China House in Bay Village is an OK place to go for takeout Chinese food, three stars for this visit. I view and am reviewing China House in the same category as other fast food takeout non-chain restaurants and deli's, a step above the burger & sandwich chains but not sit down place with servers. Few general observations include good parking as the place is located in the middle of Bay Villages "downtown shopping district" in a small storefront by the drug store. The interior waiting and small dining area was clean but very dated in looks.
Lunch and dinner orders are placed at the front counter, phone orders are also accepted. While waiting for the cashier to finish taking a phone order I was checking out the kitchen directly behind her. The cooking area looked clean with no issues visible to my untrained eyes. I ordered the Hunan Beef and an egg roll to go. I waited approximately 10 minutes for my order. I had no issue with the wait considering the amount of customers in line before me.
My lunch portion of Hunan Beef and egg roll total charge was $6.60. The good news was the portion was a nice size with a lot of fried rice and crisp veggies. The beef was cooked well, not overdone or "chewy". My issue with the meal was the lack of spice and "heat". I asked of very spicy and was disappointed with the blandness of the meal, glad a took a few packs of hot sauce from the utensils / condiments table.