Ok, I've been trying to find a good decent Chinese restaurant. Cafe Ginger delivers! Does not seem impressive from the outside, but "don't judge a book by it's cover ". Food is fresh, clean and delicious! I've ordered the same things, at multiple places with varying results. A crab Rangoon or crab puff, chicken lettuce wraps and a basic Chinese dish, aka sesame chicken, kung pao chicken, orange chicken, etc. you get the idea. I had one sesame chicken from another restaurant that was literally like trying to eat a rock! It was so over cooked (Cooking Girl). Terrible! Another restaurant (Montrose Chinese) was bland and only God knows how old the chicken was! Yuck! The Crab puff was so bad I could squeeze out the grease! Change your oil people! Even the fortune cookies were probably ten years old or more. Tasted like cardboard. Cafe Ginger may be a dollar or two more for their entrees but your gut will thank you later. The lettuce wraps are fresh and delicious, the crab puffs are delicate and sweet, you can actually taste the crabmeat and the kung pao chicken is as it should be, savory with a little spice and not overwhelming. Every detail of the dish is identifiable. Peanuts are crunchy and distinct, chicken is tender with a lovely spice of heat. Cafe Ginger is now my "GO TO" in the Heights! Thank you, thank you, thank you! Maggie H read more

I see this place often and finally decided to stop in for a delicious meal. It was not what I was expecting when we walked in but it was a delight. Our server was very friendly and helpful. We felt a bit rushed at first but it wasn't busy since we came at an off time so I can understand. The food was very very good. I ordered the beef with fresh hot pepper, spicy salmon roll and everything was quite tasty. I like the intimate setting inside Overall it was a pleasant experience and I will certainly be going back for more of their delicious food. read more

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Ample parking and quick service in a pretty restaurant. I asked the waiter the difference between the sauce on two beef dishes and he said that "I'd have to try the dishes to know the difference" but he did said he had them both. The waiter was attentive and visited us a few times to be sure that all was OK. The food was cooked to order and I'd say that it was average food (not flavorful) - only one vegetable dish on the menu but the did make a special tofu dish for my friend. No low calorie options. Not impressive. read more

Cafe Ginger - Teriyaki with Tofu (specially made for a vegetarian) - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Nice quiet atmosphere. Tonight maybe 18 customers here tonight. Me and my girlfriend always reserve a seats at the bar or at the high top tables near it. The food is always fresh. Sunny provided great service. read more

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All service and food was great! Prices have increased..portions have not..I was disappointed for the price of hot green tea..

Cafe Ginger is so solid I wish it was closer to my house I would prob be there every other week. Had Spicy Shrimp with Eggplant, a red dragon roll, and wife had sesame chicken. Everything was delicious and service excellent. They also have really nice specialty cocktails. I have come for lunch and dinner a dozen times over the years and always leave full and happy. Also the place has great ambiance and feel. Don't let the strip mall fool you. Inside you will sit a table with white table cloths, beautiful sculptures and art all over the wall's. They have a bar and sushi bar area also. read more

Cafe Ginger - Spicy Shrimp and Eggplant - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Okay place for Sunday night dinner with the family. Make sure to confirm any food restrictions repeatedly. We repeated them more than a couple of times. The hot and sour soup is good. The crispy eggplant with chicken is a bit unusual. The crispy eggplant is topped with minced chicken and minced veggies. By the time it gets to you, guess what? The eggplant is not crispy. Ordered moo shu chicken with extra pancakes. Confirmed no pork and no shellfish several times. When they brought the moo shu, we confirmed that it was moo shu chicken. After my husband took a few bites, guess what? Our server came over and apologized that they accidentally made moo shu pork. Nooooo!! Learned our lesson. If we go back with family, no more moo shu chicken, which is one of our favorites. read more

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I cannot believe, I just started hearing about this place within the last six months! I have shopped next door at the TJ Maxx often and never thought of coming here. This is my regular place to meet up with friends now! I love the service is great here as they seat you right away. They have a cocktail bar and sushi bar. The parking is ok, as they are located in a shopping centre. I love the Lychee Martini, I'm telling you, one glass can get you lit! They have lunch specials weekly and a great variety of options. The appetizer menu is so good and we mostly order from there as the portions are almost like an entree. The ambiance is nice, with white table cloths. I recommend making a reservation if you want booth seating. I really enjoy the drinks and food here! read more

