China Bowl
5200 NW 43rd St Suite 506, Gainesville
(352) 380-0088
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Had a poor experience before w food quality but gave it a second chance yesterday. The shrimp was deep fried beyond recognition, the chicken fried rice was dry and tasteless, the chicken was fried too much. The beef lo mein was ok. I used to love their food but no more. $40+ order.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 5
Food poisoning. We'll get back to it.
First, this is not a one-off. I've gone here a couple dozen times over the years, and it's had a marked decline in the past year or a little less. Second, I should have cancelled the order when they called me to verify I wanted the house chow mein. "It doesn't come with noodles, that's lo mein" they informed me. It's interesting, and I wanted to ask him what he thought "mein" meant. It means noodles. Anyhow, it was nearly lunch and I was craving Chinese, so whatever. Strangely enough it came with rice.
The food smelled a little less than appetizing and it was 80% onions. I thought the two things were related, shrugged, and moved on. It didn't taste very good. Lesson learned. Well, no, because that night I threw up. I'll be vague and say the symptoms of violent food poisoning continued to manifest. Thank God the next day was July 4th and there was no work, but then the entire weekend and into the start of next week I could not keep down anything --- not even water --- longer than an hour. It has now been over a week and I'm still not well.
So yeah. This place no longer looks clean, the people helping you are suspect, and the food will give you a religious experience as you pray for a quick death rather than live in the bathroom for 10 days+.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nice customer service, food is good
Food: 5
Service: 5
This is where their food belongs in the trash
40 $ down the drain
The worst Chinese food I've ever had
I think they have given up
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Got orange chicken and the sweet and sour chicken. They were decent but not a huge fan of the. They both came with white rice. The large orange chicken was a little pricey for the size.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
The food from here is ALWAYS good and the service is quick. We love this place.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Shrimp with Broccoli, Shrimp or Chicken with Cashew Nuts, Shrimp with Mushrooms
Ari was a very kind young man and his professional demeanor was great while we were ordering food at this establishment.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ari has such a wonderful personality. Great customer service skills. A great addition to your restaurant. Thank you for making our evening.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
so so so delicious i eat here all the
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lunch Special Shrimp Lo Mein
Service is terrible young lady in the cash register rude and unprofessional. Just doesn't seem to respect people. Do not recommend either food is nasty and expensive for no reason .
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
This place is mainly for picking up food. Food quantity is excellent, taste pretty good and timely prepared.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dietary restrictions: Was able to accommodate no-MSG on all dishes we ordered
Food: 4
Service: 5
Solid Chinese food for a good price. The woman who works the day shift is always so nice and friendly.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food decent pricing can’t go wrong with china bowl. Have had the steamed dumplings, house lo mein, chicken stick and general tsaos all were
Food: 5
We moved to Gainesville been trying to find a chineese restaurant that is good like the one we liked back home. The food is good but here they put vegtables in there rice but still good. I would recommend them. Excellent Service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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