Service is ok but the food is a true winner! Bbq pork is my personal favorite. Hot and sour soup will cure any sickness too.

The service was good. There is a bit of a language barrier involved, which sometimes can be expected, but the food came out nice and quickly, but it is some of the most flavorless Chinese food that was supposed to be spicy dish I've ever had. hot and sour soup was very different from anything I've had and it was very bland the section beef Szechuan, more vegetables and unflavored meat. It's just Crazy. just my opinion. read more

First Chinese BBQ - Szechuan beef - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Just as good as I remembered from over 10 years ago! Whenever I visited DFW, this place was always a must for family-style meals--especially when craving roast duck, crispy pork, and stir-fried veggies. They can get very busy, so service might seem a little rushed or inattentive at times. But don't be shy--if you need something, just flag someone down. It's all part of the experience! read more

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Been here many times over the years. Overall, the food is probably more like 4 stars. I'm giving a 3 as my wonton beef noodle soup, there wasn't much flavor as I had to add my own sauces. Also, some of the noodles were clumped, as in maybe sitting out too long? I tried to break them apart but the soup wasn't hot enough to make any difference. Unfortunately, that ruined my beef noodle soup with wonton. Having just visited Hong Kong 2 weeks ago, I had the craving for it, but it disappointed. The chicken stir fry was good. The fried tofu was ok as well, but the batter was a bit heavy. Many times, the batter and tofu would separate once you bite into it. If they can just make it little less on batter, it would be spot on as the tofu itself was tender and fresh read more

First Chinese BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

The food is always fabulous fresh and very Chinese family style meaning huge proportions qualities and exceptional service. Don't forget they only accept cash money no cards accepted in unless DoorDash or Uber eats. But it's my favorite place of all times it is so damn good. I can't get enough of it. I drive 55 miles just to go to there. I go twice a week yummy yummy get you some today. @whoagirl007 is me baby read more

First Chinese BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I'm so so sad to have to say this as it's been a place our family has frequented since I was a child, but just for the safety of others- I ordered a lot of food from here last night and ended up with severe food poisoning. I felt the effects just 45 minutes after eating. It was excruciating pain and almost sent me to urgent care. The one thing my family did not eat was the BBQ pork, which I had multiple pieces of so we think that's the culprit. I'm still dealing with the food poisoning symptoms on day 2 and hope to be done with it soon. Please be careful! read more

First Chinese BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

3.5 Food - The food here is good. This place has been in Arlington for a while. Used to be a cash only place (maybe still is? I just assume still and always bring cash). I suggest going in-person because the dishes are freshly cooked. You know what you're getting when you sit down. I will say that reviews showing fattier cuts of meat for to-go orders is true. They seem to cheap out in certain areas and based on recent reviews, this trend is still the same. Service - On more recent visits, the service has been better but can still be hit or miss. Ambiance - Nothing to write home about. It's an older restaurant and I know the interior hasn't changed in like 15+ years. I grew up near this place in South Arlington so I'm pretty familiar with it. It's a small hole in the wall. There needs to be more authentic Chinese cuisine like this or Wu Wei around South DFW. My recommendations to 1st Chinese BBQ is first get your food right. Your customer, whether in-person or to-go, shouldn't get the fattiest cuts of pork or duck. They should all get the best cuts. Service also needs to improve. It doesn't need to be some gourmet type stuff, just needs to be attentive to customers who aren't regulars or familiar with the place. While my experiences have generally been positive, I know the other reviews here are accurate based on what they've said. I hope this review finds the owners so they can improve. There are very few places in South DFW or Arlington that serve fresh Chinese cuisine like this in a sit-down style restaurant. The taste is much better than your fast food or take-out Chinese places. So why 3.5 ? Because you can just *feel* this place can be better. This is why folks tend to visit this place on a whim and not regularly. read more

The food is always great here and they have updated the seating which is nice and new dishes! We had a great waitress as she actually came and check on us but we love this place and price is a lil high now. read more

First Chinese BBQ - New seating - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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This was my first time coming here and I will be definitely coming back soon. The prices are reasonable, service is fast and friendly, and the food is really good. One last thing: It's cash only, so bring lots of cash. read more

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The food are totally BAD!! Very bad service!! I wanna tell everyone DONT COME if you don't wanna be sick read more

