Tried Goody Café recently and it was a pretty solid experience overall. I ordered the General Tso's Chicken (~$16) and it was actually really good crispy, flavorful, and the portion size was worth the price. The ambiance is spacious but pretty basic. Nothing aesthetic or cozy, but clean and comfortable enough if you're just looking for a quick meal without the fancy vibe. Service-wise, it's self-serve with surprisingly fast delivery to the table, which I appreciated. No fuss, no long wait times. If you're in the area and craving quick Asian comfort food, this spot does the job! read more

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I ordered beef Pho and couldn't even eat it because the to-go soup container warped from the soup being way too hot for plastic. It is not safe to consume soup from a container that has been melted by the heat because it will release chemicals into the food. I also ordered Crab Rangoon but the styrofoam melted into the food and I could see bits of melted styrofoam on my food. All the food that I paid $52 for had to be thrown in the trash. read more

Goody Cafe - Soup too hot for to-go container - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

I went here with coworkers for lunch. I was craving Chinese noodles. Never been and wanted to try something new. I want to make it clear It's not one of the fried rice spots. I'm saying this because I thought it would be in respect to the pricing. It is an actual restaurant. You can sit inside and enjoy your meal. It also different selections that you would normally see in an urban fried rice establishment. We all tried each others dishes and the food was phenomenal . I had curry chicken and noodles with a side of bok choy. 17.00 My partner had a stir fry dish that you picked your components 15.00 Lo mein noodles and order of chicken wings 23.00 They also sell Boba tea $5.00 There are no half orders here and the food portion was generous. My curry chicken and noodles could feed my family of three. Matter of fact I'm writing this review at midnight because I was craving the noodles and I had to warm up my leftovers . Everyone meal was fantastic I'm excited to try the complete menu. The ambiance heh! You not dressing up for this spot, I think you might offend your first date, but if you want some good Chinese food that is slightly more ... I don't know the terminology to use ... just a smidge better than your traditional fried rice house this is the spot read more

We come here frequently and every time it tastes better than the last! I absolutely love the singapore rice noodles, the stir fried potatoes with peppers and eggplant, and the veggie lo mein. This is the kind of food that will make you grow wings and fly off with every bite read more

My family and I loved Goody Cafe! Everything was delicious and looked great! However, the Singapore Stir fried Vermicelli was slightly bitter; Hardly noticeable, but it was there. Overall, great restaurant! read more

Had Flank Pho, shrimp mein fun,and friend had hotpot. Everything was delicious and except for the hotpot, was not too long to bring to the table. Had leftovers too. read more

The food here is wonderful and services is also great. Best for the Chinese if you want I'll send Chinese food. It's not like chilly spot charge a lot of dollars for the rice. read more

Looked up places that serves pho, came across this Yelp recommendation. We've already tried majority of pho places in town, was just look to try somewhere else. I should've known where this was headed when I had to order by the American name of the dish. It came to about $14 to go, and definitely not worth the money. It tastes like packaged beef broth from the store with added salt. The meat was not the correct "thinly sliced beef" that usually comes with the dish, rather a chewy wrongly sliced other cuts of beef. The veggies consisted of bean sprouts, jalapeños, and cilantro with slices of lime. Would definitely drive 10 mins down the road for any other places that serves pho next time. Pros: amount of food Cons: expensive, salty and generic broth, poor packaging read more

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My husband and I come here for dinner sometimes and love it! The food is always piping hot and so flavorful! We got the beef hotpot for about $25, and it was a good size and perfectly spicy! Just great to warm you up on a cold and rainy day. Usually quiet with plenty of seats available, so it's my go-to when I don't want to unwind and don't want to wait forever to be seated at a super packed restaurant. read more

Goody Cafe - Beef hot pot - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Overdue review. Tried this place when we were visiting family nearby. We had the beef hotpot and it was good. Though a bit on the higher end of the price, serving is generous. Owner is friendly and accomodating. If there are any adjustments needed on the flavor, she said just let her know. I wouldn't compare this to bigger Asian food chains as this is a locally owned restaurant. So yeah, food may take a while to be served as it is only her and another employee prepping the dine in and to-go orders but she will let you know prior to ordering how long the wait time is going to be. read more

Great food and good service. On a weekday night, the turnaround is super quick for a pick up order, which is about 15 minutes. Really convenient for someone who live within 15 minutes of drive read more

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The food is perfect. The workers were nice at the register. It's clean. They have TV. Bubble tea is delicious. Who doesn't like a place located on the busiest street. read more

