Inside this grocery store is a little spot called Noodle Street serving Filipino comfort soups, or…read more"mami." I went with the bone marrow bowl..simple, hearty, and packed with flavor without trying too hard. It's affordable too, just be careful because it comes out piping hot on a working sterno. Best part? After you eat, you can wander the store and keep the food trip going with Filipino desserts, breads, and bakery finds everywhere.

I saw so many posts of their hotpot on IG so I knew I had to try. I stopped in at 6:45 PM and noted…read morethere was no line. I ordered the beef bone marrow hotpot. As I was waiting for it to be prepared, I noted there was a lot of back and forth communication between the person working on filling my pot and another employee behind her, seemingly about the bone marrow. I couldn't understand what they were saying and was getting a little nervous. I decided to step away and grabbed a few pieces of shrimp and calamari tempura as my sides. When I finally got the hotpot, it was placed on a wooden stand warmer. It looked scrumptious! I happily dug in and noted that the warmer went out within 5 mins of starting. The corn cob pieces were soft on some parts and very soggy on other part. The noodles were ok, too soggy for my liking. The beef brisket was really good and that was the only part of this soup that was more than decent. The bone marrow was very firm, tasted undercooked, not even warm. I felt like I overpaid for the hotpot $15.99. I added in the 6 min eggs for $1.50, these were good, tasted like regular eggs. The tempura station looked really good with fried veggies and seafood. Even though they sat under a warmer, they were still room temperature when biting into the shrimp or calamari tempura. I opted to take this home so I could reheat in the air fryer. I would come back and try the braised beef noodle hotpot next time. Service was friendly and quick. The dining food court area was clean, plenty of seating available.

This place has new ownership, menu is similar to before. A mix of Americanized Chinese dishes and…read moremore traditional dishes. Place is run by the family, the daughter takes orders and brings out the food. We were the only ones eating in at prime dinner time on Saturday but there was a fair amount of takeout orders. All the food was decent. Marinated patter was very generous in the portion- has a mixture of eggs, tofu, pig ear, intestine, tongue, and it's quite tasty. I liked the popcorn chicken, crispy and savory coating. A dish off the new items menu on the wall was a mix of fish and vegetables and this was my favorite dish. They gave us free tea and Thai tea which was so nice of them. Give this place a try and support this family!!

I had never visited this establishment despite driving past it many times. With an ownership…read morechange and revamped menu, I'm excited to have found a great authentic Chinese spot in Sugar Land! We used to frequent the nearby Jade Garden for their lunch specials, but the slow service and inconsistent and smaller portions had left us desiring more. Thank goodness this is a great alternative! I visited here for lunch on a weekday to take advantage of their $10 lunch specials after receiving a tip that the food here was actually good! Despite being completely vacant when we arrived, my mom and I ordered a number of dishes both on and off the lunch menu. The waitress/owner offered me some complimentary sweetened lemon iced tea to try, and boy was it tasty without being overly sweet! We ordered four dishes-- all of which was pretty good. The beef flat noodles were my favorite, when some amazing wok hei flavor going on. My mother enjoyed the beef with bitter melon. The beef in both dishes were so nice and tender, obviously velvet prepared to give it that nice soft texture. The salt toasted pork ribs were very tasty and succulent, but I wasn't expecting it to be battered. You can also order a version of it with a slightly sweet sauce which was also nice. The seafood clay pot, which is on the regular menu, contained plenty of fish, squid, and shrimp, plus firm tofu. Could have used a tad more salt, but it was still well prepared. The dishes were nice full sized family sized portions! The meal ended with a complimentary red bean dessert. Nice! Business is still slow, as I don't think they've done much advertising with the new menu and ownership, but I really hope they do well! We need more affordable family style Chinese restaurants in Sugar Land.

I enjoyed this place a lot. The ambiance felt tranquil. Loved all the decors inside and the…read moreplants and leaves. Etc. Service was on point. Food was ready in less than 10minutes. We ordered the following items: Hot boiled fish 5/5 excellent. So flavorful and vibrant. Loved the presentation. Spicy cubed chicken 5/5. Absolute delicious. Also very well presented and bursting with flavor. You will feel the numbing of the tongue. Gen tso. 4/5. Also pretty good. Just a tad too much sweet, especially with the gravy. Dried green beans 5/5. Delicious. It was throughly laced with garlic and the flavor n texture was just right! A big bowl of rice accompanied the items I will be back here soon.

