Randomly found this place looking for new place for dinner. The food was excellent - I would have Gideon five stars- but I wanna wish the servers were more helpful on items on the menu. Since we had not been there before and didn't know what a lot of the food was it was confusing. The server was just basically there read more

Delicious Peking Ducks and steamed buns Everything was good... Soup was too salty for me but I don't cook with salt. Every dish that we had was delish.. Fried rice with salted fish Rau Muon Sweet pea leaves Salted shrimp with chili read more

I'm a regular at Chinatown especially with all the great authentic food options that are present on Bellaire Blvd. Unfortunately, Sinh Sinh's quality has gone down a lot. Once well known for serving large portions of authentic Asian dishes, it has now downsized in portions and lacks in flavor. They may have changed chefs... but either way it's not the same anymore. The service they provide is inconsistent as well which was disappointing. read more

Dirty, dirty, restaurant; from the kitchen to the dining area to the bbq section to the restrooms. The facilities are so dirty. I don't know why I continue to come back for their roasted duck, bbq pork, etc. The lady that takes my cash uses the same hand to box my order, sometimes touching my food...smh read more

The person who answered the phone said they could not take a to-go order when we ordered to-go a few weeks ago. He was extremely rude and even said he was the manager but obviously was not. You have lost loyal customers for life. We have been going there for years if not decades. Bye felicia read more

When I crave a wonton soup with pork, here is the ideal Chinese food. There wonton had a savory filling and it is very filling. The egg noodles had a good chewy bites. It is the perfect soup for a cold day. I love their egg rolls is crispy and meaty. I love to dip the egg roll in their vinegar sauces. Don't dip the egg roll in sweet spot sauces. They recently renovated the restaurant to look contemporary and chic. read more

Sinh Sinh - Recently renovated restaurant that is casual and chic. There lights fixtures are amazing. - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

They have a really good fried rice and flat noodles. I kind of forgot the exact name but it's dish #27. It's soooo good! My friend was the one who introduced me to that dish! It's a beef flat noodle dish and it's packing with so much flavor! One of the best things they have is their coconut jelly! Their hot pot dishes are also pretty good! They are currently renovating half of the restaurant and I'm excited because this place definitely needs an upgrade on the atmospheric part of the restaurant. Also love how they're open pretty late! Only giving 4 stars because of the atmosphere-wise but I'm hoping their renovations would change my opinion! read more

Sinh Sinh - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

This place is great late night dinner. Maybe not be the best restaurants in the area but it's great place a large group dinning read more

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Food is good and consistent. My family eats here a lot. Probably 75% of our meals within the past 8 yrs have been consumed here. They would get 5 stars if this place was actually clean.. I try to ignore my surroundings. Fried rice, stir fried pan noodles, soft shell crab, steamed prawns, king crab ontop of thick rice noodles and wonton soup is just some of the items I recommend ordering. read more

Sinh Sinh - Prawns stir fried hong kong style. Off the menu!! - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I wore my work clinic uniform and went dine in this restaurant after work but I was surprised since nobody took me to the table or ask me to take the order . I asked the servers and nobody answered me , they just looked away. I was like " wow" ! . No problem, I dont think they want to serve only one or two customers. They want to serve a group of 3-4 people . I just left :) . My friend told me about that but i didn't listen. If you want to dine in this place by only yourself or two please don't come. They won't serve and you will be wasting your time :)) . read more

Headed to Chinatown on Christmas, because what else do you do? Of course, it was crazy busy. We chose this spot because of how busy it was. Thinking it would be really good. When you walk in it was a chaotic mess. You have to write your own name down on the wait list. Maybe that is something normal for this type of establishment but it was still really confusing. Once seating it's just kind of all over the place. The egg rolls were really good but the chicken was interesting. It's a little on the chewy side and they used a mix of white and dark meat (I prefer white only). Won't be back. read more

