This small restaurant might not look like much from the outside, but it serves up some very tasty and rather authentic chinese food. This spot is a regular lunch place for me since I work within walking distance. I usually call to order and walk over to pick it up as my order is usually ready within 10-15 minutes. My go to order is the twice cooked pork with fried rice and egg drop soup. The lunch combo comes out to roughly $11 and includes a chicken egg roll on top of everything else I mentioned as well--great value! The lunch menu has lots of variety and the portion sizes, in my experience, have all been quite large. The restaurant is small and the seating is limited, but it is worth a visit if you're looking for some very solid chinese that s perhaps a step or two above the stereotypical chinese takeout spot. read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - 21. Double Cooked Pork Lunch Special - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

My wife and I had lunch there laat week. Two of us split a small hot and sour soup, 8 fried pork dumplings, and an order of Sichuan Beef. Green tea to drink. At $30 plus tip, it was good, and we had some to take home. It is a small (9 tables) family run place that has been open for at least 15 years. It has an authentic feel to it, could be considered plain. We have been going there for several years, mostly for take-away. I always get the pot stickers. read more

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A great local find for yummy Chinese food! Everything we've ordered from here has been delicious and we definitely intend to keep going back. read more

We come here when visiting family living nearby because it's a small family business, the chef and family run the place and are such nice people, the location is so convenient to where we stay, and the food is always so fresh, cooked to order, really hot off the flaming wok, and oh so yummy good! Yes, I love good Chinese food as I grew up on it, and trust me, the food here is very good! It's very small place, there is very limited parking outside, but at least they do take outs and deliveries to nearby areas, which is very convenient when we are just too lazy to leave the home. What we really like about this small restaurant is that the owners are so accomodating to our dietary requirements and special requests....like, when we ask for no salt or less soya sauce, etc., they are happy to make necessary adjustments to make each and every one of their customers happy. Of course, if you have no dietary restrictions, then just order the food as is, and I am sure you won't be disappointed with the way they normally prepare their dishes. So, we ordered the General Tso's Chicken, Soft Pan Fried Egg Noodles with chicken and veggies, Fried Crab Puff, Shrimp Spring Roll, and the Spotted Trout steamed with light soya sauce, ginger, and scallion....offered only during special occassions. As mentioned before, the food here is very good! ....the chef is extremely skilled, and prepared everything we ordered with perfection....every dish tasted so very good! What I am really glad about is that there is this very good Chinese restaurant close by, which always saves us from having to drive all the way to Chinatown. read more

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The neighborhood spot! Our full time go to for a quick Chinese dinner always Togo always delicious. Family owned and operated, happy to help support them ! read more

First beware if it looks busy. There are only around a dozen tables. We walked a ways, so decided to wait it out. It took about 15 minutes for a table to open up. There really isn't a waiting area so we were just kind of moving around the entrance. I had the king pao shrimp and chicken. I would rate it as above average. Portions were decent for price. Ingredients seemed fresh. It won't let me select 3.5 star. I'd say better than 3. But not quite worthy of a 4th star. read more

Food always good !! Also they have lunch special every day, amazing deal! A lot of good food!

Love ordering take out or dinning in. My favorite spot for Chinese in Houston! The portions are generous and the service is quick! My favorite dish is Singapore Mei fun! read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - Dinner sized dishes - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Ordered this place via delivery. Got the orange chicken, Wings and Fried Rice along with pork egg rolls. Everything looked fresh and cooked to perfection. Unfortunately looks were deceiving. The food overall just tasted bland. Everything we ate, felt like it was missing something. read more

Quick update: The Dan Dan Noodles are amazing. I paired this with shrimp spring rolls which were also good, but not great. A bit greasy for my taste, but good. The Dan Noodles were perfect. The combination of the spicy ground pork, noodles and bok choy was the bomb. read more

Owner spit on my car for absolutely no reason as they were closing. No clue as to why - guess it was end of day and tired, but I can only imagine what they spit in your food when they have a bad day. Wasn't even parking to eat there. read more

Carry out Food very authentic Prices fairly low. Have a large assortment of dishes. Has Szechuan and Hunan and more

Awesome food great service! There is an abundance of food to eat. Thank you guys so much!!!!

Food was good and portion is enough and the price is very affordable. Service was fine.

