Coconut shrimp was bad (breading not cooked all the way). Orange chicken was okay - the sauce was good but there wasn't enough of it. Beef Chow Mein was good. Rice was moist and better than expected. read more

Very solid place for fresh Chinese. They used to do a buffet but those days are gone. The dining room is clean but not used often. I ordered bean curd with veggies. Everything from the veggies to the tofu was fresh and crisp with a hint of bite and a faint touch of sweet. Definitely will order from here again read more

China Inn - 101A. Bean Curd with Garlic Sauce - Chinese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

My husband wanted Chinese food and we always spend too much time looking online for a place to go, as we haven't been to any Chinese restaurant, in our area, that we can rave about. We ended up ordering take out from the China Inn, after a nine-year absence. This establishment has not been my favorite place to order Chinese food, in years past, but I obliged my husband's request, as I didn't want it taking an hour to decide where to eat. I ordered my usual, chicken with snow peas, which also included bamboo shoots, carrots and celery. It comes with a darker sauce now, when years ago it came with a white sauce. I told my husband to ask if they could substitute the dark sauce, for white sauce, and to my surprise they honored my request. My husband ordered the Four seasons with shrimp, chicken, beef, roasted pork and broccoli. He ordered it extra spicy. The meal came with white rice. We also ordered pork eggs rolls, cream cheese rangoons and pork fried rice. I was pleasantly pleased with my dish, although the celery could have been stir-fried a bit longer, as it was very crunchy. The chicken was tender and moist and the peas, carrots and bamboo shoots were stir fried perfectly. My husband wasn't super thrilled with his dish as he ordered it extra spicy, but he stated it was bland, and it was lacking in shrimp. Now, knowing when my husband states food is not spicy, and I taste it, my mouth is burning, so who knows if it was spicy or not. I wasn't going to take a chance tasting his meal. The eggs rolls and crab rangoons were crispy and not greasy. The pork fried rice was also very good and much better tasting than years ago. I can't comment on the interior, as I didn't pick up the take out. I was very happy there was no issue with substituting the sauce that I wanted in my dish. I believe China Inn has changed owners a few times, and the food has improved quite a bit since 2016. read more

China Inn - Chicken with Snow Peas - Chinese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

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I order Chinese take out frequently, so I have a lot of thoughts and opinions on what I order. I still have yet to find the best Chinese take out delivery in Madison. The pro's of China Inn were: 1. that people recommend it as really delish for East Madison. 2. The combo plate options that come with additional egg roll. Allows you affordability and to get what you'd most likely want to already order. 3. Affordable and relatively tasty. 4. The pork egg rolls! So good. My dislikes were: 1. Not a fan of their Fried Wontons - the Wonton wrapper just wasn't what I usually like, but the meat filling was good. 2. The Shrimp Eggroll - it was SUPER greasy and did not sit well with me. 3. Not a big fan of the pork fried rice. I liked the fried rice, but wasn't a fan of the pork. Likely I won't order again because Fried Wontons are the #1 in my takeout request. read more

Friday night... off work, don't feel like cooking. Do I want Pizza... nah.. had it last week. Do I want burgers... nah... not really. What do I want.. my old stand by Chinese... yes please. So I always choose China Inn. One it's close, and two is good good, Order my usual. 4 seasons something, orange chicken for the wife and hot and sour soup. The 4 seasons sometime... has chicken, pork,beef and shrimp. Some sauce and some vegetables. Nice and warm. Tasted great... however.. the pork had a different flavor this time around. Was edible, just wasn't expecting that. Not a big fan of orange chicken so didn't try it. My wife thought it was good. So it's good. The hot and sour soup... this time around I was a little disappointed. Seemed off and lacked flavor. It was missing the sour and the heat. In the past it's always been excellent. The service was great. Go in pick it up. I placed the order in at work. Drove 10 minutes and it was ready.... nice. The place is a little rundown I side. But I liked it. Reminds me of a few back alley restaurants you would see I'm asia... but cleaner. Overall, I enjoy it. Will always order again. read more

I just had General Tso's Chicken from the lunch menu. Generous portion and two light and tasty crab rangoon on the side. As good if not better than any other I have had in the Madison area. All for $7.75! read more

Great service and food. I had take out, but you can dine in. I also had a shrimp egg roll. It was absolutely delicious read more

China Inn - General Tao chicken and fried wings. I also had 2 shrimp. They were delicious - Chinese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Not pleased with the food here. My chicken fried rice was disappointing to say the least. The chicken looked gray and of poor quality. The rice even looked like it had been scraped from the bottom of the rice cooker. The teriyaki sticks were huge, but kind of breaded in a way. Flavor was OK. The veggie egg roll only had cabbage inside. No other veggies. My hubby liked his general Tso's ok. My fortune cookie was an omen-opened it first....to NO FORTUNE. :( will not try again. read more

China Inn - Delivery chicken fried rice (with a teriyaki chicken stick on the side). - Chinese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