Wonton Noodle Soup has been my go to menu item from Sinh Sinh for almost 10 years. Same great taste and huge portion every time! It may seem crazy busy at all times of the day but the service is pretty good and you can ask any server for help or to take your order. If you have a big group, you can try one of the family items and it is basically a set menu with tons of food to go around. Bring a big group, or go by yourself and get some of this delicious read more

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Bad customer service. I eat here 3 times but all most they are very unhappy. One more thing, when I buy to go roasted pork or duck, it is look like old and not fresh and the employee so mine. Yesterday I bought a salted chicken that was bad and the cashier so rude tell next time you bring cash to buy, she just accept this time. Why? I go to restaurant to buy food. This is a big restaurant but just accept cash. Their chicken is so skinny and expensive (near 22$) read more

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The chicken curry is absolutely amazing! I get it every time I go. My family always picks new things, can't remember everything we've tried, but everything is always delicious. The menu is never ending and everything has been absolutely perfect. read more

Very awful service. I understand that the servers may not speak good English but we are in America and English is the staple language. A little more effort could be done to service other cultures besides Vietnamese. read more

This place is so hectic all the time, it took 20 mins just to get drinks and our orders, another 20 for food, and the worst part is when we were paying, our card kept bouncing around different servers and took 30 mins to get back to us. Its famous for hot pots but I don't usually get it because its overrated. Their regular menu is ok, the noodle and beef is quite good but the hu tieu isn't worth trying. Mi xao dong is alright too although there's hardly any flavoring. read more

Sinh Sinh - Noodle and beef and crunchy long noodles with mixture of seafood and beef. - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

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I don't know why we were on a waiting list for 10mins while there's visibly tables open on both sides of the restaurant and not many customers. Food is mediocre Chinese food. We ordered the platter for 6 at the end of the menu and 2 additional dishes. Peking duck came with steam buns and Hoison sauce dip. Best dish there Mekong duck was exceptional as well BBQ pork ribs were dose in some overly sweet sauce Fried salty squid was not salty at all. Very bland Fish dish with soy sauce base thing is ok Lobster dish was bland af. Worst one I ever had Soup was bland af Everything is bland. Now let's talk about the service. Grumpy waitress. Impatient. Spill soup all over. Dirty glass of water. Dirty spoon. I went to go use the washroom, as i didn't see any signs I walked towards what looked like it could be the washroom but I stumble upon workers eating at the back dining tables and all of them looked at me with anger and ask what do I want rudely. Well I got the directions to the washroom and almost slipped Never again read more

Still bad... they used to actually give some steak with the Steak tips and rice. Tonight, just a few pieces of steak. I guess you have to cut back to support a huge staff and fancy upgrades. This place sucks. read more

Food is average, you can find the same from Tan Tan or other near by restaurants, but their waitstaffs are horrible. They got this distaste attitude. My family went here (big party 18 ppl) and they refused to set up the tables, my family decided to move the tables and chairs to do the setup ourselves. The waitstaff don't even give us a second look and when they come to drop off the food, they just toss it on that table so loud that the whole table got quiet. Trust me we're 18 ppl and it's bad enough that we stop talking and look. True definition of ill-manner read more

Came here on Christmas because there is nothing like Chinese food on Christmas. We chose this place after reviewing some various restaurants in the Chinatown area. It seemed to offer about everything imaginable, which was correct based on the massive tome of Asian delicacies that I spent 10 minutes reading! The place was packed, which was no surprise considering the holiday. I wasn't familiar with the place and was very unsure on how to get my name on the wait list. The majority of people standing at the front seemed a bit lost as well. Come to find out you have to sign yourself in - so keep this in mind if you come here. The food itself was hot or miss. We ordered some Imperial Egg Rolls that we're quite amazing and I would come just to get those. Being an average American, I had to get General Tso's Chicken which was accompanied with steamed broccoli. Needless to say the broccoli was more enjoyable than the chicken, which had that standard chewy texture and gray "mystery meat" color. Everyone in the restaurant was partaking in Hot Pot, which was an interesting and authentic touch to the atmosphere. Not sure I'd come back here again with the wealth of Chinatown restaurants but it was a fun experience! read more

