First time experiencing the menu outside of Dim Sum. Here are my notes:…read more Special Fried Rice in Claypot - Refreshing fried rice due to the addition of the cilantro. You can taste the umami from the roe and other ingredients that I am not entirely sure are but taste familiar. I enjoyed and loved it. Mapo Tofu - Firm Tofu and good sauce. Although I do enjoy more of a Sichuan-style spicy mapo tofu (with the very numbing taste), I still found this mapo tofu delicious as you can taste the flavor of the pork and sauce coating the tofu. 2 Entree BBQ Platter: Roast Duck and Empress chicken - I'm biased towards roast duck. I love roast duck so any roast duck is good to me. Not a lot of comment on the duck. However, the Empress Chicken is nicely seasoned with the whatever broth they cooked it in. One of the few Empress Chickens where I can enjoy it without the scallion-ginger oil, but the scallion-ginger oil still elevates this Chicken to a higher level. Congee with Pork and Preserved Egg - Comforting and triggers a lot of nostalgic feelings for me. I didn't have to add too much additional soy sauce or chili sauce because the congee has a great base flavor. Preserved egg and pork weren't too chunky, rice was not too "mushy", and the overall congee was in a good thickness to create a nice mouth feel for each bite. Will visit again to try the other dishes.

Ambiance: 3/5 Service: 2/5…read moreFood: 5/5 Drinks: n/a Price: 4/5 Parking: 4/5 Debated how to write this review. The food was fantastic. Drinks aren't rated, as they don't sell house cocktails (though they sell a small selection of beers and wines). All-in-all a solid menu. The dilemma is that we generally felt unwelcome. We came by on a Sunday evening at 6:30 pm (and paid and left by 8:20 pm which is 10 minutes before closing). We were a party of 8 with diverse backgrounds, and with exception to one server (a woman wearing red who was maybe a manager), the staff just weren't friendly toward us. I will say that one woman in red was so kind. She made sure to say "bye" as we left. I will add one of my friends mistakenly tried to take a pair of chopsticks (as they are set on the table in a paper slip). She didn't realize they were store owned/reusable vs throwaway. She quickly apologized, but that became the final straw of awkwardness with the staff. The food was genuinely great with appropriate prices, so I may give it another shot down the road as a date night option.

Stopped by Flame Cafe and had a great experience. The cafe wasn't busy when I visited, which made…read morefor a relaxing meal. I ordered the hot Hong Kong milk tea and the beef teppanyaki rice, and both were delicious. The milk tea was rich, smooth, and perfectly comforting, while the beef teppanyaki was served sizzling hot with tender beef, flavorful rice, and just the right amount of seasoning. The customer service was excellent as well. If you're looking for a casual spot with tasty food, great drinks, and good service, Flame Cafe is definitely worth checking out. I'll be back to try more items from the menu!

I dig this place, reminds me of home back in Taiwan (I know this is an HK cafe), specifically of…read morethe foods I'd eat at the night market. - Teppan beef is yummy (but pretty heavily buttery) - The dessert toast is kinda reminiscent of ovaltine flavor, in a good and endearing way (and not too sweet despite it looking ludicrous) - Skewers are yummy, reminds me of street stall food Everything is tasty, and the place itself is efficient like most Asian restaurants (quick service, clean-enough tables, and you GTFO after you eat). Just like back home.

I just ordered food. I ordered for three people, and it was super affordable I ordered the salt and…read morepepper shrimp and an chicken and I've honestly got to say some of the best Chinese food I've ever had and when you walk in the two ladies in are front are really nice and welcoming !! The food tastes very fresh and it's seasoned to perfection I strongly recommend this place it's definitely one of the best in sac! I hope more people get a chance to try this place out!

When I'm craving Peking pork, walnut shrimp or salt and pepper tofu this is my spot! Their prices…read moreare fair and their portions are BIG! Their combo plates are enough for 2 people. My husband and I usually share a combo plate but when we have family dinner we do whole orders. The place is a small whole in the wall take out Chinese restaurant. They have pictures of their dishes on display. When you call to place an order they are so nice. When you pick up your order they greet you with a smile.

A great spot for a solid Chinese meal--and surprisingly, an amazing banana cream pie!…read more The service was friendly overall, although our table wasn't checked on very often since it was so busy. That said, the food more than made up for it. Our favorite dish by far was the Spicy Calamari with Basil. It's something I'd absolutely come back for--the calamari was tender with a great texture, and the sweet, savory flavors paired perfectly with everything else we ordered. The Garlic Chili Green Beans were another standout. They had great flavor and still retained a nice crunch instead of being overly soft, giving them the perfect stir-fried texture. The Vegetable Chow Fun (with beef added) was decent but a little dry for my taste, so it's probably not something I'd order again. By the end of the meal we were completely stuffed, but we couldn't resist trying the banana cream pie. It looked huge when it arrived, and we honestly didn't think we'd finish it--but it was so delicious that we ended up eating the whole thing. Definitely don't skip dessert! I also appreciated that when I asked for hot sauce, they brought out several different options to try, including what seemed like a garlic chili sauce, chili crisp, hot mustard, and sweet and sour sauce. It was a fun touch that let us customize each bite. The restaurant also has a lot of history and character. We walked in casually without realizing it was a more upscale sit-down restaurant, but it ended up being one of the highlights of our day. If you go, the Spicy Calamari with Basil and the banana cream pie are absolute must-orders!

