I have been looking for a solid Chinese food place in Brighton and finally found one!! They are currently not doing dine in service but honestly don't let that keep you away!! Very friendly and quick! Their egg drop soup was one of the best I've had in years! Will be going back!! read more

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The food was amazing! They give you so much food for the price and it is hot and delicious when you pick it up. Carry out only. Service was quick and the woman working was so kind and on top of it. If you're looking for good Chinese food this is a must try! It's our families go to place. read more

Honto Chinese Cuisine - Chicken and Broccoli - Chinese Near Me - Brighton, Michigan

I went there for lunch yesterday and it was gone. The sign was taken down and the restaurant space vacated. I'm not sure when, but it's out of business. read more

Service was fantastic but I ordered General Tao and the chicken tasted really weird chewy. And the rice was super dry

I'm from the Detroit area and we used to have some good Chinese Restaurants there. I'm always finicky about Chinese. I tried one place in the area and hated it so I went in to Honto with no expectations. My first disappointment is that they were out of noodles for the Pad Thai. I'm not sure how that happens, but it did. My only other disappointment was the fried rice. It had little flavor to it. It tasted like white rice with a little bit of soy sauce. I'm referring to the rice that came with my meal. If I ordered the meal, maybe it better. I got the almond boneless chicken with hot and sour soup. I freaking love their hot and sour soup. You get a nice sized cup with your meal and it is so good. They also give you the fried wonton slices to put in it. The almond chicken was good. I prefer less gravy, but it wasn't so much that it ruined the meal. It was two breasts deep fried to perfection. In addition to my meal we got some fried dumplings. They were different than others I've had, but very tasty! When I go back I'll probably just order those and soup! read more

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First off do not call fried rice if it's not "fried" just doused with soy sauce. Egg rolls with large wrappers never truly get cooked through. Hot and sour soup was not HOT. The Mongolian beef was the best. Quality meat but way more veg than meat. We will not be returning. read more

Closed for dine in, carry out only. I wanted to try it but not enough to call in! Oh well

I've been to a lot of Chinese restaurants serving American Chinese foods, and I am 99% certain that Honto makes the best General Tso's Chicken. Their other dishes are also great, e.g. Mongolian Beef, Garlic Sauce Chicken, Egg Foo Young, Pepper Steak, etc.) The chef is Cantonese which I think is why these dishes are done differently and better compared to those at the other places I've been to. 10/10 recommend. read more

Honto Chinese Cuisine - General Tso's Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Brighton, Michigan

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I wanted to like this place but the food is way too salty and overpriced for the portions. Sorry not sorry.

Always great! Tried Happy Family today ..amazing ! Fresh and juicy pieces of shrimp, scallops and meat. I love this place! The only thing I would want with this dish is a skinny (glass or rice) noodle but the rice will do because the meal itself is amazing! read more

Honto Chinese Cuisine - Happy Family - Chinese Near Me - Brighton, Michigan

This place was AOK for takeout. Their eggrolls were not a winner though. Sesame Chicken was standard and the restaurant was the typical...a little dingy and dim, gumball machine in the vestibule kind of spot. We'll try it again to give it a fair shake. read more

Judging solely on looks, I'd pass this place up. It's a run down looking restaurant in a run down looking strip mall in Brighton. Not exactly a good harbinger of delicious Chinese food, ha ha. But we gave it a chance & were happily surprised by our hot, delicious food from Honto. Everything was fresh and tasty and they served ample portions too. We tried beef & broccoli, fried rice, egg rolls, general's chicken, crab rangoon. All very good! We will definitely order again. read more

The rice here tasted like medicine for sick people... I ain't gonna cap I'm not coming back here.

Today I discovered that Honto is open everyday from 11am to 7 pm but closed on Sundays. After months of trying to get a take out order I got one tonight! My steak low was delicious, it is exactly what I remember from my childhood. I have eaten at other Chinese restaurants but Honto was a huge surprise. My hot and sour soup was savory. The Chinese fried noodles added to the meal. The fried rice had more flavor then other restaurants but my happiest surprise was the egg roll, so tasty in comparison to other places I have enjoyed. The crab Rangoon were cold but hey this is take out, They were still a delight to eat. My wife loved her chicken cashew nut meal and her egg drop soup. We got no fortune cookies but our good fortune was dining from Honto's carry out. Happy Chinese Née Year! read more

Good cheap chinese. Worth a try. Avoid New China King in Howell, they are horrible people.

