11 Best Chinese Restaurants near Gardendale

“absolutely amazing food! I got the avocado salad and shrimp hibachi. my husband got the California rolls and crab and cream cheese rolls! fresh and delicious. service was great too“

“I haven't been here in a while but I'm glad I went back. My wife and I ordered the Happy Family and Sesame chicken and one egg roll. Happy Family was loaded with seafood and plenty of veggies with it. Sesame chicken was fried crispy and was great. Both dinners and egg roll with water to drink a little over $31.00 and we almost filled up a small go plate with leftovers. Will be going back soon!“

“This is a cozy place that I've enjoyed off and on for many years, the food is skewed towards Chinese-American classics, and that's perfectly fine! They have dishes you'll find in many places, like Mongolian beef (my hands-down favorite), Hunan style stir fry, beef and broccoli, etc. As well as some classic Chinese-American dishes you don't see as often in 2026 like mei-fun and egg foo young.

I haven't yet had anything that was less than good, and in the current economy I'm shocked at how reasonable their prices are. It's real food, in a comfy, nostalgic setting for less than the price of a combo meal at a fast food place. They are a true Mom-and-Pop setup with limited staff, so occasionally there can be a wait, but it feels like a small price to pay and a part of the real-world charm of a small restaurant. In recent years a pivot to mainly online/takeout ordering seems to be doing well for them, but they're just as happy to have you inside.

I promise, if you choose to spend your lunch breaks and money here you'll realize why there's so much nostalgia for these once ubiquitous small-town Chinese restaurants.“

“So far I've only had the Mongolian beef, and it was so good. Takeout portions are huge. This single order will end up being 3-4 meals for me, easy (small meals). Excellent service, very short wait time. The inside dining area is small but has several booths/tables great for small groups.“

“Starting, been to this place 4 times now since it opened in February of this year.
The food is great and the portion sizes are very generous, but the prices are too low. Lol.
Two entries, noodles and large soup cost about $15! Not bad at all. My only gripe would be that the food is too salty, especially the sweet & sour soup. This is coming from a guy who salts all his food, but it’s too much even for me. I’ll give them 7.5 out of 10 dumplings, would give them 8.8 if they cut 40% less salt in their food.“

“I usually eat here sir by a pleasant waitress, but this last time we were seated in the area the female waitress was snappy mean grouc😖hy, raise a voice🔥🌋 not friendly at all, and when I mentioned it to the male hostess, seated us, he reply, you can sit wherever you want to then.. after seated in the next area the waitress barely wanted to talk to us, we had to call her over to our table each time. 🌆 I then lost my appetite!!We will not be going back!!🔥🌋🌋!!!!👎👎👎👎👎😵‍💫😈“

“Excellent!! Great food and service!!“

“I have eaten carry out sesame chicken from this restaurant over the last 5 years and there has never been a taste difference in all those years....

Love the egg drop soup so much I learned to make the soup at homs with extra ingredients. ...
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Altho you have to specify medium.or large otherwise they automatically presume you want large .“

“We had the wings for the first time yesterday and OMG!!!! Definitely great like everything else on the menu!! 😍😍😍“

“Take out for a general tso and it was just how I like it! Other places in Gardendale/Fultondale don't have the same flavor of general tso I've been looking for but China One does. Will be back for sure! Portions were large as well.“

“I think some of yall are ly8n like hell qith the things you say. NOBODY that works there is gonna sit and watch you eat. If you seen a roach.. guess what most all food places have them. Its also not nasty. I bet half of yall complaining got bugs at your nasty house and cant cook. Tryin to get something for free. ALSO YOU CANT CARRY OUT THE FOOD OFF OF YOUR PLATE!!!! THATS NOT HOW BUFFETS WORK. DUMMY“