This place is such an amazing spot to have in Lowell. Parking is street parking, and you can pay at…read morethe kiosk or through the Passport app. It really depends on when you go since parking can get a little tricky. Inside, it's very cozy and has that Chinese cafe feel. It's clean, and they also have outdoor seating. My favorite are the individual window seats. I like sitting there and people-watching, though it's not exactly the busiest area for people-watching. Soup dumplings? Yes, please. The skin is slightly thicker than the ones I've had in New York, though they're still great. I never just order one thing here. They have a lot of variety with Chinese appetizers, dumplings, noodles, rice, and even mala hot pot. Do not pass up the braised pork rice bowl if you like hearty, authentic Asian dishes. I keep forgetting this place is here until the weather gets colder or I'm craving dumplings. Overall Service: Always so nice. There was one time I was on-call while dining here and got paged, and they helped box everything up for me to take home. I really appreciated that. Definitely a place I'm glad to have in the area.

This place has the best dumplings in the area, their mala stir fry is amazing. A group of friends…read moreand I are almost regulars here. But today's experience was sub par to what we are used to. I didn't leave the establishment because I was with others who wanted to enjoy the food. The first issue was we couldn't seat where we wanted, it had to be where the waitress or manager decided we were to seat. Not one client in the restaurant. Then she brought the bill before we requested no one was waiting to be seated, then refused to split the bill when previous times with a different server was not a problem. We split the bill to only 2 because thats all she could do, me paying for 4 people she denies my tip amount and says if I don't tip a 18% , theywill charge me $80 extra for a party of 6, again we were only 4 people. I am very disappointed with my service and treatment, unfortunately I don't know the server name but she is one that speaks more English. Will I go back and be bullied into tipping what they want? Probably no.

Wow! The food was delicious and served very quickly, the service was top notch, and the drinks were…read moretasty and reasonably priced. Great energy and vibe throughout the whole restaurant. I would recommend to anyone - just be careful leaving the parking lot. Will be back VERY soon.

Beautifully renovated Mill. Great service and food. Had…read morewarm sake and apps and sushi roll, which were delicious. Will be back!

Absolutely no recommendations for this place. The way they package the food is ridiculous! All the…read moresauces spilled because why would you package in styrofoam containers that don't shut properly?! Put some money into your take out containers! I will not be ordering from you again. I'll take a loss this time. You won't get any more money out of me and I'll make sure to let everyone know about how awful the experience was! Btw I took a taste of the food... yeah trash! Spent 60 dollars for trash. Never again!

I was in need of some quick Chinese takeout but also wanted some sushi and this place had both…read more I ordered the shrimp fried rice, chicken wings and the shrimp tempura sushi roll. The process was quick and average prices. The food was good, loved the chicken wings and the rice was freshly made. The sushi was also good but it had a creamy white sauce in it which was different and not needed in my opinion. It also wasn't listed on the menu for the sushi and not sure what it was. Parking is scarce as this restaurant is downtown. The restaurant seems to have a large take out crowd and regulars were dining.

I spent about six months in China way back and am always on the lookout for the foods I remember…read more Oxyear was exactly what I've been looking for and brought back some fabulous memories. What we got: Smoked Bacon and Dried Tofu Stir-Fry Deep-fried Oyster Mushroom Spicy Sir-Fried Shredded Potato Every one of these dishes was just perfect, and the menu has so much more to explore. One important note is that many of the authentic and different dishes available were on the in-house restaurant menu though I didn't see them online. Not sure if I missed something on the website, but I was very excited to see the menu they had in-house. We also enjoyed some equally authentic tea with our meal - the meal was good at every turn. The guy serving us - who I took to be the owner - was super helpful with suggestions and very friendly. Everything we had was cooked fresh, so not super fast, but definitely in reasonable time. The chef was amazing. If you are looking for a place with truly good authentic food that falls a bit outside the New England Chinese staples, I strongly recommend Oxyear. This is a small local corner restaurant, but well worth the trip.

