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    First Chinese BBQ

    3.5 (523 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed • 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    BBQ Pork & Roast Duck on Rice and Beef Flat Noodle no bean sprout
    Stephen M.

    BBQ Pork & Roast duck is easily one of my favorite dishes to eat EVER and I'm always on the hunt for it whenever I'm in an area with a sizable Chinese population. I found this place in Richardson and of course I had to come and visit. I got my favorite dish and got a beef flat noodle to go along with it and I don't know which of these two dishes I loved more! Both were incredible and even though I ordered near closing time, the food came out fresh tasting. If you're a Chinese BBQ lover like me, come try this place. Pro tip: get extra of the brown sauce.

    Roast Pork
    Serene C.

    Wow this is an amazing place especially for roast duck! The duck is super flavorful, juicy and cooked well. I also enjoyed their house crispy noodle and there are definitely much more dishes on their menu than I anticipated so I look forward to trying more things in future visits. The roast pork was alright though since it was a bit cold I found some skin to be very chewy and tough. Other than that this is a great place just know it's cash only.

    Interior
    Lucie N.

    FOOD Fresh Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup BBQ Pork BBQ Pork with Flat Noodles Overall the food is alright. The BBQ Pork was super tasty and the not too sauced. Great flavor and well cooked. I will say that the rice was a bit on the harder side. The wonton soup was alright. Broth was light but a bit blander in my opinion. I didn't personally have the BBQ Pork with Flat Noodles so I cannot say much about that one. Overall gives me the vibe of comfort home Asian food which is nice. Pretty alright food! VIBES This place definitely gives some traditional Asian family diner vibes. The seating is a bit more on the crowded side and the lighting is a tad bit on the darker side. My friend and I went around 3 PM so it wasn't too crowded. Pretty simple as far as interior and seating consists of tables with chairs and booths. SERVICE The food comes out pretty fast. I came with a bit of a sore throat and the waitress was really nice and helped give recommendations for what foods would help soothe it. Overall really nice and sweet.

    Craving some Chinese BBQ and this place is good. Good service and comfortable seating. Generous portion and prices are reasonable. The wonton is average and, due to the shrimp/meat portion, it is not balanced.

    Joseph W.

    Not sure why people review this bad but while no Chinese restaurant in Dallas compares to Asia. If you want good Cantonese food this is a great spot. The orange chicken is killer and soup fish maw is great. The beef with tofu is super good. The fish with tofu is alright. Tried and true Chinese place probably 8.5/10 for Dallas area. 6/10 if we compare to Asia though

    Michael W.

    Great Cantonese dishes as usual . Service great. Atmosphere always casual. The dishes are always authentic.

    Roasted duck
    Christine W.

    Incredibly authentic Cantonese-style dishes! It is cash only, so you must plan for that beforehand. The flavor of each dish was amazing. My parents are Chinese immigrants and demand authenticity when it comes to their food, like we've found in LA and Chicago! This place delivers.

    BBQ Pork & Wonton Noodle Soup
    Samantha G.

    PSA: CASH ONLY!!! Growing up my parents always ordered some Chinese BBQ for lazy days they didn't want to cook. I was craving some randomly and searched far and wide on Yelp. This definitely reminds me of the mom/pop places my parents would take me to. Overall thoughts: Pricier than what I'm used to from Chicago. The Chinese roasted pork was average. I'd definitely would not order that again. What a bummer! The Char Siu and roasted duck were good though. The dishes do not come with rice and it was a separate charge. Dishes ordered: 1) Wonton noodle soup: it tasted like the ones in Chicago, and the broth was very flavorful! The noodle dish was generous and had a lot more wontons than I expected 2) Combination Plate: roasted pork, char siu, and roasted duck Service: the ladies here were super nice. They speak English well, but i seized the opportunity t to practice my Cantonese LOL.

    Shrimp Fried Rice
    Suzanne C.

    Some would consider this a hole in the wall place but it's some of the best Chinese I've had in the area. Cash only and great service. Meals are huge and can be served family style.

    Wonton soup
    Chantel W.

    Family dinner and we ordered Chinese broccoli, beef flat noodles,house lo mein,combination fried rice,wonton soup,scallops, roast duck and roast pork and hot tea. Everything was delicious but the fried rice was slightly soft...mushy. I prefer a crispy or harder fried rice. Overall delicious food and I would suggest this small spot with the basics inside. Nothing fancy but good food. When you walk in there is hanging roast chicken,duck and pork like in Chinatown. Loved it.

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    Authentic Cantonese restaurant we've been going to for years. The bbq pork is spectacular in anything.

