East China

I work up the street and eat here at least once a month. I love the food and would rate this place 2^nd to Pei’s on 6^th street. I have never had a shortage on my crab Rangoon filling (which I order every time) and never gotten sick. The family is very friendly and everything is cooked to order. The portions are also huge and you get way more than you pay for in my opinion. I usually get garlic chicken and add mushrooms and it’s always delicious and fresh. I like how the veggies and meat are big hunks vs. the finely chopped style of Egg Roll House and Beijing. I always ordered China Inn before I discovered this place. East China is way better, I will continue to be a loyal customer.

I made a huge mistake coming here. I ordered crab rangoons and beef lo mein. The crab rangoons were completely fried to a crisp and lacked in filling and flavor. The beef in the lo mein was not good. It had a horrible consistency– we’re talking stringy and not tender whatsoever. The meat flavor just was not there. The noodles tasted rather bitter and had an off taste and there were only onions and cabbage in it. The onions even tasted weird, not close to regular onions. I really don’t like to give bad reviews but if you are looking for good beef lo mein and crab rangoons this is not your place.

I received a message from the business stating the the reason that my food quality was poor was that Chinese food should be eaten fresh and that my taking it out of the restaurant was the issue. I ate it at my friend’s home which was less than five minutes away. If they believe that caused undercooked food then why have a takeout menu?

We get ECB couple time per month. It’s always been good. Today was the exception. It was horrible. Noodles to soft. Chicken super chewey. Frjed rice looked like steam rice with grocery store seasoning added. Crab Rangoons that have maybe ¼ teaspoon of filling. It was mostly won ton wrapper. It wasn’t like this before. I hope this isn’t the beginning of the end for this family run business. Please quit cutting corners to make an extra buck!

I have gotten take out from here many times, and the food is always delicious. It is a family run business and the meals are prepared fresh. The servings are generous. I love eating here.

Disgusting food. My stomach hurts (from the non sense I ate there) they lady acted like I was going to Rob the place screaming at me for no apparent reason and I was just ordering. (I’m black) but was a sweetheart to my fiancé (who’s white) racist. food was nasty rather eat dog food.

Really nice people with quick good food. Sesame chicken and steamed dumplings are the best.

This place is a hidden gem.
Yes, it’s American Chinese, not «authentic». That said, it’s well prepared, fresh and very fast. It’s a family run place and has been in the same place for 11 years now.
We’ve tried it twice now and it’s been excellent both times. Sadly we live only 2 miles away and have never tried before now because it doesn’t have any curb appeal (being in a very small strip mall). Dinners are generous and not expensive. Service is fast, typically around 10 minutes.
We ordered several shrimp dishes and were pleasantly surprised by the size of the shrimp they are using. These are easily 16 – 21 range shrimp. Actual «wok hei» on the lo mein!
I’m giving them 5 stars for where we are. If we were in Chicago or San Francisco there the competition is a notch above it would probably be a 3 or 4 star. But for CR, where there is sadly no decent Chinese of any sort, they are a 5.