A great place to order family-style and share with friends. The Eggplant with garlic is my favorite. The sweet and sour sauce is very addicting. The Iron pot pork rib has a really nice Szechuan pepper flavor, and both the pork ribs and potatos were very crispy. I also liked the meatballs, but some of my friends had different opinions about it. The steamed pork belly dish had a slightly bitter flavor profile on the sauce that I personally did not really care for. read more

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We went here after finding out the line at Interstellar BBQ down the road was way too long for comfort. I believe they had just opened so we were the first customers (it looked kind of unprepared and "dead" at first). Thankfully, they continued to receive new dine-in customers as well as a steady flow of take-out orders on the counter. This is a great place up north if you're craving some regional specialties from China. We got a blend of Hunan, Sichuan, and Shanghai dishes. We liked everything except the Crab Roe Tofu, which is not a Hunan specialty. My favorite Dry Sauteed Green Beans and Shanghai Rice Cakes w/ Chicken were incredible. The Pork Ribs w/ Minced Rice could be a little better but its distinct flavor did hit the spot! The Twice Cooked Pork Belly IS a Hunan specialty, so it was done very well. read more

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Amazing place for Szechuan food - one of the most authentic I've had in Austin. Everything was delicious, but green beans and twice cooked pork were my favorites. Service is standard, and the place was a bit small, but clean. read more

Hunan Bistro - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

I can't believe I haven't heard of this place before! Everything we got was very delicious: meatballs, chicken, eggplants, and fish with sour vegetables in broth. The fish is traditionally made spicier but this was made milder to accommodate our spice tolerance. They serve tea here too! Owner can speak Mandarin Chinese. They have parking spaces outside. read more

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We ordered the special catfish dish. There was barely any fish inside. We got the fish head and the rest was just bone. The chicken was equally bony read more

This is not your usual Americanized Chinese food spot. It's legit! We loved the dry sautéed green beans, grandmas pork belly, and toothpick lamb, The fried rice and orange chicken were fine, but mostly for the kids. You order on an iPad and the servers bring out the food as it's ready. The servers keep your water filled and were helpful/kind when we made a last minute change. The owners have jnvested in improving the dining space, including a fancy new floor. Happy to have this in the neighborhood! read more

I went to Hunan Bistro for lunch last week for the first time after meeting a friend who was getting a pedicure next door at Liberty Nails. My friend and I really enjoyed the authentic, flavorful food. We also each left with ample leftovers! Despite there being few people in the place the day we went, we found the ordering process confusing. We had to flag the lady who was there down a few times. She might have been trying to help the cooks in the back too because she would disappear for an unusual amount of time. When we tried to order she gave us a tablet that was in Chinese and told us to look at it. After we told her we couldn't read it or understood what she wanted us to do she switched it to English and gave us better instructions. Despite the confusion at first, we got our delicious food and had a nice time! read more

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Hunan Bistro on Anderson Lane is located in a strip mall with plentiful parking. Entering, there are numerous four tops lining the walls leading towards the kitchen and cashier area. A TV plays news tuned to a local channel. If you choose to dine-in, you'll be seated, and a tablet will be presented to you to order off of. The tablet seems to be a relatively new addition. Their menu contains pictures of the majority of their menu items. You tap items you'd like to order and they will be added to your cart. You'll be able to submit them; the waitress will come by to confirm. For this particular visit, we opted to get Lion Head Meatballs and Lamb skewered with toothpicks with cilantro. Food comes out from the kitchen fairly quickly, along with rice. The Lion Head Meatballs come in a set of 4, are quite large, and come out hot, covered in a tasty, savory sauce. Scrumptious, and comes with some bok choy for color and a lil' fiber. The Lamb was embedded with cumin, and came with each individual bite-sized piece skewered on its own toothpick. A handful of cilantro was on top. As a finger food, the lamb came off the toothpicks pretty easily. Had a slight smokey grilled rendered lamb fat (for the pieces which had fat) sensation, but you know it was prepared jn a wok; cumin flavor was prominent with cilantro in the background. While we opted primarily for comfort food this round, the establishment does has an extensive menu, and provides a plethora of other spicy and numbing dish options on their menu. They offer variants of fish stew/soup (including spicy and sour varieties), roasted eggplant and (spicy) peppers, laziji, and more. The portions are definitely family-style shareable, so it's entirely possible to order too many items to finish in one sitting, so doggie bags are available if you ask. read more

