Little choices on Christmas Day so I had to go with this place . Ordered Shrimp and broccoli and the gave me chicken and broccoli. The beef chow fun was so stuck together I couldn't even get it out . The combination Lo Mein was horrible. I saw them using there bare hands to serve chicken wings . I should have taken this trash back read more

Just a simple man placing a simple order. First, I dislike that we have to tip before the job gets done. 2nd time they bring me wrong beverages and ignore request for just a little extra sauce on my sesame chicken. You know that feeling, waiting for food, getting hungrier by the minute to only find out you did not get what you ordered? Well I'm tired of these ingrates that have no customer service. As good as it can be there are definitely other places to order. Goodbye! read more

I used to love Green Shell. That is, until I enjoyed 3/4 of my meal before discovering two adorable baby flies--yeah, I'm talking maggots--snuggling in between two carrot slices. Never. Again. To be honest, I'll probably never order takeout again, so I guess I should say thanks for saving me money, Green Shell. read more

Green Shell - Two maggots that i found AFTER eating most of my meal - Chinese Near Me - Troy, New York

I always rate a Chinese place by their special dishes. First of the smell of the food alone let me know I was in for a treat. I am a big rice person and rice flavor on its own with all the condiments is very important to me. Their rice ? Poppin. The shrimp with lobster sauce ? Poppin as well. They have pieces of crab meat in it which I've never had, a cool addition. None the less I will be back. read more

Green Shell - C15. Shrimp with Lobster Sauce Combination Plate - A black plastic takeout container contains shrimp with peas, carrots, and broccoli in a white sauce, alongside yellow fried rice with cabbage and peas. The container is on a desk with office supplies, including a telephone, a tissue box, and a hand sanitizer bottle. A white plastic spoon is inserted into the rice, and the container is wrapped in clear plastic. - Chinese Near Me - Troy, New York

Consistently good food and fast delivery. I would move if they closed. My fave is sesame chicken. And egg drop soup. read more

Best takeout I have had in Capital District and especially in Troy. No seriously there are a lot of choices for Asian cuisine in the area and some of them are pricey. This place was fantastic, the dumplings were perfectly cooked and the sweet and sour chicken was not over fried and has a different sweet taste for the batter that's around the chicken. Also almost half the price as others. Those of you who follow me know I don't throw out 5 stars but seeing the reviews it's hard to believe it's only been 3 stars so far. The delivery was right in time and man was super nice and most of all the food was hot and ready to go. 5 stars all day baby! read more

Green Shell looks like the typical Chinese takeout restaurant in a shopping plaza (Troy Plaza), next to Radio Shack. The place is order at the counter with open kitchen and there is table seating for eating in. This restaurant is pretty clean. The food here is pretty good, with good portions and reasonable prices, most dishes priced under $10, special dishes $8.25-$11.95. I used to eat here for lunch quite a bit when I was taking classes in the area. I still stop in here for lunch takeout whenever I'm in the area. The menu offerings include a good selection of the standard Chinese dishes including Cantonese, Hunan and Szechuan cuisines. The menu states 100% vegetable oil and NO MSG. 50 Lunch Specials (served with pork fried rice and choice of soup or can of soda) are offered for $5.25 plus tax. 11:00 AM-3:30 PM (after 3:30 PM, no soup & soda). 29 Special Combination Plates (served with pork fried rice & egg roll) are also offered $6.75-$7.95. For lunch specials, I enjoy the L4 Shrimp Lo Mein, L29 Scallop with Garlic Sauce, and L43 Eggplant with Garlic Sauce, which are very tasty and served with a light colored pork fried rice with big chunks of tender roast pork, sprouts, & scallions in a durable round microwavable container (I reuse those containers to pack my lunches). The wonton soup choice is pretty good, which has 2 big wontons filled with ground pork in a clear chicken broth. The service here is prompt and I usually can get my order in 5-10 minutes. 10 percent discount with college ID (takeout only) DELIVERY: $10 minimum read more

Will never eat here again. $10 order of hot and spicy chicken and all I got was a container of carrots, peppers and celery. Literally 6 small pieces of chicken. My fiance ordered tofu and her order was the same. About 5 pieces of tofu. The container was full of broccoli and other veggies. I haven't felt so cheated by a restaurant in a long time. read more

