor they said they would bring fresh food to us only for it to be ice cold like it had been sitting on ice without being cooked even if I was shit faced drunk I would never even dig it or feed to my dog or cat hoping there is enough msg that it doesn't get us sick from the few bites we did take not to Mention 50 bucks for three people to eat rip off and that place needs to close even considering calling the health department yikes what a mess undercooked defrosted chicken.. but thanks for the Fortune cookie best thing I've had all night read more

Great food. This place has been here for ever. My go to whenever I come back to town. Also very affordable they have a take out buffet all day long read more

China House - All this for like 6 $. On the to go lunch buffet - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

Food was not good at all. Only certain items were passable. Some of the chicken items had a weird tap water taste to it. The iced tea had a similar taste but the sprite was okay. The service was okay. Would not recommend to anyone I like. read more

Never again. Ordered chicken fried rice and shrimp kung pao. Shrimp was filled with crap load of veggies and tasteless. Not enough salt and or sauce same goes for the fried rice. Disappointing. Never again. Felt like I was robbed of my $55 dollars. Ended up throwing away the food. Never again!!! read more

China House - a take out container of vegetables - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

Not bad! Was looking for some pork fried rice for my mom... she'd been here before! I ordered the $11 combo special with chicken chow mein and Mongolian beef! It was good! The noodles were a bit thick and greasy but definitely had that good Chinese food flavor. The meal came with an egg roll, a prawn and a crab Rangoon. I love their spring rolls....very fresh cabbage! Over all good food, large portions. Could use an update inside the restaurant but we ordered to go so it didn't matter too much. read more

Wouldn't recommend if you don't want to die. There was literally a piece of metal in my boyfriend's chowmein that he barely caught. I've been on yelp for years and have never left a review, but this is ridiculous so I had to say something. I know times are hard right now so I tried to be understanding and just give a call so they could check and replace the food in their buffet. Instead of apologizing they insisted it must have been a hard noodle "because sometimes they dry up due to a lot of salt." I told them I was 5 minutes away and could bring the metal back to them if they needed proof yet they still insisted I made it up. I really hope nobody swallows a piece of metal in their food, they really should have handled this a lot better instead of worrying that I wanted something for free! I said many times that I just wanted them to check their food so that nobody got hurt and they were so rude and unprofessional about it! read more

China House - METAL FROM MY BOYFRIENDS CHOWMEIN! - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

This is definitely my favorite restaurant I'm Atwater. The food tastes really good and everyone is super friendly they are always happy. I love the veggie chow mein. You have to give them a try it won't disappoint. read more

Absolutely excellent! Delicious Chinese food! The portions were so generous that I don't think they could have stuffed one more noodle in the box! If you live in or around Atwater and haven't ate here then you are missing out!! read more

China House - Sweet and sour pork dinner with a side order of pot stickers. - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

I love the sesame chicken! It's my favorite chinéese restaurant in the area. Prices are also very affordable.

Better than Panda Express. Much more variety and at a better price. The owner is a nice and friendly lady

Strolled into this spot for the first time in maybe 8 months or so. Pretty much all dishes were on point at about 4:15. We came at 3:45pm... on the door it said Dinner @ 4pm... assumed it was lunch as did another couple that stopped in. Some of the dishes needed to be swapped out with fresh ones. Not a huge selection but just enough. Service is pretty good. Lunch is $7.50 a person and Dinner is $9.50. Beverages are additional with the exception of water. I would probably stop by 1-2 times per year. $37 for 3 people seemed a little pricey. Nothing groundbreaking but definitely worth a visit as I'm sure my photos did them justice. read more

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Horrible experience. First time and may be my last. Order to go for three people. When I picked up the box of food I thought it felt a little moist but thought it was because the food was hot. Got back to work and found the box was dripping all over my back seat of my car. To add insult to injury, no napkjns, or utensils. As for my order, no sauce for my bland pot stickers and the beef and green bean had tough green beans. Poor customer service and food. read more

I had it delivered and the food hot when it arrived and was delicious!! I will be ordering again.

