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    Qing Dao Garden

    3.7 (332 reviews)
    ModerateChinese
    Closed 12:00 pm - 3:00 PM, 4:30 PM - 9:30 PM
    Updated 2 months ago

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    Good for kids

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    Sichuan Whole Fish with Black Bean Sauce
    Jim S.

    Truly a hidden gem. Closed except for Pick-Up, due to the Corona Virus, they were extremely nice, and remarkably busy. Based on the food they served, I understand why. Just exceptional. I've owned a James Beard recognized restaurant for sixteen years. Now I'm eating Chinese for thirty straight days, to support the Chinese restaurant community. I'm only going to the most highly touted restaurants in the Boston area. And, nineteen days in, Qing Dao was as good as any. You can read my short reviews on Instagram @shackwiththechef. I personally can't wait to return.

    Crab rangoon had an amazing filling

    Amazing. The crab rangoon has great texture, color, and flavor to the filling. Not must cream cheese BS. Actual filling. The egg rolls are nicely fried with fresh cabbage and meat inside. Little diced green onion, too. Thick juice boneless ribs. Sweet and mesty general gao chicken. Their steamed buns are fluffy and flavorful. Big selection, too, which I miss since Wangs in somerville went away (rip). Great spot, and the woman working the front was very friendly. Talking to some customers sitting down like they were regulars. It's just a good vibe. I'm so glad I found this place. I hate when my favorite Chinese spots close, like has been the case recently in Somerville, so having this right over the border into Cambridge is a major plus.

    Patrick O.

    Qing Dao Garden if our local go-to spot for Chinese takeout. It's a reliable neighborhood place to grab your favorite Chinese staples. Not much truly stands out about the food other than it is consistently good. Prices are reasonable, portions are decent and they've always given us an accurate estimate for a pickup time. If you're looking for reliable, good Chinese food within walking distance I'd suggest checking this place out.

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    Great food and amazing service, both for dine-in and take out. Leek / pork dumplings are my new favorite food !

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    Such a wonderful menu. Try the specials. Unbelievable dishes. Vegetables always fresh.

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    Nicest staff at this mom-and-pop-- super sweet and welcoming. Food was very authentic and delicious. Will definitely be returning again.

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    Hands Down....Best Chinese Food in Cambridge. Hand made dumplings, great regional selections. Fresh Fresh Fresh!!!

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    Cilantro

    Cilantro

    3.5(147 reviews)
    2.0 miHarvard Square
    $$

    I've never had Sichuan food that wasn't packed with mountains of garlic before, but it was…read moresurprisingly good! We stopped by for a late lunch on a Saturday afternoon. We got the Szechuan cold noodle ($10.95), Szechuan style string beans with pork ($13.95), cumin lamb ($19.95), and a bowl of rice ($1.85) to share. The one who took our order warned us that the dishes would be spicy but they were honestly okay! If you can handle Shin ramen or hot Cheetos then the dishes are even milder. The cold noodles were nice and chewy and soaked in chili oil. I wouldn't have minded if they were more garlicky. The sauce had a nice balance between sweet, sour, and savory. The string beans were fresh and had a pretty mild flavor to them with just the right amount of salt. There wasn't a lot of pork in the dish. I loved the flavor of the cumin lamb although it was on the greasy side. Each piece of lamb was so tender and packed with smoky cumin flavor! This was probably the spiciest dish of all of them and it went perfectly with rice. The lunch specials seem like a very good deal especially since food prices have increased so much recently.

    I visited Cilantro for take out on a Saturday evening, and I was quite pleased. The person running…read morefront of house was polite and helpful as I figured out my order and had excellent knowledge of the menu offerings. For appetizers, I got the vegetarian spring roll and scallion pancakes. Both were delicious, and they were not excessively greasy, a problem I often find in these items. I ordered four vegetarian main courses: Chinese Eggplant with Basil, Spicy Broccoli with garlic sauce, sauteed lotus root with black fungus, and Kung Pao tofu. The vegetables were all well seasoned and delicious, but the kung pao tofu was my favorite dish of the night. The tofu was crispy on the outside and slightly firm but moist on the inside. And the sauce complemented the rest of the dish well. Our total bill was around $100. I will absolutely visit Cilantro again, and I recommend it for take out!

