Best Chinese food in Durham, hands down. Great service as well. We're incredibly lucky to have a place that serves hand made noodles and non-Americanized Chinese dishes in South Durham. read more

This is as close as Durham gets to homemade Chinese soul food. It's not perfect, but overall, it's a major win. When you walk in the door and someone is hand stretching noodles, you know that the scales are tipping in the right direction. read more

This was absolutely the worst place I have been too in a while. It was not the original Asian Kitchen, food or ownership we went to in May. My husband asked for a dish with less spice and it was the spiciest thing he ever tried to eat. They said they would only take 50% off because it looked half eaten, which was not the case. He only had a few bites as it was TOO hot to eat. Then they offered us some soup without telling us that this would replace the 50% discount for the awful food. My ramen was not good at all the noodles were too mushy. It was such a waste of money. It's upsetting paying for bad food and not up front service. read more

When it comes to late night American-Chinese pickup, this is our winner. Open until 10:30, this place has been a lifesaver more than once, once all other restaurants (except bars) have closed. Their food is much higher quality than your average late night Chinese, with a really pleasant, quiet, and trendy eat-in area that I always forget about. The guy behind the counter (owner maybe?) is always super friendly and there late, and he's always chatty with me, which is nice when I've had a long night and it's going so well that I've gotta grab Chinese food quickly. I stand by their house Singapore noodles and gyoza. My husband often gets the Dragon and Phoenix or sesame chicken, solid American-Chinese choices, if guilty of the typical sin of too sweet and too fried. (Which I get it, that's what you're signing up for). It's not nearly as sugary as food court Chinese, so there ya go. They also have some specials on the board when you go in, leading me to believe they also have some more traditional favorites if you asked, but as this is my standing pick-up American-Chinese place, I never have. read more

This place doesn't serve good food. I ordered Hunan Pork and the pork was spoiled. I took one bite and almost threw up. Then the owner got mad when I told her that it was not good. She acted like she was doing me a favor by not charging me for my spoiled terrible dinner. Too many other restaurants to choose from, skip this place. read more

Food is always fresh. They don't use canned veggies. The staff is nice, they enjoy there customers. I usually go at least once a week and it always makes me happy. read more

The new owner added more transitional Chinese food. Stewed beef shaved noodle is delicious! The service is also very nice. read more

Asian Kitchen - 牛腩刀削面 - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

If you were in love with authentic Chinese food, or specifically Chinese noodles, then Asian Kitchen is a must come restaurant! There is a professional noodles chef making noodles/ramen in front of you, which is really an art performance. And their menu is mainly about Hunan cuisine, including a lot of spicy dishes. If you were interested in classic hunan dishes like "Stir fried yellow beef小炒黄牛肉" or "fish head with chopped pepper剁椒鱼头 ", this is the restaurant for you! 10/10 read more

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What a difference a new chef and manager makes. This revived neighborhood place is nothing as before...There is true human cuisine as I used to see in NYC's Chinatown. If you wish beer or wine, while they wait for their license, discreetly bring your own. Chef Zacki Murphy read more

Wow!! Definitely a hidden gem. We were promptly seated and taken care of. Our server had great recommendations and there are ample choices to choose from. Every dish was served piping hot and in a timely manner. The portion sizes for main entrees are great and won't leave you feeling "heavy". We will definitely be coming back for the handmade dumplings and fresh noodles made to order. read more

Great authentic, hand-made noodles and other Chinese dishes. I especially recommend the steamed chicken in chili sauce - a cold dish.

We ordered delivery from these guys last night and I don't want to be mean but we couldn't even eat most of the food and we spent $50. The seaweed salad and the broccoli were tasty, but other than the order being wrong (no chicken came with the hibachi and no rice came with the chicken & broccoli) most of it was just unappealing, plain and simple. You can check out the photos but with the order missing some of the items and after not eating what we did buy, I would say that this was overpriced. read more

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Amazing food and great service by our waiter Kai. Ramen and dumplings was so deliciou. Definitely will come back when I'm in town.

You must try the short rib hand pulled noodles! Meat was so tender and the broth was very flavorful. Also try their dumplings! If you like spicy food get the Szechuan dumplings. The service was great. A bit of a language barrier but nothing stopping them from making delicious food! read more

Dumplings in chili oil were outstanding! I also had stir fried shaved noodles with shrimp. The sauce was plain but flavorful. I'll go again and likely ask for some stir fried cabbage on top. The shaved noodles were great texture and had excellent flavor but could used some veggies. Service was good! read more

Brought 9 colleagues there for dinner tonight and just had to add another awesome review. We had an incredible dinner to celebrate Chinese New Year early. Steamed fish, greens, lamb, chicken, tomato & egg, dumplings, fried fish, string beans. All delicious! Thank you again. read more

