China House — Restaurant in Hamilton

True Score- 3.5/5 Stars

China House is my default option for Chinese carryout in Hamilton. In my opinion, it is the best in Hamilton in this regard (aside from Basil) and consistently has the best tasting food. Everything I have had is pretty good- however the egg rolls can be a bit chewy and the fried rice is kind of generic (although it tastes good). I think the chicken is excellent, the dumplings are great, and the lo mein is also pretty good.

Staff is always very friendly inside, and that is a plus. It can quickly be an expensive dinner. 2 combos with a drink or 2 and an appetizer can easily run you 35 bucks. Depending on what you get.

The place seems to be carryout/delivery only, as the inside is not suitable for seating to dine in. The blinds are all messed up, and in general just not an appealing looking place.

The food and service are for sure the best in town, making this my default choice. Highly recommend!

NOTE: Star rating based on my own formula consisting of flavor, cost, facilities, service, and overall satisfaction. Reviews are subject to change based on...

I'm surprised by the high ratings of this restaurant!! Ordered via Door Dash which was a mess and not their fault. They remedied this and delivered our order themselves. This is where it got gross. First- They asked for the 'wrong' order we recieved back, to redeliver it. This is against health codes and nasty! What if I was a foul human and had spat in it, etc? YOU MAY NOT RE DELIVER FOOD IN THIS MANNER. WAS OURS RE DELIVERED??? We had ordered 2 Golden Chicken, Crab Rangoon, Steamed Dumplings. This food is straight from a frozen bag!! I have never had "fried rice" with no taste. The chicken was sickly sweet like it was made with Karo syrup. We ate as much as we could, but most was thrown in the garbage. Still felt we had been at the salt lick all night. TERRIBLE. Who cares if the portions are large if...

Cutting edge of mediocrity. Although I imagine on an "on" day the food here seems to have the potential to be great. Today was not that day. I was happy to see char siu in the fried rice. However, as the only place thus far that I've been to in the area with that type of pork, I'm tempted to try again later. Portion for the combination meal dine-in was not large. Meat was pretty dry in the general tsos and spare ribs. Flavors were fine. Fried rice was not served very hot.

Other notes : Staff was friendly and food was prepared quickly. The dining portion of the restaurant left some ambiance to be desired. Bathroom was not...