This place has been very consistent. I ended up spending ~$7 and got a nice variety of food. For a buffet in the central valley it is definitely not bad. I would choose this place over Panda Express any day. Again I didn't give it a full five star review because the food is very sweet, similar to Panda Express. It could use a larger variety of flavors. I would return back to this place again. read more

Don't know how this place rates better than Hibachi in Merced. Went in around 2PM for lunch. The place has a wierd moldy smell to it. If you go to the restroom, becareful where you put your hand. The men's restroom switch was covered in a film of dust. The seating is older fashion. They play chinese background music. Now The food. All the food was stale and looked old, but I tried to be forgiving. The whole time we dined there, they didn't bring any fresh food out, so I requested them for fresh chowfun. So dissapointed, I don't know how you can mess up chowfun. Some people claim this is a hole in the wall place. Don't believe it. For those people who rated this place well, obviosuly don't know asian cuisine and just wanted decieve others to also experience a terrible eating experience. read more

DO NOT GO HERE. It is disgusting!!!! They leave their buffet food out all day long. And they only have one "waitress" working there and she is extremely snobby. read more

Really great price for the buffet! I'm rating it 3 stars because the food is a hit or miss. Some of the food was excellent but some of it was plain. It doesn't hurt to try it though. If you're in the area you should try if you're hungry but not if you want amazing Chinese food. You get what you pay for. read more

China House - Clean place - Chinese Near Me - Atwater, California

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Customer service was nice, the food was warm kinda cold. For 2 plates with one serving each. The total was 35$ that's wild! Never again.

Best Chinese food in Atwater. Awesome soups, and main courses. Took away a star for lack luster service. Waitress walked by my empty soda cup 3 times before she finally asked if I wanted a refill. Also the soda needed more CO2. Apparently it ran out and it was like drinking flat soda. read more

Loved their buffet but now we get takeout. The chow menu is great and the Mongolian beef is amazing. Definitely recommend. It is a little rinky dink, but some of the best places are:) read more

Probably the worst I've had in recent memory! Saturday night, 6:30! Only one other table there. Food old and stale!! Service horrible! Never picked up a plate...the only time they were prompt was when I went to counter to pay!! If I could give 0 stars I would! read more

This place is bomb ... I've been coming here since I was a kid when it was the golden dragon.. the buffet is good and really cheap .. I get disappointed when there ain't no more prawns but I can do with out ... what's good is I can't take it to go and pack my tray with everything... read more

This is my favorite restaurant in Atwater. The food tastes really good, all the staff are super happy, and there is a big Selection of food. I would highly recommended coming to China house. The prices are fair. Don't read those bad reviews of China house because that is there opinion and this is my opinion. If I could I would give it a 30 star rating for the yummy food, and the happy staff. So if you are in Atwater make sure you stop on by to China house. I have been going to China house since I was a little baby. I have always loved there food and the staff are so kind and friendly. Please stop on by to China house I believe it is the best place to stop by to get a bite to eat. read more

My family and i used to love coming here. Stopped by tonight. Food was cold felt like the lines had been shut off. It was really dissapointing. The flavors were there. But with the thick sauces they use on the food once it starts cooling down turns into chewing on a piece of chicken with a paste on it. Please please in the future leave your tables on until closing. read more

I will never eat here again!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I took my family here for dinner one time very expensive and the dinner buffet is horrible!!!!!!!!!! Very cheap and the employees are so rude!!!!!!!! I wouldn't come back even if you paid me! This is not what a buffet is suppose to be! read more

Ugh the worse! Don't waste your time going here. Food is bland. Food on buffet old and very dry. Service not great. Drive the extra miles to avoid this place! read more

Don't be on a schedule when eating here. We got there right as they opened at 11am. We waited in the lobby area for 2 minutes before anyone came out from the back. We were told they weren't ready for another 15-20 minutes. 15 minutes to take drink orders. Food looked great. However, it didn't taste great. When biting into the crab wontons oil squirted straight to my throat. Turn off!! The restaurant was freezing. I think the rainy weather outside was warmer. Price was average $9.75 for lunch and ice tea. read more

A friend and I went there for lunch today buffet was pretty good A little overpriced I would go back

Went to china house and paid for the dinner buffet. Everything started off ok I asked for fried shrimp which is what I mainly came for since there were only a few pieces in there so the lady went to the back and had more made then bought them out. I made my plate and finished it along with beef and broccoli and chowmein . I was the only one in the restaurant. I asked if they could make some more fried shrimp and I was told oh we aren't gonna make you anymore we are saving the rest for our to go orders for delivery. Now mind you I paid for the buffet and this is part of the buffet so I'm like wow really. Now if you weren't going to serve the full buffet don't you think they should have told me that before I started eating so I could make my own decision if I was gonna eat there?? This place has become really shady and I see why it's almost always empty there with no customers. They have gone downhill ""they will not be getting my business anymore """ read more

Excellent food and service!! A nice buffet with good choices. I go mostly for the fried breaded shrimp!! $8.30/dinner, $6.30 lunch buffet.