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    First Emperor Chinese Restaurant

    4.2(320 reviews)
    0.3 mi
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    This restaurant has existed for as long as I can remember over the past 30 years. It was one of my…read morefavorite restaurants growing up, so when I recently visited home in DFW, I had to go back. And wow, the taste is the exact same. The decor is the exact same. The people are the exact same. It was truly a feeling of nostalgia that's hard to describe. My favorite dish has always been, and still is, the bamboo shoots with pork. It is so fragrant, umami, and simply delicious. The west lake soup is also a classic done so well - pro tip to add white pepper to give it a little kick. The steamed pork belly was okay - sauce is flavorful (a touch salty) along with the preserved greens but the pork wasn't as tender as I had remembered it. The fish filets are fried to perfection, full of salt/pepper flavor, and pairs well with the jalapeños. If you don't like fish, you can get the same flavor with the pork version of this dish, which I also really like. The service can be a little slow because it's just 1 chef and 1 waitress who own the restaurant - same people that have run the show since I first came here probably almost 30 years ago! Incredible to see them still working so hard and serving delicious food. They'll never know how much their restaurant and food means to me!

    Tried this place because I saw Sam's video. Ordered the Jalepeno shredded pork and my friend got…read morethe tea smoked duck w/pancake. Also ordered 1 egg roll. The jalepeno pork was delicious! Great flavor and the pork didn't have that weird pork taste some Asian places have. The crispy smoked duck pancake was awesome and worth the steeper price. I wasn't a fan of the sauce alone, but in the pancake was excellent. The eggroll was a decent eggroll and the duck sauce that came with it was the best sauce I've had with an eggroll. The lady working was sweet and was working her butt off with the 5 tables she had. Felt great to support a local business. The restaurant itself is out dated but the tables and utensils were clean. The atmosphere added to the experience and the background music was just perfection.

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    4.4(257 reviews)
    6.5 mi

    Thrilled we came here, the roast duck was amazing, tender and flavored well. I loved every bite,…read moreand the dumplings were seriously really good. My girl wanted to come here for our anniversary, it ended up being a great choice. Service was great and tended to our needs throughout our dinner, the stir fried clams were very flavorful and came out excellent. Overall, great experience, tried to make the duck and string beans look as good as they tasted! 10/10 experience!

    My friend and I were craving Peking duck, so we decided to try it out. The reviews were promising,…read moreand I had heard that they carve the duck tableside. We arrived on a Wednesday evening around 7 p.m., and surprisingly, we were the only customers there, considering it was peak dinner time. We also discovered that we needed to pre-order the duck in advance. Luckily, the lady informed us that there was one available for us, but it would take about 30 minutes. We ordered the crispy cucumber salad, xiao long bao, and the dry-fried string beans. The dry-fried string beans were my favorite. The string beans had a delightful crisp texture and a flavorful taste. The cucumber salad was also good, but some parts were a bit soggy. The XLB skin was too thick and chewy, and it didn't taste like the usual soup dumplings, which was disappointing. I was excited for the duck, but I was honestly disappointed when it arrived. The portions were quite small, considering it was a whole duck. It wasn't carved tableside, which was a letdown. Some parts of the duck were dry, and the skin wasn't crispy enough. To add to the disappointment, they charge extra for almost everything. If you want more pancakes or their homemade duck sauce (which tasted like black bean sauce), you'll have to pay an additional $5. Another thing to note is that they are BYOB, so you can bring your own alcohol. However, the menu pictures on Yelp are outdated, and they only offer whole Peking duck, not half orders. Overall, the food was just okay, and I'll probably try a different spot when I'm in the mood for duck again.

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    Bamboo House

    3.9(137 reviews)
    5.9 mi
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    Love bamboo house! This is one of my favorite places to come whenever I'm craving Peking Duck. Not…read moreonly do you get the duck with the perfectly done crispy skin in a cute dish shaped like a duck, but you also get the rest of the duck in a bone broth soup. It's so much better than chicken soup with the tenderness and flavor. They give you plenty of the pancakes and veggies. David is the absolute best everrr! He always takes care of us and knows just what to recommend. Pretty sure he sees us and just puts in the duck order at this point. Anyways, the pea shoots are basically one of the only vegetables I love to eat and I'm always so happy to see it on the menu here. All of the dishes are great and you really can't go wrong. Come with a small group for family style while enjoying the intimate environment and good food! There's always plenty of parking and it's perfectly located right off the freeway.

    Of course we were here for the Peking Duck. Usually the half duck comes with 10 pieces of skins but…read morethis time we only got 8. It's possible that we may have had a couple stick together. But regardless, we didn't have enough skin so asked if we can get 2 more skins, even if we had to pay for them. The waitress barked at us that it comes in 10-pks and that she can't get us just 2 pieces. Fine, but there's no need to be annoyed and roll your eyes at us. The service was much to be desired. We ordered the A-Choy vegetable and it was awful, old and yellow and not cooked well. It's like they didn't sauté it in a hot enough wok so it wasn't crispy. So disappointing this time. Don't get me wrong, the Peking Duck and the soup that comes with it were still pretty good. Thus the second star.

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