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6/8/26 (Update) Hunan Taste is consistently good!…read more Myself and two friends came here on a weeknight. The restaurant is a BYOB. Indoor and (weather permitting) outdoor seating here. We shared platters of Mongolian beef, Grand Marnier chicken and Grand Marnier shrimp. The food is always very appetizing and plentiful. Service was good this evening. However, service can be off on weekends. Always best to make reservations. Even more so on weekends. Takeout is available from Hunan Taste. The restaurant has a small private parking lot. In addition, you can always park in the next door Acme parking lot.

I recently went back to Hunan Taste for the first time in several years, and, sadly, my experience…read morewas not as enjoyable. The restaurant's dining room was still spacious and nicely adorned, and they even had a lovely outdoor patio, though it overlooked an Acme parking lot. Our server was a delight and completely went above and beyond for us. The food, however, was mediocre. The Pork Soup Dumplings were our favorite item, as their broth and meat were extremely flavorful. However, about two of the six had holes in them, so some of the soup had escaped before they were even removed from their bamboo steamer. The Spicy Chicken Dumplings came in a generous portion of ten, but the fiery poultry inside had a strong "chicken" flavor, if that makes sense. Lastly, we had the Chicken Chow Fun, which was extremely bland and full of gummy noodles. That chicken was tender and had a better flavor, though. I just looked back at my last review to see that we had ordered the same noodle dish previously, and, while it similarly had very little sauce on it, the plate had been much more enticing back then. I also saw a bunch of gnats flying around near our table, which was not appetizing, but in fairness, it was a very hot evening. Despite our mixed experience, the dishes being delivered to neighboring tables all looked amazing. I would like to think it was just an off-night and would be willing to give the place another shot.

Outside decor.

Peking duck in rolled rice paper pancake

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New Kitchen

3.0(40 reviews)

1.6 mi

I feel like you can judge a neighborhood by the quality of their Chinese Food, and New Kitchen has…read moreus feeling like we're living large! Every Chinese takeout place seems to have a specialty -- you know, the one thing they're *really* good at -- and when you come here, make sure to order anything with PORK. The boneless/bone-in ribs and the pork fried rice are fantastic. The only thing I tried that I didn't like that much was the Beef with Broccoli. No real reason -- but I think I prefer the pork & chicken options to the beef. Some of the great items my husband & I can vouch for: Scallion Pancakes Shumai Boneless Ribs Bone-in Ribs Pork Lo Mein Pork Fried Rice (standard with most of their combos, but you can request White) Sesame Chicken General Tso's Chicken Orange Chicken Lemon Chicken almost anything off the Heart Menu Egg Drop & Wonton Soup (for when I'm sick) I personally love the online ordering (from their website). It's a great option to have: you can pay cash or card (with the option to add tip), and there are *always* free/bonus items that you can add-on to your meal. Delivery is fast and very friendly, and I don't think they've ever made a mistake with our orders. If I want to pick up from the restaurant instead, instead of looking for street parking, there's a decently-sized parking lot behind the shopping center. When we don't feel like cooking, we usually look here first. And luckily for us, New Kitchen feels like a treat, not a consolation prize!

My go to takeout is usually pork fried rice and shrimp lo mein. The takeout is consistently good…read moreeach time I order.

LUNCH&DINNER SPECIAL

PARTY TRAYS

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Montclair Rstrnt Grp

3.9(423 reviews)

2.2 mi

This is the Ritz Carlton of Chinese food. It may be…read moreexpensive but worth every penny. They even offer light or dark meat for their meals. Which is a great option. Don't get me wrong this isn't always what you want when you want Chinese. Sometimes and by sometimes I mean most of the time you just some want greasy hole in the wall Chinese. For the other times this is the place. I believe they only offer delivery or pick up now since the pandemic so you can't dine in. If you want the dining out experience there is another great spot on Valley road a few minutes away.

