This place is expensive. I don't know if it's because it's in Cliff Farms or what. They also try to automatically add a crazy tip to online orders. Tipping culture is out of control. I'm not tipping for you just to do your job. Anyway, I ordered 2 bao buns. A noodle bowl, a dumpling bowl and 2 Oreo drinks. It was all ready pretty quick. But the price! read more

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Ordered Vegetable bao, beef noodle soup. They are good, but the bun and the noodles in the soup felt heavy. They are heavy on carbs and light on protein. Vegetable bao was disappointing read more

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I ordered for carry out and my food was ready in less than 10 minutes. The first thing that I need to mention is their to-go packaging. We ordered soup. The ramen itself was in a large bowl with a tightly fitting lid. The broth was in a separate container with a lid fitting so tight that it was hard to remove. The broth was also placed in a plastic bag tightly knotted. I can't say that I ever brought home soup without at least a little spillage (the last time I brought soup home it ended up in my floorboards. The beef soup was ok, it was supposed to have cilantro and green onions which were not included. We ate the soup for two meals and, although I was stingy with it, there just wasn't enough broth for five bowls. We have our 3 year old grandson for the weekend. His mom has told me several times that he won't eat soup. He may not eat soup but he sure likes "noodles with noodle sauce"! (I should have just skipped kids and gone straight to grandkids!!) I also ordered two each of the beef, pork and steamed vegetable bao. They were good, even the day after in the microwave. They were a little dry so we did add a little dipping sauce on the side to help add a little moisture. To round out our meal, I ordered a gua bao crispy chicken. The chicken was extremely dry - we had to use scissors to cut it. Will I be back? Probably not. Was it worth trying? Of course. BTW, I ordered way too much food. We had it for dinner last night, tonight and I had lunch today. We still have 3 bao left for tomorrow. Like they say, don't go to the grocery store hungry - which I obviously did when I see the 4 boxes of pop tarts on my counter. A related corollary should read "don't order online when you haven't eaten all day! read more

Steam Boys - Pork Bao - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

Delicious selection. Great hospitality. Clean establishment. Chill & upbeat tunes playing. Def worth a trip. We'll be back. read more

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Really good and fresh. We had steamed beef bao, seared beef bao, seared pork bao, 5 spice chicken, steamed soup buns and seared pork and shrimp dumplings. Everything was very tasty. Its counter service and seat yourself. Soft drinks and tea in bottles and cans. We also had a Dibai chocolate strawberry milk tea. Pretty tasty. Nice people. We'll be back. read more

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Being born chinese and an avid foodie, my husband and I really wanted to try this place. Both chinese born and recent trip to Taiwan has us hung on beef noodle soup. Overall it was okay. The noodles al dente. The beef was a little tough and we never finished it. The soup okay. The pan seared buns were good with hot sauce. I liked my passion fruit tea. My hubby got 0% sugar on his matcha milk tea but it was still really sweet. read more

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Nice atmosphere, friendly helpful staff, and attentive service. What more could you want right? Amazing food? They have it. Food was very good at a very fair price. We ordered the spice popcorn chicken and got a huge bowl. I had the seared pork and cabbage dumplings and my wife had the seared chicken and cabbage. All of it was excellent. They have a great menu. You really should try it out. You won't be disappointed. read more

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The food was nasty. Very fatty chicken or atleast I THINK it was chicken, not sure. The beef soup was disgusting. I don't know what kind of meat this was large chunks of something. The noodles were raw somewhat. Just a very nasty meal. I won't ever eat here again. They seem to employ young working people, great job there. The place looked clean at first glance. We played rock paper scissors to decide on them or the place next door. Beef noodle soup, chicken rice and popcorn chicken rice or noodle. We all took 1-2 bites and tossed it. The most expensive thing was about $14 bucks. read more

Vegetable Baos were doughy and only had a small wad of cabbage in them. We did enjoy the seared dumplings but everything is pricey.

