China — Restaurant in Spartanburg

UPDATE 3/3/2024: How many times are y’all gonna hike the prices when you still don’t even take debit or credit? What once cost $6.97 is now $10.95 with their sesame chicken combo up from $10.45 just a month ago. Portions aren’t as big as they use to be and the food just keeps getting more and more expensive. I get inflation, don’t get me wrong. But it’s getting hard to keep track of how much cash I need to have on hand just to get food here when you keep changing the price this frequently.

UPDATE 5/26/2023: It’s gotten very difficult to continue to recommend people to go here. The food isn’t the issue, food is still great. The issue has become cost. The food has gotten way too expensive. Back in the day $20 could get your 3 meals. Now I can’t get 2 meals for $20. The average price increase compared to 5 years ago is over $3. Use to be able to get sesame chicken for $6.97, now it’s $10.45. Use to be able to get boneless spare ribs for about $8.50, now it’s about $12. What shocked me today was I ordered a boneless spare ribs dinner combo and a quart of pork fried rice, I’m thinking $20 is enough, nope, $22, the rice alone was over $10. Back in the day I could recommend going here and the only nuisance was it was cash only, but the food was so good and the value was awesome so it was worth the inconvenience, now the only thing I can say is the food is good. This is still a great place to eat but with all the drawbacks of cash only and the high prices it’s just not as practical anymore.

UPDATE 9/27/2022: Still my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area but it has been on the decline a bit. Prices still going up, but that’s due to inflation. Still shocked by how much it’s gone up. Not too long ago you could get a sesame chicken dinner combo for $6.97 and now it’s up to $9.85. Portion sizes have improved compared to what they were last year which is good, but I’d say it’s still not as much as you use to get. The biggest struggle for many is still that it’s cash or check only. It’s definitely still annoying to have to go to an ATM just to get food here. Is it worth it to get the food? It has been over the years but it’s definitely gotten more and more annoying as time has passed. Unfortunately I don’t think this will ever change. If they ever do it will be a welcome change and they’d have my business a bit more because of it as it makes it much more convenient to go.

UPDATE 5/7/2021: Still love the food here. Still my favorite place to get Chinese in the area. I still wish they would take debit/credit cards but doubt it will happen anytime soon. My only other complaint is the prices have increased and the portions have shrunk. I’d say you get about 3/4 or less of what you use to get compared to a year ago. I understand the price increases, it’s just going to happen unfortunately, just upset they’ve lessened what you get in terms of quantity compared to what you use to get.

Best Sesame Chicken around! I've eaten at many many many Chinese restaurants all the way from Florida to Utah and I still haven't found a place that can match the Sesame Chicken here. Unfortunately they only accept cash or check but the food is so good it's worth going to an ATM. And at $6.97 for a Sesame Chicken dinner combo with pork fried rice and an egg roll, totally worth every penny, never...

My son purchased two lunch specials, 3 egg rolls, and two teas. He paid and we made out teas from the metal tea container on the counter. The tea was sour tasting. As if it was old and due to them having customers in the restaurant, I carried both teas to the counter, leaned in and asked to purchase sprites and for new cups of ice because we didn't like the tea. The cashier took the one cup of iced tea, poured out the tea and tried to give me the cup of ice, soaked in the tea. I said to her, I didn't like the tea, can I have a new cup with purchased can sprites.. She then takes the same cup, pours out the ice and proceeded to fill it with more ice, didn't rinse the cup out. I said nevermind, may I please just purchase the sprites. She then yells we don't take cards. I get cash and as the last customer leaves, I whisper to her, "I wasn't trying to be rude but I didn't like the tea and I didn't want to bring attention to the fact with you having customers." She then say, "well no one complain about it." I said, "okay, that's why I wanted to purchase sprites just in case it was us". She then says, "you not use to drinking tea." I said, "not that kind." They bring out our food and messed up my son's order and treated him like he did something wrong....

It's a basic "hole-in-the-wall" Chinese restaurant. I think every Chinese cook learns to cook at the same place because what I get here is the same as what I got in take-out Chinese restaurants in Pa. It's the taste I know and love, can be as healthy or unhealthy as I want to make it, and the prices are great. Have eaten various of the dinner and lunch specials, and always consistent quality. As I said it's the basic "hole-in-the-wall" look to it. Mostly take-out, but with tables to eat in. Canned and bottled drinks to choose from for both eat in and take-out. You can see the kitchen behind the counter and watch your meal, and everyone else's, being made if you want, or sit down, or run errands while they cook it. Clean but not the sparkle of chain fast-food, which is good. Your order is taking at the counter, and you pick up and pay there too. If you eat there, they will bring out the food too you, but not waiter service. They are quick to serve you. You get plenty for what you pay, and what you go to a take-out Chinese restaurant for. I recommend it for good, quick,...