We have never been there but get their delivery pretty often. The food is good and arrivs in a timely manner. We love the duck, dumplings, lo mean, egg foo young... everything we have ordered is very good. Tip the delivery person directly. I've heard that that is the only way the drivers get the tip. We will continue to order from them. read more

Quick delivery, food was good- mostly. The beef skewers were tough. Wings and sesame chicken were good. Rice was ok.

The owners of this place are awful to their workers, but Tea Pot makes the best Chinese food in Columbia proper. (Though there is one good Chinese restaurant in the northeast.) There is no ambience to speak of, because these days they only do to-go orders. -The quality of the cooking may vary, probably depending on who's working that day. read more

My sesame chicken was hard, the rice had no flavor and the carrots and peas were hard. The egg roll had no flavor as well. Not gonna order from them again. read more

Their sanitation rating is a C. Food is good. But the rating makes it questionable. Going to find another Chinese restaurant.

Today I went to the Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant for the first time. The decor needs a little attention. We sat down and were greater with kindness. We ordered the family meal and to my surprise the portions were a good size. The taste of all the food was excellent and the service was great. When thinking about true Chinese taste please try the Tea Pot read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Family meal - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

Yes, totally recommend. Must try the Szechuan Dumplings. The first time, recommended by the hotel receptionist. Hit. We ordered through door dash. Starters Szechuan Dumplings, served in hot, spicy peanut sauce that is so delicious. Accompanied by Pepper steak with vegetables and wonton soup. All portions generous. Flavors that reminded me of home and true Chinese food. This 2nd time, We dined inside. Granted, don't let the outside look deter you. We ordered the Szechuan Dumplings again. This time, Amazing Chicken, tangy, stir fried vegetables. The portions are large I am searching to see if any of the food delivery services deliver to 29233. read more

Crispy duck was delicious, well seasoned. The spicy calamari was delicious, Service was nice, if you enjoy spice & mostly made to order, you will love dining here. Our group enjoyed our Sunday afternoon dinner. read more

I ordered the Fried Chicken wing s with beef fried Rice. Never again. The Chicken tasted as though it was fried in last year's oil and was hard and dry. The Rice was bland and tasteless. There is nothing positive I can offer about this meal. Won't be returning. read more

Went for a late-bought snack Very good and quick service, Delicious food too I will definitely be going back read more

My lobster wonton was fried hard. My chicken tast like it been sitting in the kitchen for a long time. The triple delight and the ham fry rice was good read more

Loved the interior of the restaurant! Felt very quaint and homey. All of the employees were very friendly and the food was hot and ready quick! Especially loved the egg rolls. The lack of pork fried rice was a bit of a miss, but I'm sure you could ask for it? One of my new favorite places in Cayce. read more

Traditional Chinese food and authentic as well. Always have had great food over the years.

