China 1

Athens, GA · Chinese restaurant

Rating
4.2/5
★★★★☆ 4.2
Reviews
20
Rank in Athens
#236
of 465 restaurants
City Percentile
40%
rating percentile
Address
China 1, 2026 S Milledge Ave, Athens, GA 30605
Phone
(706) 850-7788
Website
www.china1athens.com
Status
Closed · Opens 11 AM

China 1 is a restaurant located in Athens, GA. It is one of 465 restaurants listed in Athens. Its 4.2-star rating matches the Athens city average of 4.2 stars. There are 10 photos associated with this location.

About China 1

Experience the authentic flavors of China! We use family recipes and daily fresh produce to prepare delicious favorites like kung pao chicken, dumplings, and lo mein. Vegetarian available. Order online or call for quick and convenient takeout. We're... More

Hours

Friday11 AM–10 PM

Customer Reviews

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Moira Stovall · Dec 2025

Absolutely the worst Chinese food, I have ever had in my Life!!! Totally soggy spring rice and only sent 1, when I ordered 2. The chicken lo mein was all big cold noodles??? No chicken or any vegetables to be found! Absolutely disgusting! Don’t waste your money or time. The owner was incredibly rude and charged me twice , when I tried calling call about a 60$ and was very rude. Unbelievable!!!! And so cold. Nonedible…. How can you mess up Chicken Lo Mein and spring rolls. The Szechuan chicken was even worse!!!!

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 Catherine Wright · Dec 2025

The person that fix my food was sitting at the table I don’t even think he wash his hands before running in the kitchen to fix my food I ask for the lunch special lo mein noodles with mix vegetables and chicken it very little chicken in it not even 1/4 cup worth that’s how small amounts of chicken it was then they had the nerve to put vegetables rice with the noodles and chicken and charge a .$ 1.57 more to the $8.50 because I wanted vegetables in my noodles it I didn’t look at the bowl of sloppy until I got to where I was going the food was awful and warm it wasn’t even hot I will never eat there again I did call them and gave them a piece of my mind about the food and vowed to never return if you can’t cook don’t take people hard money and pretend you do, there’s was no flavor in the fo

★★★☆☆ 3.0 John Hatch · Oct 2025

Ordered Sesame Chicken combo and was pretty happy with what I got. The chicken had good flavor, but was maybe a bit sweet. The texture was good though. The egg roll was not great. It was crunchy, but the vegetables were not very fresh, and I could definitely taste that, so I would pass next time. The fried rice was solid 7.5/10. It did its job but wasn't anything special. The restaurant looked pretty clean and my food was ready within 10 minutes. Overall a pretty average experience for this kind of thing. For the price it's not bad at all but I am going to see what other Chinese spots in Athens offer.

★★★★★ 5.0 Devin Lackey · Nov 2025

If you want Americanized Chinese food, this is honestly the best I’ve ever had. Good service. I ordered online through their website and picked up. Prices are reasonable. But the food is exceptional. Everything is just a little better than any other Chinese spot. Diamond in the rough.

★☆☆☆☆ 1.0 pibak tennis · Dec 2025

We visited because of the kids’ UGA Fest, but this place was not what I expected at all. They even served the food on disposable Styrofoam plates. The taste was shocking—in my 40 years of living in the U.S., I’ve never experienced food like this, which honestly made me curious enough to look into the kitchen. What I saw was people who appeared to be my South American friends cooking in what looked like a Chinese restaurant setup. The chicken didn’t taste right at all, and even the easiest dishes like white rice and fried rice tasted strange. The food was so bad that my kids and I couldn’t finish it and ended up leaving. I truly feel sorry for the people who live in that neighborhood—for having a restaurant this bad nearby. I vote this as America’s Worst Restaurant.

Accessibility & Amenities

✓ Wheelchair Accessible Entrance ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Parking Lot ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Restroom ✓ Wheelchair Accessible Seating

Services

Chinese restaurantAsian restaurantChinese takeawayFamily restaurantLunch restaurantMandarin restaurantRestaurant

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