Very quick and efficient customer service that makes you almost doubt if the food is going to be…read moregood. But guess what...IT IS!! Absolutely loved both dishes that we got -- the beef and the pork--WONDERFUL! Personally, I was a huuuuge fan of the pork, crispy and full of flavor! Rice was HUGE and so were the other dishes so had plentyyyy of leftovers. Solid place for some solid food!

This was my second time coming and I got different stuff this time so I do regret that. The last…read moretime I got the fish soup and that was so good. This time got more basic dishes and they were just okay, nothing special. We got seated right away and the workers were nice. The place is pretty big with various areas to sit. The Hot n Sour Soup was pretty big for a small though I wish it had more ingredients in it, it was mostly just the broth. The Sichuan Cold Noodles were a let down, I've tried this from many other places and this time it was very flavorless. Even from my photo it doesn't look like there's much sauce. The Stir Fry String Beans and Cumin Beef were alright, lacking a little bit more spice and oomf to them. The beef for $23 I really was expecting more. Overall was alright, maybe was an off day but dishes were lacking in strong flavor.

I got the premium chef's omakase and bomb handroll -…read more TASTE: 5/5 - solid omakase w oysters, sushi, sashimi, and torched toro maki. And the bomb handroll was perfection: torched scallops, toro, uni, caviar, and truffle everything! TEXTURE: 4/5 - miso soup and edamame to balance the rest of the tender sushi PRICE: 5/5 - $88 premium chef's omakase is a steal, would come back! Handroll was indulgent at $28 though lol SERVING SIZE: 5/5 - more pieces in the omakase than I expected, plus the sake! Filled me up SERVICE: 5/5 - made the Sunday 12:30pm reservation on tock just in case, though wasn't busy when I arrived. My waitress was super attentive throughout my whole meal ATMOSPHERE: 5/5 - upscale decor in this narrow space PARKING: 4/5 - got a metered street spot right on Beacon St x Commonwealth Ave

Amazing Ramen near the University! Everything inside was clean and service was amazing. We started…read moreoff with gyoza and takoyaki. Both were insanely delicious and forecasted an amazing dinner. Each of us got different bowls of Ramen; the regular, the miso, and the wonton. All three were amazing with Rich stock and the noodles were insanely delicious as were the toppings. I loved the Chachu pork, thick cut, and perfectly smoked. Would recommend!

Guess what? You can get noodles in the Seaport area! We happen to be walking around and saw a…read moresign for Lanner Noodles near the park and followed the sign to this little eatery. You kind of need to enter a building lobby to get to this noodle shop. They present chinese dishes in a bit of a modern fun way, obviously you're here for the experience. We got the steamed egg dessert dish first (surprise!) and it was really interestingly sweet with dried flowers atop. Not something we would normally order but the bowl it comes in is so adorable. Of course we got beef noodle soup, nice al dente noodles. To go with, we got the sweet and sour short ribs (gotta eat around the bone!), cucumber salad (this was really fresh), and the soup dumplings. I've never had soup dumplings in individual steaming baskets. It was adorable. I only had one dumpling and mine didn't have soup in it but everyone who had one did have soup in theirs. Regardless, it was really fun to eat the soup dumpling this way. The only thing is we wanted to order the pan friend buns and they didn't have it that night. If we're in the area, we'll have to come back to have that and write another review!

So nice! I had dinner here twice. The noodle dishes are amazing. And I don't quite understand it --…read morebecause in many ways the dish felt somewhat simplistic. But whoever put this together knew the exact combination of things to make it perfection. The flavors were on point, the noodle texture was perfect. Even the awkwardness of trying to eat meat from a bone, could not deter me from the appreciation of how good everything tasted. Service was fine. Although there were some empty tables, they must have been reserved, so they moved me to the bar. Felt forgotten a few times. I read that this place could get super busy, but it felt like a quiet busy. Not an obnoxious trendy restaurant that's too loud.

