It's a carry out, so the food must be the star, and it must be affordable. Both are true AND the people who work there are great. Each of my orders has been handled promptly and correctly. I time my orders with the hopes that I'll get to see my meal being prepared. If they're not too crowded, you can watch the chef do his magic. You get nice sized portions, each item cooked to order. They are well organized and super efficient. It's not haute cuisine--it's Chinese-American takeout. But in that context, Top's is about as good as it gets. Top's in on the backside of a small strip mall on Columbia Pike that is greatly impacted by the ongoing roadway construction. And the parking lot is small and crowded. There is street parking, though. It's well worth the trouble, and I hope they don't dry up due to the prices that "progress" is imposing on the neighborhood. read more

Quick service and a variety of options! Overall good pricing and food was delicious! The crab rangoons were amazing and came in a generous portion. read more

Had a combo of broccoli with garlic sauce, egg roll, and fried rice. There wasn't enough garlic sauce on the broccoli so it was a little dry, and the rice was good almost seemed a little too healthy in that it wasn't greasy enough like you expect fried rice to have that little edge. Not necessarily a bad thing, but it was very fluffy rice not like fried rice. The egg roll was good. The crispy noodles that I got were not real crispy noodles that you would dip in Duck Sauce they were even packaged in a see-through bag. I've never seen that before. All in all though since I am traveling and was staying in a hotel, and delivery was prompt and the food was decent I give it four stars. read more

I would give this place 3.5 starts if I could. The juice: The customer service is immaculate, The carry out is very CLEAN ! The food has a FRESH taste which is very good! You can tell they take pride in the quality of the food. The price is very reasonable and the lunch specials come with egg rolls. The Cons: Although the general chicken was very flavorful, the shrimp and broccoli was very bland! It had not seasoning, no salt, no pepper, just no flavor at all. The rice was just alright. The biggest part was how unflavored my shrimp and broccoli was... That was my whole meal really. ... Ohh and both the spring rolls and egg rolls were just okay aswell. read more

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Decent carry out for the area. The food is reasonably priced, the restaurant itself is very clean, and the employees are sweet. The reason for 3 stars is because they don't have a lot of the typical Chinese American options that I've come to expect from Chinese carry out. No shrimp rolls? No fried scallops? Homemade iced tea/ lemonade? With the quality being above average already, having those staples would make this 5 stars for sure. read more

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I honestly have no idea why the reviews for this little place aren't much better. The food here was delicious! It was quickly prepared and very enjoyable. We went here for a quick dinner while staying in the area with our 2 grands. This is a small take out restaurant and it was conveniently located. It worked out well. We were in and out quickly with 2 tired pre-teens! We got in and started to eat, all realizing how great the food was! The kids literally ate all of their food! Unbelievable! No complaints, which normally come! I loved mine as well! The next night, they asked for it again! We gladly agreed. All in all we had sweet and sour Chicken twice (best sauce ever!), Beef Lo mein twice, Crab Rangoon twice (Best ever!), Combination Fried Rice, Orange Chicken, and a couple other things we can't remember because the kids ordered extra stuff. The staff was very friendly and extremely helpful. Each night we spent roughly $33-$35 dollars to feed 4 people with nice sized servings. We were all full and happy, and didn't break the bank. I'd highly recommend this location. read more

Best takeout Chinese in Arlington. Soup was hot and the rice was tasty! Highly recommend the steamed dumplings.

Affordable food and tastes good. Service is fast, good portion and place looks clean.

The food was amazing!!!! We had several appetizers and entrees which turned out perfect! The service was also fast and good.

Definition of a hole in the wall place that's run by a nice lady. Perfect takeout Chinese place since there isn't a whole lot of seating to dine in. The service and food is excellent though. What it lacks in ambiance and allure it makes up for by keeping the prices at a fair level with each item being a few dollars cheaper than other Chinese restaurants in the Arlington area. Lunch specials are a great value with plenty of food. Each time I've eaten here, I've seen my food being made from scratch. The general Tso chicken has a perfect level of crisp and is saucy enough to avoid being dry. Hot and sour soup is among the best I've had in the DMV read more

Top's China - General Tso Chicken, Hot and Sour Soup - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Really good and friendly staff. I ordered the orange chicken and loved it. The restaurant is in a great place too

This was our first time eating here and the food was delicious! It has taken us a long time to find good Chinese food.

