China Joe's — Restaurant in Paradise

I'm visiting Vegas for the week and wanted something quick and easy to take back to my room. Because I'm just visiting, I have no idea how to get around or where anything is without using a map. I ended up in the Albertson's parking lot where China Joe's is and figured instead of randomly driving around or spending time looking for something on Maps, I'd give China Joe's a try. The reviews were good, and I haven't had a bad experience with any Chinese food place I've been. I placed my order online and waited a little before going inside since the website said there would be a bit of a wait.

One of the gentleman there called me to confirm that I placed an order, and I went inside. After I paid, I waited maybe 10 minutes inside for both my meals to be ready. When I walked in, it was empty. While I waited, three other people came in for orders. One person ordered at the counter, and the other two were there for pickups. They all got their food quickly. Once I got back to my room, I was pleasantly surprised by the amount of food and the quality. Because I didn't have any expectations, I figured it'd be ok at best. It was perfect! It was made fresh, and the flavors are on point. I got two veggie egg rolls with my order, which I was also surprised by since I'd usually have to pay for them in Cali.

Overall, this place is a 10/10. I ordered orange chicken with half lo mein and half fried rice and honey shrimp also with half and half sides. The quality was perfect, the food was piping hot, and everything...

I order from here probably twice a week. I'm from the East Coast and this was the closest thing to home Chinese food that I've found. Usually everything is fine, food well seasoned and fried perfectly. Welp that all changed last week. Last week my chicken was soggy and had no flavor. I let it go because I know this usually isn't like them. I ordered again today and once again, not up to par. First of all, chicken fried rice was just soggy chicken fat. The chicken is supposed to be a breast, thigh, wing and leg. I got two thighs. So I called just to make them aware and before I could even finish my sentence you could hear the chef in the background yelling hes not replacing it and I got what I ordered. I reminded them, I order from here twice a week and this is not how it comes. I said I never complain and always tip and he said well next time maybe I can add an extra breast. After the experience why would I order again?

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Personally, we do not know how you mess up Chinese food like they did. The ABSOLUTE worst Chinese food we have ever eaten, EVER! The Shrimp and Lobster sauce was soup. It even came in a soup container. Right then...bad sign. It also contained large pieces of green pepper that totally overwhelmed any other flavor. The Cashew chicken cashews were burnt, but it did contain an average amount of chicken. Unfortunately, it also contained a large amount of onion, that like the pepper, overwhelmed almost any other flavor in the dish. Burnt cashews...I don't know how you recover from that. The egg-roll, crab Rangoon, and fried shrimp were standard...the only edible part of the meal. We had it delivered, and the majority went in the trash. DON"T DO IT! There has to be a better place that delivers Chinese food. Thanks for listening to my sorry story of a disaster choice...