Great friendly family owned neighborhood Chinese restaurant! Love the General Tso's Chicken, Crab Rangoons, and Ramuné read more

We love the combination meals. The General Tso chicken and sesame chicken are our go to meals. The Cream Cheese Rangoon are okay, not the best we're had but worth giving a try. read more

Somehow I missed the fact that despite having eaten their food five times in the last ten months I have never reviewed the China Inn. When we first moved here last August this became our go-to Chinese restaurant for delivery. It was close, the food was decent, the prices good, and they delivered. Also if you ordered $30 you got a free General Tsos meal. A good deal. We have tried many different dishes - shrimp (spicy/ mushrooms), chicken (cashew/ spicy) and pork dishes. All were solid. I would have given them four stars for the first three meals we ordered from them through December. Then came the pandemic.... they were closed for the first part but then reopened. No longer do they deliver but you can pick-up. They have an interesting system for sorta no contact that works OK but if someone gets in line before you and their food is not ready it will hold up the whole drive-thru line. I won't fault them too much for that. The bigger problem is the food quality- it seems to have fallen off from what I remembered last fall and thus the three star rating. We will start our search for another nearby place for Chinese take-out. read more

Overall decent food , not sure about service since I ordered online delivery thru Uber eats

China Inn's food is made fresh to order and is delicious and authentic Chinese fare. The wait for walk-ins to order/receive their food isn't any longer than you'd expect at your local Culver's. They have a huge menu and offer carry-out, delivery, or dine-in. The dining room is a bit lack luster, but the majority of their business is take away, so this isn't a big deal. read more

Good service. They have a huge menu. No fuss, everything you expect out of takeaway Chinese food. Staff is wearing masks. read more

China Inn - a plate of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Madison, Wisconsin

I may be biased having this be my childhood Chinese American restaurant growing up but I do feel it has good service and decent food. Always encourage getting the lightly crisped crab Rangoons, veggie egg rolls, veggie lo mein, mushroom egg foo young and General Tso's chicken. Their hot and spicy or egg drop soup is pretty good too! For this price it's pretty reasonable and convenient. read more

Food was hot and as fresh as can be. Order at the counter for to go or there is a small, clean dining room to sit. The meal was brought out to me, hot and delicious and quickly. I would highly recommend, a hidden gem. Also you can tell the kitchen staff works hard to get the food out quickly. read more

Ordered food said it was going to be a 15 minute wait. I went to my car to wait when the order was ready the lady brought the food to my car! She was soooooooo nice a sweet. I love their atmosphere.. food was really good i definitely recommend! read more

Sweet and sour chicken was good. Hot and crispy chicken. Prices are reasonable . It's a convenient location.

If you want some really solid Americanized Chinese food takeout, get takeout from this place. The chicken lo mein and sweet and sour chicken are dank. So are the fried dumplings. read more

We have ordered from here for years. However the last year has been slower and slower service. Tonight was the last straw. We ordered, online at 5:44 and at 6:47pm and I called the restaurant to ask where the food was. They said he had left. They did call me back and told me the driver was two min away. But I am disappointed that this is happening too often. They charge a delivery fee along with our tip and it is literally 7 min from our house. Often we have opted to pick up our food to save delivery. Disappointed. read more

Very good food. My first experience with their food was Dash. Fed a group of 8 adults and 7 children a wide variety of offerings. All good No issues or complaints. Covens is that they offered high quality ingredients nicely prepared. I visited the restaurant with a friend. Also very good lunch special Sesame Chicken, fried rice, Rangoons. But the restaurant building is not very nice. Musty and wildly outdated. Make it take out for sure. read more

I've ordered here a few times. The food is always good and consistent. The staff is polite and appreciative. Be sure to be generous with a tip as they work hard and appreciate the business. read more

Classic carry-out Chinese - friendly staff, generous portions, this restaurant was exactly what I hoped it would be. Will be back! Just read down the list of reviews here - yikes, guys! This place has an entree that averages like $5. Chill out! If you want a fancier meal, pony up and pay for it at Umami or something. For classic carry-out, China Inn is a great pick, solid food and great people! read more

I moved in the neighborhood a couple years ago and just recently discovered it. What a find! Let's see. They are fast, the portions are generous, there is a ton of flavor in their dishes, and they do not skimp on the ingredients. I just tried their Chinese sausage Lo Mein, and there's as much meat as there are noodles! It takes me 5 minutes by car to get there, and the food is always done when I pick it up, and it is piping hot! There isn't inside dining just yet, but I'm sure by summer it will be open. Bottom Line: THIS PLACE IS GOOD!!! read more

I would of gave a 5 star, but I ordered and waited for an hour and 17 minutes!!!! Honestly, I was expecting bad and bland food, but nope! Everything I got was good, even the damn fortune cookie! I will definitely still be ordering from this place. I just won't have them deliver because it's ridiculous how long it takes. read more

