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Corner 21 Republic

4.3 (16 reviews)
ModerateChinese, Bubble Tea
Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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Spicy Fish
Christina C.

This is my 3rd visit and it's by far the most authentic Chinese cuisine in 417Land. I enjoyed the spicy fish on this visit, but I really wish the fish had some actual heat to it (in the breading), and not just relying on the heat from the sliced dried chilies, which are abundant, but hard to chew. The cumin lamb is always a hit as well as the duck. I visit Springfield often and look forward to working my way through this menu. It reminds me of the Chinese food I can find along Olive Boulevard in an hour version of Chinatown in St. Louis. My family that is migrated to Springfield from St. Louis are super happy with this restaurant and apparently everyone else in Springfield is too because the place is always jampacked. Congratulations to them! They moved from their original location on Sunshine and are thriving here on Republic in the shiny new location (formerly the failed Sugarfire franchise, ironically from STL).

Diamond shrimp
Betty C.

Cute spot!!! There was a little wait on a Sunday for lunch and I can see why!! So many options. I love how their menu has photos of each dish. So helpful Lolol. The food tasted amazing!!' The braised pork belly tasted EXACTLY how we make it at home. I was so surprised and delighted!!! Very authentic lol. I was so impressed with the cumin beef that was delicious. The bok choy was amazing too but expensive for bok choy lol but still amazing. The diamond shrimp is basically honey walnut shrimp without the walnuts. So that was amazing! Love the crunch of the shrimp. The sweet and sour pork was the least impressive. It felt like not enough actual meat. It was very thin. And they had gluten free options on the wall. and it all came with a gigantic bowl of rice. Enough to feed 4 people. And we had leftovers!!! Overall very authentic place. Super delicious. Would absolutely recommend.

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My first time here and I fell in love with this food. The spicy fried fish was unreal!

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1 year ago

Will only eat here when wanting Chinese food in Springfield! So fresh and hot every time!

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Corner 21 Chinese Cuisine

Corner 21 Chinese Cuisine

4.5(191 reviews)
3.2 mi
•$$

Updating my review from last year: This review below was meant for the location at 1730 E Republic…read moreRd Ste A Springfield, MO 65804. My bad, I reviewed the wrong one, but I'm sure this location is good too! Here's my review from last year on the other location: I could tell by looking at the photos and reviews on Yelp that this place was going to be wonderful. Thankfully, when we finally gave it a shot, we were not disappointed. Talk about made fresh. Everything was so delicious and freshly prepared. Flavors were spot on. The service was fantastic. They always made sure that our drinks were filled and we had everything that we needed. My absolute favorite dish was the fried green beans with minced pork. Get it with extra minced pork and you'll love it. The steamed dumplings and pancake appetizer are also really good. Highly recommend! They also have clean restrooms with an extra large sink outside the restroom area so you can quickly wash your hands if you don't actually need to use the restroom. Pretty cool. We can't wait to go back for more!

Greasy food, regular service, generous portions, and noisy ambience…read more We came on a busy Sunday evening. We ordered the sizzling pepper steak and the braised beef noodle. After a 30 min wait the food came out. The sizzling pepper steak came out very hot and sizzling but it was incredibly oily. It was well seasoned, but way too oily. After we finished it, there was a puddle of oil remaining. The braised beef noodle was decent, and it was not special in any way. The restaurant was fairly clean, although the tables were packed tightly to fit the most amount of people. Our server was attentive, refilled our water frequently even though the restaurant was packed, and knew both mandarin and English. Overall I was mostly satisfied with the experience, but I would wish the food was less salty and greasy.

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Corner 21 Chinese Cuisine - Dry fried intestines

Dry fried intestines

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Cantonese Kitchen

4.6(20 reviews)
5.5 mi

Friendly service. Affordable pricing. Good tasting food…read more What used to be a Captain Ds and then another Chinese restaurant, is now a Cantonese kitchen. The lady that runs the shop has painted the building white and is now offering several affordable Chinese menu items along with the Springfield famous cashew chicken. Flavor was one of the best we've had.

The service was great. The woman at the cash register explained the menu and told us the most…read morepopular items. The food was brought to the table with fast and friendly service. The dining room was larger than most restaurants of this type that I've been in. It was tastefully decorated except for the real bamboo in vases. Most of the bamboo was dead or dying. The dining room was very clean. The food wasn't very good though. The egg rolls were dark and not very flavorful. So they were either over cooked or the frying oil needed to be changed. The crab Rangoon was mostly cream cheese and the wonton wrap was very hard. I was looking forward to trying Springfield's famous Cashew Chicken. The dish was served with an overly salty sauce. The chicken was very bland and had a flour taste and feel to it. The rice was good. I had hot tea which was Lipton. I expected a Chinese teabag or herbal tea. It was fine though. I asked for honey. They didn't have any. Then I asked for sugar and I was given one packet of Sweet and Low. The rating on Yelp was very misleading for me.

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Cantonese Kitchen - The outdoor sign

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4.3(187 reviews)
3.2 mi
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The food: 5 stars always. Great dishes. The service: 1…read morestar. The atmosphere: ZERO STARS! I can appreciate the owners having kids. But...the small dining room is set up like a daycare. TV: timed in to kids programming and loud at any point and time. Kids: the daughter is quite enough. But the son talks out loud....saying what he's seeing on TV....non-stop....and I mean non-stop. And he is loud, fast talking....and oh, did I say loud? And this is how this place was on this visit. Read my other review, where the owner; which was our waiter one time in the past; never put the daughter down; as he took our order or served us. And the daughter was sick and a snotty nose that was snorting around like all get out! Service: They are never organized or attentive at all to the sit in customers. Tables always sit dirty. And if you eliminate the two tables...the owner's kids dominate...I think that only leaves (4) total tables to manage. And I sit there...and see multiple Door Dash orders get messed up and/or take forever. This last time, a Dasher left after waiting forever. The new owners may be nice or well intended. But...they have ruined this place...for all the wrong reasons.

Best Kung Pao chicken in the area You get crab Rangoon to…read moregot with many of their dinners

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This is the slow cooked duck and squid with clearly off the chinese menu both delicious!

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Squid with celery

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