I've been here twice now, once to try the food in restaurant (randomly), and the second time…read morerecently for a friend's birthday. Both times, the food was good. My goal is to come here during dine downtown week in January to try that menu since I hear it's worth it. For parking, it's either street parking or you can do valet parking in the garage right next door. There is no self parking in the garage. Street parking is self parking. The restaurant itself is like a long, large hallway. When you walk in, your greeted by the host desk. Then you walk towards the back and pass a bunch of booths, tables and the bar area to the right. It's built like a Craftsman style layout. When I was here recently, it was for a friend's birthday and there was a group of 10+ of us. They only do family style food so our group was split into 2 tables and each table ordered their own entrees and meals to eat family style. I was at a table of perks I had just met that night, but we had no issues sharing plates. This may not be for everyone, do you can still order your own entrees, but there won't be much variety if you don't have a lot of people. The food was good. We ordered wallet shrimp, Buddha's delight, the curry noodles/chow mein, garlic green beans and chicken chow mein. All three good was good. I would say it's above average and comparable to Din Tai Fung, but a bit cheaper. I liked the walnut shrimp, garlic green beans and buddhas delight. Service was decent. It could've been better, but could've been worse. Overall, we enjoyed our meal. I'll be back when dine downtown rolls around.

This is one of my favorite places to visit when I'm craving rice rolls. I've only ever ordered…read moretakeout and each time I visit I try to get new items along with my regular orders. On my latest visit it was a very busy Sunday, but I was able to place an order for take-out and then wait in my car for the order to be ready. I ended up ordering the pork steamed rice noodle roll, the beef and cilantro steamed rice noodle roll, the garlic long beans, and the beef and mixed mushrooms. I saw a couple of other Elites dining in when I was ordering, but it was so busy I couldn't properly say hi, so "HI DAVID AND EVA!" I'll have to keep an eye out for their next review, because whatever they had looked delish! I waited in the car for a bit and then when the order still needed a few more minutes I popped into the dollar store next door to kill a bit more time. Before I knew it my order was ready to go. They packed everything really nicely and we served it up as soon as we got home. Their rice noodle rolls are so flavorful and I love the sweet, salty and savory sauce that comes with it. The noodles are really filling, and the dishes we got would be enough food for 2-4 people depending on how hungry you are. We ate the rice rolls right away and then had leftover green beans and beef and mushrooms for lunch today. The green beans were fresh and had a great garlic flavor, without it being too much. The Beef and Mushrooms was great, the beef was tender and flavorful and the mushrooms soaked up all the sauce. There were also green beans in this dish, which was a perfect addition. I really need to dine in soon for the full experience, but take-out has always been a win for me.

With my husband out of town for work and a craving for Chinese food, my dad and I came to Taste of…read moreOriginal. We were promptly seated and began pouring over the menu. We decided to try a little bit of everything and here is what we ordered: hot and sour soup, potstickers, spicy cucumbers, BBQ pork, BBQ pork fried rice, Mongolian beef, and honey walnut shrimp. The food came out fast and piping hot. Pretty soon our entire table was covered with dishes. We started with the hot and sour soup, which we both felt was lacking in the flavor department. It didn't have that spicy tang that you look for when you order hot and sour soup. The potstickers were fried crispy, but the dough was a little too thick. The spicy cucumbers had no flavor to them at all. And the honey walnut shrimp was not memorable. We both felt that the two best dishes were the BBQ pork fried rice and the Mongolian beef. The beef was tender and had good flavor. The prices were extremely fair and the portions were large, but all in all this was not my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area.

The honey shrimp is the best thing here. I come back time after time. It is perfectly seasoned,…read morecrispy, and tender. The sauce is sweet, savory, and thick. It is very easy to eat, and you can't stop eating it. It is everything that you would want. It's so crispy that you don't even need the walnuts. It stays crispy for a long time. It's fresh every time. Everything else is alright.

Tried this hidden gem for lunch today. I was impressed. The place only does take out. If you pay in…read morecash you can avoid the 4% credit card fee. Don't ask for hot sauce, chili oil, or anything extra because they say no. They do have hot mustard and sweet and sour sauce for sale. This place has no frills, just good, fresh and generous portions. My new go to spot if you want good Chinese food. I ordered the sesame chicken lunch special, $14.25. After tax and cash discount, $15.50. It smacked. Waiting are is covered in pictures of their plates. It's worth to look at.

I haven't been to Journey to the Dumpling in a hot minute, so my husband and I went to try out the…read moremidtown location. We came on a Sunday around 8:15pm and they close at 8:30pm. We told ourselves if they couldn't seat us, no worries, we actually had a backup restaurant to go to, but i'm so glad they did! We got seated right away and knew exactly what to order. We got the chili oil wontons, chicken dry chow fun, salt and pepper spare ribs, and the duck noodle soup. Everything was so good and the hitter of the night for us was the duck noodle soup. It was so flavorful and the meat was so tender! Everything paired so well together and it was very refreshing. Our server was so nice and very attentive. Since we did get seated 15 minutes before closing, we had to order quickly but we weren't rushed either. He was very helpful and made the experience better. Would definitely come back here to try other items on the menu!

We ordered the salt&pepper chicken which was crispy and juicy…read more The chili wonton was good and not spicy. The crab and pork soup dumpling was not as favorable as I thought it would be. The service was quick and everyone was so nice and attentive

Went here while in town. Walked in with my kids, owner was friendly from the get go. Engaged my…read morekids, got us set up. Food was excellent. Mongolian Chicken and Honey Walnut Shrimp were excellent. Kids both insisted it was the best Chinese food they'd eaten. Excellent experience, excellent food. Highly recommend

I wanted takeout Chinese and T&Z restaurant was close by, so I stopped in on a Thursday afternoon…read morearound 5:40 PM. The place was empty, with only one other guest ordering takeout ahead of me. I wanted something on the lighter side so I had the dinner special, which comes with one entree meat, rice, and an egg roll. I had the chicken and broccoli, and it was good. It was lightly flavored, and the egg roll was delicious. The rice was good too. For under $20, I would go back and maybe try the orange chicken or beef and broccoli.