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    Tai Li

    4.1 (194 reviews)
    InexpensiveChinese, Seafood, Soup
    Closed 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Dogs allowed

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    Shrimp Rolls
    Peter S.

    Tai Li is always so very good. The portions are huge and it's always fresh and hot. Got some to go and as always they knocked it out of the park.

    Szechuan chicken with broccoli added
    Tracy B.

    Stopped in for dinner and had such a wonderful experience! We were warmly greeted and seated right away. We started with the steamed dumplings, which were absolutely delicious. The general Tso's was crispy and flavorful with a tasty sauce, and the chicken lo mein was really flavorful too. Portions were quite generous. Definitely would recommend!

    Chicken w.Garlic Sauce. Tasted and smelled like fish. Straight to garbage.

    Ordered on Uber Eats. The crispy honey chicken had a very strong fishy flavor and smell. I Could not eat it. Threw the entire meal away. I'm staying at a hotel and ordered a few meals to last a few days and by the time I tried the crispy chicken, it was outside the return window. Also, the meals are too expensive to not include pork fried rice or crispy noodles. I even paid extra for fried rice and requested in the notes for pork fried rice but did not receive it. The fried rice was tasteless and had a nothing in it but a couple peas and a couple pieces of carrot. The cashew chicken was okay. The wonton soup and edamame was good.

    FR5.House Special Lo Mein

    My friend and I went for dinner here after my parents recommended we went at very busy time so we did wait a while for someone to take the order and food to come out but it was worth the wait. FOOD WAS AMAZING! Space is chill, server was very polite kept apologizing for the tardiness. We will be back ! So yummy

    Unagi don
    Rachel S.

    Tai li is an interesting restaurant with both Chinese and Japanese menu. The Japanese food seems pretty good and a decent deal. The sushi is two rolls for 10 dollars which is pretty cheap. I ordered the unagi don which was just eel on sushi rice. It was pretty good and I'd get it again. Service was excellent and the waitstaff spoke Chinese with my grandfather to ensure that he was able to order something that he liked. My grandfather seemed satisfied with his meal and really liked how our waitress made sure we were happy. Our drinks were refilled often and our food came out rapidly, though not all at the same time.

    General Tso's Chicken with wonton soup
    Maddie F.

    Ordered the general tsos off the lunch menu today and it was so delicious!! Such a great lunch menu, the entree came with rice, an egg roll and choice of a soup for only like $9!! We also ordered the crab puffs and they were perfectly cooked. We ordered delivery and they came so fast. Will definitely be ordering regularly from here.

    I see quite a few old reviews that note bad service and off flavored food. Those seem very odd considering the experiences my wife and I have had at the new(er) location. They've merged the Tai Li from the south side of 1960 with the Fujiya ( I think that's what it was called) on the North side of 1960 with the combined restaurant called Tai Li on the north side of 1960. We've been several times and ordered the fried dumplings each time.....hot, crispy and fresh. We also get an order of egg rolls but not much to say here....they're traditional fried egg rolls. They're hot and crispy and what you would expect with respect to the flavor. For main courses, we've ordered the curry noodles, salt baked shrimp with garlic sauce, sesame chicken, mabo tofu, and Sichuan beef. All dishes have been outstanding and extremely fresh. I eat shrimp just about every time I go out and can tell when it is not fresh or has been soaked in some odd brine mixture. The restaurant is clean and we've always had good service. Are they perfect? Absolutely not. My wife is asian so I've been to a LOT of asian restaurants in Houston. Asians, no offense intended, seem to yell at one another (and maybe others) by American standards....something about the tonal nature of the language. We haven't had any of the sushi because, frankly, I have yet to find any sushi that actually has a flavor unless you load it with ginger and radish paste. Great selection of cold beers and wine as well and the price is right. There are a lot of to go orders headed out the door when we've been there. I also noted everyone that comes in is a regular and they know the names of the wait staff. That's a good sign in my opinion.

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    Been going to this place to eat for 10 yrs +. Take out too. Never dissatisfied. Quick to go orders and the hot and sour soup is delicious.

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    Messed up on delivery but owner was very apologetic. Food had to be reheated, but was very good.

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    8 years ago

    Great food. Always consistent. Owner knows everyone and remembers their favorite dishes. Take out is always hot and fast.

