Yue Se

From the outside and even the Google Maps photos, I honestly thought it would be a typical…read moreAmerican-Chinese restaurant. Instead, I found a clean, efficient dim sum spot with surprisingly good food. The self-service concept worked really well. You order at the counter, pick up your own food, and there is no tipping. I actually like this system because at traditional dim sum restaurants you often spend more time waiting for carts or servers than eating. One thing that really impressed me was the cleanliness. The restaurant isn't newly renovated, but it's well maintained. After each table left, the staff cleaned with fresh sanitizing wipes instead of using the same cloth over and over. They also serve everything with disposable plates and utensils, which personally gives me more confidence than reusable tableware that isn't always cleaned thoroughly. The food was consistently good. The lotus leaf sticky rice was fragrant, the rice noodle roll with fried dough had a great texture, and the Teochew dumplings were generously filled. The standout dish was the stuffed trio. The shrimp paste was fresh and springy, the fried tofu was crispy, and getting eggplant, tofu, and green pepper on one plate made it easy to try a little of everything.

It's always solid. Prices have gone up a little bit, but it's the same all around everywhere. Still…read moregood bang for your buck. Assorted dim sum all hits the spot. The roast pork over rice with Chinese broccoli was a bit too fatty for my preference. Flavor was spot on, but I prefer less fat on my roast pork. Everything else is always on point.

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Sing Choi Kee

3.2(29 reviews)

71.8 mi

Today i stopped by here about an hour after they opened. When i went, there was pretty much noone…read morethere, later on a couple of people showed up. Ordered bear milk tea, strawberry french toast and char siu over rice. Only 2 arrived Bear milk tea: eh, was cute but way too sweet. Pretty gross. Waste of money and calories. Strawberry french toast: again, eh, not all that. Just tasted like fried dough/youtiao/zeppole. Not any strawberry flavor or really any flavor. Looked good but was all looks. Waste of money. Char siu with rice: waited almost 1 hour, everyone else at other tables got their foods, got so sick of waiting we just left without even getting it and told them to take it off the bill. Fairly certain they completel forgot about it. They were also sold out of panda tofu pudding, despite the place being open for only 1 hour. Service: super slow, ok nicewise but extremely slow. Overall: won't be back to, between the prices being high and the food not being all that and the service not being good, just not worth it. The japanese bbq place across from it is better.

I recently dined at Sing Choi Kee and I have very mixed feelings. The food itself was…read moregood..flavorful, fresh, and definitely the highlight of the experience. No complaints there. Unfortunately, the service really took away from it. We waited a long time for everything: from drinks to appetizers to our entrees. and there were only two other tables in the entire restaurant. When one drink came out and we asked about the other, we were told it was "taking a while to froth the milk," which felt odd considering how long we had already been waiting. What made it more frustrating was watching other tables receive their food much faster than we did. It felt inconsistent and honestly a little dismissive. When it was time to pay, the waitress asked me to just tap my card without even showing me the bill or letting me see the total, and then hovered over us while we were trying to close out. That part felt uncomfortable and rushed. The food was good, but the service needs serious improvement.

Big screen LED TV

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Freshly brewed black tea with bright lemon slices, served over ice for a crisp, refreshing sip. Light, smooth, and perfectly balanced.

Chef Jiang

4.3(222 reviews)

6.7 mi

Ordered chicken fried rice and there was very, very, very little chicken added. It was almost like…read moreeating just plain fried rice.

Really good sichuan food, giant portions, authentic…read more Been meaning to swing by this place. Often cited as one of the best sichuan places around, had to make the trek to see. Outside is very much a busy shopping plaza in not the best part of town. Inside is a completely different story. Very clean and spacious, lots of booths and tables. Decorated well and a lot to see. The staff were friendly but there was a slight language barrier. We fumbled through the menu and found some bites to try. Food came out relatively quick, and that was a bit to manage because there were a lot of plates brought rather quickly. We got pics and dug in. The bites were flavored well. Nothing felt too greasy or under seasoned. The white pepper chicken was very crispy. But not a lot of chicken on each bite. The sweet and sour soup was both sweet and sour, but balanced enough that you could keep on eating it. The dumplings were fresh noodles and the filling was spiced well. The only flop was the spare ribs. Really tasty sauce, but very little meat on the bone. Had to suck on the bones to scrape enough meat off to make it a proper appetizer. It tasted good, just was not easy to eat. Price for the area was high for the neighborhood. It's got the quality and the flavor to command that price easily, but it doesn't match the stores. It's really good, but know that you're getting the real deal sichuan experience. Expect some heat, some saucy fingers, and some bones, and you'll get some really good bites

