$65 order and szechuan chicken is 90% onion. WTH??? How about a refund? An awful rip off. Do not recommend at all. read more

China Kitchen - a container of noodles and meat - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

This was the pork meal. Clearly, we are missing half of the name "pork and rice". This meal is ALL broccoli lol Shameful. Won't go back. read more

China Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

New favorite Chinese restaurant! The crab rangoon and pork fried rice are amazing. I got the fried dumplings as well, and while they taste amazing, they were so small (like half dollar size small). I wish they were a bit bigger for the price. I'll definitely be coming back though because everything is great quality. read more

China Kitchen - Fried 10. Dumplings (8 pieces) - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

I am very picky about Chinese and have not found anywhere that can make Chinese food like NYC. This place is legit!!! The roast pork friend rice is top notched. The secret Chinese menu is even better. I tried the braised shrimp today and it's so flavorful. It's unpretentious and food centered. read more

Went there with friends for dinner. We ordered 4 dishes, eggplant with garlic sauce, steam sole(fish), spicy chitterlings (pork large intestines) and general Tao's chicken. It was delicious! The portion was good. The store deco is really simple and not necessarily a place for a romantic date, but it was comfortable and pleasant. The price is also very affordable. I recommend this place. Too bad we were busy enjoying the food and forgot to take pictures of the food or the store. I can't wait to go there again! read more

At about 11 a.m. today, while in Columbia for a medical appointment, my father and I went to the China Kitchen. My father notes it is his favorite restaurant in Columbia, and he stops there whenever he is in town. We ordered a single lunch-special order of hot and spicy beef, which comes with a side of hot & sour soup. We ordered an egg roll each and an extra side of the soup, and split the lunch plate between us. (Though as it turned out, there was enough soup in each order that we could probably have gotten by with just splitting that too.) We also had hot tea. The hot and spicy beef was very good, vegetables nicely crunchy and beef chewy and flavorful. And there was an absolutely huge amount of it for the $4.25 that it cost. If I had been by myself, I certainly couldn't have finished it, and definitely not both it and the soup with it! The hot and sour soup was hot in both the physical and chemical senses and suitably sour, with big chunks of tofu, egg, beef, and other good things. It came with fried noodles to put in it, too. The egg rolls were marvelous--big fat things full of crunchy cabbage. Freshly made, not the frozen-and-rewarmed kind. The only sour notes were the hot tea--tea bags and hot water from a dispenser rather than the big hot tea urn my Dad said they used to have on his prior visits (though, to note, it WAS free, so I can't really complain too much)--and the fact that our table was incredibly wobbly, to the point where if I inadvertently braced my weight on it to shift position, it ended up spilling both our tea. (You can see the evidence of that in the second photo.) All in all, it was a very economical, very delicious meal. If I were in Columbia, I'd certainly eat there again. read more

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Awesome food. New favorite Chinese place in town. Only found it during quarantine so I can't comment on what the service is like for dine-in, but you can tell it's authentic and family-owned. The harder it is to see the pics of the food on the wall, the better you know it's gonna taste! read more

This place has been a staple in my family's takeout routine since the 90s. Way better than HyVee. Consistent and delicious. Generous portions! Craving some of their fried rice... read more

We ordered thru Grub Hub for work. They didn't give us any utensils and left our food setting in a door way that people were walking in and out of with no phone call to let us know it was there. Very little shrimp in the Broccoli and Shrimp. Six pieces I think of tiny shrimp. There was no soy sauce given or no sweet and sour for the crab rangoon we ordered. Usually I get good service from them. The delivery fee and tip alone was as much as two meals. I am in Columbia Missouri not California read more

I've been to China four times and este breakfasr, lunch, and dinner in Xi'an for a month or more. The sauces are excellent.