We ordered Chinese takeout from T.S. Ma in Upper Montclair a few weeks ago. We received a menu…read moreflyer in the mail and spontaneously decided to order in after a long work day for both of us. If you call the order in and say you'll pay in cash, you get a small discount. Cash is king, so that's what we did. I called in the order and my husband picked up at the T.S. ma. He said that everyone there was friendly and helpful when he stepped through the door. The food was pretty good. My husband was a big fan of the orange ginger tofu. I liked their moo shu vegetable, but I should have liked a some wood ear mushroom in there. The vegetable fried rice was a repeat order.

General Tso's Shrimp

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M & T Restaurant

4.3(79 reviews)

4.3 mi

Wow, great option for authentic chinese food at a very random location…read more Friend had recommended this to us and glad he did, because there is no way I would have found it. There's a fairly large menu. Lots of different options including lamb, seafood. And several unique items too. Everything taste good. Prices were very reasonable.

Very good authentic chinese food. Their homemade dumplings were so full and flavorful, at a very…read morereasonable price. I had the pork and cabbage, and the pork and leek, which were both fantastic. The sweet and sour pork and the lotus root meat cakes were also very flavorful and in large portions. I will definitely be returning to try more of their large menu.

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Cute Panda!

First Wok

3.6(48 reviews)

3.5 mi

I really, really love the quality of food. Anything I've ordered has amazing flavor. My boyfriend…read moresays you have the best spare ribs and his 7 year old says everything is delicious It's so nice to spend money on quality food Thank you guys

Truly, just OK Chinese food. Not terrible but not good. The boneless spareribs were dry and a…read morelittle overdone. The lo mein was a little bit on the tasteless side. Also got the hunan chicken and beef and the orange beef. Orange beef had good flavor ( actually used that sauce on the dry boneless spare ribs) and hunan chicken and beef was pretty decent. Steamed dumplings were again only just decent. Don't think I would order from here again to be honest.

Boneless Spare Ribs

Orange Beef Or Chicken

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Steamed Fried Or Steam Dumpling

Cheng Du 23

3.8(707 reviews)

4.0 mi

Been missing really good Szechuan fare since I stopped commuting into the City. Tonight we ordered…read morefrom ChengDu 23 and that itch has been fully scratched. Even with a 20 min delivery trip the food was so good. I highly recommend going for the house special menu. We got the Tea Smoked Duck, Spicy Crispy Fish, Ma Po Tofu and Tasty Flounder Fillet - the spice was strong but so flavorful and not overpowering. The cold lightly pickled cucumbers are a great fresh counterbalance to the warming spice. Highly recommend - oh and the kids ordered regular standard Chinese dishes like General Tso and chicken and broccoli and loved them as well.

You know what the heavenly chicken reminds me of? Chicken and broccoli with no broccoli. It's just…read morechicken in garlic sauce. I trusted you people who added reviews when you recommended ordering it! Just admit you don't like vegetables... As a sichuan food lover I would never recommend that. Thats for Chinese takeout/cozy food lovers. Anyway. The bowl of white rice was dry and not fluffy. Perfect for making fried rice, not for trying to scoop out of a bowl with chopsticks that we never received. It's because we're gwai lo! Maybe I'll be back...I want to see how the mapo tofu holds up. And the cumin lamb was very good. Cheers!

Ma Po Tofu麻婆豆腐

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Healthy Food

3.8(48 reviews)

0.1 mi

This is by far the best Chinese I have had in the area so far. It is the most similar to West coast…read moreChinese. I like how they use REAL vegetables and meat and not the frozen boxed supply that every other place gets. And it has way less sugar and salt because if it! This may be off putting to the normal Jersey Folk that smother everything in sugar sauce but I assure you it is delicious. I highly recommend the Beef Chow Fun, the Kung Pao chicken, and steamed dumplings! It may be pricier than the others but that's what happens when using fresh ingredients.

I was given a gift card to try this newcomer and I was impressed. They don't use copious amounts of…read moresalt for which I am grateful and the vegetables are very fresh. I would like to see more options, though. They don't offer kung pao chicken for example. But I would definitely recommend it. It's sit down and take out.

