New China

Reviews

• Sheryll C.

  star star star star star 15 June 2026

  Love this place. We just moved to Ocala. Met our new neighbors, Chen and Vanilla and his parents. Come to find out they have a restaurant. We went the other day just to support them. I used to have a very successful restaurant and know it's a very grueling business so I wanted to be supportive. We much to my advantage, the food was delicious. Was expecting Chinese food but got "really good' Chinese food. So I am happy to report that not only are they very nice neighbors but they have excellent customer service, very polite, willing to please and have GREAT Chinese food. Oh and their restaurant is CLEAN. Thank you Chen, Vanilla and the Parents for the great food, extra goodies and new friendship. You are our new Chinese restaurant. We also with you the best!!!!
  
  And btw, they are new owners at this restaurant. I have a feeling based on old reviews that the previous owners did not have the integrity that the new owners have. The new owners are young, hard working and care about their customers

• Eddie C.

  star star star star star 14 June 2026

  Very accommodating. Like New York takeout. Busy little place. Cheap average $10 per person....full...fast and friendly staff

• Natasha M.

  star star star star star 3 June 2026

  I have been searching for a place that can please my annoyingly picky palette since moving here and haven't found it until now. I always order the same complicated thing at every Chinese restaurant, and most of them miss something or just don't taste quite right. But New China completely exceeded my desires. I'm so pleased with their food, really could not be happier. Oh and the service was wonderful, too. They were so friendly and accommodating. I will definitely be returning here frequently. I'm so happy I tried them.

• Judy L.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  Pleasantly surprised to find a delicious take out Chinese food in Ocala. I was in the area visiting a friend and we were craving Chinese food. I got the General Tso's chicken, roast pork lo mein, roast pork fried rice, egg rolls and chicken with garlic sauce. Everything was delicious and easily as good, if not better than Chinese food in the Northeast. My friend and I were very happy with the food and would definitely patron this place again. Get the lo mein, you won't regret that decision!

• Jacqueline J.

  star star star star star_border 20 May 2026

  Yelp is driving me nuts by saying they deliver.  Almost none of the Chinese restaurants deliver and the one I found that did, sucked.  This place as of this review DOES NOT DELIVER.  I know this, if they did, I'd be eating from them several times a week.  It's a typically small, clean place.  Quiet and with 6 tables.
  
  Friendly and willing to work with me to make changes to suit my taste, to a point.  I have tried six Chinese restaurants since coming to Ocala.  Since my review on the other 5 would be below average or that they suck, I'm focusing on this one that doesn't.  
  
  They've used fresh vegetables in every dish I've ordered.  Most of the shrimp dishes use large shrimp and prepare them well.  When I looked at other shrimp dishes, the man very professionally pointed out the few items where they use smaller shrimp.  I order Szechuan Shrimp, Szechuan Beef, Pork Egg Foo Yung, Hot and Sour soup, Sweet and Sour chicken,  Steamed, chicken wings and Fried dumplings and I may have forgotten something.
  
  Okay, the negative is that they, like every other Chinese restaurants here have fried shrimp that is the dried out breaded crap that you can buy at the supermarket.  Tasteless, tough and a huge waste of money.  I'm hoping to talk them into doing a trial of using the same batter they use on the chicken (but thicker) to make shrimp for me and maybe they'll try having it as a small special.  I am pretty sure they will find them a hit.
  
  The positive, very fresh vegetables and pretty much everything on the menu that I have tried is freshly prepared and excellent.  
  
  I have had dumplings in various locations all over Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Connecticut, New York, California and Nevada.  Their dumplings are the best I have ever had.  If you ever read about how a proper dumpling is made, it will mention that when you bite into it you need to be over a plate or a spoon because the wonderful liquid in the shell will drip and theirs does.  It is flavorful and rich, perfectly bringing out the flavor of the meat filling.  They use a super thin won ton wrapper or egg roll wrapper to make it.  It makes a huge difference in emphasizing the flavor of the filling over the bland shell that holds it.  With the thin layer the dumpling comes together and is wonderful.  I like the fried over the steamed because it adds just the right touch of flavor to the shell and unlike many previous dumplings I have had; is not tough and chewy.  That puts it over the top for an excellent treat.  I totally love their dumplings.  The dipping sauce they provide is a blend of soy sauce and sweetener (either sugar or maybe mirin) with maybe a hint of ginger.  A small amount compliments the dumplings beautifully.
  
  Sweet and sour chicken is good.  It's generic to the category and well done.  Northerners note, it is not as thick a batter as we are used to and it is small chunks, but it is good.
  
  Pork Egg Foo Yung stands out from previous places I've had it, in that unlike most places they do not use the fat on the edge of the pork as their version of pork for the omelets.  They use almost 100% lean pork.   On the downside, it is the same mushy, nasty vegetables that are common in Ocala.  The gravy they provide has a touch of 5 spice that would work well if the omelets were decent, but they're not.
  
  When I ordered my first shrimp with vegetables and every one since, the vegetables were fresh, they cook them so they are still firm and retain their vibrant color.  Most places throw in things like broccoli at the very end and it is warmed but raw and super crunchy.  Others cook it and it is mush.  They have it at the perfect medium.  The shrimp are large and there are 6 in an order.  Large has 12, I think.  Ask so you can be sure.  I'd hate to set them up for complaints.
  
  Okay, here is where I am driving them nuts and it's because the hot and sour soup as they make it is not so hot and not so sour.  I asked them to add more vinegar for me, more heat and (this is specific to me, more pork).  I pay a bit more for the extra pork and it is really reasonable.  I find that the version they make is a nice, mild soup, but I'm used to my hot and sour soup being hot and sour.  They have very graciously and pleasantly adjusted my order to my taste each time and it is excellent.  Full of julienned water chestnut (I think), mushrooms, tofu, carrots and pork.  I may have missed listing some veggies, but I find it pretty packed.  I find that it tastes even better reheated.
  
  As others have said, the portions size is large.
  
  If you want good to excellent Chinese food, hit this place up.  Lol, I say good  because I seriously take issue with the fried shrimp here and every other Chinese restaurant down here that I tried.  If I can get them to batter the shrimp and not cook the egg foo young until the vegetables are mush, I'd say excellent every time.