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    Hunan River Bistro

    3.7 (198 reviews)
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    Closed 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Very gelatinous sesame beef....
    Marie B.

    Food was too "westernized" to satisfy my Chinese food craving. Perhaps from lack of cooking expertise in this sort of cuisine or bad recipes are to blame, but none of the dishes tasted authentic... Tasted more "Panda Express" than family kitchen, if you get my drift. We ordered delivery on a late Friday night. The food came out hot, fresh, and well-packaged, so I'll give them that. But, that's where the appeal ends. Using spaghetti noodles in lieu of actual lo mein noodles was the first faux pas (the al dente cook to the noodles rejected the sauce). The fried rice was a bit too dry - from the stale rice that wasn't cooked down properly to the hard peas & carrots (that resembled the freeze-dried veggies in a cup of instant noodz). And, the sesame beef tasted "gooey" from an overly-thick batter that absorbed the too-gelatinous sauce. The flavors were okay, but the textures were a tad offensive. The portions were also very modest. Not the worst, but this one missed the mark, for me.

    Ruth K.

    I wanted to rate it at "4" and just write down that it was an "3.5", but I can't. The dining experience in terms of food was just mediocre. You can tell by looking at the restaurant that at one time somebody really cared about this place and put a lot of loving energy into decorating it and so forth. The food coming out of the kitchen tasted as if the person was on an hourly wage and didn't have a lot of experience cooking authentic Chinese food. I have eaten Chinese food in the bowels of London down dark alleys where menus were only in Chinese and you either were able to manage it yourself or have someone with you who could read and speak Mandarin, and the food was spectacular in that case. What I ate today just barely registered in comparison. We started with the chicken Moo Shu which was a generous serving and actually wasn't bad. And then we shared the very lackluster Sweet & Sour shrimp. Sad. There was obviously a time when somebody loved this place and cooking delicious food for guests, but maybe that's just back in the annals of time. I did enjoy looking at the beautifully colored fish in the tank, which is always a nice touch with decor, but the tank needed cleaning.

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    Liz F.

    Service was spot on. Food came in a timely manner and they always were attentive to our drinks. 4 in our party. One had Mongolian Beef (5 stars), one had Happy family (I think I will get that next time I go there) it had lots of veggies and meat in a brown sauce, one had Shrimp with Lobster sauce (4 stars as it could have been seasoned more), one had Shrimp With walnuts (she said she liked it). Each dish came with fried or white rice. For the two family dinners we had soup and appetizers (1 big rib and a cheese puff and a spring roll for each person) as well.

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    Great service and great prices for lunch menu with large servings. Very delicious!! Will definitely go back

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    Usually get carry out or delivery. Always excellent, hot food. Delivery is so fast you wonder if it's cooked. Lol

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    Food tasted great. I was satisfied with the quality of the shrimp and spices. I ordered their spicy hunan and it was bomb

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    10 months ago

    This is the worst food I've ever had in my 34 years of living. Trash, went straight through me to the toilet.

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    Best Chinese food in the area. We ordered pickup and it was ready when we got there, very fast.

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    My go to place for Chinese. I mainly order take out, always prompt and correct. Love all the dishes.

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    2 years ago

    Moved away from the Cypress area and when Im back, I make a special stop to grab some of my favorite hot and sour soup.

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    Steamed dumplings are the best thing on the menu. Delivery is always fast and food arrives nice and hot. Love having this place close by

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