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    Hong Kong Restaurant - Scallion pancakes

    Hong Kong Restaurant

    2.8(564 reviews)
    1.8 miHarvard Square
    $$

    The food was surprisingly tasteless and poor quality. The seafood soup had calamari that were so…read moretough that, despite my love for them, I couldn't chew them at all. My friends ordered the same dish, but one of theirs came out bland and without any sauce. The waiter's explanation was that they have two chefs... and so what? The service was awful. I don't mind when staff don't speak English well, but not to the point where she couldn't understand us and we could barely understand her. She was rude, pointing her finger at each person's face while speaking. And yes, at the end, she demanded a tip. When we explained why we weren't going to leave one, we had to listen to a long lecture--in very hard-to-understand English--about how "not nice" we are. Stay away from this place! I think the restaurant survives only because people like us don't check reviews before coming in. Never again. This is the first time in my life I didn't leave a tip.

    I think still a solid 4 star for this place, after visiting here many times…read more Street parking can be hard to find around this area, you are better off finding a parking garage or taking public transportation. The waiters are nice and friendly, but they will give you opinions if you order too much/think you should order something else. Big menu and lots of options. Food is served pretty fast. It's one of the few Chinese food options for this area. They open at 12 pm. There are some other Chinese places that open earlier, and I sometimes go to the other ones because of the hours.

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    Dumpling House - Soup Dumplings with Pork (Xiao Long Bao)

    Dumpling House

    3.8(869 reviews)
    2.2 miCentral Square
    $$
    Casual dining
    Large group friendly

    Service 4/5: definitely on the slower side however she was still nice and got us whatever we…read moreneeded. Food 5/5: ordered an order of the soup, dumplings, the chili dumplings, cucumber salad. Everything we ordered was delicious. The soup dumplings were so flavorful and well seasoned. The chili dumplings were packed full of flavor with the right amount of hit from the spice. Cucumber salad was very refreshing. It will definitely be back to order other things.

    Service could have been improved, but was a busy Saturday late lunchtime. Once order was placed …read more. kitchen was fast ... too fast as main entree arrived before appetizer. Ordered the pan fried dumplings which had pork, shrimp . These were excellent and honestly some of best dumplings I have eaten. Pan seared, but tender noodle exterior. Large and 7 in the appetizer dish, the meat ingredients was great, well seasoned with flavors. These were not ever frozen or sitting for days ... fresh. The dipping sauce was not a run of mill soy, teriyaki sauce... it was well seasoned and really added to the dumplings taste... I would order these again in heartbeat. The pan fried noodles with beef dish again fresh ingredients, tender Vegatables of broccoli, carrots , beans. The beef was tender and the sauce with a the beef and noodles had a light but addictive taste that had you wanting more... I was trying to figure out what was in the sauce . The dumplings were memorable and will return again for the dumplings or scallion pancake and try a duck dish.... They serve beer, wine, cocktails as well .

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    Zoe's Chinese Restaurant - Sesame chicken lunch

    Zoe's Chinese Restaurant

    3.8(353 reviews)
    1.2 mi
    $$

    A gathering with project colleagues. The cooking method was fairly authentic, but the spiciness was…read moreonly at the Cantonese level. Fish Fillet with Hot Chili Sauce水煮魚片: As expected of their signature dish! The basa fish fillets were incredibly tender, the Szechuan peppercorns were fragrant but not numbing, and the overall flavor was oily but not greasy. The server would remove the chilies after serving, so there was no need to worry about the spiciness. Beef Fillets & Cabbage with Hot Chili Sauce水煮牛肉: Redder and spicier than the boiled fish. The Szechuan people present commented that this was the only dish with flavor. The beef was very tender; although you could taste the tenderizing powder, it wasn't a big problem. Scallions and Szechuan peppercorns contributed much to the fragrance. Pork Intestine with Preserved Vegetable酸菜大腸: Surprisingly, it tasted like... Hakka cuisine? The pork intestines were cut on the thicker side, not the usual kind, but the slightly sour and spicy flavor with a light thickening was just right. Spicy Frog in Fried Pot乾鍋牛蛙: Despite the name, there was a lot of sauce; the bullfrog meat was too tough and chewy. Not recommended. Ma Po Tofu (With minced pork)麻婆豆腐: Very delicious! The tofu was very tender, and the Sichuan peppercorns were very fragrant. Duck with Peking Plum Sauce京醬鴨片: The duck meat was mushy and lacked texture, and the Beijing plum sauce was heavily diluted. I had a feeling of not knowing what I had eaten. Sichuan Spicy Dumpling紅油水餃: I loved them!! The dumplings were large, the filling was generous, and the skin was on the thicker side, giving them a good chewy and firm texture. Besides the chili oil and peanuts, there was a hint of vinegar, which was very refreshing. Steamed Juicy Pork Bun小籠包: The restaurant claims they are handmade daily. Plenty of soup filling, but slightly oily; the skin was chewy but not dry, unfortunately one was broken. If this isn't the case for most places, then Fuchun Ju excels in its fillings, while Zoe's excels in its skins; both are comparable and worth trying.

