Chef Lau

We are from the Milford Ct area in Northampton to see a show at Iron Horse- and gave it a try…read more The food was outstanding and service was friendly and efficient. Small spartan dining area - food is star of the show

Two Haiku Review:…read more Apparently one Of the top 100 best Chinese restaurants in America, I Can believe it! Biang biang mian Was very solid!

View of kitchen / counter from table.

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Ginger Garden

3.4(245 reviews)

1.7 mi

Great food, haven't had such a great Chinese food for a while everything we tried was amazing,…read moreservice was great, hot and sour soup, orange chicken, Mongolian beef, lo mein, fried rice the best,

I went here prior to a UMass hockey game, and was told ahead of time that it was functional Chinese…read morefood, but wasn't going to blow my socks off. Turns out, that was a very apt description. We arrived and got seated at a table with a very nice curved window view. I can imagine being here on a rainy or snowy day and getting to be surrounded by the weather while not having to get wet. The service was friendly, if mostly absent, and fast. This place mostly loses stars on the food. We had: wonton soup, miso soup, scallion pancakes, crab rangoons, happy family, tangerine chicken, and asparagus and snap peas with shrimp. The wonton soup seemed to be a beef broth soup, interesting change up from any wonton soup I've had before, a little salty and good wontons. The miso soup was also a good miso. The crab rangoons were too sweet and the wrapper too thick, thus making it chewy, but at least you could tell there was something in there beyond just cream cheese. The hunt for good crab rangoons continues. The scallion pancakes were very thick, but at least not greasy. The sauce was punchy and pleasant. The asparagus and snap peas with shrimp was positioned as having a light flavor, and that was very accurate. Almost like they were steamed and then served, but you could see a sauce coating them. The happy family was coated in a brown sauce that didn't carry much flavor either, but nothing was wrong either. The tangerine chicken was listed as one spicy out of three, and I'm happy to report they understand spicy rating. While the broccoli was chopped a tad large, the chicken was cooked very well, and you got just some spice on the back end with sweet on the front. Overall, nothing here was bad, but it also came across and middling. If you asked me to write this review a couple days from now I feel I'd have trouble remembering anything about this place except the window seat. I am willing to try some of the other aspects of the menu some time in the future, but I'm not sending anyone running here either.

Fish head

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NO SWEET AND SOUR SAUCE

Golden Palace

4.0(392 reviews)

64.8 mi

This is what happens when I am unsupervised at Golden Palace Chinese Restaurant & given a dim sum…read moremenu. Hubby responsibly orders a delicious lunch menu item & I order enough food for THREE people!!! - Steamed roast pork rice rolls - Steamed Golden Palace shrimp dumplings - Steamed pork & shrimp shumai - Deep-fried taro dumpling with pork & dried shrimp - Baked roast pork buns - Stir-fried Chinese broccoli with fresh garlic Hubby loves the #14 combo: shrimp with vegetables, fried rice, golden fingers (chicken tenders) & egg roll. Even for him, it is enough for 2 meals! His favorite item from the dim sum menu is the stir-fried Chinese broccoli with fresh garlic. Everything was outstanding & I would do it again tomorrow. If you are ever in the vicinity of Mohegan Sun, take a 5 minute drive & check out this amazing Chinese restaurant! Dim sum is available daily so give it try. Highly recommend. NOM NOM NOM #YUM

Cuisine: 7 Service: 7…read moreDecor: 6 Value: 6 Overall: 7 I have been coming here for the last 20 years. It has been one of my favorite dim sum restaurants in all of the US. Obviously things change over time, but my recent visit still tells me that most of the food is still very solid, though not quite as great as it once was. What I love about this place is that all the food comes out fresh and hot. Unfortunately, a few of my favorite items have taken a step back. For example, the Sticky Rice Flour Dumpling w/ Pork & Dried Shrimp had way less filling than a few years ago. Still good flavor, but not great any more. Also, what happened to the Pork & Shrimp Stuffed Peppers? All I tasted was soy based ground pork and no shrimp whatsoever. Lastly, the Duck Egg Yolk Custard Bun has gone really downhill. Skip! With that said, I still absolutely love their Pork & Shrimp in Dried Bean Sheet Roll. One of the best I've had anywhere. Chicken Feet in Black Bean Sauce and Fatty Pork Ribs, and Sole Filet in a Fried Thin Rice Wrap are still excellent. There are many other standard items that are done well, but not necessarily better than most places. Every time I come to Mohegan Sun or Foxwoods Casino, this has been a must stop. Though I feel the quality has downgraded a bit, I would still consider this restaurant one of the best places to eat in the area. However, I do hope that they find their old magic touch with some of my favorite dishes.

