Very dirty sitting area. Lady at the register was very rude and was not helpful at all. Highly recommend go somewhere else for cheap Chinese food! read more

The store itself was nice to walk into. Pretty small but what would you expect. I was expecting the food to be better by reading the reviews but when I got my food... it was a little over cooked & definitely over priced. I want to try the chicken wings to know for sure if I will be back. I had the (Honey Walnut Shrimp w/ small rice) $16.... read more

China Inn Cafe - broccoli and cauliflower - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I have been ordering here for years and the food has definitely gotten better. I sprays order togo and they always deliver my orders correctly. Their crab puff appetizer is my favorite. The creamy inside is flavorful and they're perfectly crunchy. I always ask for extra sweet and sour sauce because they give a small amount for 8 puffs. Their egg rolls are bomb af! I highly recommend ordering them with every order. Super flavorful and crunchy on the outside. Today I ordered the lunch orange chicken that came with white rice, a spring roll and Wonton soup all for $8. Great deal! The orange chicken I always order extra crispy so it doesn't get soggy in the sauce. The spring roll was crunchy and the flavor was alright. The wonton soup broth has great flavor, however the actual wontons are pretty basic. They have a lot of wonton outside and not enough filling in my opinion. I wouldn't recommend ordering noodles from here. They normally are overcooked and mushy and don't have much flavor. I've had the wings here before and sometimes they're delicious but most of the time they are chewy and taste old. This place is a hit or miss depending on what you like, but I've found the yummy dishes and that's all I order. read more

This place has went down.. i ordered take out tonight and immediately regret it. Found a bug in my food. the reviews were right and it looks like it was fried with my chicken read more

China Inn Cafe - Bug found in food - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Went there for lunch today and oh my god this has to be the worst Chinese food I ever had only thing that was decent was the lomein!! Idk if their food is expired? The popcorn shrimp for my niece was literally undercooked and tasted old!! Don't even get me started on the customer service... We were getting ready to leave and requested a box for the lomein, and she pointed at the popcorn shrimp and asked if we were taking it and we said no and she says "you didn't like it?" And we said no and she replies with "too bad"... We sat down when we got there and she never took our order until we said something.. idk how that place is still in service... read more

Been here many times, and except for an issue of extra charges for to go condiments, they have been consistent. I love the free delivery with delivery orders over $15. They are fast and accurate, and the food is always well packed. Just be sure you ask if there is a charge for yellow mustard to go with your eggs rolls for instance. I feel that condiments should not be charged. Why not just add 10 cents to the egg rolls? Well, I am not an owner, but management has been responsive and accommodating. The egg foo young was good this time as it was not covered in oil. The Mongolian beef and shrimp with lobster sauce were good with decent portions. I still think the new management has upgraded this restaurant. I recomment the spicy pepper fish and hot pot fish as a dine in option. read more

China Inn Cafe - Chicken with vegetable with added soft tofu. Low oil and low sodium. A masterpiece that tastes as good as it looks. - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I haven't tried anything from here besides the fried rice but it is rather tasty! The only thing it's missing is the bean sprouts!

My first time at this location and the lady at the front said they hate making egg foo young because it takes so long. I informed her it was my favorite to which she said not a problem it would just take 15 minutes to be prepared and it used to be everyone's favorite but it's a hard dish. Well to my surprise it was the best I have had in this area. read more

