Imperial Wok

We had an amazing meal at New Haven Taste of China. Starting with the tomato egg drop soup, which…read morewas great, warm, with great flavor. We then had the thousand year old eggs, we are not Asian, and the staff were surprised we ordered them, they were FABULOUS, we have not had them since our previous favorite Chinese restaurant on Orange St. was sold a number of years ago. For the main course I ordered ants crawling on trees, which was phenomenal, noodles were cooked perfectly with a good amount of pork, and spices were perfect for the dish. The wait staff were attentive, and friendly, and the restaurant had several tables of customers who appeared to be enjoying their meals as well. We no longer live in CT, but when visiting this restaurant is always on our list.

BEST, most tempting, well-presented menu for ANY restaurant I've come across in a WHILE. The…read moreapp/entree pictures alone sold me, AND were a great choice for my veg. cousin as well!!! Cozy, upper-scale while still comfortable setting, GREAT service, and Very reasonable pricing. We shared a few awesome apps (Chinese celery with dried tofu and cold noodles with ginger... YUM!!!) along with eggplant in garlic sauce and tofu family style. Check out the WONDERFUL pictures on their online menu... You'll want one of EVERYTHING!!! 100% recommended for a special occasion or just a REALLY good, MUCH better than "standard" Chinese fare!!

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Chef Jiang

3.7(75 reviews)

1.0 mi

I was so excited to bring my mom here after trying it the first time last year, however, we were…read moreboth disappointed. The dishes on the menu were vastly different from what was brought to the table (dan dan noodles especially). The short ribs were brought out ~2 minutes after we ordered, which seemed like they had a pre-made batch in the kitchen instead of being freshly made. The flavoring was not as expected, it was more of a panda-express type of flavor. The dan dan noodles did not have the fresh meat on top, but had a dried pre-made type of seasoning instead. (Menu vs dish shown in my pictures). The beef noodle soup was mid, the beef wasn't the same quality as other Chinese restaurants. The chili wontons were good! I'd recommend that dish. Overall disappointing experience and it's unfortunate, because my mom and I were looking forward to coming here for her one night in New Haven.

Great lunch specials. Food was a amazing and service was great. Waitress was really cool I just…read moreremember her saying it was her 2nd month on the job. She was really nice and attentive.

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Nice Day Chinese

4.2(41 reviews)

0.5 mi

God this is solid, yummy Chinese!…read more It's amazing no one else perfected this concept until now but this place has got it going on!! This is like a mashup of the best Chinese food you have come to expect from your local spot that is also modern, friendly and has great lighting (including a disco ball, which is always a good sign)! Staff are so friendly and seating is ample! There should be a location in every major metropolitan city!!

This is the old ivy noodle location. Their food is so good ! I love the chicken chow fun. The…read morechicken and broccoli is incredible the dumplings are a ten of ten. Must try. It's mostly self serve but the service is amazing. The location is clean and has a lot of seating. Will go here again and again.

Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (6 pc)

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1st customer for soft opening launch on 8/24/2024!!!

Joy Kitchen

4.0(6 reviews)

2.1 mi

Ordered sesame beef. Met driver to pick up the food, of course he wanted more of a tip than what…read morewas already given. Proceeded to bring in food and let me tell ya, I think it was one chunk of breading out in a deep fryer. I could not break the beef pieces apart. Threw this stuff away. My first and last experience for this place.

Food tastes fresh and is delicious. Prices are reasonable.The service is very good. It's a take…read moreout..

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Jin Fu Hot Pot

4.2(19 reviews)

0.9 mi

A new hot pot place has opened up in New Haven!…read more As a native Californian, I am truly blessed with good Chinese food and unfortunately, this place is not up to par... and not even good for CT. The meat was frozen and defrosted, the broths tasted like water, and it was pretty expensive for the quality you get. The broths looked very flavorful, but it truly tasted like water... No amount of sauce was able to save it. You also can't even make your own sauce, they come to your table with a sauce cart and make it for you... The service was meh as well. Overall very disappointing.

According to the owners, they just opened one week ago and it's already super busy. You can call to…read moremake reservations or do walk-in. I came with a party of 4 and waited about 25 minutes. They gave my group a discount for ordering 2 platters of meat and got 1 free veggie platter. Not sure if this is their soft opening deal. The mushroom soup and beef soup were a bit bland. The meat platter was plated nicely but they definitely used frozen meat. I would say a bit pricey... Overall, not bad. Soup taste healthy which I don't mind. Definitely on the pricey end but there's not many hotpot places in New Haven so happy they opened!

