China East

Reviews

• Gregory S.

  star star star star star 10 June 2026

  This review is loooong overdue.  We've been coming here for years and the food and service here at China East is consistent... consistently OUTSTANDING!  ALWAYS!
  
  It's a pleasure to do business with the staff at China East.  They sincerely care about their customers. We can always count on quality food and outstanding service here.

• Gary F.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 2 June 2026

  I found this place searching on Yelp for "Chinese Buffet" so I was in the mood for a buffet, but they don't do that for dinner at least. I didn't see an obvious buffet area, so maybe not buffet for lunch either? Not sure.
  
  I was hungry and fine with ordering something, so I decided to stay sans-buffet. Always happy to check out a new place!
  
  A waitress greeted me politely and gave me a little guidance towards the tables I should select from. I knew I was on the leading edge of the dinner period (4PM) and as a single didn't want to hog a large table, so picked one of the few tables for two on the near-side of the dining room. As I was sitting down I noticed that even though the table had place settings and "ready for use" it was pretty apparent that the table itself was dirty. There was an obvious glob of something that the waitress casually took care of with a rag from her pocket... but once I sat down and saw the reflection on the top of the table in the room lighting, I could tell that table clearly hadn't been properly cleaned. I decided not to freak out and move to a different table (honestly, as long as the place mats and plates/bowls are clean... I'm cool... I've eaten under much worse conditions and survived).
  
  I ordered Hot & Sour soup and General Chicken... and I asked for extra garlic in the General Chicken as I usually do. Both of these dishes are designated as "spicy" in the menu, and that's exactly what I was looking for since I had a bit of a head cold and my sinuses were clogged - I always crave spicy food when my head is all stuffed up.
  
  The dishes came out and had good presentation and plating... but unfortunately, I felt things fell short in the flavor department. Even after accounting for my taste buds being a little out-of-whack due to the cold, the flavor and spice I was looking for just wasn't there. It's the first time I could think of that Hot & Sour soup didn't help clear my sinuses.
  
  I'll likely try this place again and if my experience is better, will be happy to update my review. I was simply underwhelmed this time.

• Amy C.

  star star star star star 21 May 2026

  My new favorite Chinese food in Carson- it's the 3rd time I've had it and it's been yummy every time. I went through the drive thru today for lunch and it was fast. The guy working was so friendly and the prices are great!! I really like the rice and noodles that come with the lunch specials, tastes fresh with great flavors. It's customer service that matters, my food was well packaged and hot when we got it home to eat.

• Amanda M.

  star star star star_border star_border 18 May 2026

  We ordered to go and picked up in the restaurant. The staff was nice and food was quick.  The restaurant itself was small. They had indoor and outdoor seating, and it reminded me more of a fast food joint than a sit down restaurant. We got 2 orders of the chicken chow mein and it was just okay. The flavor was lacking, so we ended up adding a ton of soy sauce. The chicken was seasoned, which was different and nice, but I felt like they may have used too much fish sauce or something because it did have a bit of a fishy flavor. Overall, okay. We may be back to try some other dishes, but we will continue looking for the best chinese in town.

• Kristan G.

  star star star star star_border 18 May 2026

  I've eaten at a wide variety of Chinese restaurants and this is by far my favorite. Friendly owners who have been in business for 25 years. Super fast service with great prices. I had the sweet and sour chicken dinner and it came with soup, egg roll, tempura prawn, paper wrapped chicken and fried rice all for $8.50. Plus they have a drive thru for those just looking to grab and go!