Great Chinese food, cozy atmosphere and nice family owned business. Very attentive and enjoy dining there often.

I have eaten Cantonese and Sichuan my entire life and know very little about food from the Hunan region so I've wanted to try Hunan Cuisine for some time. I did a bit of reading before going to the restaurant to learn about popular Hunan dishes and was looking forward to trying new dishes. Unfortunately Hunan Cuisine serves none of them and just serves the standard Americanized, generic Chinese menu found most places and some Korean dishes. The people were lovely, the space is attractive but nothing on the menu appeared in a single Google search for most popular Hunan dishes. I ordered Hunan shrimp which was basically sweet and sour shrimp with a few pepper flakes, pickled onions and some frozen vegetables. I was looking for a food adventure and got something really boring. read more

I have been to this restaurant many many many times, and it has never once disappointed me. I love the homey ambiance inside the restaurant, along with the staff members who are always efficient and hospitable. We went around 5 pm, and I ordered the Mongolian Beef with white rice, and my partner ordered the Sesame Chicken with Fried rice. Everything we got came out quickly, and it was all hot and fresh. My top menu items at Hunan are the Mongolian Beef, the Egg Drop Soup, and the Crab Rangoons. SOOOOO GOOD. For how much food you get, I feel like it is priced well at around $18 per dinner meal. If you go for lunch, you get less food, but at a great price (in my opinion, the lunch portion is still perfect). The leftovers always reheat pretty well for 24-48 hours (in Chinese food leftover standards). Another fun fact: if you want to take out, you can call to place an order, or place a pickup order in the DoorDash app. Both are super convenient! I've tried a million Chinese restaurants over the years, but I will always prefer Hunan Cuisine. read more

We always frequent this restaurant when we want Chinese food. It's always good and hot. The staff has always been great and the service is good. Our preference is the general Tso's Chicken with the hot and sour soup and an egg roll. read more

Absolutely ridiculously bad. Placed order at 4:00 for pickup at 7, was ready at 8:15. Food cold, order was incorrect. What a joke. No apology. $190.00 down the drain. read more

Hunan Cuisine offers a delightful fusion of Chinese and Korean flavors that will satisfy any craving for bold and savory dishes. The menu boasts a wide variety of options, with everything from American Chinese food to Chinese korean. Each dish is crafted with fresh ingredients, offering a balance of rich spices and authentic tastes. The service is friendly and attentive, making the dining experience all the more enjoyable. I ordered off of the Korean Chinese food side and it was worth every bite. read more

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The food wasn't bad but it wasn't good. Ordered Generals T's chicken (marked hot) and it had little flavor at all, the chicken was at least tender. Egg drop soup had an odd flavor and I wouldn't be surprised if it came out of a can. Egg roll wasn't bad but was lukewarm. The service was the only thing I would rate high and the portions were good. If we go back it would be for lunch and see if another dish was any better but not soon. We need a good Chinese place on this side of town! read more

This was my 1st time eating here. There's not alot of Chinese places on 280 to pick from. This is definitely not one to try.i base my Chinese restaurant on how good the hot and sour soup is. Is was very plain. I got the general tso and my my got the beef lol mein.hers wasn't bad,mine was very generic. You can tell they use the same chicken for sweet and sour and sesame and general tso.if people think that this is good Chinese their nuts.i was so excited about eating here today, I couldn't be more disappointed. And besides that it was expensive for lunch. Save you money and go to panda express. read more

Every time we drive by here my husband says he wants to try it, so today we stopped in for lunch--and it will definitely not be the last time we do so! I got the sweet and sour chicken and he got the Mongolian beef. The food was solid and the egg rolls were some of my favorite I've ever had. The food came out in less than five minutes and the service was great! read more

Hunan Cuisine - Sweet and sour chicken - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

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Hot and sour soup was not good. Ordered General Tso's chicken. Sauce tasted like the red sauce you put on egg rolls. I got the Beef Lomein. Wasn't too bad. Was disappointed. Food could have been better and a lot more favorable. read more

The food was delicious but the delivery person was very late and rude to me. He didn't follow the instructions included in the order, and blamed the distance from the restaurant as if that was my fault. I will never order delivery from here again. read more

The korean style chinese food is my favorite! The only place in town with jajangmyeon and jjiampong. Portions are so big so I recommend getting either one bowl of jajangmemyeon/ black bean noodle or jjiampong/ spicy seafood noodle soup and a tansuyook/ sweet and sour pork on the side! read more

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I was searching Yelp for Korean food and stumbled across Hunan Cuisine. I was excited to see they offered some Chinese-Korean options - so good!! The sweet and sour steak and Mongolian beef reminded me of dishes I had as a child living overseas. We love 30 minutes away and will gladly make the trip down 280 to enjoy. My husband said he could just eat egg rolls, crab rangoon, and their spicy mustard and be happy. read more

Update 8/2024. Lunch was below average. No real taste. Just wish for consistency between lunch and dinner. In ur opinion, which is better?