Roasted duck and bbq pork are good. All other food is below average with too much oil. Service is a little bit slow. The salted chicken was not good. The clam was tiny with much sand and smell fishy. Wonton soup has meat smell. Beef was too chewy. Over all too much oil and low quality. They charge tip automatic for group of 5 and above. read more

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I ordered UberEats since I got no time to stop by for pick up but this is the kind of dishes I'm receiving never again read more

First Chinese BBQ - Roast duck with no seasoning - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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I know it's hard to deal with folks when it's been a long day. Especially, when the day is almost over. If you're in the restaurant/hospitality business, I would assume you would be happy to have customers at your place of employment and make some money. Not walk in and be greeted by a young woman saying, "honestly, I'm tired. So if guys aren't gonna tip well, just order to go". Wow, my first time there and haven't even taken a seat and this is how I get greeted. First time, last time. Never even got to try the food. read more

This is kinda the definition of a hole in the wall Chinese restaurant! That being said, the food is really good, but you go just for the food. I've came here multiple times with family and have sometimes had a really rude man as the waiter who talks rudely in Chinese which I can clearly understand(not sure what the point is). But recently when I came we were served by a really friendly and accommodating woman who I believe is the owner or the owners wife! She's great. Now for the food, for 3 people we got half a roast duck, beef pan fried noodles, and beef chow fun. All really friendly dishes to anybody who hasn't had too much exposure to actual Chinese food! I would definitely come back assuming we get similarly good service! read more

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Don't let the pics fool ya. The place is old, run down looking. There's a strange smell inside. Hygiene and cleanliness is not a priority, and the staff just totally ignored me because she was on her phone. Saw me, didn't bother to attend me, basically walked up to the counter and walked right back out.. 1/2 a star out of 5, don't waste your time.. Can't say much about the food, because if the service is that poor and the place looks dirty, I don't want it!! Everything can improve at this place until then...No thanks read more

Love this place for their roasted bbq. The staff was nice and joked around with us. We also ordered fish with tofu, flat beef noodle and mushroom with vegetables. Everything was delicious and they gave tons of white rice. The leftover made great takeout boxes afterwards. We'll def be back again! read more

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I was told this was one of the best Chinese restaurant in town. It was not. I decided on the happy family because the duck looked like it had been hanging all day. A bowl of cheap mushy rice came with it. The dish had no favor. I ordered combination rice, which was made with the cheap mushy rice. All in all I wasted $35 and a slight case of something. Never again! read more

the food was delicious and fresh. The service was excellent and faster compared to other Chinese restaurants and how well organize and how clean it is that I will definitely return for sure. read more

All things considered, this place leaves a lot to be desired for a Chinese restaurant. The food is adequate (but that's the bare minimum), the ambiance is nonexistent, and the service leaves a lot to be desired. My family and I came to this place to eat because our favorite Chinese place was temporarily closed. The ordering went well until we got to the pork. We tried to order a half-pork and half-duck, but we got told that they were out of pork. A few minutes later, an Asian family of five came in and they ordered food. To my frustration, they got served pork despite my family clearly gotten told that they were out. But the nail in the coffin was that they got another shipment of pork. I would've appreciated a bit of transparency about more pork coming in later, but this place didn't even have the decency to tell us that. Overall adequate food, poor service, and little to no ambience. read more

This was a great Chinese restaurant but No More. The food quality is below average, and the menu prices are very high. I ordered orange beef and I am not sure what I got, little slivers of meat, coated in a thick fried batter, then soaked in orange sauce. I should have gone to Panda. read more

Coming back to this restaurant gave me a nice rush of nostalgia. I used to come here as a kid with my family. Years later, I'm back with my own family and the food is still great! The clams, house crispy noodles, duck, and wonton soup were our favorites. We went with the snow pea leaves since they didn't have water spinach, which was still a nice substitute. The ambiance was comfortable. Service was not amazing but much better than expected. The young lady that served us was very sweet. Just a few small things that could've been better: the hot tea cups were dirty (our server did replace them), our orders weren't written down so one dish was left out (the server quickly put it in and the dish came out pretty fast), and the usual condiments like hot chili oil, soy sauce and vinegar weren't available in any of the tables as they were being refilled (our server did bring some when requested). Overall, good experience. Oh! And this is a cash only place as well. Bank of America ATM available in the parking lot of the shopping strip and there is an ATM inside of the establishment. read more

