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    China Kitchen

    3.8 (45 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Daniel T.

    Was hoping for some good Chinese food in Columbia, and saw China Kitchen had the best reviews. Really sad I trusted these reviews. You get a lot of food for cheap but it's not worth eating much of. The Mongolian beef was basically a soup and the wonton soup was terrible. The chicken fried rice is the only thing I liked and it's decent at best.

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    Wasn't good I've have better and they don't care about what they serve the community.

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    2 years ago

    Best in Columbia. They give you more thenany other for the price. Honey mustard wings are the best.

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    Love this place, my go to lunch spot! The whole job site loves this place and we eat here about once a week.

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    Huge portions of your typical Chinese food. Can't beat the price! Only con is that it's in a sketchy area of Columbia.

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    5 years ago

    I just moved to Columbia & took a chance! Soooo good! This is general tso with extra broccoli, fried rice & egg roll! It was only $10

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    Good portion sizes for the amount you pay. The selections are what you would expect to see in other chinese restaurants. The food is good.

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    this is absolutely the best chinese food in south carolina. if i could give it 6 stars i would

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    a lot of food for the best prices and "We don't deliver" The General Tso's Chicken my favorite is 5 star..

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    JJ Tea House

    JJ Tea House

    4.4
    (189 reviews)
    1.6 mi
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    JJ's Tea House is one of my favorite lunch spots in Columbia! We stopped by on a Monday afternoon…read moreand it wasn't too busy. Service was quick, and the atmosphere was warm and welcoming--especially thanks to the owner, who is absolutely adorable and always greets guests with a big smile. I ordered the unagi rice bowl, and it was amazing. The eel was cooked perfectly--tender with just the right amount of char--and the sauce had a great balance of sweet and savory. The steamed egg is one of my favorite sides. We also tried the crispy tofu appetizer and the popcorn chicken rice bowl. The tofu was super crispy and flavorful, though the popcorn chicken could use a touch more seasoning. To top it all off, I had a green tea with boba, and the boba was cooked perfectly as always--soft and chewy with just the right texture. Highly recommend JJ's for a cozy lunch with delicious food and friendly service!

    I was really excited to try JJ Tea House. It's not everyday you encounter an authentic Taiwanese…read morerestaurant. Walking in, the restaurant is spacious. You order first and then the food is brought to your table. I liked the causal concept. I ordered chili wontons and a salt and pepper porkchop. The chili wontons were delicious. The salt and pepper porkchop showed up to my table and I immediately thought wait this is not correct. I clarified with the staff member and she told me it was indeed a salt and pepper porkchop. Well a salt and pepper is traditionally deep fried so I wasn't sure what I was looking at. I accepted it and although it was not what I was expecting, it was an incredible meal. I thought they gave too much white rice but the overall presentation was beautiful. The minced pork over the rice and the steamed egg were perfect accompaniments. I ordered a milk tea to go and it was only okay. The boba was cooked too long as they were very soft. Softer than they should be. Otherwise, this was a solid choice to dine in the area.

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    Main Moon

    3.9
    (71 reviews)
    1.9 mi
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    Ordered on door dash. We found 5 shrimp in the shrimp fried rice. Would have loved more. The 84…read more Broccoi with Garlic Sauce was so good and only had the slightest kick. The 1. Fried Chicken Wings came with 3, wished there were more and the 45. Plain Lo Mein was fire. Loved the flavor. The food arrived hot and fresh.

    Family ordered takeaway for Christmas. We ordered their wonton soup, garlic tofu, vegetable…read moredelight, sweet and sour chicken, and fried wontons. Balance came out to approximately $110. What's hot - Menu. It's a pretty extensive menu- meats, veggies, tofu, maybe even for vegans. - Service. For ordering food for a family of 6, our order was ready in about 20 minutes. Everything was properly wrapped up. Nothing was missing. When I gave them the name for our order, everything was ready. They're also open during major American holidays, such as Christmas and New Year's, which is very helpful. - Location. Pretty easy to find in a small plaza with other shops. When we went on Christmas Day, all their tables and chairs were pushed to the side, so I'm uncertain whether they're currently doing table service or if it's just take away orders. - Price. Very reasonable, especially given the portions. If you order a quart, versus a pint, it's less than $10, which includes white rice. What's not - Quality. As a child of immigrant parents, who grew up in Silicon Valley, CA, where there is a large community of Chinese immigrants, I can say that this is not authentic Chinese food. It's catered for the local American population. The flavor and seasoning of the food is very generic. For example the difference between my spicy garlic tofu and vegetable delight was only the tofu. All the vegetables between the two dishes were literally the same, including the sauce/taste. With that said, it's not terrible. For Americanized Chinese food, it works. Final Answer Wouldn't be my first choice for quality Chinese food, but it's reliable.

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    Miyo's

    3.4
    (134 reviews)
    1.2 mi
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    A friend and I went here because she had seen some comments on Columbia foodies about how great the…read morefood was. We came in last minute and it was packed. But we were able to get a table fairly quickly. We ordered the Vietnamese spring rolls, which by far for the highlight of the evening. The sauce is addictive and I could have eaten three orders of these. My friend ordered the spider roll and I ordered the volcano roll and the Palmetto roll. The Palmetto roll had honey on it, which I didn't think about but the sweet mixed with the fish was not my thing. The volcano roll was absolutely delicious but know that it's pretty heavily covered in the mayo and eel sauce so if you don't want a ton of extra calories, you could ask for it on the side. My friend spider roll was super fishy. I'm glad we went, but not sure that it would be worth a trip back. The restaurant was clean and nice, but the bathroom has seen better days and there was blood on the walls so it was just really weird. Luckily went to the restroom at the end of the evening. So it didn't impact my appetite.

    The food is actually good here, but we came and had some of the worst service in post COVID memory…read more We ordered an appetizer, and the tables behind, and to the side of us both had their orders messed up, so after close to 1 hour (no exaggeration) we never had a drink refill or our actual meal put in. We politely went to the bar and said in the most polite way possible that we needed to pay for these reasons, and I still tipped......because I am not a dirt bag. It still took another 10 minutes to pay. I am leaving off the name of the server, because people may need the money, but I am pretty sure that the staff and team know who it is, and the problem can be fixed by servers actually writing down orders, so that mistakes are less common, and staff covering down for others. I will happily update this review if I go back in a year or something and they have these easy, and almost cost neutral solutions implemented.

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