New China

I’m always looking for new places to pick up a quick meal while out and about so when I saw New China I decided to give it a try and order carry out. When going to a restaurant for the first time I like to order something I’ve ordered and enjoyed at several different places. That way I have a point of comparison when deciding if it’s worth a return visit.
For my first visit I ordered Boneless Spare Ribs and Singapore Rice Noodles. The best thing I have to say about the meal in general is that they do give huge portions. The lids on both containers were practically bursting. So I was pretty excited to dig in.
The first few bites of the bsr’s were really good. Meaty and flavorful. But as I got deeper into the container it seemed like the pieces were becoming fattier and they had a kind of… chemically flavor, I guess is the best way I can describe it. It became more prevalent in the aftertaste. So what started out as being tasty and enjoyable, ended with apprehension and yuck.
With that behind me, I eagerly tucked into the Singapore noodles. It was piping hot, steam had puffed up the lid, and there was plenty of food. Now I love Singapore noodles. I love getting them hot and spicy. I love the curry flavor. I love the mi fun noodles and the mix of pork, shrimp, and chicken. Love. But these noodles broke my heart.
They were pale and mild rather than slightly yellow from the curry powder. There was no no hot and spicy. The curry flavor was virtually non existent. And the worst part was all of it was overwhelmed by a sickeningly floral smell and flavor. Something that I had never tasted in any other order of Singapore noodles. It was as if I was eating rose water or the tiny decorative soaps your grandma had in the bathroom. I could not get the taste out of my mouth, my nose was full of the smell, it was making me sick to my stomach. My tongue felt coated, a bit slimey, and numb, kinda similar to how I felt eating the ribs. I was dumbfounded as how this restaurant could make such a huge leap in preparation away from what has always been the standard. I only had maybe two fork fulls before I was reading to throw it all out.
All in all I was very disappointed with both dishes. I still don’t know where those flavors came from. MSG? Nitrates? Some unique exotic flavoring method? Cleaning liquids, like soap? To this day I do not know. Either they make the worst Singapore noodles in Michigan or they negligently used some utensil that was covered in detergent or something. Not sure what is worse.
To close, I am not one to complain at restaurants. I tip well even when service is less than stellar. If I order something and it’s not to my liking or it fails to meet expectations, I don’t normally complain or send it back or get hostile. I chalk it up as an experience and move on. So I never did go back to complain or get my money back or demand another meal for free. Maybe I hit them on a bad night.
I will say this though, tonight I have a hankering for Chinese food, and New China is not even being considered as an option. Maybe one day. Just not tonight.
1 for quick service
1 for ginormous portions

The food is overpriced for its quality, but its quality is better than most Chinese places around. The service is unsmiling, and, once you’ve ordered, you no longer exist until you pick up. The hot sour soup is mildly hot and hints at the sour. They use decent chicken, and too much fish sauce to try & cover for the fake crab in the rangoon. $ 35 for 2 takeout dinners is just too much to keep me interested.
I gave it an extra star because it DOES NOT HAVE A TV blaring into my head while I’m waiting for my food.

Good take out
The Almond Chicken was good
Not sure why another reviewer complained
Not the Best Chinese food but it is better than most places in CA where I live
If I come back to Ann Arbor I will definately return for a cheap meal

Decent Americanized Chinese. Ordered over the phone, easy, quick and efficient. Order was ready very quickly and was piping hot when I got home. Big portions, enough for 2 meals. Nothing outstanding but good, filling food.

Awful awful awful. Truly bad, even by the standards of a random americanized chinese restaurant in a strip mall outside a wal mart. Almond chicken gravy was so congealed and full of starch as to be unedible. The mongolian beef had 90% onions and maybe 2 ounces of sad little beef bits. Ugh.

— You can’t be the typical hole-​in-​the-​wall Chinese food places. SUPER good and very affordable for the amount of food they give you. I always wind up sleepy after eating here. Lol.

Good bang for a buck, would give the food a meh… 3 stars. Super Americanized typical fare. It’s ok…

Good food, big portions. Try the honey shrimp or honey chicken… they are not on the menu but you can order it no problem. Very very good! I also like the sesame tofu. Their sweet and sour sauce is not my favorite. Service is slow though… they always say 15 mins and I’ve had to wait a good 45 before. Have gotten my order wrong several times (a few times they didn’t even have a record of me placing an order) which is really frustrating. I have also been charged for things to realize when i get home that the item is missing. A couple of very young kids often run the front register and take the phone orders so I can’t help but think this may the reason. Not really a place you want to sit in and eat alhough they do have a few tables if you wish to do so. It is FREEZING in there during the winter though,.the girl up front is always dressed in her big winter coat inside. They do not keep any heat on and often have the back doors propped open. I’m assuming because he chefs get too warm working around the ovens, All in all though it is better food than your average chinese place and we still order frequently.

New China is the perfect take out place. The prices are reasonable for the portions given and the food is great. It’s definitely American-​Chinese food but most Chinese restaurants in America are anyway. Their fried dumplings are fantastic!

The chicken and broccoli is amazing! Big portions and fresh food, can’t do much better than that!
They also give a huge portion of wonton soup! Highly recommended!