Went in the other day to get some Thai Milk Tea, my absolute favorite. I ordered one and paid with my credit card and did not receive a receipt. I was handed two by the person working there, and told them I only ordered one and did not notice because I did not see the receipt. She continued to tell me that I said two when I ordered..but I was the only one there and she had a bluetooth headset on when I was ordering. She asked me if I wanted to keep both after I paid for two of them, when I said no she said she can cancel the order and charge me for one (but I would have to pay with cash)? Not sure what the policy was, but it felt as if she did not really want to fix the issue... so $14 later and two overly sweet Thai Milk Tea I left read more

Tried their bubble tea which was pretty good! The ambiance could be improved though.. read more

Goody Cafe - Bubble tea - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

After so many more visits to this restaurant, I think it deserves some good words. I have not run into the same man on the front desk but instead the very friendly female owner. I have taken my coworkers here many times to try some authentic Chinese food. My go-to dishes are always Dong-Po Pork, fish sauce eggplant, saute green peas, thin-sliced potatoes, pork elbow, and spice fish filet. The food is always delicious and with speedy serving. For anyone who wants to have authentic yet affordable Chinese food, this is definitely the spot! read more

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Terrible. Horrible. The pineapple fried rice is not even fried. And it has potsticker dumplings i it and fish. Not indicated on menu. The vegetables lo main has three sliver cut pieces of carrot and one stem of broccoli. Horrible read more

I am floored at the rude customer service my friend and i received last night ordering delivery from Goody Cafe. I typically like to support small businesses in the area and am reluctant to post such an awful review for an est. in my neighborhood. But this was egregious - within the world getting food at least! I had ordered from there before and it was good! My dish was good! Crab rangoon was fine! My friend ordered the D5 "Beef Thick Rice Noodle" for $10.95 from the delivery menu I had. It was listed under the "Chinese Dinner Menu." The beef looked raw to me and my friend (he is a student from Kenya) was perplexed. I thought perhaps it was very rare roast beef so I called to ask about it. Immediately the defenses went up and I was polite and just trying to clarify what the dish was. The woman who answered kept giving me unsatisfactory answers when I inquired. When I asked if it was raw she said that it was "cooked when you pour the soup over it" and I clarified with her that that meant the large plastic container of broth. She kept reinforcing that that is how the dish is prepared and I have no expertise to say that is incorrect. But common sense tells me that perhaps that dish is best NOT delivered. First there is the issue of the temperature of the broth when it arrives to my home - is it hot enough? Secondly, we had no idea that it was raw so what if we had simply waited and had very cold food without reheating? Yes, I have had carpaccio or tartare when that is what I expect and it is the proper cut of beef and been prepared under health code violations. This was not the case here. She repeatedly asked me if I had read the menu - rather than diffusing the situation which would have been so easy at that point! We were old friends getting together near Christmas and had no intentions of having Chinese Food delivery stress! She could have replaced it or offered suggestions to rectify but no, she just kept arguing. Finally, I handed the phone to my friend and told him I was done with the place and he could do what he wanted. He decided to have the meal replaced. When he selected something slightly more expensive she wanted to charge him! Say what? He just picked something that was the same cost. When the delivery person came in a fairly nice looking smaller SUV I wondered if this was an owner or manager as it wasn't the typical car of a delivery person. I decided to let him handle it at the front door while I stood at the back door watching my dog in back yard. She could have just said, "sorry" and handed him the replacement dinner as he was less upset than I was and would have let the issue drop. But she kept arguing. Her voice started getting louder and more shrill and his voice was not louder at all! I heard her say, "I want to see the meat!" I'm coming in there and you are showing me the meat." I walked through the house and told her she was not welcome in my home and needed to leave. She wouldn't leave. My friend told her she was being argumentative...you got it...no she wasn't...it was bad. Rather surreal because it is just Chinese delivery for heaven's sake! After asking her to leave repeatedly I cautiously closed the door as she continued to stand there. She left finally leaving the front gate where she had entered standing wide open no latch. So many missed opportunities to rectify this almost trivial incident (no one was sick). Such poor customer service. I wanted to give them a chance again to simply acknowledge that this was not a good customer experience last night and could be unhealthy eating raw beef unknowingly so I called. The first person who answered hung up on me when I asked for a manager. It was a clear hang up - I know a hang up... I called back and she tried to convince me that he had not hung up on me and then began speaking to someone else on another line. She missed the final chance to make this better before I wrote this review. The owners of Goody Cafe on Lindell in the CWE desperately need to watch an episode from the tv show Kitchen Nightmares called "Amy's Baking Company" in AZ. The owners will not take criticism and Chef Ramsey walks out on them (his first on the show) because all they did was defend themselves and not try to do better. Along the way they told the customers they were wrong! Owners of Goody Cafe please watch this show! It is on YouTube and was so over the top that people made cartoons about it and it took on a life of its own. Today, I called the St Louis Health Dept and told them about the raw beef. I don't want the Goody Cafe in trouble. I want people to eat properly cooked food or know that they aren't. Crazy huh? Never called before and don't intend to make it a habit. Longest review I ever wrote too. It is a shame we can't get decent deliver in the CWE from some of the places! This is the type of area that has high income and college students both of whom ord read more

