Charming Cafe

China Ko restaurant is a hidden gem in Crosby in the true sense. The restaurant itself is located…read morebehind a buildings in a strip shopping Center. The only indication that they are here is a street sign off of FM 2100 Near Highway 90. This is the first time I've been to this location. In the past, I've been to other locations and enjoyed the experience. However, I learned this location since Covid no longer has a buffet. So everything is ordered off a menu. Everything we tried from the won ton soup, fried rice, sweet and sour chicken and fried shrimp seemed to be made to order. They were all hot, fresh and delicious. I'd heard not to many complementary things about this location in the past. I was told they now has new management with a new attitude. I would have to agree. The experience was quite enjoyable, and the food was delicious.

Love there won ton soup cause they have the crispy fried wonton strips. If I could get charming to…read moreget the crispy fried wonton strips that would be preferable. They have great service but always smells like bleach. The entrees to me weren't as good as charming and they also didn't have the ginger dressing for the salad. Not that I wouldn't ever eat there but in Crosby I prefer charming over China Ko

Chicken Lo Mein

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Noodle Master

4.3(89 reviews)

10.0 mi

This restaurant left a lot to be desired. I took a chance while I was in Baytown as I saw they had…read morevarious locations around Houston. As we walked in the hostess/waitress looked at us and kept asking "what?" at least 4 times before she realized we wanted a table for 2. We were seated and we felt like we were inconveniencing the waitress as she seemed to not really want to be there at all. It felt like wanted to take our orders, and leave our table ASAP. Maybe she was having a bad day, but it did not seem like standard service. The "fresh" soup dumplings were so thick and chewy. Normally soup dumplings are supposed to be thin and delicate but these were the complete opposite. The beef noodle soup lacked flavor all around. I ordered it with wide noodles as the server told me they were around half an inch wide, my noodles came out and they were over an inch wide... which is not what I expected. The scallion pancake was the best item I had that night and that says a lot since it was probably frozen/pan fried. The poor service coupled with the food definitely left a bad taste in our mouths. I wouldn't go back or recommend this place to anyone as there are plenty of other soup dumpling restaurants in the Houston are

05.30.26 - Stopped by here for lunch today, whilst out running errands and chores. This place is…read morealways very clean, and the hostesses and wait staff are always very friendly and kind. The food is always great as well, one of the best places to get asain food in the baytown area. I am always stuffed and very full when I leave this place. Thank you so much, see you all next time. many compliments to the chef and cooks.

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Hong Kong Cafe

4.0(72 reviews)

11.2 mi

The food was delicious and enjoyed as always. Unfortunately, the service did not match the quality…read moreof the food. Our server was inattentive, short, and not friendly. It took a long time to take our order, she forgot we were placing a to-go order, never offered a tea refill, and did not check on us after the food was delivered -- even though we were clearly engaged, taking photos of our food, and reviewing the menu for Yelp. Some people are not meant for the service sector, and this experience made that very clear. Very clean as always!

This is one of the best takeout Chinese food in Baytown area and I was lucky to give them a try…read more The food tasted great and as authentic as Chinese takeout from NYC NJ area. The salt and pepper shrimp is a must try!

The inside

Calamari

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Bamboo House

4.4(744 reviews)

12.7 mi

My favorite place for Peking duck around the Houston area. It's a little farther out, but I usually…read morestop by whenever I'm driving to or from AIH. The duck is roasted for hours, so the skin comes out nice and crispy without being too greasy. I also like that the remaining duck is made into a soup afterward. It's simple, hearty, and especially good on a colder day. I've tried several other dishes here, and they've all been solid and remind me of the Chinese food I grew up eating. The servers have always been attentive and friendly, and the restaurant is spacious, so it's a good spot for family dinners or larger groups.

Where to begin? We stood a bit by the door waiting to be seated. Idk if they're short staffed or…read morethat's their reg staff. Which is wild cus they were running around that place nonstop. When we finally got seated we weren't asked What would you like to drink or this is our drink menu. It was-Water,right?right?Ok brb. So we had water just like the rest of the people in there. Also weird how they don't have any drinks on the menu or let you know about options. Could I have asked for something else? Sure but again waitresses were just all over the place it was crazy. When we ordered and others food was coming out we realized what big portions they give you. BTW just 'cus it's big portions doesn't mean This food is about to be the best Ive ever had. The food- We got some shrimp plate and we were told it was spicy because it has peppers and peppercorns which would numb your tongue.It was just basic shrimp dish. Only good or cool part of it was eating lotus root which Ive never had before. We also ordered the "special" house beef noodles and I don't see the hype or why they're so special. The only crazy part was the noodles length. Which honestly made it hard to eat. We ordered the duck which came with the soup. The soup was made from scraps. I think if they had added more duck and not just scraps it would be my fav thing of everything we ordered. Will say it tasted like chicken soup. For the duck. It wasn't as crispy as people made it seem to be. I expect idk a more gamey flavor to it and all I kept saying is-This taste like pork carnitas. Idk why we got treated better than the table behind us. We asked for to go just like they did but they just gave them their to-go plates like Here ya go and they put all of our food in our to-go for us. Would I go back? Its one of those you say- Ok I've had it,had the duck,don't get the hype but ok not worth coming back again for more.

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Twice Cooked Pork Belly

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Peking Duck

Bamboo China Cafe

4.1(210 reviews)

8.8 mi

Beautiful service from this place, food is excellent and cheap. My family loves coming here and…read morewill be coming again.

