China King Kitchen

I ordered a large chicken chow mein. The cabbage had brown spots (meaning it was moldy), and the chicken was cut super small and thin, so there was barely any chicken in there. $ 8 for cabbage and onions. This is the first time I’ve ever been hungry after eating Chinese takeout!
Egg rolls also tasted old, possibly refried. Quality is not their thing here.

It’s a hit or miss here. you’re lucky if you hit!
When it’s good it’s good, when it’s bad it’s gross!

This place is not the best or great or maybe even good but what it is… its decent comfort food.
The staff is friendly. the delivery is quick. the food is okay. typical greasy/​fattening Chinese food that is catered to fast food population.
***PLEASE note i was a regular here until I moved to another state so if you want a quick comfort fix this would be the way to go.

Slightly above average Chinese food. delivery is fast service is good the restaurant is clean. Have not had a bad experience thus far.

I hate to give a 2 star review– so let me state right up front that this place isn’t awful. The person who took my order was polite and helpful. The food was ready quickly and was piping hot. Although I didn’t eat in the restaurant, it did seem bright, clean and quiet.
That being said, I don’t think I’ve ever had Chinese food that is so bland! I ordered three dishes: General Tso Chicken combo w/​Pork Fried Rice, Pan Fried Wonton w/​Garlic Sauce, and Beef Chow Fun. They have an option for all white-​meat chicken, so that is how I ordered the General Tso’s. Now, I like a little heat when I order General Tso and I like the chicken to be crispy. What I received was the exact opposite– the chicken was limp and tasteless. Maybe ordering all-​white meat chicken was the mistake, but I kind of doubt it. The Pork Fried Rice was also really bland and boring. In fact, the combo platter was so bland I actually just lost interest and didn’t want any more of it after the first few bites. I tried the Beef Chow Fun next. That was also incredibly bland. It tasted like I was eating plain rice noodles without any sauce or seasoning. The beef was unexceptional. I only had a small portion before I pushed that aside, as well. Finally I tried the Pan Fried Wontons w/​Garlic Sauce. These were the best of the lot but, unfortunately, that’s not saying much. Garlic Sauce is supposed to have heat (there was even a red pepper in the menu next to this item to warn us that it is spicy) but these too were quite bland. There was lots of sauce covering the wontons, so it wasn’t for the lack of sauce. It was just that the sauce was bland and unexciting.
I suppose if you have an intestinal issue which is aggravated by strong or spicy foods then this might be a good place. But if you’re looking for Chinese food that has some actual taste, I would go elsewhere.

The food here is utterly mundane, with respect to Chinese and Asian cuisine, which is to say it’s completely standard Americanized Chinese takeout. This means it’s heavy on sauces, extra sweet, not very spicy (although they do claim to adjust spiciness, asking for «hot» on a Szechuan dish resulted in the addition of one chili pepper), and with American-​substitute veggies for the most part.
But with that disclaimer aside, for what it is, they perfectly execute the American-​style Chinese takeout.
Service: clear conversation with the order-​taker resulted in our leaving 17 minutes after arriving with our order, despite the fact there were obviously multiple orders ahead of us on a busy night. Correct, computer-​printed list of dishes, and the clerk repeated our order upon taking it and upon giving us the bags.
Servings: large, and packed in modern plastic re-​usable storage boxes, with clear lids, not the classic drippy hard to see what’s inside cardboard boxes. Our dumpling order had eight generous dumplings in it.
Ingredients: decent, decent enough. Veggies ample but not to the exclusion of meat dishes. Our Szechuan beef had a pleasingly full compliment of ingredients. They had actual sun clouds in the hot and sour, although no golden needles (I can’t really expect the latter, given the difficulty in obtaining them here, except in a sit-​down higher end restaurant). The hot and sour soup was more sour than hot — I tend to like the sourness, but my wife likes it hotter — but the main point here was the soup showed a modicum of originality and lack of having been ladled out of a can.
Preparation: veggies were cooked but still green — we like them just a tad crispier but it’s a lot better than the overcooked stuff you get at most locations. Kitchen visible to all, clean, and employees seen to be washing their hands on multiple occasions during our visit. The «Crispy Green Beans» weren’t crispy, but they were at least still stiff (swimming in sauce, as, see above, you tend to expect from takeout joints). Orange chicken was just a little light on broccoli, but again, at takeout joints I’m used to seeing little to no brocc in the same dish.
Extras: a ton of fortune cookies to make the kids happy, beyond the minimum number, and they weren’t stale.
A couple of other minor notes:
* while the menu is standard, from the extra dishes, the house specialty regional cuisine seems to be Szechuan. That said, we didn’t get the real szechuan vibe from the dish we ordered; we’ll try asking for «real» szechuan spicing next time and see how it goes.
* There are 12 seats in the place, but it’s counter service and I don’t see any point in dining in.
* The backlit picture-​menu at top makes it seem like it’s shooting for that Panda Express market, but it’s closer to traditional independent Chinese takeout.

Excellent moo goo gai pan — not your typical take out chinese (I have been them all) Best in the capital district. Food is fresh and not too salty — the moo goo has big fresh mushrooms and snow peas — again, no MSG. Weekly stop…

China King is a good place to order Chinese takeout, which is located at Mohawk Commons next to Verizon Wireless. This place is very cozy with order counter, open kitchen, and a few tables for eating in. They offer the standard Chinese dishes including Szechuan and Hunan specialties. They offer 50 Luncheon Specials served Mon-​Sat before 3PM ($ 5.15-$ 5.45), 30 Special Combination Platters ($ 7.25-$ 7.30), and also Health Food Selections. No MSG is added to the food.
I’ve ordered dinner takeout from China King a few times. My friend lives only 3 minutes from here, which makes this place very convenient to stop and pick up a filling meal at a reasonable price. I’ve had the roast pork lo mein (very soft noodles with a mix of vegetables & roast pork strips) and the Szechuan beef (very soft beef slices, fresh mixed vegetables including broccoli, snow peas, onions, carrots, water chestnuts in a thick spicy sauce), both dishes taste good. The pork fried rice (yellow color) is mostly soft rice with a few pork cubes, onion, and sprouts. The egg roll is not too greasy has a good mix of soft shredded cabbage and pork. The service here is quick and courteous.
(3.4 stars)
FREE DELIVERY ($ 10 minimum)