Every single time I have ordered from here it has been amazing. Highly recommend! My only suggestion would be stop the trend that everyone seems to want to do now which is asking me for a tip for handing me my food. This makes your customers very uncomfortable when they shouldn't have to feel uncomfortable for not tipping somebody at a cash register. read more

Excellent food that was fresh and hot. Filled my order quickly on New Year's Eve! Friendly staff

So easy to put together a vegan meal for any size group with General TSO's tofu, vegetable fried rice, any vegetable dish (sautéed broccoli is really good). No. 1 lives up to its name as the very best place for Chinese takeout in Bethany Beach. Family owned and operated with exceptional customer service for decades, this is a beach vacationer's safe bet, and a local resident's tried and true. YES: vegan friendly YES: kid friendly read more

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For $10 each entree was A LOT of food! Got items off the lunch menu.. Interestingly the low mein comes with rice.. looks like a family owned business.. recommended! read more

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Not many Asian food options in the area compared to Northern VA. We were spending the weekend at the beach with family and everyone was craving some Chinese food. We decided to give this place a try because hey, it is number 1 right? Haha. We ordered a whole bunch of dishes. And you know what? They were all good!! Food was fresh and delicious! The owners were nice and gave cardboard boxes to help carry out all of our orders. You don't go here for the decor or anything but go here for some good takeout that is reasonably priced (compared to all the expensive overpriced options in the area). We will be back here the next time we go to the beach! read more

Food was very disappointing. Chicken fried rice was actually yellow saffron. Chinese noodles were stale. Egg rolls nothing to write home about. Shrimp and broccoli, I've had much better. Don't recommend read more

Very unfriendly people. They act as though they are doing you a favor. The store is always dirty and you can't see the back where they cook unlike other places. I can only imagine what it looks like. Stay away! read more

Just plain BAD. I ordered the "lobster" LoMein and when I got home I discovered it was actually crawfish with a mix of soggy imitation "Krab stick" which was awful tasting. I called them thinking they must have given me the wrong dish because there is no mention of imitation crab let alone crawfish on the menu , the women who answered told me "oh no that's right, we don't put lobster in the lobster noodles just crawfish" (still no mention of the fake crab). Not only is this intentional deception but also VERY UNSAFE!!! Shellfish allergies are very real and yes you can be allergic to crawfish and not lobster! So I asked them to refund me since not only is it NOT WHAT I ORDED or did they tell me about the bullshit switch-a-roo when I order it... and they told me I had to drive back and give the dish to them before they would replace it!!!! FFFFF THAT!!! You intentionally deceived me then admitted it then want to make me drive back for a refund!!?? Then when I drove back to get the refund the rude girl behind the counter tried to tell me "crawfish, lobster same thing"! Wtf!? Either you're stupid or you think your customers are, either damn way, why not just sell it as crawfish LoMein unless you're intentionally deceiving people!? The rest of the food was bad too. Mushu pork is 99.9% cabbage almost no pork. read more

No.1 Chinese Restaurant - Fake lobster lo mein. With imitation crab meat and crawfish. - Chinese Near Me - Bethany Beach, Delaware

Outstanding Chinese Food! My favorite is Hawaii Five-0! My wife's favorite is Phoenix. I am on my way back for dinner again!

Food is amazing. Service is great. Shrimp egg rolls are delicious shrimp mei fun is a family favorite

The food is delicious and the service was so incredibly friendly. We accidentally ordered the wrong dish (our fault!) and they very happily made us the dish we had intended to order and refused to take our payment. We highly recommend to anyone who wants fantastic Chinese food from amazingly nice people! read more

My first order from No. 1 was the spring roll appetizer and the Hunan Bean Curd. The meals at No. 1 are a great value: ample portions at a frugal price. I enjoyed the spring rolls. The wrapper was a little bit on the thicker side (less crispy) but the vegetables inside (mostly cabbage) were simple and tasty enough. --Not my favorite spring rolls ever, but not bad at all. The Hunan Bean Curd contained a generous portion of fresh vegetables and tofu, nicely done. The sauce however was a bit of a disappointment. It was only modestly spicy, very thin, and not very flavorful. Overall, my first impression is mixed. I'll plan to return to No. 1 in the future, to give it another chance. read more

It was extremely average and somewhat overcooked. I had Szechuan beef and had indigestion afterward. My partner had chicken cashew. It was ok. Kind of bland. We continue to search for good Asian food in this area. The people there were very nice. read more

Although the food is comparatively good in this area the Moo Shu Chicken is quite bland and with their increased prices being watched or having comments made on taking duck sauce or chop sticks when not a single pack was ever provided on my third visit leaves their customer service lacking read more

I need to update my original review because I don't think I did this place justice the first time around. I've been here dozens of times and the main thing is consistency -- I've never had a bad meal. Nothing is ever soggy or old or poorly cooked. My favorites are still the general tso chicken, sweet and sour chicken, and beef lo mein, and I cycle through the combination plates or lunch specials of the chicken meals regularly. The food is always ready in fifteen minutes and I think the people who work there know me by now because half the time they're holding my bag already before I even get to the counter to tell them what I ordered over the phone. Definitely give this place a try if you haven't already. read more