I'll start with the good. Service was prompt and speedy. Now the bad. I get that this is a carry out restaurant but holy hell... this has got to be the dirtiest restaurant I've ever been to hands down. I mean it's as if no one has ever cleaned the place... it smells of puke. It is surprising no health inspectors have done anything about this place. Looks like heath and safety violations everywhere... read more

The food was fresh and fantastic. I will visit again. I have no complaints for this restaurant. The inside is a little small but everything was cooked to order. read more

I'll never order from this place again! I ordered the Moo Shu Pork, and it comes with plum sauce. They sent one of the tiny containers of plum sauce that is not even half full. Also, at a good restaurant the Moo Shu pork has delicious flavors. This is like they cooked the pork and everything else without putting any sauces or seasoning at all. None! For a $16 meal I would expect for it to be cooked properly and give at least one FULL plum sauce!! read more

Top's China - They couldn't afford to fill it to the top apparently!! - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Ordered from here for the first time a week ago and the chicken fried rice had long black hair in it. I called immediately to report the issue, and the first person I spoke with passed me off to someone else, and that person then had the manager/owner call me back later. They said I could return to the restaurant to receive a refund for that portion of my order but that they couldn't issue a refund without me physically present. I didn't bother with the hassle of going back for a ~$9 refund, however I certainly won't be back or recommending it to others. read more

This place makes me feel like I'm back home in Jersey City. Finally, a place where there is no seating (that's the whole point of Chinese takeout), the food is prepared faster than you can say "Top's China" 10 times, there's one person who speaks full English and will help you in the case of bad miscommunication, and the food tastes 'ghetto' and not fancy - if you know what I mean! It's kind of sad that this is the only place in the Pike area that has the highest rating. Chinese food really isn't popular around here! Hopefully this rating allows for people to visit/rate them more for more reviews! The parking is a little tricky but thankfully you will never be in there for more than 30 minutes, no matter how much food you order. They're that fast! So you should be able to find a spot soon. If not, just call ahead and double park, or order for delivery. Since this is our go-to spot especially because it's so close to us, more photos to come! read more

Top's China - Sweet and Sour Chicken w/ rice noodles - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

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AWFUL PLACE TO EAT, I found hair in my food, then when I went back to the restaurant to get my money back, the lady working the cashier caught a ugly attitude and told me never to return. read more

Top's China - Hair in my food - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Don't understand why this place isn't more highly rated. Super fast and everything was still warm and so delicious when it arrived. Their General Tso's chicken was delicious, actually tasted like chicken and was the perfect size! read more

Top's China is my absolute favorite restaurant for Chinese! They know it's me by my order now! Consistently tasty, well packaged, and warmly delivered by their team. And FAST! I love them so much, when I moved to DC from Arlington, I still drive over the bridge for my go-to Lo Mein! read more

I was browsing Uber Eats today and saw that this particular restaurant was offering free delivery at the time. So, I decided to order from here. I kind of regret it. I ordered Beef Lo Mein and Pork Fried Dumplings which came out to be $22 total. I waited about 40 minutes for the food to arrive at my door. I was so hungry so I immediately opened everything. The Lo Mein looked so delicious. It was colorful and juicy. The dumplings looked amazing too. It came with the typical dumpling sauce which I love. I started digging in to the noodles and the first bite was good. But quickly as I ate more, it became quite unappetizing. It started to lose flavor and got dry. I took a bit out of the dumplings and it was pretty much filled with veggies. There was hardly any pork in it. It might as well have been the veggie dumplings. I didn't enjoy them as much as I had hoped. Even though these two dishes didn't satisfy my taste buds, I still finished everything. If I wasn't so hungry, I probably wouldn't have enjoyed those first few bites. The actual service was pretty good. The food was prepared in a timely manner. Very good portions and they gave all the utensils and sauces I needed for the meal. The only thing was the quality of the food. I was disappointed there. The only reason I'm not giving 1 star is because of the great service. read more

Clean, family run resturant. Food is always consistent, big portions, very reasonably priced. I recommend the hunan combination any day of the week. Service is always super friendly. No thrill dining, how it should be for a good local spot. read more

Great food and generous portions. This was our first time ordering from Tops and they didn't disappoint. The food was flavorful, timely and delicious. I will be ordering from them again soon. read more

What happened to Top's China?? In the past, one of our best neighborhood go-to for take out / delivery good Chinese food. This evening, I had an order delivered...simple: Egg Rolls; Crab Rangoon; Hot/Sour Soup. Tasted like they're skimping on Ingredients -- and need to change the fryer oil. Very Disappointing. I hope they will bounce back to the Top's we all loved. read more