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Ok, this issue part one of two. The food is really, really good. Have only done take out. There are some dishes that while delicious, are super super spicy ( at least for me), I will discuss that further in an update. All that being said, the country service is great and there is a wide number of selections available. I know, not a lot of detail here, bad me, promise to update with details on some of the dishes and photos, but this restaurant, located inn what can politely be called a strip mall, is really really good, and worth a visit. The Spicy Chicken Boneless - found under the Oritental Cuisine (sic) online order tab, is fantastic, but so spicy I fear I may never be able to order it again. The Orange Beef was fantastic as well. More to follow. read more

Hunan Bistro - Spicy Chicken, Orange Beef and Yangzhou Fried Rice. This is take out, not from dining in. - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

My go-to chinese in both Austin and in Heaven. It's a top tier spot - never a miss. There's a crazy huge selection and it's all authentic dishes that comes in generous portions and flavors. The preserved egg / pepper / eggplant mush dish is so damn good, I start going crazy if I am without it for too long. So much flavor, so much yearning. Please please please add that to your order and thank me later. Overall, a highly recommended spot in my book. read more

The food was authentic and decent. But the service was less pleasant. There were only two ladies taking charge of all tables serving, cleaning, checkout, etc. it was obviously shorthanded that we waited over 40 minutes to get all our orders. They asked us if we need to go box before all dishes were served. The bill was presented to us before we even got to try all the dishes. Also my plate was not very clean and I had to wipe it myself. The water served was room temperatured, so I asked for ice, which was never served. The bottom line is that we were glad that there is an authentic Chinese restaurant in Austin. But honestly this was not a very satisfying dining experience. read more

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We came here late on a Sunday for lunch. The interior is cozy and on the smaller side, so there are fewer tables, though they do have a couple of large tables if you're coming with a bigger group. The restaurant feels like a family-run business; the cashier looked quite young, possibly family. The server handed us an iPad with the menu, which was in Chinese, but they were happy to speak English and help us out. We ordered five dishes, and all were very good! We especially enjoyed the appetizer of cold beef slices and beef stomach--it was excellent. The only dish that didn't quite meet our expectations was the spicy fried chicken, which we've had better versions of elsewhere. Overall, a great experience, and we'd definitely come back again! read more

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Already quite busy at 5PM, this little hidden gem competes with Three Gorges and other staples of Asian cuisine in northwest Austin. The owner is from Hunan and the head chef from Sichuan and their offerings of both styles are delicious, sharable, and reasonably priced. So far, I've had: Salt Pork Bamboo Shoot and Tofu Skin soup with bok choy: Best shared among 4-6 people. It's a lot of soup for two people. Rich and flavorful with very tender pork. 4.5/5 Hunan Stir Fried Pork: Exceptionally flavorful and authentic. Careful, the jalapenos are not de-seeded and really aren't intended to be eaten (I still crunch on some). 4.5/5 Mapo Tofu: Might be one of the best Mapo Tofu I've ever had. I was sweating without my body feeling hot, quite an experience. Very flavorful with soft tofu and goes great with rice. 5/5 Service will take a while because everything is made to order (20 minutes for our soup, 40ish minutes for the main courses). It's worth it! read more

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It was an unexpected foodie stop for me and my friend after a work out! Authentic Chinese food with menu out of this world! The friendly server (he may be part owner)spoke great English. Clients are mainly Chinese as they speak mandarin! I am not a fan of fusion and being in this place almost felt like I was in a travel warp! Recommended! Price was reasonable---place is clean and dainty! surely a bonus read more

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Heard they have a New ownership so we came to dined in as first time even we always ordered Take out from this place. We absolutely loved the new management which offers much faster service from previous ownership. Food quality always improved and much yummier than before. See pics of what we had tonight. Every dish was delicious! Price is also competitive! read more

Hunan Bistro - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Pretty authentic, a little unorganized and a little messy but that's Chinese food for you.