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I have been going here to year for their roaster duck, bbq pork, fried rice. Most recently, their wonton woup with slices of bbq pork is my fave. I am writing this review to let others know that the service has improved. First of all the male person answering the phone is polite and not rushed. Typically, service in these establishments are nothing to write about. It seems as if the young guys are now more taking over the family business. They seem to understand more about service as they are efficient but also asked patrons how is everyone is good. So now along with good dishes, the service has stepped up (at least for me). read more

First Chinese BBQ - Combination fried rice - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

Food poison alert. Order roasted duck and soy sauce chicken, start vomiting after 2 hour eating. All my family members have go to urgent care. read more

Been going here ever since I was a kid. I haven't gone here in 2 years so here's my most recent experience. First we ordered the wonton soup. It came with plenty of wontons for a party of 4 with a nice simple broth. Wontons tasted pretty average. I use to looooove their Orange chicken.. However this time they used less sauce, and less meat. It is more crispier than it use to be which is not a bad thing but the way it use to be was better. I also decided to try their Szechuan beef. Some of the meat was kinda chewy. But some were good. The flavor was there. A little kick to it. There is a slight pungent flavor to it that kinda put me off. Probably from the veggies. Lastly we had the crispy tofu with shrimp. This dish took a while to come out but the texture was amazing. There was just a hint of shrimp on top but it complimented well with it. The sauce was light and not too overpowering. It went well with the tofu. Overall had a pleasant experience here. Service was prompt and friendly. We went for lunch on Sunday and it wasn't as packed like it use to be. read more

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You know that this is an authentic Chinese restaurant when you see fresh BBQ meat hanging behind glass, front end employees with accents, and straight to the point what do you want and here is the price! I was recommended to come here by a coworker and my husband wanted crispy noodles. Food was good and fresh. Will go again to try other food itens read more

You want duck? BBQ pork? Fried rice? Flat noodle? Asparagus crab soup? Water spinach? Not many place could beat this spot. Love it. This is my soul food place. Service is pretty good, not too many smiles, but the food is incredible and authentic. Love this place. You'll find this restaurant is a good one to get real, Chinese BBQ pork and duck. Oh, yes, make sure you have ca$h to pay. No CC is taken. Will be back soon!!! read more

I ordered the Singapore Curry Noodle. Where's the curry? There was a very slight hint of curry, so the dish was exceptionally bland. Going into the restaurant many times between 11:45 and 1:00pm, there are only two or three tables with customers, however, there are take out customers. The woman who takes your cash and then brings the food to the counter says nothing to the customer. There is no "thank you". It's as if she is doing you a favor by selling her food, at a high price. The place has been on the decline. The ambience is a plain space that requires remodeling. read more

Went with my friend for GNO. First Chinese bbq doesn't disappoint. Been going to this franchise since I was a nugget. We picked this place to meet up and have some soup for the winter weather. The atmosphere of the place is usually about the same setting as all of the franchise; family oriented. This location is smaller but still spacious in a sense. I ordered the bbq pork and roasted duck noodle soup and my friend ordered the marinated chicken and roasted duck noodle soup. We ordered the fried tofu dish to share. Let's just say, we were fully satisfied! Till next time, Let's eat! read more

First Chinese BBQ - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

I've been passing this place almost on a daily basis and just realized what I've been missing! Came highly recommended by a friend but never really made plans to go anytime soon! I wish I had because there foods are so tasty and portions are extremely generous! The bbq pork and roast duck was on the level of Sam Woo's in California!!! Next up on my next visit to try would be the roast pork!!! Edit: Had to get my fix on and this time order a few different things! The roast pork was tasty with crunchy skin!!! Definitely a must every time I come here from now on!!! Everything else has excellent flavor and never comes up short on tasty! The bad part about it is it makes want to eat more rice to balance the flavor out!!! Lol read more

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Don't be steered away by the soy sauce duck & charsiu pig hanging in the roaster by the kitchen, that's how you know they are authentic & OG.. hahah! I go here every time I come to town and everything is good here & mostly consistent. My favorite dishes are the clams in black bean sauce, rau muong or sprouts sauted in garlic, all soup and noodle dishes are good here, but my favorite dishes are the parmesan encrusted prawns & charsiu pork wonton soup with flat noodles.. I have never found a place that makes it better. The service is non-existent but I put up w it for the food read more

