Just moved to the area from Seattle and I'm so glad I found a Lao restaurant that serves authentic…read morecuisine. Everything I ordered was delicious, flavorful, and very satisfying. The portions were generous for the price, and you can tell the food is made with care. Also, the staff were so friendly and kind. I'll definitely be back to try more dishes! Thank you.

My sister in law recommended that we tried this place for dinner. I'm always down to eat Cambodian,…read moreThai, Laos food. Restaurant felt like a local neighborhood spot for local families to come in and have dinner. About 9-10 tables. I called ahead and informed them that we had a party of 7-8 coming in. The front desk guy was super cool! Great customer service. He accommodated us and things were set up quick. He said over the phone he would take care of us and he did. Appreciate you! Food 4/5 - it was my first time having Nam Khao at a restaurant. Other previous times have been home made. I'm not sure how I feel about paying $19 for this dish lol it was a good portion but a little hefty. The wings were good but I still prefer Simply Khmer. My wife had pad thai and requested it to be extra spicy. In our experience at other restaurants, when you ask for spicy, it's never spicy. Lanxang does it spicy and we quickly figure that out lol it still packed a good punch of flavor! Overall, I would come back to try their other dishes. I want to try their papaya salad and boat noodle soup. Will definitely come back!

Delicious handmade dumplings- we had the special which had one of each kind of 8 dumplings- they…read morewere all so delicious! We also had scallion pancake (handmade- light, fluffy and crispy in all the right places). The mini hotpot was so good. The broth was fiery and flavorful, I dunked the scallion pancake and dumplings in the hotpot broth to sop up the deliciousness. Comfort food at its finest. We will be back!

We're tourist. In town to see the Mill, etc. Asked a park Ranger for recommendations for lunch…read moreand he said "We're not allowed to recommend specific businesses" as he pointed down the street to Tasty Dumplings and winked. He didn't steer us wrong! We had never been to a dumpling restaurant but really enjoyed the special with 8 types of pot stickers. The service was very friendly and the place is just the right size to be cozy. I'm sorry we don't live in Lowell so we could come back.

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!

Spacious old-time joint with many years under its belt and a sinking reputation to dispel. Two…read moredinners and a lunch in the past year or so have had a mix of great, near great, just okay, and iffy, so I'd say 3.5 is the right number, but leaning higher because it's definitely better than the current rating. Spareribs on the Bone: A very large serving for $16.50, painted red and additionally drizzled with honey, which drips into the bottom of the bowl for dipping. Tried twice: one time elite, one time near-elite. Good old-time flavor. Slightly firm bite that still has tenderness and moistness even aside from the glaze. Chicken Wings in Black Bean Sauce: Dark, bumpy, scalding hot, and relentlessly fierce, with unenhanced, undiluted, wonderful black bean flavor. Good quantity, good size, and nice marinade flavor under the sauce, but zero crispness. Messily delicious, and the potential is there to be near-elite if even only somewhat crisp. But as served, a little above average. Lobster Sauce: Dark and strong flavored. Near-elite. Sweet and Sour Chicken (on a combo): Big pieces, puffy and crispy, with not the greatest meat-to-batter ratio, but still solid enough. Standard issue red sauce, though nicely done. Overall, a bit above average but not noteworthy. Pork Strips (on the same combo): No other way to say it: dry, dry, and more dry. On the other hand, still average, because pork strips are usually dry. Duck sauce helped. Egg Roll (on the same combo): Very, very good, possibly near-elite. Crisp shell, mostly celery, nice moistness, very detectable pork. Pork Fried Rice (as full orders and on a combo): Mixed results, with two out of the three looking and tasting very tired, with light grains, light flavor, and even lightly colored/flavored pork. Much fresher and brighter another time. Boneless Ribs: These were excellent, and most likely cooked entirely from scratch after I ordered it. Bright red shellac, nice porky flavor, extremely fresh and juicy, not too sweet (though sweet is certainly fine on boneless, a la Ray's in Needham). Elite for sure. Quality runs the full gamut, but old-time, somewhat divey atmosphere helps if that's your thing. Service isn't polished, but very pleasant.