Tasted like sub-par Chinese food to me. I ordered the Hunan Beef Combo, which came with a veggie eggroll and chicken fried rice. At $8, it was really cheap for the amount of food. Despite the considerable quantity, the food wasn't impressive. The sauce on my beef was gloppy and seemed to have more corn starch than necessary. The food wasn't bad, but it also wasn't good. I probably won't be returning since Hyvee is across the parking lot and their Chinese food is priced the same with higher quality ingredients and more flavor. read more

I don't mind a really basic seating area and atmosphere for a place with frequent takeout, but I do want good food at great value. Today I got just a part of that. I like some celery and mushrooms with my cashew chicken, but I really wanted more chicken than was in this dish! There was far too much celery especially. That's just filler, and this was too expensive for that to make me very pleased. At least the taste was great! read more

I used to love the "to go" food from here. Recently they have obviously changed management and workers. It used to be a husband and wife duo that ran things and the food was fantastic for takeaway. Today, after several months of not going here, myself and two friends went here to get some carryout. I noticed right away that the people who used to be there no matter the time were gone and the counter you order from was different. OK, so we're here, let's order, it should be the same, right? First, they used to have Springfield Cashew Chicken which if you live in this area, is a favorite. I ordered it and the guy had no clue what I was talking about. Then after I described it he pointed to a sign that read "Fried Cashew Chicken". I asked him if it came with brown gravy and he said yes so I ordered it. At any other Chinese restaurant they give you the gravy in a different container just like if you order sweet and sour so the chicken doesn't get soggy. Not so in this case. I found the chicken to be chewy and full of gristle. I had to pull pieces of chicken out of my mouth and put it into a napkin. Also, in all my experiences with Chinese to go, the half pint of white rice that comes with the entree is usually packed to the top so tight that you have to take a fork and flake it out. Not this rice. There was about a 1/2 inch gap from the top and it was loose. Friend number one ordered Kung Po Chicken and was also pulling chicken out of his mouth because he "couldn't chew it". Friend number three ordered Mongolian Beef and had the same experience, he said it tasted O.K., but kept pulling meat out of his mouth that was too hard to chew. Their egg rolls were great, still some of the biggest in Columbia and filled with plenty of cabbage and meat. We also ordered Fried Wontons and they were puny, whereas most Chinese places make them huge. Oh, and again, maybe petty, but with the size of the tab we paid, no fortune cookies. Maybe they need more time to adjust but as of now, beware. read more

Food is pretty good and they give you a lot. I got the sesame chicken and it wasn't over cooked. It was actually cooked really well. Juicy and tender. The breading wasn't hard or tough. The egg role with the dinner is massive. read more

China Kitchen - Sesame chicken with egg role. - Chinese Near Me - Columbia, Missouri

Sweet & sour chicken was great. Moo shu pork was just ok, but it was my first time trying that dish. Definitely more cabbage than pork. Very little pork. It said it came with pancakes, but I'm pretty sure all I got was a stack of egg roll wrappers. Crab Rangoon was good. Shrimp egg roll was super good. Portions were large. read more

The food is cheaper and it shows in things like crab Rangoon. There's a whole lot of cream cheese & where is the crab? The take out is only way to go as the eat in dining room is very drab. Actually depressing. The egg rolls are very greasy. Quality restaurants may cost you 3-4 dollars more but ...your choice. read more

Old, dirty, terrible service, and sub-par sauces but absolutely classic Chinese. However, it has excellent egg drop soup, and the value is high. Good place for a quick cheap lunch. Not a "must go" kind of place, but its worth a try if you live around it. read more

Unimpressed. Vegetable lo mein- noodles and broccoli. House fried rice (supposed to be pork, chicken. and shrimp) one chunk of chicken and two shrimp, there was enough pork in the rice. MU Shu pork? Mostly cabbage and hard to find the pork. They must have an aversion to carrots as none were served in my fried rice or vegetable dish. No soy sauce or fortune cookies in my takeout order. read more