Fun more modern, casual Chinese spot. Shared a few things with two others - noodle soup, cucumbers, dumplings, soup dumplings, and then we all got boba to go. Service was quick and attentive, tons of parking, everything was delicious! read more

Food: The food was sub par. There were definitely some highlights, but it was still a tad pricey. The menus seemed to have been brought over from Nashville rather than reprinted for Madison. Hot Dumpling Bowl (4/5): The chili oil/crunch had a good amount of spice. There was enough to toss every steamed dumpling with the oil. 5 Spice Popcorn Chicken (4/5): Definitely one of our favorites and paired really well with the sauce. Soup Dumplings (1.5/5): Lackluster. Very disappointed in these. They fell apart and had barely any liquid in them. The taste wasn't that great either. Pan Seared Bao (3/5): There was basically a meatball at the center of the Bao. Whenever I ended up getting to the meat, it just fell straight out of the Bao. Good flavor on the meat though. Beef Noodle Soup: My friend rated this a 3/5. He mentioned the noodles were like spaghetti and not the right texture. He enjoyed the beef and broth. Steamed Bao: My friend seemed to enjoy this more than the pan seared Bao. The meat stuck to the Bao better. It was basically a giant meatball also. Service and Ambiance: The restaurant was packed when I entered. My group was fortunate to get a table. It took us about 20 minutes to get food, which was fairly quick for everything we ordered and how busy it was. Not sure if I'll go again based on my experience apart from AYCE Dumplings on Tuesdays. read more

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My son and I ended up here today we mainly went for the milk tea after having a universal yum box from Taiwan but since it was around lunch and we were both hungry we stayed and grabbed a bite. I had the steamed chicken dumplings which were delicious and my son ordered the beef noodle soup(medium) it was a little spicy for me but he said it had great flavor and actually should have gotten it hot instead. We decided to order their dessert, the sesame balls, and they were AMAZING! I could probably eat those until it made me sick. Service was pleasant everyone that was working was very soft spoken and oddly enough that made me nervous(just a me thing I'm sure). The ambiance was nice. My son who is an aspiring animator enjoyed the tv that played animated shorts. We decided this is a place we would probably frequent, if out and about running errands. read more

Steam Boys - Steamed Chicken and Cabbage dumplings Mango Tea with Lychee Boba Coconut Milk Tea Beef Noodle Soup(can't really be seen) - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

I really liked the bubble teas; they are delicious. The Dubai chocolate one is the best--my family loved it, and we'll be buying from here again. read more

If you have never experienced really good Dim Sum before, you will love this place. If you have had really good Dim sum, like us, you'll be disappointed. Food was fine, but . read more

The wife and I went here on a Tuesday during lunch for the all you can eat pan seared dumplings. We tried the entire selection which consisted of Pork,Shrimp and Pork,Chicken, And Vegetable with Tofu. It was hard to decide between the Shrimp and the vegetable which one we liked better. She had Cocoa milk tea and I had the Peach Tea both were excellent ! Food was amazing and The service was top notch! The young guy managing the place was on top of everything. You should consider giving him a raise because people with his skill set are very rare in this day and age! We will definitely be back again! Highly recommend! I wish Decatur had a Steam Boys! read more

The food is always delicious. The Szechuan dumplings are wonderful and the "Asian spaghetti" is definitely worth a try. Oh! Don't skip on the cucumber salad. read more

Been here several times. So comparing the changes over the times I have been here. The first time here was confused about how seating was handled as no one seemed to assists for several minutes. The same happened to a couple that came in shortly after us. They now have a sign up stating to seat yourself. Getting someone to wait on us and take our order took forever the first few times we visited. They use to come to your table and take your order. They now have you go up to the register to order. The food is pretty good. I wouldn't say authentic, but tasty enough for a quick bite. Pretty sure things are premade (possibly frozen) and then steamed/fried/cooked when ordered. No shade on that as lots of places do that. The bubble tea seems to be on par with other places in the area. Just fewer selections. No soda fountain either. All in cans. I do not think we have been here when they haven't been out of something. Most of the time it's soup dumplings, but has also been things like the seared beef or rice. The restaurant its self is spacious with 9 tables that can seat anywhere from 4 to 8 people each. Music is usually a LoFi type music that is not over whelming that interferes with your conversations. The room has soft lighting. With all the pine and sparse decor it gives very much Ikea vibes. read more

