Double 10

Sad to see this placed has closed, the food was wonderful, their traditional menu outstanding, garlic eggplant the best of the bunch, plus the Mapo Tofu was awesome! So long Double 10, gonna miss you, not sure who will replace your prompt & friendly delivery & tasty food.

I’ve ordered takeout twice and dined in once. Dining in was awkward because of the small space and with every table full, there weren’t enough water pitchers to go around. We had to wait until other diners finished their meal and put the water pitcher back into the cooler. The food was very good and portions were good for a leftover lunch. We ordered the cumin chicken and sour napa with pork. The dishes inspired me to look up similar recipes online to make at home. I felt that the dinner prices were on the expensive side, but there is a good selection of traditional foods.
Both takeouts have been hot and ready by pick-​up time. The most recent order was from the lunch special menu. The fried rice that was included in the meal didn’t look like fried rice-​just white rice tossed with soy sauce and miniscule pieces of egg. I’m glad I ordered another meal with white rice. The chicken lo mein was ok. The star was the shrimp in garlic sauce. You could definitely taste the ginger in the sauce. The quantity of shrimp in the meal was more than enough for both of us to share without fighting over who gets the last shrimp. We liked that each dish didn’t have the same sauce base and they tasted fresher than other takeout Chinese food in the area.
They’ll be closed beginning ³⁄₂₇ due to renovations in the plaza. No updates of where or if they’ll relocate.

Fantastic quick Chinese food. Vegetables in Kung Pow Chicken were still crisp and fresh tasting, not the typical soggy fare in fast take out. Szechuan Tofu was even better, nice chunks of firm tofu slightly crispy on outside, broccoli, peppers, water cress and a sauce with just a hint of heat. Kids loved the fried rice and chicken lo mein. Nothing was greasy or soggy and all had great flavor. Can’t wait to try more on the menu.

I have ordered take out from Double 10 and it’s been reliable. I have not really explored the second menu which is more authentic chinese. I found myself without dinner plans and a car not really working so I walked to Double 10 for a dinner.
The interior is not fancy but comfortable. There are several tables for diners with both chairs and benches. Ordering is at the counter. Sodas in the cooler on the side. Counter staff was friendly.
I ordered the Slide Pork. I have never heard of that before. It was a breaded pork in a flavorful sauce served with carrots, green peppers, and garlic with white rice. I enjoyed it very much but after I was half done I was looking for a different taste. I would like it more if there were two or four dinner guests with me to share other dishes too.
As I was eating, there were many take out customers and one other customer chose to eat in. His meal looked good, too. I look forward to exploring their menu more especially the Authentic Chinese menu.

First time here I ordered orange chicken, beef lo mein & crab rangoon. Placed a take out order online & it was ready with in 10 mins. Everything was very tasty! Best Chinese I’ve had in Madison. Everything was flavorful and cooked very well. Requested vegetables with the orange chicken, received large amount of crunchy broccoli. Very pleased with everything. Reasonable prices & fast service. Some reviews stated they were cash only, but they now accept cards. Will return here soon!

I have been on a quest to find good Chinese food places in Madison. Sometimes, I need more than the usual take out Chinese. Double 10 seems very authentic.
We ordered the hot and sour soup to start. I really enjoyed this soup. It had an abundance of vegetables and wasn’t overly spicy. I can appreciate when lots of ingredients are used in a soup.
For entrees, we got the Chinese eggplant in garlic sauce and mapo tofu. Chinese eggplant is thinner and smaller than the usual eggplant. It still has the same texture but is definitely more flavorful. The garlic sauce was super tasty. The mapo tofu was a little too spicy for my personal liking, but it’s definitely very authentic — a classic Szechuan dish.
There is limited seating here, but they have a counter at which to order, so take out is an option. I’ll be coming back!

