China Cafe

An excellent little restaurant. The food was delicious, the staff were very friendly and the prices were very fair. They have an amazing lunch special where you can get a plate of food and a side soup for less than $10. It’s hard to find deals like that, especially these days, so if you’re in downtown Syracuse and you want to get lunch, you have to come here!

After I had already ordered and paid for my lunch, I stumbled upon the poor reviews on here and got nervous. I’m glad I stuck around! The lady at the register was very nice and my food was done within a few minutes. The portions were very generous - I got the sesame chicken lunch combo with the plumpest egg roll I’ve ever seen. I will frequent this place more often now.

Not the best Chinese I’ve ever had but not the worst. The sesame chicken was coated in sauce and was still fresh and crispy. The fried rice was a bit bland. The egg roll didn’t have much flavor but the crunch was prevalent. The pork steamed buns had good flavor but the appearance was a bit disappointing. The buns haphazardly lumped together while the pork inside was about the size of the meatball. When I heated up my leftovers the next day, the fried rice and steamed buns tasted old like they were going bad. Just something to be aware of if you eat here. You may not want to keep leftovers.

Tried ordering takeout online and it wouldnt let me checkout without a tip. Tipping culture has gotten out of control. I'm not tipping on an order I place and pick up myself. Tipping was invented for waiters paid below min wage. If this is an issue with your system and not intended policy, you should fix it. You lost my business and I got food elsewhere.

Delicious food and really nice family that runs the restaurant. Don't let the appearance fool you, the food is great and amazing prices. I loved the wonton soup the most, you can tell the wontons were made in house. My picture was after we started eating a bit!