Goody Cafe - It says nothing about the beef being raw. I'm not sure broth that has been delivered to a home would be hot enough. Is this safe? - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

This is a great place for cheap, authentic Chinese food near the CWE (read: the only place.) As another reviewer mentioned, it's true home-style cooking, and not the fancy dim sum style some may be expecting. Ignore the lit up screens on top with all the Americanized dishes (unless you're just looking for lo mein and fried rice), and go for the secret menu on the counter instead. If you're not with a Chinese friend who can guide the way, ask the staff for a recommendation. I personally recommend the tomatoes and eggs dish, as it's a good intro to home-style Chinese food. The bubble tea is also solid. My favorites are the red bean and green bean ones. Fyi, you can ask for less sugar to taste. The rice, bowls, and utensils are self-serve. Get used to it. UPDATE: Goody Cafe's made a few updates to their menus and the authentic Chinese menu now has accompanying English translations! Woot. They also have a variety of "Chef specials" on a whiteboard in the back of the restaurant near the doors. Unfortunately, it's all in Chinese. Fortunately, they're all delicious. You can ask for recommendations from this list if you want to be more adventurous (e.g. intestines, pig ears.) There are also new hot pot soup and make your own stir fry menus that are AWESOME. Also, after tearing through essentially their whole menu by now, I can say that dishes are either a hit or miss. There are a few places on Olive that I prefer a great deal more in terms of flavor and quality, but the convenient location of Goody's can't be beat. I love popping for a quick meal or takeout when I'm too lazy to cook, and am craving home comfort food. read more

Goody Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

This is one of the best Chinese restaurants in St. Louis! This place is very obviously authentic. The tv in the restaurant had a Chinese channel on, and there were several Chinese people who were eating there, so even before I ordered, it looked like it was going to be good. And it certainly was good! I got a papaya bubble tea that was probably the best one I've had, and a delicious double cooked pork dish. The pork dish was filled with flavor, and absolutely blew me away! If you haven't been, I absolutely recommend trying it! read more

Goody Cafe - Twice cooked pork - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Allow me to preface this review by saying I'm a regular average orange chicken, fried rice and egg roll guy when it comes to Chinese food. I like what I like. With that being said, I actually stumbled upon this place in search of a smoothie after the parking lot to smoothie king on lindell was full and McDonald's across the street had a down smoothie machine. (I'm easy to please). I noticed the goodie sign across the street said smoothies soon decided to try my luck one last time. I went inside. Pretty clean and well kept place. I ordered a kiwi and strawberry smoothie. I also decided since it was lunch time that I'd try some orange chicken. The smoothie was tasty and the orange chicken was very good also. The rice accompanying the entree was plain fried. I would have liked an egg roll or crab Rangoon which tend to accompany entrees at similar establishments. Especially since the price is above average. Customer service was acceptable I would give this place five stars but there are similar local establishments that give the same or more food for less money. But perhaps that's the tax of eating in the SLU,/midtown area. read more

This place is amazing. I used to come here with my roommate in college all the time just to get their pot stickers which were delicious. I have also come by from time to time to get some chicken fried rice, which is wonderful as well. Stopped by here yesterday while I was home visiting St. Louis just for the weekend because I really had a craving for bubble tea on my train ride home. I got an XL chocolate chai bubble tea and oh my goodness IT WAS EVERYTHING. If you're craving bubble tea, this is a great place to go. They have so many options and if you're not sure what to do, please try the chocolate chai.. my friend got a medium and hers was gone before we had even driven a mile away (and it was all to-go). The fried rice and bubble tea got me through my 5.5 train ride back to Chicago. Absolutely a delicious amazing place. Must go. read more