The service was actually quite good. There was a hard working young lady who was great. My favorite dish is the Hunan Stir Fried Pork. It's so so good. The sichuan style braised chicken has amazing spicy sauce but the chicken has bone in. Dan Dan noodles are good! Green onion noodle also good. Grandma pork belly is delicious. The rest of the dishes I tried, which personally I thought was not as great but still decent are: Whole fish with chili bean sauce (off menu special) Eggplant with jalapenos (off menu) Yangzhou fried rice (really nice shrimp) Toothpick lamb (too chewy for me but my dining mate liked it) Chicken with peppers (off menu special) Spicy chicken. read more

A group of my friends meet for lunch a couple of times a month, and we're always looking for new places to try. Hunan Bistro came up highly rate on Yelp, so we agreed to give it a try. First, the only downside - they no longer have a lunch menu, so you have to order the entrees. But they weren't oversized, so you could finish one by yourself (though you probably should get a to-go box). They were willing to accomodate some modifications one of our members asked for. I had the General Tso's chicken, and it was some of the best I've had. I hope my friends will want to try it again. read more

This restaurant deserves 10 stars on a 5-star scale The food is authentic. I mean it's the same as you would get in mainland China! And the ingredients are fresh, thoroughly prepared. You don't know what to order, too bad read more

Hunan Bistro - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Do you know the rule of 3.5 star Chinese restaurants? A dude named Freddie Wong broke down his rule for 3.5 star Chinese restaurants and it's spot-on. According to him, Chinese restaurants with higher than an average of 3.5 stars indicate that "too many white people like it", the "service is too good" and the food is "not as good as it could be." But he says at a 3.5-star restaurant, "the waiters are not going to pay attention to you. They're going to be rude. But it's going to taste better." This 100% applies to Hunan Bistro. It's just how Chinese restaurants with legit food operate - there are different expectations for service in Asia. Anyway, this is one of the best places to get Hunan/Sichuan cuisine in the Austin metro area (Bamboo House being the other). I had to laugh at the 2-star reviewer who compared this food to the food from some local Asian fusion/dim sum restaurants (read: not Hunan/Sichuan cuisine). My buddy and I go here at least once a month. It literally makes me so happy whenever I eat it, and to have it fairly close by to top it off. We typically get the lamb and fish stew, toothpick lamb, sliced beef oxtripe in chili oil, peppers with preserved egg, dry sauteed green beans, sliced potatoes in sour sauce, and the spicy boneless chicken. When they have it, the 空心菜 (kongxincai, or water spinach - please note that they only have the Chinese characters in the online menu) is my favorite vegetable dish. The sliced beef in chili oil is not bad but I prefer Bamboo House's, whereas I prefer Hunan Bistro's lamb and fish stew. If you like spicy, real Chinese food and don't care too much about service, this is the place for you. A true gem of Austin. read more

Hunan Bistro - Lamb and fish stew - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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This place offers some authentic flavors from the homeland, will be coming back to explore some more

The best Chinese restaurant in Austin, all of dishes tastes good. I almost order from them every week. Recently, they have meal plan every day, 3 selected dishes every day with discounted price. Strong recommend! read more

We went before on a random Wed. Sat for over 10 min. No service We left. Came back on Christmas day. Placesd the order online. We were told to show up in 30in, we waited for over 55. Watched Asian people come in and out for that hour. Our order was wrong. Don't spent ,$ unless asain. They hate you! We also had to watch an Asian man pick and eat his bugs for 30 min Nasty! read more

