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    First China Restaurant

    4.0 (68 reviews)
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    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Dogs allowed
    Good for groups

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    Chicken Teriyaki
    Preet K.

    Recently tried this place and ordered Chicken Teriyaki to go and the chicken was not fully cooked. Very disappointing.

    This place is amazing been going for about a year now i can say ive gone here over 200 times not including when i bring family.. They all know me and my order by heart lol. Portions are big , quality and service is always amazing. The place is always clean i dont dine in much i just take my food and go ..bit i do reccomend this place. Just two pics of what i ordered for lunch today

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    Emily R.

    Amazing food huge helpings. Easy to find parking. Tons of room to sit and have lunch.

    Pork with mushrooms lunch special.
    Glen S.

    It is what it is, good inexpensive Chinese food. It's clean in here, service is fast and the people are friendly. What more can you ask for? Quick lunch- CHECK!

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    Peter L.

    This is still the best take-out Chinese place in Cary area. But things have gone dystopian. Prices are increased 20-40% compared to when I last bought from here prior to 2020. Seems like the number of employees are now down to order and cashier lady up front and a cook in the back. They've installed plexiglas screen with small window sealing off the employees from customers - did they get robbed in the past couple of years? Other chinese restaurants in the area are still more expensive still, but the best deal for chinese food in the area is no longer so fantastic.

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    Nicole M.

    Just moved to the area and asked a stranger for recommendations on places to eat, and this was one of his suggestions. When we were walking up to this place and when we walked in, we were worried. It was empty. Completely. It seemed clean enough, the bathroom was a little less clean than I'd prefer but it wasn't terrible. We ordered two egg rolls, hot and sour soup, and chicken lo mein. They said 10-15 minutes so we sat down at on of the open tables. While waiting, at least 5 people came in to get take out. It is clearly a go to place for take out food, not really sit in. When we got our food, it was set up to go. We still sat down and started digging in. Started with the soup, it had different ingredients than I was used to but was very flavorful. My husband REALLY enjoyed it. Moving on the the eggrolls, also good. Lo mein was SUPER flavorful. The chicken was stripped into thin pieces compared to what I'm used. Usually it's flat slices but these were long thin strips. While I was digging in, my husband asked a person waiting for food if they come there often and he said he does take out all the time. (Got some other recommendations from him) The reason this isn't 5 stars, didn't really even try to accommodate sit in eaters, and I'm pretty sure we should have also gotten white rice with the meal, and we didn't. Over all, we will come back, knowing its meant for takeaway.

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    Oh my! The best Szechuan beef ever! Fast and just amazing. Dated but makes it . I will be back.

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    For fast food this was really good! Another door dash order, my orders always last me a couple meals (sometimes more).

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    The best in Wake County! Nice clean place and staff is very friendly. I love the food The food is amazing the egg rolls are awesome

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    Been coming here for years, fantastic food and service. Best general Tso's chicken on this side of Cary.

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    Awful. Unless you like to eat hair. Awful service, horrible responses when I threw $30 worth of food away. Best wishes.

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