We went to China Lotus 04 Feb 2024 to try it out as I saw it on Facebook, and it appeared to be a fun place to try. After spending almost $80.00 on (2) meals, an order of Crab Rangoon and (2) spring rolls we got home, and the food was not edible. I rarely leave bad reviews as I understand establishments have bad days and the food service industry is tough, but this was an exception to the rule. First issue was when asking the staff what the flavors were in certain dishes as they were not the 'normal' Chinese dishes, we were left with blank stares and "This is only my second day' comments. We ordered anyways in hopes they were good. We got home and pulled the food out and though it was large portions, there was NO sauce. Basically, dry chicken and a weird steak meat that was over some dry noodles with no sauce and that dish was $20.00 alone. We also ordered sesame chicken and that was dry as well and completely flavorless. The Crab Rangoon tasted like a big ball of cream cheese with no crab rolled up and fried in a wonton and the spring rolls had little to no filling and were overcooked to say the least. Ultimately, I was very disappointed to have wasted almost $80 on dinner to just throw it in the trash. I even thought of repurposing the meat into another dish but couldn't get past the blandness and overall weird texture. I hope they get better at their craft as last night's experience was absolutely atrocious.

1st the food was no where near fresh. Very disappointing quality and size of portion. 2nd the proce was outrageous. They are very proud of their food. Not sure why. They used to have great food. So you didn't mind that it was pricey. We couldn't even eat our food 2 bites and it went into the trash. I will say the egg rolls not too bad. But for 80 bucks not worth it. Won't be back..... ever

I have literally been coming to this small take out for well over 10 years. In all that time, every single order has been perfectly made, the food was always tasty and consistently made each time without fail, the cashier always friendly, and the food is always ready in 10 minutes or less. I only give 'Atmosphere' a 3 because it is a small shop with only a few tables. It's not really designed for sitting in to eat but the food itself is what is the best and that is what certainly counts. Thank you for the great food over the years!

I didn’t know when you order sweet n sour chicken you need to specify you want sweet n sour sauce with the fried chicken. Literally had zero sauce on it. And the boneless chicken dinner is just chicken soaked in soy sauce. Was our first time visiting and Will not be back. *Update since they’ve responded. Even if that was the case, I was not given any sauce on the side. FYI your menu online presents zero pictures. Please excuse me for not looking online for pictures of basic sweet n sour chicken that all Chinese restaurants provide WITH sauce.

They have good Chinese. Convenient location and there's plenty of parking. The line/wait can be 10 - 15 minutes when there's a rush but the cooks are fast and there's tons of shopping options nearby. I keep busy instead of waiting.

It cost me $17.09 to get all white meat with the Mandarin chicken. Fried rice with nothing but rice no egg, no peas no carrots nothing else just rice and an eggroll. This is at the Laplace location. I’ve gotten better Chinese for half the price in Metairie. And the sauce is disgusting. Not even the right color. It’s beef gravy. And nothing even taste good I thought I would have extra food for tomorrow so I didn’t mind paying almost $20 for one meal but I will not give this to my dog to eat.

I eat at this place often. The food is good, the waitresses are polite and helpful. It could be a bit cooler 🥶 in the building but overall I enjoy coming to this place. As you can see in my photos I’m a repeat customer and plan on coming back in the future. Good job

Chicken and vegetables dinner was the best. Hot and fresh. All three women were super nice. Felt good to stay and eat here.

I called in my order. Got my daughter to pick it up. Honey chicken has no honey flavor and rubbery chicken while chewing. Rice has no very little flavor. The chef didn’t feel like working today. The nicest thing I can say is food was hot and fortune cookies were good. Waste of my money. Usually the food is good, I’m thinking it has to be a new cook. I won’t be returning.

DO NOT EAT HERE!!!! Went today for lunch with some family with a party of 5. My husband took a sip of his refilled drink and pulled a ROACH out of his MOUTH!! Absolutely unacceptable!! He was so disgusted that he went to the bathroom and threw up everything he had just eaten. Called for a manager and was told the roach came from the pipe for the fountain drink machine. Yeah right!!! They swore they do not have roaches there. I said, yes you do, there’s your proof as I pointed to the roach he had spit out on the table. They ONLY discounted $9 of our $108 bill for the “inconvenience”. They could have at least not charged us for his meal since he vomited it all up anyway. I expressed how disgusting it was and I will NEVER be back!!! Totally GROSS.

