Amazing food really authentic as previous reviewer's have said do not judge by the look by the look…read moreof the place. The service is typical China in did you get the food as the chef prepares. The hot and sour soup is one of the best I've had in many years. It oozes of cilantro and there is so much tofu that one could be tempted to make a meal of it only. The greens beans were perfect. The right crunchiness and tenderness when bitten. The burst of Sichuan Pepper gave the bite back as required. I wish I had uncovered this place way before.

Brand, spanking new spot that just opened downtown, I think it opened the second week in February…read more Inside, it looks like an old pub, and they haven't done much in the way of decoration, of any sort. Until recently, it was apparently a small Peruvian restaurant, Angry Fish BA, which I'd never even heard of. I don't think I ever saw the place even open, though their Facebook page was active until last July - maybe it was only open at night. Somewhat extensive menu, and only about 2/3 of the menu is translated from Chinese into Spanish. Why? Because the other dishes are "really traditional" or "too spicy" for Argentines to appreciate. I think these guys will need to adjust that thinking. Why not offer it and see, it doesn't take that much effort to translate the dishes - something I made the waiter do right down the line. [Edit: Revisits over time - they've redone the menu to a multi-page one with pictures, and Spanish translations for almost all the dishes. Strangely, they still reserve one page with maybe 8-9 dishes on it that they don't translate and that are much more obscure dishes - a couple of them excellent!] Potstickers - Really well made lightly crisped dumplings. The filling, pork and chive, and a little underseasoned, though the hot sauce they brought on request was fiery and with a dash of soy sauce, was just perfect. Spicy Pork Belly - This was one of the non-translated dishes. I mean, these days, who doesn't dive into a pork belly dish? Beautifully flavored, sweat-inducing spicy with fresh chilies throughout the dish, and just absolutely delicious blend of slightly sweet pork belly, green onion, peppers, chilies, and Chinese celery. A very happy camper was I. [On those revisits - they have a couple of stunning, spicy chicken dishes - both a bang-on Szechuan peppercorn chicken, and in that untranslated section at the back, a fiery chicken hot pot. Prices have gone up a bit, but not significantly as of early 2018.] And, fairly reasonable - both dishes plus a bottle of water and tip came in at 375 pesos, or $24. The place is open for lunch and dinner seven days a week, which is unusual for that neighborhood, but gives a great option for those who like "real" Chinese food.

New Chinese restaurant opened for less than 2 months. So new that there are no signs outside! Great…read moreentrees, but menu is hand written in Chinese. My favorites include the tomato egg soup, stir fry egg plants, sauté lettuce, and Kung pao chicken. All goes really well with rice. I got the life story from the mom and pop of this restaurant. Food comes out slow since only pop is the cook while the wife monitors out front, but I've learned that for the Argentinan culture, meals last a long time.

Old Beijing: wow! What can I say the reviews and the food did not disappoint. They actually had hot…read moreand sour soup that tasted good. First, you never see that on a menu out here and 2nd if you so it's a weak attempt. I'm not saying it's the best I ever had; however it was a good attempt and they brought me a quite sizable bowl. I think it could have easily been shared between 4 people. The place is small maybe 9 tables and seemed to be run by an elderly Asian couple. Sweet as can be and she cooked up a heck of a kung pao Chicken. The best Asian food I've had since I left the states. Easily a 5 star rating by any standards. If you're in the mood for Chinese food I'd aim to get over to Old Beijing. Huge bowl of soup, main course with rice $700 pesos.

A group of 6 of us ate here one afternoon to get a taste of China town and we were all pleased! We…read morehad prompt service, the menu offered many different Asian cuisines besides Chinese food, and everything we saw leaving the kitchen looked great! Our table unanimously ordered the chicken curry and everyone in the group was pleased with the flavors and presentation. This is not the best chicken curry I've had, it lacked a little in the spices category but otherwise I was pleased with the dish. I could confidently recommend this place to anyone looking for an easy lunch spot with an excellent reputation and rating!