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Meat platter ($35)

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Junzi Kitchen

4.1(250 reviews)

0.6 mi

Super delicious. The reviewer who said this was like a Chinese chipotle, but with authentic…read moreflavors, was right on the Mark. I got a griddled tofu bowl with fork noodles and scallion sauce. My free vegetables were stir fried cabbage, pickled red cabbage, and stirfry bean sprouts. For my free add-ons, I did fried soy beans, ginger scallion sauce and some cilantro. The line was not terribly long and the bowl is huge and delicious. I would say half of it for later but I don't have a refrigerator where I'm working! Fun flavors and I like the texture of the noodles too. Highly recommended in New Haven!

It's like a Chinese Chipotle except that the flavors and ingredients are authentic. Would…read moredefinitely come here again. Recommend the knife noodles, stir fried cabbage, tomato egg, braised beef shank (this was very authentic, thick sliced with tendon), bok choy, fried soy beans, soy egg. I would be interested in trying the furu sesame, slow-braised pork,

Furu sesame noodles with griddled tofu ($13)

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Steamed

3.7(107 reviews)

1.0 mi

Boiled is more like it - you'd think with a name like this, their dumplings would be better - thick…read moreskinned and tough. Add it to the long list of subpar New Haven Chinese restaurants. Why aren't there a slew of good ones here?

It was not clean. The plate came out with bits of crusty food on it. Food was also quite tasteless.read more

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Shrimp dumplings

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Spicy noodle

Sing Hee Restaurant

4.3(92 reviews)

4.6 mi

I found this place by going on the New Haven subreddit page and searching the words "chinese food.'…read moreReddit is a place where people go to either be gross n weird or to be upset about the conservatives in their city. If you are looking for the inverse, facebook is it. This is the greatest Chinese take out restaurant available in CT. I won't say in ALL of CT history because do you guys remember House of Chao (RIP). But the past is the past and SING Hee is the present. Sing Hee is delicious and reliable and the people working there seem INTENSE and work hard. You can see straight back into the kitchen they are working like no other. Young kids at the front counter askin me if Kirby want sauce, i'm like all I needs is hot MUSTARD packets. Bro gives me a grin like we're in Ocean's 11 and loads me up w like 15 mustards, ya boi stocked for LIFE. I get extra egg rolls because egg roll for breakfast microwave for like 30 seconds and DOUSED in hot mustard is the breakfast you wish you could have everyday but you can't because u have a heart attack or something. Most important is the Lo Mein is perfect, not too saucy, not too dry, not too oily. It's like the Lord himself made this Lo Mein. anything w broccoli is also delicious. Kirby LOaf needs broccoli like Trump needs a wellness check

Best sweet & sour chicken. Love their egg rolls and fried rice. My son loves their vegetables.read more

IMPRESSIVE LEGOS!!

I ate both Shrimp Egg Rolls on the way to Mom and Dad's. And I'd do it again!

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Hunan Chicken

Wok Number One

3.4(18 reviews)

2.2 mi

Guess I shouldn't order from here. They were at my door…read moreWouldn't give my order. They had the wrong phone number. Ok . So..... Now I can't call them Mailbox is full

Food is great!! Has long history in the neighborhood with lots of Regulars!!! Politicians meet here…read moreto "solve" local and global issues!!! The staff is most friendly, respectful and swift!! The chef listens to medical or allergic issues too! And business moguls large & small seal deals at these booths/tables!!! Ample parking in front, back & both sides!!! Come enjoy for yourself!! Take Home available too!!! Delivery!! ...a SECOND GENERATION REGULAR!!!

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Veg chow mein. Bland. Shrimp fried rice, bland. 3 shrimp.

Blessings II Go

3.0(101 reviews)

1.5 mi

I get the same thing every time I go and it is Normally very good. This time the sauce was too…read moresticky for my liking. They prepare the food very fast, it is always about 10 mins until it is ready. The restaurant is pretty clean and you directly can see the kitchen while they cook which I like.

I've been on a quest to find some really good Chinese food , I'm not from the area so I've been…read moretrying different places, but this place takes the cake . I don't mind paying good money for good food . I ordered the fan tail shrimp to my dismay, I was given 2 blobs of batter with 1/2 a shrimp in each and yet I was charged 6$ almost 7$ dollars for that unbelievable I ordered Teriyaki chicken tasteless & dry very disappointing the rest was ok I suppose

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Fried chicken wings

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Fried chicken wings

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