For quick Chinese food that is consistently fresh I like No 1. The bone in ribs, chicken wings, Singapore Chow Mei curry noodles, Moo Goo Gai Pan have always been delicious. read more

I have no complaints. I've been here a few times & my food was very good, excellent portions and I'll be back again! Loved the pork fried rice and the sweet and sour chicken and sauce was very good! read more

Amazing flavor and all in all surprisingly good for Chinese, let alone Beach Chinese. The ONLY complaint is this ridiculous dish of Mongolian Beef. It was literally an entree of onions, very little beef. I've made food for 25 people and have never needed to use this much onion, It was absolutely ridiculous. Other than that the Orange chicken was delicious, Hunan beef and chicken as well and the dumplings were very fresh. read more

Food came out fast and hot . Enjoyed our meal but should have asked to make it spicier . The egg rolls were very good . The only disappointment was the hot and sour soup . It was neither . Very watered down and tasteless . Will return ... read more

omg amazing food i know billy chen b+k amazinggggggggggg chinese food i love it so much read more

We have returned to No. 1 after a hiatus. Their food has been reliably good, great wonton soup. I like their chicken Szechuan meal, lots of vegetables and chicken. I like calling in the order because they always get it right. Prices are okay and portions are generous. read more

Quick, quality food and service. Super friendly. The food is about average to above average for the Chinese for the area.

Great food for a very affordable price. Food is ready within 30 minutes. Does not accept ApplePay.

I've never had such bad Chinese food. Ordered the standard dishes (Chinese vegetable with shrimps and orange chicken) and all had no taste. Gave all the food to the birds on the beach. How dare they called themselves such names. Embarrassing! read more

my experience was not good at all. I ordered shrimp fried rice... The shrimp were still cold inside it was very dry.. no flavor! and The vegetables seemed like they were chopped uniformly very small like you bit in a frozen bag. Definitely not fresh vegetables. I ate in informed the "chefs" of my displeasure, and got no response. Had to throw my food away. When I posted another online review, the response was that you had to ask for egg in your fried rice... Who doesn't put egg in their fried rice ?? also had to ask for a napkin, and there was no lemon for my iced tea. My sister's chicken fried rice was also not up to par. Will never return to this restaurant. read more

I think this is the best take out Chinese food in the ocean view Bethany area. Typical Chinese restaurant inside nothing special. Staff is always kind. read more

I get lunch here once a week. You can definitely tell that they care about quality food. It's the standard (or a notch above) Chinese food that many places serve but this establishment knows how to keep stuff fresh, made to order, and hot. I've never gotten a bad piece of chicken either. read more

Oh boy. I'm happy we have Chinese restaurant options but the water chestnuts were spoiling and should've been thrown out. Maybe we ordered the wrong dishes. I suggest you stick to other options This isn't really an eat in place but the flow of take out was steady. EAT IN EXPERIENCE: Sticky tables can be a sign of a good restaurant. This is more of a take out restaurant and they seemed surprised we wanted to eat there. I thought they were resourceful to use foam bowls for tea cups. But it was a step too far when we had to ask for plates, chopsticks and beg for napkins. BEEF WITH SNOWPEAS: Best dish we ordered, snowpeas were bright green and crunchy. Too bad the water chestnuts were rancid. PORK HO MEI: Fat wide rice noodles, had chewy beef instead of pork, onions were good. SPICY SZECHUAN GREEN BEANS: Not fresh, maybe reheated? Drowning in sauce and not crunchy or spicy. We literally wanted to rinse them off in water. BBQ SPARERIBS: Probably reheated, I wouldn't order them again Wish I had better news folks. I'll try different dishes if we ever come back. read more

The mooshi pork and kung pao chicken had little flavor. Didn't like the texture of the chicken- tasted like leftover scraps with breading.

Food was okay. Not the best but also not the worst. A few things: 1. It was 98 degrees out ... turn on the AC. The one fan running and directed towards the cash register isn't cutting it. 2. Tell your family members they don't need to FaceTime on the phone at max volume in the dining room and then shouting into the phone too. It's makes for a bad dining experience. 3. We asked for water... you gave us three cups. I had to ask for a sink or water fountain to which you replied we don't have one?!?! Then you told me to buy a bottle of water from you. So go next door to WaWa and buy a drink if you really want Chinese. Otherwise, try a different restaurant. There are tons of good places to go in Bethany beach... just depends on what you're in the mood for. read more

Glad it's open for lunch. Great food! Take out only and bare bones shop but don't let it fool you. Delicious. Can't go wrong if Chinese is what you want. Quick service even at lunch hour. read more

No.1 Chinese Restaurant - Chicken and veggie lunch with fried rice - Chinese Near Me - Bethany Beach, Delaware

I love No.1 Chinese - through so many years they are consistent and quality - my favorites are Singapore Mei Fun, Kung Po Chicken, Wonton Soup, Shrimp Egg Roll - super yum never a mistake to order from here! read more

