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While the food at Hunan Chef was good overall, I am giving this place 3 stars because billing practices seem suspect. I visited Hunan Chef for the first time earlier this month with my fiance and his family (who are originally from Hunan so we definitely had high expectations coming in). We ordered a variety of dishes including the stinky tofu, sauteed string beans, braised pork belly, eggplant & peppers with century egg, spicy whole fish, etc. Everything we tried was quite good, and I can say that they do Hunan cuisine pretty well for the most part. Do keep in mind that Hunan food can be VERY spicy!!! Unfortunately, while we ended up paying $164.79 in total (after tax & tip) as shown in the attached photo of our receipt, they charged our credit card for $170 as shown in the screenshot. We didn't dispute it since it's just a $5 difference, but it definitely gives me some hesitation about revisiting this restaurant. Also this $5 overcharge is on top of the fact that we already double tipped (whoops) because they included gratuity in the bill (we had 7 people total).
Service was lightening fast. Ordered Kung Pao Chicken and Black Pepper Beef with a pot of Oolong tea. Loved the tea. Restaurant became steadily more and more packed. Volume level was nice when we got there, but became louder with wait staff yelling across seating area for seat assignments. Half way through eating, my dish was taken away and packed to go. Dishes kept being taken from the table despite the fact that I was still eating. Both the Kung Pao Chicken and Black Pepper Beef were from the Hunan part of the menu. I confess, I did not love either dish. I think this was due the authentic nature of the dishes leading to unfamiliar flavors. In both dishes, the meat was very fatty.
You know this place is good when you're the only one that isn't Chinese in the restaurant lol. Every time I've been here has been delicious. I usually will stay with the Americanized dishes, but the Hunan dishes look amazing. Every time I go here, all the tables are full and everyone is happy. I have never had a bad service experience here and always had good food. Highly recommend this restaurant if you want authentic Chinese
We were deciding between this place and some other options. Ended up coming here and I'm glad we did! Everything was so good, from the dumplings, to the sizzling beef, to the spicy chili chicken, we really enjoyed ourselves here. Friendly and very quick service. Nice ambiance. Reasonable prices. The tables weren't the most comfortable to sit at, but that's really the only negative I can think of. Go try this place.
We came for lunch on a Friday around noon and were surprised to find the place relatively quiet. The restaurant is spacious, clean, and has plenty of seating. The menu is an experience in itself: a thick, photo-packed book featuring over 20 pages dishes. It's almost overwhelming but also super helpful for first timers. We ended up ordering four dishes - Stir-fried Pork (family style, Hengyang Braised Vermicelli, Braised Chicken Feet with Pig Feet, Hunan Hot & Sour Chicken Gizzards. All of the food was very spicy but delicious. Service was excellent -- our server was attentive without hovering, drinks were refilled promptly, and food arrived surprisingly fast.
We were in the neighborhood in the late afternoon on a Friday (about 2:30pm). The restaurant was empty so we enjoyed a wonderfully quiet atmosphere and we were able to chit chat and catch up with each other easily. We were enthusiastically greated as we walked in with friendly smiles. The menu has lots to offer but being as late as it was, we opted for a shared app and an entree each. I can't wait to return to order the other menu selections I had my eye on - next time we'll do it family style and mix & match tons of stuff! The three dishes we ordered were amazing. So flavorful - perfectly balanced - delicious - yummy. Did I mention it all tasted good? We had the Cucumber Salad, Mongolian Beef Sizzling, and Dry Pot Bamboo Shoots (which the server noted has pork in it). Oh man, I can smell the aromas again just writing this....we will definitely be coming back.
Incredibly delicious Chinese food. I went with friends, and was amazed by the food. There is a lot of authentic Chinese food, with some that has a really strong taste, so take care to ask advice from your waiter. For example the stinky tofu dish, while delicious, is not for everyone, the ambience was inviting, with distinct cultural design. The price was reasonable based on the amount of food given. Recommend checking it out!