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Ordered chicken popcorn. Not fresh at all. I think they used frozen bag and heated it up. Ordered chicken bao. Same thing horrible like frozen chicken warmed up. Ordered pork dumplings. Same thing. Soggy and gross. Didn't eat the food. Left everything wasted my money. read more

Steam Boys - Chicken bao - pop corn chicken - pork dumplings - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

I did a takeout meal. The staff were very nice and friendly. Young man at order counter gave great suggestions. I tried the beef noodle bowl ( mild) and the pork and cabbage dumplings. Flavor was very good. Beef was extremely tender! I'm glad to have another food option that's fast but not typical fast food. Restaurant was clean It was not busy when I went at 3 pm. I suggest you try it! read more

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I am elated that Huntsville/Madison has a Steam Boys location!! If you're craving Chinese buns, this is the place to go to. I've been going to their Nashville location for a long time, and this new location is just as good. Fast service, good food, and soothing jazz music being played in the background. Not to mention the all you can eat dumplings Tuesday special. You simply can't go wrong. Please give this place a chance if you haven't already! read more

Steam Boys - Monday - Friday lunch combos + All you can eat Tuesdays - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

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CUTTING. NAILS AROUND FOOD!! This is usually one of my favorite spots. And today I was really craving it.. I went to sit down and eat, and while looking at the menu, the lady behind the counter was cutting her nails And with each loud "Click" they were flying everywhere behind the counter!!! He literally stared for two minutes and shock! And then Walked out. ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTING!!! read more

Got crispy chicken Gua Bao and the cucumber salad. Both were delicious. Light crispy breading in the chicken and yummy savory dressing in the cukes! Thank you Azule read more

Very good. The soup dumplings are very flavorful. Love the beef noodle soup. Wonderfully seasoned. It's a cute restaurant with friendly service. They offer AYCE on Tuesdays. Will have to try it soon. read more

Beef bowl not good. 80% onions. Bland. Cucumber salad for $6 was about 1/2 of a cucumber though tasty. Fried Dumplings were very small, not the typical size and nearly $2 each, but also tasty. Overall, will not return. I expect they will be out of business in 6 months if they don't make serious changes read more

Really disappointed in this place. Excited to see a place that could add some food culture and the place fell very short. Steam bao buns are frozen and steamed. Meat inside was tough. Same thing you can get at a grocery store. Dumplings were not anything to write about. Same things you can get at a grocery store. They charge 2 dollars extra.to.fry up some cornstarch. Zha Jiang was flavorless. Dunno how that's possible but they did it. The beef noodle soup was okay. So by comparison it was the best thing we had. But even that was odd as there were beef chunks in it that were just tough to eat. Maybe Tuesdays for AYCE dumplings may be the best day to come read more

Let's start with the bao. We had both steamed and seared and both were disappointing. The outside is tender but was undercooked in places. The filling is a very small meatball, flavorful but underwhelming ...and did I mention small? The ratio is miscalculated for sure. We also ordered seared chicken dumplings and they were good. Just good. The Gua bao with chicken is pretty good but there is room to improve. The cutlet was too thin which made is hard and dry. The sauce that comes on it is delicious and it needed much more. Not sure if I'll go back. It's hard to shell out $30 for food and leave unsatisfied and still hungry. read more

Amazing dumplings! The texture was perfect and the flavors were fantastic. Ordered to go and the service was friendly and quick! read more

Steam Boys - Hot Pork Dumpling, Pan Seared - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

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Order at the counter and they bring to your table. We had 5 spice chicken, pork bao and soup dumplings. The 5 spice chicken was by far our fave! The noodle dishes looked really good, would definitely try next time! read more

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I just had lunch at Steam Boys. The dumplings were great . I will be back soon to try the other offerings.

