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    Original Number 1 Chinese Kitchen

    3.4 (228 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:30 am - 10:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    It was suppose to be chicken and he said it's my fault.
    Tiffini G.

    Twice I ordered chicken and broccoli a year apart and they sent shrimp north times I was put to speak to nasty, aggressive owner. He yelled at me for the wrong doing of his restaurant. Customer service is horrible. I will no longer be ordering from this nasty ass restaurant. One day they will speak to the wrong person.

    karina k.

    Fast and tasty and packaged perfectly for take out. Not too oily and the sauce was perfect . I enjoyed every bite and it was great to enjoy before I went to the airport. Will return! Fresh vegetables and rice. Fresh veges for my vegetables w garlic sauce ... this was the small portion and it only cost $7.41 total. But it was just enough food. Great deal.

    C7. Boneless Spare Ribs 29. Vegetable Lo Mein (added onions) 19. Pork Dumplings (8 Pc)
    Juliette M.

    I never understand the bad reviews I read from here. I've been going here for a year now and the food has been perfect every time. Even ordered takeout and there have been no mistakes. My usual: boneless spare ribs, steamed pork dumplings, and vegetable lo mein. The ribs are amazing, not too fatty, not dry at all. They're usually a bit charred but adds such great flavor. Pork dumplings are my absolute favorite (love the sauce), and lo mein is delicious. Lastly, the staff is always friendly, nice, and courteous. :)

    Cynthia A.

    I have a love / hate relationship with Chinese food. There's so much negative comments ( often times warranted ) on unsafe food preparation and practices but despite those comments I always find myself craving their food. I was in the area and decided to just give in to my cravings. I thought it was pricier than other Chinese food spots but I LOVED that they cleaned their shrimp. That is one my biggest pet peeves when ordering shrimp fried rice and seeing the nasty membranes and caca still on the shrimp. SO GROSS. So it was a major plus for my that #1's shrimp were cleaned.

    Deformed chicken, It's condition could be due to disease, rot or what have you, totally inedible
    Liveyourchance ..

    Today I had a taste for Chinese and ordered off uber eats it was terrible gar from my home so I order, chicken wings with house special rice meal and another order of chicken wings. I hadn't had Chinese chicken a good while so I was excited. But my excitement was met with deep disappointment. The chicken was filled with feathers which tells me THEY DO NOT CLEAN THEIR CHICKEN, YUCK! Another piece of chicken was deformed it could've been due to various quality issues including disease which rendered totally inedible. Other pieces were extremely dry with stiff flesh as if it were fried numerous times. I pulled the chicken apart and it had no juiciest that you'd expect from fresh fried chicken. I ended up throwing it away, I couldn't trust any of it. The rice was not what I ordered, I ordered house special rice which has a combination of meals, my rice had old pieces of dry chicken and 2 shrimp. I will NEVER order from them again because the quality is dangerous. Cleanliness is paramount when ordering from a restaurant. You put your trust in their hands hoping they will uphold basic OSHA standards. In this case sadly they didn't care to. Order with the caution

    Helen Z.

    We ordered chicken and broccoli and Kung pao chicken. When I took the initial bites it seemed okay to me, but for some reason the meal went downhill from there. We felt full and yucky after not even finishing half the food. The chicken and broccoli especially tasted kind of strange. I'm hoping this was a one time thing. My boyfriend thinks it may have been food that was sitting out for a while or something. I think I might try this place again and not order the chicken and broccoli next time, as the Kung pao was okay.

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    30 minute wait and 4 people came in after me and got their food. Absolutely terrible service.

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    I don't know why this place is popular. The food isn't good. Didn't taste fresh. More soggy than savory. Ugh. Never going back.

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    Delicious food fast service too bad the delivery is to expensive I would be there more often.

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    This was the go-to Chinese takeout in the area then went south quick. The food is not very good and service is poor. Try somewhere else

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    Ask the Community - Original Number 1 Chinese Kitchen

    Is there parking?

    It's in a strip mall with Staples and other stores. Yes, there is a parking lot.

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