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    Our go to for delivery Chinese. Always fast delivery time, order is correct, food is hot and tasty.

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    9 years ago

    Great service and great food. Me and my family try to get Tai Li's ever week since we love their food.

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    Average Chinese food but for the HKA area, it is good. Nothing special but nothing terrible.

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    10 years ago

    Small portions . Not the same anymore . Bad taste won't com ever again wow what the heck happened to them

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    10 years ago

    I've been going here for years and it just keeps getting better. The staff is very friendly and helpful. They serve the best Chinese food!

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    Bamboo House

    4.4(733 reviews)
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    I have heard great feedback about Bambok House and and their authentic Chinese Cuisine. The first…read moretime I visited I planned it to the T and when I visited their bar was not operational any longer, and that was apart of my planning. So I left. The second time I visited, I had the Hong Shao Rou with mushrooms (Braised Pork Belly) to-go, not a huge fan of takeout and this didn't disappoint and it was good. The takeout team member was pleasant enough. They feature an open kitchen with two tops closer to the wall/glass and larger tables more toward the middle of the restaurant. From the outside it features the traditional Chinese architecture with western building base. I look forward to yaksying the rest of the menu this year.

    I've eaten at Bamboo House enough times to know that the food can be a hit or miss depending on the…read morenight. When it's done right, the flavors are bold and satisfying. But the inconsistency has been an issue for me, and the flavors aren't as good as they once were. Dishes I regularly ordered like Kung Pao Chicken, Mongolian Beef, Japanese Egg Tofu, and Honey Walnut Shrimp haven't stood out as much as of lately. Dishes like Szechuan Spicy Chicken is still one of my favorite, and Garlic Snow Pea Leaves are delicious when in season. Bamboo House still holds its place as great spot for group dining. The portion is generous, prices are fair, and overall a solid restaurant that's still worth recommending.

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    Imperial China Cafe - Combination Fried Rice - Delicious and seasoned!

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    3.7(100 reviews)
    4.1 mi
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    Left No Grain of Rice Behind (and Met a Track Star)…read more (10/10) My husband and I wandered into Imperial China on a quiet night - just us two lovebirds and the immaculately clean scent of... well, perfection. Seriously, the place smelled so fresh you could probably perform surgery in the dining room (don't worry, they stick to cooking, which is way more impressive). But the real MVP was Kendall She ran the register, served us, and basically orchestrated our entire evening with the grace of a future Olympic athlete... which, as it turns out, isn't far off! She mentioned she used to run track and is getting back into it. Let me tell you, that explains everything. The speed at which she refilled our water? Blink-and-you-miss-it. The efficiency of her service? Faster than the hurdles she used to jump over. We half-expected her to hand us our fortune cookies while doing hurdle drills over the chairs! Kendall, if you're reading this - you're amazing, and please save some gold medals for the rest of us mere mortals. Now, the FOOD. Oh. My. Wok. We're usually "leftover champions" at Chinese restaurants - it's practically our marital duty. But not this time. We ordered the Combination Fried Rice loaded with goodies) and the Hunan Chicken (spicy, savory, downright addictive). It was so unbelievably delicious, so flawlessly cooked, that we licked our plates clean. Seriously. Not a single grain of rice, not a stray pepper, not even a suspiciously saucy smudge escaped. Our dog is currently giving us the stink-eye because there were zero take-home boxes. Zero! Imperial China broke our leftover streak, and we're not even mad. And as if the universe was nodding along, our fortune cookie sealed the deal: Thursday will bring trust on your new journey." Considering our journey involved demolishing enough food for three people and meeting a future track legend, we'd say it's already pretty darn trustworthy! Overall 10 out of 10. Flawless cleanliness, food that made us abandon all dignity (and leftovers), service faster than Kendall's personal best, and a fortune that felt weirdly on-point. Imperial China, you've won our hearts, our stomachs, and our clean plate awards. We'll be back... probably on Thursday. Just in case.

    Been ordering up Chinese found here for a few years, but we're likely not going to do so again…read more Gotten to the point where you get home and find $4-7 of the order wasn't received. And the last order just a couple days ago we discovered an intact full chicken embryo in the egg drop soup and didn't find it until we were on the last few spoons of soup. Which pretty much grossed us out.

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