Went there yesterday with 5 of my coworkers. The food was alright but the service was horrible. They don't refill drinks and they automatically charged us the tips. I left the tip on the table and they still charged it on my card. Very bad service, me and my coworkers are not coming back. read more

I tried their wonton soup few times, always taste good. This is a traditional Cantonese style restaurant, food is good, service is average, of course, they can do better when it comes to cleanse:) read more

Sinh Sinh - Wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

We arrived at the restaurant around 11 am. The restaurant was definitely not crowded. The waitress did not understand Vietnamese or English very well. It took them forever to bring out the food. Our daughter's simple order of wonton soup and an appetizer came out half way through the meal. Our waitress was no where to be found so we had to go and grab condiments off of other tables. The food was bland and their special dish that is known there was disappointing. The flour was mushy and not crunchy with the eggs. To top it off, they do an automatic charge for tips at 18% for a table more then 5. I did not recall this stated anywhere on their menu or restaurant. So basically I was forced to put a tip, not just a tip, but a tip amount that the waitress did not earned. Needless to say, we will not be dining there again. Bad food and service. I felt cheated. read more

One of my favorite places to get "mi hoanh thanh" (wonton noodle soup)! They're open late so it's always a plus!

I don't this would really matter to them. But their service has gotten worst through out the years and automatically add tip for you into the bill. read more

This review is for their BBQ section only. As you enter the restaurant, you have the option to dine in the restaurant or go to the BBQ takeout section. The BBQ section only takes cash, and the are usually busy because their food is so good! You know how you see the hanging ducks and chickens in NYC's and SF's Chinatown? This is what you will see. There are red glistening roasted ducks and crispy pork on display. They also have really good Free Range Steamed Hen (it's not on display because it is served cold. Whenever I head to NOLA to visit family, my dad always requests for me to bring 2 hens back to NOLA. You have the option of having them chop it for you or you can purchase it whole...price is the same no matter what option you choose. Other reviews are pretty clear on the dine in/restaurant side so you can use those reviews as reference for the dine in experience. I have tried other places that make roast duck and crispy pork but it never compares to Sinh Sinh. This is my go to place for Chinese BBQ. read more

Having been to Tan Tan months ago and now Sinh Sinh in New Chinatown, Six Choir Guy and I have a new working theory - when we visit a place with a repeating name, the visit is doomed. The parking lot was full and the interior was packed with an overwhelmingly Asian crowd. Your standard Asian restaurant décor was in place: Bare minimum cash spent on atmosphere, furniture, and serving materials. No spending on soundproofing either as the clattering of plates competed with the chatter of the customers which vied with the open kitchen for supremacy. I guess Sinh Sinh's owners hoped that the bodies of the customers lured in would be all the soundproofing material they needed. Having just returned from Chicago and experiencing the loud subway, it was unfortunate that I was reminded of that by sitting in this restaurant. Service is perfunctory at best. A young Asian kid came up with his anime-styled hair, sloppy white dress shirt, and black string tie to hand us menus and take our drink order. After bringing us the drinks, we never saw him again. Instead, an older man came to take our dinner order, deliver the finished goods, and the ticket but never came to inquire of how we liked the meal. I had to fetch our own utensils from another table since no one brought us any - I guess we should be thankful they brought us plates. In their defense, I do understand the "Asian framework" of being unobtrusive in service but there is a fine line between understated and ignoring your customers. I like my service to actually "serve", thanks. Otherwise, I can just stay home, ignore myself, and save my cash. As Ru Paul would say: "You better work!" We had the Cha Gio ($3.95 for 2 pieces), Beef with Carlian fried rice noodle ($6.95), Spinach with Garlic ($7.95), and Salt-Rubbed Beef Ribs ($9.95). The order taker did mention that the ribs were dry during confirmation of the order. The cha gio were fat tasty versions plumped up with the normal ingredients; the peanut sauce was a very delectable, refreshing, and zesty version infused with ginger and a little soy sauce. When presented with the fried rice noodle, we were a little crestfallen - it reminded us of the disappointing greasy tasteless version at Tan Tan. But, upon tasting it, it redeemed itself nicely with nothing more than beef slices, noodles, and some green onions. The spinach with garlic was a mound of freshly wilted greens melded with garlic. This was a great way to get your vitamins into your diet as well as to clear the palate. The salt-rubbed beef ribs appeared on a bed of cooked onions - it was the major letdown of the visit. Composed of tough meat, large swaths of fat, and bones, I was done with this after one piece. Why waste the energy on a flavorless and unappealing dish? I went back to finishing off the noodles. I'd rate the mixed bag of food as 3-star while dinging them one star for the comatose service. An overall poor value for the money. It would seem that we're 0-for-2 on double-named places. I guess we shouldn't go to New York, New York unless we're gluttons for punishment? read more

