88 China Bistro

"Decent Chinese food with a pretty good selection of meal options. Ordered Szechuan beef, General's chicken, and Cashew chicken for mains, steamed and fried dumplings, and an order of crab rangoon for appetizers. The Cashew chicken tasted like it came out of a can and the crab rangoon were very small, but the other food was good. The atmosphere should be zero stars because it is a carry-out-only restaurant. There's a sign at the front door saying they do this because "they can't find staff", but what restaurant can't find any employees unless they are unwilling to pay said employees a living wage? Maybe the worst part of it is the Chinese lady with broken English who works the order desk and brings food out expects a tip. The register defaulted to 15%, 20%, and 30% tip options, but why? She put the order in and handed me the bag with food when ready. There was almost zero service and absolutely no reason to tip her for doing the bare minimum. Given her age, she's probably one of the owners and doesn't need tips anyway. The tip part seems like a scam given that there are no servers and no service to speak of."

"I've been looking for good chinese in Charlotte. This looked promising with good reviews. HIGHLY disappointed. Food was flavorless. Not even a good smell. The crab Rangoons were flavorless with hardly any filling. The shrimp in garlic sauce wasn't good and the fried rice was gross. Will not be eating here again."

"Wow! The Chinese food here is actually GOOD! Lo Mein was not drowned in oil and the veggies were fresh. Sweet and sour chicken was also good! Authentic Chinese food"

"Clean restaurant, staff was very nice and professional and even offered to walk the meal outside to my car when it was done. I ordered the schezuan chicken lunch special with brown rice and an egg roll. Food was absolutely delicious and the price was very good for what you receive. If you’re in the mood for good quality “take-out style” Chinese dishes, this is your place. Definitely will be back"

"I went here for lunch and the food was so tasty! I ordered the cashew chicken and it came with a spring roll or egg roll. I had a spring roll with mine and also ordered a wonton soup. The chicken was white meat and it was tender and delicious. I had steamed white rice with my meal but they have other rice options. I would recommend this place for lunch anytime! Service was great as well!"