Talk about last minute birthday decisions! So last year on my birthday I had a friend order…read moretakeout and we had it at their house. This year for my 35th, I was on my own for dinner this time around. That being said, I think I found a winner here to celebrate my 35th birthday. Say hello to Lazy Sister, located in the heart of South Norwalk where the restaurant scene comes alive! Because I was a single coming in, I was seated right away, no reservation needed. They were even kind enough to place my bag in the atrium so that I wouldn't have it in the way. I was seated at a table set for two, but it's a good thing I guess that I came on my own. First thing I notice upon coming in is that it is a very classy restaurant, not your typical dim sum joint. It's also not a big space, but that's fine by me. Honestly, this would make a great date night spot for anyone going out on a date. Funny enough, I was actually suggested this place by my friend the night I went to Jacob's Pickles. For reasons I am about to get to, I am glad I decided not to come here until a later date. So why would I say that? Well, because tonight, my order consisted of two Junmai Genshu "Little Sumo" sakes as well as the Salt & Pepper Calamari, a medium level Dry Fry Style Szechuan Chicken, and then the Fortune Cookie Soft Serve for dessert. Not only did I pay more here, but I also got more inebriated here than I did at Jacob's Pickles. But it's my birthday, so tonight it's not in my contract to care. You only live once, and I am already in like the middle of my life, so it all evens out, right? Speaking of the food, everything I ate was immaculate! The calamari was seasoned perfectly, vegetables were cooked and crisp, the spice from that Szechuan didn't overpower. It was more like a pleasant tingle, especially when mixed with water or sake. Everything was done just right. And that soft serve cooled me down in just the right way. Delicious and well worth finishing off the night! And while there were other drinks that definitely looked good, I couldn't say no to sake. That's like THE ultimate celebratory drink far as I'm concerned, and it was awesome! If you were wondering about the service, these people are quite friendly. They help you through anything you might need. While I waited a while to tell them, I did eventually tell my waitress it was birthday while I was on dessert. Cool enough, we are both Tauri! I love it when I get to talk to another Taurus! :) The bill was also why I am glad I waited for another occasion to come here. Because I decided to splurge, the affair was about $100 once tip was factored in. It was well worth it, and tonight's outing will definitely make for a fun story to tell. But 34 was a hard year. I deserve to let loose every now and then, and hopefully 35 will be a happier age. All in all, a great restaurant and well worth the money to come here.

Been wanting to try Lazy Sister and finally got around to it this weekend. It was the perfect day…read morefor outdoor dining which we loved. We started off with the chili oil dumplings which were super flavorful! For entrees we got the Mongolian beef and the shrimp fried rice. Fried rice was my favorite -- didn't need any soy sauce or duck sauce bc it had enough flavor on its own. For drinks I got the lychee drink which was on the sweeter side for my personal taste. Overall, loved my experience and can't wait to go back to try more menu items.

I stopped by Uncle Seven for lunch and I'd give it a solid 4 out of 5. I ordered the lunch box with…read morechicken wings and fries, and I loved it--the flavor on the wings was amazing, definitely some of the best Asian wings I've had in Norwalk! The only reason I didn't give it a full 5 is because the portion size could've been a little bigger for the price. I think its something they should really consider --there should have been a few more wings and a little more fries. That said, the service when I picked up my order was really good. Everyone was very nice and welcoming. Overall, really good food and a great experience. I'd definitely go back and highly recommend them!

If I want Chinese food, I'm going here and nowhere else. Absolutely love their tofu option, the…read morecaramelized sesame tofu is really good. It's always very clean, the people are nice, can't wait to order again.

While at work, I was craving Chinese food and came across this place on Yelp. I decided to give it…read morea try. I ordered Pork Fried Rice and Boneless Spare Ribs. The food was prepared in about 10 minutes, and I found it quite enjoyable. The seasoning was well-balanced, and the meat was tender. Finding a good Chinese restaurant can be challenging, but this place met my expectations. I would be happy to return in the future.

