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    Dong Ting Chun

    3.6 (311 reviews)
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    Pork Intestine Pot
    Arlene S.

    This is my first time trying Hunanese cuisine and it was a delicious experience. We ordered the mashed eggplant, pork intestine pot, gold medal stir fried beef, signatured steamed fish with noodles, and mao xue wang. I highly recommend getting the mashed eggplant as it has so much umami with the green pepper adding a bit of spicy and century egg for texture. It was a wonderful combination. It was a dish that everyone loved. The pork intestine tasted very clean and no gamy at all. Personally, I think the stir-fried beef had good flavor but it was sliced pretty thin so not quite worth the value. The mao xue wang had a mixed of various ingredients in the pot, such as tripe, spam, shrimp, and vegetables. I really like the tripe with crunchy texture. In addition to the eggplant, I also recommend the steamed fish as it was delicious and very filling. They gave us a huge bowl of noodles and it soaks up all the flavor in the sauce. When I was there, they only had two servers and they were busy. However, they were still good to check on us periodically and provide additional water. It is a great place to come with a group of friends or family to share different dishes.

    Stir-Fried Beef with Wild Chili
    Angela K.

    They have family style Chinese restaurant menu. Wild pepper beef stir fry- was super super spicy. I assume they used serano pepper. They warned me that is spicy and oh boy it's like nuclear fire spicy. But at the same time it was very flavorful and delicious. Egg plant dish- is one of the must. It came out with century egg in pestle. You can eat it as or mash them a bit to mix. Either way, it is really good on top of rice Fried rice - was alright. I didn't see this was special but still good. I would like to try out other dishes later like clay pot fish or intestine menus.

    Spiced Braised Beef Shank Slice
    Haolun L.

    100/100 hunan flavor! Fast and considerate service and with quite well-lit and spacious dining room! Recommended

    Stir-Fried Beef with Wild Chili
    Ppie S.

    First time here. Impressed. Service is good. Very accommodating. Food taste really good. Definitely will come back to try more.

    Forgot to take a pic of the dishes individually - pork belly, ribs, eggplant
    Kathy X.

    We ordered DoorDash from here and noticed that the short ribs dish we saw all over Yelp wasn't on the menu, so we called and asked if it was on the DoorDash menu. The woman we talked to said the ribs weren't on the menu but we could order something that's the same price and she would make it for us! It was so nice for them to do that for us and those ribs were delicious! They were perfectly tender and seasoned. We also got the eggplant which was delicious and the pork belly. The pork belly had some drier meats and wasn't as good as I hoped, also the white rice that we got was probably a day old and pretty dry. Overall, I thought everything was pretty good and it's really good authentic Chinese food AND the customer service was amazing!

    Disposable plate and cup
    Ellie W.

    I have been interested in this place for a while. For some reason, every time I came, it was either closed or too full to accommodate us. Finally, I was able to get in to try it out. We arrived on a Saturday evening. Upon our arrival, a table was just cleaned up, so we were very lucky to get in. The staff was friendly, though busy. It seems that they were understaffed. There were only two people dealing with all the table orders and to-go orders. I couldn't see how many people there were working in the kitchen. However, when we had any eye contact, they would come to our table immediately, so I would say the service was not bad. The prices of the menu were generally higher than I had expected, but okay I understand the inflation problem, so I don't want to complain. We ordered stinky tofu with pork intestine, sour and spicy shredded potato, Mao's braised pork belly, pork bone soup with sparerib and lotus, and rice to go with all the dishes. The soup was okay. It's like what we could make at home, so I wasn't impressed. Mao's braised pork belly was delicious! It's a bit spicy, but I think its spicy level should be manageable for most people. Stinky tofu with pork intestine was somewhat disappointing. I almost couldn't see stinky tofu, and I later realized that it was cut into tiny pieces. Maybe they did that to reduce the smell, but for stinky tofu lovers, this wouldn't be satisfying. Sour and spicy shredded potato was also okay. Nothing special about it. All the tableware was disposable, so it made me feel that I was eating at a food court rather than at a restaurant. (Many food courts in fact use non-disposable tableware.) That gave us a cheap feeling, but it wasn't cheap at all. Hmm, I am not sure if I would like to go back again. I am on the fence since I do like the Mao's braised pork. I may just order to go next time.

    Tofu
    Tuan N.

    Not great but also not bad. The layout of the restaurant is a bit odd with a large un-seatable in the middle, but we were able to get a table on the side fairly quickly. The menu had a few items just crossed off or a sticky note saying "out" and everything had a spicy mark next to it. We settled on a few dishes, fried rice, pickled fish filets, braised short rib and egg, and a tofu dish. The food came out super fast which was awesome, since when you dine out with a toddler speedy service is key. The food, overall was average with the favorite being the braised short rib with egg. It had a nice garlic flavor and beef was tender. As for service we had to wave down the waiter for water, extra napkins, the bill and basically anything we needed. Overall, like I said it wasn't bad but wasn't good and with many great Chinese restaurants on the east side there are other options.

