The food here is amazing--definitely the place to go for authentic Hunan flavors. But what truly sets this restaurant apart is the service. A huge thank you to the lady boss and the server, Xiao Zhang! They were incredibly welcoming, attentive, and made us feel right at home. It's rare to find such a combination of great food and great hospitality. Highly recommended! I had a fantastic experience here! Since it's a newly renovated store, the ambiance is modern, clean, and very inviting--a great place to dine. The Hunan cuisine is authentic and delicious. A special shout-out to the Landlady (Boss) and our server, Xiao Zhang, for their exceptional service. They were warm, attentive, and made us feel truly appreciated. Thank you both! Highly recommended. read more

If I could give zero stars, I would. This would be my first zero-star review. All the five-star reviews are a scam. Let's talk about the food first. We went there on a Sunday afternoon, and it looked like the waiter was having a bad day. He seemed very upset. When we ordered, he blamed me rushing him to place the order with a bad attitude. We ordered five dishes, but three of them were unavailable due to "missing ingredients." Excuse me? These were very common dishes, not anything fancy. How is that possible? When the food finally came out, I was completely shocked. All the dishes tasted exactly the same--salty and flavorless. The portions were small. I was very confused, especially since this restaurant had gone viral on social media. After I paid the bill, the waiter asked me to leave five-star reviews on Yelp and Google Maps. He told me to send both the receipt and screenshots of my five-star reviews to the manager then the manager will send me the coupon. Even after doing all of that, I never received the promised "coupon." Now I understand how this place went VIRAL, and get all good reviews with five stars on yelps and google map--it's definitely a scam. Save your money and go somewhere else. They don't care about food quality or value their customers at all. read more

Delicious Hunan dishes. Dined here tonight with my family and we ordered a variety of dishes. My favorite dish was the eggplant with thousand year egg. Very simple dish but nice pairing with the other spicy dishes we had. Service was decent and attentive when needed. Very attentive when we needed things like extra rice and water. Dined here on a Friday night and they had a few tables along with a party in the private room. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Spicy seafood dish that had shrimp and squid - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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They are new so a lot of dishes ran out if you come on an unlucky day. But food is very good, they have that smoky and garlicky taste typical of Hunan food. They also dont skimp on the meat and service is fast. The restaurant is big and there's a dedicated parking lot at the front. read more

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A relatively new addition to the SGV food scene - and wow, did we feast. Eight hungry humans, 15 glorious dishes. Why? Because restraint is overrated and curiosity is delicious. Oink oink! The whole fish and bullfrog were definite standouts--packed with flavor and beautifully prepared. The eggplant with century egg was another highlight: rich, savory, and surprisingly balanced. We're already plotting our return. There are still dishes on that menu that haven't met our chopsticks yet, and that just feels wrong. read more

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An tasty and relatively affordable way to dine on classic Hunan cooking! We ordered the eggplant, braised pork and hunan-style fish, and was very full and satisfied with our purchase for 3 people. Rice is charged per person, but absolutely necessary to absorb the flavors. Some of the flavors are a bit toned down (possibly to adjust to the larger local population of Cantonese and Taiwanese customers) but still hits the nodes necessary for an authentic experience. A new and welcome addition to the 626! read more

Hunan Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

Very delicious highly recommended! Will come back again for sure. This place is new and clean too! read more

Hunan Cuisine - Tofu spicy fish, spicy gizzard and veggie - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

Clean, spicy and delicious , worth trying. Will come here again. I prefer the chicken. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Clean, spicy, delicious - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

The food is good food, I'm from Changsha Hunan China, I know what kind of food is good HuNan food, and the server is great too, she is definitely a great person to work at this restaurant, we will be back again for my mom's birthday read more

Hunan Cuisine - 作为湖南长沙人，还是蛮推荐这家湖南菜馆的。 尤其是经典的湖南菜辣椒炒肉 我的侄女才11岁 竟然吃到还要加一份 所以我们决定下次party 还会来这里。忘记拍照片 ，只拍了这份打包的剩下的辣椒炒肉和黄喉炒藕尖 - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

