Our family loves China House! Great food, great value They have something for everyone

I've never had Chinese food I didn't like until I ate here. The chow mein was slimy to the point where I thought it was expired. Practically flavorless chicken that was chewy as if it was boiled. The dumplings in the wonton soup were also not very flavorful and the texture made me feel sick. The stir fried vegetable mix was nice except for the mushrooms, they gave me the same sensation as chewing on a dish sponge. The complete lack of salt and flavor was surprising. I feel horrified and disappointed in every dish I ate. Everything was kinda gray and slimy in general. I used to really love this place... but this completely ruined my appetite. Unfortunately, I had to throw out all of the take out because I just couldn't stand to even look at it. Confused and disgusted. Wish I had something better to say read more

Absolutely vile. I thought I got the wrong order because the food was so far off in appearance from what I was expecting it to look like. It looked like it was cooked in a college dorm or a mix of scraps of chicken and rice you might feed your dog. However, the soup was pretty good. read more

Last month I ordered takeout which included chow mein. I got home and it was chop suey, which I really dislike. I thought it might have been an honest mistake, so tonight when I ordered chow mein I didn't check it before I left. Got home and sure enought. Chop Suey again. They will never get another chance with me... read more

Seen mixed reviews. Decided to give it a shot. It was *very* good! We both got the Happy Family lunch. Hot & Sour soup was good, not overly peppered like a lot of them I've had. Plates came quickly. Shrimp, scallops, pork, chicken and vegetables in a great sauce. Cooked very well, seafood not turned to rubber as it's commonly served Just the smell when it came. Fried rice was good. Had a nice bit of wok char to it. And, reasonably priced! On our list of favorites.... read more

Classic Chinese American choices. An old school favorite is the east coast chow mein, crispy noodles with bean sprouts, meat of choice. read more

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Only place I will order from in a 20 mile radius. The food is perfect!!! I have China House cravings.

Good food and reasonable prices, I don't care for their fried rice but everything else has been amazing. I just order white rice instead. Nice and friendly, family owned business! read more

Love this place!!!!! I love Mindy, and the rest of the staff. Tonight's orange chicken was perfection. The hot and sour was devine as usual and the rice was excellent. I stole a couple of my husband's shrimp from his lo mein and OMG, perfectly cooked. Thanks Bill and staff for another awesome dinner. read more

This is the only Chinese restaurant that serves chow fun (Young Chow). Prices are decent and on par to the large corporate restaurants in the Bay area. read more

So disappointed with our take out tonight. Won ton soup broth tasted canned. Pork chow me in was terrible. No noodles. None! Egg foo young was good. This place has not changed in the food quality. $28.00 for Crappy food. Panda express is 100 times better. read more

This is the only place I will eat Chinese food. I thought I didn't like Chinese, but they make food from scratch, with love. I only like this Chinese food. I recommend the potstickers and sizzling rice soup. Delicious, fresh, and yummy. read more

The pot stickers are AMAZING! We love the sesame chicken & hot & sour soup. Consistently delicious food!

One of the worse chinese restaurants I have ever ate at... terrible food...rude employees will never go back...disgusting

Great!! As a local, this is my go to Chinese food. Recommend the snow pea dishes (shrimp, chicken, beef), black mushroom dishes, and of corse, crab Rangoon. Loyal customer for 4 years, and many more!!! Thank you read more

They are Great good costumer service good feeling atmosphere and great food relaxing

Food was greasy and dirty like it had been fried on dirty black pans yuck! Sweet and Sour Chicken War Won Ton Soup read more

Terrible disgusting food and bad customer service never been to a restaurant that won't make it right with the customer they said next time order something different..really! Told him there won't be a next time don't know how they have good reviews at all they are horrible food is really disgusting read more

Wonderful American style Chinese food. Very consistent and made with good quality ingredients. Staff is always flexible and prepares food in a timely manner. Great go to spot, one of the better Chinese food places in the county. read more

Service was great. Food was very good. Would definitely go back. Would recommend China z house to anyone. Try it!

I would give zero stars except customer service was friendly. Gray fried rice tasted like a dirty griddle Wonton soup was horrible stuffing in wonton had wierd texture wonton wrapper tasted poorly refrigerated broth was wierd. Cashew chicken and Kung pao chicken and another i didn't order all tasted the same. Chowmein was horribleand unrecognizable as was all the dishes i ordered. . It was all horrible. Panda I would not compare because it's Americanized. But I've been to many Chinese restaurants. This was by far the worst. read more

This place had comforted us on nights that we don't know what to eat and the food is delish TY CHINA HOUSE!!!!!

