China Kitchen has an undeserved bad yelp. You just have to know what to order. I recommend the kung pao chicken, thai basil eggplant, onion cakes and definitely the orange peel chicken. It's not an easy restaurant to go to and just order away, because you're risking getting something crazy on your plate, but with careful consideration, maybe the use of a chinese guidebook or walking around the food court finding a dish that interests you and then asking the man or woman at China Kitchen what it is are different ways to order here. I've tried all the restaurants in Chinatown, and this one and the Hot Pot next door have the best food and most reliable food, you've just got to be brave in ordering. read more

I've been here twice now. The first time I only ordered the Shao Long Bao (soup dumplings). First time having them in Atlanta. They were very, very good. One order came with 8 dumplings and they ALL held together and had soup inside. Pretty impressive and hard for Atlanta restaurants to achieve based on the Yelp reviews I've read of this item at different places around the city (i.e. mostly Doraville /Chamblee area and Duluth). The second time I once again ordered the soup dumplings (they came out exactly the same as the first time - a plus for consistency!). I also ordered Hunan Chicken with numbing spice. The Hunan Chicken was a hit. It's totally different from Americanized versions of the same dish - there is no sauce and because of the way I ordered it, it was spicy and numbing. Very good, although to be honest, it didn't hold up well until the next day, and after reheating it, I did not like it and threw it away. But I don't hold that against the restaurant at all; some things just don't save well, and I'm pretty particular about leftovers anyway. I will definitely go back to China Kitchen and explore more of their menu. I look forward to it. read more

To be fair, we only had a bubble tea but knew from the minute we ordered it we were in trouble. They used a mix in front of us and barely any boba at the bottom. Went in the garbage. read more

Pros Price Portions Some things taste better than others Free rice Free soup Cons Soups though free is nasty Rice is typical chinese restaurant undercooked Can get crowded at the foodcourt read more

I can't believe how amazing China Kitchen is! It is tucked away in a food court in the Chinatown complex and we came on a Saturday night and parking was quite a hassle even though there was a large parking lot! My friends and I ordered two type of dumplings (pictured) and I can't for the life of me remember what they were called but it was amazing!! One was spicer than the other but it was delicious, one of the best dumplings I've ever had. We also ordered the garlic green beans (also pictured) and oh my god, they were the best green beans I've ever had as well. You HAVE to get the green beans as a side. China Kitchen is also so affordable in my opinion. There were 5 of us and I think we all spent only like $10 each and we were all so full. They also offer unlimited free white rice and soup with your order. The waitress/hostesses were all so nice too! I didn't know what to order and they were all very helpful! Will definitely be back soon. read more

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After living in LA, SF, & NY, my years-long search for great dim sum has finally been mostly rewarded. This is my favorite dim sum option in Chinatown's food court and 2nd favorite in the greater Atlanta. (China Kitchen offers numerous non-dim sum options, but this review is for their dim sum offerings.) Note: The attached restaurant, Oriental Pearl, has the best dim sum in the Atlanta area, but can be quite pricey. Think round tables with white linen tablecloths and unending stream of food carts to choose from. I've found China Kitchen to be almost like a Chinese fast food stand. The prep time is longer than fast food, but they make every order fresh, and it's oh so worth the wait! The new management has made some marked improvements - especially with now allowing credit cards (plus the 3% charge they pay the vendor). Very good selection of dim sum, a notebook of pictures of the dim sum and numerous non-dim sum options to make ordering easier, and friendly wait staff. (Nod to Gina, new co-owner with her husband.) Be sure to try the shui mai. read more

The taste is pretty authentic, is not a place fancy environment. But if you really want to try different regional cuisines from different parts of China within 50 yards, this is a great place, reasonable price with tasty food! Tips: I would recommend you to prepare cash, though there is an ATM machine outside of this food court! They made food pretty fast, so if you are in a hurry, this would be a good place to pick up and go! I visited Atlanta twice and came back to the food court for the taste of China. Check it out! read more

China Kitchen - Pig intestine! Don't judge until you try it! - Chinese Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

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The food is not good, not real Chinese food. Compare with my dishes, they have more materials(there is a super market near these restaurant). I think the chinese restaurant in US need to upgrade their menu and decorations, make more delicious food as in China. Here are some links of restaurants that I used to go in Shanghai. The decoration and taste are much better . http://www.dianping.com/shop/2345191#!hippo/index=1,shopId=2345191,page=1 http://www.dianping.com/shop/2855578/photos http://www.dianping.com/shop/2748850#!hippo/index=10,shopId=2748850,page=1 http://www.dianping.com/shop/2748850/officialphotos read more