OVERVIEW: this is a homey small restaurant. It is simple, cozy but spacious enough to feel relaxed…read more FOOD QUALITY: Not very convincing. Very heavy handed with salt even though the person in my party that placed the order specifically told the waitress to tone down on the salt. We also asked for no MSG but they turned to sugar instead so the dishes were a little altered beyond recognition. Specifically, I ordered their Szechuan peppercorn beef. As far as I know, this dish is always all savory and there should not be any sweetness. But, when I took the first bite, it was mildly sweet. Weird! Looks like for the rest of the dishes that has sauce, they used the same dark colored sauce; so, they tasted the same. Not a lot of imagination and creativity in their cooking. SERVICE: They are quite attentive in this area. So, I would give them 4 out of 5 stars in this area. VERDICT: Would I return? Probably not. When it comes to Chinese foods, the dishes need to be superior in their taste. You really need to have skills to survive as a Chinese restaurant.

This is a full sit down restaurant but only does To-Go orders. This place opened a before Covid…read more When Covid hit, they did To-Go only and stayed that way since. When you pickup your food, the sit down area is dark, and there isn't much of a waiting area. It looks to be run by two folks, the cook and the cashier. It is probably best to order over the app, as the one cashier is busy packing the food in the fancy packaging and dealing with the money transactions. Since it is only two people, it can be slow to get your food when it is busy. I waited an additional 20 mins from the projected time it was suppose to be done. As for the food, the miso ramen was packed in this fancy box. The box contained the soup separated from the noodles with a few side dishes. I believe this is the only vegi ramen they offer. It is nothing special. The broth is basically miso soup with soy sauce. (2 out of 5) The cold sesame noodles was better. It had more flavor. (4 out of 5) The Salt & Pepper Chicken was good (4.5 out of 5). I couldn't help eating it while in the car, as it smelled so good. The Braised Pork over rice was decent. It was cut up thick pork belly, braised in an Asian brown sauce. The flavoring was a little one sided. (3 out of 5). I'm giving this place an overall 3 stars because the food isn't something to rave about. Packaging and presentation were great, but tastes was more important to me.

Asia Blue is one of those places that have authentic taste but keep a low profile because they're…read moremore focused on delivering quality than nonessential marketing. I have passed by their restaurant many times, but it never occurred to me to go in until one day I was surprised to see them ranked in the top 100 ramen places nationally on Yelp! With less than 300 reviews, I was skeptical at first but was intrigued to give it a try, and I'm so glad that I did! I visited on a Friday afternoon right before New Year's and was greeted warmly by the staff inside. As I was indecisive on what to order in the ramen section, I asked the staff for suggestions. She was kind to walk me through the menu without rushing to get an order, and she mentioned that their most popular item is actually the beef noodles. That was all I needed to make a decision to try the beef noodles. While waiting for the food, I chatted with the staff and learned that the restaurant opened right before the pandemic then shifted their model to take-out only as the pandemic begin. Since then, they've tried to make use of their restaurant space to return to dine-in but it has been difficult to find reliable workers. In the interest of keeping the quality consistent and customers happy, they've decided to make sacrifices to keep the business model as is for take-out only instead of scaling up with additional staff, which is such a shame given the rent in the area is not cheap and they have such a beautiful space! When you hear "take-out only", I know what you're thinking, BUT I promise you this is the best takeout food you will ever have! The packaging is very well-designed to keep the flavors and ingredients at its finest! As I mentioned, I ordered the beef noodles, and typically noodle dishes are not ideal for takeout, but Asia Blue separates the soup from the noodles so that the noodles are not soggy, and even after half hour, the soup stayed warm and flavorful. The noodles also came paired with many mini side dishes as palate cleansers, which were a nice surprise. From my conversation with the staff, I've also learned that this is one of the rare places that truly make their broth fresh from premium ingredients! You can be sure that it's MSG free and packed with healthy nutrients, and that's a quality that you can taste. I highly recommend this place for your next ramen adventure, and I certainly will be returning again very soon to try the other menu items. :)

Food was amazingggg!!! I love to go there and the service is great!! There's more food options…read moreafter 5.