We tried this place since it was close and there was a coupon for two free egg rolls with a $25 purchase. Getting there is pretty easy, although depending on which way you are coming you might need to wait a bit to turn left into the parking lot. Not a knock on Tea Pot, just something to be aware of depending on when you decide to go there. They are on the end of a strip mall, so parking is pretty easy. We found a place within two spaces of the entrance. We were greeted as soon as we came in. The hostess gave us menus and waited for us to decide what we wanted. She took our order and said it would be about 15 minutes. We sat in the very small waiting area just inside the door. Several other take out orders went out while we were waiting, but no one came in to eat. We got our food in just over 10 minutes. The first thing I noticed was how heavy the paper to go bag was. We ordered four entrees with soup and the bag weighed about 10 pounds. You definitely get a lot of food. On opening the bag at home, we noticed a pile of condiment packages. Soy, Duck, and hot mustard. I mean a pile. We had enough for about twice as many meals. The soups came in plastic containers filled to the brim. Each had enough for at least two servings, maybe three. Be careful opening them since you probably cannot avoid spilling some. The wonton soup had thin stock with three wontons. Overall flavor was mild, but in line with what I would expect from this soup. The wontons were not remarkable, but were fine. The egg drop soup had good egg flavor and seemed to have an overall decent amount of flavor. The broth was thickened with corn starch, too much for my taste. It also was not dispersed completely. There were gelatinous globs throughout which were unappealing. The hot and sour soup was a major disappointment. On opening the container, a scum was visible on one side. It looked like the soup had skinned over in the cooking pot and not all the skin was removed before ladling out this portion. It was also very thick, even thicker than the egg drop. It too had the gelatinous globs meaning the corn starch was not dispersed uniformly throughout. On top of that, it was burnt. I think the corn starch scorched on the bottom and got scraped off while stirring. The soup was not edible. The Sesame Chicken had good flavor but too much breading on the chicken. There was a decent amount of chicken in the dish, but the breading made it very filling. The Shredded Beef with Garlic was decent, but did not have much flavor besides the garlic.The meat was decent quality. It was not spicy hot as indicted on the menu. The General Tso's Chicken probably used the same breaded chicken as the sesame chicken with a different sauce. The breading overpowered the chicken, although the sauce was fine. Again, not spicy hot as indicated, but fine. The vegetable fried rice was not fried. It looked like yellow steamed rice. There was a normal amount of peas and onions included. The vegetable egg rolls accompanying each meal were decent. The vegetables inside were crispy but the wrapper was a bit tough. I wouldn't call it soggy, but it took effort to bite through. I assumed the free egg rolls would also be vegetable, but these had shrimp inside. They were similar to the vegetable egg rolls in terms of texture, although I think they had slightly less flavor than the vegetable ones. The main issue with this is nothing was said about the shrimp filling, and it was not indicated on line or on their flyer. This would be a major issue for those with shellfish allergies. We had a good amount of food left over due to getting such a large amount, the breading being filling, and just not liking the overall taste very much. We did not it keep it for later. read more

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I found a menu plastered on my door. It seemed Like your usual Chinese food..and then some. I ordered a family meal. Stay away from fried rice combinations...fried with peanut oil..bright orange and hard. Beef n broccoli nothing special. Ordered 1 dish which was Steamed Buns..along the way of Dim Sum. This is the only dish I would recommend. The peanut oil should be noted on the menu for customers who may be allergic read more

I only decided to give them a try when a 10% off coupon showed up in my mailbox. I've gotten delivery and take out from here once. For delivery, they require that you order a certain amount or hit a certain price before they are willing to deliver and then there is a delivery fee. My one experience with their delivery was fine, they quoted me 45 minutes and they came about that time. The delivery girl was pleasant and nice and our order was correct. I ordered the 6 piece half wings and my room mate ordered the General Tso's Chicken Combo which both came with fried rice. The wings were small and dry so I had to eat them with duck sauce. My room mate ate all his General Tso so I guess it was good, but he would eat anything. The fried rice was average. Overall, now that I'm out of coupons I'll probably go to Main Moon or Eggroll Chen for my Chinese food fix since they are superior in food quality. read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Delivery - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

Dead fly in my dumplings or wontons, not sure which dish it came from. Called and sent pictures to the owner who never contacted me back, had to throw all my food away since there was no way I was eating any more of that. Restaurant promised me a refund for my order but I never received the refund, even after calling again. Don't order from here! read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

I do not get why this place is the "#1 Chinese restaurant", it may be because they are always polluting their ad papers all over campus. The fried rice isn't made with jasmine rice.. but with the American rice you can get for low quality at the store. The chicken is very dry even though they drench it with the sauces (I actually like it like that but with moist chicken) The egg soup was very bland and the wonton soup tasted watered down. Step up guys! read more

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This has been our go to for Chinese for 20 + years. Consistently good food, friendly staff and owners, and reliable delivery! Thank you!

Teapot has become one of our favorite places that order. We've ordered from them for several years and they have always been great.