We tried Double 10 for the first time last week and it was very much as advertised. I placed a take out order on-​line and then went into the shop to pick it up. Everything was bagged up and ready to go on time when I arrived and all in all the transaction was very easy. The restaurant itself is on the small side and i imagine most of their business is take out or delivery. That being said, by the time we sat down to eat our delicious Chinese food was a bit cold and it probably would have tasted even better had it been hot and fresh. Here’s what we enjoyed:
Hot and Sour Soup — Really tasty! Rich, flavorful soup with crunchy veggies and nice meat and tofu. Silky sort of mouth feel and overall VERY good. Nice to have the crunch of fried wontons to put on top, but they weren’t really needed.
General Tso Chicken — This was actually included for free since we had a big order. Large crunchy pieces of chicken with a sweet and slightly spicy sauce. Probably not the best General chicken ever, but very enjoyable.
Mongolian Beef — Very good texture to the beef and tons of delicious onions. The sauce was really tasty as well, and again this would have been EVEN BETTER if it was nice and hot. Will definitely be ordering this again, it’s a favorite recipe executed very nicely.
Shrimp Lo Mein — Good, but not my favorite. Nice texture to the noodles for sure, which is really important. The shrimp were a little small and could have been a bit more flavorful, but they were cooked nicely.
Hot Black Pepper Chicken — This was the winner of the night! Hugely flavorful with great crunchy texture and an amazing aroma. As good as the chicken itself was the mushrooms that soak up all the flavorful sauce were far and away the very best thing we had. If anything was going to be fought over it was this dish (and the gorgeous mushrooms in particular).
Broccoli w. Garlic Sauce — Garlic sauce is really good, and while this was really purchased for a vegetarian guest I could see getting it again. If you are vegetarian I’d say this is highly recommended.
Sauteed Braided String Beans — This was also ordered for our vegetarian guest, but IT IS NOT A VEGETARIAN DISH! That being said, it was DELICIOUS! Loved this and will certainly be ordering it again in the future. Fresh, crisp green beans with a nice garlic and pork sauce; an absolute winner!
Double 10 will likely become our new take out top choice for Chinese food. I’m very tempted to go try it as a sit down, but I’m worried finding seating could be a gamble. We’re just a bit outside their deliver area, which is a bummer, but it’s not really a terrible drive to get there and back. Highly worth a shot, especially if you’re close and can enjoy the food as its served rather than as it comes out of a take out container…

This place has some authentic northern Chinese dishes and the dumplings tastes great. The location is very convenient.

We decided on Chinese delivery last night and have been dissatisfied with the couple of places we regular bounce between so we opted for something new and went with Double 10.
We were pleased (though perhaps a little daunted) by the scale of the menu and wide variety of choices available. Ultimately we went with curry chicken and onion and chicken lo mein as well as a couple of pork egg rolls.
The egg rolls were crispy without being overly greasy, the balance between the meat and vegetables were good and on the whole they were one of the better egg rolls I’ve had.
The chicken lo mein was simply seasoned but delicious. The noodles were tender, no singed /​burnt /​hard noodles like you might encounter at other restaurants, and the flavor was savory but not overpowering.
Much to my wife’s dismay the curry chicken was spicy for her. I’d call it on the high end of mild /​low end of medium but she’s what you might call a «spice wimp» — so other spice wimps be warned! You may wish to call your order in and ask to make sure your dish won’t be too hot for you. It worked out well enough for me as the lo mein order was ample enough for two people to eat their fill and I wound up with lunch for a couple of days from the curried chicken.
There was a good blend of vegetables and chicken in the curry, the spice was pleasantly warm without being overwhelming (to me), but the curry flavor was more muted than I prefer. That’s the only negative I can find with it.
I look forward to trying additional dishes from these guys! Perhaps I’ll even really get adventurous and use the traditional Chinese menu next time.

Lets just say I’ve found the Chinese food holy grail. It’s taken months, if not years, to find someplace that slices the beef just right, doesn’t go overboard with the oil, makes flavorful fried rice with real roasted pork pieces. I’m overjoyed to have stumbled upon this gem. It’s very small, but clean, friendly and extremely affordable. Mind you, I live in Chicago but will most definitely stop here anytime I pass through Madison!

As an Asian-​American, I am actually happy that there are two menus, one for Asians and one for not Asians. Sometimes, I’m in the mood for a really authentic sauteed beef and mixed vegetables with white rice. Other times I just want some sweet-​n-​savory General Tso’s Chicken and greasy pork fried rice with it. This place satisfies both. The first time I went there, I ordered lightly stir fried fish filet with julienne carrots and onions and white rice from the Asian menu. Perfectly tender, great portions, not oily, what I’d expect my grandpa would make back in China. The second time, I ordered delivery and got kung pao chicken and fried rice from the American menu. I also got a free egg roll thrown in. The kung pao chicken was very spicy and bold, a bit oily and very tender. Totally hit the spot.
Overall, you’ll get the classic «Chinese restaurant in America» treatment here — minimal décor, affordable prices, speed over politeness, and good filling food. This is how Double 10 sells itself, and you shouldn’t treat them any differently.

I was really hoping to have found a decent Chinese place with all the reviews I read, but truthfully we found it mediocre. I ordered the chicken chow mien and have never had it the way the make it. It was chicken and some really slimy cabbage type stuff over rice with some crispy noodles. There were no other vegetables in it. We got one egg roll and one spring roll, neither which were stellar. Reading over the reviews I am now assuming the 5 stars were for food off the authentic menu, rather than just the regular menu. Won’t go out of my way to go back, too many mediocre places closer to my house. I wish I could find a good one!

