China Pavilion Restaurant

Surprised by the less than stellar reviews. My family must eat the only good items in the menu, because we like this place. It is take out only and NO delivery. .. must be good to stay in business with no delivery or eat in.
The spare ribs have a touch of honey and they char them well. The pork fried rice, lo mein, Sesame Chicken, and other standard Americanized options are all solid.

It’s decent American Chinese food. I’ve been getting take out from here for years. It’s pretty expensive, a family dinner usually ends up costing $ 60-​$ 70 which is way too much for Chinese take out. The lunch specials are my go-​to!

I always do take out when coming here so my review is solely based on that. The service quick and fine but the food tastes better to me then alot of local resturants. I have had the steamed dumplings at half a dozen chinese resturants in the past and this place makes them the best. I have had other dishes over time from there and they taste healthier to me. The sauce is different as opposed to other resturants in a good way. I find this place to be one of the better in the area.
However they don’t deliver so you have to go pick up. That isn’t a problem for me being I live close anyways.

It’s your typical ABC (American Bad Chinese). No real Chinese dishes on the menu, e.g. ‘Dry Sautéed String Beans’ are NOT dry sautéed at all. Szechuan dishes are NOT Szechuan, they don’t even use Szechuan peppercorns. I even asked them if they have a Chinese menu (real Chinese), the answer was «No». Many Chinese restaurants around the country have two menus, and one of them is for Americans. We have lived in Asia for many years but have come across authentic Chinese food in the USA before. In NJ, however, we have not found any. You’d think, being so close to NYC, we could find a real Chinese restaurant around Montville.
We have ordered from here a few times though because we know what we’re getting and have low standards when it comes to «Chinese» food in NJ. The place is clean (you can see the kitchen when you walk in) and the staff is friendly. It does have some tables but it’s really just a take-​out place, they do not deliver.
Tip: They put a LOT of white onions in most of their dishes, big chunks that seem to act as filler. I request NO white onions when I order but ask for green onions instead.

Do you accept decent food over terrible hygiene? I watched the lady who is always there wash her hands but afterwards blow her nose into her apron she was wearing. I then watched her use tongs to take 4 or 5 chunks of chicken from my general tso that was sitting on the prep counter waiting for my wontons. She say then laid it to the side in a small bowl and started snacking on it. Although there was plenty, just doesn’t set well with me. Not so great food with poor hygiene, I am not going back.

Firstly the lady owner of this place is a very happy-​smiley-​chirpy lady… she is always fun to talk to… Service is pretty quick… Being a vegetarian, there is not much on the menu I can order although I love their Scallion Pancakes… they are awesome! The tangy sauce that comes with it is pretty tasty too… Veg Lo Mein is ok.
They seem to have very good lunch specials.

This is a good Chinese Restaurant where you can either take out or (they have a few tables) eat in, if you so choose.
They are happy to cook to your specific requests (more or less spicy or whatever) and I can easily say I have never had a bad meal there, and over the years, I have had eaten many lunches and dinners with friends at this location.
They always seem to be accommodating, which I find very impressive — this is a total fantastic find — so don’t hesitate!