China Bell Restaurant

We had not been here in 20 years and decided to check it out again. Food was excellent. Wife got Garlic delight over steamed noodles and the noodles were awesome. Dish was so yum!! I got the Black Pepper Chicken and it was peppery! Not what I expected but it was very much black pepper flavor. I liked it ok but wouldn't get it again. We got the crab Rangoon and rice noodle salad and both were great! Daughter got the Mongolian chicken. Flavor was great! All in all the food was very good and the atmosphere was really cool. Older but very cool. The free ice cream cones was also a nice treat.

My friend was so excited to visit this restaurant for the first time in years, so admittedly I was prepared to have a pretty stellar time, but it really didn't meet any decent expectations. The food was fairly sub par. I had been excited to see a few dishes that I usually only see at some Chinese restaurants off the beaten path, only to realize it was flavored with ketchup and that, frankly, even the version I make at home is better. I was also actively belittled by the wait staff in charge of our table, which was a huge bummer. She made some light prodding at my friend, but really hammered it on with me - I have some pretty hard skin but I was definitely uncomfortable. We were genuinely kind and courteous, and in at a not too hateful time, so I really don't know what warranted the treatm

After your meal, you are invited to help yourself to complimentary ice cream at a self serve station. Yes! It was a great ending to a good meal. The entrees we chose all had some heat (Garlic Supreme, Mongolian beef and the pepper chicken). The ice cream was quite welcome after this spice. I normally love crab Rangoon but theirs was fully packed with cream cheese and crab. It was too thick for me. Otherwise, nice place. The noodles were amazing. Oh the sesame cucumber salad was excelllent!

Unfortunately 3/4 of our group disliked their meal to a point where we just couldn’t eat it. Photos of previous reviews were severely different. Our food was heavily vinegar-y. Unsure why anyone would want to eat here. The reviews are insanely off. We were the only people dining and the food was so bad we couldn’t eat it.. I know I’ve already stated that but yikes. Photos are what we left behind.

The prices are expensive for the quality of the food. They do not have combination meals like most Chinese Restaurants. They do have a family meal option but it only offers one selection per person with one fried shrimp and a fried egg roll. We ordered the Happy Family and another dish that was similar. The happy Family was average but the other dish was way too sweet. The soup was average. The appetizers were not good. The fried shrimp came out brown but gooey and raw. The egg roll was overly brown but dry and cold inside. For the prices (which are pretty expensive), you'd expect way better.