You know what grinds my gears? Why a vegetarian would go here expecting vegetarian food. Whats worse is when that vegetarian rates this place solely based on its selection of vegetarian dishes. Don't even get me started on my "eat or be ate" philosophy, I digress.... A couple safe always true facts in Asia, Houston Edition. All the best restaurants have a short, double word name that is simple and easy to remember. Neon lights attract both bugs and hungry human beings. If you white and in Asia-H you Ben Affleck. A good friend of mine introduced me to this place and since then we have been coming here and stuffing our faces with delicious Asian-American fusion delicacies. Our group of 3-5 always order about 6 dishes for the entire table and its up to you to decide which one to attack first because its pretty much guaranteed that if you don't eat it, someone else at the table will. The BBQ pork is a must have item for any meat lover. Pretty much every shrimp dish I have had there has been killer. Just about anything Sesame is guaranteed to be off the chain gang, specifically the sesame shrimp. I know Hot and Sour soup is the Chinese equivalent of Tex-Mex food, but its still exceptionally good here. Last time we were there we just asked the waiter if they had a dish that had noodles and beef, he said yes, then asked us if we wanted gravy on it, we said yes. It was amazing. I don't know the name of it, because that's seriously how we ordered it, so you should probably just do the same. CARNIVORES HOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!! (Thundercats style) read more

Sinh Sinh has been a family tradition of mine for a couple years now! We go here every time we visit Houston because my parents love the huge menu and the Bellaire experience. Only thing though is the service - it is definitely not the reason you come here. The servers literally act like you're annoying them with your business. Despite my family buying $200 worth of food every visit, they still do not act the friendliest or the most attentive. read more

I can't believe my eyes..our waiter brought out 4 glasses of water and there was a ROACH floating in one of the cups!! It was the first thing I noticed when he set the cups down..was he blind!?!? Geez that thing was definitely bigger than pea-sized! After he set the cups down one by one, he then realized his little friend in the cup and quickly walked away with it without saying anything hoping we didn't see. He came back with the last glass of water pretending nothing happened and continued to take our order. We had to tell him to take back all the water and ordered BOTTLED drinks instead. (I didn't drink anything) Secondly, the service was horrible! Im not talking about 'I want my food pronto'..what I mean by this is we had to ask for sate (this asian chili pepper sauce) four times from three different waiters and none of them came back with the sauce!! Half way through our meal..the roach waiter finally comes out with the sauce when we asked him before ordering our food -_- I wouldn't have thought service would be this low since we had a party of 8 (could have gotten plenty tip) on a weekday (not busy). But about the food it was just mediocre. It was pretty good when they first opened but slowly started to degrade to this. This place wasn't my choice and wouldn't ever be. It WAS an okay place for a family dinner until this experience. *shivers* read more