China Inn Cafe - Shrimp egg foo young - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I just ordered in from Uber Eats. One of the two dishes I ordered was average, and the other one was bad. Debating on whether or not I will give this a 1 star rating. The Cashew Chicken was the average dish. Fried rice was good. It's not as heavily seasoned, but you're putting sauced chicken with cashews on top, so no big deal. Vegetables and sauce were good. If I had a mad craving for Chinese food that had to be satisfied right now, I'd think about getting it again. The Singapore Mei Fun had zero fun in it at all. Almost no flavor, and the meat and shrimp were under seasoned. The green onions were the saving grace of the dish. That's how bad it was, that I have to hunt for the green onions over the rest of the dish. I might have to drive to McDonalds to get a drink that will take the bad taste out of my mouth. Let me give you some context here. When I taste a Lo Mein dish that's bad, I don't return to the restaurant. But when I taste a Mei Fun dish that's bad, I take it to Yelp. What a waste of money. When I consider that I could drive to Sharpstown and get much better Chinese food than this, especially from the dim sum restaurants, this really disappoints me. Sorry, but you gotta go back to the drawing board. read more

This place is my family's go-to when we want Chinese food. Every time we come the service is great-they are so friendly! And the food is always delicious!! We always try something different when we come. And they serve large portions which is awesome because we always have leftovers. I am not sure how anyone can say this place is anything but AMAZING! Those who dislike this place are probably use to going to eat at big chain restaurants/fast food places. Everything here is FRESH and you can taste it! read more

China Inn Cafe - So GOOD! - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We used to order delivery and they are always so fast, we loved that part. The food is great as well highly recommend this place for a quick, tasty meal. read more

This is the best fried rice I have had from a Chinese restaurant since I been in Houston. The egg roll was great too! Large quantities and excellent shrimp! read more

China Inn Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I can't believe we just found a bug in our daughters beef and broccoli We have never had a problem until today. I will never order from here again. read more

China Inn Cafe - Bug in the beef and broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Really good food! The owner is nice and professional. He went the extra mile for us when my mom ordered an item from a different restaurant that was not on China Inn's menu- he made it for us any way without any problem. That's good business! read more

Ordered from Postmates. Food arrived hot and the bag stapled closed. Vegetable LoMein noodles were overcooked and gummy. And we're more like fettuccine noodles. Plus they had no flavor. Not even with soy sauce. Fried chicken wings...ordered 8. A few tasted fresh. A few tasted old and tough to chew. I spit one out. Doubt they were made in the same batch. Egg roll was bomb lol. Won't order from here again. Waste of money read more

China Inn Cafe - 8 Pieces Fried Chicken Wings - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Just ordered this last night. We had the spicy fish stew, and lo Mein and they were both so good!!! Probably the best lo mein I've ever had.

Surprisingly better than it used to be. In the past, there really was not good Chinese food around this area. You'd have to go a few miles any direction in order to get even half-way decent Chinese food. Ok..so it's not PF Chang's, but it's much better than other places in the area. The restaurant is now under new mgmt and the cook seems to know his stuff We had the Szechuan Chicken and Kung-Pao chicken last night. The Szechuan Chicken was delicious. Kung-Pao was Ok..a little too greasy. However, they did have peeled broccoli stems added, which really gave it a very nice flavor. And, for $2 more, you can add soup and two small appetizers to any dinner. Really not a bad deal. The fried was quite good!! White rice was good but fried rice is better! read more

Excellent Garlic Chicken on the lunch special take out! Ready on time and more food then I could eat. Very polite people in a nice atmosphere. Looking forward to dinning in Restaurant soon. Great job! read more

We come all the time- this place is always good. The server is usually the same server she's very professional but not nice LOL I had to like yell at her to get my hot sauce cuz she placed the soup and walked away and we hear yelling in the kitchen. But I mean other than that the food is always good and it's a clean place. But there's regulars here and she is very friendly with them. My mom and I ordered the chicken and broccoli and the seezchun shrimp read more

China Inn Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been going to this place for a few years and omg I love their food. I would definitely recommend this place

Found a freaking cockroach in my noodle! The owner refused to refund or apologize. Totally disappointed. Will never order from this place again! read more

China Inn Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Got food delivered from here. Do not order the wonton soup. A roach was floating on mine when I open the bowl. Could not eat any of my food after that... read more