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Where am I suppose to go for BBQ Pork Buns / Char Siu Bao buns ?…read more I posed this question in the Worcester FB group and most of them pointed me towards this restaurant. I've previously eaten here a few times, but I've never managed to stop by early enough for their Dim Sum lunch until now. As a side note, I cannot believe Worcester doesn't have ANY restaurants that serve these buns? Sounds like some enterprising individual needs to fulfill this void. I normally drive all the way to Joyful Garden in Watertown when I have a Dim Sum craving. Other times I will already be wandering through Boston before I stop by Hei La Moon. I came here with the expectation that I will get the same quality foods. This place has got a pretty darn big parking lot. I'm not going to count every spot on Google Maps, but it's about 50 spots. So it should not be hard to park. Walking inside, I was quickly greeted by the wait staff and directed to my table. I'm no interior design expert, so I will candidly say that the decor totally yells 'very Chinese' and elegant. I don't know man, just look at the interior pictures and you'll understand what I mean. If you've never done Dim Sum before, it can be very overwhelming. Someone with a cart will come by and you'll have several seconds to process what's available and say "Yes" or "No" through a variety of dishes they point at. And then before you can recover, another staff member will come by with another cart with towers of steaming baskets and you go through the song and dance again. I kid you not, in the average Dim Sum experience you will sit down and then have a table full of food literally within a few minutes. Before I knew it, I had 3 plates and 3 baskets on my table. The verdict? Totally delicious. I'm not going to talk about every dish I got and wax poetic one by one. I don't have time for that, and if you've been to one Dim Sum place, then you've been to all of them. I will give a few shoutouts for the sake populating this review with important keywords. Char Siu Bao bun / Baked BBQ Pork bun ; this is my favorite dish and precisely the reason why I came in. The bread is so light and the pork filling is so delicious sweet and savory. I'm in heaven Chicken Feet ; actually, I will note that the chicken feet here are not as flavorful as other places I've been to. This is a small nitpick because it still firmly lands in the delicious spectrum. It's the difference between scoring an A and an A- Random Pork Bun ; ??? I cannot find it on the menu, but I chose a set of 3 buns that were filled with pork. The bun style was closely similar to the chewy glutinous sesame balls and they were filled more yummy pork. I've never eaten these before. Shiu Mai ; holy sh** these are the biggest Shiu Mai I've ever eaten. I had an awesome experience here and I recommend it anyone in the area to give this place a shot if they don't want to drive all the way to Malden/Watertown/Boston/Quincy.

Experiences have ranged from a 3*** to 4****+ with the variable being both food and service…read more Definitely very good Chinese food worth the visit. Typically, you are quickly seated with the server checking in immediately and providing hot tea for the table. This is based on 3 recent visits, and weighted by the last visit which was a disappointment. The neon lights outside beckon you to come in. It's a brightly lit dining room with round tables typical a large Dim Sum restaurant in Boston. Perhaps a little too bright, but there is typically a table available. It offers late dining which is great. The food is certainly very good typically with good sized portions at a good value. The pan friend dumplings a large, tender and a great value. The Hunan and Sichuan dishes provide healthy portions. Definitely very good Chinese food for the area. It is typically served quickly and very hot. The service has been mixed. On a not so busy night, we felt ignored. It took a long time to get drinks (arriving with the food in one case) on one occasion.

Horrendous. im sick to my stomach 15 minutes after eating fanily style tofu. Looks clean when you…read morepick up your order, but perhaps they are reusing wok oil or not cleaning their cooking surfaces properly. I only ateca quarter of what they gave me and I'm throwing the rest out.

My hot & sour soup is great. My son's beef and broccoli is good and the price is reasonable. The…read morerestaurant is clean. The service is quick.

At 55 years old I've had a lot of Chinese food in my life and I can honestly say this was the…read moreabsolute worst. Rice has no flavor. Chicken in the low mein was fatty and my gf and I each spit it out after one bite each. Chicken fingers were all burnt hard and shriveled up as was the "beef" teriyaki. If you want to be disappointed and disgusted then eat here. Never again.

I love the way how cook my noodles delicious recomiendo este lugar hacen unos Macarones deliciososread more

Great food, great service and great value! We're there every Sunday and are working our way through…read morethe menu. Have loved everything we've tried. Oh and great Mai Tais! They make them the way we like them - special for us with all dark rum.

I haven't been in there in twenty years. Still the same douche, behind the bar, still the same…read morecrap. Also the food sucks always did. I just love people talking about this place. Being the greatest, but all Chinese food restaurants suck. There is no more good ones. Especially this dump. Unless you like hanging around with alcoholics, but in my opinion it sucks! Especially the people that put their hands-on me in there. I felt the light breeze as you put your hands on me. I will see you again.

Service is very good and welcoming. We brought our toddler along too and they gave us a plastic…read morebowl for him to eat with. I consider that a plus because he can eat and I don't have to worry about paying for broken dishes. I got the pho dac biet and the soup I would say, is comparable to Pho 88's soup taste, just less salty. It's still good though. Aside from their food, I love getting dessert from here like their fruit cakes and pork buns.

Fresh, hot and quality old school style Chinese...great option for combos! Beef teriyaki is…read moreamazing!!!

Quite literally the best Chinese food i've ever had. My partner and I have been back at least a…read moredozen times this year, worth the hour drive from our home in NH. The food is amazing, service is great, and price very reasonable. Whether we try something new, or get our old favorites we're never disappointed, 10/10 would recommend to anyone wanting authentic Chinese food.

Plaza Parking Great…read moreplace for a sit down Chinese food place with good portions and prices. They have a large seating area with tables for smaller and large groups. They have a big parking lot although it took a weird turn for me to figure out how to get to the street. And my car did get in the lot so just a warning for that even though the lot was basically empty somehow my car was struck ‍The service was great, they were attentive and were pretty quick to get all food. For appetizer we got the crab rangoon and beef rolls which are both with a good sized portion although the crab rangoon was more heavy on the cream flavor. We got the large size of the hot n sour soup and the portion was a lot larger than expected for the price of $6. The noodles were a little let down, lacking some flavor this was both for the cold noodles and beef soup. The mapo tofu and the sichuan chicken were definitely my favorite, the mapo tofu had the perfect numbing flavor that I love.