We decided to try this place again and it was worse than the first time. The chicken tasted rubbery and salty. You could tell the chicken was cooked BEFORE it was breaded. The fried dumplings were hard inside but the dumpling sauce was good. The pork fried rice looked like it had been cooked and recooked several times. The egg roll tasted ok. The wonton soup was good if you don't eat the wontons. The crispy noodles were greasy and stale. All in all it was like the 3 other Chinese restaurants we have tried since coming here. I use these reviews and try to give places another shot but this time I think I should've just listened to the reviews read more

I should've listened to Lauren's review. They told me half an hour on the phone. When I got here there was only one other person in the restaurant. It's been an hour now, and I've been standing at the counting for the last thirty of those minutes. Best part is that part of my order has been sitting in a bag since I got here. So I'm sure those will be nice and warm. And at any point has the lady given me any indication of how much longer it will be? Or made eye contact with me? Please do yourself a favor and go somewhere else. read more

No.1 Chinese Restaurant - The only other customers in the restaurant. - Chinese Near Me - Bethany Beach, Delaware

I came to a beach town and started craving Chinese food for some odd reason. I stumbled upon Number 1 Chinese and while I wouldn't call it Number 1 in it is passable. Decent whole in the wall Chinese spot. It smells like almost every Americanized Chinese place I have ever been in, not bad but a little odd. Nothing special on the inside, a handful of table, I recommend taking your order and going. Staff was friendly enough, one guy goofing off on his computer and a lady running the register and the kitchen. I ordered the sweet and sour chicken but I was thinking of Thai food when I did so I didn't really want it, with that said it was still pretty good. The chicken pieces were breaded nicely and cooked well. Rice was nicely prepared and a excellent addition to the meal. Worth a visit if you're in town and that Chinese craving hits you but not worth going out of your way to visit. read more

No.1 Chinese Restaurant - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Bethany Beach, Delaware

Great and modest at the same time, this tiny little Chinese restaurant in Bethany has the formula down just right. Decent prices, good location, polite and friendly, and some very nice dishes for take out. Make sure you order early in the summertime, otherwise you may not get through on their phone lines- yes, it's that popular! I've sampled several vegetarian dishes and they have all been nicely prepared. This is not Kowloon or Shanghai, but really good stuff for our touristy little area. I do wish they'd offer brown rice, but you can't have everything! Credit cards taken... Come hungry! read more

No.1 Chinese Restaurant - Szechuan tofu with vegetables! Yum!!! - Chinese Near Me - Bethany Beach, Delaware

Very friendly, on time and efficient operation. Food was exactly what I like! I'll be back next trip to Bethany.

Disappointing first-time visit (carryout only due to COVID crisis). We're satisfied regulars at China Express and thought we'd mix it up a bit and give #1 a try after driving by it for years. We stayed away from the dishes sold by the pint or quart and went for the Sichuan Hunan specialties, figuring these would be the best they had to offer. If they are the best, then you absolutely want to stay away from the pint/quart selections. Kung po [sic] chicken not great (0*). I'm not a fan of a lot of spice heat, but this one was *really* bland. Absence of the red pepper (that you're not supposed to eat) was a giveaway. Not much chicken, was essentially a bunch of limp vegetables in a brown sauce better suited to beef. Also first time I've ever seen mushrooms in this dish, had I known I would have asked them to make it without them. So if you're compelled to order after reading this and don't like 'shrooms...there's a tip for you. If you order ANYTHING and don't like 'shrooms, you may want to ask just in case. General Tso's chicken fared somewhat better (3*). You can't really skimp on the amount of chicken in this dish. Fried appropriately crispy, but sauce wasn't all that exciting. Broccoli included in the sauce was fresh. Egg drop soup was okay after we added salt, but the accompanying soup noodles were commercial LaChoy-type and totally stale, with no crunch whatsoever. If you're eating in, I can promise you that you won't be asking for more like you might with freshly-fried soup noodles. On the plus side...if you manage to find a dish you like, the portions are huge for the price, enough for two meals. The white rice was perfectly steamed, the guy at the pickup counter was nice, wearing a mask and gloves while protected by the window. All the usual Chinese sauces in packets in the pickup area for the taking (the inclusion of ketchup packets here should have given me a hint of what was to come). And it was waiting for me in the promised ten minutes, I may have been the only customer that night. read more

This was our first time ordering from #1 as China Express is our go to when in Bethany. I was pleasantly surprised at how tasty the food was. The hunan chicken had just enough heat, the steamed dumplings were flavorful and the lo mein was quite good. Quick and efficient too, which is very much appreciated during this pandemic. We will be back! read more

We ordered 2 simple dishes at 7:30pm on a Friday. They told us it would take "15 minutes." At 8:30pm, we called asking for the status of our order. We said, "I'm calling to check on X order, going to X address." Worker said,"Yeah." We said, "Do you have an ETA?" We then asked "So, how soon should we expect the delivery?" His response: "I don't know." We said, "Didn't you tell us 15 minutes?" And he said, "Yeah." End of conversation. It's well over an hour and 15 minutes later, and nothing. read more