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Unlike Australia Chinese restaurants are not common in small American towns but I was pleased to stop by when I saw this one on highway 501. We tried a few traditional dishes - won ton soup, ![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyivj-u9W9fDL0y_n2rvAUBI7QBQkPEdrS4JAdWluISqDgWqAYyh6JL2fx0CgRRsP6p5rfAr2taxuEGLputURxNa5Jfy8nlO5xne3S_OYiQos8Gv3JjIgmURhb1BSDXii_unfe7g/s400/New+China+House+002.jpg)
a coarse but tasty large bowl with a couple of very large gluey won tons followed by a sweet and sour 'breaded' prawns.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhRtWSkf2NgOrwtpcsGjqLZ3Gx4BTQeK0KbGIkh8Wdh2GdbX3_YdhxcySrz4cUjx9rrT3Bu5R3Foy9FwcKvtJvZYunjZ-M8CG7XbtNgL7BFqIEDdZZzo6WCiFCJi9-n0nKsBiA-w/s400/New+China+House+003.jpg)
This had very thick batter, a bit like a covering of a banana fritter and a sweet, gluggy sauce. The last dish we tried was a prawn chow mein.![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFmWtjLGNogemTBO1OFLlCRvS9bOjDy02wMN31yhItHbni60BlzhZZuehXKhXGmu8_YIWHqSBAiLjrn1tDG-vaPHeHqHeHEn3o0WYMf7VkXKq9nnImwGUF4KfdCyIouU4AErUYWA/s400/New+China+House+004.jpg)
Extremely unrefined but again reasonably tasty, the bean shoots and cabbage being overcooked. There was no sign of chop sticks and we didn't ask for them. This cafe style restaurant![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYqdOYPNF2nRfLxkNABigK3KhfuOV2oFYAb4SOuRiFeo-ICMnbAp2b9mT4TK0EVy-0LlSezRYc3p02GF22PUAciV5UKzcpn1VTBDAMPMCr7lhQ2z4XzK8ggvrP3iZLwTLw1hQFkw/s400/New+China+House+001.jpg)
gave me a sense of deja vu of my childhood experiences at suburban Chinese restaurants where steak and eggs was on the menu and there was no conception of haute cuisine. Score 11.5/20
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a coarse but tasty large bowl with a couple of very large gluey won tons followed by a sweet and sour 'breaded' prawns.
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This had very thick batter, a bit like a covering of a banana fritter and a sweet, gluggy sauce. The last dish we tried was a prawn chow mein.
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Extremely unrefined but again reasonably tasty, the bean shoots and cabbage being overcooked. There was no sign of chop sticks and we didn't ask for them. This cafe style restaurant
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gave me a sense of deja vu of my childhood experiences at suburban Chinese restaurants where steak and eggs was on the menu and there was no conception of haute cuisine. Score 11.5/20
4 comments:
My Husband and I were in Lititz, and thought we would try this restaurant since I LOVE Chinese food. My favorite being in Manheim, but we were right here, so how bad can it be?
IT WAS THE WORST FOOD I EVER ATE!!!!! I will NEVER eat here again. We ordered Take-Out on our way home, about 10 miles away. $28 worth of garbage that we through away, because it was not worth driving back for a refund. We had 4 different meals, and each one was horrible! Even the rice tasted funny.
If you stopped here for your first time eating Chinese, you would NEVER try these dishes again. I will now drive out of my way to China One in Manheim, and apologize to them for straying.
Sincerely - MMC, PA
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A restaurant has to be really bad before it scores 11.5. Sorry you wasted your money there
I love this place!!!
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Frankly I'm astonished that anyone, even the owners, could seriously love this place. A few miles down the road is a big shopping area in which there is quite a reasonable Chinese restaurant, Beijing Szechewan with a huge buffet at an very reasonable price. If you are in the area you might try them.
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