Well if your around this area, don't miss out the Gem! Price was reasonable, and best part the food was fabulous! I had lunch: 1 Hot & Sour soup- just right hot and sour and not like other Chinese restaurant that's cater to American sweet. Best soup! 2 pork egg foo young- cook to perfection and sauce was on the side and it was cook just perfect! Around this area you will not find a better egg foo young! 3 fried rice- cook just perfect! No soggy or due. It's is a true fried rice! Service was family atmosphere and it's all great! Over if I could give over 10 I would! Try it! read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - a plate of food - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Worst Chinese food ever. I checked the Yelp reviews b4 ordering the food. Should have leaned towards the 1 star reviews. All dishes ordered were terrible. The protein in the dishes are questionable too! Consumer beware! read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - Order from uber eats - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

What a hidden gem in Energy Corridor! My wife and I went for dinner. We ordered Shrimp Egg Foo Yung and Moo Goo Gai Pan dinner specials. The Egg Drop Soup and Wonton Soup and Spring rolls along with our entrees were delicious. Served fresh and hot! Everything is handmade. No premade or frozen items. Friendly staff. We will definitely return! read more

Ok...I've avoided this place forever based on yelp reviews...google said it was. 4.3 so I went for lunch today. Parking lot seemed empty but when I got inside it was packed. Service was deliberate but not slow. Hot and sour soup was good! Kung Pao chicken came out hot and fresh...vegetables were the right amount crunchy and the sauce was really flavorful! I don't understand the negative reviews...I will definitely come back...the fried rice on the next table looked fantastic! read more

Off Memorial Dr and Eldridge Pkwy, this spot in The Energy Corridor screams more typical neighborhood "Chinese joint" with the usual trimmings. Minimal decor, staff is polite and robotic. No frills type of place, it felt oddly "stuffed". The food was decent and portions were generous. Ordered the Moo Shoo Pork and it was adequately flavored. Will i return? Maybe. Is it a bad place to experience? Absolutely not. read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - the front of the restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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We've only ever gotten food from here via takeout but it's always been delicious. I especially love the walnut shrimp.

This is my neighborhood go to!!! The General Tso is all I get and it's always great! Give them a try!

I only would recommend this place if you enjoy eating Americanize Chinese food. My garlic shredded pork was so bad! The pork was not tender, the sauce was very watery, way too many veggies, more than the pork. I had this dish many times at other restaurants! They do not have all these veggies in it n the sauce was much thicker and flavorful. This dish usually has black fungus mushrooms, bamboo shoot and garlic and maybe ginger in it. I also had the Singapore noodles, flavor was good but the beef in it wasn't tender at all! Very chewy and not enough veggies, so it made me not enjoy this dish. read more

Great food. Very good prices and hot and fresh when I picked it up. Very quick service and to the point.

Their food is great and I usually pick up takeout. Their food is always ready when they say. They pack their dishes really well. All in all I recommend. I takeout at least once a month. read more

Stopped here for a quick bite. Lunch is till 3PM not 4PM as stated on their online website! No worries, dinner portion is only a couple bucks more and still comes with an egg roll and soup! Egg roll was crispy and delicious. Cashew chicken and Kung pao lacked anything to make them stand out. I'm used to cashew chicken being a sweeter dish. This was more on the savory side. Cleanliness was meh but that's usually an indicator of really good food. Rice was pretty good, I like mine with lots of veg which it lacked but still had robust flavor. Prices were very reasonable. Chicken was very silky and was not all white meat! Not a huge fan of the texture but everything else was nice. Owners were friendly! Thanks read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - Cashewnut Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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This place is my absolute FAVORITE Chinese restaurant in all of Houston, and that is saying a lot considering the abundance of authentic Chinese restaurants in Houston. They have typical Chinese take-out items, but the best dishes are the "family style" dishes, mostly in the Sichuan section. These dishes are the ones I would say are authentic Chinese and not Americanized Chinese food. The dishes my family always get on rotation are 1. Crispy spicy fish fillet 2. Chicken with eggplant 3. Mapo tofu 4. Sautéed string beans 5. Salt & pepper spare ribs 6. Boiled beef in hot chili sauce 7. Stir fried veggies (not on menu; just ask them what kind of veggies they have that day) In net, I highly recommend ordering the family style dishes rather than the typical Americanized items. What I love about this place is that they never use MSG, food is always fresh, and it just tastes good. There are very good Chinese restaurants in Bellaire, as well as Katy Asian Town, but none of them compare with the authenticity and home-style cooking of this place. It's not a fancy place, but the food is the most "homey" and authentic Chinese food in Houston. In my opinion, this is my favorite, but it is also the best, Chinese restaurant in Houston. read more

Mall food is better than this place. I ordered sweet and sour chicken, egg rolls, and shrimp fried rice. The sweet and sour sauce consistency was pure liquid, not an ounce of corn starch or whatever is used to thicken the sauce. Rice tasted old. Definitely missing Tans Hunan on diary ashford. read more

