Not bad Chinese-American - and not bad dim sum either. We started off trying their soup dumpling dim sum - it was tasty with a nice broth and filling, enough so that I'd like to return and try their other dim sum offerings. We followed with some pork fried rice (which was somewhat bland, using browned pork meat strips instead of roast pork); salt and pepper squid (also on the bland side - needed more seasoning and the pieces were too big, making them rather chewy); and their cumin chicken (which was the best of the main dishes, having a nice heat level and flavors). So all in all, imo there's enough promise here to warrant another visit and try more dishes to see if I can elevate it to 4 stars. Service was excellent, prompt and polite. read more

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We had a great dinner here! Highly recommend! Everything was really tasty, well made and fresh! All the dumplings were AWESOME! Also loved the chow fun. I would definitely go back. They were pretty busy for a random Wednesday. But we were able to get a table and food came expeditiously. Prices were very good. The restaurant is perfectly nice inside, nothing special about the inside. Give it a try! read more

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We were looking for soup dumplings in Western Mass and we found that and an amazing menu here. The service and ambiance are a great start but the food and value are even better. This place is the real deal. And while you're there, the downtown area has a movie house, bookstore, ice cream shops and more. read more

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I was out running holiday errands and decided to order a lunch special from Oriental Flavor. I chose sesame chicken with brown rice and hot and sour soup. I also added on a dim sum combo. I used the online ordering option and received notification of when it would be ready. Unfortunately when I arrived at the stated time the food wasn't ready. I had to wait ten or so minutes. It was nicely packaged and I settled down in my car ready for a nice lunch. To my dismay no napkins, or utensils were provided. I'm pretty handy but trying to eat rice and chicken chunks without a fork or spoon is going to end up a huge mess. Thank goodness for Whole Foods. Disposable utensils and napkins available right inside the door. The food was alright. Rice was nice and hot and the portions were pretty good. Would probably order again but would have been much better with utensils. read more

We had carryout, which was very difficult to pick up due to the lack of parking - had to walk two blocks in the rain to retrieve my food. Food was wholly unremarkable, unmemorable, and overpriced. I'm guessing that their target customer is the captive student body, who have no other choice within walking distance of the Common. Maybe dine-in is better and maybe I'll give it a try sometime but never again for carryout. read more

OMG, good authentic Cantonese food is hard to find these days. So glad we stopped by Oriental Flavor for an early dinner. Ambience was fine (casual, service was crazy attentive and food came fast (again it was early). But the food!... We had the best steamed BBQ pork buns I've had in the US (only Hong Kong was better), and all of the appetizers and entrees were 4 or 5 stars. Other Highlights: scallion pancakes, pan fried dumplings, orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken, sautéed vegetables (in garlic sauce). All amazing! We ordered way too much food, but still had to get some more pork buns and scallion pancakes to go... read more

We came here on 6 Oct 2024 on the way home from Londonderry NH and ordered a soup Dumplings, century egg porridge, dry Sichuan fish pot, pork fried Hor fun and fried string beans. The string bean is very tasty, the dry pot fish has all the right ingredients and is spicy and nice, and the pork hir fun is great. The porridge is not hong king style. The soup dumpling are also good enough. read more

Oriental Flavor - Inner dinning room. There is another one when you step into the restaurant. - Szechuan Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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Had a nice dinner at Oriental Flavor recently. The restaurant was packed but our wait wasn't long. The food was pretty good. Ma Po Tofu wasn't as spicy as I like but the Orange Chicken was crispy and tasty. The crystal veggies were lightly sautéed and fresh. Overall good food in a very utilitarian setting. read more

Food 4-5 We got dim sum, mei fun(our absolute favorite over all)schezhuan lamb dish, beef noodles that reminded me of pho(second favorite)a dish that reminded me of spare rib and some dumplings and shrimp dim sum. We had many dishes. The chicken dumplings were our least favorite. We were so impressed with all the different dishes we ordered and we liked all of them. No complaints except for the chicken dumplings. Service 5-5 We arrived and these greeted and seated us, took care of our drinks and checked on us and were just over all super friendly and attentive. Ambiance 5-5 We sat by the window and I got to see the cool bank door that was left inside and everyone was enjoying their meal and even though my son on the spectrum was struggling it was a nice calm atmosphere to us. We came in early June. For our first visit it was great. But it also wasn't busy. We arrived on a Sunday and everything went smoothly and was great. read more

