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Local chain serving a lengthy menu of traditional Chinese dishes in a relaxed, stylish space.
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Address: 1983 Shiloh Springs Rd, Trotwood, OH 45426
Phone: (937) 854-8033
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Reviews
Marco Aguilar
This place is golden, I would give it more stars if possible. They are very top notch which everything they do.
Food and ingredients are fresh and made on the spot, you can taste the crispy and flavor of rice, spring roll and dishes. Their soups are really home too.
The menu is huge and they accommodate to whatever you need. Service is on point and cordial and super fast.
I’m not from Dayton, hace spends a few weeks for work and I always end up returning it this restaurant.
Congrats and keep up the good work restaurant people!
… moreFood and ingredients are fresh and made on the spot, you can taste the crispy and flavor of rice, spring roll and dishes. Their soups are really home too.
The menu is huge and they accommodate to whatever you need. Service is on point and cordial and super fast.
I’m not from Dayton, hace spends a few weeks for work and I always end up returning it this restaurant.
Congrats and keep up the good work restaurant people!
Brian Gamble
Great food My wife and I ordered crab rangoon and pot stickers for an appetizer. Both were great 6 pieces of each and the dumplings were huge. Wife ordered sizzling special ( shrimp, scallops, chicken , crabmeat and veggies. I ordered the house special fried rice. Again huge servings and served up hot and delicious. We’ll definitely be back
… moreWendy Y
This place is mine and my husband’s go to. Friendly and fast service, delicious food. Everything always comes out hot and fresh. Definitely a 10/10. The Szechuan chicken is phenomenal.
… moreNorman D. (Hammer)
Service is always good! Especially when Alice takes care of us! She treats us like family, and I appreciate that! The Plum wine is very delicious and pairs well with all of my dishes. The Plum wine is also a great dessert wine. Enjoy!
… moreNoel Landrum
Girls day out, party of 4. My mom sister and a girl friend of mine dinner here last Sat.The quality of food has really gone down since I left Dayton 15 years ago. There were hardly any vegetables in my Empress chicken dinner, welll except for the giant cuts of onion that were so many they took away the pleasure of eating. The dish uses Szechuan sauce which is supposed to be spicy…. NOT!. Not only was there not enough spice, the sauce itself was quite flavorless . I’ve never added salt and pepper to Chinese food, but boy was I looking for those shakers. The same for the garlic chicken my friend ordered. Utterly flavorless. I probably won’t go back. Sad really. This has been my 3 rd time there in the 2 years I’ve been back in Dayton. The last time I kinda felt the same way about the food, but I thought I’d give it another try. It was a childhood favorite when the food was good. Now however, I have awaken from the dream to find myself in a living nightmare that is China Cottage Salem Ave Dayton, Ohio.
P. S. The service was good. Although I could tell the elderly Chinese lady serving us was hurting, she put on a smile and did everything to accommodate us. I’m hindsight, we should have kept the 3rd crab ragoon that we didn’t order.
… moreP. S. The service was good. Although I could tell the elderly Chinese lady serving us was hurting, she put on a smile and did everything to accommodate us. I’m hindsight, we should have kept the 3rd crab ragoon that we didn’t order.
Jeff Johnson
We went out to eat last night at China Cottage Trotwood.
As with my visit there in January of 2024, STILL ZERO heat on main dishes that are supposed to have some spiciness.
The Hot & Sour soup was excellent, great balance of sour & spicy heat.
Unfortunately, that was all the heat.
My wife got Orange Beef. It’s shown on the menu as having a heat level of “2 chilis.” My wife, who has a very low tolerance for spicy heat said that her dish had ZERO heat, and very little orange flavor. While they did have some small pieces of orange zest in the dish, she said that they’d also been fried with the beef (probably driving off most of the “orange” flavor).
I got the Mala Beef (shown on the menu as having a heat level of “3 chilis”). They describe this dish as “sliced fresh garlic, scallions, and jalapenos enhanced in heated oil then stir-fried with mushrooms and the protein of your choice.”
The flavor was excellent. The beef was extremely tender. There were plenty of mushroom chunks and scallions.
Once again, ZERO heat. There were no jalapenos in the dish, no red dried chilis, no Sichuan peppers. There were only pieces of green bell pepper.