Hands down my favorite and only authentic Chinese restaurant in town. Every time we go here, we end up discovering a new dish we've never had before and it just completely blows our mind! This time it was the "fir fried pigs ears" which was just fantastic and just perfect in every way possible. We also ordered our usuals which is the typhoon pork ribs, black pepper beef and garlic achoy. They also serve a very cold Tsingtao with a frosted small glass which makes it an amazing meal all around. Keep up the great work!
I really enjoyed this Chinese restaurant! The flavors are authentic and the service is very quick. Every dish we tried was packed with flavor and so delicious. My favorite dish that we got was the pork belly bao and the walnut shrimp.
We ordered egg rolls, orange chicken, steamed rice, sautéed string beans, and an order of soup dumplings. The egg rolls were ok; crispy, but not overly flavorful. They were served with what I believe to be a sweet and sour sauce (?) that was quite sweet, so it didn't complement the egg rolls that well. The orange chicken dish had a decent flavor profile, combining a sweet and tangy orange sauce with crispy battered chicken. It tasted like average orange chicken. The sautéed string beans were probably our favorite dish with the right amount of flavor and a hint of spice. The soup dumplings were also a nice dish as well and were easily finished. Overall the restaurant offers plenty of different options of dishes that I'm sure would please a variety of people.
Love the food here! It's fresh, authentic, and unique with a wide variety. Service was very attentive. And food portions were large and definitely family style. Food definitely is spicy, so make sure you're going in with eyes wide open. + Eggplant with peppers and thousand year old eggs was our favorite + Intestines in dry pot were super spicy but nice and soft chew + Clams were good + Veggies were fresh and excellent
Absolutely loved our first visit. Family style dishes. Plenty to go around. All traditional and being an ABC (American born Chinese) with both parents from Taiwan, this was truly a delightful find. Will be coming back for sure. Service was a little slow in the beginning, but as soon as we ordered, the food came out fast and hot. Loved the hand painted drawings on the wall. Reminded me of what I'd see walking in Taipei.
I've been here twice now and I think this is going to be my favorite Chinese spot in the DFW area. I hate to say it (believe me, I really do) but it's true that it's sometimes hard finding a Chinese restaurant that's both delicious and has amazing service. I don't personally think that other Chinese restaurants have rude service, per se, but they lack that customer service that we all want as diners when we eat out and drop some serious money. And I only mention the money part because both times that I've come, we had a party of 8, making the bill well above $300. My family has a bunch of piggies and we can eat. Everything that we've ordered came out really quick and was incredibly fresh tasting. Both times we've been here, it was on a Saturday at 5:30 and so there were plenty of seats, which quickly filled up by 6ish. The service, as I have alluded, was really good, both times we've been. They anticipated what we needed before we mentioned anything and anything that we asked for, they promptly assisted us. I really hope the quality stays like this. Please don't change! Stand out dishes, because there are just too many: stinky tofu, pork belly, the pork shank, and the whole fried fish with chilies. Ugh, it's making my mouth water just thinking about it.