Delicious! We visited for the first time a couple of weeks ago and we were pleasantly surprised by…read morethe fast service, the quality of the meats and toppings! The only thing that we were disappointed in is the cleanliness of the restrooms.. it was dinner rush soo we're giving them the benefit of the doubt! Can't wait to visit again!

I loved everything about this restaurant. The ambience is warm, personal, minimalist, and cozy all…read moreat the same time. The staff looked very presentable and were attentive, yet also gave us space to look over the menu and eat. Speaking of the menu, I really enjoyed checking items off of a paper menu, it felt very old-school. I was there with my parents, and we decided to get a couple entrees to split family-style. We got ban ban noodles, yibin noodles, pork and crab dumplings, a breadier kind of dumpling which I think had pork in it, a scallion pancake, a beef pancake roll, and chrysanthemum tea. All were delicious, no complaints. My favorites were definitely the bready meat dumpling, it just melted in your mouth, and the yibin noodles. I also really enjoyed the chrysanthemum tea; they delivered a big pot and several cups, and there was enough in the pot to fill each of our cups three or four times. The prices of all were not too bad, too. I will definitely be back, hopefully soon. Just a really comfortable place with great food and good service.

Dough zone is a clean and family friendly dim sum/ dumpling house. We visited on a weekend evening…read moreand were surprised by how warm it was inside the restaurant. I think the large window plus summer sun made for a greenhouse effect. There are many vegetarian options but I thought the overall flavor for the food was just average. Service was also slow and we had to call wait staff ourselves to ask for the check, water, etc. -Dan Dan noodle - because of the peppercorn leaves a tingling taste on your tongue similar to mapo tofu -Vegetarian spicy ma la noodle - also left a similar tingling taste. Although it was rated as a spicy dish I thought spice level was on the mild end. -Vegetarian dumplings - flavor was just average for this as well. It tasted a little bland to me -Sweet and sour cucumbers - overall liked the flavors although it is a very strong sweet and sour flavor. The cucumbers were cut into a unique shape.

I'm glad I did not read the reviews from my trusted sources and Yelp friends before I went,…read moreotherwise, I might not have gone. But for me, this was some of the better dim sum I've had recently. Yes, you're in a grocery store lobby, so to speak, and yes, there's not much atmosphere other than the people streaming by going into that grocery store, but the three items I ordered (black bean ribs, har gow, shu mai) were all solid. I'll be back.

There was a time that Joy Dim Sum was a go-to spot for the Sugar Land dim sum scene. What it lacked…read morefrom the larger, traditional banquet hall vibe, it made up for in lack of pretension and lots of focus on the quality of the food and service. Sadly, it seems like those days are long gone as the latter is on a downhill slope. Has ownership changed? (#1) I'm not sure, but so much else has. There's no tea offered, but bottled water. Service and the kitchen staff is a mess where it's most evident during their busiest hours. At one point, Cantonese was spoken but it also seems that's no longer the case. Previously the food was passable, but now it's near abysmal. Siu mai was hearty, but fairly bland. The same applies to their spare ribs (排骨), beef balls (牛肉球), and steamed glutinous rice in leaf (糯米雞). I felt their custard buns (奶黃包), fried stuffed crab claw (釀蟹鉗), fried glutinous dumpling (鹹水角) and the turnip cake (蘿蔔糕) were dried out. While the shrimp dumplings (蝦餃) and rice rolls (腸粉) mostly passed the test, it needed lots of soy sauce + condiments to be worth it. The only winner was their beef chow fun (乾炒牛河), where the beef and ho fun noodles were tender, while also being adequately greasy. The bonus bits of fried egg within were a nice surprise. While the prices range from $3.75-$9.70, a majority of it will average out to be $5-6 a dish. This isn't a terrible deal per se, especially during these times. However, it is a big price to pay for service issues and sub-par quality dim sum. While I'm hopeful that they'll rebound and I hope the Joy returns, but I don't think I will. __________ (#1) FZ / FJ peeps, where ya at?

Food is very flavorful. Everything was seasoned well. Solid portions as well. Especially for the…read moreprice. Probably the best Americanized Chinese food I've had in Houston

The orange beef was pretty good. The beef egg rolls were not so good. Wish the beef was more crispy…read morein the orange beef. Other than that tasted fine. Service was actually very quick due to weather and all. Restaurant is more like a takeout there are no seating areas to eat at.