This place was one of the worst I have been to. I regretted deeply once I ordered the food. We…read moreactually are so nice, I didn't even cancel it, just took it home and didn't eat it... I felt bad but it was so unsanitary. For starters. The servers are on their phones eating while serving and allllll touching the same disgusting door to enter and exit the kitchen. You can see so many nasty splatter marks on the door I was appalled. The chef (what I assume) then walked out. Used the restroom with an apron on, and then when I seen him remove it he was covered in paint covered clothing as if he just left a drywall job. I didn't take any photos unfortunately. I wish I wore my meta glasses to show you just how. Haptic and nasty it was

Beef Lo mein

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General Wok

3.7(20 reviews)

8.6 mi

Very good. Quite inexpensive and huge portions. Probably as good as any 4 star traditional Chinese…read morefood restaurant. Service is simple and fast. Dining room is like a KFC or similar, nothing fancy but clean. Cash only! Read a review that they had dry heaves next morning, they blamed it on pink shrimp in fried rice. I'd say they got a virus and not sick from bacteria that long after they're meal which was probably well after full digestion anyway.

Salam.. I've been going here since I was 7-8 years old, I'm now turning 25 this year. I did get…read morefood poisoning sometimes but this time I decided to get a refund after getting the food on a Saturday, then the next day throwing up and getting diarrhea with bowel pain. I guess it's my fault for not calling sooner but I was going to reach out the next day and it was a closed hour. I get it if he gets upset because many complaints come in with scammers or something but please don't get mad at me for trying to vocalize my experience. I had recommended my partner this place that I grew up loving, only for us to get food poisoning. Wallahi I'm saying the truth and I did try to get the refund today the next week Wednesday. The worker told me it was too late and I could have shown up way earlier with it. I just got my image tainted of this place. May Allah protect us all from harm and sickness Ameen.

Dec 2022 Menu

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Nee Hao Restaurant

4.0(336 reviews)

14.6 mi

Was in the area and yelp ratings were pretty decent for this. The place was totally packed. It's…read moredefinitely and older place. As some reviewers say a hole in the wall. The staff was very friendly the portion was beyond huge. I feel like this one container could feed 6 people with no problem. This picture I attached is after I had some of it. It's barely dented. My plate was full. If I was in the area would definitely return here with a small group to feed because who's eating all of this.

I happened to stop by the restaurant right after they opened for the day. Their parking lot is tiny…read moreand hard to get a spot but I was lucky. Went in and ordered. They said 15 mins but my food was ready in half the time. I ordered the lunch special with 3 wings and fried rice. I subbed for shrimp fried rice which was a 2.00 up charge. They give you a lot of condiments too without asking. The food was good and I had plenty for 2 meals. It was super cheap too and the ladies were really nice.

3 wing combination plate (upgrade shrimp fried rice and egg roll).

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Outside entrance

Wee Wok

4.2(30 reviews)

14.9 mi

The food overall is okay. It suffices the craving for Chinese food however, I feel it's missing…read moreflavor. The shrimp fried rice doesn't taste or look fried. The Lomein tasted bland but we liked that it had big chunks of meat. The General Chicken was good. The food overall was hot which we appreciated. The place looks nice and clean. Fast service & friendly staff. We may visit again and try other items but so far not our favorite.

Food was disgusting!! Service I wouldn't know because we had it to go but the employees were rude!…read moreAmbiance was okay.

Menu 2025

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Lucky Dumpling

4.2(93 reviews)

45.1 mi

Service was great! Food is really good. Initially I thought the prices were high but when they…read morebrought the food out the portions were huge! Have leftovers for at least 2 days!

The food quality is there, but the flavor is not killer, the prices are near the top of a fast…read morecasual restaurant segment. The menu is limited compared to other Asian offerings. Won't be coming back. Wasabi Walden has been killing it lately.

Inside 4.16.24

Sichuan Boiled Chicken

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Darrell M.

12 years ago

Best Chinese food on the planet! Service is always great, the food is all excellent, and the Manager may be the best I've ever had the pleasure of meeting. If you are on a budget, go by for their Lunch specials, they are very reasonably priced and always delicious and have generous portion sizes for dinner and lunch. Try them out, you won't be disappointed. read more

Monica M.

207

4 years ago

Their lunch box. First time here everything was delicious Will be back :) The fried rice was so yummy. Next time I'm getting their shrimp fried rice! Can't wait!! read more

Andrew T.

432

12 years ago

Food is always great. I would not recommend getting beer as it's never been too cold. But there cheese puffs are great and so is there orange chicken. read more

Kim T.

3 years ago

Great food and friendly staff would recommend to anyone. I love this place. The shrimp fried rice is really good

Terri R.

10 years ago

Wonderful place to eat. The staff is always so nice. My husband and I always get the Happy Family. So tasty.

Jonathan K.

9 months ago

I love my friend here at charming cafe they feed us tooo good they have the best Chinese food in Crosby

Eleeanna Q.

7 years ago

The food was to die for!!! The tuna was great I loved their fried rice I would call this place heaven

Tamara B.

6 years ago

The service is not good at all and the owner has a very bad attitude. I will never go back again.

Jenny G.

10 years ago

We eat here often and the food is delicious! The staff have always been super friendly and fast!

Kelli O.

119

11 years ago

See a place to put a negative star rating. The service provided by this company is atrocious

Ashley F.

11 years ago

My favorite place to eat in Crosby.

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