Reviews for China City in Oak Harbor, WA
Very small portion for cost, paid almost $21 for a pretty small take out container. Food is good that?s the only reason for 3... stars. Read more
Horrible, the food is dry and pricing is way too high for a city like Oak Harbor. Entrees are small portions, for over $15 just... for something I can get somewhere else for $10. Will not be coming back, very dissatisfied. Read more
NEVER EAT HERE! We stayed in oaks harbor for a few days. This place was right next to our hotel. We ignored the bad reviews and... went anyways. The food itself was okay. Nothing to email home about. We went back to our hotel to eat. I remember being itchyand not understanding why. We package the food to bring home. We get home, deciding to eat our fortune cookies which were in awhite bag with napkins, forks, sauces, etc. next to the napkin, I notice something move. It?s a little tiny white/clear bug.There goes the itching again. I kill that one as it jumped around like a flea. Then notice a few more. After killing them, andtrying to stop itching, I googled to find out they?re something called springtails and they thrive in damp kitchens. Nope! Neveragain. I will be listening to reviewers in the future. Read more
I used to eat here about once a month when I lived in the area, back in the early 2010s and the food was always great. My go-to... dishes were Walnut Shrimp, Mandarin Chicken, Mongolian beef and the Chinese 5-Spice Wings (didn't see these specifically namedon the menu during my last visit). I moved several hours away and couldn't stop in often but I loved the Walnut Shrimp so muchthat I needed to find the recipe. Luckily, I was able to find one on YouTube and it just happened to feature Chef Jack Ng fromChina City--flawless and delicious (PBS Chefs Walnut Shrimp, it's an Old video). Anyway, I stopped in around the 4th of Julyafter not having been in 3-4 years. I was concerned with all the events and inflation going on over the past few years that thefood might have suffered, but thankfully it didn't. I honestly think it might have gotten better since the last time I ate hereand can't wait to go back again. Read more
Really nice staff. The food is classic American Chinese, so I'm not sure what people complaining it's not authentic are on... about-- of course it's not authentic Chinese, American Chinese is an entirely different cuisine specifically created decades agofor the American palette. If you want authentic Chinese you'd be at a Hunan or Szechuan specialized restaurant. Here there arethe types of dishes you'd see at Panda, but a bit nicer in quality. Because this is American Chinese the dishes are indeed abit bland although I find the cashew chicken is usually nicely flavored. American Chinese is not going to be spicy, althoughI'm sure they'd find chili if you wanted it. They're very accommodating to substitutions and allergies. The other plate I quitelike is the walnut prawns although they're a little sweet, so I like to have them at the end as a dessert.The portions areusually quite large so know that each thing you order is a sharable plate for most people, if you want variety you might want toget a set meal or share a few items and expect left overs. Nice selection of cocktails, beer and wine. Plenty of space toowith a big bar area with tables on one side then the other restaurant side with tables and booths that is child friendly. It'snot my #1 on the island, and I much prefer some authentic Hunan food most days, but this is a family restaurant, intentionallyserving American Chinese cuisine and doing a fine job of it, so I felt I needed to stick up for them a bit. Folks just need tounderstand what the restaurant is. Read more
Shared a combo meal. It's was good but I definitely should have asked for spice. Good flavor, but if you like spicy you need to... look/ask for it. They were very busy but the food came quick. Servers were great. Read more
The cocktail list features a number of dessert drinks..Dreamsicle , for example. Margaritas tasty with choice of salted rim or... not. Pot stickers came with 6 and garlicky soy dipping sauce..we split the order. Yummy. For dinner , the plates wereattractive with the freshest of vegetables..still had snap. There was not a single soggy bit. Beef and broccoli had loads ofbeef. The won ton soup had beautiful vegetables and tender steamed pork dumplings. Not a cheap dinner, but perfectly preparedand served by efficient staff. A RAVE place. Read more
Bland, boring, and overpriced... but it was right next to my hotel, so there is that.. (that counts for something,... right?) Also, super small amount of food for the price. I ordered (2) chicken chow meins and (1) potsticker, to go. My totalwas $53.50 after tax and tip... for one lunchbag of food. The whole time walking back to my hotel room, I swore I was going tomy something missing when I opened the bag...but sadly, no... it was all there, just way overpriced. (I gave the service andatmosphere as 3 stars as it was takeout, so I can't really judge on those topics) Read more