I've tried a few of the Americanized Chinese restaurants in the area, and this one has been a step above the rest for sure. We have only ever gotten take-out from here. The only things I remember are the Chicken with Garlic Sauce - not a fan because I don't like those shredded mushrooms, the Hunan Chicken - my favorite because it has straw mushrooms, War Wonton Soup - lots of veggies, chicken, shrimp, beef - I can eat the whole serving even though it's "for two" although I dislike how overcooked the beef gets in the hot broth. The only difference between the egg rolls and spring rolls is that the egg rolls are pork and the spring rolls are chicken and have a thinner skin. The regular wonton soup is on par with most other restaurants'. I feel like it's reasonably priced, but I've noticed the prices creeping up every time they give me a new menu with my takeout order. For takeout Chinese, it's not incredible, but it's decent. read more

I should have payed more attention to the previous reviews. But of course I didn't. Chicken was rubbery, the lo mein is spaghetti noodles nothing fancy. Had no flavor and was over cooked. Same with the fried rice no flavor not even fried about it. Looked like steamed white rice with soy sauce and that's it. read more

A delicious, tasteful dumplings, and variety favors with seafood, pork, several vegetables mix. It is easy to cook at home. If adding a little bit hot source with vinegar, seafood source and Asian soy source when having it, it will be better tasting. read more

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We were craving Chinese food and looked for a restaurant on Door Dash. This one came up with a 4.7 stars and over 1000 reviews so I ordered and hoped for the best. I ordered the orange chicken with fried rice. Everything had a weird almost stale taste. The fried rice seemed kind of old. The egg roll was good. Unlikely to order from there again. 3 stars because the food was very hot when we got it and it was ready promptly. read more

I lived on this side of town a few years ago and this was my go to place for some yummy chinese. A few years later and im on this side of town and figured I would come back and see whats happened. Well, i had the lunch general tso chicken with steamed rice and a coke. The general tso was cooked very well and the plate overall was just like i remembered it. The coke kinda tasted funny but everything else was good. Nice waitress, prompt service, and all is good. The place is a bit older so it doesnt have the brand new smell but other than that for a ten dollar lunch, not too bad! read more

China Inn Cafe - General Tso Lunch Portion with steamed rice and spring roll - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

New owners. Same classy place. No buffets here. Great variety of menu items. Heat/Spice can be tailored to your taste. read more

China Inn Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I order delivery from here via Door Dash. I ordered a small wonton soup. What I received was literally wontons in hot water. This was disappointing because this was not the case in the past. I called to express that the food this time around was not good. The woman who answered said she will speak with the chef and hung up on me. No apologies, no attempts to make right (I was not out for a refund but to at least offer would have been nice). I spent almost 10 dollars to receive a small soup. I would have liked to have receipted soup verses a cup of hot water and two wontons. I will not be ordering from here again. read more

Sam gave me outstanding customer service I was very happy how kind he treated me even when I had so many questions. I ordered a lunch special and it came with a roll, sweet and sour chicken and fried rice! I also got a fried rice with chicken and the portion was huge, like enough to feed 3 people. The lunch special also came with a sweet and sour sauce. The food was super yummy! The chicken was crispy. The egg roll was crispy and tasted great with the sauce. The restaurant was very neat! I liked the aquarium and the plants inside. They did a great job on the chalkboard too with the artwork. They had trash in the floor in the bathroom but it wasn't too bad, that's my only complaint actually. I also felt everything was very clean and peaceful in the lobby. It wasn't that expensive either. The parking was easy and the parking lot was huge, and it was very clean and quiet outside for a shopping complex. I want to come back and play some pool with someone sometime. China Inn Cafe is where it's at! read more

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I got the House special Fried Rice but um it came with a bug. I literally ate half before I realized it. I'm so disgusted. And I eat from them almost once a week. And the bug is very cooked so I couldn't assume he must've crawled in there afterwards. His legs are all burnt. Super gross. Loved them but now I can't eat here anymore. I found this on 9/8/2020. If you wanted to know. read more

