China City — Restaurant in Gastonia

So I'm wondering where the taste buds of the people who left positive reviews are. Because I can honestly say this is the worst pork fried rice 🍚 I've ever had. I mean, it's palatable if you're hungry, but if I want to enjoy good fried rice🍚, this isn't it. First, it's not cooked completely, so yay for eating semi-hard, raw rice🍚. Secondly, it definitely seemed they just put the pork on top of an already half-made fried rice🍚. I found myself using ALOT of the duck sauce and soy sauce.

The rice🍚 was with the butterfly shrimp🍤; the breading is by far one of the worst I'vehad, and to add, how does fried shrimp 🍤 actually get mushy internally? I ended up throwing away the five shrimp🍤 that were left because I couldn't handle the mushy mess. I also wasn't sure the egg roll that came with my husband's order would be good, so that went in the trash as well.

My husband had the General Tso's chicken 🐔 and pork fried rice🍚. We asked for it extra spicy, extra sauce, and um, the spice is a joke. He said the General Tso's was subpar, something you would eat if you were starving.

We had fried cheese wontons that tasted as if they were reheated in a microwave. You know how breading, like on pizza or bread 🍞 in general, gets chewy when heated in a microwave.

I feel bad for having to write this review, but I don't only post negative reviews. I post honest reviews that tell you the good, the bad, and the ugly, and I can honestly say this restaurant is now on my list of places I will "NEVER GO" again.

When my husband went to get the food, I'd say at least they were very nice. The restaurant itself could definitely benefit from some repairs. But if the food is of such low quality, I would definitely focus on that. So, yes, this is my honest review...

I have stopped by to get take out here many times. The staff is not the friendliest, but the food is good. This past Saturday, my family and I wanted to get some take out for our sons 28th birthday. We made a list of what we wanted and my wife called it in, straight off of a sheet of paper. When our son and his fiance went to get the food and came back with it, they totally messed out 2 orders. She had to go all of the way back to the restaurant. The woman at the restaurant said that my wife did not order the food that way when we sat right next to her when she ordered on the phone. The order WAS called in right, they prepared the order wrong. The woman stood down my son and his fiance, basically calling them liars. She also told them that if the order was going to get fixed, it would be an extra charge. My son and fiance were not rude at any point (just shocked at the workers attitude) and just went on and paid the extra for the restaurants mistake. This is a horrible business practice to argue with a customer over a mistake the restaurant made. I'm 55 years old and could probably count on one hand how many times this type of rudeness has happened. After years of eating here, they will be losing our business. They would've came out money ahead just being nice and making things right with our order. I mean, mistakes do happen occasionally. That's the way 98% of businesses do. So, I do not recommend them. There are many other chinese restaurants in the area that have food just as good and much better service. If China City messes up your order, they will make you pay...

Y'all, I gotta brag about my favorite Chinese restaurant. China City off Davis Park Rd in Gastonia is hands down the best Chinese restaurant EVER! Tina is the best, we talk every time I come pickup food and she is always a friendly heart that I can share my ups and downs with. She was an ear after I lost my dad and always checks up on me and my mom when I stop by. I got this little gift in my food bag and I just have to brag. This bowl is so gorgeous! I'm serious when I say they make the bestest, freshest, most delicious Chinese food. The chicken wings are the sooooo good, you might fight somebody to get more! I love their terriyaki chicken on a stick and their Chow Mai Fun, which is a rice noodle dish 🍜. My husband loves their Human Shrimp 🦐🦐. China City is more than a restaurant, they are our friends and a staple of the community. If I had the money, I'd eat there every day. Stop...