The service was great! And we were served quickly! The food was also delicious I love the location too!

The hubs dragged me here for lunch on my birthday 11/2 even though I specifically asked for hibachi however this place did not disappoint! They have a great lunch menu I ordered house Lo main & I do like the fact the lunch menu includes fried rice egg roll & soup so I was able to have the rice as well as the noodles my husband got Mongolian beef which is his go to meal & I must say the meat was sweet & tender with a light crisp even though it wasn't what I wanted I'd definitely give it another whirl! read more

The best Asian food and service around! The Dragon and Phoenix is my go-to with brown rice. Yum! My husband loves the sweet and sour chicken. Service is always friendly and fast! read more

I got my food to go so dining experience was non existent. The food was good and the service was quick and everything was in my order. I will return. read more

The food here is amazing, my new favorite Chinese restaurant in the Hoover area. Moo goo gai pan and almond chicken cannot be beat!

Moving to AL, my wife and I were in search of good food, period. Along with good food we have a standard of service that is a nonnegotiable. As Black people we went into this establishment of service and was not greeted, even after saying hello to the first worker we saw. When the waiter came we asked about vegetarian options. There was only one option, according to the waiter, which read "Buddha Delight." This was our first time there. The waiter refused to give the vegetables in the dish, and pointed to his head tapping his brain, and told me to think. The whole experience was disappointing and disgusting. Just to be clear, this is the place. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Hunan cuisine Chinese restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

Atmosphere: We ordered a pickup order, so we were only inside the restaurant briefly. Both dine-in and take-out options are available. Service: Very quick and prompt service, but we received an incorrect dish (further explained). Food: We ordered the Jja Jang Meon, Jjam Pong, and Tangsuyook, but after leaving the restaurant, we realized that we had received a shrimp dish instead of the Tangsuyook (maybe misheard as Kkanpung Saewoo?). Although the jja jang meon's sauce was tasty, the noodles were too soft for our liking and broke very easily, but this may have been due to ordering take-out. The Jjam Pong was the best dish out of the three. The soup was flavorful and had a good variety of seafood in it! The pepper in the shrimp dish was too overbearing for our taste, and this is coming from people who love spicy food! Despite the good parts of the dishes, they were quite overpriced and did not hold out well as part of a takeout order. Overall: Hunan Cuisine's Korean style Chinese special dishes did not live up to the standards of authentic Korean dishes. We'd go here to try to satisfy a Korean cuisine craving, but we thought that the price of the food did not reflect the experience. read more

Really good shrimp options. Black pepper and 5 flavor spicy shrimp are good choices. Enjoyed the moo shu pork as well.

Food is always good. Good size portions. I have never had a bad meal. Customer service is excellent and the fact that they deliver is amazing! We order from here at least once a week. If you dine in for dinner or lunch, you won't go home hungry. Booths and tables are available they have wait staff to take your order and they have a few TVs. Beer and wine basics are available. read more

It's a very typical Chinese restaurant but they serve a small selection of Korean dishes that aren't bad. There are not a lot of Korean spots in the Birmingham are which is why I enjoy visiting Hunan every now and then. I recommend trying any meat dishes from the Korean section but the jjajangmyeon and jjampong are average. Service is also average but there's a very sweet older woman who works here and always provides the best service!! read more

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Ordered mandarin chicken, a spring roll and the special Hot and Sour Soup with Seafood through Grub Hub. Delivery was on time and the food was still hot and did not have to reheated. The soup was some of the best HSS I've had. Large portion, there was a large scallop, several shrimp and a good amount of chicken and tofu. The 8.95 for two is a bargain, one portion filled up wife and she saved her meal for later. Spring roll was good but there was no dipping sauce other than what was prepackaged. I should have request restaurant sauces be packaged separately and tried their dipping sauce for the spring rolls, their mustard sauce and Red sauce but I forgot to request that so no harm no foul. My mandarin chicken was excellent and the portion was more than enough to share some with my wife. Very good experience with both the restaurant and Grub Hub and will be ordering again. read more

The food was outstanding. The batter is very light. Nothing seemed greasy. The egg rolls may be the best I have ever had. It was my first time to try Almond Chicken. It was very good. Their egg drop soup was a big hit for my vegetarian daughter. She especially liked that there was some tofu in it. A great option for Chinese food. read more