Service was good. Ambiance was fast and modern. Steamboys was OK. I wouldn't go back again. The only thing I ordered worth eating were the dumplings. This restaurant is suitable for a teens palate read more

Excited to finally try this place! It was awesome! I've lived here 3 years and the majority of the restaurants are just not good. This place was great! We had the seared dumpling and boba combo. We ordered a couple of pork bao and was hoping it would have the red sweet pork like cha sui bao but they didn't have it. Will be back! Seatings weird though. Lots of big tables instead a lot of small ones. With Covid around again I wouldn't want to sit with other people. read more

Steam Boys - Boba and fruit tea - Pan Asian Near Me - Madison, Alabama

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Went to lunch with my husband. It was pretty busy but we were able to find seats. We give it a solid 4 star. The service was great. All the employees seemed like they wanted to be there and were super nice! (Which is rare nowadays) They had forgotten our Taro Bubble tea but once we asked them about it, it came out relatively quick and yummy. The food came out at a good pace too. I do have a few complaints about the food. I ordered the Steamed Beef Boa and when I bit into it, it wasn't fully filled with meat like I'm used to. It was like a meatball in the middle and so you'd sometimes bite into it and just get a mouthful of dough. Once you did bite I to the meat, it was delicious. Just wish the whole bun is filled next time. Wasn't a big fan of the noodles in my SpicyBeef Noodle Soup. I like my noodles to have a bit of a chew factor to them and these just didnt. The flavor of the broth and meat were delicious though! We loved the Pan Seared Pork Dumplings. Very flavorful! Will be back again. read more

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The seared dumplings and gua chicken are really good. My hub had the steamed veggie bao - because the description (Madison location) says it has "juicy chicken and tender bell peppers" in it, but he didn't taste or visually find any chicken. He didn't care for it and said it was very bland. The zha jiang noodle bowl tastes very good and is a huge portion. We ordered ahead and picked up; the staff was pleasant. The dining room is a bit open and kinda cold but it gets the job done. Overall, I enjoyed the food. read more

My first visit to "Steam Boys". I was with a small of three and we all ordered different things from the menu, so we could share. Everything was terrific! Walked in, found a table and went to the order counter. Our meals & drinks arrived at the same time so the food was hot. I won't go into everything we ordered, but must say it was all flavorful and appetizing. However, one small, for some, but a real problem for others, all of the food contains MSG. I am not affected by it, but one of my party is. Reluctantly, they ordered the steamed pork dumplings and thank goodness, had no reaction. So just beware, if you have an allergy to MSG! read more

Super disappointing. I was excited to see a place with soup dumplings opening close by. Soup dumplings are always sold out. So we went with a few baos and steamed dumplings. There was hardly any meat in the baos and it was just hard balls, like it was all freezer and reheated. The dumplings were flat and the dough was chewy. Overpriced, and not good. read more

One star because there's not an option to leave zero stars. The bao buns are tiny frozen meatballs from Costco inside steamed dough. Flavorless and expensive for just a meatball. Beef noodle soup was awful. Tough meat, no flavor, and why is there wilted lettuce in the soup? Gross. The dumplings were good so I guess that's my one star rating. Aesthetically not pleasing; aside for terrible flavor, it looks gross. Food came out pretty fast. Water, drinks, silverware and napkins are all self serve so no reason to tip. $45 dollars would have been better spent literally anywhere else. Come here for dumplings and free water. You won't be disappointed if that's all you're looking for. read more

Charging customers to leave your restaurant that has a terrible ambience with overly loud music by calling it a "service fee" is excessive. They got me once, this place deserves no business. Far from being hot, far from anything even vaguely resemble Sichuan cuisine, they were doughy, bland globs of mediocrity doing dishonor to an entire culture's food. Then you have the bao with tough, bland meat in the middle. And if that wasn't enough failure and dishonor, they added to the misery of the meal with overcooked noodles and broth-less soup. Just up the road is Sushime where they respect and appreciate the customer, bother to clean the menus when they get messy, and produce vibrant, tasty food. Go there and save yourself the misery. read more

The Tuesday all you can eat dumplings is a joke, the dumplings taste like they came from Costco frozen food. We had to constantly go up to the counter to order more even though we told her at the beginning what we wanted. They are slow and seemed like they just wanted to hang out and not really work. The place is clean read more

Delicious! The line was long but the food was great! Definitely will be going back for more dumplings and boba read more

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It being them recently open expect longer line than usual, staff was helpful, menu was readily available since it's a line. Service was great and super fast, ambiance was great put you in the mind of a dumpling shop. Wait time was a little long because they had just opened the doors for the day with a long line and a popular item was on my order (beef boa) but working in a restaurant myself I understand. Everything was pretty good... and decently priced..... read more