One of the best and authentic Chinese restaurants in town! I am a frequent customer. Food is good, prices are reasonable, and ordering is so fast! Everything I tried has been great!

We were look for some lamb kebab in traditional Chinese style and we seemed to have found the best place in Madison for it. Other places like Hong Kong station or café don’t have that good of an authentic lamb kebab from Xinjiang. But hey, it’s Madison. This was great, definitely will come back.

This is our new go-​to for Chinese food. I just tried the curry chicken with onions, (potentially my new favorite), and my wife got the bean curd homestyle, which she says is always spot on. Other great dishes include the mu shu vegetables, hot and spicy chicken and szechuan chicken.
In the last few months, we’ve only experienced one flub work am order, but it was swiftly corrected upon calling.
I can’t endorse this place enough.

I ordered chicken soup noodle in here.
The chicken is not so juicy, a little dry. After having two I cannot continue.
The soup in the noodle is good. But not as good as it described as «the noodle is cooked with chicken soup in good quality».
The noodle is good. But when the above are put together, I cannot say that’s a good noodle meal among all the noddles I have ever had.
The restaurant interior looks like most of the Chinese food restaurant, looks like majorly serve for Americans and the food is Americanized. The restaurant is very clean, I like the environment.

I had been craving Chinese food for a few weeks, and we decided to look to Unilocal for someplace new to try. I’m very glad we were near Double 10 when we searched! I had the cumin lamb from the traditional menu. I’d never had a cumin-​centric Chinese dish, and I think this was my first one with lamb, too. I loved it! Nice and spicy, with a generous quantity of tender lamb. It was enough food that I took some home and had another small meal with my leftovers. The guy at the counter said the cumin lamb was his favorite dish there — I hope he’s working on my next visit because I’d like to see what his other recommendations are. But there’s a good chance I’ll get cumin lamb again!
My wife had the curry chicken with onion, and it was also very good, and on my short list of foods I want to have again soon.
Double 10 is mainly a takeout place, but they have a nicer seating area than most. We dined in and it was very pleasant. It was a late lunch on a Saturday, and business was steady with mostly takeout but a few others eating in. Beverages are a variety in cans or bottles from the cooler.
We’ll be back!

Just had a yummy lunch in this sweet spot. There are a lot of menu choices, both American and traditional Chinese. I had the curry chicken with onions. It has some spicy kick to it, a surprising amount of other veggies mixed in, and I loved it. I wanted to devour the entire plate since I just finished an indoor cycling class, but I managed to save about ¹⁄₃ of it for later. This is definitely an item I will have sudden cravings for in the future.
The place is cute and cozy. Clearly used to be a coffee shop since the wallpaper at the counter and electrical outlet covers still have a kitschy coffee theme, but it was still nice and clean. The people at the counter were really friendly, too!
Next time I will try the handmade dumplings.

Although you can eat in the restaurant at one of Double 10’s four tables, The Wife and I have been using it as a good option for carryout Chinese food in the West Madison/​Middleton area. The online ordering system is easy, but I find that calling is the easiest way to place an order.
On the positive side, Double 10 serves really good dumplings (and dumpling sauce), has fair prices, and is convenient for pickup purposes (right along University between downtown and Middleton).
On the neutral plane, Double 10’s food is A-​OK. Like previously mentioned, the dumplings are very good, but everything else has been just OK. The notable exception has been the egg drop soup, which is very bland and much more watery than we’ve had elsewhere.
On the negative side, Double 10 is somewhat disorganized and has been overwhelmed every time I’ve gone in to pick up food. There seems to be only one guy working the counter, taking phone and online orders, and helping people get their pick-​ups when they come into the store. The last time I was in, I arrived at the given time only to be told that our food wasn’t ready yet because they were «very busy.» (On a side note, I’ve never been asked to give a name or credit card when placing a phone order. I’m still surprised that they work on the honor system like that).

I am so excited that I found this place!
I have been looking for decent Chinese food in Madison… yet another thing that doesn’t really exist… and I found it with Double 10. My only requirements for Chinese food: tastes decent the night of, tastes even better cold the next morning.
Double 10 has fulfilled both of those requirements and for that I am eternally grateful.
Last night I ordered some lo mein, sweet & sour chicken, and some spring rolls. And, well, you can see from my picture of this food that I was more than happy with what was delivered.
They are speedy with their delivery and you can order online, which was convenient and very easy to do.