Very good fried rice with egg. Excellent langostinos kung pao, not spicey ;(. Fair spring rolls…read morecon carne. Nice place, i would return.

Easily one of the top Chinese restaurants in Buenos Aires. But, there's a trick to it. If you're…read morenot Chinese, you'll be presented with their standard menu, which is "for non-Chinese". They're not going to tell you that, but it's the case - and it features all the usual classics of any standard takeout Chinese spot in town, done well, but nothing special. Ask for the menu for Chinese people, and you get an elaborate menu, longer than the first one, of classic dishes, primarily from northern and western Chinese regions - Mandarin cooking, Szechuan cooking, Hunan cooking. From that menu, we've never been disappointed by a dish, one after the other, excellent! Service is correct, efficient. Depending on which waiter you get, it can be friendly too, but that's not a given. Still, it's not rude, so given the quality of the food, I'll give them a pass on it. Prices are high, and it's certainly one of the most expensive spots for Chinese food in the city, but it's worth it.

Super great find!!! The duck was amazing!!! And the eggplant with garlic.. INSANELY amazing…read more. the service is lovely.. the seating is nice and cozy.. really recommend as a true flavor !!!

Hubby has been ordering and eating at this place since he was a young boy. He loves this place…read more Best place ever to spend a nice evening dinner when walking Cabildo (to or from an ice cream place for example) or a nice place to wait out the rain and have lunch or have an early dinner - any excuse to eat at Tao Tao, is a legit reason I'm saying. I love their sweet and sour soup (no meat). Vegetable fried rice and vegetable house noodles. We always get a Stella Artois to drink. Hot tea was extremely helpful one rainy day. The waiters are extremely nice, helpful and appropriately attentive. Waiters are old-schooled. Never too intrusive but asking if we need anything at a perfect time. We love the fact that it is so accessible to us and it is just a few blocks away from any place you are on Cabildo. Will definitely make this regular drop ins to Tao Tao. Very good Chinese food and excellent service.

The best chineese food of all. An old-fashioned resto that has been working for many years…read more The receptionist and the waitresses are excellent helpers at te time of picking from the long menu. It has an excellent quality of food and cuisine. Very good plates. During the week is very quiet and is not usually too busy. During the weekends better get early or prepare to wait! They have a good delivery service too. The place itself is quite strange, decorated as if you are in china, it is also very big. Age promedy: +50

This place gets high praise for its duck, in particular. As of this moment, I haven't tried it,…read morebecause at least the two duck dishes I saw on the menu ran 680 pesos apiece - I'm assuming they're whole duck dishes to share for the table, so I was thinking, maybe one of these days (and I see from some online posts that some folk have ordered half ducks, but that must be something you have to ask for, I didn't see it on the menu - even so, too much to eat while solo). Back to the place, a little dingy, a little dreary, a little dirty, and steamy hot in midsummer, with no A/C, just a few wall mounted fans, none of which were turned on. I asked if the one over my table on the first visit could be turned on, and the woman who'd grudgingly attended me, as the only customer in the place at lunch, glared at me, walked over and turned it on, and then actually moved its angle to face away from my table and then walked away - seriously? I got up, and moved it to face the table again - at least she didn't change it back, I'd have walked out, food enroute or no. Potstickers were the only dumplings on offer, and a batch of 15 of them for 120 pesos, another place that doesn't offer a solo person's portion if they plan to eat another dish. They're wok fried, and while ostensibly then somewhat crispy on all surfaces, most of them are broken open at the seams and they're oily as can be, which is a shame, because the filling is pretty good - packed with pork and garlic chives. Decent hot sauce on the side when asked, but the same waitress made a big deal out of my asking for chopsticks, as if it were an unheard of and ridiculous request. So, maybe not a return for that duck... service matters.

We were craving Chinese food, and we found this place --it did not disappoint! Every dish we tried…read morewas delicious. The restaurant is clean with a good ambiance, and the waitress was incredibly friendly.

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