China House

Whenever I come home to visit the family, I always make my sister bring me to China House! If you want good Americanized Chinese food then you need to hit this place up! The food is DELICIOUS and very affordable (two adjectives I like). The workers here are very personable and are happy to engage you in a conversation while you wait for your food. If you get a chance to visit Philly or live there, I recommend trying this place; just know you get your food to go.
Recommendations:
*Fried Shrimp
*Friend Chicken Wings
*Chicken Fried Rice with Shrimp (extra charge)

Cash only, pick up only, take out only. and not much of an online presence. Sometimes ordering is complicated by communication issues. Why is this place packed at all times? Easy answer, the food is awesome. Make no mistakes here this is no ordinary China House, this is Number 5. Few reviews here because people in the know want to keep it a secret. I may lose my South Philly membership card for writing this review. You’re welcome.

Cash only. Would have been nice to know when I placed by carry-​out order.

Horribble. Rude on the phone. Messed up our order. We tried telling them but the woman just kept hanging up on my husband (he has more patience than myself). We had enjoyed them the first time we used them but will stick with Asian Harbor instead.

Ordered delivery, spent a good 10 minutes playing hide and go seek with the delivery boy who knew no English and enjoyed hanging up the phone.
All of the wonton soup in the bag had spilled (was this my punishment because you didn’t know what «turn left» means???)
The sweet and sour chicken looked like a homeless hitch-​hikers toe; tasted like seasoned cardboard.
All in all the service is traumatizing and ingesting the food may have taken 45 days off of my life.
I cannot fathom how this place gets good ratings

classic Chinese spot… can tell its good with so many ppl coming in and out of it.
— Amazing spare ribs!
— ordered kung pao chicken platter (comes with pork fried rice) — $ 5
it was a little bit more sweet than what im used too so probably wont get that again.
— mongolian beef (comes with brown or white rice) — ⁷⁄₁₀. big pieces and SOOO MUCH FOOD
i had enough for 3 meals afterwards!

This is the best Chinese food in south Philadelphia but they never give you enough condiments such as duck sauce. Food is great but they don’t deliver

This has to be one of the best Chinese food spots I’ve ever been to. They seem like they use quality ingredients & the times I’ve been here the food was always fresh. My favorites are the chicken or shrimp with broccoli but just like any other Chinese takeout they have a variety of dishes I’m willing to try. Give it a try, doubt you’ll be disappointed.

Everybody loves Chinese food. Thus is where you should get it. They are quick and nice people. Not too talkative probably because they focus on efficiency. They food is good and cheap. Large portions sizes also. However Friday nights are ridiculously packed. Order ahead if you can

Best Chinese food in Philly!!! They are super nice and very fast. If your a regular they will remember you. Only accepts cash (I think they have gift cards now) and take-​out only.

I don’t give five stars easily, but I must say that China House is as good as it gets in Philadelphia. I’ve been going to China House for a few years now and they fail to disappoint.
The first time I went there, I noticed right away that:
– there was no bullet-​proof glass
– it was very busy
– the cashier (who I now know as Amy) was asking a patron about her mother
What?! I’ve never seen this in ANY Chinese food take-​out spot in Philadelphia!
Then I noticed that the broccoli was fresh and the shrimp were fresh AND deveined.
When I lived 35 minutes away and had a hankering for Chinese food, I would hop in my car and risk life and limb on I-​76 for my shrimp egg foo young and shrimp fried rice made with brown rice. I also get shrimp rolls every now and again and, in the past, I’ve had the shrimp and broccoli. It’s all good.
Recently, I tried their shrimp in lobster sauce, which I bought at a discount, as someone ordered it and decided not to buy it because it contains egg to which they’re allergic. So Amy offered it to those of us in the store at a discount. I don’t usually do white sauce, but I took it off Amy’s hands. It was SO good! I even poured some on my cat’s crunchy food, which she hates, to get her to eat it and she tore it up!
And the place is always busy when I go. This is important to me. If I walk into a restaurant and hear crickets, I walk out.
Whenever I talk about this place to people, most already know about it and love it as much as I do.
Anywho, the prices are reasonable, the food is always fresh, the place is clean, and the service is great. What more do you need in a Chinese take-​out? Go!

