China Bistro

Took the trip from Vegas to the Hoover Dam, after working up an appetite we did not want to wait to eat back in Vegas, saw this joint in Boulder City, decided to try it. There were no cars in the parking lot (that’s how city people judge the quality), we went in any way, the food was cooked to order and very good, the service was exceptional and friendly, definitely worth eating at. Skip the Panda Express across the street

We come here often for the family dinner for two. The portions are more than we can eat. Always take some home. Haven’t tried the dessert because we are alway too full. One of our favorites is the beef lo mein.

Amazing food! I always take my family here when they come to town and my sister lives it here. I could eat here all the time. I would definitely recommend this place for anyone. But when you walk inside it smells a little weird lol but I goes away

This restaurant has the best egg drop soup I have ever had. The staff is always friendly and whether your dining in or taking out the food is fast and excellent.

Best Chinese food in all of the Las Vegas area. We live at least 45 minutes away and take trips out to Boulder City anytime we want Chinese because everywhere else in town is a let down. We have been looking for a good Chinese place since we moved here over 5 years ago and this is hands down the only place to go. We order the pot stickers, bbq pork, fried shrimp, fried rice, sesame chicken, and szechuan beef. All delicious and fresh. We have always gotten it to go, but if you live within their area they deliver.

This is a 3.5er. Pros-​fresh tasting, no weird pieces to secretly spit into my napkin, and overall pretty tasty. Pieces are decent and service is maybe their lowest point. Friendly, but for how not busy or was I anticipated a little quicker, but it wasn’t bad. Food was good, not the type of awesome I will say, oh my gosh I’m craving this place, but definitely good enough I will eat here instead of driving all the way into Vegas for something else and not feel disappointed.

Good stuff! My family eats here about twice a month and we have yet to be disappointed. Always great service and fresh tasty dishes at a reasonable price.

Great food and awesome service. Everything taste fresh and I will be back!

I had a flight to catch and I was driving from Kingman to Las Vegas. They were really quick and accomodatin. I can see myself coming back here again. Their wonton soup was on point and their beef noodle stir fry was as well

First time to eat here and definitely not our last. Had a thia curry and thia basil both awesome. Great service and food a must on the way or from vegas.

Delicious food and very friendly staff! Chinese family dinner special is the way to go. Min. 2 person, $ 13.95 each. Tons of food for a great deal. Love love love it!

I’m on my way back to home and pass this little Chinese restaurant. I stopped by and checked the Unilocal!I’m very glad I did it! They offer pretty good Chinese food. I went by the server’s recommendation which is sesame beef. The flavor is sweet and spicy as she states and the beef is very juicy! The sweet is a little more than moderate but the very little dry red pepper fines the entire plates an upgraded level! Definitely comeback and check again next time on the way to Vegas!

As the only place to get Chinese in Boulder City, I’m glad it makes a 8 out of 10 on my ranking system. I’ve been there for lunch and dinner — the lunch special is your run-​of-​the-​mill combo plate. I’d like to see them provide complimentary hot tea though — to me, hot tea with your Chinese food is like the free chips & salsa you get at a Mexican restaurant … just sort of the experience.
The dinner was quite good — maybe because it was family style, as most Chinese places are, and we could all sample a variety of things — so that’s probably what we’ll stick to going forward. Definitely will go back.

We ordered for the entire office last week. Not only was it here in twenty minutes but it was hot, fresh and delicious! Daisy is so sweet and friendly when she takes our orders. We will definitely be back! Thank you Daisy!
P. S. They DELIVER!

Really liked this place. Lunch specials were fair price and came out quick. Delicious pad thai. I’ll be back.

We were looking for a new Chinese restaurant to try on a random weeknight. The reviews looked surprisingly good for a Chinese restaurant in Boulder City, so we decided to give it a shot.
There were 3 other tables with diners when we arrived and a couple take out customers came in while we were there. The service was quick, the food hot, and the restaurant clean. I would not say the food was anything special though. The soups and entrées were a little bland, but tasted fresh. This is definitely ‘Americanized’ Chinese, but the price was right.