China Inn Cafe - Bug - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I've been here before, don't know if they changed hands? Menu had a bit of a different name, it appeared. This time had the Hunan Chicken, it was some of the best I've had. I'm very picky as I enjoy vegetables along with my chicken and I find that many places are lazy and don't give you a good mix. I was very happy with my meal, great flavor , I'll be back to check for consistency! read more

I really enjoy dining here it's quite the staff is very friendly and helpful. The food is delicious, and big portions. I will be back again and again read more

Love this place. It's they ONLY Chinese restaurant I like. Took my mother there 15 years ago and she said her dish was the best she'd ever eaten! I love it too. Never been disappointed whether I eat in or take out I'm happy. I love their wonton soup and especially their Fried wontons with stuffed crab-so good. The lady that's waited on us was truly well spoken, intelligent and gra read more

Very nice greet as soon as I stepped in. People friendly guy and my hot and sour soup and egg roll is perfect. Thanks for good service

I've been ordering take out here for quite a few years already. The food is just okay, but I'd have to say this is my go to restaurant for Chinese take out since its just down the street from my house. Sometimes they're quick with their deliveries but other times they take so long and are very slow, I guess it just depends on what day you order and if its busy. Oh and most of the time when I order take out, they never pack me utensils! The house special lo mein is the best here! Probably the best thing on the menu, well in my opinion. Its hard for me to find authentic tasting real Chinese lo mein, and this spot has it. Def recommend ordering it if your'e looking to satisfy your Chinese take out cravings. Sometimes I order the beef& broccoli, with fried rice. Their fried rice is pretty plain, beef& broccoli has great flavor at least. As far as the apps, the bbq spare ribs are toooooo sweet. Like sugar sweet, I couldn't even finish the ribs because the sweetness was too over powering, all I could taste was pure sugar. I expected for the fried chicken to have flavor, but I guess not because it was super plain with no seasoning. I'll be back here when I'm lazy and craving for lo mein. read more

This place has so-so food. Their entrees are kind of bland though. I always have to salt my fried rice. I mainly go there for the fried wontons they give you when you sit down, the delicious egg drop soup and the one crab wonton that comes with the meal. The ambience is small but always clean and nicely decorated. The people that work there are very friendly and attentive. You will get your food super quick! read more

Not much to say about this place. Although I got a great price on my sweet & sour chicken combination platter ($9.18 with tax, if I recall correctly), the dish was ok just satisfying (Typical American Chinese food) "the best thing, no msg". While they did give me large portions, the Chinese food just cannot compete with restaurants like Fungs Kitchen, but it's close to home.... The inside is small and medium....they were fairly empty, which could be a sign of a bad experience. 5-7 people @ 6:45 - 7:30PM The service was prompt, which is to be expected, since no one was there eating. The food looked good, and it wasn't bad - it just wasn't outstanding. Mostly things were just a bit too heavy on the sauce - there was a nice light sauce on one of the chicken servings, but it was lacking in flavor. read more

Ordered takeout from here and it kind of surprised me because when I called they said my entire order would be ready in 10 minutes. That's insanely fast for fresh food. Now I know why, when I got home my rice was really crunchy. It felt really dry and over heated. The pork in my rice was super dry. The meat in our lo mein was rubbery. The sauce in our chicken and cashews had a really strong flavor that was unlike what we're used to from other places. The only thing I enjoyed was my eggroll, however my family didn't like them. I was pretty disappointed in the quality of food. read more

So despite the negative reviews I decided to give it a try mainly bc they deliver, well if your thinking the same DON'T The lady on the phone was very nice that's the only positive I have for this place, the crab rangoons are fried cream cheese and nothing else, I also had general tso chicken, I'm not sure how something drenched in sauce can be sooooooooo dry but it was, sauce was terrible, fried rice was a joke I think they just tossed some soy sauce in steamed rice to give it a brown tint. We won't try this place again read more