Mala (or Ma La) SHOULD use a mix of Sichuan peppercorns (yielding Ma, or a tingly numbing sensation) and dried red chilis (yielding La, a spicy heat).
This was NOT Mala. I love to cook at home, have too many woks, combined with a number of wok burners (induction, butane, and a 65,000 BTU outdoor propane burner). I regularly use proper spices, including whole & ground Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chiles.
It was only after I asked for chili sauce that they brought me a dish of oily weak heat chiles in oil. It was better than nothing.
I suspect that China Cottage has gotten far too Americanized in terms of the food they make.
Consistently disappointing. 🙁
… moreAs with my visit there in January of 2024, STILL ZERO heat on main dishes that are supposed to have some spiciness.
The Hot & Sour soup was excellent, great balance of sour & spicy heat.
Unfortunately, that was all the heat.
My wife got Orange Beef. It’s shown on the menu as having a heat level of “2 chilis.” My wife, who has a very low tolerance for spicy heat said that her dish had ZERO heat, and very little orange flavor. While they did have some small pieces of orange zest in the dish, she said that they’d also been fried with the beef (probably driving off most of the “orange” flavor).
I got the Mala Beef (shown on the menu as having a heat level of “3 chilis”). They describe this dish as “sliced fresh garlic, scallions, and jalapenos enhanced in heated oil then stir-fried with mushrooms and the protein of your choice.”
The flavor was excellent. The beef was extremely tender. There were plenty of mushroom chunks and scallions.
Once again, ZERO heat. There were no jalapenos in the dish, no red dried chilis, no Sichuan peppers. There were only pieces of green bell pepper.
Mala (or Ma La) SHOULD use a mix of Sichuan peppercorns (yielding Ma, or a tingly numbing sensation) and dried red chilis (yielding La, a spicy heat).
This was NOT Mala. I love to cook at home, have too many woks, combined with a number of wok burners (induction, butane, and a 65,000 BTU outdoor propane burner). I regularly use proper spices, including whole & ground Sichuan peppercorns, and dried chiles.
It was only after I asked for chili sauce that they brought me a dish of oily weak heat chiles in oil. It was better than nothing.
I suspect that China Cottage has gotten far too Americanized in terms of the food they make.
Consistently disappointing. 🙁
Lea Studebaker
Will always be my favorite Chinese restaurant. I started out going to the one in Centerville for years and when I moved to Brookville I started going to the Trotwood location. While it’s not as nice and the food is not as consistent, id still slap my mom for a bowl of wonton soup and a spring roll with house made sweet and sour and hot mustard any day of the week. Orange chicken is pretty lit too and if you are feeling adventurous try something from the traditional menu.
… moreMolly Gregory
I really wish you could break ratings down farther into quarters. I would most likely rate this establishment a 4.5. So there are several China Cottage restaurants in the Dayton metro area: Centerville, Kettering, Trotwood, and rumor has it they may be opening on in Huber Heights. This review features the Trotwood location.
As I get older, and my palette becomes more discriminating the China Cottage locations are still at the top of my list, and preferred “go to” when I’m in the mood for Asian cuisine. This visit was for supper on a Saturday evening. My husband always orders the same item, no matter which Asian restaurant: Moo Goo Gai Pan. I order the fried eggplant and we shared a Pao Pao Platter.
I will focus on the items I indulged in. I first had the fried eggplant at the Kettering location and totally enjoyed it. So since I like the dish at one of their locations, I decided I should try it at another to see if the dish was consistent at differing locations. I was not disappointed. The fried eggplant was mixed with water chestnuts, thinly sliced garlic, green onions, thinly sliced carrots in a brown sauce. I am not a person who can handle spicy foods and the first time I tried the dish it was at the “2 pepper” heat level which was too much for me. This time I requested it non-spicy. Removing the heat from the dish did not take away any of the flavor. As with the majority of meals you also have your choice of rice to complement it. Portion sizes were more than ample. I took half of home to enjoy at a later time. Of course, part of that could be due to partaking in the Pao Pao platter.
The appetizer could easily be shared with 3, maybe 4 people. The Pao Pao is fun due to how it is presented. Includes a mini heat source for further grilling the meat scures. The crab ragoon is one of my favorites as they add finely chopped onion and imitation crab meat making for a flavorful filling. The seaweed chicken rolls were wonton wrapped chicken with a small band of seaweed around the middle of the roll on the outside. This was good dipped in sweet-n’-sour sauce. The shrimp rolls were okay, but not my favorite. Maybe that was by they time I tried one they had started to cool off. I might have to try them again for a second take. The meat kabobs were tender, and I loved that I could reheat them on the mini grill to my taste.
