Global COVID-19 pandemic quarantine protocols, used to prevent the spread of the SARS-CoV 2 virus, have caused a mass reduction in food purchasing, which has hurt many businesses and consumers’ access to food. As a result, nations have implemented various different policies to help relieve food access and security to the general public. Both the United States and China have been hard hit by the virus, and have had a magnitude of policies implemented; studying their effectiveness through literature review is key to improving pre-existing policies globally. As such, the research focus for this study is to compare the effectiveness of food access policies in China and the US in the light of lockdown protocols during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Food access can be classified into three categories: physical, economic, and dietary. China reformed its food system to implement greater online services, which have had significant effects on all three dimensions. On the other hand, the US tackled food access through subsidies of pre-existing food systems for economics and dietary needs. Overall, China’s centralized approach was more effective in guaranteeing that consumers have adequate food access, while the US tried to guarantee the survival of food networks to improve food security.