I had several dim sum and every one was phenomenal and all the doughs were homemade and fillings were stuffed to capacity and really flavorful. I've had dim sum in London, Amsterdam, NYC, the best in Flushing, Boston, San Francisco- Yank Sing, San Antonio and hundreds of more places, obviously I love and try dim sum wherever I travel, so believe me when I was so pleasantly surprised and amazed with Oriental Flavor, the ambience was really pleasant and bustling with diners, staff and take out. One slight disappointment were the boiled wontons with hot oil they lacked salt and sesame oil for my liking but even so they get a 3.5 stars, the pan fried dumplings get an A+++ the other dim sum all get 5 stars read more

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This is perhaps the most legitimate Chinese dim sum/yum cha that we have found east of NYC. Came from Los Angeles where the San Gabriel Valley sets the benchmark for legitimate Chinese food, and this place could easily relocate there. Usually go on the weekends as it's an hour drive from our home in Connecticut, but worth the effort. The weekend dim sum is excellent, everything prepared fresh and by very friendly staff. Going off the brunch menu, their other dishes are also terrifically amazing. Try the fried chicken cubes (special chicken) or cumin lamb for a nice hit of spice. Their fish is also very tasty as well. Can't speak to the more common dishes like kung pao; if you go to a restaurant, it should be to order items you can't easily make at home. I see some people had bad experiences with the wait or takeout, but we haven't had that issue ourselves. read more

Oriental Flavor is THE place for dim sum. If you are just a party of 1, try the seafood shu mai, it's amazing. If you are a party of 2 get 3 plates, seafood shu mai, crystal shrimp dumplings, and the turnip cakes. I have never had a better turnip cake anywhere else, i seriously can't find a good one in Boston. They don't need to serve it with hoisin because it's full of fantastic flavor! My bestie and I ate here regularly during our undergrad at UMass, and then I started coming on my own for lunch. My go to was just one order of seafood shu mai, with tip my bill was only $6 -$7. Also, THE TEA. Oriental Flavor has THE BEST bottomless cup of tea. Yes the menu is extensive, but if you're always reaching for the entree section please try something new and give the Dim Sum a chance! Especially if you love shrimp because the best dishes are made with shrimp. My top favorites in order of most amazing to best is: Seafood Shumai, turnip cakes, crystal shrimp dumplings (hargow), crispy shrimp balls, regular shumai, soup dumplings. read more

Fresh ingredients, not overly greasy and a wide menu of authentic and American Chinese dishes. Fast and friendly, but could have had a bit more flavor overall read more

Oriental Flavor is one of our regular take-out favorites and occasionally a dinner out for us. The food is delicious, and the owners are always accommodating to dietary needs. There are plenty of gluten free options on the menu. Highly recommend! read more

My husband ordered General Tso chicken. I ordered Orange Chicken not spicy. We soon learned there is no difference between the two meals! Except for a few peppers on top of the General Tso's. Rice was ok. Soups were ok. Service was good. Will we return? Maybe. Wondering how many other meals are duplicates. read more

The food here is great. They are awesome with allergies and the people are so nice! We celebrate a lot of holidays and birthdays here!

Honestly I passed by this restaurant based on the exterior building's appearance. And I only relented to stopping for lunch because all the restaurants were full. But to my surprise, the food here was excellent! The dim sum is definitely freshly made but the best was the beef and broccoli. They used a high quality cut of beef and it was the best beef and broccoli I've ever had. Looking forward to coming back for more! read more

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My fiancé and I drive about 45 minutes from Connecticut when we are craving dim sum. There's no good dim sum around the Hartford area. Either we drive here or towards Mohegan casino for dim sum. We were told they make their own dumplings here and every time we order, it taste fresh not store bought. We always order shrimp dumplings and seafood shumai. You can see the stream rising from the dumplings and the transparent wrapping is soft! Beef tripe here is good and can't complain about that. The fried shrimp balls are always yummy and chicken feet could have been cooked a bit longer to let the meat fall off the bone. I like their hot and sour soup here, it's prob one of my favorites. However today was an off day with this soup. We also ordered the seafood congee and it had no flavor (don't order it!). Overall, we will return when we want to take the drive. We still like this place, this doesn't beat Boston dim sum (still my favorite) read more

Oriental Flavor - Hot and sour soup, seafood congee, shrimp dumplings, beef tripe, chicken feet, fried shrimp balls, and seafood shumai - Szechuan Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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I come here whenever I have a craving for dim sum. I always get the century egg and pork rice porridge, shu mai, and I switch between the steamed bean curd rolls, steamed spare ribs, and tripe. I know that my friends are huge fans of the pork noodle soup, and come back just for that. For western MA, the quality is pretty good however not as good as what you could get in Chinatown or other spots near Boston. No matter what time I come the restaurant is usually populated with other patrons which just goes to show how well-liked this place is. The staff is attentive and prompt, which is nice and results in pretty high turnover rates. The longest I've ever had to wait for a table was maybe 10 or 15 minutes. The serving sizes of the entrees are very generous and can be shared between two or more people. Overall, a tasty Chinese restaurant that always hits the spot! read more

Oriental Flavor - 10. 3 Piece Steamed Bean Curd Sheet Rolls 23. 5 Piece Xiao Long Bao 131. Mei Fun - Szechuan Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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Good solid Chinese food. Favorite place to go when I'm in the mood for Chinese in the Amherst area.