I am Chinese. Another Chinese friend brought me here. He is visiting for 1 month. This is his favorite place. I have had their standard lunch set before and was not impressed. I see other reviews are from long time ago. I think they have improved! However, this time my friend ordered without menu. We had steam whole fish -- which no other chinese restaurants offer in CoMO that I know of. It was good. Of course it cannot be compared with what you get in Hong Kong, but hey, it was good for 2 of us Chinese. Cold chopped chicken -- that doesn't sound great, but it is great. It's whole chicken steamed, then chopped to pieces, served with bones in. The sauce make it good. Since it is cold, it feels not greasy at all. Stirred fried beef cubes -- again, my friend ordered with no menu, and ordered in Chinese, but it was good, beef was tender, green peppers and onions were crisp. Great flavor. Ma Po tofu. If you like tofu, don't mind a little spicy -- it wasn't burning spicy, this was great. Sometimes I just craved well cooked Chinese style tofu. This one hit the spot. For vegetable we had stir fried baby Bak Choi. Egg drop soup was great. Atmosphere is not fancy. Very plain restaurant. But I will come back. My daughter loves Chinese food too, I will bring her back! read more

Probably the worst food I've ever eaten, I don't think I've ever had food bad enough where I took it back for a refund. It was that bad, Kung pow chicken and the hot and spicy chicken were terribly awful. Even the egg roll was bad. read more

Great value. The liter of sweet green tea for under two dollars is insane. They have fun specials for the adventurous as well.

The food was quite terrible. The veggies were not fresh and the sauce they put on my chicken was rather tasteless. Very nice people though, perhaps their other items on the menu are better. read more

Very nice owners- I like their general chicken sauce very tasty.. Almost as good as my dads. Lost one star because they serve it in styrofoam plates & cups. read more

Very quick, yummy Chinese cuisine. Pickup orders usually take 5-15 minutes, so it's perfect when you're in a rush and need something fast! Lunch specials are great value for the price. Personal favs are strawberry chicken and orange chicken. Crab Rangoon is yummy as well. read more

If you're a fan of hot and sour soup, this is the place. It had the best in town, although I've noticed some of the other items (the General Tso's Chicken, f.ex.) can be hit or miss. One thing I've noticed is that for all the years I've been going there--about 15, I think--it'll have a run of being great for a few years, then not so hot. It's almost as if you can tell when they get a new head cook or manager, and their views on produce rotation differ. It's been a 5/5 before, it's been a 2/5; however, right now it's probably a 3.5/5. If you live on the south side of town, this is about the best quick Chinese, while Peking and Q's are more or less date/family places. None of these restaurants offer a buffet, however, should you be in the mood for that. read more

This restaurant is a favorite of me and my brother. We always go during lunch where we can get outta there for under 5$ a person. I always get the sesame chicken and hot and sour soup. Its pretty much a whole in the wall but the price is right. read more

Truly horrible and I never write reviews. I decided to try this place out yesterday (spent $11) and I regretted in the minute I opened up the container. For some reason my order was either wrong or they do Kung Pao shrimp with month old cashews and no spice. The crab rangoons were really hard to eat as well. Normally I am pretty easy on chinese food & can eat it even if it is average. This was just not good and I barely ate anything...yet I still woke up at 3 in the morning with an upset stomach...probably from the grease. I highly suggest skipping this the next time you are craving chinese take out. read more

very unimpressive. food was bland and had a school cafeteria taste to it. ordered twice-cooked pork. sauce was okay but not very flavorful. rice was not good at all. hot and sour soup lacked any flavor. also very dirty. front door hadn't been cleaned in weeks. tables and trash bins were sticky. luckily, i only spent 6 bucks for an entree and soup (at lunch, more for dinner). not going back. read more

There was no chicken in the chicken lo mein. No meat at all in the chicken and pork egg rolls and hardly any shrimp in the triple delight...in which we asked for extra shrimp. They weren't willing to talk to us about it. Horrible food. Horrible customer service. Never eating there again. read more

The food wasn't that good. The fried rice is hard. And the wonton soup was extremely soggy including the meat.