Just had lunch at Asian Kitchen in Durham. One word - awful. First, the waiter barely spoke English. Second, he was not sure what was in the dishes we asked about. I ordered Hunan Chicken which he said had broccoli and green peppers. What I got was a plate full of zucchini with a few pieces of chicken floating in way too much sauce. My husband ordered cashew shrimp. What he got was a plate full of celery with a few shrimp - not deveined - and a couple of cashews. There was no silverware on the table, no condiments, we had to ask for everything. Overall, very unpleasant. We come from NY and often went into China Town, so we know good Chinese food - Asian Kitchen is not it. read more

I ordered through Grubhub because the reviews were pretty good there. Remind me always to check here first because this food, although plentiful was inedible. The sesame chicken was so tough, I only got a few decent pieces. Dry and very little sauce. The lo mein was soaked and greasy but it did have quite a few veggies which was nice. My husband got beef and broccoli and fried rice. The beef was passable but he ended up throwing half out. We threw out the fried rice because it was just shriveled up rice with no add ins, like eggs or peas etc. Never again. read more

We ordered the food today and were very disappointed about the foods. They were tasteless and even not professionally cooked. Actually we were there a few weeks ago and were impressed about the food. read more

Hot food, fast delivery reliably good food! The white rice is great with general tso chicken!! Hits the spot after a really long week!!

We came to check out the hype around the hand-cut noodles (called 'shaved' noodles on the menu). Firstly, unlike most, this is definitely not a cheap takeout Chinese restaurant that you would never want to dine in. On a Sat evening, it was actually quite crowded with a short wait for a table. No alcoholic drinks were available. The menu is a bit overwhelming. There are minimal descriptions of what each dish is, there are only a few pictures, and there are sooo many dishes. We asked our waitress for help in choosing. Stir fried string beans where extremely good. Dumplings - were pretty good. Spicy garlic pork - outstanding. The fried shaved noodles are like stir-fried noodles - the pork shaved shaved noodles were great. So far so good. However, the noodle soup dishes were a bit disappointing. There are two types of noodles: Ramen and shaved noodles. Maybe using the name 'ramen' for a dish that is distinctly not ramen was the cause for disappointment. Ramen is classically a very flavorful and strong tasting broth with many ingredients that combine to form an amazing meal. However, this broth is very bland, and contains just noodles and a modest amount of meat (sort of the opposite of ramen). The shaved noodles were essentially the same thing, but with flat, literally shaved noodles. Warning, the menu listing for noodle dishes was totally non-descriptive. For example, the "beef ramen" is non-spicy, the "stewed beef ramen" is spicy. It was very interesting to try the shaved noodles, which I have never tried, but the bland broth really surprised me. Perhaps I was thinking more of the traditional chinese beef noodle soup flavorful broth. I must say, our disappointment may have been due to inappropriate expectations. We will come back, because their Szechuan food is so good. read more

Authentic asian food with hand-spun noodles at an affordable price. Service was quick and good. Pretty expansive menu as well.

We waited for our food for 40 minutes! Instead of all of the food coming out at once, it came out 10 minutes apart. We were waiting for our last entree, which were dumplings, and had to cancel it because it took forever. The service was also really bad, the server didn't really check up on us until we called them to ask about our food. I do not recommend this place at all! The food wasn't even seasoned well! read more

Started with the hot & sour soup, which is pretty good. Had the Curry rice noodles with shrimp & chicken and had them leave out the red pepper flakes so it wasn't too spicey. It was still pretty hot, but very, very good! It was a huge portion, but was so good I ate it all!! My dining partner had the egg drop soup, which she thought was just ok, but she loved her entree. She got the chicken with vegetables which is in a rich brown sauce and she too ate every bit of it! Nice decor and friendly service, but unless you're on a romantic date, the lighting is too low for me. We'll definitely come back again and try more items off the menu. read more

Asian Kitchen - Curry rice noodles with shrimp & chicken - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

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Ordered takeout/delivery from here recently and the quality of the hand made noodles dishes was great. The beef stewed noodles were amazing - only issue with takeout is that the beef is put in a little cup with the soup so there isn't enough of it for the noodles. That being said they're super generous with the noodles helping so it was more than enough regardless. Dumplings were great too. Lastly I did not get 1 out of 3 items I ordered but it was a free appetizer so not going to complain. Overall pretty certain in person would be better than takeout so I'll have to try it someday. read more

Old reviews do not reflect the quality of the food here. Apparently there was a change in the chef and management. The handmade noodles were great. Quality of the meat and veggies was also satisfactory. Portion sizes did not disappoint. read more

Great food and good service. As someone from Shanghai, I can tell you this is probably the food that is closest to the authentic Chinese food. The seats there are not that spacious though. read more

Food was very good, all tasted fresh the MooShoo Pork and the pot stickers were excellent. I have been back several times now and always enjoy what I order. read more

Always fast, good food, eat there at least once a week...General Tsos Chicken is my go to...