Green Shell - All veggies and no chicken - Chinese Near Me - Troy, New York

This is our first time trying Green Shell's food based on a friend's recommendation. We ordered a few basic items: chicken w/broccoli, Fred rice, fried veggie dumplings and boneless pork ribs. All of these items were well prepared, flavorful and hot. We will definitely try other dishes on the menu next time. Recommended! read more

Easy pick up, accurate orders, efficient service, but food is slightly below average compared to similar establishments. I've gotten take out here at least two times, maybe a couple more (Yelp shows me with two check ins).. Green Shell is located in the Friendly's plaza, so parking is easy. The people at the front counter have been friendly and prompt with my call in order order. However, once I get the food home and people start eating it, the comments are usually, "It's OK" or "not bad." No rave reviews, but no negative reviews either. My opinion is much the same: OK, not bad, or "I'm so hungry anything tastes good right now.." The general consensus from another 3 or 4 people, having eaten about 10 or so different items, is that Green Shell is OK, but next time maybe try someplace else. Not that the food is not acceptable, just that maybe there is someplace a slightly better in the vast universe of Chinese takeout restaurants. Give it a try, it's not bad. Don't expect anything special. read more

Very unprofessional. They took money off of my card and canceled my order without notifying me. I will raise hell if I don't get my $37.00 back. read more

I hate that I have to even give one star just to be able to write a review. Buyers beware. This is the WORST FOOD EVER!!! I ordered sesame chicken and it was so hard you couldn't stick a fork in it. When I finally managed to get my teeth in it the inside was like sawdust. When I opened the BBQ pork container it smelled rancid and the egg rolls were inedible LITERALLY!!! I actually had to spit it out into a napkin. I didn't even bother to call the restaurant because their food is just bad. I don't think calling them is going to change anything. I just hope this review will make people think twice about ordering. read more

I'm no longer a student at RPI, but this was my favorite chinese take out place. I became a frequent customer my sophomore year, and regularly ate here until graduation. When I would walk in, they asked what I would be eating today? General Tso, Sweet and Sour Chicken, or Sesame? They knew me so well, they could even tell it was me when I would order on the phone. My favorite dish here was General Tso's. The sauce had something in it that made it unique and delicous. The portions here were just large enough to feed me, and they came in reusuable microwavable containers(not stryrofoam like lee tang up the road). Their fried rice was also better than lee tangs(ie it actually had flavor). Their price is competitive(~5 for a lunch meal) and the family that runs it has always been super nice and friendly to me. If you're an RPI/Sage student, I definetely reccomend this over any other chinese take out place. read more

We were starving and still had a long way to go. We decided for a quick bite and stopped here. Average take out Chinese food. House special young chow fried rice, house special chow mein, shrimp& chicken broccoli, pepper steak, homemade sweet tea. We ordered large and divided among 6. It came out to $ 44.00. Only two sizes on orders small or large. Not bad read more

Green Shell - Typical casual decor for a take out place... - Chinese Near Me - Troy, New York

Was recommended to me. Nice on the phone to order . Sadly, We Did not like the food at all. They said delivery would be 40 minutes it came in 8 minutes...that scared me as it seemed like fast service but how in the world do they have time to cook it, box it, drive it to me in that amount of time when I'm about 5 minutes away to begin with:/ Will never eat there again. read more

Used to be a good place for Chinese, but quality has gone down. Ordered hot & sour soup, but it had no flavor to it (used to be a lot better). I had to add szechuan sauce I bought from the store to give it more. Otherwise the spring rolls and Kung Po chicken were decent. read more

