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    May Jen

    3.7 (73 reviews)
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    Closed 12:00 pm - 9:00 PM

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    Wonton Soup
    David K.

    This is one of my favorite places to have lunch or dinner at when I'm near Buffalo. Its been far too long since I've been here. It's a cozy little place; warm and welcoming. Lunch prices are very affordable, in fact, cheaper than a lot of places that I've been too. Lunch meals include a soup, and white or fried rice. It's a good size portion, its sure to fill you up. Service was wonderful. He was very helpful and we had a few good conversations with him. I highly recommend May Jen. They've been in the community for over 40 years.

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    Phil V.

    Glad to see May Jen is back! Best chinese food in Buffalo imo, everything is homemade and delicious, go for the ginger garlic chicken and the thai basil fried rice, other favorites are any of the dumplings and the lo mein

    pork egg roll!
    Gunlord 5.

    Very nice ambience and the food is excellent. A bit more expensive than other Chinese places in the area tho.

    Hot and sour soup
    Tina H.

    The place is small, but can seat about 50 people. Lunch time was busy and the one man serving/ hosting kept a happy demeanor, even as he ran around. The hot and sour soup is not super spicy and has a little heat on the back palette from the red pepper flakes. The crab rangoons come with a peanut soy sauce that actually tastes better than the normal orange gloop sauce most places serve them with. The General Tso's chicken has a tangy sauce that's not super spicy, and it is liberally slathered over the dish with a large portion of rice to accommodate all the chicken. The chicken was over the top breaded and actually had chicken in them!! A welcome surprise. I enjoyed this meal very much and hope others will look past the unappealing exterior to find this gem

    Pork fried rice!

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    Green curry with beef may be the best thing I ever tasted. This place is consistently awesome.

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    3 years ago

    The best Chinese food by a mile. Why is there a minimum amount of characters for a review?

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    They are chronically understaffed at lunch. Takeout orders take an hour. Food is tasty, but I'm not sure I will continue ordering.

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    4 years ago

    Wonderful as always. We did takeout for the first time and the food was almost as good as eating there.

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    Pick up times are never accurate. Waited almost an hour past the due time for food. Food was okay, sauces tasted like they came from a jar.

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    Best food in town won't get Asian food no where else .Delicious fresh and satisfying , leftovers are good too the next day .

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    Golden Hill Asian Cuisine - C49. Orange Chicken on the provided white rice, with an egg roll and crab rangoon on our plate at home.  Delicious

    Golden Hill Asian Cuisine

    (78 reviews)

    Finally had the chance to dine in. Walked in at 1:45pm on a Monday and there was soft music playing…read morein the dining room. I was seated and immediately served complimentary tea, and fried wontons with sweet and sour sauce. I ordered the Kung Pao lunch special which comes with a choice of egg roll or soup, and white or vegetable friend rice. I chose the wonton soup and fried rice, and I ordered an egg roll as well. The egg roll came out quickly, and the lunch special was served right when I finished that. The food was good and the dish was spicy (Kung Pao is supposed to be spicy but it never is-- not for me) and the service was polite. When the check came it was accompanied by a plate with two slices of orange and a fortune cookie. The only thing I didn't like about the visit was that there was an advertisement for a big commercial law firm on the back of the fortune slip and the "lucky number" was the phone number. I thought that was tacky. I walked out at 1:15pm. Great, quick lunch.

    Nice people, good food, pleasant atmosphere: because I can never decide which is more important,…read morethey are equally important factors when rating a restaurant. Golden Hill has all three. And a lunch menu. Wow! I just gave my receipt another look and the people are nicer than I thought. I thought they were pleasant, friendly, happy we were there, concerned that we would enjoy our visit. The lunch menu offerings were each $10.95 and included eggroll OR soup, and white or vegetable fried rice. Daughter ordered the Eggplant in Garlic Sauce with eggroll and white rice, plus an appetizer order of steamed dumplings. I ordered Eggplant with Pork in Garlic sauce with eggroll and white rice, plus a small bowl of Hot and Sour Soup. The soup on the appetizer menu was $3.95. My receipt shows the server put the soup as my lunch choice and charged $2.95 for the eggroll. She never said a word, didn't point out that I could save a dollar by switching the sides around. So the people are all I thought plus kind and conscientious. Marvelous. I was delighted with everything I ate. The entree was enough for two, so supper came home with me. The eggroll was fresh and crisp and non-greasy, seemed homemade. Excellent. The eggplant was perfectly prepared and cooked, as was the pork. Delicious. The hot and sour soup was easily one of the best I've had, and I'm always looking for a great hot and sour soup. Coming from downtown Buffalo, we'd been in Williamsville because I had an appointment on Essjay Rd. Afterward, we looked for a place to have lunch before shopping. Finding Golden Hill at 4001 Sheridan Dr. in Amherst was pure serendipity. You can bet, though, that I will visit again after next appointment.

    Crystal Asian Cuisine - Pork belly skewer.

    Crystal Asian Cuisine

    (124 reviews)

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    I'm so freaking happy! I had never heard of Crystal Asian Cuisine before last night. We stumbled…read moreacross them because it was pretty late for dinner and our regular Chinese food place was closed. Crystal stays open until 1 am! They open at 4 pm, just an fyi. We got a bunch of stuff and everything was delicious. Literally the best beef lo mein I've had since I moved here six years ago. I've been just settling with it at other places so this was an exciting discovery! We also ordered sesame shrimp. It wasn't like other sesame dishes we've gotten. It was a pink sauce that was similar to sweet and sour, but it was very good and the shrimp were large and plump and cooked perfectly. We tried their fried dough just on a whim and it's like nothing I've had before... it's a nice little add on for $3.50. They have American Chinese and also authentic dishes, which is fun. Prices are in line with other Chinese food restaurants and portions are pretty generous. We'll definitely be back...like, hopefully very soon!

    When you pull up to the restaurant, it doesn't look like much. You might even think it's closed (I…read moredid). But go inside and enjoy some delicious Chinese food and extremely reasonable prices. The service is friendly and super fast, and the portions are huge. I only had their American style Chinese food, but they also had a large menu of authentic Chinese cuisine on the weekend. The interior is simple but very clean, with lots of booths. I highly recommend Crystal Asian for great Chinese food!

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