So tonight after I went to nearby Orange Barber Shop for a haircut, I decided to go ahead and grab…read moresomething to eat. I had thought about Mainport which I don't mind but don't exactly think is the best thing since sliced bread, but for some reason I decided tonight would be the night I go for some Chinese. I haven't been to one in Norwalk ever since Great Wall closed down. If I had known what I was getting myself into, I would have just kept walking. So immediately when I went in, there was already a lot of people inside. It was hard to tell who was in line in this hole in the wall. They do have menus outside the door you can take to make your decision which helped, but it still took me 5-10 minutes before I realized I could just go ahead and order since, again, I didn't know who was in line. Oh, a little tidbit. If you coming in looking for buffalo sauce, please look elsewhere! I kid you not, a couple of girls who came in after I did actually asked if they had buffalo sauce. Yes. That question literally came out of their mouths, and made its way to my ears while I was waiting for my food. Oh, and speaking of waiting, I had a 20-minute wait after I finally ordered. It's not as long as some other reviews, but it was just enough to make me miss my train. Yeah. That's why I wouldn't have come here if I had known. I will also mention that the barber who did my hair tonight actually also came here while I was waiting. Make of that what you will. For my order, I had the General Tso's Chicken (S1) and the "Crabmeat Cheese Fried Wonton"... To quote Avril, "Why'd you have to go and make things so complicated"? Just call it a Crab Rangoon already! That's what every other Chinese Food joint calls it. It comes with rice and red sauce. Yeah... Let's start with the red sauce because I have a bone with that. When I opened my bag and saw how much I was given, that level of sauce was so low I just had to laugh. The container it was in wasn't even filled halfway with the stuff. And yet, the Rangoons themselves did such a poor job of mopping the sauce that I couldn't finish the sauce. That's not to mention that the red sauce when I did taste it was WAY too salty. Seriously, did the recipe call for a salt lick to be added in? It tasted like I was eating saltwater. As for the Rangoon itself, the flavor was okay, but nothing to write home. Honestly, I could say the same things for both the rice and the General Tso's Chicken, but I will add that the breading was so soggy that the chicken actually fell out as I was trying to eat it. I will say in its favor though that the price isn't terrible, and the service from the staff is fine. That is enough to keep it from a one star, but even though I would like to give it a two-and-a-half, I can't give this a three.

Rafael, Hayro & Betsy created a very memorable experience for me at 'Mecha'-- the service was…read moreabsolutely impeccable. I ordered two miso ramen with a load of add-ons to go following the epic snowstorm... it was positively delicious. Broth was balanced, savory and had the perfect aspect of heat... pork belly was cooked to perfection and I love how they prepare the perfect tamago (egg). A special treat is the saki flight-- Hayro is very well versed in his tasting note knowledge and origins of the featured sakis and was ultra kind, consistent with his execution of dynamic cocktails behind the bar. Love the ambiance, music is always on point and the bar set-up is ultra inviting... I prefer that over sitting in a booth. Rafael, the manager, was ultra attentive and very gracious towards me as a waiting patron... he even surprised me with a little KFC Bao which was absolutely magical with the sauces provided! Professionalism 10.0 and so endearing! I would recommend double checking your to go orders, especially if the order is a bit complex or heavy on the add-on factor (my cabbage was left out but I believe it was substituted for a larger order of greens)... but Betsy was polite and patient amidst me being a picky foodie in my ordering process! I can't thank this team enough for consistently delicious food and noteworthy customer service... it is ultra popular for a reason! *Posted while currently waiting on yet another to go order-- thank you, Mecha!*

* Takeout! Traveling…read morefor work, staying at the Marriot down the road.. I saw this place come up on a Yelp search as a highly rated spot nearby. I threw an order in for delivery through Uber Eats while I jumped in the shower. Took 30 minutes to arrive, the food was piping hot and presented beautifully, despite the foil and plastic containers. Overall delicious. The Saigon egg rolls are served with a Vietnamese dipping sauce fresh mint and lettuce wraps, and they were light and crispy and all the flavors together incredible. The KFC bao bun was a little on the dry side, but had a satisfying gochujang glaze with crunchy pickled veggies nestled in a soft pillowy bun. Kimchi fried rice was bursting with flavors and the creamy yolk from the fried egg added a velvety richness. There was a nice presence of bacon, fried shallots and scallion. Overall perfect. Excited to try the Ramen and Pho sometime!

This is the "hole in the wall" style ramen joint you've been looking for…read more I took a chance while on the hunt solo for something to eat and popped into this place. I ordered one of the special Ramen dishes and it crushed it. Excellent work! Just the right amount of spice - I think it was called volcano - but it wasn't overly spicy, it was perfect. Noodles were good, pork was good, the broth was excellent. The people working there were very nice. I enjoyed the food so much that I actually ended up ordering a noodle dish and some dumplings to go. And I added a mochi for dessert. So if you're out and about and hungry and could really use a warming bowl of Ramen, Good Hope is a good choice.

Came here on a Friday afternoon. Open seating. Very nice woman served us…read more We loved the spicy Sichuan dumplings (that she recommended) were our favorite - that sauce! But the pan fried dumplings and soup dumplings were also good. The pickled daikon was another favorite. And the chicken bao topped us off. If I was back in the neighborhood, I'd definitely come back.