I like the owner because she is a very kind and engaging person. The food is delicious. I found this restaurant during the pandemic and I just think it is a gem. I order, pick up and life is good. I cannot tell you about dine in but my favorite dishes are Twice cooked pork, braised green beans and the specialty PHO soup. read more

Food itself isn't too bad, but I ordered something for delivery right down the street and it took over an hour and fifteen minutes at around 7:30 pm on a Wednesday, not exactly prime time dinner hour. I got the DongPo pork, kung pao chicken, and one of the chinese veggies which ended up being very similar to stir fried baby bok choi. The food itself tasted above average. The kung pao chicken and veggies tasted like someone actually took time and cooked vs. being mass produced for a take out Chinese place with Styrofoam trays. I was most excited for the DongPo pork as I saw the photos online and instantly recognized it as something my mom used to make and it's actually a difficult dish to make, meaning you won't see it outside of nicer Chinese restaurants. However when it arrived, it honestly looked like something pre-made and something they just heated up and added extra sauce to. I don't mean to sound like a broken record, but it's still better than a take out Chinese spot. However I need to take off a star as the price was particularly high. Now I hate the other reviews that are complaining about how little food they get, but that's not what I'm talking about here. If you can make good food, I'm willing to pay for it. If you want cheap Chinese food there's a great place over at Gravois and Grand that'll give u 3 meals worth of food for $6. But this place gives you a little amount of food, that's just slightly above average in taste, but for a significant amount of money. For 3 people who definitely did not finish feeling particularly full, paid around $50. Again, if the food was really good, this wouldn't be a problem, but it isn't, so it is a problem. TL:DR - slow delivery -1 star, value (not price): -1 star, food quality/taste: Above average read more

This was the absolute worst spring roll that has ever been made! Check out this picture. It is like a giant lettuce chode. I actually really like lettuce and thought it might be fine...like a salad wrapped in rice paper. NOPE! The lettuce tasted unwashed and the rice paper was chewy. Really gross overall. Goody Cafe, why did you have to do us like this?! read more

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Honestly the worst service I've ever gotten over the phone. Recently the lady on the phone hung up in my face and yelled at me after I ordered. Then continued to yell at me me once I told her it offended me. I hate that I will never order here again because of her terrible attitude. Their food isn't even that good for her to be so egotistical. If they don't deliver they should state that online but they don't they make it your fault for ordering. Whoever she is with the Chinese accent is a disgrace to this area. read more

I have not been back to St. Louis for a while. During my visit, I had to stop by Goody Cafe. They still offer quality food at a good price. I had their Szechuan-style beef noodle soup and strawberry slushy - yummy goodness. The Szechuan beef noodle soup does have a spicy kick, which is nicely balanced by the sweet and cool slushy! read more

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My daughter and I absolutely love the food here! It's my 9-year-olds favorite place to eat. Everyone is absolutely wonderful and incredibly friendly. The food is always delicious and for us, there's usually enough for leftovers as well. Yum! read more

This is my favorite go-to place near CWE, I have my lunch here almost everyday for more than one year. Price is on par and competitive. There are lots of LITERALLY AUTHENTIC CHINESE dishes, I always order dishes from the white board with Chinese hand writing. New dishes are offered this season, like hot pot soup and spicy pot. Seriously just so awesome. All the bubble tea is wonderful and you can ask for half-sweetened or sugarless bubble tea as well. For some tranditional Asian dishes, they are offered with rare meat and hot soup, so we could mix them to cook the meat ourselves, which is the best thing I love it. If you like tranditional Asian food, you will definitely be becoming a regular to this establishment! I didn't try Americanzied Chinese food here, but my workmates did, and they love the place a lots. read more

Goody Cafe - Lamp hot pot - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

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I have been to this restaurant about five or six times. They usually do pretty good. However, tonight I made an online order for some vegetarian fried rice and I asked for it mild. When I got home and ate my dinner, it was super spicy. I couldn't finish it because it was way too (spicy) hot and then my husband tried to eat it and he said it was too hot as well. I'm very disappointed because the first few times I've been there it was delicious. Hope they don't have a new cook/ Manager. read more

They charged me $15 for 3 orders of spring rolls which is $4.78 an order and when I told woman I don't want it, she got angry and started yelling at me. Do not come here, it's not worth it! They are rude and they are unprofessional! read more

