China Gate

Great food for very reasonable prices especially the lomein! Very generous portions!

This is the best chinese takeout in the neighborhood. I used to go here as a teen before they tore down the old cedar center, I was so excited when it came back. I still remember the owner from back then. Good food. Nice people.

Substandard strip mall American Chinese. I have tried take out here twice (different days of the week, separated by about 4 months). Due to the positive reviews I gave this place a second chance. I can say that my first impression was correct. The food is very oily and has none of the wok flavor I expect from Chinese food. the proteins lacked any coloring and were not velveted. It tasted as if it were simmered in sauce. The food was packed in very cheep styrofoam containers; and the food was literally sitting in about 1 cup of sauce. They wrap the containers with plastic to prevent spilling (which is not sufficient to avoid puddles in the bottom of the bag). The sauces were watery, flavorless, and very thin. I suspect a large amount of msg in these foods. Product quality was low. Overall nearly inedible. Below are specific dish notes.
Crab Rangoon– best of the worst. Pretty standard mass produced crab Rangoon. Moderate amount of filling, primarily tasting of cream cheese. Served with a thin Apple like dipping sauce.
Lo mein– noodles very over cooked, minimal veg. Bland tasting. Highly salty/​msg flavored
Kung pao chicken — primarily celery, minimal chicken. Bland, no heat. Generic brown watery sauce. Only thing reminiscent of Kung pao was the peanuts
Mongolian beef — again disappointing thin generic brown sauce. Tons of undercooked and thickly cut onion. No spice.
In order to salvage this I attempted to strain the sauce out and sauté. Topped with Siracha. This was still not enough to to significantly improve it. I do not understand why there are usually people waiting for food there. The one plus, large amount of food per price.

Portions are huge but they get a lot of complaints. The old man working cash register is a total PR*ck. The expo guy bringing out your food is much nicer. Portions huge. Not sure if I’ll be back.

We really like China gate. It’s your typical Chinese take out food. I haven’t tried anything out of the ordinary but everything I have had has been great!

Great Family owned business, the Wongs.
We’ve ordered from their new incarnation many times since the reopening and have never been disappointed.
First, the portions are huge, the prices are not.
Soups, Won Ton, Hot and Sour and Egg Drop, are really tasty. Won Ton has pork, noodles, greens. Fantastic.
For appetizers we’ve had their tasty egg rolls, pot stickers as well as the ribs. All very good, very enjoyable.
Entrees, as stated above, are typically huge. We always have leftovers which are great for the next day.
The excellent dishes we’ve tried to date include: Egg Foo Young (various meats); Sweet and Sour Chicken; Sweet and Sour Pork; Moo Goo Gai pan; Sesame Chicken; Orange Chicken; General Tso’s Chicken; Pepper Steak with Onions; Shrimp in Lobster Sauce; and Chicken Subgum Chow Mein. There are many other dishes we are looking forward to trying.
While there is a small sit down area available, just a few seats, this is really a take out restaurant. They do get busy so calling in your order ahead of time is recommended. I’ve never had to wait on pickup, meals are ready as promised in the time promised.
This restaurant is owned and run by a wonderful family I think its well worth trying. They never miss for us.

This is our go to Chinese carry-​out. Always consistently good and better than all the other places around. It’s Americanized Chinese food so don’t expect China Town– thats a whole different level of asian food goodness.

Tasted good but they put msg in everything! Even the soup which they say they cannot make without it. Very disappointed because it’s close to where I live.

This place has the best potstickers in all of Cleveland. They’re hand-​made, and there are 7 of them in one order, even though the menu says 6. That’s 7 for $ 5.50! The dough is crispy on the outside but thick and chewy, and the meat inside is flavorful and juicy. The sauce is a sweet soy sauce mixed with Chinese black vinegar. I pretty much go here and order the potstickers only. I have tried a few other menu items, and everything else is solid plus the portions are huge. And they are fast. But, most of all, the POTSTICKERS OMG!