Ginger and Scallion Lobster

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Sweet Steamed Buns

Song Restaurant

4.4(276 reviews)

44.2 mi

The food was so good, chefs kiss…read more The service was very kind and my friends got a servers number but that was because he was flirting with her The ambiance was very beautiful

One of my favorite dumpling and noodle places! Service is always fast and tables are readily…read moreavailable. Glad they improved the outdoor signage. This place is awesome in the summer but when the weather is cold, the tomato braised beef noodle soup is the best!! Anyone who knows good noodles and dumplings comes here.

Shrimp dumplings, port intestines

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Shu Restaurant

4.2(421 reviews)

46.0 mi

Absolutely love this place! My go to spot for take out or a casual meal in west Hartford…read more Everything they make is so authentic and packed with flavor. Almost every single we've ordered is certifiably crave-able (my mouth is watering thinking about it right now!) and loved my entire family. My favorites: the green beans (!!!), cucumber with minced garlic, any of the dumplings, shredded pork with 5 spices tofu (an acquired taste!) and any of their beef entrees. We've had amazing fried rice too but then forgot what we ordered and the chicken fried rice wasn't as good... still delicious though! Will definitely add more pictures as I continue to go pretty much every Sunday!

I've tissue on occasions in the past and mostly have searched for hot and spicy fair. The slice…read moretrip I went with shrimp and scallops. They arrive sizzling and were very delicious. All the ingredients were very fresh. I was extremely impressed with the variety and quantity of mushrooms in the dish. It's a lovely little restaurant and very different than most Chinese restaurants. I would say it's probably my favourite in Connecticut.

From the table - Restaurant

Hoisin Sauce Pork with pancakes

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Stir fried Water Spinach with Garlic

Panda North

3.8(131 reviews)

35.8 mi

Open more often and later than many other restaurants. Authentic American-Chinese restaurant…read moreatmosphere. Very gluten-free friendly.

I had high hopes for this place but it was just average. We got to a nearby hotel late and this…read morewas one of the only places open. We went in an hour before closed and they were dead inside and had sent all of their servers home and said we could only order to go so that's what we did. We got crab rangoon, Mongolian beef, and mala beef at the recommendation of the hostess. The food was cooked fast in about 15 minutes and given to me in a great to-go bag. It was actually insulated and had a nice button to close it. I kept it to bring home Costco chickens. The crab rangoon wasn't anything better than you'd find on your average buffet but the sweet and sour sauce that went with it wasn't that good. The Mongolian beef really wasn't prepared properly. Sauce was off, missing green onions, too many white onions. The mala beef wasn't my favorite either. I ended up eating the beef out of the dish and throwing the rest away. For two people it was way too much food, we could have shared one of the meals. Everything in total was $63 so it was a little pricey. Since we were traveling we threw out the leftovers even though we had a cooler, it just wasn't that great.

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Hunan chicken

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New Joy Wah

3.2(24 reviews)

19.6 mi

This is a small restaurant in the hood I have to give them one star because they got my order wrong…read moreand gave me items that I did not order and unfortunately I had already driven away and I couldn't turn around and go back

This little hole in the wall has taken over as my go-to Chinese restaurant. It's located on busy…read morert20 in Westside. There are only a couple of tables in the place. And they do a vibrant takeout business. The food is amazing. The usuals of General Tso, sweet and sour pork/chicken, chicken fingers, teriyaki, fried rice, and egg rolls. What I love the most is that you get good size pieces of chicken in the chicken fingers. They are overly breaded. Which is a pet peeve of mine. I've taken pictures of the menus as the last one posted on any site are closer to 8 years old! Call, do takeout. You won't be disappointed.

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Golden Chopstix

4.2(131 reviews)

78.2 mi

We went for take out lunch. The lunch special was tasty and a good value. We also had dumpling soup…read moreand tofu and mixed vegetables both of which were delicious. The service pleasant ad our order was prepared in a timely manner. Very easy to park and the seating area was bright and shiny. We will return.

Not bad for Chinese that's not from NYC. The food was delish. I would definitely go back here.read more

Kou Tieh, pot stickers.

Crispy salty shrimp. Recommended

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Steamed dried shrimp rice rolls

Shu Express

3.8(50 reviews)

42.8 mi

"And I've got swinging doors, a jukebox and a bar stool And…read moremy new home has a flashing neon sign Stop by and see me any time you want to 'Cause I'm always here at home till closing time" (Merle Haggard) Shu Express just announced it was permanently closed. Shu had an interesting market niche. It concentrated its menu on authentic Szechuan fare that might not have been mainstream enough to support its rent in the Walmart Plaza and in the Farmington Valley's demographics. The space will reopen as a Wokcraft, the latest version of An Asian restaurant at this location.

