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    Eat First Chinese Restaurant

    3.7 (88 reviews)
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    Closed 12:00 pm - 8:00 PM

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    Shrimp in Lobster Sauce
    IPat M.

    $13 Lunch specials #10 & #11. Superb! Hot n Sour soup had Tofu, Snow Peas & Mushrooms. Egg Drop soup is included.

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    John D.

    Another hole in the wall restaurant. Small & cluttered - sign of a very small store. They run lunch specials 7 days a week so it was a #17 Szechuan Beef lunch special & for me a #4 Mongolian Beef & Sweet & Sour Chicken Combo. Egg drop soups came out first. They were flavorful, hot and thick. The meat dishes were nicely spiced( not overly hot for what we ordered) the beef was tender and delicious. Sweet & sour chicken was not overcooked or dry. I was surprised to see it on the side instead of on the plate. Good stop for lunch, prices were wallet friendly and on our return to list.

    Beef with broccoli, rice
    Kevin M.

    My first visit to this Chinese restaurant. Don't be put off by its lack of curb appeal. It has a rather mundane appearance from the parking lot. Further, once inside it appeared that they are in the midst of either a cleaning or remodeling project, and there were boxes and things piled up everywhere. But, I was greeted and seated within a few seconds of arrival, and had a nice lunch of beef with broccoli. Very large portion, nice flavors, tasty egg drop soup. I certainly will return to try some other menu items to get an idea of the balance of their menu.

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    Todd R.

    Egg drop soup is great. The prices are very reasonable and seems to have locals in the place. Customer service is not to be expected here, while they are nice they also have no concept of customer service. They do not ask you if you need a refill you have to track them down for that. The food is good though I have to say that again. I was worried that food is left out as I got there a big bowl of Chicken was left in the kitchen prep area. It was there before I got there as I could see it there and was still three when I left. As I was eating the cleaning lady came and placed all the dirty dishes on my table to clean the table next to me.

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    Really good Chinese food! Went in on a chance, happy we did. You won't be disappointed.

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    Favorite Chinese restaurant in the city! Been coming here since I was in high school 22 years ago!!

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    1 year ago

    Always hot and fresh! Ready super quick also. Best Chinese on westside. I have never had a wrong border

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    Always awesome! Been going over 20 years and not going to stop. Fresh, tasty and good variety of flavors.

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    Food was amazing fast and hot. Very kind customer service. I wish I was a local to come here often!

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    Not the best food I've ever had. Sweet and sour chicken, more breading than meat. Food was rather bland!

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    Good food, decent service. It's not haute cuisine but it gets the job down. Good job.

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    I love this restaurant. The food is great and the portions are big so I get more than one meal out of my order. The staff is very nice.

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    Tasty Noodles & Dumplings - Mongolian beef

    Tasty Noodles & Dumplings

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    Uptown

    Yummy noodles. You can't pick a bad dish here. I went a little early for dinner to beat the crowd…read moreand had great food and great service.

    This is a little spot off to the side of the mall, every time we've been here in the mid afternoon…read moreon a weekend, parking hasn't been bad. Even though its a small parking lot in a strip plaza. Fresh hand pulled noodles are good, which were a little soft for my personal preference, but still good. It may sound strange but things with pork will taste porky. My girlfriend doesn't like pork, but can eat it, but she ordered the pork and shrimp dumplings and it was too porky for her. For me, it tasted just right because this is the flavors I grew up with. The dumpling dough had a nice texture that I prefer. My Ramen had a big fatty pieces of pork which is what I like. They didnt skimp. It was a good bowl of noodle soup. Wouldn't say its the best ramen I ever had, but it was good. Beef roll was good, I would say its one of the better ones I've seen in ABQ where its really filled with beef. Would recommend this. We also got soup dumplings and I will say that we didnt get the proper spoons for them. At first I thought they just didnt offer them, but looking at photos, we never got them. It makes a difference for your eating experience and enjoyment. We will definitely be back as this is one of the better Chinese restaurants in the area and you really get some real Chinese variety and not your basic generic stereotypical menu.

