New China Taste

I have been ordering from here for about three years now. They deliver to both my home and work place and are so fast to get to both destinations. I never wait more than 30 minutes. Their food is ALWAYS fresh, flavorful, and on point. I don’t think I’ve ever had an issue with my order and they are generally always pretty large ones. We also take advantage of the online ordering 95% of the time and it is an added bonus to ordering this amazing Chinese food. I’ve had my share of different Chinese restaurants but I’ve never ever tasted Chinese food like this place before. Not to mention their portions are very, very generous! Lastly, they are easily located in case you do decide to pick up. They are located directly across the street from Huntington Metro Station on the upper level. The location itself is kept up and has a series of other random marts and business surrounding it on either side. Inside it is clean and very small with some seating while you wait but it is NOT a dine in location. Regardless, try this place at least once. You will not regret it.

Two and a half hours for delivery, and who knows if they even got here because I went to bed.

It’s better than other places I’ve been to but not great. I only had the combination fried rice, which was ok.

New China Taste has become my go-​to place to get food from. Their online ordering system is pretty easy and the delivery person never takes that long to get my food to me and is always really nice. I love their General Tso’s chicken (my go-​to dish) and their spring roles are really tasty as well.
There is a $ 15 delivery minimum which isn’t too bad. What’s nice is that you can select a coupon on the payment page (as of the last time I ordered) depending on how much your order was. You can get a free can of pop on an order of $ 14 or more, so at the very least if you get delivery you’re guaranteed a free can of pop. Again, at least it’s been like that for the last few months that I’ve been ordering online.
Finally, and this may seem silly, but for a bachelor like me, I love the plastic containers they give you the food in. They come out of my dishwasher just fine and they make great food storage containers.

Favorite Chinese take out, tastes fresh and everything we’ve had has been good definitely crave this place at least every other week

We are new to the area. Great delivery service and very flavorful food. I was disappointed to learn that Chow Mein does not have noodles here. Apparently this is a regional preference not just this place. Guess next time I will try their Lo mein. I expect it will be just as delicious.

This is the best Chinese delivery in Alexandria, period. Have tried them all.
We don’t have time to go out (2 kids under 2), so can only comment on delivery.
Food is fast, hot, delicious, and high quality.
Clearly fresh ingredients and guess what?
Crispy beef is actually CRISPY!!!

Solid take-​out Chinese food. I had their general’s chicken, beef fried rice, crispy beef, and pork lo mein — all delicious.

I don’t order Chinese food often. However, last night I was in the mood for some good pork fried rice. After reading the reviews I settled on New China Taste.
I was not disappointed. I ordered the General Tao Chicken with pork friend rice. The entrée came with a spring roll. I also ordered two egg rolls.
I am not an expert on how American Chinese food is suppose to taste but everything was excellent in my opinion.
The prices are pretty good for the amount of food you get. My bill came up to $ 14 and the food was split into two meals. I am currently eating my leftovers for breakfast and it’s even better today.
I don’t think I needed to order egg rolls next time. The entrée is enough by itself.
Delivery took about 40 minutes.

Best Chinese in Alexandria! Everything I have tried from the veggie lomein to the sweet and sour chicken has been fresh and flavorful. Some wonton soups seem bland and primarily just a plain broth, but theirs has great flavor on its own. The only thing I think is meh is the crab rangoons; the filling mostly just tastes like plain cream cheese. They aren’t horrible or anything. Service is prompt, and the prices aren’t bad. I love it!

The fried rice here is terrible! Went for dinner last night. Limited seating so we ended up taking the food home. They were very stingy with the soy sauce and the utensils. You have to specifically ask for utensils, none are provided in the takeout bag. They gave us only 4 packs of soy sauce; no duck sauce. I find that so odd. Most places supply you with enough sauce to carry you into the next day when you eat all your leftovers. I enjoyed the steamed dumplings; the meat was so tasty and flavorful but the dumplings had way to much dough. We ended up having to pick it off before eating. The combination fried rice was awful! Absolutely awful! There was no meat in it! I found 2 small slices of pork, 1 sliver of chicken and 4 tiny shrimps. The little I did eat gave me a terrible stomach ache. What a huge disappointment.

From all the reviews, I was expecting a lot more. This is just a carry-​out spot with a cookie-​cutter Chinese menu that could be from any one of a bazillion carry-​outs. That said, though, they got me in and out in 10 minutes and the General’s chicken was piping hot. Be aware that the lunch special comes with a can of soda or a bottle of water. They aren’t going to remind you, so pay attention and help yourself. Also, it would be awesome if they had brown rice here, but alas, they do not.
So, yeah… not much to look at, but it’s good Chinese to eat… somewhere else.

I read the reviews before I ordered. I was excited to try it since they have good reviews.
They delivered right on my doorstep… Since, I live in a high rise, I thought I would have to go down stairs to pick it up. I greatly appreciate that since I am on crutches at the moment… For that, I want to give them five stars.
BUT, the food itself is not that impressive. I ordered sesame chicken. It tastes like General Tso’s to me.
I am of Asian descent and have traveled quite a bit, including China. With that being said– their food is mediocre.
Also, their website from the Unilocal app pulls up, they require $ 35 for a minimum order for delivery. When I called, they informed me it was only $ 12.

