The China Restaurant and Sports Bar

ALL UnilocalERS READ!!! I just had a disturbing conversation with the owner judi and after seeing kitchen nightmare I should have known wow! This food is terrible I got chow foon it was smashed together like mashed potatoes gross they didn’t even get the order right the hot and sour soup had no flavor and tasted like dishwater ew ! Judith the owner instead of doing the right thing and offered something anything back to me simply told me not to eat there they had a different style of cooking ummm raw chicken fingers anyone try the the China everything is a zero star costomer service ownership and food don’t eat here! And Judi if you have all these people Unilocaling yourself and staff are rude you should reevaluate

The portions sizes are amazing. The staff is friendly. The perks are there’s tons of parking and you can even take the train to get there on the red line. They offer dim sum every day.

Unpleasant experience last two times. No one offered me food when I was placed to a corner seat. Time to go somewhere else.

Been going here for dimsum. Food comes out hot and tastes better then most places. Saves you the drive from going into Boston

Super rude staff, rushed us to pay and hurry out of the restaurant when there was barely any people

This place is truly horrible. The waitstaff has a major attitude. If you know dim sum, this is NOT the place to go. How in the world can they serve you something that was cooked few hours ago? Any where else you go this dish should have been pan fried while you wait. Yet this place serves it cold and expects customers to be okay with it. When I had complained about it, the waitress told me that it was normal, because food was cooked from hours ago. Health inspector please come in and tell these people how to run a food establishment! I wish I could give negative stars on Unilocal,because this would be a negative 5 place for sure.

I just love this place! Good food, love the morning dim sum and everything else! I also used to go to there parent bar the golden China, Judy is always there and makes sure we always have a great time!

This review is for dim sum only.
There were only 4 or 5 other parties there when we arrived and 6 or 7 staffs standing around with nothing to do so service was pretty quick. We got seated right away and had our tea and spicy chili sauce on the table a minute later. I thought this place was okay but it is a little pricier than other dim sum restaurants I’ve been to. Food was just alright hence the 3 stars but their shui Mais were huge!
There is one thing I love about this place though. It is wheelchair accessible!!!

Good Chinese food nice sports atmosphere. Good service. Delicious spring rolls a ton of food for the money would definitely go back when in thec area.

I have been here for lunch more than 20 times. Almost once each week! The food is really the best Cantonese food! But the waitress are not always nice.

Have not eaten since my first experience, but have returned many times for late night drinks. On weekends they have a DJ that plays something for everyone and bartenders are great! Def recommend coming by for a drink!

Brief update:
I went back this past weekend. Unfortunately, Quincy’s nightlife is minimal and a few of my friends admitted to consistently going to The China. I caved. Wish I hadn’t. For the following reasons:
1) Ordered a scorpion bowl. It arrives, promptly, with one of the straws (I ordered a large for two) being melted by the fire from the lit 151 liquor in the center of the glass. Melted plastic– yum!
2) Actual conversation with the server when ordering:
«Hi, I’d like the chicken lo mein»
«That doesn’t have fried noodles! Fried noodles are chow mein.»
«Right, which is why I would like the chicken lo mein.»
«Chicken lo mein is chicken not fried.»
«Yes. Again. Can I have the chicken lo mein?
*Rolls eyes, writes something down, and walks away*
3) Bill comes and we each are given separate checks, one for each of the four people at the table. Mine: $ 20 for a large scorpion bowl and a small chicken lo mein. Reasonable price for a strong drink and meh Chinese food. Some people in our party pay in cash, some (myself included) pay with credit card. Cash is taken, cards are run and returned. I leave a $ 5 tip on my $ 20 bill on my charge receipt. Server comes back two minutes later, collects the signed copies of our receipts and proceeds to inform us that tip was not included in the cash. I look around– it’s only about 9 pm and the place wasn’t terribly busy, so I couldn’t entirely figure out what he was wanting. He repeated himself again– that tip was not included in the bill. We had been visiting and chatting and I was a little surprised that he expected us to tip immediately, especially since we were nursing full drinks when he dropped the checks off to begin with. He was mumbling at first, but I informed him that the two of us that used credit cards put our tip on our cards. He was clearly angry at this point and again pointed out that the bills paid by cash did not include tip. Correct, sir. However, we are still sitting here, enjoying our drinks. Both the credit card payers left 20% tips and the two cash payers have yet to leave their tip on the table. You’ve given no indication that there is a shift change or that you’re off (the only reasonable explanation I could think of for his behavior). Server is now pretty angry. He wants more money. I swear, The China is a place of first times. First visit: first time I ever sent back a dish in my entire life (spoiled chicken, yum!). Latest visit: first time I’ve ever been reprimanded by a server for not tipping enough before we’d even left the table. We ended up leaving without finishing our drinks. It was way too uncomfortable.
At the end of the day, The China isn’t going anywhere. It’s busy, drinks and food are cheap and edible (this time around), but I wish their servers weren’t terrible.