My husband feels China Cottage has the best Moo Goo Gai Pan of any Asian restaurant he was eaten at.
They do not have a soda fountain, but offer Coke products in 20 oz. bottles. They also have hot and iced tea and a range of alcoholic beverages. Service was great. They were attentive without being over intrusive.
The decor is dark and starting to look a little worn. Bringing my rating score down from a 5. The tropical fish tank is clean and looks well cared for adding a nice calming touch to the atmosphere. I still feel the China Cottages in the area are consistent in their service and cuisine. I will definitely continue to revisit these locations when craving an Asian meet.
… moreAs I get older, and my palette becomes more discriminating the China Cottage locations are still at the top of my list, and preferred “go to” when I’m in the mood for Asian cuisine. This visit was for supper on a Saturday evening. My husband always orders the same item, no matter which Asian restaurant: Moo Goo Gai Pan. I order the fried eggplant and we shared a Pao Pao Platter.
I will focus on the items I indulged in. I first had the fried eggplant at the Kettering location and totally enjoyed it. So since I like the dish at one of their locations, I decided I should try it at another to see if the dish was consistent at differing locations. I was not disappointed. The fried eggplant was mixed with water chestnuts, thinly sliced garlic, green onions, thinly sliced carrots in a brown sauce. I am not a person who can handle spicy foods and the first time I tried the dish it was at the “2 pepper” heat level which was too much for me. This time I requested it non-spicy. Removing the heat from the dish did not take away any of the flavor. As with the majority of meals you also have your choice of rice to complement it. Portion sizes were more than ample. I took half of home to enjoy at a later time. Of course, part of that could be due to partaking in the Pao Pao platter.
The appetizer could easily be shared with 3, maybe 4 people. The Pao Pao is fun due to how it is presented. Includes a mini heat source for further grilling the meat scures. The crab ragoon is one of my favorites as they add finely chopped onion and imitation crab meat making for a flavorful filling. The seaweed chicken rolls were wonton wrapped chicken with a small band of seaweed around the middle of the roll on the outside. This was good dipped in sweet-n’-sour sauce. The shrimp rolls were okay, but not my favorite. Maybe that was by they time I tried one they had started to cool off. I might have to try them again for a second take. The meat kabobs were tender, and I loved that I could reheat them on the mini grill to my taste.
My husband feels China Cottage has the best Moo Goo Gai Pan of any Asian restaurant he was eaten at.
They do not have a soda fountain, but offer Coke products in 20 oz. bottles. They also have hot and iced tea and a range of alcoholic beverages. Service was great. They were attentive without being over intrusive.
The decor is dark and starting to look a little worn. Bringing my rating score down from a 5. The tropical fish tank is clean and looks well cared for adding a nice calming touch to the atmosphere. I still feel the China Cottages in the area are consistent in their service and cuisine. I will definitely continue to revisit these locations when craving an Asian meet.
Ted s
My wife and I went to this Chinese restaurant Friday night. The place had a nice vibe, perfect for a quiet night out. We started with Crab Rangoon, which was crispy and creamy, and came with sweet and sour sauce
For our main courses, I had Hunan Chicken with steamed rice. It was spicy and flavorful, but you gotta add peanuts to really make it pop! ️ My wife had the Shrimp Fried Rice, which was seasoned well and had big, juicy shrimp. The Hot-and-Sour Soup was a good mix of spicy and sour
Overall, China Cottage was a good spot for food and atmosphere. Oh, and you gotta check out the fish tank while you’re there!
… moreFor our main courses, I had Hunan Chicken with steamed rice. It was spicy and flavorful, but you gotta add peanuts to really make it pop! ️ My wife had the Shrimp Fried Rice, which was seasoned well and had big, juicy shrimp. The Hot-and-Sour Soup was a good mix of spicy and sour
Overall, China Cottage was a good spot for food and atmosphere. Oh, and you gotta check out the fish tank while you’re there!
Mike Verdes
Ist time at this location. Did not disappoint. Great food, service, and prices. Had Mongolian beef, walnut chicken (out of this world), and crab rangoons. Will be back.
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