11 days ago
Really enjoyed the food here. The soup and string beans were both excellent. It was simple but packed with flavor. Everything tasted fresh and well prepared. Just a heads up that they close their kitchen about 30 minutes before closing time, so plan accordingly. Overall the food was delicious and we'd happily come back again. read more
7 months ago
Dropped by Hunan Chef right before closing and was glad they were still able to serve us. Just a heads up their kitchen closes about 30 minutes before the restaurant does. We got the braised fish cake with three delicacies soup and stir-fried string beans with white rice. The soup was MASSIVE and had a light, comforting broth with bean thread noodles. The string beans were really tasty with rice. Service was good and they even packed our leftovers to go after we finished eating. Also appreciated that the menu has a photo for every item! read more
While the food at Hunan Chef was good overall, I am giving this place 3 stars because billing practices seem suspect. I visited Hunan Chef for the first time earlier this month with my fiance and his family (who are originally from Hunan so we definitely had high expectations coming in). We ordered a variety of dishes including the stinky tofu, sauteed string beans, braised pork belly, eggplant & peppers with century egg, spicy whole fish, etc. Everything we tried was quite good, and I can say that they do Hunan cuisine pretty well for the most part. Do keep in mind that Hunan food can be VERY spicy!!! Unfortunately, while we ended up paying $164.79 in total (after tax & tip) as shown in the attached photo of our receipt, they charged our credit card for $170 as shown in the screenshot. We didn't dispute it since it's just a $5 difference, but it definitely gives me some hesitation about revisiting this restaurant. Also this $5 overcharge is on top of the fact that we already double tipped (whoops) because they included gratuity in the bill (we had 7 people total). read more
Service was lightening fast. Ordered Kung Pao Chicken and Black Pepper Beef with a pot of Oolong tea. Loved the tea. Restaurant became steadily more and more packed. Volume level was nice when we got there, but became louder with wait staff yelling across seating area for seat assignments. Half way through eating, my dish was taken away and packed to go. Dishes kept being taken from the table despite the fact that I was still eating. Both the Kung Pao Chicken and Black Pepper Beef were from the Hunan part of the menu. I confess, I did not love either dish. I think this was due the authentic nature of the dishes leading to unfamiliar flavors. In both dishes, the meat was very fatty. read more
11 days ago
1 year ago
You know this place is good when you're the only one that isn't Chinese in the restaurant lol. Every time I've been here has been delicious. I usually will stay with the Americanized dishes, but the Hunan dishes look amazing. Every time I go here, all the tables are full and everyone is happy. I have never had a bad service experience here and always had good food. Highly recommend this restaurant if you want authentic Chinese read more
We were deciding between this place and some other options. Ended up coming here and I'm glad we did! Everything was so good, from the dumplings, to the sizzling beef, to the spicy chili chicken, we really enjoyed ourselves here. Friendly and very quick service. Nice ambiance. Reasonable prices. The tables weren't the most comfortable to sit at, but that's really the only negative I can think of. Go try this place. read more
We came for lunch on a Friday around noon and were surprised to find the place relatively quiet. The restaurant is spacious, clean, and has plenty of seating. The menu is an experience in itself: a thick, photo-packed book featuring over 20 pages dishes. It's almost overwhelming but also super helpful for first timers. We ended up ordering four dishes - Stir-fried Pork (family style, Hengyang Braised Vermicelli, Braised Chicken Feet with Pig Feet, Hunan Hot & Sour Chicken Gizzards. All of the food was very spicy but delicious. Service was excellent -- our server was attentive without hovering, drinks were refilled promptly, and food arrived surprisingly fast. read more
2 months ago
We were in the neighborhood in the late afternoon on a Friday (about 2:30pm). The restaurant was empty so we enjoyed a wonderfully quiet atmosphere and we were able to chit chat and catch up with each other easily. We were enthusiastically greated as we walked in with friendly smiles. The menu has lots to offer but being as late as it was, we opted for a shared app and an entree each. I can't wait to return to order the other menu selections I had my eye on - next time we'll do it family style and mix & match tons of stuff! The three dishes we ordered were amazing. So flavorful - perfectly balanced - delicious - yummy. Did I mention it all tasted good? We had the Cucumber Salad, Mongolian Beef Sizzling, and Dry Pot Bamboo Shoots (which the server noted has pork in it). Oh man, I can smell the aromas again just writing this....we will definitely be coming back. read more