Cafe Ginger - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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First time coming here with a group of coworkers and was very impressed with the decor! So beautiful. We were seated in the back room promptly as we had a reservation. The service was notably great. On top of that I felt like the lunch general tso's portion was large and the chicken was hearty. Some general tso's is mostly breading and I didn't feel this way about this dish here. Dumplings were really good! They had a chili sauce that was so good I wanted to take a big batch of it home. I would absolutely come back! read more

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Really nice atmosphere and great food. I usually stick to the sushi, and it never fails to satisfy me- always fresh and beautifully presented. My friends had the lo mein and loved it as well. The martinis are definitely worth recommending. Perfect spot for a great night out. read more

Cafe Ginger - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Oh my, I found another gem! Cafe Ginger is the real deal on every level! Such a beautiful restaurant. I sat at the bar and immediately had people around me bringing menu, silverware, sauces etc. excellent service from host stand to bartender to servers...all top notch. One thing I loved was the menu. Many Chinese dishes I've never seen at any other restaurant. Yes some of the standards were there but I was excited to go on a new Chinese culinary journey! I ordered the Beijing shredded pork. You have a choice of soup and side. Hot and sour and spring roll for me...both excellent as was the Beijing pork. While waiting for my meal I observed how the ultra professional staff went about taking care of the other guest. Wow...that's how it's done and one would expect a restaurant of this caliber to be expensive but it was very reasonable for what they provided. I can't wait to go back for another 5 Star culinary journey! GREAT JOB! read more

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Finally a chinese japanese spot i can return to over and over! I thoroughly enjoyed the lo mein and wonton soup. It was fresh and just delicious. I am planning my return to try the sushi varieties. The staff is just so flipping great, very attentive, and have great recommendations. The restaurant surprised me when I walked in it looked small feom the outside but expanded when I walked in. I met a long time patron and was ensured all the dishes are all pretty great. read more

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Food quality is good. excellent taste good great flavors good portion very good. Combination of spices mixed together making food good taste in the mouth. Service is excellent inside ambience is great as soon as you walk in the restaurant you know that is going to be a good experience. Enjoy every bit of it. go ahead and try it yourself every food dish. every kind of food deserve everybody's attention. read more

Cafe Ginger - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I didn't get to post all of my food but I can say the food was delicious, and freshly made. We got a variety of items from the menu to share amongst our table: general tsu chicken, dumplings, spicy edamame & sushi! The atmosphere is very charming to the cuisine, and the service was great. I will be returning with family next time! Also, The lychee martini paired nicely with the food, definitely recommend going if you want a cozy meal. read more

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The food is delicious here. Very tasty and the portions are large. The service was excellent. They have a very good menu.

Nice fancy and classic American Chinese that also can making authentic flavor dishes and you want sushi, they have that here also. The service is really good and they do not judge the customers base here. I bright a friend of mine who is homeless to have a nice meal for lunch every now and then and the clothe we wear are like t-shirts and shorts. And since I have come a few times and they know I can speak Mandarin Chinese, they will greet me in Chinese when we walk in. The lunch special is pretty good for the amount of food for the price especially in this area. read more

We have been getting takeout from Cafe Ginger, minimum once a week, for YEARS now. So much so that this is our idea of comfort food in my household- it always hits the spot. Our most frequently ordered items are the crab puffs, the minced chicken lettuce wraps, the kung pao chicken, the sesame chicken, the orange beef, and the special fried rice. I highly recommend all these items. All dinner entrees come with your choice of white, brown or fried rice, egg drop or hot & sour soup, and 2 crab puffs or one spring roll. Their portions are so generous that we always get at least two meals out of each entree. Also, you can ask them to make your dish more or less spicy. I always let them know that I cannot eat spicy food at all, so they skip the Szechuan peppers in my entree. In the rare occasion that we decide to dine in, service has been top notch and servers have always been very attentive. They have never let our glasses (or plates) go empty. The atmosphere is classy and the decor is beautiful. Parking is plentiful too. We'll be back soon! read more

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Loved the sushi and Chinese dishes here. The flavors were fresh and authentic, and the staff were friendly.A great spot for a casual dinner.

Very good neighborhood spot. Probably the best American chinese food in the area. Also have very solid sushi and other Japanese plates but I mainly go for Chinese portion of the menu. The appetizers all standout the most to me as being top-tier. The entrees have never disappointed me either, all of the beef and chicken options are 5/5. The service is also S-tier. However the lo-mein could use some more noodles and a little less other items in the dish, but other than that I would give this spot 4.5/5 if yelp would allow for that read more

First time going. The inside is beautifully decorated. Great staff. Food choices were great. Food was delicious! Will come back again!