Service: A young guy might be a partner, as he's giving advise to the kitchen how to do certain dishes...) He's very friendly attentive. Food: 4.5-star Ordered 3-item, other than portions is kinda small (2-peep sharing 3 dishes yet not enough...) 1). Organic Cauliflower 干鍋机台山花椰菜 4-star Stirred fried style w/small amount of diced leeks for garnish. I can also taste the hint of cumin in flavor yet I rather not to hv it I see they also put some drops of pork cracklings for the flavors, and it really highlights the dish-reminding me home cooking from my parents generation 2). 剝椒全魚House special chili sauce w/whole fish: 5-star Wow! It's the best dish over all Chili sauce is hot fresh delicious Fish is tender tasty as much of rice u like to pair with! 3) Chili Stir fried Frog 4.5-star 干鍋牛蛙 Portion is small, frog meat is not enough to feed 2-peep... Other than the small portion, the Shisu (purple herbal leaves, which is typical flavoring used in Hunan cuisine, and u can see it in Japanese cuisine for garnish) and colorful diced fresh green, red, and yellow chilies are sure a spicy bright flavors to this dish! This place needs to post an English name on the web site to promote and to expose their business. I find this spot when I was driving by in the area in the corner of 5th street on Valley Blvd. Plenty of parking in their lot. I encourage all foodies who enjoy spicy (not numb) Hunan style cuisine to come give a try! read more

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Great taste and good ambiance Great service Mapo tofu was excellent Braised pork belly was super nice tasty Bull frog hot pot great taste all around read more

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Nice , large well appointed Hunan style restaurant with a number of interesting dishes, particularly turtle and frog items. Finally glad to see them open as this was under construction for many months. And strangely the interior isn't much different from the predecessor Nine Dining. Nine Dining had not only taken over the space formerly occupied by Cafe Spot, and then later New Haojing, but took over the entire shopping center to build a large upscale skewer centric restaurant. That experiment failed fairly quickly, but hopefully Xianglalou will make a go of it. read more

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味道 非常好 ，很适合下饭 ，主要是菜没有那么油 这一点我很喜欢 ， 坏境也很干净整洁 ，服务也不错. 喜欢辣口的朋友可以值得来 ！ food is good anyway, and the service is great too, read more

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We've been here three times already, and every visit has been consistently great. The restaurant is nicely decorated, clean, and welcoming. The servers are always polite and attentive without being intrusive, which makes the whole experience comfortable and relaxed. Most importantly, the food has been delicious every single time. So far we've tried the Xiang-flavored stinky tofu, chili stir-fried meat, Hunan native chicken, loofah with poached egg, mapo tofu, Hengyang Pepper Fried Meat, and stir-fried pork with cabbage wrapped in lotus leaves -- and every dish has been flavorful and well-prepared. You can really taste the bold, authentic flavors. I find myself asking my husband every week if we can go back. Definitely a place we will keep returning to. read more

Incredible food and service. We were lucky to get a table on new years eve. Came with 8 Chinese and Americans and we were all delighted by the delicious food, service, and ambience. Will be back again soon. read more

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Service was exceptional and the food was great! The staff was able to converse in mandarin, cantonese, and english. I recommend the red-braised fish, garlic shrimp, and pork kidney. The flavor was delicious! read more

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Great taste authentic Hunan spicy dishes!! We ordered spicy kidney and spicy beef. Very tender meats and good quantity. Priced lower than henzhou spicy king. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Spicy beef - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Really good treats with real heat and big flavor. A great choice for parties catering to true spicy-food lovers. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Pickled fish - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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Wow. Great food with an array of hunan options. Definitely coming back to try more!! Glad I found a place so close to me. read more

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Flavors are great. We were here at New Year's Eve and it's crowded. Services are great too. Love the desserts.