There is a steady line here even when they open. The space is small and you can be seated with…read moreother people. The waitress was really nice and very knowledgeable. There seems to be a lot of take out so if you're at a nearby hotel, it would be easy to order and take it back. TONKOTSU KARA MISO RAMEN - Very tasty with a little spice, the ramen noodles seem fresh. BARA TORO CHA-SYU - pork cheek - very good and very worth the extra money to add it on. The flavor is fantastic and they put it on the side so it doesn't overcook. NEGI NAMBAN - Our favorite of the two bowls ordered. The menu says to beware of the spice, but it is not bad. I added the chili oil that was on the counter. I was very happy with my order and would order this Ramen again. We got a side of the marinated hard boiled egg, cooked perfectly and it was great. We ordered the regular sized bowl and we were both very full and ready for a walk. There was another ramen bowl that was on a limited time menu, but we didn't see it so maybe next time.

Fair warning-- this is a small restaurant in newbury street so there tends to be a line. There are…read more3 outdoor tables with umbrellas on top. My friend and I got seated at the table because the group of 4 weren't all present. I ordered the Shio (salt) ramen here years ago and felt like it was on the saltier side so this time I tried their Miso. The difference between a small and medium is 1 piece of cha siu. Unfortunately, rather than cha siu it felt more like braised pork belly-- it wasn't tender nor melt in your mouth but it was rather fatty and chewy. Due to the aforementioned line, we did feel kind of rushed since two servers kept coming by our table and asking if we were ready/finished when we were still eating. While I did enjoy my experience of dinner here, I'm not sure if I would recommend Santouka as a "must have" ramen place in the area.

I was really excited to try this place, and the disclaimed for this review is that we got take out…read moreinstead of eating it fresh in the restaurant. I tried the stir fried rice cake that everyone was raving about, and it's good, but it's not unlike something that i've had before. The rice cake is chewy, there was nothing amiss with the dish, but it just seems like a normal rice cake stir fried with egg/tomato. I also tried the Dali fried mushroom and I really enjoyed the seasoning, but it is a little dry if that's not your style. It's similar to a mushroom jerky. The yongpi braised chicken was flavored well, but I felt that some pieces were a little dry. The small pieces were overcooked. Lastly, there was also a beef w/ stir fried noodles which was fine but just a pretty standard stir fried noodles with beef. They were very quick with preparing the food for takeout, and everything was well packaged! I'd be interested in trying some of their other dishes since I feel that Yunnan cuisine is not common and there are plenty of other options I'd be interested in.

We came here with group of 7. We ordered 9 dishes total. Fried mushroom, stir fried rice cake, beef…read morewith pepper, Shredded lemon chicken, stir fried tofu, whole fish, Tomatoe beef brisket, ground beef with some tomato sauce, spare rib, and free coconut dessert. Service is good. Attentive and friendly. Nothing really much to say about them. But the food. Always every dish that comes out it's either too salty, or plain, or just horrible. Especially that fried mushroom. It tastes like it's from a bag or something. Tried one piece and done. Fried tofu dish. Too much soy bean paste sauce. Tastes way too salty! Ground pork with Tomatoe sauce. There is weird taste and hardly and meat. Lemon shredded chicken got some bad aftertaste. Like they didn't marinate or seasoning the chicken enough. Prolly my fav was the rice and tomato beef brisket. A little plain but that is prolly the dish I ate the most because I was hungry. And the dessert coconut toast... tasted like watered down coconut and 3 piece of fried bread cutted. Overall, I wouldn't recommend this place if they don't step up their game! Just mostly bad. Bad enough I have to write this lengthy review.

I'm slightly obsessed…read more Randomly ran into this place in a desperate late night hunt for noodles and since then have been there five times. Every time I'm like "where should I go in downtown" I just get stuck on this place like it's worn a groove in my brain. Like one of RFK's brain worms. It's a little confusing to order but basically you pick a soup, pick a spicy level (burn your face or burn your colon) and then add an absurd amount of toppings. Then they deliver a bowl the size of your head (or my head, I have a big head) and you kind of reconsider your life decisions. I like this over the other hot pot tech because my two greatest weaknesses are cooking and choosing. At least this takes out one of those. High marks to the sour cabbage broth - the slight vinegary tang is actually magic. Brain worm inducing magic. But don't go here. Because it's small and I want to make sure I have a seat.

