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    China Cary

    3.7 (27 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Ron W.

    Under the definition hole in the wall, there would be a picture of China Cary in the dictionary! Located in the same run-down strip plaza as Cozzolinos, China Cary is as dreary on the inside as it is on the outside. Definitely low-rent district but how does their food stand up? The place is small inside, maybe four tables so think TAKE-OUT! I ordered up a special of shrimp and chicken with lo mein for about $8. Ten minutes later and voila, a plastic (and heavy container) along with a small egg roll and fortune cookie. Back in the office I crack open the container and there is a nice portion of oily noodles, broccoli, chicken and shrimp. The taste was decent, not overly salty and the chicken was tender and well-cooked. The main drawback to the dish was oil, a bit heavy handed and tough on the stomach. So as much as I thought the food was cooked decently, the portion size was above-average, I'd only give China Cary 2 1/2 stars based on one meal. But I'll be back to see what this place can really do...

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    6 months ago

    General tso chicken is notated as spice. No spice flakes barely flavorful. Tasted different (not in a good way) from others I've tasted.

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    4 years ago

    One of the best Chinese take-out restaurants in the area. Great food and always consistent.

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    6 years ago

    The food here is very good! I consistently get tasty food at a very good price. The staff is friendly as well.

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    8 years ago

    We thought this place was great. When you have that Chinese takeout craving, this will hit the spot. Delicious, affordable, and legit.

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    China Cary is okay for what it is - a hole in the wall Chinese takeout. It's close to us and we've always found the food to be adequate.

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    The sauce had an appropriate amount of heat and spicy, the vegetable medley was cooked nicely and the egg roll was crunchy on the outside and packed with shrimp and cabbage.

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    Noodle Boulevard

    Noodle Boulevard

    4.5
    (1k reviews)
    3.9 mi
    $$

    Delicious!! This was…read moremy first time having ramen, and my friend suggested we go here, and I'm so glad we did! Noodle Blvd is located in a spot that you could easily miss, but it's easy to get back on track. I pulled into the gas station parking lot beside the restaurant, then just turned right into the restaurant parking lot. The parking lot is fairly small, so be warned about that. My friend was there when I arrived, and he sat at the bar. When I walked in the door, I was greeted with smiles and waves. It was very inviting, which is fitting for a ramen restaurant. My friend ordered us Lychee Margaritas, and oh my goodness, it was so good! We decided to visit right at opening on a Saturday, so the bartender was still preparing some of the ingredients needed for the margarita. The bartender informed us that it's usually better once a key ingredient sits for a while, but I loved the drink regardless. I ordered edamame for an appetizer, which came quickly and was good! Since I've never had ramen before, I asked our server what he recommended, and he told me about some of their most popular dishes. He told me the N9. Chicken Curry Ramen was a favorite of his and the patrons, so I decided to order that. It came quickly, and I was immediately in HEAVEN upon my first bite. I loved every bite after! I decided to play it safe with the spice and got level 2, but I can definitely go up a level or 2 since I love spicy. Highly recommend, and I will be back! Worth the drive from Clayton, where I live.

    The service was good, waitress was pleasant, no issues there…read more A busy weekday night, a loud group at the big table in the middle didn't bother me as I was at the bar. The short rib ramen was good, but the noodles were short, like they were cut or made short on purpose. The shrimp shumai was disappointing. Small bite sized portions, but they were soft. After cutting into one, I found out that they use rice as a filler with a bit of shrimp. I've never seen rice used in shumai, unless it's Shanghai sticky rice shumai. Also got a unagi don togo, it was good, just a bit small on the portion of eel, but it's hard to mess up an unagi don.

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    Black Garlic Miso Ramen (spice level 4, on a scale of 1 to 6)
    Black Garlic Miso Ramen (spice level 4, on a scale of 1 to 6)
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    Osha Thai Kitchen & Sushi

    Osha Thai Kitchen & Sushi

    4.4
    (563 reviews)
    5.4 mi
    $$

    Osha Thai is an elevated take on iconic Thai, Sushi, and Japanese dishes. You can find it on the…read morecorner of Holly Springs' charming downtown. A nice perk of this spot is that it's just a stone's throw away from free and plentiful lot parking. I'd make a reservation if you plan to come here on a weekend for dinner. The place was bustling, with almost all the tables full. It's bright, airy and modern looking inside. Which makes it the perfect place for a date night or celebration spot. At the same time, it's not stuffy or overly fancy. The menu is comprehensive with Thai favorites like Pad Thai and Pad See Ew with a large number of Japanese and Sushi items on the back. My friends tried the Thai Spicy level and I will say it was pleasantly hot without burning your tongue off. I ordered the bento box and was really happy with the quality of the sashimi and nigiri. Everything was tasty, and the portions were more than satisfying. If I had to make a nit on something that I didn't love (it's hard!), I'd say that the rice texture wasn't my favorite. It was a little dry. But other than that, I would definitely consider it for another night out.