This is in a food court that is part of China Market. The Food is not your usual stuff with Soy Sauce. The food is flavorful and the portions are generous. Be prepared with cash to pay and drive around finding parking if you decide to visit on a weekend. This place is favorite with the local Chinese population. So the food will surely be authentic. read more

Best value in town. For less than $8, you can feed two people with one of their dishes. I typically get their Sichuan style hot boiled fish. It's got a good combination of vegetable and fish to feed two people. They give you unlimited rice and soup. In the grand scheme of foods, it is nothing to write home about. There are other places that have better knife work and flavoring. But those places also charge double for the same dish. If I lived closer, I would be in this food court every day. You simply can not cook anything cheaper. read more

Shanghai dumplings were tasty here! Also enjoyed chicken love mein and bok choy. Friendly staff.

China kitchen has the most authentic Sichuan food at Chinatown. Love the food here. Especially the Dry Hot Pot and Clay Pot. I also tried the Ma La Tang which is savory. All the spicy level can be modified based on your request. And the owner here are very friendly. Highly recommended! read more

This place is located in the Atlanta China Town food court - THE PLACE for authentic chinese in Atlanta. If you are in Atlanta and craving chinese food, you have to give this food court a try! They have EVERY type of chinese cuisine you can think of - noodle dishes, dumplings, dim sum, soups, bbq, hot pot, numbing szechuan dishes, the list goes on. There are about five or six stalls in the food court and each specializes in different food items - but it doesn't seem that they are competing with each other, it feels like one big family owned cafeteria. Each stall offers free self serve rice, soup (vegetable and egg drop), water, hot tea, and condiments like siracha, soy sauce, chili sauce, black vinegar, etc. The portions are huge, come HUNGRY. Prices are really reasonable, bring cash because they dont accept cards (there is an atm in the room). It can be difficult to know what to order here if you haven't eaten authentic chinese food before, but you can't go wrong with the garlic green beans or fried chicken with garlic sauce. Or just walk around and look at all the dishes others have ordered and ask what it is! Really nice outdoor seating area with a garden like atmosphere. read more

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4.5 stars - Very delicious food! We arrived here from Texas and had to check out Chinatown and see what the fuss was all about. We really enjoyed the food from China Kitchen. We met people from Germany and other parts of the world. The food was very tasty and the bathrooms are clean! read more

Located in the Chinatown food court, this place is the real deal. We had noodle soup, dumplings, and green beans and all were amazing. Be aware that the cleaning crew is a tad slow, so many tables remain cluttered during busy times. read more

An unkept atmosphere awaits you in this low end Chinese food restaurant where you will enjoy old, dry entree selections. Nothing looked appetizing. Hesitantly ordered shrimp fried rice which was a "special order item" and not on the troff of the other dried up entrees. Yuck! Wish I never tried this place. Two thumbs down. read more

Cash only! China Kitchen is located in the food court of Atlanta Chinatown, and I've been wanting to give them a shot for a while. I love soup dumplings, so I had to check those out. They were great! The dumpling skins were thick enough to not fall apart in the steamer but then enough they didn't dry out and get tough. The broth and meat inside were delicate and flavorful. 4 stars instead of 5 only because my fiancé's orange chicken wasn't my favorite. Regardless, I'll definitely be back soon. read more

Very good food and reasonable price. Very nice folks at the counter. On hearing that this is our first time with China Kitchen, the chef Mr. Ian helped us in deciding the menu. The selection was great. The food was delicious. We like the presentation of the dishes and cleanliness. We will go there again soon. Thanks. read more

Excellent food! Very flavorful and fresh. Don't hesitate the quality is always on point. I really like the garlic green beans and celery with cashews. The soup dumplings are fun and delicious. read more