Goody Cafe - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

So delicious! We tried alot of different things, crab rangoon, bbq kabob, boba tea, kung pao chicken and the #9 spicy fried fish. All were amazing. They have a great selection of boba teas, including hot teas, regular and milk teas and slushes too. The kabob was flavored perfectly, and had a good meat to veggie ratio. The spicy fried fish was unique, and the fish was SO tender, like buttah. I love it when veggies are cooked in a way that they aren't mushy, and just tender enough to infuse the dish with flavor, but still a little crunchy. My kung pao was cooked just as perfectly, tender chicken, peanuts and the signature sauce. I've never had crab rangoon that tasted that unique, they definitely have a special recipe, my guess is it includes basil, red pepper and a little of black pepper and a touch of sweetness too. I will definitely be back, and am SO glad that we finally have some real chinese/vietnamese food in CWE/Midtown. read more

I keep giving this place more chances because I really want it to be but I need to accept that it's not and move on. I absolutely love boba and always stop anytime I see and it makes me happy but this bubble tea just really misses the mark. I got my order to go and they have me my tea with absolutely no ice and it was lukewarm. Also, the Kelly has a very sour and acidic taste that I just don't ever want to eat again. Because their is a $7.00 minimum to use a debit card I also ordered the spring rolls. The folks themselves were fine but the so-called peanut sauce served with it was just peanut butter with peanut chunks dribbled on top and very disappointing. I also found the woman behind the counter to be very rude. I did not notice a sign about the $7.00 minimum and attempted to just pay for me tea and she rudely informed me I needed to buy more or use cash. read more

Do you enjoy the surprise of seeing that you got charged more than the advertised menu price for subpar Chinese food? Then come here. I did not appreciate the fact that my card was charged more than what the menu stated--albeit it was only $1 more, it's illegal and just poor form to not say anything or update your business' menus. To add insult to injury, the food wasn't even good. Just bland and no flavor one would expect from home-cooked authentic Chinese food. Go to wongs wok on the loop instead, they are tried and true. Also, I'm convinced that mainland Chinese immigrants have no concept of customer service. Maybe it's the language barrier, but cashier was rude and curt. Even for an Asian immigrant like myself, I found it unacceptable. read more

Context: I am Ethnically Chinese. I grew up eating rice and noodles and lots of tea. It's my second visit here, and I'm enjoying it so far. I tend to avoid the Americanized Chinese food and look for the secret menus as they are usually more authentic. I almost got a curry chicken rice until I realize there are Chinese menus (translations provided) on the counter, which you typically wouldn't notice until you are about to pay. During my first time I had the beef stew noodle, which is a traditional favorite in Taiwan. While I think the beef is okay, the broth is what I enjoyed most. Portion is huge too. I also had a boba milk tea. The boba is not the chewy type - it's soft and tender, which I really like. If you prefer chewy boba you might not like the tenderness of the boba here. I got the Zha Jiang Noodle, which is noodles with ground pork gravy. Great flavors but slightly salty for me. I got Honey Milk Tea and I'm surprised they gave me boba with it. Overall, it's a pleasant visit. Service isn't the best and they constantly look understaffed, but I would definitely go again for the food. read more

Title: You Can't Always Get What you Want On my 1st outing I was assisted by one of the Owners in making sure my meal was as Vegan as expected. She asked me certain questions about how I liked certain things prepared, and made suggestions. We decided upon a dish which became my instant favorite. Imagine my surprise when on the 3rd outing (when I was assisted by a different cashier) that what I got was completely different than what I had gotten on the previous outings. Rather the previous meal was in fact a customized order, meaning that when you order it straight off the menu it does not come that way. I had tried to explain before hand the particulars (as I remembered it) but there was an obvious language barrier. When I inspected my meal before leaving, the lady whom had helped me the previous two outings, appeared from the back, confirmed that what I had was different than last time, and suggested two other dishes on the menu that would be in closer proximity of that which I desired. Note: there was no offer to make me another. I will not be returning read more

There are too many other places doing it right to waste your money here. The food came out before the drinks, was cold when it came out anyway. We were sick of waiting the half hour for an order of crab rangoon and asked the rest of the food to go. It still wasn't ready so we asked to cancel our order. They refused to do so explaining they were short staffed because of the snow, even though WE braved the snow to COME IN and got crappy service. Then half of the order came out cold (and tasted not that great). We told them we were ready to go and they packed our to-go order and then didn't even include half of it! I tried to call back and no one answered The whole thing was laughable by the time we left, with nothing to make up for the terrible experience other than an "I'm sorry." I got home to eat the half of the order that was there and it was so gross I fed it to the dog. read more

The pork chops are not like typical Vietnamese pork chops. These were pieces and they just weren't good. The pho soup base reminded me more of a wonton soup. The lo mein wasn't too bad but nothing to write home about. read more