This was third time I visited there, Friday night. I was not pleased last two times because of the working staff. However I find the food tasty here. This time I was very pleased as this place has changed the working staff. The ugly looking Chinese staff who could not speak a single sentence in English are gone. This place now looks cool and worth visiting. This was a very good step towards attracting customers.

Came here for drinks on a Friday night with a few friends. We ordered a few scorpion bowls… thought it was filled with a little too much sugar. The crab rangoons were average, but the beef teriyaki was really good.
They had all the windows open and it for made a chill, relaxing evening. They There was also a live DJ that would play any song that you requested!

Why the low rating?
A close friend asked us to try this small place for dim sum. I have to admit, the name threw me off a little. A sports bar for dim sum. I went based on blind fate, complete trust in her. Boy am I glad I did.
The place is small, not much room for anyone. It’s a push cart dim sum in a really cramp setting with a full bar that somewhat disassociate itself from the regular dim sum joint.
But we were here for the dim sum, and they did not disappoint. The shrimp used in the shumai, cheong fun, and fried chives dumplings were very fresh and good size too. The sticky rice has a good filling to rice ratio. That was good. Nicely seasoned and not drowned in soy sauce.
We also had the tofu skin wrapped bamboo shoots and ground pork dumplings. Tasted really fresh. A big plus since most places have that off putting taste to their ground pork filling. All the food served was nice and warm. The crispy chives dumpling stayed crispy, unlike other dim sum place that served it soggy and drowned in grease. The egg tarts were good, warm and crispy.
On to the bad. The only one item that disappointed us was the fried durian dumplings. My friend had it, took a bite and said she can’t taste any durian at all. BTW, they have a weird system going on of your want to order dim sum for takeout. They don’t wrapped it for you. Instead they put all the food on your table and give you boxes to DIY. Thought that was rather strange.
Overall, food was great. Service was good. Will definitely be back.

Great family friendly modern sports bar chinese place. Went here for birthday dinner. They have good drinks, beer on tap and even non-​alcoholic drinks mix drinks for kids. Just ask the bartender to make pina-​colada without alcohol.
The street noise was high to asked the server to close the giant windows. Had some good chinese food. Great place with small parking lot in the back.

Finally went here tonight after seeing it on phantom gourmet. The exterior is definitely superior to the interior.
in terms of food, I had the general gau’s chicken which was above average from your typical Chinese restaurant; the portion was good. My boyfriend had the Schezuan chicken which was quite bland and somewhat smaller portion than my general gau’s chicken. My sister had kung pao chicken which was a very small portion and mostly filled with vegetables. Flavor was also semi-​lacking.
Our waitress, who was an older Chinese lady was not attentive whatsoever. My boyfriend had asked for «extra extra spicy» but did not care to listen to him as she walked away. We had to flag her down for hot sauce maybe close to ten minutes into our meal. We were also parched from all the chinese food and was not given a refill of water until another waiter came by and noticed that my boyfriend had switched cups with me to finish my water.
I’d come back to try their dim sum and perhaps sit by the bar but unlikely would come back just to sit in the dining room for our meal.

They serve Dim Sum ALL THE TIME. What?!?
We asked for the Dim Sum menu at dinner and had an awesome experience. Super tasty, fresh, made to order. Would definitely go back.
Can speak to the other menu items, but the General Gao’s pizza sounds intriguing.

The vibe of this place is a little strange in that its attempt at a Chinese sports bar. Maybe it just feels strange because it’s a new concept. Th place is fairly full on a weekend night for dinner. The food, as you would expect is American Chinese. I had a living social of 15 for 30, in which I used to order the Peking duck. I placed this order 24 hours in advance per their menu. The food was okay, but I’ve had better. Service is adequate per American standards but great if you’re comparing against other Chinese restaurants. Given there was a living social, this place is A-​OK to me. I may even return if I ever feel the mood for Chinese while watching a sporting event as they’re the only place to offer this.
There is also parking behind the restaurant.

I am a bit torn on how to rate The China because it depends on what you are there for — 5 STARS FOR DIMSUM BUT A MEASLY 2.5 FOR DINNER (assuming you’re going for authentic chinese dishes).
THE GOOD: This is one of the cleaner joints in Quincy to grab dimsum, maybe anywhere in the greater Boston area. I had reservations about going to an americanized chinese food joint for lunch, but The China has some of the freshest and most well made dimsum I’ve ever had (and I ate dimsum in the womb!!) Standouts include their hai gaos (shrimp wrapped in clear dough) and siew mais (pork mixture wrapped in wonton wrappers). Dim sum is available to be ordered off the menu in the evening too!
THE BAD: Going off the high of dimsum, we decided to return for dinner one night. I’m sure the China is fine for some americanized dishes, but if you’re looking for some of the staples found at other restaurants, prepare to be disappointed. I strongly suggest avoiding all of the seafood dishes as most seem to be prepared with frozen materials.
I forgot what this place was before The China, but it looks like the previous owner renovated it as a sports bar. The Boston sports timeline wrapping the ceiling is a bit out of place. The bar area is unseen at other chinese restaurants and the amount of beers on tap is quite impressive. Service is better than what you see at other chinese restaurants. Just don’t walk in expecting top tier service!