Cold buffet food that's so laced with salt and MSG that we each drank a gallon of water when we got home. Only good thing: the beer is reasonably priced.
Reviewed by :
Mike V.
On:
3/22/2013 9:11:00 AM
I used to go here a lot. No more. The menu has changed and the food is worse. Also, the waiter did not return with my change from a $50 bill. He did not even ask if I wanted my change returned. He pocketed the $5 as his tip. Absolutely ridiculous! There was no language barrier and I did not get a receipt.Poor food. Horrible service. Eat elsewhere.
Reviewed by :
Calvin C.
On:
1/6/2013 8:01:00 AM
Chinese folks in Madison will hate me for giving this secret away... but there's a separate seating section toward the left of the restaurant and a separate, authentic Chinese (Cantonese style) menu.I'm originally from Chicago and lived about half my life in Taiwan and have had Cantonese food in Hong Kong, Toronto, etc.I would say that if Hong Kong is a 10 and Toronto a 9, and Chicago's finest Chinatown establishments an 8, then China One is a 7.Here's what I've eaten there so far:Beef stir-fried Ho Fun - 8.5/10Shiu Mai - 8/10Ha Gao (shrimp dumpling) - 5/10 - definitely not fresh shrimpTofu Clay pot - 8/10Roast duck - 9/10XO sauce ho fun rolls - 9/10Pork and duck egg congee with fried dough - 9/10All in all this ties with Ichiban for the best Chinese food in Madison, though the two restaurants serve very different styles.
Reviewed by : Harry C. On: 3/25/2013 2:40:00 PM
Reviewed by : Mike V. On: 3/22/2013 9:11:00 AM
Reviewed by : Calvin C. On: 1/6/2013 8:01:00 AM