Great authentic Chinese food! Love noodles made fresh in front of your eyes. Going back to try handmade dumplings. Been wanting to try but they ran out for the few times we were there. read more

super delicious! very authentic Chinese food specially if you like a little spicy food .we have been hooked since we tried this restaurant a week ago, OMG, we drove to the restaurant again today just foe a meal ! a little far away ,but it deserves it and we love it ! read more

Fast and delicious! Their tofu is crisp and delicious, the sauces are great, def one of my fav chinese places. Also, pretty cheap compared to other chinese places around! read more

Amazing place!!!! Under new management and everyone is kind. they were managing about ten tables of 6 when we got there and we still got a seat quickly. Most authentic Chinese food in the area. So happy this place is open now. Highly suggest the string beans and Dan dan noodles. read more

Asian Kitchen came highly recommended by a colleague so I went for dinner tonight with a friend. Definitely a hole in the wall kind of place. We were there early, so no wait. Service was prompt but not friendly. Answered our questions but seemed frustrated with us. The beef ramen had very little taste but the beef fried ramen was very different and delicious. We were told that it came with vegetables but it did not. Still willing to overlook that because it tasted great. We asked about the lack of vegetables and they took the dish back to the kitchen and what came back was awesome. Once we paid, we were chatting for a few minutes but were surprised when the server came to our table and told us to leave since we were finished. I was appalled. There were other empty tables in the restaurant but we were told others were waiting. There was no one waiting that we saw. Would not go back again and would not recommend based on service. Unfortunate that the last few minutes ruined the entire experience. Incredibly rude. read more

I went to this restaurant because it looked really good on instagram and online. They fooled me and they will fool you if you go. We ordered $80 worth of food and it was all nasty. The Ramen tasted like dish water and the chicken had no seasoning. Everything was very bland and missed the mark. We were willing to pay for half of the food we ordered if they were willing to take off the Ramen and noodles that we didn't even touch. They avoided our table for 5-10 minutes and continued to ignore our question. The manager would not come speak to us and the waiter seemed scared to even tell us that we had to pay for it. This establishment is the last place you need to go in Durham. We paid for food we did not eat and they couldn't even give us a reason why. One person at our table had an allergic reaction to the food and they still would not take her noodles off. At the end of the entire situation the manager was sitting at the door as if he expected us to dine and dash. We didn't even dine ! read more

This is not about the quality of the food or the speed it was made or anything on those lines. Simply, their inability to admit a mistake and actually talk to the chef about it. Who must rival Gordon Ramsey in personality because everyone seems to run scared of him. I ordered a Dragon and Phoenix. "Half a plate of General Tso's chicken and half a plate of shrimp with mixed vegetables in a spicy white sauce." You can see the dish I received below. It is obviously 3/4 chicken. I called to ask them to tell the chef he got it wrong. I wasn't asking for a refund or etc. Just to yell at the chef. Whomever I spoke to seemed convinced I just wanted a plate of shrimp ... she said to make sure there was 5. Five is fine, but the rest of the half a plate could have been made up with the vegetables. She says other people like the chicken better. Not my problem, the menu says half and half. Anyway, woe betide you if you want a place in your regular rotation to actually pass along feedback to the chef. Or if you want any special requests. He is a pretty good cook but apparently doesn't understand any of the other parts of the job other than plating food to his formula with no changes whatsoever. read more

Asian Kitchen - Dragon and Phoenix. Tasted ok, wet and soggy because the chef always dumps too much sauce in it. But OBVIOUSLY not half and half each dish. - Chinese Near Me - Durham, North Carolina

Such a good dinner! The young lady who served my dad and I was so good! She was very busy but still perfected our time there and ensured we were taken care of. Nothing but respect! read more

First time ordering and overran the food is okay. We ordered crab Rangoon, egg rolls, Mongolian beef and the house lo me in. Crab Rangoon- room temperature when arrived. More soft than crunchy, SUPER creamy. 1/5 stars Egg roll- DELICIOUS. Crispy & hot Mongolian beef- meat was long chewy... didn't eat it. Just picked at it because it was super chewy. And SPICY. House Lo Mein- pretty good Overall it's just ok. Not horrible but not awesome. Will I order again? Eh maybe. read more

This place is GROSS and they're messing up everyone's order... they do not give your money back and they always think they're right! But at least I got a fortune cookie :) ... this place just needs to LISTEN to people... read more

Both the mother and son that work directly with customers have become so rude. The lady used to be nice and pleasant but she seems as though she can't be bothered for anything. My family used to enjoy dining in but the son has been so rude the past two times. At first I thought he had a bad day but the second time was enough. Everything we asked for he sighed and threw his head back like we were bothering him. Don't worry, it won't happen again. Food quality has decreased as well. I don't recommend and I will not be back. read more