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    Hou Wei

    4.1 (175 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    What's the vibe?
    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Wonton soup (very well seasoned)

    if you stumble upon this place, you will be stunned. The food is equivalent to food in china town, nyc, the employees are soooooo nice, the restaurant itself is nice and calm, and best of all, the bathroom is pristine.

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    Humberto M.

    We we're looking for some Chinese food and this place came up with good marks.... Nice lady "Owner" took care of us and set us up with some Great variety of quality food! Very tasty food and she gave us some Iced Tea for placing a Big order and also we ordered crab rangoon that was last batch.... Pretty small and alittle coldish but good flavor.... Eggrolls were nicely packed and the other plates were delicious too..... Overall nice place and Great customer service.....

    This is the Poo Poo Shrimp, "butt" on the menu it's called General Tso's Sh!t...I mean shrimp.
    Tea L.

    DO NOT ORDER ANY BREADED SHRIMP FROM HERE!!!!! I ordered the General Tso's Shrimp for my daughter...They literally served my family sh!t...My daughter thought it was pretty sh!tty to find shrimp feces in her dinner...the shrimp are whole and breaded...not cleaned at all...The price online is incorrect...I gladly paid more when they called and said it was $2.00 more...no problem IF the quality was there. The problem is that a lazy cook thought it was ok to take the lazy way out and bread whole, UNCLEANED shrimp because maybe no one would notice. How many other people have been served straight up dookie? I would rather drive downtown, or the Heights, or go to Kingwood, 30 - 45 minutes away than come here again. It's is so disappointing and disgusting!! My daughter has voted and we will never eat here again.

    Eggplant with garlic sauce lunch special
    Tianna H.

    Eggplant with garlic sauce on the special is giving me LIFE!!! Started with super fresh steamed edamame. Clean, nondescript, inexpensive. Exactly what I was looking for today.

    gang-do Pai gwut (deep fried pork chop rice) with Vegetable Egg Roll
    Steve L.

    I give kudos to Hou Wei as it has a decent selection of very classic Mandarin style dishes, along with the tourist-y options. Their list of lunch specials are a nice contrast to the typical fast food burger and taco options. Each special entree comes with your choice of soup (wonton or egg drop) and an egg roll. I opted for the gang-do pai-gwut (the spicy deep fried pork chops) with rice. They came out and they were fairly decent although the chops themselves were slightly smaller. It could had a deeper integrated flavor where the pork is juicier at first bite. It had a great spicy kick. Otherwise it was a good meal, even had enough to take home for a midnight snack. Friend had a stir fry chicken chow mein which is pretty much your standard. Overall if I'm looking for something in North Houston, I would stop by again!

    Sweet and Sour Chicken with Fried Rice.
    Kevin F.

    This place is my go to place. The food is always hot and fresh. They cook to order. The service is spot on. The hostess are always friendly and helpful. I love the ambiance at HouWei it's a quite place you can bring family and friends.

    Sophiaa N.

    Just going off break from work and we were going to eat something and we had decided to go give it a try . And it was anthemic Chinese dishes that I usually love . But it does taste a little different. I had order the salty peppers shrimp but I usually get it with the shrimp peel on but they did it off . It had a little lack of flavor But for the location the food was ok would I gone back I will say yes The restaurant is not that busy it's like little restaurant to eat at . The service is ok but the owner is really nice

    Hou Wei
    B B.

    Best Chinese restaurant ever!!! My family and I look forward to visiting every time we are in Houston We have tried many items on the menu... chicken Lo mein noodles, the orange chicken, and the vegetable fried rice are our favorites. This is one of the best restaurants that we keep on our MUST GO list. We rate them 5 stars!!!!

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    Food is sssssssooooooooo delicious. Never bland and always hot and fresh. You wont be disappointed!

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    This is the best Chinese food in north Houston! The food is affordable and delivered quickly! Great service! I highly recommend it.

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    The food is very authentic Chinese food. I don't have to go to Chinatown to get good every day Chinese food.

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    My favorite place to order delivery from. Food is always good, well made, on time and still nice and hot. I've never been inside.

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    Our go to take out place. Sometimes it's better than others but we like it best of what is around the neighborhood.

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    Great food, great service, not a long wait at all! They're the best food in the area and I'll definitely be back!

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    The way they season their food s amazing. everything and anything you try will be delicious ! Highly recommend!

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    Ask the Community - Hou Wei

    Is still have lobster special for dining? How much is that? Any required to order?

    $11.95 if it's the Shrimp with Lobster Sauce!! And Yesssssssss they have it!!

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