China King

Great place. They have two menus. One for Chinese customers and one for everyone else. But the «Chinese» menu is bi-​lingual. If you love real Chinese food like I do, ask for the Chinese menu. Good food, cheap.

I agree the décor is not that great but when I was visiting in Philly walking through the Chinatown section I decided to check this place out. Typical chinese «take out» or just good for lunch specials type place.
I got the general tso’s chicken and chicken with broccoli together as combo type deal. It was not that expensive and it served its purpose. I was pretty hungry. I missed out on the other food option I was really looking forward to in the Terminal Market but this was a good last minute replacement just to eat something. I am sure there were much better chinese places around (Even some that had the PEOPLE LOVE US ON Unilocal STICKER) but this was good just for the money value though. Defintely not that attractive looking inside to sit down and eat.

The décor isn’t too glamorous, but the friendly people and great food more than make up for it. I ordered pretty basic stuff– chicken with broccoli, friend rice, and wonton soup. All of it was fresh amazing, and the friend rice was the best I’ve ever had. I’ve tried a few places in Chinatown, and this is definitely my new new go-​to good take out.

I was lured into this restaurant by its promise of Szechuan food, and I left disappointed. The menu almost completely lacks descriptions, and after some deliberation, we decided to go safe, and ordered Szechuan Beef, Sa Cha Beef, Singapore rice noodles… and pizza rolls. There was definitely a language barrier to ordering, which resulted in confusion even when we tried to use the menu item numbers (and don’t even bother to inquire about *what* something is, as this will result in you placing an order for that item, and still not knowing what it is). I don’t think I grossly mispronounced «Szechuan», but she brought us sesame beef instead. She protested at first, but agreed to correct it, once I showed her the written list I made before ordering.
It turns out we should have just kept the sesame beef, since the Sa Cha and Szechuan were extremely generic, and barely distinct from one another in taste or appearance. Both dishes were thickly sliced beef, with roughly chopped green peppers and vegetables, oil-​boiled in a brown, barely flavored soy-​based sauce, and not remotely spicy like Szechuan is supposed to be, and we specifically asked for it to be.
The Singapore noodles, on the other hand were perfectly cooked, and unglutinously distinct in contrast to the balls of slime you get in other places. The meat in the dish was fairly generous, and the shrimp also seemed bigger and more plentiful than the ones you get in most places.
One of the more interesting (and actually quite tasty) things on the menu is their $ 1 Pizza Roll. It’s exactly what one might think, basically a giant Tostinos shaped like an egg roll with cheeze filling, and a bit of red sauce mixed into it.
Overall, this was a very average place with a utilitarian, but not unpleasant interior. This restaurant is the exact mark for middling, and you could substitute nearly any average Chinese place and have exactly the same meal (possibly excepting the pizza rolls).

cheap, fast, taste good, and the boss lady is nice :)

China King is a Fuzhou (Foo chow) restaurant that also serves «standard» lunch specials. For those of us trying to go Atkins, this is the place to be! They tend to load their lunch specials with more meat than most other places. So, you can just skip the included rice and still have a filling meal. I haven’t tried the Fuzhou food yet, but there appears to be a nice selection for people who like it.
American menu:
Fuzhou menu: