Tick, Tick, Tick...BOOM! Thats how you rock it at Ding Hao…read morefor Yum Cha MoFo's! You'll laugh, you'll cry, you'll gain 2-3 inches around your waist line! Located next to the court house on Gouger Street (in which I have yet to be convicted of anything in.....yay for me), Ding Hao is known as one of the top Chinese restaurants in the city. Although the normal menu is nothing to sniff at, it's all about the Yum Cha! I have noticed that one of my fellow Yelpers, Andrew C, has named the place 'Best in Adelaide for Yum Cha'. Energetic and stinging Hi-Five's coming your way Andrew, becuase I am in full agreement! Everytime I head in there and see that wonderful check list of tantilising bite sized morsels, tears of joy begin to well and the 'ticks' begin to fill more spaces than they should! The dumpling casings are soft but firm and the filling is high quality, stupidly hot and 'heart skip a beat' tasty. The steamer boxes keep coming, just as you have knocked off the previous one, and before long the weight of your over enthusiastic ordering hits you. Somehow I always seem to battle through and finish every last dumpling and steam bun (I am quite the trooper!). Some days can get busy, so book ahead, but if you are looking for a feed for lunch during the week you shouldn't have too many problems.

Ding Hao is one of the most popular restaurants to go to for Yum Cha. If you ask a local to…read morerecommend where to eat Yum Cha, they will tell you Ding Hao. You know, I have never been a big fan of Yum Cha. Most of the times I have tried Yum Cha it is all deep-fried, saucy and really sweet. Apart from the odd place that will offer you steamed buns. I am always feeling left with a yearning for vegetables. However, what I have learnt from the best is that Yum Cha can include steamed vegetables. In fact, what I ordered was a side of steamed Asian greens with oyster sauce as recommended by the waiter. I think this will be my refresher part of the meal from now on. Again, due to my preference to keep away from fried stuff I ordered steamed squid with ginger and steamed dumplings. The squid was a little overcooked and rubbery, but did have a nice flavour with the ginger. The dumplings tasted like they had been made on order. They where the freshest tasting I have ever experienced. Well worth the try. Also, it would be worth noting that I have also had great BBC here as well. It is served with not too much sauce and good helping of tofu. If you had not had BBC before, it is stir-fried soy beans served with spiced tofu & pickled cabbage. Really popular dish amongst the vegos in Adelaide.

Very classic Chinese restaurant set in the middle of Melbourne street…read more Like many Chinese restaurants, people eat in a communal style dining. The speciality dishes are Sichuan style, meaning that they are very spicy. Not for the faint of stomach! Food: the egg soup was an excellent savory starter to the meal When we walked in, literally every table had fish served with vegetables (and oil) in a large pan over a burning flame; turned out to be quite oily and spicy. Would have preferred a bit more fish in the dish as well. We ordered a variety of vegetables and those were all delicious (watercress, green beans). Rice was served in a silver bucket. The only thing I would criticize is the service. We came in at 7:30 and left around 10. Otherwise, a vey tasty meal!

Restaurant has changed ownership and consequently the food has changed accordingly.After years of…read moreloving the food I have had my last meal there. Go to one of Chinese restaurants around and pay half the price for same thing.

Excellent restaurant! Best food we had in Adelaide. It was very noisy inside with more than one…read morebirthday party but fortunately there was space outside. Service by friendly staff. We were a party of 4 and shared 3 main entrees with a few sides of rice (there was more than enough food for all).

Across from the Adelaide Market Place parking on the sour side of Chinatown in the heart of the…read moreCBD, this Star House Chinese Restaurant is a great location for a quick Dim Sum snack or a full onset of cuisine or meal with small friends to large family and outing. There are 7 outside patio tables seating up to 4 chairs and about roughly the same tables and seating inside where you are cooled from the summer heat or foot traffic. Friendly server will guide you on your meal selection unless you're an advent DimSum goer, you already know the drill. Typical SiuMai to more courageous Chicken Feet with Black Bean sauce, they have a whole sleuth of selection to choose from. I didn't stay long enough to experience the more crafty Chinese authentic cuisines, but from the dim sum themselves, I'm pretty sure they will be as excellent. We ordered a few items to try out this DimSum place: -- Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce (very tender and savory) -- SuiMai Pork (very flavorful and fresh) -- Steamed Ox Tripe (tender, no too hard or soft and juicy) -- Beef Tripe with Ginger sauce (steamed to perfection) Recommending this place if you're ever in town here in Chinatown!!

In a Nutshell: -We…read moreate at Star House Chinese Restaurant bc we were invited by our South Australia fam. -They definitely picked a very good spot. -The service was very fast & super-friendly. -I really enjoyed the roasted duck, the meat just seemed to flake off & the skin was perfectly crispy. -I also really enjoyed the lobster, the sauce was finger lickin' good. Overall, I had a memorable meal & this restaurant can get packed on a Friday night so make a reservation.

Ricky's Kitchen is situated in the food court in the Southern Cross Arcade…read more It is entirely out of place, and in a good way. Unlike most food court stalls which serve up substandard, formulaic and tepid dishes which sit under a heat lamp all day, Ricky's food is fresh, delicious and all in all a culinary sensation. Formerly situated in the markets, Ricky has brought the quality one would expect on Gouger St to the center of the city. Their specialty is bbq duck, pork, and chicken, which serve as the base of most dishes. They are put to many uses, including a fantastic noodle soup, where the roast meat (i go the duck) is dunked within a sea of fragrant broth. There is a choice from a number of different types of noodle, a chili sauce and some kind of delicious green sauce which I think is based on coriander or some other herb. Naturally, as the food is not served tepid from the warmth of a heat lamp, there is a bit of a wait, which potentially could pose a problem if you are in a rush on your lunch break, but it is well worth the wait if you have the time.

