China House — Restaurant in Vacaville

1 star I don’t know how you mess up Chinese food, but they figured it out.

I should’ve trusted my gut when they said our large to go order would be ready in 10–15 minutes. That should’ve been the first red flag. We ordered chicken fried rice, fried chicken, honey walnut shrimp, egg rolls, chow fun, and their so called house special spareribs. We showed up at the 10 minute mark and surprise….the food was already bagged and waiting. Should’ve walked away right then.

The inside of the place looked old and neglected, surprising considering it’s on Main Street. But we were hungry, they had made the food, so we paid $87 and took it home.

That’s where the real disappointment started.

The fried chicken wasn’t wings, it was random dry chunks of meat, like bad karaage with zero flavor.

The egg rolls were pitiful. Barely any filling, mostly soggy cabbage.

The chow fun? Colorless, flavorless, just sad.

The spareribs were chopped up, deep fried meat chunks. Saucy but somehow flavorless. Just depressing.

The fried rice was bland and forgettable. Only thing decent was the shrimp, and even that wasn’t anything to write home about.

$87 down the drain. I’m honestly mad. I don’t know who’s leaving good reviews but I swear they must be bots. This place needs a visit from Gordon Ramsay ASAP.

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