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Hunan Yuan

3.8 (264 reviews)
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Updated 2 months ago

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Charmaine on the left. Too much garlic. Literally no taste other than that to the right tofu with veggies. 90% raw with no taste.

Super rude service, order my food asked to eat outside and they hand me a to-go bag when the people right next to me gets all the fixings plates and are visited four times while the staff passes my table each time and I'm by the door. 50 bucks for two dishes which are bland and I could find them at any dive Chinese food or food truck. For half the price. If you're hungry, go for it, but if you're looking for a good place, good service and good food, try again.

Kung Pao Chicken with brown rice
Michael L.

We were in the neighborhood and decided to give this restaurant a try. This is not a traditional Chinese restaurant as they include a green salad with their lunch daily lunches. The menu is very extensive with many options so it will suit a wide variety of tastes. First off, it's great that they offer brown rice as an option (and at a slight cost). The Kung Pao Tofu tasted very good. Although untraditional, it was kind of nice to have a green salad to balance the spiciness. The Kung Pao Chicken (mild) was tasty but needed a bit of salt. Lastly, we wanted Hong Kong style noodles with eggplant. It's not on the menu but they were accommodating. As you can see in the photo, the eggplant pieces were huge. The quantity of food was good but it was a bit of a messy plate. Oh, they provided a bowl of hot and sour soup with all of the lunches. It was more sour than hot and just OK. If in a bind, this is probably a safe place to visit. However, it may be worth driving a bit to Chinatown to get something more authentic.

Goku U.

Great quality Chinese food without the added salt or grease. I took a gamble on this place for a weekend dinner and they came through. Food was prepared nicely and arrived hot. This restaurant definitely came though and gained a return customer.

Singapore noodles/ no pork requested and shrimp added
Nasser S.

It's a very typical Chinese food restaurant, that's not a good thing or bad. I talked to some people that been going there for 30 years. With all the options for Chinese food in the area that's saying something. It did remind me of one of my favorite Chinese restaurants, food was basically the same, which was good. Service was very prompt and available. I love the location of the restaurant up the hill off 35th next to Safeway. I enjoyed my food yes, just not over excited. Can't always hit a home run, but dang it, you can try haha.

Shrimp with mixed vegetables.
Nanci S.

Great family owned business. We like to come here after our workout at the gym. Portions are good and food is delicious.

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Cyn T.

I love coming here for lunch. Almost everytime I come I see someone I know. We came for a large luncheon this time. We had trays off chicken fried rice, chow mean, broccoli beef, Tofu and veggies and orange chicken. Everything was delicious as usual and the servers are always kind and helpful. I love the way the sun shines so brightly throughout the restaurant. See you all again soon. Thank you

Stephanie A.

A very typical non authentic Chinese restaurant. We ordered their lunch special (garlic chicken wings and beef and tofu with garlic bean sauce) that came with a small bowl of hot and sour soup and salad. Both were pretty tasty. The next table ordered sweet and sour pork which looked really good. Next time I'll order that.

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Reviews are mixed. Many mention friendly service, generous portions, and a family-friendly atmosphere. Parking is also easy.

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Amazing lunch menu and service always great as the food.. great for family and meet ups.. parking easy..

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You want food that fills and makes you feel at home, this is the place to go. Service is great and the ambience is homey.

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Ordered from Hunan Yuan my wife and I both woke up with severe intestinal issues. Avoid at all costs.

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Super reliable takeout or eat in. Staff is wonderful, food is great and LOVE IT for its price range.

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Good Chinese food. Not greasy-- exactly what you want when you want Chinese. Staff is friendly and efficient.

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Are any of their dishes gluten-free?

They are open for lunch How do we tell Yelp so the hours can be corrected?

Does anyone know the name of the son's restaurant in Pleasanton/Dublin? We loved everything about the style of dishes. Hoping he offers similar food. He gave me a business card a while ago but I've misplaced it.

They are going to re-open I spoke to one of the previous workers about a month ago and she bought the restaurant from the original owners the cook and several staff will be remaining when they re-open hopefully sometime in the next few weeks.

If anybody finds out what is going on please let us know we love the spot doesn't seem like they're going to reopen?

They are not going to reopen. The landlord jacked up the rent to an untenable amount, so it's just not doable for them.… 

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