China Jade

Food is good and they are the only place in town that offers the lunch number plates after 4:00. Nice to see an open kitchen so you know the cooks and food prep area’s are clean.

The China Jade — A convenient hop off of the 101 in Epping serving up your typical Chinese-​American menu with varying quality depending on what you order. While their food isn’t the best it’s not bad either. What sets them apart from other places is the operator’s attitude which is always cheerful and courteous. They genuinely seem pleased to see you and they are always polite. In these days of having customer clerks barely looking in your direction with replies of, «Yeah» to a customer’s «thank you» I appreciate and reward with repeat business a shop that extends a gracious customer service spirit.
The food: I generally order an appetizer or two and maybe a smalls soup. Chicken teriyaki: generous and tasty. Beef teriyaki: Tasty but not so generous. Most of the entrée items I’ve tried have good portions and the quality is near or above average. I’ve not ever experienced the long wait times other Unilocalers have mentioned; in fact, I’ve never waited longer than 10-​minutes for an order.
An additional star being awarded here because of the service.

I’m really surprised at the reviews. Granted I only ordered from here once but my dad orders from here many times. I was dying for some chinese since Florida seems to lack anything compared to Boston Chinese food. I figured we would order some from where we always used to go but he said he has taken a liking to this place.
We ordered a PuPu platter for two and a pork fried rice. Was ready at pickup and we took it back to his house. Food was still very hot after a 15 minute drive and tasted freshly made and was delicious. Chicken wings were cooked perfectly. The spare ribs just sealed the deals. Tender, moist and not the slightest bit chewy.
I thought it was well worth the money.

When will I learn. The vast majority of store front wok places are terrible. This one is no exception. Had a small wonton soup. The broth was like dishwater and wontons were to big for a single bite. The plastic spoon was so flimsy you couldn’t cut them and there was no other utensils.
When the small chicken & broccoli came (in a to go box) I was dumbfounded. It tasted awful and it was just chicken, broccoli. It would have been nice if there were some
onions and mushrooms just to round it out.
These places exist to wok up the food and get it out the door. I paid about 8.00 for junk.
Oh, by the way. When i threw out my table trash I noticed the absolute grime on the trash receptacle. I question the cleanliness of the staff, kitchen, etc.
I’d avoid this place !
Back on the road now. Got a plastic bag handy.

I have lived in Epping for going on 4 years. I haven’t been able to find a Chinese Food place that I liked. One night about 2 months ago I had a craving and decided to try China Jade. Other than the Pork Fried Rice, which is very good, everything else is made to order. I am very picky when it comes to Chinese Food and China Jade has become my new weekly favorite. Thank you China Jade, Service is perfect and made to order makes me a huge fan!!!

My favorite Chinese restaurant in Epping proper, I particularly love their beef terriyaki, which is flavorable and meaty and their chicken fingers which have a light colored breading and nicely fried. I have never found them to be particularly oily. Also a big fan of their subgum fried rice. I”ve never waited for more than 10 minutes for takeout. So something must have improved!

Seriously!!! What is up with this place???
Before you even finish reading this, if you are on your way out the door at this moment for some Chinese in Epping, please redirect yourself immediately to either the Lucky Fortune or the Orient Pearl.
Now.I’ve had better Chinese food, that is for sure. There is just something about the grease/​oil that is used at this location that disagrees with me and makes the food so very heavy. The first time I ordered here I bought steamed veggies and lo mien noodles. The lo mien was covered in a syrup like grease coating that had a strange hollow tang to it for which I was not prepared. The veggies also seemed to suffer from a coating of this odd oil substance.
The second time I ordered from this restaurant, I was «over it» but was badgered into it by the group I was with. I thought I’d be smart and go for the brown rice this time and a agreed to split some General’s chicken with someone. By the time we got back home, the light fluffy brown rice I was expecting to eat had some sort of liquid oil leakage all the way through it’s container. Two bites into the General’s and I know it was all over. The staff took so long to complete our order that the sauce on the General’s had time to harden into a Jell-​o like texture. The cooking methods here are just very heavy handed. After eating even a small to moderate amount of food here, I feel like I’m walking around with a hockey puck stuck in my abdomen.
The other thing, the wait time for my food here has always been much longer than at other local Chinese restaurants.
And the price hike from lunch to dinner is so silly, there is really no difference in the lunch/​dinner offerings except for price.

On the way home, I got off the 101 and I grabbed some dinner takeout from China Jade on a recent weeknight. China Jade is located in a little strip plaza near the Wal-​Mart Supercenter.
China Jade offers a very basic Chinese menu including 19 combination platters which come with choice of rice and choice of one appetizer. The prices during Lunch hours (11:30AM-3:00PM) are $ 5.25-$ 5.45 then they jack the price up for Dinner to $ 7.75-$ 7.95 for essentially the same amount of food for Lunch. Self serve ice cream treats are offered too!
I ordered the #11 Shrimp Lo Mein ($ 8.37 with tax) with pork fried rice & 2 beef teriyakis. The service was quick, no doubt! When I got home to eat, I got a very modest portion of food for the price. The Lo Mein had very little shrimp & vegetables, mostly noodles & soy sauce. The soy sauce covered pork fried rice had plenty of fatty pork cubes. The beef teriyakis were sweet and tender, but not much meat on the sticks, compared to other Chinese restaurants. Overall, I was disappointed by the quality and portions of the food that night.