    Holy!! We had expectations from all of the recommendations, but what a complete disappointment…read more First let's start with the only positive-- the waitress and her service was perfect. She was so kind and was the absolute best part of our visit. She gave a range recommendations, very professional, and made sure we had everything we needed to enjoy the meal. We are coming from the Irvine, CA area so we VERY familiar with top tier Asian food and possibly that impacted our standards vs others in the review section. Now on to the rest, there were so many flies that I ended up having to smash them on the window with a napkin--just gross! Then, my son's food was not flavored well at all and had HAIR in his noodles! The Pad Thai was really bad! It was a lighter color first of all, so maybe they added an ingredient that isn't standard in traditional Pad Thai, but it did not make it better at all; I could barely stomach it. Then, there was a huge egg shell in the dish that somehow the cook let come out and served to us. The sweet and sour chicken portion was outrageously small for a dinner portion, and the dish was smothered with sauce but somehow the chicken was dry as if it was day old or several days old chicken. The cashew chicken, the same, dry chicken that was being covered up with the sauce and we had to chew a great deal. The sweet tea, it just tasted like they put a bunch of sugar packets in and was worse than a McDonald's sweet tea. Their white rice was not moist at all and we could've just done without it. Out of the sushi we ordered, the spicy tuna was good, but the rest was grocery store quality sushi and extremely small portion. In my opinion, people rave about this place because it is 'different' and plays into an upscale restaurant as you can see with their overpriced items. This place doesn't hold a candle to shopping center Thai fusion in California. I have lived in many states and am not a snotty Californian, but man oh man I can tell you this one is a fail. The only star for this visit goes to the waitress (she was a 5) but if I could give this a zero for the food, I would. Don't waste your time or money.

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    Sushi bar
    Sushi bar
    Plenty of Fish the nigiri and roll portion
    Plenty of Fish the nigiri and roll portion
    Plenty of Fish the sashimi portion

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    Goji y Agave

    Goji y Agave

    4.0
    (336 reviews)
    4.9 mi
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    Family-owned & operated
    11 years in business

    The shirt on the server who guided me to my table through the well-lit, open space read "Ask me…read moreabout 2.99". So I did. This is the price of their house marg. So, of course, I ordered one. A minute or two later, it was in front of me - a goblet filled to the salty brim with a well balanced blend of tequila, lime juice, triple sec and ice. Everyone else at the table followed suit, but the service wasn't so instant. More on this later. We were a group of 9, with reservations. The table was nicely located and not off in a corner. There were 2- and 4-tops all around us. Another long table, this one bar height, butted the end of our regular height table. The servers soon separated them for easier access. Goji y Agave is the product of a partnership between a Mexican chef and an Asian one. There are two menus for food, but you can mix and match between them. Several of us ordered a little from each. Few of us could finish our entrees, the portions were so plentiful! An early snag was placing an order for nine drinks at once - the bar was overloaded, and the servers couldn't get them out together. This created a bottleneck where we could see them on the bar, but could not get to them. Folks were thirsty! This repeated when bringing out food. Once the food arrived, it was amazing, but it was a long wait getting all the orders for a large party together and out at once. Fortunately, it was early on a non-weekend night. Sadly, things were still delayed. But I still recommend going, just maybe don't take the whole gang at once!

    I stopped by Goji y Agave after a work event for dinner. It was a Sunday evening around 7:30pm. Not…read moretoo crowded so I decided to sit at the bar. The space is very bright and has the unique feel indicated by the name, a little bit of Latin and Asian fusion. For dinner, I chose the red thai curry. It did not take long at all for them to get my food out, which I am very thankful for because I was very hungry. The red thai curry is delightfully flavorful and spicy. There was a decent amount of red thai curry and rice leftover for me to take them home for lunch the next day. The staff got me in, fed, and out the door in about 45 min.

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    Sushi Suyu

    Sushi Suyu

    4.6
    (116 reviews)
    3.6 mi
    $$

    Came here recently for dinner and enjoyed my meal…read more First, you can park in one of the big public parking lots and walk over here, so that's convenient. My wife and I booked a reservation for 5:30 PM, and the booking system was a little strange. First, you have to wait for the restaurant to confirm your reservation, so you're basically just submitting a request. Also, there's an "Assignments" selection in the reservation form which has a possible value of 1, 2, or 3. No idea what it means so I left it blank. Then, the next day, we received a curt text telling us that our reservation was confirmed and that they would only hold our table for 5 minutes. I mean, geez, I get it, but how hard is it to say "Thank you for dining with us!" or something to that effect? Not a huge deal, obviously, but kind of funny :) Our server did a pretty good job throughout the meal. The food was prepared quickly and it was very good! My two sushi rolls were very tasty, and my wife's sashimi was definitely fresh. Because we ate there in the late afternoon, there were also some happy hour specials that I appreciated ($13 for any specialty roll, and $6 for certain beers). The beer selection wasn't bad at all, and of course they had sake as well. Overall, we had a really good time at Sushi Suyu and would definitely come back!

    We've visited here a couple times and both have been wonderful experiences. The ambiance is relaxed…read morebut elevated enough to where you feel like you're getting a good value for your money. It does seem a little cramped with limited seating but I can't complain because we've gotten a table with no wait both visits. The staff is super friendly and helpful with the menu while offering recommendations. Only critique here would be to have a little more attentiveness with regards to refills and clearing the table. The food has been the real reason we've gone back. My wife and son love the Korean Fried Chicken, especially with them willing to put the sauce on the side. I've enjoyed the sushi and quality of the fish. So far the yellow pepper roll has been a favorite with the dynamite salmon being a close second.

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    Inside. Dining room. View from front of restaurant.
    Inside. Dining room. View from front of restaurant.
    Hamachi Fever roll. $16. Inside: shrimp tempura, avocado. Top: Seared yellowtail, microgreens, garlic chips, Sriracha aioli, sweet soy.
    Hamachi Fever roll. $16. Inside: shrimp tempura, avocado. Top: Seared yellowtail, microgreens, garlic chips, Sriracha aioli, sweet soy.
    K-Pancake with Ice Cream. $9 Dessert. Melted brown sugar and cinnamon inside the fried sugary pancake.

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    K-Pancake with Ice Cream. $9 Dessert. Melted brown sugar and cinnamon inside the fried sugary pancake.

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