The food here is very good. I've been going here for at least 20 years. But some of the staff I've encountered at the front desk are a little difficult to deal with. When you walk into a restaurant and the person at the front ignores you and walks to the back it's a little frustrating. read more

The real CHINESE memu is amazing! Try the salt and pepper squid spicy! Really authentic, never mind the employees, hit or miss! The chef and owner has been there twenty years! Eat in to get the best experience!!! read more

Came into town for business and had dinner delivered to my hotel room, which was nice. Food was hot on arrival. Ordered Spicy Wings, Egg Rolls and Hunan Chicken. The Hunan Chicken' was spoiled. The warmth masked the smell so I didn't realize till I ate a few bites. Called the restaurant back and described it to the gal over the phone who spoke to her manager and he denied it!!! Offered me a partial credit for it but I don't live in the state! A partial refund for the Hunan was enough y'all. Everything else was nice. P.S. Upset stomach the rest of the night. read more

Ate there in September 2022. My wife and I lived in Asia for years, and she is Taiwan-born. This was the real deal. We checked it out on a whim. It was only 4:30. We were the only dine-in customers, but they were already doing a brisk take-out service. Don't go for the ambience. This place has the simple feel of a restaurant on any side street across Asia. The menu is extensive, and everything we tried was excellent. When the owner learned where my wife was from, he also brought out several dishes that most non-Chinese people in the U.S. don't order. Again, amazing. It was like being transported into someone's grandmother's kitchen. I read some negative reviews - all seemed to be take-out customers - and I can't speak to the experiences of those patrons. However, there was a steady flow of what seemed to be regulars picking up their take-out and a few delivery drivers obviously heading out with hot meals. I'd recommend this place to anyone who is looking for Chinese food. It's the best we've found so far in Columbia and compares favorably with anything at this price point that we've had in the U.S. outside of maybe LA's Chinese restaurant Mecca. read more

worst ever customer service by the guy who answered the phone on september 24th, 2021 7:20pm put the date and time so whoever the owner might be, if it isn't that jerk, can deal with it. $70 order through service, if i could have gotten through to this jerk 1 minute earlier iv would have cancelled. one thing is for absolutely 100% no changing my mind is, i will never, ever, under any circumstance ever patronize this place again. unbelievably rude guy. if yelp takes this down i won't use them anymore either, . i have never been talked to that rudely before by service staff. screw this place. read more

Food at the restaurant was good but ordered 2 items to-go for our children. Tasted good enough until we found a dead bug in the lo mein. Regardless of the flavor, WILL NOT BE BACK! read more

HORRIBLE CUSTOMER SERVICE. Do not order through door dash. They don't check who they're giving your food to and then they give it to the wrong people. Refuse to remake it. Refuse a refund. And cuss and yell and hang up on you when you call. AWFUL BUISNESS AND PEOPLE. The man that answered the phone needs to be fired. read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

I use to go here and lot when I was in college and the food is still good 7 years later. I always get the general tso chicken. That's what I got recently. Chicken nice and crispy with a little kick in spicy flavor. The rice is always good and not mushy. Very tasty egg roll. I've never dined in so I can't attest to the service. But a to go order is ready in a timely manner and they offer military discount. read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - General tso chicken and rice - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

Not the worst Chinese food, but not the best by any means. "Bland" is the word of choice here. The fried rice is unseasoned yellow rice with vegetables thrown in. The chicken with broccoli was okay. Honestly the lo mein was really good but I haven't had lo mein in years so that may be a contributing factor. I did really like the chicken wings. I don't plan on coming back. read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

I love Teapot, and love living close to it. They have enough vegetarian options that I don't get bored, and have never had an issue with the food, service, or anything else. If you like a little price break, go to their website and print out a 10% coupon to use with your order- they never expire. read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - This is the ma po tofu igot as takeout for lunch today. It's spicy but the flavor is addicting. - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

Was told food would take 15mins and it took almost 50mins. Chicken wings look sad and barely like chicken and they taste old. Egg roll has no flavor and the shrimp in the egg roll also taste rotten and old. Egg foo young gravy also taste like rotten plastic lol idek how to explain it! General Tso chicken was hard and nasty has a weird taste. Would not recommend. Customer service was also terrible , completely ignored when we came to pick up the order . $45 worth of trash . Very questionable food. read more

