China Taste

Love the food here! Very fresh and great flavors! Very clean and nice staff, seems to be family run place

Looks like they just moved in. Good food not the best in Omaha but the best in downtown. And the collage kid is really cute :)

I ordered chicken fried rice and I might as well ordered fried rice. There was maybe two tablespoons of chicken in it!

Well I read all the other reviews some right on some not so much. If you like cheap buffets then yes it will fill you up. Went there yesterday for the buffet, selection was ok could be better. No beef to be found, Vegetable lo mien not a fan, So for the buffet I wont be going back any time soon, As for the take out or regular menu the food is very good I love the Beef lo mien, and the beef broccoli. I go there for take out 2 time s a week. I did compare China taste with China buffet on Broadway in Council bluff, The food there is really good and twice the selection with Mongolian bar. Also at China taste they do not clear your plates of bring your drinks they are self serve.

Visiting from out of town I found China Taste on the hotel’s delivery list and I’m impressed. On the phone they said 20 minutes it arrived in 10, fresh and steaming. The crab rangoons were crispy on the outside and sweet and creamy on the inside, the vegetable lo mein was excellent — light not greasy at all, and the beef and broccoli was everything you can expect in this classic. Portion sizes were not overwhelming, everything was fairly priced and the delivery person was nice and respectful. If I was a local I’d get take out from here all the time!

Very bland tasting and did not have the sauce for the hot wings I asked for and always got in the past. Will not eat there ever again and probably the worst Chinese I’ve had in Omaha.

I’ve only had their takeout, and I have tried quite a few of them. Good food, decent prices. The staff is friendly, sometime there may be a language barrier, the (owners?) do not speak English very well, but their children are fluent.

Went here for lunch today with a confirmed Chinese Buffet connoisseur. I’d have to say, aside from the fried rice (just an off day, maybe?), it was really great! The Garlic Chicken & Broccoli was some of the best I’ve ever had.
You can tell they just recently opened by the lack of décor. While it looks clean and new, it’s not very inviting. But if you’re just here on your 30-​minute lunch break, who cares as long as the food is good, right?

This newly relocated China Taste is a far cry from the original location on 24^th st-it’s a LOT better. This means you may want to reconsider any reviews written before ⁰¹⁄₂₀₁₆. When Creighton sold that land/​started to build on it, the remaining businesses had to move elsewhere. China taste moved to 17^th st, and reopened with a larger dining area and the same menu/​buffet.
Parking here is pretty decent. There an adjacent lot and street parking for overflow. The ventilation inside is better than before. And the food is a lot better than when I last had it in 2010. I gave three stars for this visit because although I was very wow ‘d by the food on this visit, this is the type of establishment I typically would expect patchy service and varying qualities of food. After a few more visits I’ll be able to see if they deserve that 4-​star review.
The lunch buffet is $ 6.75/affordable. There are a lot of options including favorites like general tso, crab rangoons, fried egg rolls and beef broccoli. I opted for the lunch special because I prefer have my food made to order. The lunch special is $ 5.25 for rice and (most) meat entrees-​also extremely inexpensive. The General tso chicken we ordered was crispy and swimming in sauce, but inside the light breading was real quality chicken meat. Phew. The beef broccoli was good even by my picky standards-​not too saucy and crisp broccoli with very tender beef.
We’ll be back to see if food is consistent!

China taste just moved down off of 17^th and Cumings. I have never been to the old spot so this was a new experience for me.
The parking lot was almost full and the place was packed. (good sign) I got the lunch buffet and friend ordered the shrimp egg foo young.
I was very pleased with the buffet. All the items were fresh, warm, and really good quality. The egg foo young on the buffet was one of the better I have had in Omaha. Lots of greens mixed in and the brown gravy had a really good saltyness to it that I enjoyed. It was a very basic buffet with limited choices but all the choices were really good.
Im a new fan and cant wait to go back again. Maybe next week

Newly relocated to 17^th/​Cuming and recently opened it still feels the same. they are ready to seat you ar take your order right when you enter. Even though they are a Chinese restaurant, they have a pretty limited vegetarian section. One soup and about 4 – 5 items for me to choose from. I know they can sub bean curd (tofu), but there is a language barrier that I have a problem overcoming.
foodwise, they are just fine for what they are and due to the new spot, they are closer and I should be coming in more often.
Maybe they will get some more stars, but for now this is where I stand

I usually get take out from here, and it’s always been great… today I decided to try their buffet… I love buffets, but I’ve always hated Chinese buffets since they usually blow ass… Happily, CT has what I consider a damn good one… for only $ 7.50, not including drink, you get a surprisingly tasty assortment of treats… while I prefer sweet and sour pork, I did enjoy their sweet and sour chicken… I also thought their egg drop soup was good… While i probably will stick with take out, I like the idea of being able to come here for a good and cheap buffet… once again CT knocks it out of the park…

I’ve only had take out from here. Their food is delicious! I always get the chicken lo mein and general tsos chicken. Their chop suet is nothing special but they always provide enough fortune cookies to their customers!

China Taste is pretty close to my work, so I decided to get some carry out today.
I don’t have a whole lot to say about the place. Everything was pretty mediocre. The décor and atmosphere… not horrible, but not great.
The food was just mediocre as well. I won’t be rushing back, but it’s an okay choice when I want to grab some quick chinese food for lunch.

I’ve only done take out here. It’s pretty close to my job, so I tried it out. I had veggie fried rice on my most recent trip.
Nothing fancy about this place. It’s pretty simple inside. Not a date place, by any means.
But, the service was fast and the guy at the counter (youngish looking guy) was really nice to me and even joked around with me a bit.
If you’re looking for a quick, decent Chinese food place and you’re near the Creighton campus, this works pretty well.

It’s alright, not great, not terrible. 3 stars for the affordability of the lunch buffet, but there are other options in the area

Scary little strip mall Chinese place doing a jammin’ little lunchtime business with a mix of regular folks and Creighton people.
Ambience: Strip mall cateteria.
Service: Less than friendly counter service.
Food: Meh.
Price: You can scrounge up the change in your cushions.
$ 5.99 gets you the lunch buffet ($ 6.49 if you’re paying with credit card).

I agree with Oscar, the Beef is the must have item on the buffet.
The General Chicken & the rice noodle went well together as well.
Overall, great value for money.

Not the best chinese joint in town, but a-​okay in my book. This place has been in this strip mall for quite a long time, and for the most part, their food is good. The only thing I avoid on their menu is the fried rice. Not that it tastes bad, but it has this yellow-​ish, doesn’t look like «traditional» fried rice consistency.
I too dislike the extra fifty-​cent upcharge if you use a credit/​debit card, but it isn’t a deal breaker. My favorite entrée: beef with pepper & tomato.

China Taste is good Chinese food combined with some petty annoyances that keep it from being a truly great place to get Chinese food. The food is quite good and the lunch specials are generally less than $ 5. I particularly like their serving sizes of hot n’ sour soup. The small is actually a vat, and the large is a double vat.
But no Chinese restaurant is perfect. If you want to use a debit or credit card to pay for your food, they charge you 50 cents per transaction. Now I realize that most restaurants build this fee into their food prices, and China Taste does have an ATM (with it’s own $ 2 charge, since no one banks at Jerry’s Guns and Pawn). Nonetheless, it’s annoying. Even more annoying is that they don’t have fountain drinks, only bottles of pop or water for $ 1.50. So they you are with your extra salty Chinese food and only 20 ounces of liquid (No refills). It’s like a bad game show.