China Moon

First time experience was a couple weeks ago. Its right down the road from our house and it was so fresh. I had empress shrimp and crab rangoons. They were both the best I’ve had. If id compare to another well known restaurant in the Dsm metro DH, this place was every bit as good! Its the Chinese restaurant for us! Love it! I notice many of these reviews are fairly old. I think something has changed! Give it another try! Soooooo GOOD!
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We had our wedding reception here, and based on the food itself — I wouldn’t eat here ever again. We trusted recommendations on choosing this restaurant for the reception/​catering. When ordering our food selection, we were promised lots of fresh options that we were more than willing to pay for. Our guests were served steamed fish that was still raw on the inside. No apologies, and when paying my sister in law had to remind him the fish at most tables were still raw and not edible.
Fast forward to our friend’s wedding reception where they catered, the stir fry noodles were terrible. The noodles were overcooked and complete mush. The crab rangoon had no flavor. She also had the lobster and scallion dish ordered, and that was also lacking in favor but also not cooked properly. I bit into it and it was raw! Her entire wedding reception was maybe 100 people max, and he charged her a little over $ 8k for catering.

I love this place. I try to stop in every week or two for lunch. The food always tastes great! I have tried a handfull of dishes, and have never been let down.

I can remember when China Moon, was almost out in the country located on the south side of Ankeny, this little family owned Chinese food spot was almost an island unto itself! Now with Ankeny growing so rapidly China Moon, is pretty much in the middle of town! And that benefits the citizens of Ankeny, cause what we have here is a great restaurant!
I love the mixed veggies, and tofu, their sauces have a great flavor and their selections of soups (phở) are fantastic. Every time I have been the staff has been super sweet, whether, you are digging a nicer dinner or just hitting up the lunch buffet. They will always have something for everyone!
I’m glad Ankeny has this institution of food to grow as the community grows as well!

Our first experience with this restaurant was tonight’s meal we had delivered to our daughter’s home. The meal arrived to us somewhat late as the delivery driver got lost and ended up on the wrong side of town, but arrived shortly after calling for directions.
The food was still warm. Lots of yummy sauce in both the mushroom beef and in the cashew shrimp. The fried rice was ok, putting in the sauce from the entrée’s helped the rice out a lot! The egg rolls are ok, but a tad greasy. Overall, our meals were decent and enjoyable. The portions were definitely large enough and there was plenty of meat in the entrees.

We went there for dinner and as soon as I walked in I had a feeling we should leave but stayed. We were 1 of 2 tables. Booths torn, dated décor, and the napkins smelled so heavily of perfumed laundry detergent it was hard to ignore. We had our 1 year old with us and her high chair was straight out of the 70s with a metal tray… Thought she was going to fall out of it or that tray was going to fall off. The safety strap so discolored it was brown.
Then our food. I ordered the hot braised pork. I couldn’t even eat it I got a gross big piece of fat in my first bite. It was supposed to be crispy but was soggy. My husband took it to lunch today and had two pieces with bone in it. Gross.
He ordered the empress chicken which he said lacked flavor and spice. But was so hungry he ate it. My 1 year old who isn’t a picky eater wouldn’t eat anything we ordered. Not even the rice.
Here’s hoping we don’t get sick. It was the biggest waste of $ 35. I will never go back and recommend you try somewhere else for Chinese food when in Ankeny.

Placed my order over the phone about 4:30. Was told about 45 mins to 1 hour for delivery. Glad I asked if they accepted credit cards before she hung up! They do but assume cash which was fine!
Order was delivered 5:45 but the driver had gotten lost due to my area being do new the gps would not find it. No worries!
Driver was super friendly! I even got a calendar with my order for the New Years! Kind of like an adult happy meal prize I guess.
Food was warm when it arrived which surprised me because it is frigid cold outside! Sesame chicken was good! They give you a large portion with quite a bit of fried rice. Sui Mai was a little oily but pretty good, especially since it’s a little hard to find anywhere. Potstickers were really good, filling was moist, outside was still a little crispy despite this being delivery! Crabrangoon was a bit disappointing it was chewy I need to try it fresh! Egg drop soup was decent !
Overall pretty good experience for delivery Chinese food, which is hard to come by! Overall good first impression. I will have to try dining in next time!

It was my time eating here today after driving by almost daily. I have eaten take out and delivery from this restaurant in the past at a family member’s house and was not very impressed. The food was average at best, not really something I was looking forward to. When I found out they had a buffet I decided to see what they had to offer.
The inside was a very calming atmosphere, it is the best I can describe it. There were other patrons eating here and everyone was very quiet. Even the staff was speaking to us in a whispered tone when they serviced us. Honestly, I enjoyed the calm setting.
The buffet is set up like a catering party, limited food dishes in the middle of the restaurant. The food selection was very limited, but a descent amount of their dishes were good. Now here comes the kicker, they had King Crab legs! I was surprised, and they were very tasty.
Their servers were very friendly and were on top of their game. Overall I had a great experience. It looks like they only have buffets for lunch on Sundays. Price was not bad at all, especially for getting crab legs. I am still not sure if I would come to eat their menu items, maybe I will try one day.

Never have I had a bad experience here. I think it’s the best Chinese joint in Ankeny. They are a tad bit expensive but it’s totally worth it. They’re egg rolls & egg drop soup are amazing. They do fun things with entrees like cut up different fruits and veggies to look like flowers. When they give you your check they bring out a cute little pot that «smokes» (dry ice & water). It’s very fun. The buffet on Sundays is good. They’re cocktails are great! The volcano drink it great for 2 people to share or drink on your own :) My friends, family, & I go here as often as possible! They also deliver in Ankeny & I’ve never had any problems with the food quality. It’s always been fast & still very hot & delicious when it comes.

I get carryout from here bi-​weekly. Good balance of price and portions. They have the best crab rangoon in the metro. That alone bumps them to the fourth star.

Not bad. Didn’t try the buffet but there seemed like there was a lot of different types of food on it. The menu is huge with many different options.

Very disappointed in this place. I order 2 chicken dishes and an appetizer (crab rangoons) for delivery. It ended up costing me $ 34 plus tip. Not only was it expensive (compared to other Chinese restaurants in more expensive cities like Chicago) but the quality was just horrible. Too much sauce on both chicken dishes, the broccoli was overcooked and was soggy, and the crab rangoons were just over fried and chewy.

Again, you can’t compare the Chinese food quality + selection here to what you can get in CA. This may be an only 2 star Chinese restaurant in CA, but it certainly deserves at least a par 3 stars in the Midwest.
First of all, the selection wasn’t bad. Besides the typical Americanized Chinese dishes such as the sweet & sour, Mushu, Kong-​Pao and fried appetizers, you can also find Vietnamese spring rolls and a selection of Chinese noodle soup. Impressive! What even impressed me more was that, they have a large variety of cocktail drinks available. Seriously, you can’t even find that at most Chinese restaurants in CA unless you go to PF Chang. Drinks are cheaper here for around $ 5 per cocktail. With that kind of price and the cocktail names such as «Pink Panda», you know you have to order at least 1.
Taste wise? Not impressive. All dishes tasted pretty mediocre and overly greasy just like your typical Americanized Chinese food. The $ 5 cocktail tasted like cheap punch with a very tiny kick of booze. The portion was pretty nice though, we were very satisfied and full with the 4 people meal when there were 5 of us.
If I ever craved for Chinese food when I am in Ankeny again, I don’t mind visiting China Moon again. Oh, and it actually tasted better than some of the Americanized Chinese restaurants in my hood (watch out Jade Palace!).