Authentic Hunan/Sizchuan food as always! I've been here countless times and have tried almost everything lol. Today we tried the red oil beef with tofu for the first time, and it's just as good as the red oil fish with tofu. The cauliflower bacon stir fry is underperforming today unfortunately. The bacon (or preserved pork) is too fatty and the cauliflower is soggy. Our server is also one of the best I've had. She's very attentive and came up to fill our water constantly and offered to pack the food for us. The ambiance is typical Chinese. I do wish the restaurant's ventilation is better. The air feels kind of stagnant in there. read more

Hunan Bistro - F8. Shanghai Fried Rice Cake H12. Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil with tofu H14. Iron Pot Cauliflower and Preserved Pork - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Holy Grail for Toothpick Cumin Lamb. I've looked all over Austin for this delicacy. Made to perfection here. Mama Pork Belly is so good. As good or better than Intersteller BBQ. Shrimp Fried Rice was good too! read more

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Hunan Bistro is easily one of the top two Chinese restaurants in Austin, with Bamboo House being the other. The prices are decent, and while the service isn't much, the food is what you come for. read more

I thought I had to go to Houston for good Chinese food like this in TX! The Spicy Chicken is just like Chongqing Chicken The food here is delish! read more

The most authentic Chinese food in Austin. But this is not only why I rated them 5 stars. I hands down have never had such a good experience with service here. The server young lady with bangs is the sweetest soul. She made me feel so comfortable and taken care of. I recently visited on a Friday night, the place was full and I waited awhile to get my food. They only have 1 server and 1 chef on such a busy night. The food still tasted amazing. I feel for the staff being so busy and cooking all these people's dishes. I was patient and I'm glad I got to taste the greatest Chinese home style food in Austin. I don't often praise restaurants like this but the way the lady made me feel she is just so amazing. The chef is amazing because he works so hard but they still don't take away from quality. The food is clean, delicious and well-portioned. Best of all, the price is so damn reasonable, especially for Austin. This place is a favorite. Always walk out with a smile. read more

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I was in an unfamiliar part of Austin. Yelp guided me to this place. The food was excellent. I ordered an entree with a Chile rating of one and it cleared my sinuses. Glad I didn't order a hotter entree.. Entree was large enough that I had lunch the next day. Service was excellent. I do wish the menu was more descriptive. read more

Delicious delicious delicious. We drove across town for this one. Barely any wait but we got in just after the lunch rush. Honestly had a hard time choosing because everything looked good. We settle on the potstickers, the beef and broccoli and the pork belly. Everything came out hot, definitely a cook to order place. Even so if only took about 12 minutes for everything to get out to us. The pot stickers were the best I've had ever. Could of just eaten those and been happy. The Bok Choy that came with the pork belly was fantastic. It's a hard thing to cook and they really nailed it. And the pork belly was extremely tender. The broccoli in the beef and broccoli was definitely marinated in the sauce because it was very flavorful and I loved how the carrots were cut. The beef was cooked perfectly and was tender. I loved the rice container and it was cooked perfectly as well. Which is always awesome because some places mess that simple step up. Definitely a place to check out if you ever get the chance. I'd go with the pork belly for sure! Can't wait to go back and eat something different. read more

Hunan Bistro - Beef with Broccoli A2. Pot Stickers C2. Grandma Braised Pork Belly - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

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I went with a group and we all ordered our own plate so we got to try a lot of different dishes. All the food was excellent. Portions are pretty sharable so keep that in mind. Service was great too. read more

A hidden gem in Austin. One of the best Chinese restaurants in the greater Austin area (the other one I would say is the newly opened Bamboo house). Haven't tried their Chinese American dishes, but our favorite is their Crab Roe with Tofu, DanDan noodle (a bit spicy), and "huang meng ji" (you won't find this dish in their menu but it's written on a blackboard in Chinese). They also have the best spicy grilled fish in town (not sure about its availability now), which you have to pre-order it to avoid the long waiting time for this dish. For those who cares about service, well, they only got one server so don't expect quick service. It may be a good idea to ask for the preparation time for each item you've ordered, some of them could take very long time to prepare. But at least I won't say the service bad. By the way, in California or New York you could get better authentic Chinese food, but a lot of them don't even take credit cards while at the same time offering horrible service. read more

Best Chinese restaurant in Austin! authentic Chinese food. if you like spicy food you should give it a try!