Ohhh yes! Cheap tasty eats! Ricky's Chicken Rice started just outside the Central Markets. Famous…read morefor the dish in it's name, he has opened another store more centrally located in the Southern Cross Arcade. I have been meaning to try it for a while. Some of my fellow Elites rate it pretty high, so I had to give it a go. I ordered the roast duck on noodles with sauce. Usually I would order rice, but for some reason I was in the mood for noodles. I also ordered a chicken broth for a side. This was so super cheap at $10.50. The duck was really tender. Actually, it was a lot more tender than other duck I have tried around Adelaide. But this also meant that the skin on the duck as not as crispy as I would have liked it. Oh well, the flavour made up for that. Well seasoned and topped with a soy based sauce for the noodles. To freshen the dish, it was also served with steamed bok choy. What I also liked was the additional sauces served with the dish, one was green onion sauce and the other a chilli sauce. Perfect for dipping your duck into for extra flavour. Yes, the reviews are right! This is a great destination for an all time favourite. I will be returning here on a regular basis when I am in town. Especially at those prices!

The food was perhaps one of the most authentic Chinese food I have tasted!…read more That wait staff was fantastic even with the owner personally seating us! The Restaurant decor was very inviting! The only suggestion I wish I was offered a glass of water with my meal! They only served hot Jasmine tea! I wasn't sure if I should have asked for water! Anyways I hope to return again someday soon when Om back in South Australia!

Fellow Yelpers, I write to you this day at least 20% more 'Festively Plump' than I was this…read moremorning. I am even finding it difficult writing on my laptop, as I have to curve my arms around my engorged belly. I couldn't be happier! Citi Zen fully rocks the house! The name, I grant you is a little corny when you say it fast, but the food is freaking stupid! Located in the Old Brecknock building (used to be awesome on St Pats Day), Citi Zen is decked out the way a Chinese Restaurant should be, Red (Orange), Gold and lots of cool old looking carvings and vases. The chairs are really comfy too which I think is an area where many restaurants fall down. The menu is the really impressing thing, both because it looks funky and has pretty pictures, but also for the amazing amount of dishes. All of the regular offenders are there plus some extra house specials that you may need to have a super fat wallet to handle. The Sea Cucumber portions for example are pretty steep.....too steep for this yelping cat! They have both the regular menu and all day/night yum cha or, like me, you can mix and match. I chose to grab a couple of dishes from the Yum Cha for the entree (a little cheaper than the dishes on the regular menu), then switched to some ripping share dishes. We had a couple of stock standards, like Garlic Prawns and Sizzling Mongolian Lamb (which were super tasty), but the big surprise came from the crispy skin chicken. The dish comes out looking like a whole chicken, butterflied and sat on. Golden to such an extent that you need don your sunnies just to choose a piece. I kid you not, crispy was advertised and crispy was delivered.....Crispy Awesomeness! The Chicken was only beaten (just mind you) by the salt and pepper crumbed oysters, that were little balls of spicy mouth joy that made me wish we had got there earlier and they hadn't run out (so we only had the half dozen). If you haven't tried Citi Zen, I feel very sorry for you, but you are probably skinnier than me!

Don't let the shabby exterior fool you because what they have inside is delicious!…read more We only got some takeaway but the staff who served us were absolutely lovely. It was pretty quick as well and pricing is typical to what you would expect at similar joints. We got the Bean Curd with Special Chef Sauce which was really yum - the bean curd was still soft and juicy and the sauce is definitely something special. The sweet and sour pork that we got was aplenty as well, generous on the pork and was slathered in sauce. Yum. Will definitely come back.

This restaurant sits just outside Chinatown but still attracts a decent crowd. On a typical…read moreSaturday night you can walk past it and see it packed out. I decided not to go on a Saturday night... I assume these guys pay less rent than those restaurants in the heart of Chinatown because their prices are excellent with around half the meals under $10. That's all very well and good you may be thinking, but what about the quality of the food? Well it's pretty damn decent I have to say. Some dishes I've had I've seen done better, but this is at more expensive restaurants. For those who've read other reviews of mine YES the satay is very nice. However my personal preference here sits with the sweet and sour pork. It's not perfect but seriously, tell me a place that is. It's quite cramped and a little warmer inside than I normally like, but the food is great as is the price.

Food is bland, not a lot of flavor. Small serving for the price…read more Ambiance is perfect. Service is fast. Sitting is fast. No waiting time. Clean.

I concur with Lee who says Ky Chow is his favourite Chinese restaurant. I've been many times and it…read morehas never disappointed in quality, consistency, service and an all round great experience. The honey king prawns are to die for. Massive, moist, tasty and so decadent. They have a little bit of batter but it's so thin that it doesn't feel fatty at all. There's just the right amount of honey on them and some crunchy noodles too. Absolutely love the Hawthorn ribs. They are small and tender. One doesn't get in too much of a mess! Another favourite dish is satay chicken. Actually, now I'm also remembering the amazing duck pancakes and the green beans. Now I'm getting very hungry.... Just go there - and bon appetit! Or Chow - wow!

Went on Saturday night during the fringe festival ... the food was good but the restaurant was…read moreempty ... as in we were the only people in it and it was surprisingly expensive ... after we left we walked through China town area no there was a great atmosphere with many restaurants which appeared to have the same food but about half the price

Good Chinese food in modern surrounding in the middle of Adelaide's unofficial China town (gouger…read morestreet). We stopped in for one last meal in Australia before heading home and weren't disappointed. The food, while a bit slow to arrive at the table, was hot and delicious and a good value. Recommended