China Kitchen — Restaurant in Pasadena

I've ordered from China Kitchen 3 times in the past six months, and they will be getting ALL of my future orders as well. First time I ordered, the food was plentiful and delicious... Seriously, if you order a "large" of anything, think... What large meant in the 1990s. Their large is LARGE. But they're not just doing quantity, the food itself is some of the best I've ever had. I've waited until after my third order to post a review because I've found that a couple local places will send extra food when they get an order from an address that's never ordered from them before, but by the second it third order the quality and quantity of the food declines... This is NOT the case with China Kitchen. Their food was just as good the second and third order. In fact, their chefs specialty General Tso's white meat chicken was SO good the second time I ordered from them that two days later I ordered it again because I was craving it so much that I HAD to have more. It is THAT good.

Also try the teriyaki chicken, and the barbecue beef skewers. Heck, try everything... I'm sure it's all just as amazing as the stuff I've tried! Thinking about ordering...

Ordered: BOURBON CHICKEN- it was hot and fresh but it was gross. Red in color(not sweet and sour either) very chewy and not edible.

ORANGE CHICKEN- arrived hot and fresh but was not crispy at all. Chicken was not able to be cut with a fork cuz it was also like rubber. The orange sauce was very thick and made chicken soggy and not edible.

FRIED DUMPLINGS- DISGUSTING ALL THE WAY AROUND

FRIED WONTONS- They were at least edible but again not very good.

Overall I would give this place negative stars and would encourage everyone to order from anywhere else than CHINA KITCHEN if u want to be able to eat...

I'd like to give them no stars but that isn't a choice. I understand that a Chinese restaurant can be very busy and the staff needs to be quick to take orders and such, but there is no reason to treat customers the way this place does.

I placed my order and he said "Is 45 minutes OK?" Again, I also understand that they may only have 1 driver and again can be very busy. I said "Sure" and was immediately hung up on. Two big problems I have with this: 1. I was not thanked for my order 2. I wanted to pay by credit card.

I will never order from the China...