I love supporting local businesses! And this place is an all time fav. Good Asian cooking and…read morealways consistent! He staff are always friendly and take the time out to stop and chat and make an effort to get to know you! They don't mind when the kids get a bit loud or rowdy or messy for that matter! I love their Teriyaki Chicken with fried rice - only $7.50!!! This place is the bomb!

Imagine the first time you went to a Chinese restaurant when you were a kid. You might recall the…read moremesmerizing aquarium, complete with bug-eyed fat goldfish and a thick layer of algae on the glass. You may remember that strange smell erupting from the stained, muddy carpet as you were shown to your torn, vinyl chair at the table with the circle in the middle that spins around. There were those funny sticks that you were supposed to pick up food with. And the decor - lots of red and gold lanterns, some plastic covered 'fine' art oriental landscapes made of off cuts of wood, all dripping with fat - stained cobwebs. Welcome to the Lao Zhao Good Luck Chinese Restaurant. Time stopped firmly here in the 70s, shortly after the original fit out. I don't think a thing has been cleaned properly or changed since. This is a place where round eyes and speaking English is most definitely in the minority. And there's an excellent reason why. Here's a hint: it's not the decor. The sole advertisement on the very plain window gives a clue to their specialty. It's the Peking Duck. It's legendary. Who cares how the place looks and don't even try to imagine the state of the kitchen. Just order the duck and slip in to nirvana. Or whatever the Chinese equivalent is.

I have known about this place for about 6 years and have been going about once a year for their…read morepeking duck. Without going to China, I have been led to believe this is the best peking duck in Sydney. This unassuming restaurant in suburbia along the side of the hume highway does serve some good crispy skinned roast duck. You have to pre book the duck and they call and check on you if you're not there on time as the duck is sitting there getting cold if you're running late. The pancakes appear to be home made and are pretty good, just remember to separate them as it is quite easy to pick up 2 at once which becomes too thick if you try to roll up a pancake. The pancakes, cucumber, shallots and condiments are refilled if you like to have a lot of pancakes. We normally just have a few pancakes each and eat the rest of the duck on it's own which allows us to have room in our stomachs for other dishes on the menu. The standard northern fare of hand made noodles and dumplings are decent here. The Dan Dan noodles comes with a nice sauce and with a good kick of space. The decor of this place is old school mid 80's Chinese restaurant, not a place to have a romantic date but certainly a place to have a good feed !

I can't believe no one has reviewed this restaurant yet!…read more This was introduced to me by a friend and I come here so often that the waiters knows us and what we usually order! Ok so favourite dish... Salt n pepper squid! I can't find it better anywhere else. Their special fried rice you can't go past either. I love this place. You're always greeted with a smile, great food and yummy fortune cookies at the end! You can't go wrong, every time I bring a different friend here, they end up coming back on their own. Try it... I dare you!

Absolutely disgusting and un edible!!! I ordered over $30 worth of food (which is a luxury when…read moreyour out of work) I ordered thru menulog. I took 3 bites and could barely swallow. Bland bland no flavour whatsoeve!! Not even a Basic seasoning with salt & pepper for goddess sake!! I returned the next day with reciept and the meal (I took 3 spoonfuls) the asian manager then started an argumen!! Even thou I returned the meal and wasn't even asking for a refund just a replacemen!! He refused and turned his back and walked off!! Don't you realise is customers like us that do the right thing and you take advantage!! That was my last $30 and you robbed me!!! You should be ashamed your not Australian at all serving me that garbage. Oh and what did I used to do for work if you want to make it sound like I don't know what I'm taking about...executive chef for 22 years idiot!! Now who's laughing

On a street where Asian cuisine is abundant, so glad a friend recommended this place…read more We ordered the: - spring rolls: so crispy and the filling was full of flavor - sweet and sour pork: AMAZING, make sure to try this one. The pork was so tender and slightly crispy and the sauce was not over powering like many I have tried before - pork ribs: this dish comes wrapped in foil. So tender and falls off the bone. It was delicious - hot and sour soup: generous serving, definitely to share. Was very tasty and not overly spicy - wonton soup: could have given this a miss since the other dishes were out of this world

Some of the most honest, and true to authentic food you can get…read more The beef and shallots dish that comes in the foil is a favourite, and in my opinion their signature dish. Everything is good on the menu, so don't be afraid to try anything here.