When I lived on this side of town I came in all the time. Portions are really good and I love their egg Rand wonton soup. I have to get it to go so I can get home to put my drops in. Good food all the time. Ten stars. read more

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This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in Houston! The dining room is beautiful with amazing decoration from China. The egg drop soup is perfect consistency and flavored so perfectly that you don't even need to add soy sauce! Great lunch specials til 4pm. The beef and broccoli is my favorite and it's such a large portion. The best part is that they are fusion, with a sushi bar! The rolls are big and so delicious! Just talking about it makes me want to go there for dinner tonight lol. I eat there several times a month and sometimes when I just order take-out directly from their website, the food comes in a reusable insulated bag to keep it hot and fresh. I love Cafe Ginger! read more

Cafe Ginger - Beautiful decor and ambience. The white table clothes come out for dinner service. - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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What can I say, it's the best Chinese restaurant in town. Any place where I call and reserve a specific table,B3, whenever I go you can bet I like the food. As my mother used to say to me, "If I tell you that a mouse can pull a house, don't argue just hitch em' up". read more

Live nearby, but first time visit. Food was delicious and served promptly. Interior decor is warm and inviting, staff is very well trained. IMO, one of the best values for Chinese food. read more

Terrible & over priced food. Just not good at all. Ordered take out. Paid WAY OVER $100 but not close to $200. All seafood dishes. Overly & extremely oily, salty, lacking in any real & substantial flavor. Plus, they over saturate the dishes with onions & barely any seafood. Just an absolute waste of money & what really upsets me the most is that I know of 2 really good/great restaurants I could have spent the money I did here. If I had spent the $$$ I wasted at this place @ instead spent it @ the places I know are good, I would have had so much more in flavor, substance, quantity, quality... Will never come here again & will definitely let everyone know at my job (Chevro), friends & social circle not to come here. We do a lot of work celebrations, anniversaries, holidays, team, group, department, countless events... every day, week, month, quarter, annual. We are often asked at work of places to go & I tried this place out because I wanted to not just try it for my own experience but as a place out company could use. Unfortunately, this place failed. I come from mainly CA where even a hole in the wall eatery is really good. Including all Asian cuisines. I've also had amazing food & again even from a hole in the wall in NY. Same when I was in Europe & Canada. I'm just floored at the substandard restaurants & eateries that get rave reviews.. This place obviously caters to a certain demographic that doesn't have a pallet for good & great food & honestly... if Cafe Ginger is going to be successful & excel, Houston is the place to be. Cuz god knows, they never would have survived in CA, NY, Canada, Europe, or maybe any other states or places recognized for good or great Asian food. read more

Cafe Ginger is a Houston staple in the River Oaks area serving great Chines and Americanized Chinese food. One great thing is their seven day a week lunch specials served from 11am till 4pm, for me the Beef and Snow Peas and The Hunan Shrimp are my lunch regulars. The staff is amazing, always remembering their regular diners and what they like all in a beautiful atmosphere with new tables and chairs and a Giant Buddha looking over the diners. Unfortunately no pics this trip but you can't go wrong for a great chinese experience. read more

Everything from the menu, food, wait staff, and restaurant cleanliness was a perfect 12 out of 10. Franklin, our waiter, was very attentive and helpful. My husband and I truly enjoyed our experience and will definitely return! read more

Meal has about half the meat, but comes with side and soup. 2.0 - Chicken, General Tso 3.0 - Chicken, Kung Pao. No onion, no garlic, no green onion. 2.8 - Rice, brown. 3.0 - Rice, fried. No onion. 3.5 - Soup, Wonton. 4.0 - Spring Roll. read more

I came to this place for a birthday and had an okay time. The services was great. Our waiters consistently checked on us and made sure that all of our needs were met. However the food was just okay to me. I've had better Asian food. I had the Garden Salad which had a ginger dressing. The salad just lacked toppings, I wish there was more than what was in my plate. I also had the Shrimp Lo Mein. The shrimp were delicious and seasoned perfectly however the noodles were just bland to me. But overall it was a decent establishment. Not sure if I would return though. read more

