China Village

Great Chinese food when I'm in Albany I'll eat there and in Oakland at the house I'll get it delivered. My only complaint is no fortune cookies when it's delivered other than that it's bombass goodies ya feel

A good restaurant gone to the dogs.My husband and I discovered China Village Restaurant prior to its discovery and feature on the PBS program "Check Please." We had dined there frequently, introduced our family and friends there, and threw several big family celebratory bashes for our Chinese relatives. It was our "go-to" Chinese restaurants. We had favorite dishes we would order.The restaurant closed due to a fire a year before Covid. During Covid, we ordered food "to-go." My Mom complained about how sloppy and greasy the food was. I chalked it up to Covid.My husband and I had the opportunity to return 4 years later, after the pandemic had ended. We were a party of 12 and our hostess made prior arrangements for separate checks for the entire party. My husband and I ordered our favorite dishes. Dry cooked string beans. fish with wine sauce and Chunqing Chicken. The only good dish was the dry cooked string beans. The fish with wine sauce was too salty but edible. The Chunqing Chicken was better but had too much Sichuan peppercorns so it was too salty.The service was horrendous. A member of the party, one of the celebrants, had to wait 1 hour for her seafood dish. even though we had asked repeatedly about when it would arrive. Beside forgetting her dish, the food was served piecemeal.Our beans came, and we were nearly done with it before our fish arrived, and the Chunqing Chicken did not arrive until we were done with the fish. Other members of the party also had to wait for the staff to take and bring their orders. Finally, when the bill came, it was on one check, not separate checks as agreed on beforehand. It took some time before someone broke out the bill.Given how the food service was organized before the fire vs the food service is now, it is clear that two different teams managed and operated China Village restaurant in the different periods.The old China Village that won all the rave reviews from us and "Check Please" is no more. We would not return and cannot recommend China Village to anyone.

I had dinner here the past weekend and I used to come here more when I lived in Albany. The service was great and our favorite dish was the string beans.

after years of ordering an thoroughly enjoying this restaurant I received an order of BBQ PORK for $19 that was not edible ! the pieces were all dime sized , not slices , like little leftover pieces that were left in the cutting board after a day of cutting it up ! the delicious moist slices that used to be served were non existent! ! some pieces were so overcooked they were mahogany color and not chewable ! when I called to explain there was no compensation offered and the excuse was they have a new Chef! I wish them well! BTW, the fried rice was ok! which saved this review from 1 star !

It's my understanding that there has been some local discourse about whether China Village is still as good as it used to be. As someone who came here pretty regularly but hadn't been back since before the pandemic, I can't speak for others but I can definitely speak for myself. The dishes I ordered were every bit as good as I remembered. Menu highlights include the Thousand Chilis Fish Soup, Sizzling Seafood Claypot, and the Cumin Lamb. China Village specializes in Sichuan Cuisine, so that's always going to be the best thing you can order. We went on a relatively quiet night, so service was very quick and extremely attentive, but the atmosphere was still there.

I recently tried China Village with a buddy. He said it was on one of the Michelin guides so I figured I'd give it a go!We ordered several dishes including the green beans, beef in chili oil, Dan Dan noodles in sesame, and pork shank. The green beans were excellent. Soft and well seasoned with the perfect kick. The pork shank in sauce was also awesome with a generous portion and tasty sauce. IMO the star of the show was the beef in chili oil. There was a super large portion that also contained some cabbage and veg. I will say say that the Dan Dan noodles were pretty underwhelming so that takes them down a notch, but otherwise the food was excellent.The vibe inside was solid. Clearly a family joint that draws in a lot of locals. The servers were nice and offered some recommendations for us. I will definitely come back for more of that beef and green beans!

We got a pretty good takeout meal here. Ordered on DoorDash, pickup was ready early.Cost was $83.99 total including tax/tip for a DoorDash pickup order for 4 entrees - enough for 4 adults and 3 toddlers.Classic Broccoli Beef 西蘭花牛肉 ($21.49) - 3.5 starsClassic Chow Mein 各式炒麵 CHICKEN 雞 ($16.09) - 3.5 starsSpecialty Lamb w/Cumin 川味軒烤羊肉 ($21.49) - 4 starsEggplant w/Spicy Garlic Sauce 魚香茄條 ($17.29) - 4 stars

We had a delicious birthday brunch that my Chinese wife thought very authentic. Popcorn chicken was yummy as was the garlic filet of sole and steamed beef. In all way too much food to finish so we took leftovers home. The wait staff was great, fast, efficient and attentive. Chin's Village is well worth a try!!!

Everything was great was greeted and seated right away. The ambiance is cute and intimate. The food 10/10 I wouldn't change anything about anything I got definitely coming back

Food and service are good! But we stopped getting take out because of the amount of black plastic containers the use: not good for you, not recyclable. Convenience at the cost of health and the planet is not worth it.We asked for cardboard containers, but hey say they are not available.