i cannot get enough of the BBQ pork and duck, just hanging out behind the glass, beckoning with sweet, crisp, juicy whispers. i love chinese BBQ, and i can't believe it took me so long to give this place a shot. the restaurant is usually crowded, and they sell out of the BBQ meats pretty early on weekdays, so i always call ahead. the only other restaurant i know of that serves this style pork and duck is din ho, in austin, but sinh sinh is a step above in flavor and quality. i havent ventured to try any of the seafood, but there are huge tanks full of various mollusks and crustaceans. they all look delicious after their fatal transplantation from tank to platter, but the BBQ is too good to pass up, so ill never know. read more

Sinh Sinh - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

Driving here on a Saturday night was probably not the best idea, since everyone and their family seemed to be out, even though it was already 8 or 9pm, but I was craving some Asian food and my boyfriend and I figured since it was kind of on the way to a friend's house, why not. Umm...yea parking lot was a nightmare just because you had people pulling in and out of parking spaces and going whichever direction, not knowing who was going to go first...ugh! Luckily we found a spot that wouldn't lead us to any trouble when we had to leave. I figured since there was a constant flow of people going in and out of the restaurant, it must be a good sign. We walked in and we were hit with a wall of stench. It was that smell of fishy seafood, which if you have worked around seafood a lot only really occurs if the seafood isn't as fresh as it should be. At that point we were both skeptical and for me I was used to the smell because of the many Asian markets growing up, but my bf was about to be sick and had to hold his breath many times throughout the night. As you can tell we decided to just go for it and see if maybe the food would outweigh the smell. So they sat us down, but they sat us down next to a table (literally the table was adjacent to ours) with a whole bunch of dirty dishes. I guess they were clearing off a table and putting the dirty dishes on which was considered our table. Also there was still food on the seats. I want food to go in my mouth not my bottom! So first impressions were not good so far. It took a good 10 minutes before a waiter came to take our order and even give us some water. We ordered and just hoped our food would come out quickly so we could eat and go. We ordered some chicken and meat dishes since the smell of not so fresh seafood did not seem too appetizing. I also ordered some congee just to try it out. Our food came out and it was very bland. The only real plus was the rice was good. While we were eating they would constantly clean tables next to us, putting the dirty dishes on the table that was next to us and I noticed pieces of food flying and landing on our table...so gross! After a few bites, I was done. I just wanted to get out. Sorry, but I don't think I'll be coming back. There are a lot better places to eat in the area. read more

I really like the fact that they're open late (2 am). We ordered for pickup on a Friday night around 12am. We order walnut shrimp, fish maw soup, whole roast duck, and BBQ pork fried rice. The grand total was around $70. The walnut shrimp (individual rating: 5/5) is fantastic and is way better than Tan Tan. They are generous with the candied walnuts which I appreciate. The fish maw soup is okay (3/5). It had a lot of asparagus but not a lot of crab. The duck was really good (4/5). It was flavorful and tender. A whole duck lasted us (5 people) for two days. The BBQ fried rice (4/5) was good too! The biggest problem i run into with restaurant fried rice is dryness. The BBQ pork fried rice wasn't dry at all! It was moist and they are generous with the pork. I highly recommend and and ill probably add shrimp into it next time. They had our food ready in 15 minutes and pickup was a breeze. Highly recommended! read more

I've been coming here for years and years now and the restaurant has definitely had its ups and downs in terms of the food. Lately, as of 09/2017, the food has been pretty on point We usually come for late night eating, like after midnight, and its been good. I assume that the lunch and normal dinner cooks are equally as good. The hotpot here is decent but only has one soup broth and the pot is small. Nothing like on the West Coast. Teresa always treats us really well. Do get: Oysters on a hot plate Razor clams with black bean sauce extra plate of noodles that comes with hot pot. Dry cooked rice noodles with beef - this dish was really good last time but its been just okay other times Decent: Lamb pot Snow peas leaves - sometimes good/sometimes the veggie is kind of old. read more

