Ryan G.
Yelp
I hate that I have to write this review because China One was my go-to Chinese takeout spot for years and years. Lately, though, they've been raising their prices while diminishing the quality of their food.
Chinese takeout in Brooklyn/NYC is designed to be comfort food, a quick fix, an easy decision when you don't know what to eat and don't feel like walking to a diner. China One played the role well for any Brooklynite. The food was familiar, if not prepared in a way that didn't disappoint. However, these days there is something sorely lacking and I wonder if the pandemic has something to do with it.
It seems that every month they are raising their prices another quarter while skimping on crucial ingredients for their dishes. Their wonton soup broth is thin and watery, while the wontons themselves contain about a thumbnail's worth of their sweet pork filling (what was once a shining highlight on the menu). You'd be lucky to get more than two pieces of broccoli in their veggie lo mein which is now composed mostly of noodles only. The moo shu dishes? Mostly just shredded cabbage in an unidentifiable sauce that can only be described as having too much black pepper added. Many other recent reviews call out their inattention to the chicken and beef dishes that are mainstays on any takeout menu.
Truth be told, I'm only giving them that second star because I do feel bad for whatever setbacks they may have suffered from the pandemic, but when you sacrifice the quality AND continue to raise prices, that is too much for any diner to overlook. I wish China One well, but I'll be ordering elsewhere from here on out.