We have looked for a long time for good Chinese food, and were pleasantly surprised last night for quick delivery and excellent food. It was wonderful to read other reviews, reporting the restaurants environment as being very clean, and the delivery crew being very careful and cautious. It was excellent. read more

I miss the nineties. Not only was life much simpler back then, Matt LeBlanc was still considered attractive, Michael Jackson was alive, and I didn't have to worry about my food being fair trade, non-GMO, gluten-free, low-fat, low-carb, clean, local, and fresh. I do appreciate that most restaurants have taken a whole foods, global approach to their food but sometimes I just miss the days when Chinese food was considered exotic and eating at a Hunan restaurant with their signature pale pink table cloth, and black laquered chairs was a treat. Top's China is a blast from the past for me. They serve my favorite dishes from childhood like pan fried noodles, sesame chicken, beef and broccoli, chicken fried rice and shrimp lo mein. They take American Express and delivery is lightning fast. Like I have to put my pants on while I order because by the time I hang up the phone they are at my door. I sometimes have trouble communicating my order over the phone or with the delivery person because their English is not the best but I've never been once disappointed with my meal. Give it a try, the next time you want to experience a foodie time warp, Marty McFly style. read more

Top's China is exactly what it needs to be: cheap and good enough. I got Chinese delivery from Top's on a bit of a whim when I was stuck with an inordinate amount of work. Delivery was lightning fast and the price was extremely reasonable (though note that delivery is only available for orders over $15). You can also order online through Yelp, which is pretty rad - I didn't really have to leave my computer at all. The food here is solidly middle-of-the-road, which is pretty much what you want from joints like this. The egg rolls are absolutely massive and pretty darn good. The beef dish I got here was well-seasoned and tasty - not in any real way different than any other cheap Chinese place I've ever had. I got their Chinese doughnuts on a whim to go over the $15 minimum and was given a HUGE amount of sugar-encrusted doughnuts - they tasted that sort of awesome type of cheap and sweet that you only get from places like this, though they were so voluminous I had to throw some away for my own health. I can see ordering here again. read more

Tops China is a decent Chinese take-out/delivery. I've had better Chinese take-out, but since I don't order Chinese often, Tops is fine. I've done both take-out and delivery, and both are fairly quick. I've had the General Tso's chicken, fried rice, egg roll, wonton soup, Szechuan chicken, and vegetable lo mein. I'd go for either of the chicken dishes again, along with the fried rice. General Tso's was perfectly hot and crisp, so I enjoyed that. The other dishes were OK, but I would try another side before what I've ordered in the past. There were many wontons in the soup, but it was in a beef broth, so I'm not a fan. I'll stick to Tops instead of trying another Chinese joint on the Pike. read more

Love love Top's. This is serious no drama basic Chinese food. Delicious, fast, affordable and the family that serves are kind and serious about making you happy and getting you exactly what you ordered. We used to live across the street and would walk over but now we have to drive for pickup or get delivery. We also have plenty of Chinese places like this near us but none compare to Top's!! It takes them usually less than 10 mins to cook our food, no matter what we order. And we love that they have a special where is you spend $20 you get free spring rolls or egg rolls. Some of our favorites are the Kung pao chicken, shrimp with lobster sauce, Szechuan chicken, garlic chicken, crab Rangoon, egg drop soup, the chow fun. I love that another yelper praised the crispy beef and said it rivaled Peking Duck but at least than half the price--I'm definitely going to try that next time. Also check out their lunch specials! Thank you Tops for saving us in our hangry moments. read more

3.5 Stars.... Yay! Top's China is reopen after its fire from a couple of months ago. I had never ate here previously, so I tried it for the first time last evening. They delivered it to my house 45 minutes after the initial call. People in the reviews said it was fairly quick, I guess my definition of quick is different from others? The food was luke warm. You could tell it had been sitting out awhile before it got to us which isn't a big deal really. The chicken fried rice tastes better second time around usually to me than the first time anyway. Kind of weird, but this is a reoccurring thing for me every time oddly enough. As far as the crab ragoon, they didn't have a whole lot of substance on the inside, but they were damn good! I really liked them. They come with 8 of them in one order. Everything totaled to be $15 even. I think the cost was decent considering we are getting meal #3 out of it right now, and that's for 2 people. I think it is the best Chinese take out we've had so far on Columbia Pike. Ms. Chen's Kitchen won't get a second visit from us since we've discovered Top's. read more

Top's China - The place caught fire - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

I have the sweet and sour chicken. Fresh and good to my surprise. The rice was fresh and good. I will be back. Sorry the food was good and I took a late picture. read more

Top's China - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Best little Chinese place on Columbia pike! It's always fresh and tasty. The lady who owns it is such a sweetheart!

