I don't mean to draw upon comparisons but...Well, yes actually I do. How could I not compare China One to the former tenant of this location, Diamond China? I was very fond of Diamond China and I am sad to see it gone. The food, the family atmosphere, the quiet casual dining room. All gone. China One has remodled and the charm is no more. This now looks like every other Chinese place out there from China A-Go-Go to China Joes. It is modern. It is open and noisy because of it. There is no buffer zone between the dining room and the kitchen any more. That being said, the food is actually good.
After I had been in the retaurant for a few minutes and was waiting for my order I was brought some fried noodles and a sauce for dipping. I'm not sure it was a sweet and sour sauce. Maybe a plum sauce. Or some sort of citrus. It was good whatever it was. I only wish there was more. There was such a small amount of sauce in the already tiny cup that I could hardly dip my noodles. I ended up pouring the sauce over the noodles and eating them that way.
I ordered my usual dish of chow fun noodles. Here there aren't many chow fun options to choose from. Like two options to be exact. I ordered the House Chow Fun which is just another generic way of saying Combination Chow Fun. It came with beef, chicken and shrimp (hold the shrimp). They kept is simple after that. Bean sprouts, green onion, purple onion and shredded carrots. This is chow fun the way I know it to be and the way I like it to be. It had good flavor without being too salty. It was cooked perfectly without becoming oily. The vegetables were fresh and crisp. It was a solid presentation and more than enough to satisfy even my intense cravings. It was also priced to the average of what I get elsewhere. I really have no complaints with the dish.
The service in here isn't especially lacking but it almost seems disjointed. There are two ladies working the dining room and the counter. Both came to my table. Both brought me either water or food. One brought my check the other picked it up. There was never a long delay waiting for anything but they could have been more consistent. I understand they are new and maybe they will improve. All in all, this is a good place for take out. To dine in just seems pointless.