Xi'An Eatery seems to be a local staple here in Burwood Chinatown. They have a sliding door that…read moreopens and closes with a button. The entryway leads up to a stand with the menu and the waitlist. On the weekday night of my visit, there was no line, and our food came out in 15-20 minutes. The server spoke Mandarin Chinese and had a typical Chinese auntie demeanor. -Biang biang noodle $15.80: really good wide noodles with some chicken pieces and potato cubes -Lamb skewers $13.80 for 5 skewers: I wish the flavor was stronger. -Fried spicy chicken $18.80 重庆辣子鸡： I feel like the flavor was just ok because I have had better. Credit card has a surcharge

New favorite spot in Burwood! Love that they have the option to choose what level of spicy you…read morewant. The Signature Xi'an Pulled Pork and the Cumin and Spicy Beef Burgers are so dang good. Noodles are on point, you can choose between flat/fat noodles or thinner ones, I personally prefer the flat kind. The "spaghetti cubes" soup/noodles thing is my personal favorite, it kind of reminds me of a type of soup that my grandma used to make (有点像 东北 的 嘎哒汤), very hearty and gives you that homemade-ness kind of feeling. They also have lots of delicious side dishes, and a selection of freshly squeezed juices, and this blueberry ice cream smoothie thing! A must try!

Very unique style of chinese food served here. Everything, if not all, is served in a hot…read morestonebowl. The Barramundi fish is excellent. It can get crowded during dinner time so get their early to queue up. Service is good. Nothing fancy. When they are busy their response time is a bit slower than normal but that is kind of expected. You have to pay cash for their lobster and crab dish, for some reason.

Combination of great foods and very reasonable prices. I…read morecould always get lunch/dinner for 2 for AUD $40-$70, and still had a lot for left-overs. The menu was big too - alot of options to choose from. My favorite were the xiao long bao, tripe in spicy sauce, combination in spicy sauce, and most of the stone bowl options. The mud crab dish was good too!

Hidden along the busy street of Burwood, Sydney Dumpling King looks like just the average ordinary…read morechinese takeaway shop. However, at tasting the dumplings and the pancake, tasted exceptionally flavoursome (to my surprise tbh). The service was I guess you could say.... the typical asian restaurant service haha. So I wasn't expecting anything much, so no hard feelings there. Unfortunately, I was feeling quite full that day and couldn't eat too much. So I'll probably come back another day to fully satisfy myself.

It's difficult to find a great restaurant on Burwood Rd, it's kind of like playing the lottery, you…read morecan never be sure if the place you're dining at is going to be a dud or a real winner. Lucky for me, one of my friends had recommended this Taiwanese Dumpling restaurant. Having never ordered here before, the group of friends I was dining with ordered a variety of dishes that included a mix of 20 dumplings, fried vegetable noodles and two other items that were circled in the menu, indicating it was one of the restaurant's specials. These were the shallot pancake and the beef noodle soup, both of which were the favourite items by far I tasted there. The Beef Noodle Soup was very surprising, unlike the Vietnamese Beef Noodle Soup, this Taiwanese version had large chunks of beef, that were slow cooked and so tender they melted in your mouth. The soup also had a slight sweet aroma to it, that made it unlike a lot of other noodle soup dishes I've tried before and tasted very delicious. The shallot pancake too was very crispy, had the texture of an oily, flaky, thin pizza bread, although tasted more similar to an indian roti bread with a hint of the onion flavour that the shallots added. This is a good place to visit when you're in a pickle and needing to pick a good restaurant to dine at on Burwood road.

Great place with excellent prices if you go for the lunch specials, the lunch menus are all in…read morechinese though so ask one of the friendly wait staff for help! I got a main, rice, a side and a soup for 11 dollars, great value