Szchechuan chicken dumplings

Steamed dumplings

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10. Chicken with String Beans in Brown Sauce

Paper Lantern

3.7(83 reviews)

2.1 mi

From before the first friendly greeting, we were looking forward to eating here…read more The staff were very friendly and even though we didn't have reservations we were sat very quickly. We started with fried wonton noodles and duck sauce. We ordered the Chow Fun, The Peking Duck and Pork and Shrimp Shumai Every bit was very tasty and authentic Chinese. The ambiance was cute and quaint.

Saw a bunch of great things about paper latern online and decided to try them out. The chicken and…read morebroccoli was absolutely amazing and packed with flavor. The lo mein was equally delicious and super flavorful without having the usual Chinese food grease. Overall this was some of the best most high quality Chinese food I've ever had and it didn't make me feel super heavy or bloated after. 10/10 would reccomend l!

I like the tall hot tea glasses

A12. Sesame Cold Noodles

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Kurobuta - White Charcoal Grille

4.5(154 reviews)

1.9 mi

•$$$

Locally owned & operated

Wheelchair accessible

I went to Kurobuta last night( Thursday at 6:30pm) with my boyfriend. We didn't have reservations…read morebut we were seated promptly. Great customer service and warm welcome when we entered. Restaurant was nice and quiet, and very casual. It was my first time coming here, but his second time. He ordered Sashimi Salad which he said was amazing. We shared a Niku meat set, which is basically 6 skewers with different combinations of meat, ( pork belly with lettuce, pork belly with tomato, pork belly with leek, pork skewer, chicken thigh, and baby potatoes) The flavor on each skewer was so delicious. We also shared their signature sliders with fries. The pork burger was extremely juicy and flavorful, and the fries were so crispy. And we also had their chicken fried rice. Wow it was savory. My bf doesn't really like rice but he kept eating the rice. That's how savory it was. I'll definitely be back to try new items. I heard their brunch is awesome.

Honestly one of the best unknowns I've ever picked. Needed some food after a day of shopping and…read moremost things were already closed, so went a little out of our way to get some food. The place is a simpler local eatery, so decor wasn't exactly a designed by some of the best New York interior decorators, but it was pleasant and very calm. The food is a fusion of various Asian cuisines but it is picked very well and cooked to perfection. Kids loved the Baos and Ramen which is probably one of the best indicators of the quality. From what I can tell it is family owned and run, so service may be a little slower than most similar places but it is definitely attentive and friendlier then most.

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Joy Wok

3.5(52 reviews)

3.6 mi

I'm vegan. Moved To Little Falls almost a year ago. Never tried Joy wok. I called and spoke with…read moreMichelle to tell her my dietary preferences. The vegetable tofu soup was delicious. The fried tofu and vegetables and brown sauce great. I'm sure the addition of meats would please everyone... but the animals that were tortured and slaughtered for your taste buds. Unnecessary. The future is vegan. And you can start at any Chinese delivery. Joy Wok okay in my menu

Favorite Chinese takeout place. Will travel far just to come here. For $30, I get a small sweet and…read moresour soup, chicken fried rice, general tso combo which comes with pork fried rice and an egg roll, and fried noodles. You can't go wrong and they're very quick (only 15 minutes).

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Denise C.

12 years ago

Started working in the area in September, find my self dining there every day! Even on my days off I'm driving there from Maplewood! The ironic thing is have 2 Chinese restaurants on my block but the friendly sincere service along with fresh Tasty food has me hooked dumplings are fresh and handmade on the premises! One word Delish! read more

Kob K.

11 years ago

Great attitude, friendly people with one of the fastest serving times. Great food, love the soups. A great friend (You know who you are) )surprised me with all those yummy stuff. I will surely be there whenever I'm in the neighborhood. read more

Laura M.

5 years ago

Food was amazing and the service was great! Definitely recommend.

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