This place is a whole in the wall but gave very good food. We ordered shrimp fried rice, spring rolls, hit and sour soup and shrimp egg too young. Great food and delivery service. Highly recommend them as a first time customer, we will order from them again. Get your goodness! Give them a call. read more

Been around the world and this place compares to any of those 5Star joints and I mean seriously the dude on the woks is boss and takes pleasure in making sure the flavors blend to delight my international palette. I'm no snob but if you don't try this place you're missing a higher gem! See ya next time My mouth is literally salivating because the anticipation of what's in this box is overwhelming!!! read more

Delivery is faster than they say so that's good. Food was hot and fresh. I hate that they use fake crab (krab) in the Seafood Combination. The scallops didn't taste good so I will stick with shrimp only next time. Lo mein and fried rice are fine. Egg drop soup is good. read more

Top's China - Don't order anything with crab unless you want fake krab. - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

For a cheaper Chinese joint, this place hits the spot. I've had their fried rice and lo mein and it's filling. Quantity is big, quality is above mediocre. Their egg rolls are amazing to note, and very affordable at 1.25 each. They're cash only I'd order this as a takeout/delivery when I wanted a greasy Chinese food fix. read more

Consistently good tasting food and a very friendly girl works the counter and phone. Good lunch prices and free food with coupons! My favorite is the sesame beef. read more

A solid Chinese delivery option. Not gourmet, but you are not paying gourmet prices, either. We ordered after we found a flyer on our door. We have lived a few years overseas and one of the things I wanted was to order Chinese takeout in my own language and have it delivered to my home. So, we bit. First, delivery took thirty minutes exactly. I can see that has not been everyone's experience, but we ordered at 6 o'clock on a workday right after they put flyers in our building of 970 apartments. We figured they might be busy and expected to wait. Nope! Second, the delivery guy was really nice. On to the food. The Crab Rangoon was warm and fresh. Delicious! The hot and sour soup was standard. It came in the standard container and was hot. I really like standard hot snd sour soup, so i was happy that the "small" size, which cost only $1.50, was actually pretty large. So large that we shared one and put the other in the fridge! I ordered Chicken Chow Fun as an entrée. To be honest, it fell a little short. It was plenty hot, and the portion was huge (3/4 went to the fridge!), but it just lacked the zest and life of fresh food. It seemed a bit on the fatty and salty side. She ordered Kung Pao Chicken. It seemed to be mostly carrots (carrots are good for you!). The flavor was pretty good, though, and we did more damage to this dish than the other. We got two packets of little fried crunchies. I like these! We got fortune cookies. My fortune only had one word: "Relationships." Huh? Chop sticks and napkins did not accompany the meal. That was okay, since we were not on a picnic and we have these things in our home. (So do you. Right?). Soy sauce was included, though we didn't use it and this we did not keep. A quick check of the little packet revealed that this is the cheap stuff - water, salt, hydrolized soy protein and preservatives. I know we just ate the Chinese equivalent of fast food. We are not above a guilty pleasure. But the hydrolized whatever sauce is just not food. Overall, this is the Chinese take-out that your parents used to eat in their one room flat when they started their first job and shared an apartment with a couple of starving artists and a fledgling singer-songwriter in the 1970s. Its the stuff that litters detectives' desks in procedural cop shows. Its exactly what you expect, its cheap, and they bring it to your door. read more

Top's China - Two entrées, two soups, and one order of crab rangoon. This is what came - its a huge amount of food! - Chinese Near Me - Arlington, Virginia

Just got in on the train and were looking for some good Chinese food and read some reviews and said to give it a shot. We ordered some egg rolls, terakiyi beef, crab Rangoon, pork loimein, dragon and phoneix, and happy family. The staff was really nice and repeated the order back. Food was delivered to the hotel in 20 minutes. Food was hot and fresh. Great taste. Reminded me of our home chinese restaurant that closed a year ago. Some of the best Chinese food I have had in a long time. read more

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Love Tops. It's my go to Chinese take out spot. Very affordable and huge portions at least with the wings. Their mambo wings are awesome!!! My wife loves crab rangoon and their shrimp w/ lobster sauce. read more