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Great China

Restaurant Chinese restaurant Meal delivery Asian restaurant

This modest eatery offers traditional Chinese standards such as chop suey & sesame chicken. People often mention good, order, chicken, ordered,


Address

525 E 25th Ave, Altoona, PA 16601

Website

greatchinafood.com

Contact

(814) 941-8780

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.30 (340 reviews)

Open on Google Maps

Working Hours

  • Tuesday: Closed
  • Wednesday: 11 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Thursday: 11 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Friday: 11 AM to 11:30 PM
  • Saturday: 11 AM to 11:30 PM
  • Sunday: 11 AM to 10:30 PM
  • Monday: 11 AM to 10:30 PM

Featured Reviews


Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (7) order (6) chicken (6) ordered (6)
Reviews are sorted by relevance, prioritizing the most helpful and insightful feedback at the top for easier reference.
  • 2/5 Olivia 1 year ago on Google
    Place really went downhill over the past two years. Doesn’t matter when you order anymore the chicken is weird texture and like sticky gross sauce, dumplings are usually burnt and the rice is slightly undercooked or overcooked. Also it’s usually barely warm. Used to be the best in town. Check out other local spots before choosing this one.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Alicia D. 1 year ago on Google
    Usually like this place, but a recent experience made me never want to order again.... I work at a restaurant and was trying to order food for staff. I ordered fried wontons, crab rangoons, and orange chicken at 12:30 for ASAP delivery. Order wasn't delivered till 2:30. Not only was my food so cold I could scoop the entire plate of chicken in my spoon, I was charged and extra $2 upon delivery because it was "so far away".... 1. I had ordered delivery before (maybe 2 weeks prior)to the same location and didn't have this upcharge, 2. Why wasn't this added onto the total at checkout? I wouldn't have paid the $4 delivery of I had known it would be that much... I should have declined the delivery but I was too hungry to do so.. All of it was virtually inedible anyway. My first bad experience ordering here, but it will be my last order period.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 ItsMyBirthmark 1 year ago on Google
    Well, I tried Great China for the first time today after living in Altoona for almost 10 years because Lychee is closed on Mondays. I was highly disappointed and underwhelmed. I truly don’t understand why this place has such good reviews. The general tso chicken was mushy and as another reviewer mentioned - the texture was like a frozen Chinese meal in a bag. The sauce is extremely thick, but ok flavor which is why I give it 2 stars instead of 1. I figured the crab rangoons can’t be hard to mess up, but I was wrong. They don’t seem to have any cream cheese in them whatsoever and somewhat of a mushy seafood mix in them. I definitely have no desire to order from here again and will stick with Lychee. I won’t be saving any of my leftovers for tomorrow and will consider this a waste of money/lesson learned.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Cathy E. 1 year ago on Google
    I ordered by phone and was very pleased. Our order was completely correct. The spring rolls were crispy and delicious. Sesame chicken was superb (couldn’t find on menu), crab rangoons were very good and Mongolian beef was delicious. We had chicken with Chinese vegetables and asked for their homemade hot chili sauce which added the right amount of heat. I was happily surprised that the food was so good. We’ve lived here for 6 months and have been very disappointed by many other Chinese restaurants. THIS IS MY NEW GO TO CHINESE RESTAURANT! Highly recommend! Thank you, thank you!!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Melvin P. 9 months ago on Google
    The fried rice is flavorless & the chxn looked as if it was boiled & just thrown on top of my " fried rice" & never even seen the frying pan. Let down twice before with the Gen.Tsoas & now this. No more!
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 B B. 1 year ago on Google
    Delivery was quick. Delivery charge was more reasonable than most others. Food was fresh and delicious. Prices were good. Definitely would recommend.

  • 1/5 Alyssa K. 1 year ago on Google
    I ordered food from here it never arrived when I called they told me I never ordered any food horrible service only have 1 star because 0 was not an option the same thing happened to my dad the other night

  • 5/5 Vinnie L. 1 year ago on Google
    This is a really good Chinese place to eat I swear everything I have tasted off the menu has been quality and very delicious. I almost underestimated the pad tie But the chef came out and assured me at the best Pat tie in town down so I had to do it and try it and who had to say it was amazing. I also ordered some beef from broccoli that was on hit and did not disappoint me at all. I have to say this is probably the best Chinese food in Altoona there's a lot of options so please take time to look and enjoy this beautiful dinner

  • 5/5 Alyse L. 4 years ago on Google
    Great and delicious food. Ordered two lunch specials & had them at my house not even 15 minutes later. Absolutely yummy food & great prices. I highly recommend this restaurant.

  • 5/5 Stephanie L. 11 months ago on Google
    Our favorite spot in town! Any time a friend comes to visit, we always take them here and they LOVE it. Thanks for all you do!

  • 5/5 Nancy E. 5 months ago on Google
    Very good food. Never have a problem with the food being to greasy or cold. And the staff is always friendly.

  • 1/5 Tim W. 6 months ago on Google
    I'm not sure if the chow fun noodles were old or just way over boiled...or both. The worst chow fun noodles ever, by far...were like like mush.

  • 5/5 Danielle M. 5 months ago on Google
    Great staff, good food and very fast!


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Amenities


  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Credit cards
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Vegetarian options
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible entrance
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible restroom
    • ✓️ Wheelchair accessible parking lot
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Seating
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Takeout
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Curbside pickup

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