Did you ever cook rice and forget to salt it before you cooked it?…read more I went to Shu Express today, as I was craving some Sichuan cuisine, that had a little kick to it. So as I pulled into the Walmart-Big Y Plaza in Avon. I parked almost right in front of the little restaurant just to the left of Five Guys and the haircut place. After hearing how delicious lunch specials were, I decided to get one, and the owner/order taker informed me that because this is a holiday no lunch specials. I was ready to walk out. Then, after looking at the prices, I was double ready to walk out. But because of the trooper that I am, I ordered the Yangzhou fried rice. The order arrived, and it just didn't look right; but that's OK; I'm a trooper. The fried rice was missing corn and scallions, a staple to this Szechuan dish. As I dug in, it hit me immediately. There was no flavor. The rice had zip for flavor. The shrimp were not seasoned. The diced pork looked old, the beans sprouts looked OK, the peas looked fresh, and the mushrooms were warm, , but not cooked. This dish lacked flavor. It was almost like it tasted like water. I brought the dish back and asked if there was some type of sauce that could put on this dish, and the owner got pissed at me. Copped a real attitude. He gave me three little soy sauce packets and sent me on my way. How this restaurant earned 4 1/2 to 5 stars is beyond me. Yes, parking was great, yes, the place was spotless, but the food tasted like a dieters choice that you would order a Chinese restaurant like steamed broccoli with white rice. Flavorless and disappointing. Plus it wasn't cheap at $16 with a soda. Will I be back to this location to retry it? Nope With so many new locations popping up in Avon on Route 44, I'll spend my money elsewhere, trying new things. I'm just really disappointed in this place and the owner. Perhaps he should take a refresher course on customer service, and allow lunch specials on holidays. This place was not busy at all and I was there at lunchtime. I just don't see this place lasting.

We are serving Peking Duck on Weekend only!

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Toro N.

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7 years ago

Cozy restaurant and I loved the atmosphere. Orders are freshly made and completed within 15 mins. I just found out that if you don't see what you want on heir menu, feel free to ask them... they can customized for you! I didn't know they have secret read more

Namily L.

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7 years ago

Talked to the owner and they added new items to their menu - for those who is looking to order chicken with broccoli or beef broccoli. They are available to order now! I ordered beef broccoli and increase the spiciness. I love it! read more

Carolyn K.

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7 years ago

Loved the food. It was very fresh with large portions. Would definitely return in the near future. It was a very warm and welcoming atmosphere. The owner and family working was so sweet and kind to us. read more

Leila H.

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7 years ago

Very authentic Food. Reasonable price. Love the squid and fried rice. They put fish roe over the Fried Rice. We love it and will recommend this to everyone! read more

Irene L.

5

1

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7 years ago

Must try their wonton soup and beef brisket noodle soup. Very canto style! They also have deserts！ read more

Lori F.

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7

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6 years ago

This place is great! Excellent service & fresh great food. Restaurant is clean as can be.

Jingyi Z.

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2 years ago

Had the steamed fish take out, so good, finished the whole thing. Yum Good packaging also read more

Brennan S.

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4

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6 years ago

Their taro with mung beans were delicious! And I also recommend it to anyone passing by.

Dylan W.

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5 years ago

Amazing food, wonderful people. Best Food in amherst!

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"Delicious food, large portions, and friendly service. The restaurant was clean and the food tasted…read morefresh. I would definitely come back again."

This is the second time in a row that I ordered from this place and didn't get what I ordered! I…read morethink there under new ownership and there's a different person answering the phones. To be fair the food is a little better then it used to be. I just don't appreciate placing an order and they just give me whatever they want to give me and not what I ordered. Once is a mistake twice probably not.

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I have no idea how this place is not rated 4+ stars. We were passing through and decided to throw…read morecaution to the wind and give it a whirl. We were greeting by a young man and seated promptly. We ordered boneless spare ribs and steamed dumplings as an appetizer and they both came out steaming hot and absolutely delicious. The dumplings had more meat than have ever had. The boneless ribs were big and flavorful. I ordered Moo Soo Pork and my wife had the House Egg Fu Young. The portions were enormous and the food was hot, fresh, and delicious. I wish we lived closer so we could come back. The owner/chef came out and said hi which was a nice touch to a great experience. I highly recommend.

The Great Wall has a new owner. It's a family affair, and I really enjoyed our meal. Servings…read morewere large, fresh, and tasty. I've reviewed this restaurant twice while it was under different ownership. This is my highest rating. So far, they don't stress out when very busy because of the rush from nearby venues.

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