Tried food provided by this restaurant at a community event. The quality of the food was extremely low. I experienced stomachache right after several bites. The worst Chinese restaurant in town. I wouldn't recommend this restaurant to anyone. read more

Ordered delivery...told it would take 55 minutes, it ended up being 1 hour 20 minutes. I specifically ordered 2 eggrolls (and was charged for 2)...I received only 1. Curry chicken had NO flavor. I think they FORGOT to add the curry. Crab 'puffs' were burnt, no flavor....no hint of crab. Burnt eggroll, and tough...couldn't even eat it. Nothing had any taste. Will NOT get my business again. I'm literally throwing this $30 of food in the trash. read more

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Omg this food was literally the best Chinese food I've ever had. I'm usually not a fan, but this food was literally perfection. It was piping hot despite the delivery distance , honey wings were so saucy yet crispy , House fried rice was loaded with meat & veggies ! I have to make another order very soon I literally can't stop saying how good that food was just now that honey sauce was soooo good ! read more

This was terrible food...the WORST Chinese food I've had in my 53 years of life. Avoid it at all costs.

Sadly, I've avoided ordering here for the past couple years because there weren't many stars on Yelp... but we ordered delivery directly from Teapot's website yesterday, and it was amazing!! We will definitely order again. We were looking for somewhere local to order Peking Duck for Lunar New Year and we were able to order the whole meal for delivery (full menu vs. short menu on Uber eats). We ordered the steam buns (which were delicious, delicate, and definitely homemade), the szechuan dumplings (also definitely homemade and the dumpling wrapper had just the right amount of sweetness to counter the spicy sauce), and the Pecking Duck which came with sauce, green onions, and pork fried rice. I was very impressed we were able to order the Pecking Duck and have it delivered on such short notice, since it is a difficult dish to make. Everything was great! The only thing I regret is that we already ordered lo main (pictured) from another restaurant. We are excited to try the lo mein from teapot next time! There are bite marks missing from the steam buns in the photo... they smelled too good to wait to eat them!! read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Peking Duck, Steam Buns, Szechuan Dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina

I had delivery to my home It was right on time Food was very good except for the duck, very price and dry read more

I have had nothing but bad experiences here. If you have any sort of dietary restriction - don't bother ordering from here. More than once I have ordered veggie fried rice with no meat specified and ended with with chicken. I cannot eat the food then and since this has happened more than once, I called the store after my food had been delivered - only to yelled at and berated by an EXTREMELY rude women on the other end of the phone. Absolutely horrendous customer service and little attention to detail in their take out food. A mishap once can be overlooked but consistently is annoying. The food isn't good enough to put up with the bad service - it's just pretty average take out. Will be finding a different Chinese food place for my future orders! read more

I have been making a bad habit of having to do take out, but when you only have so much time you do whatcha gotta do. Ordering online was easy though the BeyondMenu app. The cook time was long. It took almost 45 minutes total from placing the order for it to be ready. I was waiting at the restaurant for about 20 minutes before my order was ready. The prices were a bit higher than I am used to at Chinese places, but the portion sizes were very large so the price difference is understandable. I ordered the steamed dumplings, crab puffs, egg roll and the honey chicken. The egg rolls were great, the dumpling dough was darker than I am used to but they were still very good. The crab puffs were not to my liking, but they so often aren't when you have had the best not much measures up. The honey chicken was very good, and there was enough in one portion to make three servings. This place definitely deserves a repeat visit. Enjoy the Eats! read more

So disappointed! I've been here one time, it was two years ago. Unfortunately, the taste of food still "ok". I ordered one combination chow mein, and I believe they know what is meaning of chow mein, dude there is not noodles in my meal, and I called to the person who delivered my food, he said:" I wonder too, maybe our menu is different with other Chinese restaurants." Well, where is chow mein come from? So sad, never and ever back again! Will remind my friends be careful! read more

Tea Pot Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Cayce, South Carolina