TL;DR: Food quality of a restaurant you would find on the Las Vegas strip, for an absurdly low price. I’m not kidding.
Let me start by saying that there is no reason why this place shouldn’t have a full 5 stars.
The place is owned and operated by an older Asian couple — they’re the only people I’ve ever seen working here. The woman is the waitress and busser, and is extremely pleasant and cheerful, and the man is the chef; he is usually in the back cooking, but sometimes comes out to make sure you are enjoying the food. The food is always perfectly prepared and the restaurant and restrooms immaculately cleaned.
For lunch, you would have to try pretty hard to spend more than $ 10, with most dishes being around $ 6 – 7 and include soup, an egg roll and side of rice. The food is presented beautifully, which I normally don’t care about as long as it tastes great — just figured I’d mention it since your run-​of-​the-​mill Chinese place just slops it on the plate.
What I really care about is the quality of the food, and for the price range it is truly second to none. For the quality of the food here I would have no issues paying $ 15 – 20 dollars a plate, which is about twice the price of a normal meal there. There is no doubt that everything is prepared fresh, and that the chef honestly cares about what people think about his food.
And lastly, the thing that really sold me is the fact that the Thai food (curries) was fantastic as well! I love panang curry, and China Bistro’s was as good as any I’ve had in the Las Vegas valley.
If you’re passing through and like Chinese/​Thai, give this place a shot! The building is really plain and hard to spot, but the inside is quaint — nothing special though. I hope these nice people stay in business for a long time, you can’t beat the quality of the food nor the quality of the staff for the price!

Very fresh, amazingly tasty. Best Chinese food I’ve had since moving to Las Vegas 15 years ago. Great seafood and noodle dishes. Looking forward to trying the Thai dishes.

The food was good… not off the hook, but solid. It always throws me to order Thai food from a Chinese place. But whatever. The hot and sour soup was both hot and sour. The chicken curry (thai) was tasty but not mind blowing. The crab rangoons were pretty standard.
The reason I am giving this place four stars instead of the solid three it deserves is because I was ridiculously sick and even though the delivery guy wasn’t on the clock yet, they delivered food to me… oh heck, I am giving them five stars. For Boulder City, this beats Panda Express all day long. So this is the place if you want Chinese (or Thai) food. I haven’t gone into the place yet, but I will when I’m not so sick.

China Bistro is delicious. I’m pretty astute on Chinese food seeing that my picky parents are from NY and Chinese take-​out was their fav when I was a kid. I live in SE Hendertucky and lemme tell ya — this is the best Americanized Chinese in the area. It’s worth the 12-​minute drive for me. The only other neighborhood Chinese I’ve been to worth a shit in the SE are Beijing Noodle Café (Flamingo/​Sandhill) and Mr Chop Chop (Trop/​Pecos.) Otherwise, it’s all greasy ish with the same dishes cooked the same way. And some people like that paint-​by-​numbers greasy ish which is fine by me. I prefer 100% wokked items that aren’t greasy and yes I like PF Changs because that’s not greasy either. Ever get takeout and the next day you go to heat it up and you notice the oil has risen to the top and it looks like the Exxon Valdez spill? That’s NOT going to happen here.
This place is doing it right. It’s a small menu, so expect consistency and fresh ingredients. Here is a quick synopsis:
— Anything fried. The egg rolls are divine. Anything battered is hand battered to order. No pulling pre-​fried chicken out of a bag and dumping it into a fryer. The sweet and sour was forgettable except for the hand-​battered chicken. The orange chicken is great though.
— Anything stir-​fried. The veggies are fresh. The chicken doesn’t taste like MSG-​velveted crap. The shrimps are nice and big. If you order a shrimp dish, they will be cooked beautifully and the broccoli won’t be soggy — this is not an easy thing to do. Fav stir-​fry so far is the shrimp/​scallop/​veggie one. Very good, lots of fresh veggies, not greasy.
— The Shrimp w/​Lobster sauce. Mr Chop Chop’s version still reigns supreme because it’s so different, but this is not egg drop soup with shrimp and ground pork like so many places do. The sauce really tastes like lobster and shrimp shells. Water chestnuts and green onions are diced nicely so you get crunch in every bite, but you won’t be eating whole, sliced water chestnuts. The only thing missing were peas and green peppers but the taste was great.
All in all, it’s worth the drive to me when I’m feenin’ fast-​food style Americanized Chinese, because the other places around here are whack and drown their food in the oil vat. The food here tastes like it has pride and love in it and I dig it.
As far as their thai goes, well — I’ve had much worse. Naga is close to me. If I lived in BC, I’d probably make the drive to that just as much as for Chinese I would drive to this. I wouldn’t rec the thai here to thai nuts. I wouldn’t drive 45 minutes for this place either — it’s a solid option in a part of town with not-​so-​solid options.
3.6 solid stars rounded up. I hope they keep the consistency up as I’ll be coming here once a month at least so long as they do.
PS — You can get your dole whip dessert at Chilly Jillyz down the road on the way back into Hooterville. :)