    Eggplant and century old egg
    Victoria C.

    I've been here a couple of times with coworkers and have always enjoyed the food. I was super excited to bring my fiance here. We came last Saturday morning, around 11:15 AM. There were only a couple of people in there, and we were seated immediately. Service was adequate, nothing super friendly. Pretty standard for a Chinese restaurant. We got the Farmer's Pepper and Pork, the Eggplant and Century Egg, and the mapo tofu. We also got 2 bowls of rice. The food came out fairly quickly and honestly was delicious. We ate it up. We took home a lot of leftovers as well. Then a couple of hours later, we both started feeling queasy. Our stomachs were pretty upset. Dong Ting Chun was the only thing we had eaten that morning (long morning of wedding errands), and nothing we got was spicy. The mapo tofu wasn't that spicy when we ate it, and we are pretty use Mapo Tofu spice. We honestly did not feel good for at least another 36 hours. It really put a hamper on the rest of our day. We have pretty strong stomachs and have never eaten at a restaurant in Seattle that made us feel like that. We were super disappointed as the food itself was good, but knowing that it's probably not too clean, we threw away all the leftovers. And honestly, the waiter/waitress kept dropping stuff on us/our table. They just said sorry and walked away. Like gee, thanks guys. I also talked to my coworker who comes here pretty often, and she told me that her stomach sometimes hurts after eating here as well. So..... we won't be back here, and I will highly suggest you go somewhere else.

    Victor D.

    Came here after some failed crabbing experience. Came here to get the cauliflower dish (since that's a classic hunan dish), got their namesake fish, and a short rib and egg dish. The cauliflower dish was great. I think the pork pieces could've been a bit crispier to really change the texture, but that's just nitpicking. Overall classic taste with good execution. The fish was surprisingly really good. In the photo there were lots of chilies, but the actual dish didn't have that much. There was tons of fish and it was quite tender. The short rib and egg dish was interesting and super good as something you just ladle over your bowl of rice. Very simple, but also very homey. Overall I thought it was a good place and would come back

    Inside
    Ashif D.

    we've been here a couple of times with friends, the food was ok and the prices were ok too. We came a Tuesday evening, there were only a couple of people in there, and we were seated immediately. Service was adequate, nothing super friendly. The steamed fish is not as good as before. My BF is Hunan flavor steam fish lover but he was disappointed this time. Most dishes are oily and salty, have to eat more rice and drink more water to finish them.

    some of their signature dishes
    Tony J.

    Mid-size Chinese restaurant along the 99 in Edmonds serving Hunan cuisine. Plenty of parking spots. Went there for an early dinner on Saturday, and the place was pretty empty. When we were done around 6, the tables were mostly filled. Given it's Hunan cuisine, most of the signature dishes are spicy. We ordered a few things this restaurant is known for. Got the eggplant dish with preserved eggs, and it's served in a mortar and pestle for you to mash the ingredients together, which was pretty neat. Also got the dish where you pick two meats and two veggies that get stirred-fried together, and that was pretty tasty. The most impressive-looking dish though was the Dong Ting fish, which is a whole fish served on a big rectangular platform dish. The sauce is spicy and also sour thanks to the pickled vegetable on top, and the fish tasted fresh and had a lot of flavor. The spice level was definitely significant for the fish and it felt more spicy as I ate more of it. All of the dishes have flavors that are on the heavier side, so it's not something I would eat too often, but once in a while it's delicious. Price ended up being about $35 per person including tip, with some leftovers to take home.

    Entrance way
    Ping K.

    It's greater to see robust customer orders during this pandemic hard time. Although I understand why restaurants switching to plastic plates and forks, but it;s just not environmentally sustainable. I wish there are other ways to handle this. This is my first time trying Hunan dishes. I do like a few dishes but I think i need some time to get used to the flavor and color coordination.. Chinese usually place lots of attention to flavor, color, smell and it will take me a while to accustom to many of Hunan dishes that are cooked in similar dark sauces. In general, I will try it again. Next time, I will try to order other dishes that will compliment each other better.

    Jasmine Tea
    Rovi D.

    FOOD. Freaking delicious. We ordered the garlic achoy, crab fried rice and black bean spareribs and we ate EVERYTHING. No leftovers. All dishes were tasty. SERVICE. Quick, fast and pleasant. AMBIANCE. Clean, minimal, good for groups, not loud. We'll be back ... hopefully it'll be just as good.

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    Less than 10 dollars for a lunch meal freshly made from their kitchen. It's enough for one person and with another $3 you can get a dessert.

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    The best and most authentic Hunan cuisine you can find in bigger Seattle. My favorite place for eating in or taking out.

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    Get the pork belly! The fried rice was perfect, too. Definitely eating here again and told my friends.

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    Does this location have a bar? Beer and wine or full bar?

    No, they do serve cold beer but no liquor.

    When your guy opening for din in?

    Since Summer 2022, Dong Ting Chun has been open for dining-in. Masks are not required but many customers still wear them as do most of the FOH staff.

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