The milk tea is refreshing. Eager to try the curry beef and curry chicken. Currently going to experience one of the Vietnamese rice noodle soups. Looks like they have an eclectic array of Asian selections ranging from egg rolls to fried rice to Chinese and Vietnamese entrées. Although their digital menu it is spelled "entries". read more

Goody Cafe - Partial of menu - Asian Fusion Near Me - Saint Louis, Missouri

Even though the food may not be on par with other Chinese restaurants in St. Louis, the price, bubble tea, and proximity to my apartment cannot be beat! Environment 5/5: The name says its a cafe and with many Chinese restaurants it is hard to know what they serve just by the restaurant name, but this place really does have a cafe feel to it. From the wide open (no divider) dining room to the ordering of food at a counter, this place really does live up to it's cafe name. Service 4/5: The service here can be fast and slow at times. If you go here during busy hours then the food may come out pretty slowly since there is only one chef doing all the cooking in the kitchen. But they are really nice people and are very helpful to first timers in recommending what to order. Food 5/5: The food here is good. They a variety of entrees ranging from the typical general tso's chicken to slow roasted pig's feet. The Chinese food served here tends to be more home-style, like something that my mother would cook for me back at home, than high end food that you may find at Mandarin House. Regardless, the Chinese food is authentic and the quality of food is great if one craves some home-style Chinese food. Overall 5/5: The only thing that might have brought this place down is the service which can be slow but as this place is walking distance from my apartment I can go for some cheap home-style Chinese food any day of the week and in my book that deserves 5 stars. read more

This place recently opened up, and the owner is the same person from the Boba (Bubble Tea) Kiosk in the food court at the Galleria. At the kiosk, she has plenty of flavors and choices. My friends and I would occasionally go to the mall every once in a while, and find ourselves in the food court waiting in line for a refreshing drink. While my standards for boba are certainly high, the drinks taste fine. They are obviously made from powder (not syrup), however they are delicious and refreshing. The boba pearls on the other hand are nothing to brag about. They are not chewy but overcooked and have no sweetness to them. I would suggest St. Louis Bubble Tea but for the sake of convenience, Bubble Tea kiosk is fine as it is. Expect to pay between 3.50 to 5 per drink. While this review is not for the kiosk, Goody Cafe has taken the namesake of their little place in the Galleria and expanded it into a restaurant. The location is a bit awkward, as it is located across the street of a Mcdonald, and near a Rallys and Arbys. In fact, you will see that there are plenty of fast food options that people would go to. Walk inside and you'll find yourself in a wide, tiled room. There are tables situated around the restaurant not in an order but random fashion. They are also the table/bar hybrid located along the wall of the place. My friends and I waited a few minutes looking around, but it turns out that you order first, pay, then sit down if you choose to dine in. I found it odd that after we did, a group of Mainland Chinese teenagers next to us sat down and the manager brought menus over, and held a notepad to jot down their orders. Regardless, the menu is small, but too small. They host a variety of flavorful drink orders. I suggest Yogurt (I know it sounds odd, but if you're from a prominent Asian community you'll know what I'm talking about. It's not Yoplait yogurt, but it's more a tarty sweet flavor). It's not on the menu but if you ask for it, they will set it up for you. The menu also awkwardly includes Pho (Vietnamese Noodle Soup). I haven't tried it, but it does not seem too bad. There are plenty of legitimate Viet places in the area. Besides drinks and nooodles, they also have some rice and fried rice dishes ranging from fried pork chop, chicken leg to pan seared fish. All of them seem tasty and I'm sure I'll find time to try them all. The main menu is an American-Chinese hybrid, and on the counter are menus written in Chinese. They include more traditional and real Chinese food that are more targeted for people who understand the menu. The service is sup-bar but given that this is a new place, it's not enough to divert you away from trying this place. The employees seem to be running around the place, and they do not have a separate division of chefs, waiters, and cashiers. One cook ran out from the kitchen delivering the food and messed up because she could not figure out who the food was for. It's very reminiscent of Chinese like habits in restaurants from my home town, but they should really fix it. I ordered the Pork Chop Rice dish. The meat was very salty but delicious. The rice was topped with a little amount of minced meat and slabbed with bok choy. It was fine for my standards of the Chinese restaurants in St. Louis. The service is not great (yet), food is mediocre, atmosphere is fine so overall the place is average. Goody Cafe certainly has potential to become a hotspot in the nearby Central West End vicinity. read more