Green Shell is the type of restaurant that makes me feel conflicted about even reviewing it. For one thing, I would say that my experience was overall average, but it was average in the case that there was something extremely good about it and something extremely bad about it. To start off, I dined in the day I had Green Shell. With a small area with five tables and a couple more chairs, it was an awkward dining experience. When I got my order (General Tso's Chicken Special with Egg Drop Soup), it was served to me with a plastic tray, not very unlike something you would get at a school cafeteria or an outdoors fair. I was not impressed. The final thing was the food. The General Tso's Chicken and the Pork Fried Rice was not that bad. I was pretty impressed at the time. However, the Egg Drop Soup was a completely different experience. Unlike the Egg Drop Soup that is served in RPI's Commons Dining Hall, this Egg Drop Soup I received was cold. I didn't know whether to be amazed that RPI serves something better than a restaurant or disgusted over my cold Egg Drop Soup. It wasn't like the Egg Drop Soup made some journey all the way to my table. I was eating it at the premise of where they "made" the Egg Drop. There is absolutely no excuse for something like that. Next time, I'll be wise enough to take the soda instead of the soup. read more

We've ordered from Green Shell for 3 years and loved them. In the last 6 months, it appears they are under new management. The recipes have changed, and they can never seem to get our order right, even if we give the the specific number for the item on the menu. Since the change in management, each time we've tried to order a dish steamed from their "special diet menu" with sauce on the side it's showed up deep fried & covered in sauce. It happened again tonight, and this is the last straw, we won't be ordering from them again. read more

The best.. And I mean the BEST Chinese food place in town! Inexpensive and they make you feel just like family. The food is simply to die for! read more

I really like this place. Of all the Chinese take-outs, this one is pretty much the best. I usually order the Steamed Pork Dumplings (love the sauce that comes with it) and the Chicken Chow mein. I also like their Chicken Lo mein. Super fast service-in ten minutes your food is ready to go. Call ahead if you don't want to wait inside. Friendly service. Good food at cheap prices. read more

The portions are good sized, the General Tso's chicken was really good (as others have mentioned). The delivery was fast & the driver was friendly. Overall, for Troy this seems to be the best choice for Chinese takeout :) read more

I went into Greenshell today for some Wonton soup because I can feel a cold coming on. It's mid day I don't feel great I go into the restaurant to pick up my soup and I notice behind the counter there is a lady , in a lawn chair, with a blanket on , sleeping looking very ill. When I handed the guy my card , he decided to check on the sickly lady and touch her face and lips! My cards in his hand, it was disgusting. I'm disgusted , I used there hand sanitizer before walking out, but had to put a napkin to the hand sanitizer nozzle because it was filthy . I'm sick over this, i rarely write Yelp reviews, but this had to be done, send the health inspector, terrible! read more

By far the best Asian food around. Wonton soup is spectacular. Chicken fried rice delicious. Broccoli in garlic sauce so good.

This place is really bad... I use to order from this place just because it was cheap and offered delivery services. The location is dirty and the food doesn't look like it can be trusted either. I've ordered many types of food here hoping to find something i'd like. General Tso was good...don't think that anyone can fail that one. This place is good for having the latest hours compared to other chinese take-out places. read more

Moo shoo is my favorit chinese food, they do not make the best Moo shoo. so I ordered here once and then didnt go back for a while, and have since learned they do just about everything else really well. They make a chicken in vegetables in a nice brown sauce we love. good stuff all around, work on the moo shoo. read more

This place is "ok". There aren't many decent Chinese places in Troy so it's not really fair to compare them to anyone. We've ordered from here a few times and all the food is fair. Nothing that makes me go back, it's more of a last minute, easy, accessible and quick meal. read more

I often judge an (American) Chinese restaurant by the sauce they put on egg Foo Young. Sure enough, this was the weird light brown gravy that looks like it came from a can, rather than the rich, garlicky sauce it should have. On the other hand, the sliced roast pork appetizer did have that good sauce, which I used instead (although it was definitely on the too salty side). I don't know what that rice was that accompanied the egg Foo Young, but pork fried rice it was not. Vaguely orange colored, flavorless rice is more accurate. Lastly, I ordered Subgum Crispy Wonton with chicken, shrimp, & pork. Tasty, if a bit salty. Crispy wontons were definitely soggy wontons. Delivery had a hard time finding my place (they aways do, even when I'm very specific), so food arrived not very hot. Also, they charged $1 for delivery, even though I live walking distance away. Is there ANY good Chinese food in Troy? In the Capital District? I miss NYC china town! read more