First Chinese BBQ - Parmesan encrusted prawns.. mouthwatering - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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This is my go to place for fried rice and a child hood restaurant but the customer service has always been bad but this time it was terrible. If you place a to go order, make sure she has your order details. I repeated and confirmed my order, they still messed it up and very rude about it. This is my last time eating here. PS. My BBQ meats was still raw. read more

I'd give 0 star if that was an option! We came during lunch to get our roasted pork to-go since the place inside Saigon market was out, asked for ONLY 1lb, the male cashier chopped the piece and it came out 1.5lbs, we told him no we only need 1, he told us he can't cut it anymore it's already too small(!??) with an aggressive attitude. Well we didn't care if it's small, we literally asked for how much we only need, I don't know what part he didn't understand? Clearly he wanted to sell the piece bigger so we have to get it and pay for more, I should've walked out but since we needed it for our dinner so we had no choice. This is a very dirty business tactic and I would never come back to support them. read more

Now there is one negative about this place. The workers. They are so rude and would probably walk over dead bodies but, their food is so good, I'd be cool with it. My go to is the bbq pork fried rice. I've never had rice like it anywhere else. There's this flavor that I can't figure out but it's amazeballs. I've also had their beef flat noodle. Also great. Im not a beef person but definitely recommend it. Don't let the rude staff stop you from having the yummy food. read more

Not BBQ in Texas or African American styles. Actually roasted. Great flavor but chopped into unrecognizable pieces. Pork serving had inedible fat pieces. Came with a Buffalo and Au Jus condiments read more

First Chinese BBQ - Pork - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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We met up with friends here for dinner while we were visiting from San Antonio. The menu was a bit hard to decipher as a vegan since I don't eat any meat or animal products. But the waitress did help me out to order a tofu dish that did not have meat in it. Everything is served family style here so big plates of food and then a big plate of rice and everyone just has a little of everything. It was very good! I just wish there was a bit more explanation about which dishes are vegetarian/vegan. read more

First Chinese BBQ - Tofu black bean sauce vegan - Barbeque Near Me - Arlington, Texas

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Increased price on everything by almost 3$. Last year a fried rice was 12$ now its 15$ and they wanna charge you 1$ for 2 tiny plastic cups of chili oil. The size portions have also changed, they went from serving out big 2 person sized portion in white styrofoam to-go boxes. Now you get a small black plastic container that has half of the food it used to have, not to mention the price increase. So basically if you buy from here youre losing money. Dont pay more for less here. The spicy Szechuan chicken also became nasty since last year, which makes me believe management changed and they wanted to cut corner all to make more money but at the end of the day you guys will be the one paying. Ive been coming here since i was a kid im 20 now i used to love this place now i wouldnt recommend it to a starving refugee. read more

Inconsistent flavors & RUDE staff! We got take out last week. Cashier not only had bad attitude, but also raised his voice when my mom asked for the receipt. They are also very stingy with hot sauce & duck sauce, regardless of how much you buy (our bill was $90). Our orange chicken was really sour, the roast duck & wontons tasted bland, definitely less seasoning than usual & we've been going there for over 20 years! Maybe the other locations are better managed or try other authentic restaurants in the area. read more

I went in to eat the other day and sat myself on a larger table because all tables were taken. The owner walk by and rudely told me I couldn't sit there, he offered no other option I stated I would leave and he said "go," so I did. The food here is fair but the service, cleanness and outdoor smell is disgusting. I'm sure there are other places in Arlington that are better than this I just have not found them yet. read more

Me and my family went to the First Chinese BBQ yesterday. We ordered are food but the service was very rude. The meat with the noodles we ordered came in a very long time. The noodles were ok but the meat was all swishy with fat. The ambiance was ok but not the best. I recommend people not to come here specially if they have kids. read more

WTF!!!!! First, the food is amazing but CUSTOMER SERVICE IS GARBAGE! Who the f*** are you yelling at? Menu with no pictures, so I ordered the wrong "fried tofu". Once I showed her a picture, she went off yelling to the cook and getting loud and shit. This was one of our favorite "family meal" places (but 1st time I ordered). Wow, I am extremely DISAPPOINTED. CASH ONLY as well (I knew that but that's extremely inconvenient this day in age) read more