It is disappointing that this area is the only source of authentic Chinese food in Atlanta that I know of (not including my kitchen of course). It is also unfortunate that Atlanta Chinatown does not have nicer venues for authentic Chinese dining. China Kitchen is situated in the shabby food court of Chinatown. It may be the kind of place you would go to after going to the clubs, but it is hardly a place you want to take a date or your family for dinner. The food at China Kitchen, like other vendors in the food court, is not exceptional and barely passable. I ordered the won ton noodle soup. It just wasn't what I expected. They use thick rice noodles instead of traditional thin pan noodles. The won tons contained no shrimp. The soup was bland and I don't say this often, but I think it would have actually helped to have springled a dash of MSG in there. read more

Fantastic Hui Guo Rou (twice cooked pork) and Ganbian Sijidou (dry fried green beans) complimentary rice, tea, and soup. Really friendly service. Very accommodating of my diminishing mandarin. A really fantastic experience! CASH ONLY! Don't be afraid when you walk in and see chinese characters, there are small menus in english there to help you. read more

Happy New Year. I was given a recommendation to visit this location for true authentic Chinese Food in Atlanta and this location did not disappoint. I usually crave Americanized Chinese from time to time and really enjoy a good eggplant chicken dish as my favorite go to. But nothing compares to real Chinese cuisine like this location offers. Ordering food can be a challenge but if you are willing to try new things then you can select from a variety of tasty items along with generous portions for the money. Spicy is not my main objective when eating authentic Chinese vs the variety of flavor that comes out of a great prepared meal, but you can customize the spicy range on most meals if you are brave enough to try. read more

Since I'm Chinese, I'm always on the look out for good Chinese food whenever I move. When I say this, I mean authentic Chinese food - be it dim sum, Taiwanese guabao, dumplings, or beef noodle soup. (Yes, there is a time and a place for Panda Express but I still maintain it is American food and not Chinese food.) I trekked out there to find some beef noodle soup near Buford a while ago. I ended up at China Town (a plaza). While it's not the Chinatown I'm used to in San Francisco, or even the sprawling Chinese shopping malls in the Bay Area or Los Angeles, I immediately felt like there was something magical happening. I could tell from the large group of Chinese present on a weekend that it was the place to be. In the food court, I decided to try China Kitchen. This stand sold lots of different kinds of dumplings, noodles, Chinese standards (eggplant, fish, etc.) and I was pretty pleased with the selection. In addition, the entire menu was handwritten in Chinese -- always a good sign for some authentic grub. (Beware: There is NO English menu available. So grab a Chinese speaking friend or ask the man at the counter for a recommendation.) I ordered two bowls of beef noodle soup (one normal and one spicy for my friend) and stood nearby to wait for my dish. It was a little chaotic since no numbers were handed out, so you really have to pay attention. These bowls are huge, so really only one bowl is necessary for an entire meal. The flavor was the broth was decent, but not as rich as I've had elsewhere. The beef was tender, just as it should've been. If you haven't had beef noodle soup before, you should know ahead of time that you won't always get choice beef cuts in your bowl. This really depends from place to place. This place, like many others, use less great cuts of beef and you'll get some tendon and other bits. Nonetheless, all the meat is very tender. There was a decent amount of vegetables in the soup and the traditional pickled vegetables that they put in there had great flavor. My biggest complaint is the noodles were off. Sure they tasted fine, but they had used rice noodles instead of the chewy, doughy noodles that are traditional for beef noodle soup. I slurped up my bowl, but I'll be looking for better beef noodle soup elsewhere. That hot pot place one stand over looked legit though... read more

I decided to stop by for lunch, the food tasted good until i noticed a roach in my sesame chicken...

Hit or miss. Had some good dishes, had a few bland ones. The chicken with bamboo was great. The salt and pepper fish was bland. The pork with dried tofu and celery was bland. read more

New owners. Consistently great Northern Chinese food. Had Seafood and Vegetables today which were really good.

Fish with eggplant, onion scallion cake and beef, tofu and celery stir fry. Fabulous and as authentic Chinese as my wife from Taiwan. Only gets four stars the atmosphere is ghetto. Loud Chinese checkers on next table. Cute Chinese toddler playing on iPad behind counter. I was only white guy in the place. Yeah! read more

China Kitchen - Onion cake. Oh so good. I also feasted on eggplant and fish. I love this place. Plus free hot tea. $11.85. Can't beat this place - Chinese Near Me - Chamblee, Georgia

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We split our orders between here and Chong Qing. Great eggplant, green onion cake and dumplings.