I have given this place multiple tries now and finally have decided to give it a proper review. General Tso's is my go to dish for Chinese take out, an this place failed miserably on that! Nothing but over cooked chicken with a lot of sauce and breading and yucky skin. Yuck. The lo mien was also horrible. There was just no flavor what so ever and nothing but noodles and what looked to be whatever mysterious vegetable they had lying around. If I wanted to order leftover's I would order leftover's! There saving grace is their hot sour soup. Very tasty. But...... I had one bad experience with it where I ordered a large to go and instead of telling me they only had enough for a small container, they put the left over/bottom of the pot in and filled it up only 3/4 of the way. Talk about shady service! I even watched them do it from behind the counter. Trying to pull a fast one on me. I think NOT! I'm still giving it a solid 2 stars because their egg rolls and ragoon were at least tasty too (other than the tasty soup, that is when they have it available). But in all honestly, nothing special. I can go to any Chinese take out joint and get the same thing any day of the week. So yeah.....If you want good Chinese. this is not the place I recommend. If you want quick Chinese just because your craving it....well maybe rethink it or just settle for the China Inn. read more

Run of the mill Americanized Chinese food. Friendly family run joint that pumps out a lightening lunch. They have a tiny lunch buffet if you want to try various menu choices and you can even pay by the pound and take it to go. The General Tso's chicken lunch specual was a bang for the buck and very quickly made ready for carry out. I will be back when in a pinch for time. read more

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Lemme tell ya something. Just because a Chinese restaurant has Mapo Tofu on the menu, doesn't mean they actually HAVE Mapo Tofu. Yuck. After having it at Ichiban Sichuan, and making it at home, I truly do not know what I just had. It was NOT Mapo Tofu. Maybe that's why I only had three bites. The hot & sour soup is, however very good, and my husband likes their Singapore Mei Fun. Awesome delivery time. Quoted 30 minutes, was here in 10. read more

We've been getting carry out here for years. We have always been very pleased with the quality and quantity of the food. People there are super nice. We get carry out from there at least once a week. read more

I know I'm harping on the small stuff but I ordered two hot oils on the side. They told me that would be .75 each. No offense but we're talking about a teaspoon of soy sauce with pepper flakes in it which I made myself when the order arrived. I won't be ordering again. How about you don't nickel and dime your customers. read more

Don't. Variety is not good. Quality is not good. Weird guy started talking to me and wouldn't leave me alone (a customer). I ate here like fourteen years ago when I used to live by. Now I have more ambitions for myself. The parking lot is not good. The bathroom is not the best. Service was fine and they have pretty good dumplings. But otherwise not worth coming to over another comparable place. read more

This is really only a half-revue, because I never ended up eating here due to the following: I got their menu in the mail and it looked good, so I went to see the place. The building exterior should have been a big red warning, it was grungy. Walking up to the front door you notice the absolutely filthy windows that are so dirty and smeared you cant really see through them. I went in and noticed all of the pealing wall paper and filthy floor corners and table feet, then there was the terrible smell permeating the place of rancid fishy frying grease, it almost made me sick--I had to leave. This place is dirty! I have worked in food long enough to know that if the front of the house is this bad then the kitchen is going to be ten times worse. These people clearly have scraped this place together to try and make a buck and nothing else. I find it mind blowing that this "restaurant" can even get a passing score from the Dane Co. Health Dept. read more

I dunno, it seems fine. They did a special order scallion pancake which was great. But they haven't got it on the menu. Really wish they'd add it! Otherwise, the food is all pretty good. Haven't gone through the entire menu but I think it's all mostly fine. Maybe a bit oily? I dunno. One of the owner/chef is from New York. I figure he knows what's up with the scene, and my wife says it's pretty close to NY Chinese food. There you go! read more

The food is tasty and good quality for Chinese food. This is your typical neighborhood Chinese restaurant and carry out. You definitely get your money's worth with this place! read more

Anyone who orders from here is too lazy to get on yelp and look for a better place. Normally I think crappy Chinese food is good. This is below my standards..yuck read more

Just your standard Chinese take out. I feel this place is better than the other few near it whether it be price or food quality.

Recently started ordering take out from china inn, and so far my husband and i have been pleasantly surprised. Delivery time is prompt and food is good for take out. Shrimp egg rolls are delicious, have also tried the sesame chicken and house combination chow mein both really good. Best chinese take out in our neighborhood. read more

We tried China Inn randomly for delivery and it was decent run of the mill Chinese food- much better than Chang Jiang, which I always find so greasy and has upset my stomach. Delivery time was pretty fast, around 35 minutes. Don't expect a gourmet meal, but if this is what you're in the mood for, it's a safe bet. read more

Used to be great food,everything is bland now,taste has gone down hill fast,inside restaurant old and and in appealing,tried take out,messed that up had coupon for free gen Tao chicken,charged me anyway read more

Me and my family have been eating at China Inn for 15 years now and it is still my most favorit local chinese resturaunt. China Inn always has great food and really good costumer service. :) read more