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    Yummy Noodle House

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    I'm simply delighted to have stumbled upon this charming family-run spot! There is a certain warmth…read moreand hospitality here that you just can't replicate in a corporate setting. It feels so welcoming, and I adore that they are ready to serve at any time such a luxury for a spontaneous meal. While the atmosphere is understated and unpretentious, the quality of the cuisine is truly on par with the finest Asian kitchens. I opted for the Beef Ramen ($13.95), and it was a total triumph! It arrived remarkably fast, piping hot and with just the perfect hint of spice to make the flavors pop. It was exactly what I needed to satisfy a craving. If you appreciate authentic, well-prepared comfort food served with a heart, this is the place to be. I am officially charmed and will most certainly be a regular here

    Yeah, you got that yummy-yum That yummy-yum, that…read moreyummy-yum.. We settled into Yummy Noodle House for a late lunch... We shared "Shrimp Fried Noodle / 虾炒面".. nicely split on two plates for us. The shrimp was plump delicious with the spicy good noodles and cabbage, et al nicely wok'd al dente. We both washed this enjoyable grub down with surprisingly refreshing "Lemon Smoothies".. Everything sang with perfect notes of "heat and sweet".. A fun friendly eatery of the best "oriental spaghetti treat".. Hop in the Lambo', I'm on my way Drew House slippers on with a smile on my face I'm elated that you are my lady Yeah, you got that yummy-yum That yummy-yum, that yummy-yum Noodles!..:) Best, Avram Bieber Jr.

    IT DIMSUM - Daikon Cake ($5)

    IT DIMSUM

    (295 reviews)

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    Eastside

    What a cool experience…read more The food came out fresh, hot and delicious which is a great combination. I believe this to be a great find of a restaurant especially since I normally only eat New Mexican cuisine when visiting ABQ. Be patient as the food is made once ordered so don't be in a hurry.

    We were excited to find a dim sum place in town and wanted to give it a try. We were greeted as we…read morewalked in and saw that half of the tables had asian customers who looked happy - all seemed like a good sign from the start. There is a good variety & selection on the menu. We ordered our usual go tos: pork shumai, shrimp har gow, pan fried chives, chinese broccoli, beef rice noodle, baked egg tart, mushroom shumai, steamed chicken feet, curry rice noodle roll, sweet tofu. The food was great and made us feel like we had made it back to Houston Asia town again. Our 2 honorable mentions were the baked egg tart which was crispy and the sweet tofu which was a perfect balance of sweet and flavor. This is the only place we've found so far that has these 2 items on the menu. There were many other items that we wanted to try but could not this visit because we were stuffed - next time. My only negative was that the shrimp har gow was a little bit on the gummy side. I would give a 4.5 star rating because of this, but since that's not an option I'm happy to give them a 5 star review because it was barely an issue. Everything else was good! We're so happy to have a place that carries some hard to find asian food items that we miss. The service was friendly and attentive and there was a good vibe. The restaurant looks well-maintained and clean. Highly recommend this place.

    Ming Dynasty - Bbq Pork Bun

    Ming Dynasty

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    Eastside

    I was told this is the ONLY place in ABQ that brings out the carts for dim sum. If this is…read moreincorrect, please message me! I. Miss. DIM SUM! We would get Dim Sum in Flushing, NY and I have nothing but great memories from it. So! When I found out this spot brings out the carts for Dim Sum - I ran over! We went for Saturday brunch and it was empty. I ordered for the table. The chicken feet really stood out to me and were delicious. I will say...they advertise it is homemade...but I'm not too sure. The soup dumplings definitely had a precooked frozen packaged texture / flavor - similar the ones you can get from the grocery store. BUT! Overall: we had a fantastic experience. The family was very friendly. I think they were surprised how much I ordered. I was excited and happy. And yes, we finished it all lol If you've never had Dim Sum then you MUST come here for the experience alone. They bring out the carts and you pick what you'd like. This is a great way to spend BRUNCH with a large group. Forget the American brunch and try the Chinese one! It's a new experience and will be fun.

    I give it a 4 stars for dimsum in ABQ, but probably 3 stars in larger cities. What I liked about it…read morewas...this was one of the traditional places where they pushed dimsum carts for you to pick what you liked (albeit smaller selection of food...since dimsum isn't so popular in ABQ). The food tasted ok..but I appreciated the kindness of the staff and their service mindedness. I really wished they had more selection of food though. For example, I was hoping their would have fried taro paste in birds nest (ok..I know..this one is really chinese), or even custard buns (this one..I was surprised they didn't have), or..even chicken feet (ok..I don't eat these anyways but hey..it's a testament to what dimsum place would look like). But otherwise, if you arelooking to take someone to try dimsum and aren't so put off by the ambience (the place is quite unassuming..but was fine to me), this id probably a more authentic dimsum place in ABQ to me (granted the sign on the street was a Lil too much of an acclamation of NM's state of dimsum)!

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