Incredibly delicious Chinese food. I went with friends, and was amazed by the food. There is a lot of authentic Chinese food, with some that has a really strong taste, so take care to ask advice from your waiter. For example the stinky tofu dish, while delicious, is not for everyone, the ambience was inviting, with distinct cultural design. The price was reasonable based on the amount of food given. Recommend checking it out! read more
1 year ago
Hands down my favorite and only authentic Chinese restaurant in town. Every time we go here, we end up discovering a new dish we've never had before and it just completely blows our mind! This time it was the "fir fried pigs ears" which was just fantastic and just perfect in every way possible. We also ordered our usuals which is the typhoon pork ribs, black pepper beef and garlic achoy. They also serve a very cold Tsingtao with a frosted small glass which makes it an amazing meal all around. Keep up the great work! read more
3 months ago
2 years ago
I really enjoyed this Chinese restaurant! The flavors are authentic and the service is very quick. Every dish we tried was packed with flavor and so delicious. My favorite dish that we got was the pork belly bao and the walnut shrimp. read more
We ordered egg rolls, orange chicken, steamed rice, sautéed string beans, and an order of soup dumplings. The egg rolls were ok; crispy, but not overly flavorful. They were served with what I believe to be a sweet and sour sauce (?) that was quite sweet, so it didn't complement the egg rolls that well. The orange chicken dish had a decent flavor profile, combining a sweet and tangy orange sauce with crispy battered chicken. It tasted like average orange chicken. The sautéed string beans were probably our favorite dish with the right amount of flavor and a hint of spice. The soup dumplings were also a nice dish as well and were easily finished. Overall the restaurant offers plenty of different options of dishes that I'm sure would please a variety of people. read more
Love the food here! It's fresh, authentic, and unique with a wide variety. Service was very attentive. And food portions were large and definitely family style. Food definitely is spicy, so make sure you're going in with eyes wide open. + Eggplant with peppers and thousand year old eggs was our favorite + Intestines in dry pot were super spicy but nice and soft chew + Clams were good + Veggies were fresh and excellent read more
9 months ago
Absolutely loved our first visit. Family style dishes. Plenty to go around. All traditional and being an ABC (American born Chinese) with both parents from Taiwan, this was truly a delightful find. Will be coming back for sure. Service was a little slow in the beginning, but as soon as we ordered, the food came out fast and hot. Loved the hand painted drawings on the wall. Reminded me of what I'd see walking in Taipei. read more
I've been here twice now and I think this is going to be my favorite Chinese spot in the DFW area. I hate to say it (believe me, I really do) but it's true that it's sometimes hard finding a Chinese restaurant that's both delicious and has amazing service. I don't personally think that other Chinese restaurants have rude service, per se, but they lack that customer service that we all want as diners when we eat out and drop some serious money. And I only mention the money part because both times that I've come, we had a party of 8, making the bill well above $300. My family has a bunch of piggies and we can eat. Everything that we've ordered came out really quick and was incredibly fresh tasting. Both times we've been here, it was on a Saturday at 5:30 and so there were plenty of seats, which quickly filled up by 6ish. The service, as I have alluded, was really good, both times we've been. They anticipated what we needed before we mentioned anything and anything that we asked for, they promptly assisted us. I really hope the quality stays like this. Please don't change! Stand out dishes, because there are just too many: stinky tofu, pork belly, the pork shank, and the whole fried fish with chilies. Ugh, it's making my mouth water just thinking about it. read more