I recently returned after four years in central america. While abroad, I crave only one Chinese dish… General Tso’s chicken. The only time I don’t order it is when the restaurant I visit is dumb enough to not have it on their menu. So when I recently moved to the Jefferson Manor neighborhood of Alexandria, I was cautiously optimistic of having a Chinese take-​out joint within a couple of blocks of our house. I could finish my review right here and now by saying just this… I’m pretty sure there are a thousand places in the U.S. I’d rather retire, but the GT’s chicken here seriously gives me reason to reconsider! It’s THAT GOOD!!!
The chef’s sauce is for me a perfect sweet/​sour/​heat combo, and the chicken is perfectly breaded. And catch this… you actually GET chicken; big juicy chunks of it, not some tiny dried out strip with a huge chunk of mushy batter around it. I’ve been to so many places where the chicken to batter percentage is about ³⁰⁄₇₀. Here it’s at least the exact opposite and probably closer to ⁸⁰⁄₂₀!
This dish is extremely consistent, which tells me that there’s discipline, love, and caring involved. So even though I will probably never order any other thing they offer, I have full faith that their other offerings warrant the same praise because you can tell they are dedicated to putting out great food.
Last thing. I’m in utter shock at the cost of food now that I’m back on home soil. Whatever happened to lunch being affordable! Without thinking the other day I ordered a three piece chicken meal with a drink at KFC and it was a few pennies shy of $ 10. WTH?!! The GT’s chicken, with a can soda, is $ 7.50 as a lunch special, and it would actually feed two.
THIS IS THE BEST FOOD VALUE I’VE FOUND IN ALEXANDRIA! :-) Thank you New China Taste for getting it right and at a reasonable price. Love you guys!

This place is great. I love the food, it’s always hot, fast, and satisfying. They’ve come as fast as 20 minutes before, and if they’re busy it takes like 40 min tops which is still great. I like their general tso’s, their egg rolls, their dumplings are really really good. I don’t love their cheese won tons but that’s the only thing that’s been less than stellar so far. The delivery guys are always friendly, and you can tip online on your card before submitting your order which I really like.
Reasonably priced, very fast, very tasty. Solid 5 stars.

Best Chinese takeaway in the area. Inexpensive prices, online ordering, and fantastic tasting dishes all prepared super quickly. Definitely my new go-​to.

I ordered take-​out from New China Taste a month or so ago. Their storefront is not at all impressive and if it didn’t have such high ratings on Unilocal,I may not have visited them in the first place because it seems to be a very tiny restaurant with no seating. It’s really just a take-​out type of place.
The inside was not the cleanest, but this still did not dissuade me. The people in the restaurant seemed friendly and I placed my order for vegetable lo mein and waited just 10 minutes for it to be ready.
While not the most amazing lo mein I’ve ever had, and though it was rather oily for my taste, it was still quite tasty and a very generous portion for around $ 10.
Not a bad deal, though not my favorite. If I lived closer, however, I would order take-​out from there more often.

As far as takeout goes, this place rules above all others, for they always manage to bring my roasted pork and snow peas right to my doorstep before finish saying «Mahjong!» Yeah, it is kind of like that, a flat out food win for one and all. I am completely addicted to this pork and snow peas dish; the pork is so succulent, so flavorful that I often feel it goes beyond a simple Chinese takeout order. Its snow peas also add just the right amount of crispy texture as they crunch and snap in your mouth; so many places overcook their snow peas until they are limp and mushy, but not New China taste.
And while we are at it, can we talk about something in Chinese takeout which has become rare as a unicorn, the egg roll? No, I don’t I’m not talking about that sad imposter known as the spring roll, a vile creation that is often passed off as an egg roll, but is no closer to it than a plastic flower is to a rose. New China Taste’s egg roll’s are the real deal with thick breading that encases a juicy pork filling. Yum! Yum!
Finally, the fried rice, a must with any order, is never dry and always overflowing with pork and shrimp goodness., Yes, they have chicken fried rice too, but it is not quite as tasty as the other flavors. However, whether you are ordering a pork, shrimp, or chicken dish from New China Taste, you cannot go wrong, for this place reigns above all other takeout joints. «Mahjong!»

It was a Saturday evening around 7:30pm and we didn’t feel like cooking. Ordering delivery Chinese food has become the wife and my fallback when we were feeling that way, so we decided to try out a different Chinese restaurant in our area that delivered. After checking out Unilocal,we opted for New China Taste, which had received good reviews from fellow Unilocalers.
For basis of comparison with other delivery Chinese places we’ve used in the past, we placed our standard food order: Hot & Sour Soup ($ 1.75), String Bean Szechuan Style ($ 7.95), Tofu Szechuan Style ($ 7.95), and Crispy Beef ($ 11.95).
Pros:
— New China Taste’s website offered online ordering and the ability to pay by credit card.
— While not offering free delivery within its 4-​mile delivery radius, the $ 1 delivery fee was a negligible charge in my opinion.
— Extensive menu offering all of the americanized Chinese food standards you’d expect comparably priced with its peer competitors.
— Food arrived within 30 – 40 minutes after placing our order.
— Generous portion sizes given its price.
Cons:
— While it’s not fair to classify the food as a complete failure, it was the weakest link. Despite the descriptors «hot & sour», «Szechuan», and «crispy», the food lacked any of the expected spicy, sour, or Szechuan pepper notes. As for the crispy beef, it was flavorful, but lacked any hint of crispiness, which may be attributable to it being over sauced, stir-​fried with fresh vegetables, and/​or delivered in a container that didn’t allow steam to vent. Regardless, it was not crispy.
In the end, compared to our other delivery Chinese experiences, New China Taste didn’t live up to its lofty rating. Call it a very middling 2.75 stars.

Super fast service and food was hot!!! We have been on a quest to find the best Chinese take out! This is the number one so far! We have one more to try (after a year of searching… I’m tired… LOL). We ordered some chicken fried rice and chicken lo mein. The hubs didn’t really care for the lo mein but I thought it was good.
We are from the Midwest so we requested our items be «extra dark» and they did just that. Great job!