Consistently good food and service. Staff and owners seem to like to get to know their customers and are friendly and caring. A regular stop for us. read more

This is an excellent place to eat. The food and customer service are outstanding. We eat here often and it is always consistent in quality and flavor. read more

My husband & I drive 45 miles just to eat the wonderful food at Hunan on Hwy 280. We have 3 Chinese food restaurants in our town but we are not fans. The food is absolutely wonderful here at Hunan. The staff is great and we love Lily! She is so friendly and makes sure we are taken care of. It is clean, great atmosphere and our favorite place for Chinese. The lunch special will not leave you hungry because it is a large portion. We are always full & well satisfied when we leave. Yummy! Makes my mouth water just thinking about Kung Pao Beef! read more

Hunan Cuisine - Kung Pao Chicken- Only one of our favorites. - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

The Korean dishes (Jja Jang Meyun and Jang pong) are absolutely delicious!!!! And they even have the yellow radish to go with the dish. YUM. Will be back read more

This is my absolute favorite place to get Chinese food! They always prepare my tofu dishes perfectly. Friendly and fast service. Highly recommend! read more

Hunan Cuisine - Szechuan Tofu - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

We have been regular customers at Hunan for over 10 years and have probably enjoyed most everything on the menu. Some of our favorites are sesame chicken, szechuan chicken, mongolian beef, lo mein, pork fried rice, and the best hot and sour soup anywhere. James and Lily and their employees are always nice and accommodating, and they take pride in their food and service. Their delivery policy is within 5 miles but they will also deliver as far out as Chelsea Park. We are happy customers and highly recommend this restaurant. read more

I've been getting delivery Chinese food from here for 15 years. It's very good and delivery is prompt.

This place has the best customer service along with the best Chinese food on HWY 280. I can not wait to go back and try something new. read more

Hunan Cuisine - Mandarin chicken, house fried rice, and egg roll. Yummmmmmy!!!!! - Chinese Near Me - Birmingham, Alabama

For Chinese food on this end of Hwy 280 I haven't found anyone that beats it. Ambience: Clean Americanised restaurant setting. Food: This is where this place shines. I always get General Tso Chicken with a side of lo mien noodles. If they would just not give me white rice I would be happy as a clam. Delivery: always prompt even though I only live a mile. Don't judge me. Price: Fair for takeout Chinese read more

Got to go food from there on cinco de mayo for lunch. This is one of my favorite places for to go food. Always consistent with their cooking. I've eaten at the restaurant handful of times and it's always clean and the staff friendly. They have nice Decour and a great location. It's easy to miss if you don't know what to look for since it's in a multi business building on the bottom floor. I had the lemon chicken with white rice. The chicken is well cooked. There was a piece or two that was overcooked but not enough to ruin the meal. The rice was good and I love the eggrolls with duck sauce. Delivery available for the local area and within a good time frame. Didn't get pictures this time but will follow up with them in the future Definitely a return kind of place read more

As a minority in Birmingham, I'm Catholic, I am under the religious obligation of not eating meat on Ash Wednesday and Fridays during Lent. So we sprung for Hunan Cuisine. We started with the crab rangoons and spring rolls. The rangoons were alright but the dough was a little chewy. The spring rolls were made with the same wrapper as the egg rolls. The entrees were the Five Flavors Shrimp made of lightly breaded shrimp with a sweet and spicy sauce carrots and water chestnuts. We also had the Sezchuan shrimp which was good. But my favorite was the Mongolian Shrimp. read more

Awful, I got food poisoning here ten years or so ago and haven't been back. I've started going to New China or the Summit for my Chinese food cravings. Stay away. Last warning. Never crowded, which is a sign of quality. read more

This is great little spot for Chinese. Tucked away in an unassuming strip center on 280. Extremely pleasant staff and appears to be family owned. They take pride in their product and we've never had any issues with quality or taste. This is our third stop for carryout and the food was hot and well prepared. Portions were large enough to make two meals out of. The hot and sour soup was delicious and lived up to its name. Egg rolls were hot and crunchy but cooked perfectly, filled with all the deliciousness you'd demand from a quality roll. We had both the House Lo Mein and Mongolian Beef. Lo Mein was packed with meat and I savored every bite. Beef was well spiced and tender. This is a great little spot for dine in or to pick up dinner on the commute home. Certainly recommend as this is a place we will continue to visit. read more

I don't eat Chinese food very often because I don't want to die young, but... this is pretty solid. The General Tso's chicken and a big Sapporo from the nearby Publix: . read more