Best Chinese food in South Philly hands down! Food is always excellent! Food is fast very short wait time. Never had a complaint. I wish they delivered but well worth the drive.

Best place to
Order Chinease only bad thing is u got
To pick it up, they don’t deliver ! But def one of the best places in city to get a decent Chinease meal … Service is always decent,

I went to Philly for a conference for about 3 days. I tried many chinese restaurants at Chinatown. As a Chinese, I want to say that this one would beat many Chinese restaurants at Chinatown, although it’s located at south Philly. Great food, excellent price… You won’t regret if you try it. I had shrimp rice noodle soup there, and really enjoyed it!

I must admit, I love Chinese food and moving to South Philly from Fishtown I had a difficult time finding a decent Chinese takeout. I had the opportunity to try this place out and it has been my go to for all my Chinese cravings. The staff is all so friendly and after awhile they do remember you. I usually always call first to order because they always seem to be very busy.
The only downfall is that it is CASH ONLY and they don’t deliver. Thank God, they are very close to my house. I have been coming here since I moved to South Philly in 2011. The quality is great and they don’t mind if you have a special order/​request.

By far, the best Chinese take out in South Philly. We have ordered from them well over 100 times and have NEVER been disappointed. The food is always fresh and tasty. The combination platters are the best and very reasonably priced. The only down side is that getting your order on a Friday or Saturday evening does take a while, because of the volume of business they do. We do not order Chinese take out form any other place.

This is one of south Philly best Chinese take out. After searching all over south Philly for a good Chinese take out the search is finally over as I have found my favorite Chinese take out. Everything I’ve had from here so far are tasty. I’ve had the general tso chicken, sesame chicken, wonton soup, egg drop soup, best hot and sour soup from chinese take out and their shrimp roll. I must say I’m a bit disappointed at the shrimp roll as I am expecting whole shrimp which are not found in it but its still tasty. The combination platter are well priced. You get a lot of food for your money. Although it comes with egg roll we always request to switch it to shrimp roll and never been an issue. Only one issue I had during my recent order was that I ordered a large wonton egg drop soup only to find that when I got home they did not give me any wonton. So since they don’t deliver we had to take a trip back and when we got home found out they gave me a pint (small) wonton soup on the side so I felt like I’ve been rip off when indeed I paid for large. So when you pick up your food make sure you check to make sure all your food is there to prevent any issue like me. I normally check my food when I get to my car but this recent visit I placed the order and my fiends went to pick up the food otherwise we probably wouldn’t have that problem.

My roommate had been ranting and raving about this place for a while ago. Having not had access to a car until recently I had remained curious about ‘The amazing place down on Oregon Ave!” I never expected anything great from a place so far into South Philly that doesn’t deliver, but boy was I wrong.
Having spent the last eating my way through every bean curd and broccoli dish in the city, I have to say this one is very close to the top of my list. The brown sauce that came atop my perfectly cooked bean curd and hardy pile of broccoli had such substance. It wasn’t watery or overly salty. It seemed like there was effort placed into preparing the food, and for 5.00 that’s hard to find.
This place is totally worth the drive into the boondocks of South Philly!

You may find yourself at the end of your rope, ordering off Grubhub alone, diversifying your selections to increase the odds that one item will impress you enough to think that forsaking Han Dynasty and giving a shot to more Americanized Chinese food may be worth it. If you have chosen China House for this pivotal moment, you will find yourself sourly disappointed.
The General Tso’s chicken is squishy.
The steamed dumplings are not very impressive.
The Singapore noodles have very little kick to them.
To be fair, China House will give you an absurdly large portion of food for a hilariously low price. The General Tso’s chicken combo with rice weighs easily enough to bludgeon an enemy with, should the need strike you.

Best Chinese delivery I’ve had in the city.
My favorites: pork dumplings, General Tso’s, beef lo mein.
Also, super cheap for the amount you get. It’s even good cold the next day.