My FOB friends complain that my favorite dish is strictly a eat at home leftover dish in Chinese/Vietnamese homes. Oh well. I'm just a simple Caveasian Man. Sinh Sinh is the home of my favorite fried rice: Com Chien Xa Xiu... Barbeque Pork Fried Rice. Something about the Vietnamese style of fried rice they make here really does it for me (maybe it's the MSG). I won't vouch for anything else, but they have plenty of seafood swimming in the tanks. Everyone seems to be ordering some kind of hot pot. And they've got a hanging bbq meat deli going on as well. Minus two stars for service. But I have had (on occasion) excellent service. I've eaten here since the old location (closer to Di-ho) since the 80s (yes I am old)... read more

I tell you what...in many restaurants, you have to know what to order. Sinh Sinh is no different. I've eaten not so impressive dishes here - think Americanized "Chinese" food, as well as downright authentic dishes which are very hard to beat in many cities of the world...and I been to many countries. If you go here to eat Vietnamese food, you must order 1. Fish sauce ribs (Xuong Rim Mang - I think it's called) 2. Ong Choy in garlic sauce as your veggies dish....and 3. Hot Sour Fish Soup (Canh Chua Ca) Make sure you bring at least 2 other people with you because you won't be able to finish. And for God's sake, don't eat American style by piling on the entrees onto your plate like you are at some buffet - that is a no-no in Asian culture. Also, don't eat with chopsticks if you use a plate. Eat with chopsticks only if you eat the rice in a bowl. OK, that said: the service is shitty but tolerable. The sanitation could be better, but it is also tolerable. The barbeque pit with the pork and ducks is a good deal if you are on the go and need a quick tasty combination rice platter. If you order the barbeque combo, it comes with duck, pork (crispy roasted or marinated- your choice) as well as small stir fried veggies on the side. Yummy for around 6-7 bucks. I give it 4 stars because I know what to order. I took away 1 star because I have had other dishes that didn't impress me...plus the service sucks. Oh, and apparently, they are not aware that people usually want to get all their entrees at one time and not 20-30 minutes apart so you absolutely need to tell them that before they leave with your order! UPDATE: 2013 ate there with my then girlfriend and we found a little female kitchen roach in the food. Haven't been back since. Too bad. Eh, wadayagonnado? read more

Well, I come here and get a roasted duck noodle soup and I have to wait for half an hour to get the food although it is not crowded at all. The customers that come after me get the food first and they are almost finish it. The waitress who bring me the food tell me that the broth is not hot enough to bring out. I work in a restaurant too and I know whenever they forget my order or not. read more

Sinh Sinh - Chinese Near Me - Houston, Texas

I'm a huge fan of Sinh Sinh! It's always have consistently good food at an affordable price. This place never seem to be closed either. My best friends and I always have the seafood hot pot. Whenever I'm craving chinese BBQ for lunch I go here! The restaurant is also very very spacious with lots of room for everyone. The servers are polite and attentive. I can not say enough good things about this place! read more

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We only use to dine here strictly for the pecking duck. We were inclined to dine here this past Wednesday because they opened until 2am. Unfortunately, we will never be back! We were a group of 12 seated against the walls and witness small roaches crawling on the walls while we were eating and I was mortified. read more

Once, long ago in a universe far, far away, Sinh Sinh was original, creative, fun and delicious. Those days are gone. Sticky tables, surly waiters, unimaginative food prepared and served in a way that conveys to you, the diner, that it is just another day in the salt mines. Perhaps there are a set of safe standard dishes there that have a following. Have not found one. The Eggplant stuffed with shimp squished oil into your mouth on each bite; the beef and noodle had very little beef and the noodles seemed impervious to flavor. I wanted to like this place as I had in the past. However, memory is no refuge for the tired. Can think of 20 places or so right off hand in sight of Sinh Sinh that are better. So can you. Go there instead. read more