China Cafe,

1039 West Glebe Road, Alexandria, VA 22305

"Super nice staff, very attentive. Generous portions, prices are average. Now that the bridge over Four Mile Run is open again it's super convenient, too. A"

"Avoid Eating China Cafe! I'm not sure who is responsible for this experience, but it made me write this review. Each of the dishes my fiancé and I ordered online from this restaurant for dinner had significant hygiene problems and the service was lousy. The Beef Chow Fun did not look appealing. The beef was fat and glossy, and pink in the middle when we bit in. When we removed the beef, from the dish we found that the noodles were flavorless and had to add a lot of seasoning to it. The spiciest level Hot and Sour soup was mild, and while it tasted okay, we repeatedly found chunks of chicken in a soup that is supposed to be exclusively tofu. The worst offender was the Roasted Pork Chow Mein that, according to their website, included a side of rice. An employee called and told me that I was confused because Chow Mein does not have noodles and neither meal comes with rice as a side. She suggested I switch to Lo Mein instead but did not offer another substitute or refund that side. When we eventually started eating the Lo Mein, we discovered a dead fly in the food. We were initially excited to order from a local restaurant and save leftovers for the next day. But we ended up having to waste our money throwing inedible food away. Unless they go through some major changes, I would steer clear of this place."

"Order delivery from China Cafe around 1:13 PM. I ordered a Large Curry Chicken, medium spice, with Brown Rice and Crab Rangoon. The delivery was due 2:07 PM but the driver got there a little earlier than that. He did try to call but somebody let him into the building before I could answer the phone so he met me in the hallway. Only issue was he was talking to me but there was no eye contact. He was on his phone the whole time. I don't really care - I prefer fast delivery to super-polite delivery. But some of you might not like that. The food was all good though, to be honest, the brown rice was kind of...meh. I mean, brown rice is kind of bland to start with but most Chinese restaurants try to spice it up with something. This was just brown rice with nothing added. Once again not really a problem - brown rice is healthy for you and much of the time is bland. In other words nothing to complain about but nothing to really brag about."

"Stopped in last night (9/10). I have never visited before but found the "OK" reviews here on Google. I was pleasantly greeted by a smiling Asian woman. I ordered the General Tso and an Chicken Egg Foo Young. I had about a 25 minute drive to get home and when I did, the food has still moderately warm and very tasty. Like many other Chinese Food Carryout it is a "hole in the wall" and would get 5 stars if they made the place more attractive. If I wasn't clear, the food was great and so was the service! If I'm in the area again, I will be back."