I was disappointed from my last visit to China Gate restaurant. Let me state that this latest version of CG nowhere compares with the original CG sit down restaurant at Cedar Center plaza. Tonight I ordered their famous wonton soup and egg rolls. Maybe the woks were on the slow side tonight, because both items were kinda Meh. :/

Ok. So I decided to try this place one last time. My first two visits the food was terrible. That was not long after they reopened. After reading a few good reviews I decided to try them again. I was pleasantly surprised. They’re not yet back to where they used to be with their food but it wasn’t bad. I had the pork egg foo young lunch portion. The rice was fresh and the egg foo young was good, not great but good. The egg roll was just ok. I’m glad that I decided to give them another try. Let’s hope they keep improving.

Not bad but not the best either. Beware… portions are huge. Their combo plates are a bargain and substitutions are welcome. Just had the chicken lo mein. Plenty for 3 to 4 people. Also a combo plate of pork egg foo young and extra fried rice instead of an eggroll. A quart of wonton soup was very flavorful loaded with huge pieces of pork and packed with wonton and the green leaves (not sure what the plant leaves are).
China gate has been at cedar center since Moses parted the Red Sea. They’re now primarily carryout although they do have a couple of tables if you want to eat there, but not ideal.

We’ve eaten here quite a few times now and we are so happy with our neighborhood Chinese Restaurant. The store is very clean and the food is made fresh with fresh ingredients. We highly recommend.

It’s nice family owned take-​out place.
The food was good, what you would expect.
My only gripe is that they close too early.

I have left Cleveland and I wish I could take China Gate with me. My girlfriend tells me of the old China Gate days and could not be happier that they have reopened.
As my mother-​in-​law says, «the portions are so big, it’s really reasonably priced, and their sweet and sour chicken tastes freshly fried.» Truer words were never spoken. If you get her seal of approval that really says something. I crave China Gate regularly and cannot wait to go back to the 216 for some takeout.

Finally a good chinese restaurant! The good was that the food tasted amazing. The rangoons were soooo good and the I ordered the lunch special of shrimp fried rice and the portion was huge! For 6 bucks for that large portion I will definitely be back, there was alot of shrimp for the price as well. Good bang for your buck. Only flaw was that they charge for extra sauce. I’ve never had to pay for a extra pack of soy, duck, and hot mustard:(The was seriously a bummer, especially since it’s like a staple for me. I tried the vegetable egg roll as well and it was decent, nothing to brag about, but I will for sure be back to try out something else.

I’ve been eating at China Gate for 20 years (since well before the Cedar Center renovation). I really miss the beautiful etched glass décor and being able to eat in (as opposed to take out only), but rest assured the food is the same wonderful stuff you remember from before. Still the best hot & sour soup and mu shu pork in town, IMHO.
Props to the owners for being able to roll with such a huge transition as Cedar Center underwent!

Want to tell the people this is the best take out Chinese in the area.
Wonton soup is loaded with noodles, pork and is very tasty!
Sweet and Sour Pork was tasty and light on the breading tasting mostly chicken bites and sweet and sour sauce. We asked them not to include green peppers in order. We also ordered beef and broccoli. Very good! The fried rice is good when reheating suggest to add little water cause it gets dry. The egg rolls and ribs with the combination dinner for 2 filled us up but still had room for our meal.
Have tried the Lo Mien which is okay have had better but mostly everything else is very good.
We had leftovers for a couple days. High recommend and call up cause your dinner will be ready in less then 30 mins.

The best egg rolls you’ll ever have! Big and crunchy. The Sesame chicken is great and all of the fried rice options overflow the container with meat.

Alright. They aren’t too busy for us anymore, so we’ve tried the food here twice, now updating my review.
It’s okay. It’s your typical Americanized Chinese fare, with some good dishes and some not so good. The lo mein noodles are fairly standard and tasted decent enough. The happy family combination was also cooked well. On the other hand, the orange chicken was overbreaded and the pieces of chicken were way too large, so it did not soak in the orange flavor properly. The egg rolls were supposed to have pork and shrimp in them but there was so little meat that they tasted like vegetarian egg rolls.
So yes, sort of hit and miss, but I don’t expect much from Americanized Chinese food, so I’ll probably order from here again. As long as they don’t shoo me away again.