On 2/14/23 my wife had to call several times to get someone to answer. When they finally answered she was put on hold for 10 minutes (on the counter). She kept saying "hello" hoping someone would check the phone. After 10 minutes the employee hung up the phone without checking if someone was on the line. My wife called back and was able to place our order and was told 45 minutes. I arrived in 45 minutes to pick up our order. After 20 minutes of excuses and telling me my order was next, I set my timer for 10 minutes. During this time, I heard the employee telling other employees not to worry about the customers since they are "emotional" because it's Valentine's Day. My timer goes off and I walked out of that place for the last time. I have never felt so disrespected and not valued in all my life. Not even a call back with an apology. This place has changed in the last about 6 months. Food quality has dropped but we've tried them again hoping things would improve and now this. A note to this business and its owner...bad news spreads exponentially faster than good news (Customer Service 101). In one day 20 people have heard our story and now this post. I hope your experience is better than ours if you give them a try. read more

We had a to go order. We ordered two rices, received one. Also ordered two chow mien, one crunchy and another regular. The crunchy one was weird. Everything we got tasted burnt and was tainted black as shown in the photos. As I sat inside waiting for my food (was told it would be 10 min wait, walked around for 15 to come back and wait an additional 10). I knew it was a risk to try a new spot, but this was such a bummer. read more

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I've eaten here a couple times and it's not too bad. Food is pretty decent. I am really surprised that they don't bother making any bao. I was really dissapointed when I looked at the menu of a Chinese resturant and found no bao. Maybe in the future they should have some! read more

Really????? No delivery service? What a shame for a place with such good food not to deliver or even partner up with a delivery service! Shameful! read more

Yummy food, efficient take out. Haven't eaten in so I don't know about table service

I'm so what of a regular and I've receive poor service from the older hostess that works there. their customer is not always right in her eyes. guess I'll have to go to grass valley for my crap Chinese food from now on. read more

Decent. Doesn't clutch, but decent. I would recommend honey walnut shrimp or shrimp fried rice. Not many vegan options.

A family favorite over 20 years. Chicken with snow peas is awesome. Schezuan beef is also very good.

For the cost of what we got in felt that we did not get quality food. My sweet and sour chicken had additional items that was not chicken. My wife's beef didn't taste as expected. We frequent Panda Express in grass valley; we wanted to try something different but we still like our Panda. We may be biased. read more

This place is might fool you when you walk in, kind of plain dining room, but I find the food amazing. The Pot Stickers are by far the best I have ever had. The prices are extremely fair. Thumbs up for this place!! read more

Worst place I've tried in Penn Valley...had the Fragrant shrimp, sauce is disgusting, rice is very mushy, no flavor, pork no flavor. Told the waiter and they didn't care, wouldn't exhange my plate for something I could eat but told me no...any other restaurant would want to make a customer happy, and also said I should order something different next time I come in! I told him that's a messed up policy and won't be back whatsoever! Very rude service and the food sucks here! Never again!!! 07/25/2023 12:34pm...at least the water is good! Also wouldn't take the food item off the bill or make it right...that's stealing...ripping off the customers isn't ever ok... read more

Decided to give them a second chance after an oily, salty experience six or so years ago. This time the veggie fried rice had a slightly blackish color and contained perhaps 1/4 cup of veggies at most, mostly mushrooms, with the rest of the portion being not-very-cooked rice. The Mu Shi, aka Mu Shu veggies were 85% hardly-cooked cabbage and such a small portion. Heck, for an additional 50-75 cents worth of veggies they could double the portion size. Also, the only flavor I could detect was salt, and maybe oil. read more

Food fresh, lots of spwcial veggies in chicken chow mein, best Chinese food I have had in a long time.

I really enjoy the food here at the China House. I always get it for takeout--I have yet to dine in. Tonight the special was Singapore Spicy Beef, with broccoli. The only negative note here was that they ran out of broccoli, so I asked for snow peas as the replacement. The taste was still so amazing, I really didn't care. This is a wonderful local flare place to dine. You get to know people here in Penn / Grass Valley pretty fast and the owners here are very approachable. Try this place if you are in the area. read more

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Hot and sour soup and war won ton soup are great any time of the year. A nice place to visit and eat with friends, too, and now open for in-house dining as well as take-out read more

I'm a huge fan of supporting local businesses, especially during this crazy economic crisis. China House currently has take-out food only because of COVID-19. My husband called & made a phone order. The interaction went smoothly and the woman who answered was very pleasant. Our entire order was ready within 20 min. The food was still hot when we got home & everything is delicious! The pot stickers are likely the best I've ever had. Five stars all around! read more

Cold night. Sore throat. Long day. Hot and Sour soup is the only thing that sounds appetizing. If you are a local to Nevada County, you know the Asian food scene is lacking Fred's is filthy and disgusting so we don't eat there. Asian Garden is mediocre for lunch at best and that's only because the lunch prices are affordable. That 2 in 1 Mongolian place is gross. I'm not a fan of Chinese Buffets, and that is the fourth and final option for "Chinese" food in the county. Normally I would drive all the way to Auburn for decent "Chinese" food, but I really didn't feel like driving an hour round trip to get some soup. So, I turned to Yelp to maybe decide on the lesser of the evils, when I was reminded of this little hidden gem in Penn Valley. We looked over the menu and decided to order the Szechuan dinner for two. Everything was DELICIOUS!!! We were so impressed! The soup and sauces were thinner than I am used to, but they are all flavorful. Even the fortune cookies were yummy! We will definitely be back! read more

I was totally pleased with our tofu with veggies and mu shu pork! We waited a while, but staff was very friendly, and I was happy to see how busy they were. I'm looking forward to going back! read more

China House - Menu - Chinese Near Me - Penn Valley, California

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