BEST DIMSUM IN THE AREA!!! have tired many other places in the area and this is the most delicious,fresh,and authentic dimsum i've had. dishes rival boston china town classics (cough, hai la moon, cough) shumai was plump and juicy, extremely tender and had the perfect amount of mushrooms for that chefs kiss umami bite. har how was to die for, the shrimp had a wonderful flavor, juicy crispy and plump,not oversteamed and overall delicious. soup dumplings where incredibly soupy but lacked complex flavor, just tasted like pork, for pork lovers a must try, but i thought it was a little one noted. sadly since most of the soup dumplings had burst as we picked them up, it was clear that the skin was a little over steamed as well. wishing their was steamed rice rolls on their menu! can't wait to go back and try more read more

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I ordered mapo tofu from the vegetarian section and a side of white rice on DoorDash. (I didn't realize that it already comes with a side of white rice, so I received two sides of white rice). Though mapo tofu traditionally has pork, I didn't realize that they also have a listing for mapo tofu with pork under their pork section, and both listings are simply "mapo tofu" (the vegetarian version is slightly cheaper). Unfortunately, I assume that DoorDash doesn't provide the restaurant with the menu section that the item was ordered from, so I received mapo tofu with pork. Luckily, DoorDash refunded me. The menu on Oriental Flavor's website doesn't have this problem, as the mapo tofu under the vegetarian section is listed as "veg. mapo tofu". If you're vegetarian or otherwise don't eat pork and order from their online menu, you should be fine, but beware if ordering from DoorDash. Putting "vegetarian" in the special notes section might work. Hopefully, Oriental Flavor changes their DoorDash listing for the veg mapo tofu in the future. Other than that, the dish was tasty, and I would recommend it if you're able to order it properly. However, I haven't had many restaurants' mapo tofu before, so I'm not sure how it compares. read more

Oriental Flavor - pork Mapo Tofu that was supposed to be Veg Mapo Tofu. This is not the full serving, as I'd already eaten some - Szechuan Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

My family's go-to place for legit Szechuan cuisine. Food is the best in town, service is thoughtful, takeout is efficient.

Great place and always bustling with people. That shows something about this place. Have been going here since 2015 and cannot remember having a bad meal. Their beef noodle soup bowl is great and a very fulfilling and hearty dish in itself. The spicy chicken is crispy and can be had anytime both as a side and also as an entree. Their scallion pancake is delicious and always feel fresh and light. Try their lo mein or the Singapore noodles. You'll not be disappointed. Why 4 star then you ask? The prices: maybe it's an Amherst problem. The prices should still be a bit less than Boston/nyc prices. It's Amherst you think however most places over here seem to be priced more. read more

The food here, for the price, is excellent. Me and a couple of gals stopped by during their lunch hours and we had a bangin' time! The staff were incredibly friendly and helpful. One of my friends ordered their soup and we weren't sure if it was vegetarian (forgot to ask!) - fortunately it was vegetarian... and delicious! Their entrees are well portioned and not wicked oily, which is a huge plus. Another plus: Their bathrooms were really clean! The floors were clean! This whole place was clean! Parking: There's a parking lot across the street from here. It's metered and depending on the time/days, it should be free. read more

My family gets dimsum from Oriental flavor at least once a month. It's a complete hit, even with young kids. The staff are very friendly and have always been helpful, even with special requests. I've taken many a friend there and never left disappointed. When the vibe is good like it is at Oriental Flavor, I'll always go back. My only feedback for the restaurant is that it can feel a bit off to enter for dine in and see so much space dedicated to takeout (1/2 of the main part of the restaurant) - almost as if that's the main function. read more

In town for a college visit. We decided on Chinese Food and this place had decent reviews. I'm not sure what drugs some of the reviewers are on, but this food was absolutely awful. Tasteless, chicken was gross, soup was greasy. Ingredients were not fresh. We spent $60 on food that essentially went in the garbage. Wish we tried someplace else. Don't say I didn't warn ya. read more

Just get all the dumplings and buns. I don't even really like Chinese food but the crystal shrimp dumplings are to die for. Also enjoyed the hot pot with a lot of good seafood. Such nice servers. Go for that dim sum menu! read more

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I love the dim sum. I cannot resist crystal shrimp and chive cake. fast service great staff read more