Quite authentic Chinese Hunan and Shanghai cuisine with a lot of choices. Highly recommended!

It's been a while so I thought I'd write another review! I've been doing take out from many Chinese restaurants lately, and honestly have not been impressed with them. My mom even told me to just stop ordering Chinese food because she found everything to be too greasy and salty for her taste. Finally I remembered Hunan Bistro and gave it another try! Food was ready and the person was quite courteous, and I paid with a credit card with no issues, and was out in less than 2 minutes. Giving it a 5 star because this is probably the only Chinese restaurant in Austin that fits my Hunanese family's taste. Totally understand how people could encounter bad service at Chinese restaurants and give 1 star reviews, but the food is good and there are authentic options you really can't find anywhere else in Austin. read more

I came here with my Chinese friends on a whim, craving Chinese food and being in the area. I think we all really enjoyed it - there were a lot of unexpected dishes on the menu.. it felt pretty legit. It seems like a decent pace to come with a big group. Service was fine, we got our water & tea refilled through the meal and were able to flag down our server as needed We ordered: - Lotus root with sticky rice - one that my friend was excited about but was totally novel to me... It was lotus root, braised or steamed so that it absorbed the sweet sauce and cooked the sticky rice inside. Sliced thinly so everyone could have a few slices. - Ox tail & beef tripe cold dish - served cold (intenionally) and covered in Sichuan chili oil, enough to capture the ma-la (numbing) spice flavor, without being terribly spicy. - Scallion oil noodles - served with green onion and ground pork.. a hint of sweetness but apparently that's how they are meant to be. The noodles were nicely cooked, thin enough to be wrapped in flavor with a satisfying chew. The freshness of the green onions was appreciated through the flavorful oil - Dandan noodles - served with ground pork, mala spicy oil, and sesame paste.. some green onions for freshness. Although the sauce was bit salty and spicy, but I happily would have eaten the whole tub of rice to go along with it.. - green beans - classic Chinese dish that's really hard to make at home. They did a good job with this - Kou shui ji -aka mouthwatering chicken - steamed chicken is covered in flavorful Sichuan pepper oil. I think I was too full to enjoy this by the time it came out. The chicken pieces were a bit bony as well, making it a bit more effortful to eat. I might try a different dish instead of this one next time. read more

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很正宗 very authentic 个人认为是奥斯汀最好的中餐厅 I would consider it as the best authentic Chinese restaurant in Austin. read more

The food wasn't bad (Spicy Chicken and Chicken Corn Soup), and delivered fast, but the Spicy Chicken was the single most annoying entree I have ever eaten. You know those long skinny red hot peppers (Tien Tsin chile peppers) you get 2-3 of in a typical order of say Kung Pao anything or General Tso's or anything spicy? These folks decided to slice them up into tiny 1/4" or less size pieces so that are nearly impossible to pick out. There were 3 1/2 OUNCES of them in my entree. Never again. read more

Hunan Bistro - 3.5 OUNCES of Tien Tsin chile peppers chopped up to make them nearly impossible to pick out of my entree. Fork for scale. - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas

Been here a few times now, and it never disappoints. Really good food - love the toothpick lamb, so juicy and perfectly spiced. Their spicy is really good spicy (if you are a spice lover). Ordered fish in chili oil once and the fish was super soft and yum. Service is about slow, but the food compensated for it. Overall- really good Chinese restaurant in the area read more

Very Disappointed. Ordered Seafood Soup, taste like straight garlic . So nasty, could not taste the seafood. Added hot oil to improve the taste... was an epic fail. Will never return, told sever , server did nothing, I paid and left disgusting Garlic Soup on table. Such a shame because reviews seemed good and I was excited to try their food. Big mistake, huge thumbs down, I'm not sure who was cooking that night and not mention the poor customer service. read more

Hunan Bistro - Seafood Soup - Chinese Near Me - Austin, Texas