No.1 Chinese Food

This is another hidden gem for Chinese food. I was nearby, getting my haircut and the husband of my stylist recommended this place. He said the BBQ chicken was awesome. The location is very unassuming with limited seating. Its best to come with the mindset of getting a "To Go" order. The staff are really friendly and more than willing to make suggestions based on what you tell them you like. Almost every item can be "taste tested" before adding to your order. This is just like going to a Panda Express, except the food is way better. The night I went they didn't have BBQ Chicken prepared, but they did have spicy chicken wings, fried rice and chow mein along with Jalapeño Chicken, which was off the chain! If you like a flavorful spicy chicken, this will blow you away. To say the portions were large is an understatement, i ordered two entrees and a 50/50 fried rice/ Chow mein and even with a healthy appetite I was left with a full lunch, and I was stuffed. The portions are really large. I really enjoyed the fried rice, but the chow mein was a little thicker than I am accustomed to, the noodles were more like Udon noodles in size, not the thinner chow mein noodles. That aside, it was all delicious. The one thing I was not impressed with was the chicken roll. Seemed overcooked and the consistency was all wrong. I'll try the spring rolls next time. There are a lot of items that can be ordered and if your willing to hang out and wait then your sure to be rewarded with some excellent cusine. Lastly, we get to the price, and again its impressive. Barely double digits for my order which for the amount of food is more than just a good price. This is certainly a place I will coming back to on a regular basis and you would be wise to try it, at least once.

- Reid F. Kilpatrick IV -

Feels like a great little family run restaurant where they work hard to make yummy food. I was married to a Chinese man and shared meals with his family many times over the course of 26 years. The Jalapeno chicken at No. 1 Chinese food rivals any I've had. Large servings and tasty food mean that I'll come back to this place again the next time I visit my son. He's in college in the area and when I visit we like to try local food places. Tucked in the corner of the strip mall, it was busy with people coming in to take their meals out. Steady flow of customers while we were there around 1pm. We got orange chicken as well and both chow mein and fried rice I recommend giving them a try.

- Ellie L -

I have tried the Chinese food here and it’s good. Today I ordered the wor wonton soup and it lacked some flavor, even with the sauces, but on the other hand it’s good they don’t use so much salt. I also tried the chicken egg roll and they are huge, a little oily but the flavor was nice. Ordered the fried wontons and also definitely needed flavor, very very mild taste. The 2 men there, one at the counter and I believe the other one cooking were both very nice and welcoming. I wouldn’t mind ordering these again, but be ready to add a lot of sauces.

- Elizabeth Rodriguez -