This place is delicious. I didn't know what to expect coming in, but it was definitely worth the stop. First off, it's around the corner from Ranch 99, so not in the greatest location but still easy to find. This place has a HUGE menu, everything from noodles/dumplings to more traditional Hunan food. Every thing we ordered came out with a sizeable portion and ended up being delicious. What we got: - Twice cooked pork with bean curd: Not overly spicy, full of flavor and delicious - Garlic fish (?): Can't remember what this dish was called but it came in a huge claypot with tons of fish. Only thing here is it could have been a little bit more flavorful, but it was definitely a "clean" feeling dish - Pork belly over mustard greens: The photo in the menu makes it look like they load the buns, but you really get 6 buns. That's beside the point though, as the pork belly we received had the right amount of fat to meat ratio and was packed full of flavor. The waitstaff is super nice and attentive and the food was delicious. Definitely come here if you're in the area looking for some authentic Hunan food. read more
Hunan style cuisine that leans more heavily towards spicy dishes (though they do have some that aren't spicy or can be modified to not be spicy). In general the food is good albeit skewing a bit in some cases to be heavy on chili oil. Service was courteous and fast. We tried: Spicy pig ears - tasty but a pool of chili oil Spicy beef noodle soup - a miss for me Dried scallop and bamboo fungus duck soup - very tasty Sautéed crab - good but so messy to eat Soup dumplings - these were average Clams - these were yummy And a veggie dish - also yummy but I wish I could remember what the dish was called I'd recommend a bowl of rice since it helps cut a bit of the salt and spice. read more
2 years ago
Their food was delicious, but a fair warning that it's on the saltier side. My table ordered the Black Chicken & Cordyceps Flowers Soup, Sizzling Beef, Braised Eggplant w/ Garlic Sauce, Dry Pot Flavored Konjak w/ Duck, Happy Clam w/ Pepper, and Sauteed Chinese Yam w/ Homemade Sauce; I also tried a cup of their yogurt drink. I liked everything we ordered but would probably skip on the yam next time. This place was bustling on a Saturday afternoon; nevertheless, the workers were attentive. read more
2 years ago
Hunan chef has an extensive menu. There is something for everyone including vegetarians. The servings were a lot and we decided to do family style so we could try all of the items. The soup dumplings were okay. The greens were delicious with the garlic sauce. I didn't care for the lotus but my friends loved it. The egg friend rice is a basic dish but it was really good. My friends enjoyed the eggplant. The tofu was so good. I would definitely return to this location. The service was friendly and authentic. The restaurant was clean and started to get busy around lunchtime. read more
1 year ago
2 years ago
We decided to come here for a quick lunch since it was near a ranch 99 grocery store! It was a real treat! The flavor of both dishes that we order was outstanding! I had the beef lo mein, the noodles were just perfect and my husband had the stir fried tofu slices with pork, it was spicy! This tofu dish was very oily too! But good flavor! There were just 3 staff working but they were very efficient! read more
You must try this place ASAP. Highly recommend for good Chinese food with looots of flavor. Their menu is never ending with so many options to cater to various palate, from adventurous to simple eaters. Spicy dishes are not as overwhelming compared to Szechuan cuisine! (5/5) Stir Fried Pork Family Style I really liked this one. The pork is juicy and the sauce is to die for. This is so amazing with rice! (5/5) Crispy Pork Intestine I haven't had pork intestine as flavorful and crispier than this. My favorite dish from Hunan Chef. I'm drooling just thinking about it! (4/5) House Special Lotus Root Cooked perfectly with a nice chew. Imagine the texture of a water chestnut. Little bit of chili pepper gives it a nice kick. (4/5) Flavored Egg with Egg Plant and Pepper Salad What a unique way to eat egg plants! It comes in a mortar and pestle and you mesh it up before eating. It has a nice tang and chew from the century egg. Not for people who don't like mushy texture! (4.5/5) Stinky Tofu Hunan Style Not very stinky with excellent crunchy texture and strong cumin taste. Anyone who's been afraid to try stinky tofu should start off with this one. Surprisingly pleasant! (3.5/5) Steamed Pork Belly with Bun Ample amount of braised pork belly with all the sauce and pickled vegetables. I thought the pork belly could be a bit more moist. (4.5/5) Garlic Flavored Boneless Chicken Cubes The garlic flavor in this is amazing. It's so addicting and you won't be able to stop eating. A must dish! (4/5) Typhoon Shelter Lotus Cake This is a really unique dish. The crunch is nice and the filling makes for a meaty texture. read more