Came here on Christmas Eve and it was super delicious. I really enjoyed everything that we had. We…read moregot miso soup as an appetizer. Then we got the sticky short ribs as another appetizer and then we shared family style the beef and broccoli, the pad Thai and the sesame chicken. Everything came out super fast for how busy the restaurant was but everything was absolutely delicious. The restaurant does get pretty loud if it's pretty busy, but nothing too crazy and they have a lot of tables for small parties and also large parties The restaurant is very clean and comfortable, and the bathrooms are very spacious as well

I went to a Hunan Taste years ago in Wilton and found it greasy. Today I went to this new(er)…read morelocation in Darien and it was delicious and surprise- not greasy at all! I only got a lunch special of ginger chicken with broccoli. The rice was perfectly cooked and chicken tender - good quality. Sauce actually had a perfectly strong flavor of ginger! The lady working there was so nice- even saw me coming back from the lot and ran out with my takeout bag. I don't return to many, if any, Chinese restaurants, but I will give this one a try for dining in since it is so nice inside!

Very busy neighborhood Chinese take out place with a few tables and parking. Owner is a character…read more Menu diverse. My order was wrong but didn't have the time to Waite for them to recook it. Food was fair. Prices fine. Wouldn't come back though.

It was OK, but it had a funny aftertaste to the food. I think it's the oil that they use to cook…read morethe fruit in. And you can smell it when you walk into their place it's in the air. It's a funny odor and the odor you tasted in their food so I'm not planning on going there anytime soon. Maybe they should try changing their cooking oil so it doesn't smell so bad.

Despicably disgusting-- zero flavor (even after specifically requesting a spicy preparation), paid…read morefor extra vegetables and received literal slivers of carrot, canned sprouts and wilted lettuce... they didn't even use onions or mushrooms in LO MEIN. I'm a Brooklyn girl so inexcusably bad Chinese food is such a violation. Disputing the charge (overpriced considering what was prepared) and will never, ever return. This place should literally be closed down indefinitely.

This food was absolutely disgusting. The chicken wings still had feathers on them. The cheese…read morewontons somehow tasted old and undercooked at the same time. The rice was bland with no vegetables. Everything was terrible.

The general tso good well, better than the other take out down the block, its not fried till…read morenothing is left. The beef & broccoli is another story. Beef wasn't fresh, only had broccoli. The white rice is still soggy, not dry like other places.. maybe its just the batch.

Very good price... all chicken dishes are great but dumplings need work. Would recommend if you're…read morelooking for something cheap and quick

Let's get right to it. This place isn't the best Chinese join you're gonna get, but I think this…read moreplace knows that and therefore doesn't try to be. Rather Great Wall Chinese is a restaurant commuters can grab in a pinch, so given that niche it does well enough for me to come back a few times. It's not getting a 1 or a 5, let's be clear. Now, if the interior alone was what I was grading, then WOULD be a 1! 2 of its windows are cracked, 1 of which makes up a huge chunk of the door. The crack that is NOT on the door is huge! Like, GET THOSE WINDOWS REPLACED! The floors and walls look like they should probably be cleaned as well. Another complaint is that, right now, it's not really safe to walk to the restaurant if you're coming from the station. You got construction going on next door, so the sidewalk is fenced off next to it, leaving you vulnerable to oncoming traffic. But like I said, this place isn't getting a 1 from me overall! That's because of the food itself! Now, I can't say this is an all-encompassing review because it's not, and not all of their food is phenomenal, but nothing I have ever had from them was bad. I've had their Boneless Ribs, General Tso's Chicken, and now their fried shrimp. I've also had both fries and rice in my orders. The Ribs are about par with what a normal Chinese Food joint offers, which is to say they're very much edible and might I say decent for what they are. The fries are okay, but you do need salt and pepper to really get the most out of them. And then they do General Tso's quite well! Rice is actually a good side, so do have the white rice if or when you order from here. Tonight's fried shrimp was actually pretty good too. No complaints here other than they should probably offer more tartar sauce. Where this place really shines are their portion sizes! They give you a generous portion of food every time you order, or at least they did for me. That's why it does well in the "dinner in a pinch" department. You also have plenty of options that are under $10 in prices, which the fried shrimp with fries is one of those at $9. Prices on the higher end can get to about $14.50, which still isn't bad. All in all, it's very affordable and does give you bang for your buck. I've debated whether I should give this a 3 or a 4, but the unsafe pathway from the station is one thing I really cannot ignore. So 3 it is.

Ordered via Uber eats and food was hot and fresh even after 1 hour. Tasted good and the portions…read morewere good. Veggies were crisp. They followed instructions for adding a side of chili oil. Would order again even though they are on the pricier side for a veggie entree ($12.50)