Yawn... I wanted to like this place because it's in my favorite neighborhood casino. Since we get "dining credits" in the mail each month to all the Station restaurants, we thought it would be a good idea to try China Spice with $15 off. I'm happy I finally went because now I know I'm not missing much...
The restaurant is clean, spacious and has a comfortable and zen atmosphere. I liked the music playing.
The food itself was mostly nothing special, and certainly not memorable or capable of producing a later craving, although I did enjoy the spiciness of my General Tso's chicken.
The service was flat out awful. It started off friendly enough but overall I haven't felt less "attended to" while eating out in a long time. First, the back of the chair my husband was sitting in had a crack in a piece of the wood, and this caught on the back of his polo and ripped it! I mentioned it to the server (not expecting anything other than a little empathy) and he said "Oh" and removed the chair! No one came to apologize or address the incident.
Everything, including our appetizer, took entirely too long to come to us. I got tired of waiting around. The only thing that came quickly was the plate of complimentary wonton chips and thank goodness they did, otherwise I would have been drooling by the time the food came.
The food is overpriced so without the $15 credit I would have been really upset that I spent money (and an evening) there. At the end of dinner I told the manager about the chair incident and she gave me her business card and said that we should call her before we come next time and she'd set us up with free drinks or an appetizer. I don't think I'll take her up on it but at least someone showed care and concern.
Definitely a pass in my book. Take my word for it... I should have listened to other yelpers.