This has always been my go to for general tso every other place I use panda Chinese as the top tier in comparison and it was the best I've ever had on a busy Friday night and their food is spot on no cutting corners. I love the amount of Szechuan pepper in it that's what really made it the best. That little extra heat. Not too much but made the whole meal to perfection. I never have any complaints of this restaurant and I absolutely adore the family who owns it. Keep up the great work and nothing really changes you can go everyday and get the same thing it will be the same everytime there's no overcooked noodle or rice no sauce that was different then before I don't know how the little extra Szechuan pepper was added but I'm here for it.

The food was their saving grace. The attendant at this restaurant was so rude. I had a question about the rice and egg roll that came along with my meal and apparently, she was not in the mood for questions. I did not want the portion of rice, but I did want the egg roll still. I asked if the rice was going to be on the same plate and if not, for them to just keep it. I don’t know what the mix up was, but it was a simple question… or so I thought.

This used to be an excellent restaurant but since covid it went almost totally to rakeout. There are still a few tabls to eat inside. However, food is served in takeout dishes, drinks are bottled with no fountain so no refills, plastic utensils, no placemats, etc. And the food is tasteless. No umami from MSG, incredibly mild mustard and hot sauce. Everything tastes like cardboard. I do not recommend this place at all.

I ordered roast pork and noodles with cabbage and carrots. I have a HUGE box of noodles maybe 6 slivers of meat a couple of pieces of carrots and and the same for the cabbage. When I asked about the meat I was told I could purchase more but there's no way to say how much I would receive. I stirred it around at the counter so the young and the lady could see what I was talking about but it didn't matter. I guess that's how it goes when you don't have competition That's all of the meat that you see. I've only been twice since I moved here and this is my last visit.

We broke our own rule about going to a buffet between lunch and dinner time. A lot of the food had been sitting out and one had to be careful as to what you put on your plate. The jalapeño chicken was warm and fresh while the sesame chicken was off putting. The wife liked her coconut shrimp but the boiled shrimp was subpar. We tried the place and should have followed our rules. It might be a great place at lunch or dinner time.

The food is not that good I have been there years ago and the food was much better.. the waiter's stared at my family the entire time making us very uncomfortable we will not return 0/0 do not recommend.

I usually get my Chinese food from this place bc it’s decent. But after last night I will never step foot in this place again. My daughter has a strawberry hemangioma On her cheek and when we walked in to pick up our order the front desk lady was loud about asking what’s wrong with my daughters face after she scared me and my daughter (who buried her face in my chest and was gripping on my arm) I checked her face and asked her what she was talking about and she said she has something in her cheek. And I told her that it was her strawberry birth mark she didn’t even apologize about the situation but just said oh.. are you here for XYZ order. I’ve never in my life ever felt so uncomfortable and for her to make this ridiculous comment and being loud about it.. absolutely ignorant and ridiculous. If this is how you treat your returning customers for the passed 4 years… can’t even imagine.

The best food and great service....you can't go wrong ....and priced good

Lunch at this location. The food is not bad however the location is in disrepair. It needs lots of TLC. The waitress is on her game. I would return to this location but y’all really need to reinvest back into the business.

this place is definitely worth it. Affordable, and the food is almost always fresh. They do have their off days but they do get it right at least eight times out of 10. The service is always wonderful.

Went in for dinner. Had the Buddha plate. It was pretty good but is better with the duck sauce. The wonton are REALLY good. The spring rolls were ok. It was mainly cabbage and no other veggies and very bland in my opinion. The jasmine tea was good. The warmth was perfect for the cold atmosphere. Waitress Julie was really cool. Great atmosphere. Wish they had booths.

Ordered an appetizer that they were tryna give me AFTER the main dish. Young lady didn’t seem to respectfully understand the concept of an “appetizer “ and kept implying that I just needed to “box it up and take it with me” , assuming I can just eat it when I return to work. Noticed some dirty looks from staff after I said, don’t bring it out at this point and I’m not paying for an “appetizer” that’s being sent out as a desert. I ordered “shrimp” fried rice. With all due integrity, there were literally THREE small shrimps in the rice. Three. Boneless chicken was over battered and kinda salty. Just passing through for a two week training and revisiting some local spots while I’m in town. Won’t return here for any reason.

Hadn't ate here in a while, but got some tonight and it was so good as usual. Ordered the coconut shrimp and dumplings, everything was delicious. Took a bit to get the food, but everything is made fresh so I don't mind. If you don't want to wait order ahead of time.

Ordered and then requested a full refund after informing the cashier to the smell of feces in the dining area. It was then that the female cashier who pretended to not speak english told me that the smell coming from me... and, it was then that I requested a full refund and proceeded to leave immediately!