New China - Birmingham

Love love love New China! Located in a strip mall on 280, this restaurant is a hidden gem. Everything I have ever ordered is hot, fresh, and delicious. This family run eatery is a great place for a quick, cost-effective lunch and dinner. They offer well-known dishes such as Sesame Chicken, Sweet and Sour Pork, and fried or steamed dumplings. The lunch entres include an egg roll and soup. Their Hot and Sour soup is some of the best out there. Although the place is small, I have never had a very long wait for a table. It is best to go before or after noon for lunch because it is a very popular spot at noon. Their take-out is well packaged and stable for the drive home. Another bonus, for me, is that they serve their food in takeout containers, which makes it easy to carry out anything one would like to eat later. Overall, New China is a sure bet for a good, hot meal that is well prepared.

The lunch special is very affordably priced and pretty good. Everything that they use is Styrofoam which might be how they keep their prices so low, which isn't my favorite. But overall great experience

I haven't rated Atmosphere since it is usually takeout only.I order very regularly and enjoy the freshness and large portions of the food. The cost is also very reasonable. This business is run by a very hard working family and I enjoy seeing them achieve the American dream.

Best dumplings, General Tso's and Mongolian beef I've had in a while! Sauces were exactly what they should be, not TOO thick not TOO thin and packed with flavor. Reminds me of one of the old fancy Chinese restaurants with the fish tank and dark redwood everywhere in food quality. The atmosphere is non intrusive for a fast food/grab-n-go establishment. Served out of Styrofoam clamshells and plastic to go boxes.

Not clean, employee sleeping in lobby prepared food without washing hands. Witness him sticking dirty hands in food. Lobby filled with employee personal items including prescriptions. Will not patronize unless major changes are made and a higher inspection score.