Reviews China House Restaurant

Great food great service the staff is very helpful I'm understanding I don't eat pork so they made sure I don't get any and honestly this the first Chinese restaurant that serve ice cream with the check, what's better than that , perfect ending

This place is amazing. A hidden gem that has been there for 50 years. The decor is really beautiful!!!! Very old school Chinese decor and all in gorgeous condition. The food was excellent and the service superb. Our waitress was very attentive and willing to make changes to any dishes to accommodate our needs. I was disheartened that we were the only one in this restaurant on a Saturday night at 8:00!! Perhaps it was the construction on the outside of the building. ..but in any case, I hope their business dramatically improves or they won't survive. So if you're reading this, please go! One small criticism. The restroom was dirty. The rest of the place is on nice, I would like to see clean restrooms as well. And one decorator tip, black lacquer chairs with red vinyl seats would be a big improvement in the environment.

The wonton and hot & sour soups are worth trying (just add some white vinegar and hot chili oil to the latter). I’m mostly reviewing to share full menu pics which seem to be lacking on Google. A public service! 😄

I read mixed reviews and was thus a bit skeptical eating at this place, but work a block away at the Hearing Zone so had to try it out. Interesting decor - this definitely seems like an older Alameda establishment. I really liked the photo of the old Alameda Sun newspaper ad, touting a $3.75 lunch special! The one waitress clearly had her hands full, and was thus curt but overall pleasant. The restaurant is second floor, and has a pretty decent view of Park Ave / Central Ave below. Even though my waitress tried to dissuade me twice (and suggested beef & broccoli or mongolian beef instead), I ended up with my original choice of Szechuan Shredded Pork. I'll be honest, I don't trust restaurants that call it 'Szechuan' and not 'Sichuan', but gave it a shot anyway. I was dissuaded from my original order of 'extra spicy,' having being told that it was already 'spicy enough.' Through the lunch special, I ordered that alongside pork fried rice, fried wontons, and vanilla ice cream to finish it off. The entree was not spicy, but otherwise delicious. Relatively true-to-form Sichuan flavors (minus the heat) hit the pork, bamboo shoots, mushrooms, onions, and garlic quite well. However, the pork fried rice was mediocre at best. They clearly don't use decent rice, and the (sparse) egg bits seemed overdone. The fried wontons were decent, but the dipping sauce was way too sweet. The ice cream was OK. All in all, I'm not ready to give up on this place. I think I may try coming back for the lunch special (extra spicy), but ordering without rice to see if the entree compensates in terms of quantity. Based on that outcome, I'll be able to make a better decision as to how often I'll be back.