Got a carry out order of orange chicken, egg roll, crab Rangoon, and sweet and sour soup. The only thing worth giving two stars was the soup. Everything else was below par. Chicken was dry and crab Rangoons were just cold fried wonton wrappers with cream cream cheese. Not so great experience! And kind of pricey too. read more

Best Chinese I've found in all Livingston County. It's take out right now and they get very busy and sometimes don't answer the phone. I just drive there and continue calling. If I don't get through I order when I get there. Good Hot/Sour soup, Wonton soup, shrimp with lobsters sauce and sesame beef are all good meals. read more

My wife had the orange chicken and she really liked it. It was very well presented and the sauce had a very fresh orange taste to it. The chicken was lightly battered and appeared to be battered in-house. The hot and sour soup was very flavorful as well as the crab Rangoon. The restaurant was clean and quiet. read more

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Hontos is a nice, small, family run Chinese food place. The soup us good, the prices are very, very low. Food always seems fresh, although the quality is only fair. The menu has a variety of conventional American style Chinese dishes- things like cashew Chicken, Mongolian beef, or garlic shrimp come with one side-And an egg roll, for six or seven bucks. Three stars- mostly for friendly, fast service and inexpensive food. read more

Honto Chinese Cuisine - Wonton soup is good - Chinese Near Me - Brighton, Michigan

Just ordered the chef's special Orange Chicken. Upon opening package at home, it was NOT what I ordered. Very disappointing. My advice, please check your order before you leave the restaurant. read more

Have tried all Chinese restaurants in town and surrounding area. Honto stands above on their main chicken dishes for quality and value. Only improvement would be on rice. Many places in town serve breading and chicken bits that are over cooked. The chicken in their dishes is all white meat and very generous cuts. Don't let some of the lower reviews scare you away. read more

This place is remarkably good! It is, by far, the best Chinese (even if Americanized) food I've had anywhere around here. It is a quiet little place where you will always see the same one or two people working, so they get to know you very quickly. The egg drop soup is hands down the BEST egg drop soup I have ever had anywhere! The egg rolls are fresh and crisp and delicious! The entrees I've sampled have all been fresh and tasty. The "fried rice" that comes with the combos is the only thing I could complain about. It seems like plain whit rice with a bit of soy sauce. Someday I'll order a menu fried rice on its own and see if it's any different. read more

I love this cute little family owned business in Brighton. I love the Hot and Sour soup and the Pad Thai is amazing!! My husband loves the General Tso's chicken. Very affordable and always fresh and fast. read more

Honto Chinese Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Brighton, Michigan

Absolutely love Honto. It's the only chinese food I've found in livingston county that doesn't taste like the generic MSG laden entrees you find everywhere else. I would rather drive 30 minutes to honto and back to get their food over anywhere else remotely nearby. Wonderful little family-run restaurant that never has disappointed over the course of the many years my family has been visiting this establishment. read more

This is our "go to" Chinese take out restaurant near our home... Kiddos like their white rice (not too sticky, not too dry) while hubby enjoys their pork fried rice... The sweet and sour chicken is also a family favorite and large enough for leftovers! While we don't particularly like their version of egg rolls, we do like the pork dumplings... We like that they read our order back to us over the phone... The restaurant is not too busy so my guess is they primarily do take out... Food is always well packaged for the trip home... We've tried several take out restaurants in the area but the search is over for us... Honto! read more

Food is always piping hot and delicious at this little family owned restaurant. Best Chinese in the area, no doubt. They do a ton of takeout business and very few in house diners. Not sure why, dining room is always clean and pleasant. read more

The first time I tried this place, I thought it was really good! My family and I had ordered classic General Tsao's, some Chicken Pad Thai, and Curry Chicken. The General Tsao's was okay, and was pretty standard. The Chicken Pad Thai was quite unique, with a little odd of a taste, but it was pretty yummy. The Curry Chicken was my favorite with crunchy vegetables, delicious yellow curry, moist chicken, and (my favorite) potatoes that melt as you bite down on them. Today, I had ordered Curry Chicken, and the potatoes were not added, like last time. This was the whole reason why I ordered the dish. Also, as it was a take-out order, they put it in a styrofoam container with the lid not stapled. This resulted in, literally, half the sauce leaking out. Although it was good, I was a bit disappointed. I would totally order from them again, but would make some requests. read more