I give them four stars because of their prices and generous portions. I like their pot sticks — large and juicy and crispy at the bottoms. Also, I like their mai-​fon. Their fried rice is just okay.

Outstanding food and service. We get take out here regularly and its always perfect.

I like this place. It usually takes longer than the 15 minutes they say, so don’t rush there if you call your order in. Food is good and consistently cooked. Never have problems with missing items.

Honestly I think this is my favorite place in town. What I appreciate most is the fresh vegetables that are always stir fried perfectly — never soggy; the giant sized shrimp and the array of sauces. It’s my go to place for chinese take out because it’s always ready and waiting for me when I drive there (less than a mile away).

This place is pretty much your typical fast-​food Chinese lunch take out place. Only about 4 tables, so definitely not recommended for eat-​in. However, as a guy who frequently doesn’t pack lunch, sometimes you just needs cheap, comfort Americanized Chinese food.
Sweet and Sour Chicken and Pork, and General Tso’s are standards, but surprisingly good and filling. Of course, deep fried goodness is rarely bad, but New China definitely gives you plenty for under $ 6 lunch combos (additional .50 for soup, egg roll, etc). Haven’t sampled a lot more than that, but stick with the basics and you won’t be disappointed.
Nothing spectacular, but pretty good for takeout lunch especially with lots of small businesses in the area. Leo’s and Wings-​Pizza N Things are in the same plaza, but New China has pretty good food for the price. Leo’s is all the same Coney stuff as everywhere else, and the Sports bar is too pricey for lunch.

Absolutely love this place. WE have found our new Chinese.

So I almost didn’t try this place because of the mixed reviews here on Unilocal and then on Google. But I thought I’d give it a shot. It seems that maybe the restaurant has taken notice of the reviews and has made improvements. I called around dinner time, ordered Chicken & Broccoli and Vegetable Lo Mein, and was told it would be ready in 15 minutes. Showed up 15 minutes later and my order was ready, with kind and adequate service. I checked my bag in the car to make sure my order was correct (due to the reviews saying they made mistakes), and it was all there, packaged nicely in plastic containers that didn’t leak, and they remembered the rice.
Once home, I found out that yes indeed, it is a good bang for my buck. For a total of $ 15, The portions were huge and we had more than half of each dish left over when we were finished. As for the food: it’s GOOD! The vegetables were fresh, and neither dish was «overly stir fried», and neither dish was greasy — seriously — none of that icky grease that lower end take-​out places thicken their sauces with, that ends up rising to the top or leaking out of that stereotypical Chinese to-​go box.
I could see right into the kitchen, the people working, the ingredients, and some of the storage. It was very clean, fresh looking, and authentic. By authentic, I mean, all the cooks and employees were Asian. That doesn’t necessarily mean this place offers what Chinese people in China actually eat. It’s just that I’ve been to a number of «Chinese» take-​out places and all the cooks are not Chinese (if you catch my drift).
To summarize: POSITIVE IMPROVEMENT, QUALITY SERVICE, FOOD, & PACKAGING, GREAT PRICES :)

Terrible service, mediocre food.
The first time we ordered take out from New China, they forgot to make our order and we had to wait in the restaurant while they made it. Tonight we ordered take out again, and they said it would be a 30 minute wait. We showed up right around the 30 minute mark, and had to wait ANOTHER 30 minutes. To top it off, when we got home, they forgot to give us rice. An hour for a screwed up order and average food? Never eating at New China again.

So far we have only ordered Vegetable Delight and Orange Chicken but we have this to say: Finally! Another GOOD affordable Chinese place! As fans of China Chef (and their Mexican cooking staff!) we had grown weary of the familiarity and distance. New China is minutes from home. We will be back to try their ‘Diet Specialties,’ of which the Steamed Vegetable Delight, Steamed Chicken w/​Broccoli and Steamed Chicken with Mixed Vegetables looked interesting enough to try. Steamed! Not fried in oil!
To our dishes, the Vegetable Delight (5.35/pt, 8.25/qt) was fresh, bright and delicious with a light sauce and flattened pieces of white meat chicken (not the grisly cubes some Chinese restaurants use). The Orange Chicken (10.50 in the Chef’s Specials section) was utterly scrumptious, though they are breaded and deep fried. If you can spare the dietary budget, try it (I am sure the Orange Beef is similar). For us, it lasted 3 days because of its richness. Unless you are 25, do not eat it all in one sitting.
It can be tough to find good Orange Chicken/​beef in this area (though Miss Saigon also has a good one).
I made my own brown rice at home in advance so we would have a slightly more healthful meal. They will still include the nasty white rice, which you can give to your dogs. They do not have brown rice. Still waiting for a Chinese place that does!!!

New China is new to the Saline area. It’s hidden away in a strip-​mall near the new Saline Walmart. When entering they have photos of the specialties above the counter, if you grab a take out menu it lists all of the food items.
The menu items are decently priced for the large quantity of food you receive. One item could easily feed 2 or 3 people. The crab rangoon are large and you get 8, which is a deal within it’s self. They give you more than enough soup and sauces. My only draw back is the wait time. I walked in and ordered instead of calling and waited about 15 minutes.
Overall this place is a steal in high priced saline. I would definitely go back.