Cafe Ginger - Garden Salad - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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Seemingly upscale Chinese restaurant that tailors to Americans. I don't have a problem with Chinese fine dining, but the place has a notable old wood smell and interior that needs updating, which takes away from the "upscale" atmosphere it tries to present. Overall we enjoyed the dishes, but as someone who grew up eating Asian food in non-fussy settings, the lack of chopsticks, the high prices for basic dishes, and sushi on a Chinese menu were all a bit shocking. The only memorable thing I ate was the peking duck, and despite it coming in a burrito size, was juicy, soft, and flavorful. We also enjoyed the Mongolian Beef and Shrimp with Eggplants. Both were cooked just right and had great texture. The only cons were that they were extremely oily, even for Asian standard, and the small portion, resembling single servings for individuals and not family meals (this goes back to my very first sentence). read more

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The decor was what got me! Just beautiful Food came out fast and service was great! read more

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Nice atmosphere and service was wonderful but food was mediocre & drinks subpar. I had the lychee martini and it didn't have much flavor. The garlic chicken wasn't spicy at all but I did enjoy all the vegetables in it. I heard good things about the chicken lo mein read more

Tried Cafe Ginger last evening based on the recommendation of another. The venue is in a strip mall behind an Office Depot. From the outside it looks old timey. I was piqued until I walked in the door. The first thing we were asked if if we had a reservation. Seriously. I've never made a dinner reservation in my life. Weird question too as there were several empty tables. If they couldn't seat us we were leaving. But we stayed. CG aesthetic is somewhere between generic/sterile and pretentious. Not a cool vibe. We were hungry. A friend said the food was good so we didn't bail. We ordered the sautéed spinach, crunchy eggplant with chicken and warm sake. The serving size of the spinach was skimpy; a singular bunch for $15.00. For the same price most authentic Chinese restaurants would give you enough spinach for four people. To the eggplant. Tasty? Yes. Crunchy? Hardly. By the way that dish came with rice in a tiny bowl. Rice is not expensive. A tiny bowl? Really. Oh yes the Sake. it might as well have been served in a thimble Lastly I'll wrap the review up by discussing service. Our server was an automaton. Pleasant sure. Personable, hardly. There is a man and a woman who rove around that work for CG seemingly scanning for situations on the floor where intervention is mandated. Their presence is jarring. Never were we asked if we were enjoying our meal. We felt rushed line they wanted our table. They will swoop in and pull your plate the moment you take your last bite. Then there"s the "would we like to see the desert menu"? No thanks. WE are all set. WE won't be back. Recommend: No read more

Alright. No signature dishes that stuck out, so was basic and average. Lovely bussers and food runners. Ordered the sesame chicken for $17.95. Received 8 pieces of chicken. $2.25 a bite. Recession really be hitting, dayum. Lesson learned. read more

Cafe Ginger - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Food is fresh and authentic, pretty decors and lighting is perfect, service is second to none, waiter is very attentive to all details. One of the best Chinese cuisine in town with wide selection of menu and affordable price. read more

We decided to come here last minute instead of going to another restaurant we had planned to go to, and we are soooo glad we picked this place!! The place looks small from the outside but is actually quite big inside. It was also quite packed during dinner time but yet their service was really good and friendly. We ordered their garlic chicken, chicken with eggplant, chicken fried rice, and their triple chocolate ice cream cake. Everything was excellent! I would order all these dishes again and try some of their other stuff as well. Their food had so much flavor and such good fragrance! Highly recommend this place! read more

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Food was delicious and services very good. Will go back for sure!! The restaurant is very nice and prices reasonable read more

This used to be my go to Chinese place, but I think they changed out the cooks! The duck appetizer was fine. With two crepes and a good amount of duck for two. We couldn't eat our entrees tonight. His sesame chicken was more like a soggy orange chicken with some sesame seeds on top. My shrimp and eggplant dish was extremely spicy /my mouth was on fire. Dinner portions are bigger but also more than twice as expensive as lunch portions. Unfortunately, a very pricey and disappointing to go dinner experience, we do not recommend. read more

Always good food and service at Cafe Ginger. Great appetizers and varied entrees. Companions enjoyed shrimp and fried rice and chicken vegetable lunch orders. I will stick with classic dishes, sushi was only passable. Service by was seamless by Mala on busy Sunday. If you haven't visited we always appreciate gracious management and beautiful decor. read more

The food, ambience and service were excellent. Should have made the top 100 Yelp list.