I don't know where those other people ate but I had a terrible experience there. I has ordered the general tso chicken and orange chicken. When I got home and opened the containers, they were the same exact dinner. I couldn't tell what it was that they had served us. The rice was waxy. I should have known that no cars in the parking lot was bad news. Too bad yelp doesn't allow for zero stars because that is what honto deserves. read more

Best Chinese food in the area. I judge it on three things: dish, fried rice, and egg roll. This place nailed all three. We split Scheshuan Beef and General Tso Chicken. So good! They were short staffed when I went but were so nice about everything. The food was worth any minor inconvenience! Great stuff. read more

A quiet family run restaurant. The food is was excellent. Many Chinese places are way too heavy on the sauces. I found this place had a nice balance of sauce and seasoning. Portions are quite healthy - so take some home. I love finding humble out-of-the-way places like this. read more

This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Food is tasty and seems to be high quality, as well as tasty. Almond chicken was more chicken than batter compared to most places. Deluxe fried rice was delicious. read more

My husband and I ordered from this place for the first time this weekend. In general our experience was a 3/5 due to the food and also the customer service. We ordered the beef and broccoli and sweet and sour chicken combos with fried rice and egg rolls. The fried rice was pretty boring with regards to flavor and also ingredients. There was not any veggies or meat in the rice which is not what I'm used to. The egg roll was also not the greatest. Finally our order was not ready when it was supposed to be and it was incorrect (additional order of sweet and sour chicken which we received and paid for because we didn't check the bag before we left). Not sure I would go here again. read more

Moved closer to Brighton and tried Honto. Can say that the food is very good and the prices are reasonable. The owners are very friendly and strive to take care of you. The Thai dishes are very good and they make a delightful eggplant with garlic sauce, best I have had. The only thing we were not excited about was the wonton soup. But if you are going Chinese for wonton soup then why bother? Been going back again and again. all the other menu items we have tried are first rate. It is great to support this local family run business read more

Great food. Great service. Clean. Very friendly. I have been looking for a new place and now my search is over.

This place is great. All fresh vegetables are used never frozen like the other Chinese places. The Chefs specials are all good I have tried them all. I also think that a family run business need all our support. The family that runs it is very warm and welcoming every time we eat here. Try this place... you'll like it. read more

This place is great always really hot and fresh. Service is also friendly.

The Chinese food is ok, but don't order the Tai food if you are a Tai food lover! They have no idea about "heat" system. Every time I order Chicken Pad Tai it's either too hot or no spice at all. And I have given them several chances to get it right...mild, mild plus (they have no clue what mild plus is) or medium? Why is it so hard? Tonight I ordered one mild and one medium and we got both medium bordering on hot! I'm done with Honto! read more

This place is just good chinese food! I've only had the chicken pad thai, general tsos and crab rangoon but it was enough to make me decide that this was my new favorite chinese place when visiting Brighton! The prices are insanely cheap and the staff is so very nice. There was a small mix up with a custom ordered pad thai but nothing major and it was fixed right away. the only suggestion I have is to know they are conservative on spice, so order accordingly! read more

clean and quiet, food taste awesome, as a chinese, i feel this is one of the best chinese restaurant in Michigan. Strong recommendation to try it, and price is really low! Very good!! read more

This is the best Chinese restaurant in Michigan. The dishes are prepared to perfection, using the freshest ingredients. My favorites include beef or chicken chop suey, made with fresh bean sprouts! One time I visited, they ran out of bean sprouts, so I tried the Steak Kow. I was NOT disappointed as this dish was incredible too, using authentic Chinese vegetables. A lot of Chinese restaurants do not know how to prepare the food and substitute nappa cabbage for bean sprouts and add zuccini, carrots and other cheap ingredients which account for a sloppy, soggy and greasy mess. Honto Rules! Not the greatest decor, but if you want quality Chinese food, prepared fresh, with real Chinese vegetables, seek out Honto! The people are also very friendly. read more