Extremely mediocre. The lo mein was soggy and the cashew chicken had a thick sauce that tasted microwaved. Everything was exceedingly bland. I threw my leftovers away, that's how bad. Too many great places to give this one time. Pass. read more

I gave them several times to redeem themselves and they totally did. Although this place is a 1 minute walk from my job they still deliver. Anytime I order online it only takes 10 minutes for my order to be ready. This the quickest lunch option I have ever seen. The portions are generous, food always fresh and the menu is huge. My favorite dishes are the Shrimp & Broccoli, Salt & Pepper Shrimp, Sweet & Sour chicken, Beef & Onion entree, egg rolls, and shrimp rolls. Their customer service is pretty impeccable and order accuracy is top notch. The ladies inside are very friendly and always greet you with a smile. I highly recommend giving this place a try or second try if they didn't wow you the first time around. read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Foods always spot on. I'm from New Jersey / New York area and it compares to Chinese food up there.

Nice portion for the food. Lunch portions were great. Service is homey. Ambiance is good. Overall a great value for the price!

Absolutely disgusting. Do not waste your money here. I ordered a chicken dish and I wasn't sure if it was actually chicken. Tasted very weird for chickens. The pork egg rolls were smaller than usual but ok. read more

Large portions and fast service BUT seems unsanitary. My glass has some kind of gunk in it which I realized after I drank from it. The cooked kept going back and forth to the restroom and never had on gloves that I saw. There were flies too. The food was fine but nothing to brag about. The price could be considered fair because of the portion sizes but other than that this place is good for a quick fix. read more

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YAY! This place is exactly what you're looking for if you want Chinese takeout in a pinch. You can order online or over the phone, pick a lunch special, my choice was General Tso chicken, fried rice, an eggroll and your choice of soda for only $6.50, plus tax! The restaurant itself is tucked away on the corner a small strip center and inside, it's everything you would imagine a hole-in-the-wall Chinese joint would be. I was a little weary because I had recently been burned by another takeout establishment recently, so I did not know what to expect as far as the food quality went. Have no fear! Everything is packed neatly for you in your to-go order, utensils, sauces and fortune cookies, are all there. The food is HOT and fresh. The eggroll is on point, generous size and not overly greasy. The General Tso is made with white meat chicken and the taste is just right girl! The fried rice is good, not the best I ever had, but it is good. All in all, this is a solid lunch choice :) read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - General Tso Chicken and Fried Rice Lunch Special - the portions were huge! Eggroll not pictured, I had already eaten it :) - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Best Chinese food near the business district. Everything I've ordered has been superior. Highly recommended

I used to love this place but they've gone downhill! 1. hot chinese food in Styrofoam container is just not tasty - shows the restaurant doesn't care for their customer or their product - 2. shrimp & broccoli is dry - why hold back on the sauce - 3. too much broccoli - too little shrimp - 4. egg rolls were stuffed - 4 to a tiny bag - so eggrolls are soggy - mushy -- 5. had to ask for more duck & soy sauce more than 5x - yes those tiny little packets - over & over - why limit that?? So - I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE - NO GOOD FOOD & TOO CHEAP WITH SERVING CONTAINER, PRODUCT, SAUCE, ETC.... HOPE THEY USED REAL SHRIMP??!!! YUK! (PS SAUCE IN PIC IS SOY SAUCE - BC MEAL WAS SUPER DRY) - Rude worker at window! read more

Nihao Chinese Restaurant - Super DRY food-NOT tasty-Bland-Rude service!! They are cheap with serving container, product, sauce packets, etc. sauce in pic is soy!! - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place falls in the middle for me. Not great, not terrible. Everything seemed a little bland for my tastes. One thing that stood out was how fortified their entry seemed, walled off dining area, plexiglass separating the cashier. Besides asking for the name on the order I'm not sure he said anything else to me but I guess he was being safe. Probably won't go back. read more

Great lunch specials! Love the salt pepper fried fish, mao po tofu. Can't wait to try other items.

I'm giving 2 stars mainly because the customer service is nice. But the food definitely not so much. I ordered take out over the phone to pick up. Which consisted of : general tsos chicken combo with fried rice. Sweet and sour chicken with fried rice. And fried dumplings. I also ordered extra egg rolls because the reviews were talking so much on how good they were. In all honesty the food taste like it may be frozen The dough of the egg rolls and dumplings was just wayyyy too thick and tasted funny. The egg rolls really didn't have much in them. Just a bunch of dough. The fried rice was nothing to talk about at all. And the chicken was just okay. I really wanted to like this place soooo bad. But I definitely won't be ordering from them again. read more

Best Chinese food I've had and very fast too! Very underrated. Eating in feels cozy and the staff is always checking in , good place