China Kitchen is usually the best to order from this food court. If you want noodles, there is a noodle place to the left that is better. I have only ordered peanut noodles from there because all the combinations don't seem to go with American tastes. This place was bought out recently and they haven't printed their English menus yet. There used to be English menus with the prior owners. I have gotten many dishes here. Its better if you know what you want. Monglian beef has always been good here. Orange chicken is good but a little sweet. If you are fortunate to have someone Chinese with you, they can tell the chef what you want and its is made. You see many vaired things come from this stall because the Chinese will tell the chef what they want, what they want in it, and the heat level. They have a good onion cake which I have ordered many times. read more

I don't know what to say. I am at a lost for words. I was kind of bored and decided to go up to Chinatown strip mall. I like their ghetto food court. Its dingy and dirty, but I like the lively feeling of having people around when I am eating alone. I decided to try China Kitchen. I feel like I would have had a better experience here if I knew how to read the Chinese menu on the wall. There has to be stuff on that Chinese menu that is not on the English one. Sadness. Well I proceed to order stuff I can read, like "Pie Ku Mien" and "Xiao Lun Bao." I have to say I was pretty disappointed when I actually got boiled chopped spare ribs in instead of fried pork chops in my noodle. The noodle were also a tad different than what I am used. The soup was kind of bland with a some flavoring from the pork that was boiled in it. At this point, I was pretty sketchy about their soup dumplings. Interestingly enough, there was soup in the soup dumpling, but the soup lacked flavor and the meat lacked texture. The meal was not that great, but I have a strange feeling that China Kitchen might have some potential if I knew what I was ordering. read more

It's just okay. I was craving beef with bitter melon and remembered that Hong Kong BBQ had a really good version of it (but alas they are closed on Wednesdays). China Kitchen is also in the Chinatown food court so I decided to get my fix there. It was a disappointment. First, it was lacking sauce and did not have enough fermented black beans in it. Second, it had a bunch of napa cabbage and carrots mixed into it - felt like they were there as fillers (I've had this dish many times, including made by my Cantonese mom and grandma, so I know what it's supposed to taste and what should and should not be in it). Last, it was oily. I ate my lunch wishing I had ordered the beef tendon noodle from Lan Zhou Noodle. Maybe next time. read more

I was looking for an authentic place to have beef noodle soup (northern style). We ordered the soup, jiao zi, di san xian, and basil beef. My whole family loved every part of the meal. It's also great you get free rice, soup, and tea. We will be coming back! read more

I've eaten at the China Kitchen numerous times, and every meal has been excellent. The staff strives to make each visit the best one. I particularly like the scallion pancakes and the crispy chicken. Highly recommended. read more

I ended up here after giving up waiting for a table at Oreintal Pearl. So off to the food court in China Mall. Took me a moment to decide which restarurant to go to so I went for the closest one which happened to be China Kitchen. I ordered the chicken with chestnut and the shanghai dumplings. I never had chestnuts so I was a little hesitant about this dish. I loved it, the chicken was tender and the chestnuts were great very soft and cooked just right. The shanghai dumplings were to my surprise, more of a soup dumpling after making such a mess with the first bite. Those were really good I'll have to order those again. There'sa complimentary rice and two types of soups self-serve at the end of the counter. Not a big fan of the self-serve part but whatever. Only thing I ehate is the cleaning crew. They will clear your table before you know it. Before I had my food packed in to-go boxes a guy cleared everything off the table including my friends and I drinks. Wait a second before just barging in cleaning off the table. Outside of that I'll be back. read more

Great LanZhou noodle. Cash only and not-so-fansy environment, should be OK for Chinese.

I heard that China kitchen changed a new manager. All dishes are better than before. I'd like to recommend one dish which names seafood tofu. Love it !! Free rice, soup water and black tea. read more

Saw a delicious bowl of soup at another table. It was SPICY FISH SOUP; something I would never venture to order on my own. It was a CULINARY SENSATION! A deep, rich (beef?) broth, with generous portions of fresh white fish, Chinese veggies and rice. Lots of FRESH ginger and garlic make my taste buds sing with joy. Big bowl for only $8; Easily feeds 2 or 3, but I ate the whole thing myself. Awesome; I highly recommend it; now to find something like this in Cali, but doubtful, I think this is a one of a kind concoction... TRY IT! It's a food court atmosphere with mostly Asian clientelle; If you like dives (not that this is a dive, but it's not fancy) with good food and generous portions, come here. read more