I was really disappointed with this restaurant…read more We ordered the $17.99 combo, and while the portion was large, it was mostly cabbage and bean sprouts with very little beef. The beef itself had a strange taste and wasn't enjoyable at all. When I asked for chopped green onions, they told me they had already run out. The food also lacked flavor, so I asked for chili sauce since it is only chili oil with almost no actual chili sauce. When I mentioned it, they said that's just how they make it. It got even more ridiculous. They serve Coke, but when I asked for a cup of ice, they said they didn't have any ice left!!! We also ordered the crispy pork for $8.99, and the portion was surprisingly small for the price. The service wasn't good either. Our bill came to about $44, and I still left a $6 tip even though I wasn't happy with the experience. Instead of thanking us, the server ( a lady) came over and complained that my tip was "just under 15%" and said their restaurant expects a minimum 15% tip and started to give a nasty attitude after! Honestly, after hearing that, I almost wanted to take the tip back. Tips should be earned through good food and good service, not demanded. Overall, this meal was a huge disappointment, and I would not recommend this restaurant.

Found myself in Chinatown today looking for a quick + easy lunch…read more Avana Sushi has been around for quite some time & it's tucked inside a food court w/ a couple of other food stalls/businesses! Very unassuming location & "hole-in-the-wall vibes" but the food stalls here typically have pretty decent food. I used to frequent this food court a lot in college & grab lunch from one of the spots next to Avana almost every day haha. Anyways, yes! So, they're VERY affordable here... literally perfect for anyone looking for sushi lunch/dinner w/o breaking the bank at all. For lunch today, I ended up getting two rolls: salmon avocado + cucumber & the eel avocado + cucumber. Each roll was $6.50 ! I found the rolls to be very delicious and all of the ingredients tasted fresh. I was very pleased with the rice to filling ratio!! Pretty thin layer of rice and perfect amount of filling in each roll. I came here with my coworkers & we had placed 3 orders total. Our food was prepared incredibly fast and we were in & out w/in ~10 minutes. I would definitely come back again after having such a pleasant experience here today! Highly recommend for affordable takeout sushi. ALSO, they have two other locations that are newer, one in Reading & another in Downtown.

Really bummed that I can't give this a better rating but the rolls were subpar. They tasted old…read morelike they have been sitting in a fridge for days. The got the shrimp dumpling soup and was grossed out when I bit Into one of the dumplings to see they didn't properly clean out the shrimp. Overall wouldn't order from here again.

Gene's is slightly off the beaten path, but it's hard to say it is a hidden gem as word has been…read moreout now for many years that Gene's serves some terrific, authentic, Xi'an noodle dishes. While there are a few tables nestled into the cozy space, most customers opt for takeout. The quality of the plastic goods for takeout pales in comparison to the quality of the food though, so dining in vs. takeout is a bit of catch 22. I was craving the their spicy classic hand-pulled noodles today, and they were as good as I remembered. Chewy and fragrant, with enough potent garlic to ensure my coworkers would leave me alone for the afternoon. Ha! One thing that has changed is their prices. Their website is woefully out of date, as the noodles (no additions) are now $9.40 vs. the $6.87 listed on the website menu! Ordering through their website also tacks on a service fee, which is a bit annoying as ordering in the store usually comes with at least a 10 minute wait.

I brought my friends here this time, and the quality control seemed inconsistent…read more Cumin Lamb Hand-pulled Noodle孜然羊肉拌麵: The portion was really generous, especially the lamb--they were really lavish with it, and it was very fragrant. However, the noodles, soaked in the sauce, became a bit sticky, and they were too thick, as if they were just quickly stretched and cooked. Chilled Noodles涼皮: A weekend limited edition, icy cold, which was nice for summer. But the garlic flavor was too strong, extremely spicy, almost masking all the other seasonings. The presentation was just a box lid, which was a bit too perfunctory. Lamb Skewers羊肉串: Completely cold, and with an extremely strong gamey smell. I really don't understand how they dare to sell this?