No. 1 Chinese Restaurant

Picked up a $ 75 order last night for a dinner with friends based on a great delivery experience several years ago.
The dumplings, Mongolian Beef and fried rice were all good. Wish I would have tasted the Mu Shu chicken and wonton soup. And the kids ate all the chicken nuggets.
The portions did not disappoint. We ordered larges and I feel like we got our money’s worth.
As an out-​of-​towner I am happy with both of my experiences. This is Americanized Chinese and I’m ok with that.
If there was anything I would change it would be better looking nuggets. They probably tastes fine but they looked a little weak.

This place was suggested to me by several people as having good basics– wonton soup, spare ribs, egg rolls, fried rice, egg foo young is what I ordered for take away. Sadly, I was very disappointed with all but the soup. The fried rice was bland and chewy. The egg foo young was loaded with uncooked onion pieces. Both dishes were supposed to have roast pork in them and barely had any. The boneless ribs were drowned in a candy-​like bbq sauce. The egg rolls were overcooked. Given that the place seems to be popular, I guess I hit the place on an off night, but, having been dinged for $ 30, I’m not sure I’m willing to give the place a second chance. .. . bummer.

Worst Chinese ever. I ordered Orange Chicken and Singapore Noodles. It arrived in 17 minutes, so I don’t think it was prepared when I ordered. The Singapore Noodles just weren’t good. The Orange Chicken had a bad after taste. I ate one small serving of each and even though I was still hungry I couldn’t stand the taste and threw out the rest. On s positive note the delivery person was friendly.

Don’t order food from here. There are other options in the same neighborhood. The only decent aspect was the delivery was fast. The food was not hot. Not even warm. This made no sense because it was delivered literally less than 15 minutes from when I hung up the phone. I assume the items are not made-​to-​order like other places. Order from China East! You have to pick it up, but we have never been disappointed.

I just called the restaurant and I live in Wauwatosa… their service area. Guess what? I got a very rude response saying they don’t deliver at my address. Don’t advertise what you refuse to deliver. .no pun intended. !

Good carry-​out and nearby. We usually order general tao’s chicken for the kids. It’s tasty without being too spicy. The rest of the dishes are always fresh with large prices of meat and vegetables. The rice is sometimes dry, but adding the well flavored sauces fixes that.

It’s ok. If youre craving American Chinese food, you will not be disappointed. Not the best hot and sour soup tho.

Food was pretty good and it came in a timely manner too… Saved my life in this cold!!!

The food was great, and I’ve never had a delivery man so friendly!

Exactly what we expected and we will continue to use them as our go-​to Chinese food restaurant for convenient, quick take out or delivery.
The menu has a lot to offer. Healthy food option: the diet menu offers steamed veggies and protein with sauce options on the side. Perfect for a plain jane or anyone with food allergies or restrictions.

Wanted to try here whoever they have answering the phone just ruined my appetite. I’ll pass.

Always good for hot and fresh delivery!

When I’m looking for quick, cheap and half ways decent Chinese food this is my place. You’re getting what you pay for here and it’s pretty good for what’s available in the area.

They are not lacking in the confidence department. I haven’t tried any other chinese places in the Milwaukee area, but if this is the «No. 1», then the rest must be pretty awful. Their «best wings in the world» were among the worst asian-​style wings I’ve had. They were a little soggy and didn’t have a whole lot of flavor to them (which is how I would describe most of their food). The place is close to us, so we’ve tried it a few times but I’ve never gotten through an entire meal because it just doesn’t taste that great.
Their mongolian chicken (or whatever) dish is the only one I’ve actually finished up as leftovers, so maybe give that one a shot.

Great food at a fair price; what’s there not to love about this place?
I’ve been dying to look for authentic Chinese food in the area ever since I moved here from California and I’m glad that I found this place via Unilocal!
Well of course it’s not the best Chinese food that I’ve ever had BUT at least I’m grateful that a place like this exists in Milwaukee.

I swung in No. 1 on the recommendation of a co-​worker and been there a few times since. Solid Chinese food including their shrimp with snowpeas and beef curry, but as others have said they don’t have brown rice…
They’re very friendly and helpful with the menu.
FYI: It’s purely a take-​out restaurant.

The staff was nice. The atmosphere leaves much to be desired but it really does not matter when you are there for a carry out.
Food was out in under 15 minutes and was steaming hot. I ordered the Sesame Chicken and it was great. Broccoli was fresh and steamed to perfection, the chicken was fat-​free and was not over battered, and the sauce was very tasty.
No 1 is now my No 1

This is a classic example of a hole in the wall restaurant. I ordered take-​out and while I waited, watched customer after customer come in. The screen door banged behind each one, and I felt like I was on a porch in the south during the summer.
The food came out quickly and was almost too hot to eat. The cream cheese in the crab rangoons oozed out and I could feel the cholesterol sticking to my unsuspecting arteries.
The sesame chicken had a flavorful sauce covering it and the fried rice was delicious. This restaurant made a bold move calling itself No. 1, but I’m sure some customers will support their claim.

I initially stopped in because I saw they were called «No. 1 Chinese», which is incredibly unimaginative but is the name of a veg-​friendly restaurant in Bay View, which offers mock meats. Apparently, the two restaurants aren’t affiliated but this place does offer soy chicken in the «VEGETARIA MEATS» section. :)
I was annoyed that they wouldn’t let me sub soy chicken for one of the 30 $ 4.50−5 meat lunch specials because they expected me to pay nearly twice that just because they don’t offer a veg option. They told me to get the mixed veggie lunch special but that sounded boring. I only had $ 7, which I told them, and asked if I could get a half order of the veg chicken, which was $ 9. They weren’t interested but finally said they’d make me a small order for $ 7. They didn’t seem happy about it and were sort of rude, but whatever. They also don’t have brown rice, which just plain stinks.
I got the vegetarian General Tso’s chicken, which came w/​a few pieces of broccoli. The soy chicken was a little overcooked and chewy but it wasn’t bad. Being spoiled by good NYC vegan food, this place rates pretty low, but given the very limited vegan and fake meat options on Milwaukee’s north side, I really appreciate this place having faux chicken and would go back to support them.

I’d put this a step above your standard Chinese restaurant, but they don’t have brown rice: |
The place is pretty small, so it’s more of a take-​out place than a place to eat at.