Left side of interior / dining room

Hot & Sour Black Fungus

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Lucky Dragon Chinese Restaurant

2.8(40 reviews)

0.1 mi

Before I begin, let me be completely honest because there is no way to say how I came to come here…read morewithout skirting by this. The reason I know this place exists is because I've watched Daym's video review of the place on YouTube. Honestly, it was such a funny video he put out that I just HAD to come out here and see this place for myself! It wasn't obscenely far from me either, being about a half-hour drive from where I live. So on this one fine day, I decided to come here for lunch. My review of this place started the moment I'd arrived in the parking lot, and honestly, where the hell am I supposed to park? You can barely see any linings painted to direct me where to park, so I just kinda wung it and parked a little willy-nilly. After I turned the car off and went inside, I took a look around and picked up a menu piece to see what was good. The menu itself is quite extensive, kinda like reading a library book. Except who the flying hell wants to read a library book in a Chinese food restaurant? Not me, that's who. Anywho, I went and ordered the Dragon & Phoenix, the Crab Rangoon, the Chinese Donuts, and an orange Crush. The woman working mentioned it would be a 10-minute wait. Fine by me. Though there were probably a bunch of things I would have rather been doing than waiting in this place, I didn't have anywhere I needed to be anyway. I looked at Daym's review for reference and then let my eyes wander, seeing if anything's improved. There were some improvements to the interior as the floors didn't seem to have cracks on them. The ceilings still looked old, and they looked even dirtier when I looked at the ceilings the woman was working under. They did have one fan running, but it was at the other side of the lobby from where I was sitting. Speaking of where I was sitting, the table I was at was about right next to the trash can and recycling bucket. As for how long I'd waited, it was about a 15-minute wait, but it felt like 3 hours. When I did get my order, it was $28.61. Make of that what you will. As for the food? The crab rangoons were soggy, and the filling while full was runny, kinda like a bloody nose. Oh, and the sweet and sour sauce again tasted like the salt licks of Tatooine on a hot summer's day. Seriously! There are Chinese food places that gets sweet and sour sauce done right! This isn't one of those places. But at least the flavor of the Crab Rangoons themselves wasn't bad. Moving on. The Chinese Donuts were the best food item today, and it wasn't really even close. The confectioner's sugar surrounding the donut complimented the dough and had a nice, light crisp to it. Now, if I had stopped at just the Rangoon and donuts, maybe I would have been inclined to think the criticism was too harsh. But oh NO! I just had to get an entree, and dear God what was the Dragon & Phoenix doing? So let's start with the white rice. It was decent, but I've had better white rice from Dominican joints that managed to fail horribly on baked beans! That should tell you something right off the bat, but that was only the white rice! Next, we have to talk about the rest of the dish. The chicken had a bit of a shocking taste to it, as if it tasted old. If I were the chicken who died to make that, I would not be resting happy right about now. The pepper took a few attempts to get onto a fork to eat it. The flavor of that was there, but the texture was a little off. As I ate more of the vegetables, I'd realized something. Whatever brown sauce was used in this dish drowned the vegetables so much, it was like they were on board the Titanic. And the prawns. My God, the prawns. These prawns were the chalkiest, most tasteless, saddest prawns I had ever eaten. If I were the prawn who died to be a part of this dish, I would have been haunting the person who took me out of the ocean and sent me to this Chinese restaurant to be served to unfortunate customers for the rest of their days. The brown sauce didn't really help things much at all. Finally, I don't think I've touched on this, but the menu says the chicken was supposed to be crispy. Yeah, the brown sauce drowned out any of the crispiness it could have had. Just make it grilled chicken at this point. And finally, I need to talk about the fortune cookie, because my God was that fortune of mine insulting. When I got through my fortune cookie to read my fortune, it read "Your health will improve in April". IT'S AUGUST! So what am I supposed to do for the next eight months? Die of not being healthy and cry my tears in a closet throughout the winter? How can I even explain that? There were no cars here before I came and even up to after I left. Now I know why, and now I know a Chinese food joint to stay far away from in the future. At least the donuts were good though.

This place makes me feels like I'm back in a Taiwanese Night Market. And the food takes me there…read moretoo; not ostentatious, just really good food. Not many places have,let alone do a good chicken and eggplant. This one is great. All this and super fast service too, 10 minutes for fresh, fast, food. Love it!

Chinese Donuts

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China Garden

4.1(36 reviews)

4.2 mi

The Food Is always great, The service is great it's always fast and it's generally a great place to…read moreget lunch or dinner.