Delicious and large portion. Family of 8 had a very satisfactory dinner together. We will definitely come back again. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

We had a great time here! good service and yummy food！our family will definitely come back next time. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

The food is good, and the service was excellent, the Hunan food is my, it's to come with rice, because the people who serve us are very friendly read more

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This is our second time eating inside restaurant, food is so good!! Exactly taste like my Hometown Food. I love spicy food~! The environment is clean and service is great too! read more

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"A Rather Disappointing Dining Experience" Excited to try a new restaurant, we ordered the signature pickled fish dish. After a long wait--during which we finished three vegetarian dishes and a cold appetizer--the main course finally arrived. It looked decent at first glance, but the first bite revealed an overpowering fishy taste. The ingredients were clearly not fresh, failing to mask the unpleasant odor. When we asked our friends for their opinions, they all agreed: the fish was unpleasantly fishy and stale. We called over the staff, and two servers arrived. Instead of apologizing, their immediate response was defensive: "This dish couldn't possibly be stale because we use frozen fish, not fresh fish!"* I was baffled. First，how could they dismiss our feedback without even tasting it? Second，shouldn't they apologize first instead of shifting blame? Third，since when does frozen fish guarantee freshness or eliminate fishiness? What kind of flawed logic is that? The two servers stared at us and asked, "So, what do you want us to do?"We requested a replacement dish--stir-fried lamb. Another 20-minute wait later, it arrived. The first bite: overwhelmingly salty**. The second bite: **still unbearably salty**. Was the salt shaker accidentally dumped into the wok? Or was this some kind of spiteful seasoning retaliation? The most frustrating part? No apologies, no follow-up, and zero concern for our experience.** From start to finish, the service was indifferent, leaving us completely neglected. read more

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Good food, it's not like American Chinese food, the service is very friendly too, me and my friends came together, it's our second time already read more

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The food is really good here. I highly recommend this restaurant to everyone who wants to try spicy dishes. It's very delicious.

Great food and good service as well, we come with party for 6, everyone love it , we will be back read more

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Really enjoyed this spot. The food was fresh, flavorful, and well balanced without being heavy. Everything tasted thoughtfully prepared and high quality. Service was friendly and attentive without feeling rushed, and the atmosphere was relaxed and comfortable. Great place for a casual meal that still feels intentional. Would definitely come back. read more

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I liked how they make food in different spicy level but still keep the original flavor of the food; I also liked how we were welcomed and served. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Squid, my favorite. They made it so tasty and fresh, too - Chinese Near Me - Alhambra, California

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We tried three nonspicy dishes and all three are pretty good. The sauce for the Loofah with egg is pretty neutral and the loofah tastes fresh. The steamed pork with preserved vegetable is better than most from other places because of the slightly spiciness. The saltiness of the preserved vegetable is just right. Steamed scallops is quite oily but tastes very good because they put a lot of garlic (I like garlic). Our overall experience is a good one and I do want to come back to try some of the other dishes. Service is not bad, and the place is nice and clean because it is newly renovated. read more

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It's my third time to come here, today it's our off day, so we don't make food at home, always eat out side, and the service is amazing, read more

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Great meal at Xianglalou! The food was delicious and authentic - you can tell they don't mess around with the flavors. Just be warned, when they say spicy they really mean it. I was sweating but couldn't stop eating because it tasted so good lol. Service was solid and the place has a nice vibe. Definitely coming back, maybe with some milk next time! Highly recommend if you can handle the heat.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ read more

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Newly discovered place! The service is really nice, food was excellent! We especially loved the 火爆腰花. The quantity is large! Strong recommendation read more

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Owner was really friendly. My dad loves their braised fish which is number 35. However, the sizes of the fish might be questionable because the last fish we ordered was a lot bigger lol but anyway, they still tasted great. The interior looks really nice and has a good vibe. read more

I have been waiting till my 4th visit here to post this comment. The quality of the food and service has been consistent and I've never been disappointed each time. read more

Staff was so friendly and helpful! Everything was super yummy and food came out fast!

I've been coming here for a while, and the food never disappoints. Every dish is bursting with flavor and cooked to perfection.

Absolutely love this restaurant! The food is always top-notch--rich flavors, generous portions, and beautifully presented. Every visit feels like a treat, whether I'm here for a quick bite or a special occasion. read more

Wonderful, nice food, nice service. Very good. The staff are very nice, and the food is Wonderful and excellent. read more

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