China First

Watch for the cook to bring out the hot food and get it fast. Otherwise, the food can be cold. But for $ 7 you can’t beat the price and variety. Popcorn shrimp is excellent! I haven’t found a better Chinese buffet in Tally.

It’s not the best but it is pretty decent if you’re in the mood for a Chinese buffet. They have the seafood buffet on the weekends, in which I have tried to crawfish and crab legs and they were pretty good. They have a huge selection along with sushi and desserts but lots of the items on the buffet can be hit or miss. The sweet iced tea is awesome!

I got the seafood combination on my first night living in Tallahassee. I had nothing in my apartment and I was tired from driving a long way so I ordered China First instead of cooking with my non existent cookware. The post came very quickly, about 30 minutes before I was expecting it, but that is where the good things ended. The dish I ordered was nothing like the description; at first I actually thought I got the wrong order. The description for the seafood combination was «scallop, shrimp, crab slowly cooked with mushroom and tomato in a brown sauce.» What I got did not include scallops, mushrooms, tomatoes, or brown sauce. It was snow peas, baby corn, broccoli, cabbage and water chestnuts with white sauce. The crab was imitation, but that is hardly an offense wren compared with how of base my meal was. The delivery person also didn’t give me any utensils, so I was forced to eat everything with my hands. It was all around a bad experience and I wouldn’t recommend it.

The food isn’t fresh. I had some serious stomach issues 30 minutes after eating here and won’t be back.

Really enjoyed the lunch buffet. Nice variety of foods, good atmosphere, nicely decorated, and a great price! This was my first time, my wife’s second — she brought our VERY picky teenage son last week, and he loved it.

I can’t speak specifically for the General Tso’s chicken that my fellow reviewer found so offensive, but I quite like China First. I went to their Sunday lunch buffet and was impressed by the selection and freshness of the food. Certainly, it is very Americanized Chinese food, but there is lots of it and nearly everything I had was worthy of seconds. I didn’t try their sushi, but the rice, lo mein, chicken and broccoli, beef and broccoli, and so on were all delicious. The waiters were diligent about clearing used plates and food was constantly being brought out when it got low. The price for Sunday dinner seemed a bit high, but weekday lunch is quite cheap. If they have the same selection, it will be one of the best deals in Tallahassee.

Had some truly heinous General Tso’s Chicken from China First yesterday.
It was takeout, but still, the meat should not be grey on the inside, and should not taste fetid.
May have ruined Tallahassee Chinese food for me.