I love chinese food and when I first moved to the area I tried every place in town. By far my favorite was Green Shell. Their food is excellent, their prices are fair and their level of customer service and professionalism is astounding. I highly recommend ordering from them and they have such fast delivery too! read more

Worse food ever. Ordered General Tso's chicken, 2 combination platters. Got a total of 10 pieces of over cooked chicken between the 2 orders. Chicken was so hard, you couldn't even chew it. Received no egg rolls, no pork in the pork fried rice, no fortune cookies, and the dishes weren't even half way full. Paid $20.00 on a $17.00 order, and couldn't even eat the food, I had to throw it out. If you order from them, you will get ripped off like I did. read more

This is my go to Chinese takeout spot! Always made correctly, friendly staff & yummy food of course!

Dirty restaurant and gross food. I waited over 1.5 hours for my food. I paid with a credit card. I called 3times only to be told my food was on it way. 2nd call same thing 3rd call they hung up. Never tried t make it right. I will never order again from them. Dirty & dishonest scrubs read more

No stars would be a better option. We ordered delivery from the Green Shell last night and will not make this mistake again. We had enjoyed the food and service in the past but there has been a change and it's not just food quality. Our order arrived within the quoted 45 minutes. Upon opening our order there was no mustard. Not one packet. I called to ask if their driver could bring some on his next delivery. The person who answered the phone told me "you no ask for mustard, how I supposed to know what you want. I give you duck sauce & soy sauce cause you no ask for mustard.". So I asked if the driver may bring some and this person repeated what she (?) just said two more times, louder each time. I told her I did not know that mustard requires a special request because it never did previously. The person on the phone got really loud and repeated the line about not asking for mustard and said she can't read mind 2 or 3 more times. We order from them about once a month and always received mustard with the food. OK rude staff enough about the mustard. The shrimp lo Mein sucked. Tasted burnt, shrimp were burnt, no seasoning, no sauce. Ordered large shrimp lo Mein and it came in small plastic container half full. No more Green Shell. At least 3 other options nearby. read more

I gave this place another shot and it wasn't that bad. However the Wonton Soup was a little watery, and the wontons had little to no meat. The the egg rolls were okay and i enjoyed my pork lo mien. It had a lot of veggies in it. read more

Take out lunches are large and lunch specials cheap. Excellent food with large portions so you can eat only half. Woman who runs the checkout is delightful. One man there, however, and I'm not sure if he is the owner, is very dour...kinda glum and depressing. Maybe he just doesn't understand English that well or something. The food does make up for putting up with him. They do not give you tap water to drink, so you have to buy it if you want some. The lunches do come with a soup or a drink. read more

Food is very good. Coming from NYC it is not easy to find good Chinese. Portions are generous. Capital YUM

Great fast delivery around Troy, NY. Really flavorful food. We often order the BBQ ribs, various Lo mein, Tofu dishes and chicken and broccoli. When you call they are always courteous and you get a good portion for what you pay. I am really satisfied with their food. read more

Green Shell is awesome. If you live in Troy, you have to order from here. You might not think anything of the place if you drive by because it's in the Troy Plaza, but once you walk in you'll see that it's clean, more importantly the food is awesome. The people there are really friendly too. The chicken is perfect, their sauce is great. read more

I kinda thought it was a nice sit-down restaurant with a statue of the jade emperor by the door and dragons on the walls (real ones). So I can't say I wasn't disappointed at all when I saw that it was more of a little take out place. Maybe it's because I'm from Germany and I still think the word restaurant means something different from what it actually does mean here. However, with that all said, the food turned out to be the best Chinese I've ever had outside of China or a China town. The veggies were crunchy which is a big deal to me because it shows that everything was made fresh. Had they been premade like in ever so many fast food places, they would've been soggy. The portions were more than decent. We had dumplings, roasted pork lo mein, and Hunan pork and they all were great. I can't speak for anything else but I'd be surprised if we just happened to pick the three seriously awesome menu items while everything else sucks. All three dishes had a lot of flavors going on and distinctive ones too, going way beyond the usual Chinese fast food "stir fry it with soy sauce" motto. read more

i used to order from here about once a month, but a few months ago they changed ownership and its not as good. ill go somewhere else from now on. read more