- Chinese Food
- Chinese Restaurant
- Virginia
- Virginia Beach
- North Virginia Beach
- Chinese Restaurant in Shore Drive
- No.1 Chinese Food
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Hours
Monday, ClosedTuesday, 12:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Wednesday, 12:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Thursday, 12:00 AM - 9:30 PM
Friday, 12:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Saturday, 12:00 AM - 10:00 PM
Sunday, 12:00 AM - 9:30 PM
About No.1 Chinese Food
No.1 Chinese Food, located at 2817 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23454, has undergone significant changes following a change in ownership. You can contact them at (757) 496-8480 or +1 757-496-8480.
Based on customer reviews, the restaurant has experienced a drastic decline in food quality and service. Customers report that the staff is often clueless, particularly with online orders, which frequently indicate the restaurant is closed even when it is open. The menu has been significantly reduced, eliminating many previously available dishes.
Orders placed by phone are often delayed, with wait times exceeding the initially quoted 15-20 minutes, sometimes extending to an hour. The food preparation and presentation have also been criticized, with reports of food being served in Kimchee Lee bags.
Dishes like the orange chicken have been described as horrible, with a bitter glaze and tough, breaded chicken. The fried rice is also criticized for its orange color and Spanish rice-like taste. Spare ribs are reported to be overcooked and difficult to eat. The egg rolls, with the exception of the pork egg roll, have been removed from the menu, and the remaining pork egg roll is compared unfavorably to those sold at a local grocery store.
The only positive feedback is for the crab rangoon, which is considered acceptable. However, the hibachi chicken is heavily criticized, described as tasting like microwaved frozen chicken and broccoli.
While some customers initially found the food acceptable after the ownership change, the quality has consistently deteriorated over time. The sushi is mentioned as being okay for its price point, but this is the only redeeming quality.
Overall, customers strongly advise against dining at No.1 Chinese Food due to the poor food quality, slow service, and clueless staff.
No.1 Chinese Food Location
2817 Shore Dr, Virginia Beach, VA 23454, USA
Customer Reviews
The original owners are gone. the new staff was clueless the online ordering, says restaurant closed. the menu has been cut by half. ordered by phone, the restaurant tells me 15-20. 1 hour later, I'm sitting in the packed restaurant food, not ready, then food comes out in a Kimchee lee bag. so now we know who's running the restaurant. get home had the orange chicken, it was horrible. The glaze was bitter loaded with orange peel. the breaded chicken was tough. the fried rice was orange, not fried tasted like Spanish rice. ordered spare ribs, and they were so overcooked that I could barely pull the meat off. then all the different egg rolls gone from the menu. the only one left is pork. they tasted exactly like ones on sale at the food lion next door. the only good thing was the crab Rangoon. there has obviously been an ownership change. The sign says #1 China if you've eaten here before don't go again nearly all the old menu is gone. the service is slow the man at the counter is clueless. and the cook who isn't Asian has no idea how to cook Chinese food.
I ordered a few items from the menu when the ownership first changed and everything was great, I was impressed with the flavor and quality of the food. Fast forward a few months... I order the hibachi chicken, and it is quite literally the worst take out Chinese meal I have ever tried. It tasted like frozen pre-cooked chicken, frozen broccoli (yes, these were the only two main ingredients), and sauce were just microwaved together in a bowl. I could not get further than 2 pieces of chicken and 3 pieces of broccoli before giving up. We also tried the sushi which is actually okay for the price point. I've ordered from here 3 times since the change of ownership, and the drop in quality each visit has been significant. I can't bring myself to giving it a 4th try in the future.
10 dollar general tso's chicken lunch special was served fast and fresh, enough for 2 people but I ate it all because it was so. good!
Food is not good, order spare ribs the amount of salt in this mf. You need a gallon of water with It. Pork fried Rice is okay, it’s kinda hard like It ain’t cooked all the way. Wouldn’t come back. Rather go somewhere far and do the drive then come back here again. Hope this helps everyone. **Also menu is not the same! Call to verify!***
Wish I wouldn't have tipped for my to go order. I thought it would be ok since the man that took my order told the person in the back my order after he took it. I had to special order my shrimp and broccoli well done because I've had teeth pulled, I let the man up front know this! My broccoli is so crunchy I can't eat it and the 4 shrimp I'm afraid to eat because the 1st one was cold and wasn't cooked through. WASTED 10 on a meal I can't eat.. the white rice is good just wish i had more soy sauce!! I should've gone elsewhere!! 😞 (just tried another piece of the broccoli and it's not even warm)
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