Great little takeout spot Generous Portions…read more Very Fast Ask to customize dishes, they are very accommodating

Crab Rangoon

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Golden Garden Chinese Restaurant

4.8(4 reviews)

7.6 mi

This place was amazing. The food was fresh and the service was quick and the people there are very…read morenice.

The food wasn't bad and price was average. If I was in the…read morearea I would get food there again.

Mama Khang

3.9(23 reviews)

3.1 mi

Ordered takeout. Confusion on pickup because the sign no longer says Mama Khang's but is instead…read moreGreen Tea from down the street? The General Tso's chicken was fine. The pork vermicelli bún was not only tasteless, the pork was those thick pink char siu chunks like the kind usually found in Chinese pork fried rice instead of the fatty grilled pork that usually comes with Vietnamese bún. Dry meat and flavorless sauce, and a tiny portion for $15. Not ordering again.

Confused as I thought was ordering from Mama Khang's but was now Green Tea. If I had known it was…read morenow Green tea I wouldn't have ordered from previous experience. Ordered chicken pho and pork pho and was underwhelming; plain noodles, the broth was barely chicken broth. The chicken was just steamed chicken and the pork was just cut up barbeque pork ribs. No flavor and for the price it seemed like very little effort. Just no.

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Bamboo Asian Cuisine

4.1(116 reviews)

2.6 mi

Went there a month ago. Ordered the house rice. A mixture of shrimp, chicken, beef, pork…read more $16.50 was the amount of this. I am a healthy person with a normal digestive system but the next day, all hell broke loose, and I do mean loose. The food tasted o.k. but there was speculation on my part that something was just not right after the next morning. Thinking back during the ordering, the gal that took my order didn't even look at me in the face, like she was hiding something. Found out, something could have been off with the food.

Went for lunch. Good lunch specials with appetizer, soup, fried rice or standard rice and main…read morecourse all for under $15. Venue is nice with large windows. Ample separation of tables. Full bar.

Bento Box with General Tso Chicken, sushi, and sashimi

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My favorite here...drunken noodles with Tofu!

Tan Wong Restaurant

4.2(93 reviews)

8.6 mi

We really like the food here. We always order take out and it's hot, fresh and ready on time every…read moretime. I also wanted to share some updated photos of the menu (which really hasn't changed) but the last menu pics are from 3 years ago so I figured I should add some more recent ones.

Takeout Review: I've…read moreread good reviews and drive by this place all the time; I always say to myself, "I've got to try that place out." We finally ordered some takeout there recently. Ordering was easy, just a simple call; pickup was also quick and easy. The parking lot was spacious and so was the restaurant. I saw people dining in there. There was a fish tank and the person that helped me was friendly. Prices and portions were comparable to other Chinese spots. I ordered the orange chicken combo with fried rice, crab rangoons, plain lo mein for my toddlers, and my husband had the general tso combo. The crab rangoons were A+++ definitely up there with the best I've had; thin fried wonton wrapper and a larger amount of creamy, cheesey, imitation crab filling. The orange chicken was good, I'd say 4/5; not the best I've had but it did the job. Everyone enjoyed their meals and we would order there again.

Boneless spare ribs very good and teriyaki chicken sooo good!

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Sichuan Alley Bistro

We got take out 2 entrees 2apps food was good but only got 1 small container of white rice . A…read morelittle disappointing

The food here is delicious and the menu offers a great variety of dishes. Everything we tried was…read morereally good. The staff were very friendly and attentive, making the whole experience even better. The restaurant has a cozy and cute atmosphere, perfect for a relaxed meal. I also love that you can adjust the spice level, and there are plenty of non-spicy options as well. A great place for family dining. Highly recommend

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Carlos P.

3

41

150

2 years ago

Yue Se Chinese Restaurant: The quaint little storefront is charming, but unfortunately, that's where the good news ends. The beef and broccoli featured an unidentifiable, pale mystery meat with a consistency that can only be described as soft pasty slime. As for the Kung Pao Shrimp, it was a saucy geriatric soup with shrimp hiding beneath chunks of mushy vegetables. To put it bluntly, this place makes Panda Express look like ultra-gourmet cuisine. Save yourself the trouble and stay away. read more

Olivia P.

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6 years ago

The food was delicious, definitely my new favorite Chinese takeout!

Nick T.

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6 years ago

Food was amazing! Hidden gem in the Farmington/Unionville area

Kevin J.

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2

4 years ago

Food was Bussin. I enjoyed it very much

Yue Se - hkcafe - Updated October 2026

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