This is one of my favorite places to eat in town center! I would basically call it my go to place when going out to eat with friends. They recently closed down to do some renovations and reopened this past week and after going here twice already, I have nothing but good things to say about it. The place got bigger, cleaner, and the serving plates also changed. The sauteed string beans are a must get, along with the xiao long bao. I try to order something new each time I visit and so far, there hasn't been anything that has let me down. The sichuan style beef noodle soup was surprisingly very good - I would recommend sharing because it is made so heavily with spices that eating it alone would be too much to handle. I will be back frequently this semester and will consistently update my review as well as post on my food instagram! read more

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I frequent dim sum restaurants in New York, San Francisco, and sometimes the San Gabriel Valley. This place is absolutely legit. Everything we had was well prepared and fresh on a sleepy Monday afternoon. Service was attentive and friendly. I was blown away to find dim sum of this quality in Amherst, Mass. Bravo! read more

Five starts. I love their food. Delicious Spicy chicken is so good . My family love coming here too. read more

Fresh, diverse menu, and now the best Chinese restaurant in the area. Very pleased with this restaurant!

Great place! Great food, especially the dumplings. Would recommend to anyone looking for Chinese in the area.

If it weren't for my sister who attended Amherst College, I would have never found the best Chinese (Americanized) restaurant in the entirety of my Chinese Restaurant journey. Oriental Flavor is a small venue that packs some powerful punches in flavor with their food. The service is that of a typical Chinese restaurant, and the venue is pretty clean. Due to the establishment's size, expect a wait before being seated. The pickled cabbage and pork noodle soup is to die for. The cabbage offers an intense sharpness to contrast the suppleness and softness of the shredded pork. In combination with the broth and chewy noodles, this dish may look unappetizing but it will certainly blow you away with its flavors. The chicken dishes (sesame chicken, kung pao, etc) are well prepared, fried to perfection, and the sauce has a great intensity to it. The eggplant with garlic sauce is another dish that impressed me greatly. The eggplant is so soft it literally dissolves in your mouth, and the garlic sauce coats the palate in an insatiable umami. The rice is fragrant and the complementary jasmine tea is a great addition. The desserts are also well made - the steamed egg tarts are crispy, flaky, and the egg curd in the middle is creamy. The sesame balls are fried to perfection, and the red-bean paste interior has a great nuttiness and silkiness to it. Oriental Flavor boasts sophisticated food at a great price point. For my fellow foodie hunters who have felt they have not yet experienced a great Chinese-American meal, take the time to visit this small restaurant. read more

Oriental Flavor - Egg Tarts - Szechuan Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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The dim sum here is unparalleled! The soup dumplings in particular hold a special place in my heart and are absolute show stoppers- somehow they get better each time. My two other favorites would have to be the pork buns and the sesame balls. The sesame balls are fresh out of the frier and absolutely delectable! They also keep as leftovers really well :) My go to main dishes are the mapo tofu, Singapore rice noodles, dry braised chicken, and Kung pao chicken. They are not quite as good as the apps (it would be hard for them to be), but they scratch the itch. Regardless, this is one of my favorite spots in town and I always eat so much I can barely move afterwards. Much love!!! read more

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Hands down the best Chinese restaurant in Amherst/Northampton. Servers are warm and personble, often giving my children free snacks to try. Good for family dinner, friends meet-up, or a solo meal. read more

1. Lipstick from mouth of previous customer on my water glass. 2. Beef Brisket was chunks of fat and no brisket. What a joke, what a ripoff. 3. The angry older waitress who was terse and dismissive, rushing and barking at a party of seven. She must really hate working there, and did NOT deserve the 20% tip she received -- it'll be the last one from us. Disappointed. Never returning. This place has always been overpriced. What a nosedive this place has experienced. Fortunately, there are plenty of other much better establishments nearby. read more

We love trying dim sum at new spots. There's lots of parking near the restaurant. The staff was friendly. Inside, the dining atmosphere was just okay, but the food and staff made up for that. The sticky rice in the lotus leaf was good. The beef noodle soup had a generous portion of greens. It was a big portion of soup. The scallion pancakes were good, but not great. The shumai were good. The crystal shrimp dumplings were fantastic. I wish I got more of those. The veggie dumplings (green on the outside) were too earthy for me. They had a weird flavor, and the dough was too thick. The seafood porridge was a miss. The steamed pork dumplings were good, and the pan fried chicken dumplings were good too. Overall a great place to eat and to try new things. I plan to return. read more

You have to think you're not in a big city. Food varies often as chefs vary. We ate in the other night--they ran out of rice. The service person said that it had been used up on takeout orders---so entrees arrived, 15 minutes later rice arrived. read more