    Our go to spot for Chinese takeout!!! Everything is deliberately made to ensure when you eat at…read morehome the food is perfect!! Chicken is still crispy. Food is still hot. Flavor is still BANGING. Food is quick and well priced.

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    Changsho - Sesame Chicken

    Changsho

    3.3(355 reviews)
    1.1 miPorter Square
    $$

    I had passed by Changsho countless times in my weary life, and yet had never been enticed to go…read morewithin. This, sadly, was in no small part due to the concerningly low rating that Changsho holds on this platform. This changed in November 2025. If you penetrate the brutal but not brutalist concrete building on the side of Mass Ave, you find yourself in a space that is clean and colorful, yet you find yourself with a weak sense of something being slightly off. An indoor waterfall cascades to your right. A sense of vague unease comes from the bowels of your soul. For me, the aesthetic brought me back to Orchid in Garden City, NY, which I visited a number of times in my childhood. Changsho is a Cambridge staple (allegedly from 1977) that recalls a lost style of Chinese restaurant in the US. Put simply, it's as if the restaurant were designed to give the locals a taste of "The Orient" in a way that would also greatly appeal to the locals. As a result, you have wood-paneled walls, large ceramic vases, East Asian instruments, and other such decor throughout the venue. There is surely more that can be said in this respect, but I shall stop here. That aside, I can now move to the food. I sampled several items, including a formosa crispy chicken, streamed edamame dumplings, vegetable spring rolls, and dry cooked string beans. The chicken was salty, as could have been expected, but I was very pleased overall with the food. The green beans in particular were flavorful and delicious, coated in a sumptuous ointment-like sauce. I read several reviews about evil and vile service at Changsho. This was not at all my experience. The wait staff were some of the friendliest people I met this month, and the food emerged quickly to be readily shoved down our eager gullets. The restaurant is not cheap, but not extraordinarily expensive -- it is in line with what you would expect for a slightly nicer (but not fancy) sit-down dinner. The Changsho experience was impressive, and I would readily return.

    We hadn't been to Changsho for years - and although we found it not-so-special back then, we heard…read morethat it was under new ownership. We ordered Har Gao appetizer, Roasted Sesame Cold Noodles, Mu Shi Pork, and Basil Eggplant in Garlic Sauce. The Har Gao was A+, freshly made with excellent quality shrimp. But with only 4 small har gao for $13.50, it was easily the highest price Chinese restaurant we've ever seen. The Roasted Sesame Cold Noodles were ok, as was the eggplant (which had almost zero basil). The Mu Shi was boring. The service was extraordinary - attentive, welcoming, and friendly. The decor was tasteful, the music was American jazz, which was nice. The food was tasty, but other than the expensive har gao, definitely not worth Changsho's high prices.

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    Chinese Sausage Fried Rice

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    Happy Lamb Hot Pot

    Happy Lamb Hot Pot

    4.1(531 reviews)
    2.7 miCentral Square
    $$$
    Large group friendly
    Casual dining

    Good quality meat, good service, and a good time! This is a decent hot pot place near the Boston…read morearea. I recommend going during their "Happy hour" times that is $19.99/pp as its much more worth it for that price. THE UNLIMITED PASSIONFRUIT GREEN TEA IS THE BEST PART! :) We tried all their meats on the menu and it's pretty decent quality, some of the chicken/pork with marinade is a little mushy in hot pot, but overall was good especially their sliced meats. The self serve vegetables/noodles/seafood was actually one of the best parts!! They have so many options- from bok choy to ramen noodles to shrimp to every fish cake ever, it was such a wide range of sides that is enough for practically anyone. They also have fresh rice in a rice cooker and some hot sides like spring rolls and these delicious red bean sesame balls. They're all fresh, and stored in the right temps. I loved having the unlimited soft drinks and passfruit green tea. It was such a great vibe inside and everyone was chatting away. Parking is easier along the side roads, don't waste your time on the main road. Definitely will be back or visiting one of their other locations as well.

    Top line summary: food was good but service was average, particularly the hostess…read more Went with my family on a very cold afternoon 10 minutes before happy hour lunch ended and the hostess was not very welcoming. We were eventually seated and then they intentionally waited until "two minutes after 5pm" to take our order and happy hour was no longer available. Not that big of deal, but very annoying. We also had to flag people down for help as they weren't coming by on their own. Thankfully the food was good and we had a decent meal after that.

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