1 year ago
Food is pretty good, but everytime don't know what's wrong with the Chinese waitress, when I was trying to add something Togo, she stared at us with impatience like saying what else do you need? The waiter quickly came to us and do our order, adding water, and did everything, she just standing in the front desk text ppl watch her phone, tell other servers to do all the job, the Mexicans did all the cleaning , will never come back again ruined the appetite. And the packaging is so bad, they can't even seal things in the soup container, I have to detail my car, smells so bad, and everything is in a mess read more
8 months ago
Try the cucumber salad!!! I am in Frisco on business frequently and picked up take out based on yelp reviews. This place is really very good and I live in Houston which is a restaurant Mecca. I will be back. read more
5 months ago
My sister recommended this restaurant, so my daughter and I decided to try it since we were in the area. She told me that each dish was large, and it was all family style, so we knew not to order too much. The prices seemed high, but it was worth it. We ordered 2 dishes along with a bowl of rice for each of us and had a lot of leftovers. Seasoning was great for both dishes, and we'll definitely be back to try other dishes. Service was excellent! The restaurant was clean, and the staff was very friendly. read more
5 months ago
Everything was delicious and piping hot. Didn't love it completely but overall everything was pretty good. At the end we packed everything to go and they took away our rice bucket. That seemed pretty weird and we had to take the food home without the white rice. Womp. read more
I felt like I was in China when I walked in and saw the dining tables, decor, ambiance... and then it was reenforced when I opened the menu. I literally felt like I was flipping through a menu I'd experienced on my many trips to China! The service was very attentive, bringing my kids their plastic ware and bowls upon sitting and asking for our drink orders... and quickly taking our orders. We started with the spicy shower pig ear, and continued to order the crispy boneless diced chicken, steamed flavored egg, chicken fried rice, steamed dumplings and house special fish fillet. I'd say the pig ear and fish fillet dishes stole the show - they were spicy and so flavorful!! I might have downed two or three pitchers of water since my mouth was on fire... but mind you, I can't tolerate heat very well anyways, lol. Some of the dishes we ordered weren't spicy at all since our kids can't tolerate heat. You're stepping into a restaurant that offers Hunan cuisine so expect the food to be spicy! Enjoy! We'll be back to try other dishes! read more
Great place for authentic Chinese food! Everything we ate was amazing. All the dishes had alot of flavor and portions were a good size. Recommend going with a big group and ordering a variety of dishes as they are family style here. Wait staff was friendly, more fluent in Taiwanese vs English. The restaurant was fairly crowded when we arrived after the lunch hour but the service was still timely. Will definitely return to try other dishes! read more
1 year ago
They have these beautiful solid wood craved Chinese tables and chairs. Great place to hold a party or for special occasions or just with friends. The menu is amazing. It took us 10 minutes to read all the captions for each of the dishes. It's Hunan style so SPICY is the norm. They serve dishes I have never seen before and if you are a super adventurous person, this is your place. They have frog belly, turtle, duck feet and tongue, pigs ears and feet and legs and intestines and liver, ... and all the dishes looked amazing! They also have chicken, beef, pork, seafood, ... cooked in all different ways. We ordered the Flavored Egg W/Eggplant & Pepper Salad and asked for as mild as they can make it and it was spicy! If you take out the green chili peppers and just eat the eggplant and the 1000 year old eggs, it's delicious. Next we had their Beef Fillet W/Black Pepper and the sauteed beef was so tender! They add King Mushrooms that had absorbed the sauce. Loved this hint of spicy dish. And our final dish was the Sizzling Seafood Egg Tofu. They used the egg tofu that is silky and smooth with a little bit of shrimp, squid and black mushrooms. Wished they had added more seafood to go with the tofu. This dish was not spicy. read more
Good was amazing. Shumai just had rice and bit bland. The fried rice, lomein, beef and broccoli were very tasty. Service was just ok, maybe due to being full. The place is very small with many locals, clean. The taste of the food and portions would definitely prompt me to return. read more
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