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    South China

    4.1 (43 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 8:00 pm

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    John D.

    Got a lot of recommendations to try this place so here we are. Just after lunch so seating was plentiful. Menu looked good- they had my favorite - lemon chicken. But not as a lunch special. Oh well. Ordered lunch specials Szechuan Beef & Kung Pao Chicken. First comes the Egg Drop Soup with Chow Mein noodles. Haven't had soup served like that in a long time. Our meals closely behind. Both had a nice heat level, not too much. Each came with a decent amount of meat and veggies that were cooked nicely - not over done. Service was good, she was present but not obnoxiously so. Now if I can get them to add Lemon Chicken to the lunch menu...

    Orange chicken and fried rice (L28).
    Konrad J.

    South China is located in Integrity Plaza off Wyoming between Backroads Guitars and Then Alteration Shop. SC has 13 4-top tables that can be pushed together to accommodate larger groups if need be. There are no booths, only tables with chairs, so wheelchair users will not have any issue here. I ordered the orange chicken lunch special (L28) to go, which came with fried rice and an egg roll. For the lunch, tax, and 3.5% credit card fee, the total was $10.24 before tip. If patrons pay with cash they can avoid the credit card fee. The fried rice didn't have any ingredients, so that was a disappointment. Without ingredients other than rice and a flavoring I'm not even sure if it counts as fried rice. The egg roll was exceptionally greasy and had only cabbage as a filling. It would have been better with chicken or another meat added. I enjoyed the orange chicken, though it did seem quite greasy as well. I very much enjoyed the sauce, which had pieces of orange peel and onions. Unfortunately that was only one item I enjoyed out of the three in the meal. While I enjoyed the sauce on the orange chicken, the greasiness of the meal overall and the lack of ingredients in the fried rice and egg roll didn't impress me. I wouldn't go back.

    Hot and sour soup. Interesting.
    Dunkin W.

    This one is a toughie. The hot and sour soup was a bit odd, orange-ish in color...different...not bad...just different. The egg roll they can keep...unless you enjoy cabbage filler. :(. The meal however was cooked with fresh veggies and the beef was tender and tasty. Service was excellent too, but my reviews are more about the food. I think it's a solid 4 for sure and will be back to try more. My lunch actually took about 15 to come out which In my opinion is a good thing. I hate it when my food arrives to quickly...I.e. Via the "microwave".

    Place is for the birds serving raw rotten pork ribs won't replace or re cool when confronted their sweet and sour is inauthentic taste like duck sauce missing all key ingredients

    Look at that. I mean it was just delicious.

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    Very good service and food I recommend this place staff is so nice I lov this place I can eat it all day.

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    Great people, and good food. They are very friendly people and it's some of the better Chinese in town

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    Great people very friendly been coming her for years food is awesome food comes our fairly quickly take out doesn't take to long

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    We love the food and the fantastic service. Every entree we have tried has been very tasty! I would recommend South China every time!

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    Very good. Hole in the wall type place. Had the sweet and sour pork. Excellent. Service was fast and the price was great.

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    The best Chinese restaurant in Albuquerque. The fried rice is amazing. The prices are cheap the food is delicious and the portions are huge.

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