The food is terrible. We have tried this place in 2022 and gave it another try recently. Both my…read morehusband and I had GI issues after having their food. The wait staff were rude on our first visit, she basically got upset that we ate very little and decided not to bring it home since it was so bad. I chose not to return. My husband heard there was new management or changes in the kitchen. He went to eat there a few weeks ago and brought me leftovers, which were inedible in my opinion. Got sick again from the food (you don't want details). Please don't eat there. The food is awful. The ambiance has changed a little and their side room looks nicer than before but the food continues to be horrible. Reheated chinese food..... People who like this may like the alcoholic drinks..?? not sure why.

We've been regular customers, usually the food is just ok, nothing special…read more Tonight I ordered Cashew Chicken and this cheap ass restaurant sent peanuts instead of cashews. They substituted a cheaper product and a known allergen in my food. Also way too heavy on the oyster sauce. I will never return.

First of all, I have to say I have literally no clue how anyone can rate this restaurant above 1…read morestar. Have they never eaten at any other Chinese restaurant? I will have to say the people were very nice. But I didn't go there to talk to nice people, I went for Chinese food. We thought we would try it due to the great reviews on Yelp. I called them prior as I wanted to know if they had Subgum Chow Mein. Subgum Chow Mein is chopped vegetable versus thin strips of vegetables. They said they could do that no problem. So I called in my order. Went to pick up and asked for red sauce for the chicken fingers we ordered. They said it was on the table. There was no red sauce on the table. I cant imagine what their sweet and sour chicken is like without red sauce...Take a look at the four horrible looking dried out chicken fingers we were given. My Subgum Chow Mein was not Subgum at all. It was strips in a brown sauce. I tried it anyway and it was horrible. Just horrible. The Boneless Spare Ribs reminded me of beef jerky they were so dried out. I ate some of the Pork Fried Rice as it was my only option. The other dinner had Beef Fried Rice which did not taste beefy at all. Huge pieces of beef that were like leather. The chicken fingers were horrible and really dried out and horrible tasting. The Chicken Chow Mein was subpar at best. No flavor. There is no way this place is a hidden gem. Hidden yes. Gem no.

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.

Little hole in the wall food court with delicious food!…read more -Dan Dan Noodle: tasty and flavorful! -Mushroom and Chicken Soup: the noodles are so delicious! The broth is light but packs a punch. They don't skimp on the toppings! Owner is very nice and gets the food out very quickly. Great service!

Small but ambitiously decorated joint off a side street from Lakeview Avenue. Small bar, eight…read morebooths, and a separate section for sushi. Egg Roll: Golden, crunchy outside, crunchy inside, and moist. Mostly cabbage, with celery and an unusual flavor from five spice but closer to allspice or nutmeg. No protein I could discern. "And for that reason," as the Shark Tank investors like to say, I'm pegging this one as merely average, but a very interesting average. I'd still get it again. "Andy" Wings: An appetizer offering a spicy alternative to the regular wings, striking me as what Kowloon's Saugus Wings could be if Kowloon still cared enough to put effort in. Scoldingly hot, fully coated, lightly breaded, bumpily crisp even under the thick hot sauce, and flanked by an assortment of hot peppers, onions, and I think minced garlic. The sauce blended oyster or black bean sauce with garlic, sugar, and heat. Impressive preparation on the wings, "Frenching" them into lollipops to expose the ends of the bones (no meat is removed; they push it up to make a plumper formation). I've seen that before with the drum parts, but here they did that even with the flats. Inner meat not quite juicy but definitely moist. Elite for sure. Sweet and Sour Chicken: Ordered requesting sauce on the side per my eating buddy. The chicken fingers were fairly standard (as are roughly 80 percent of the fingers out there), so no praise, no faults. Meat-to-batter typically on the somewhat low side. Batter flirting with puffy while still crisp. Sauce closer to ruby or brick in color than typical, while also closer to straight sweet than sweet and sour. Zero glop. Nice inclusion of onion and pepper in addition to the pineapples. Overall, average. Pork Fried Rice: Not the 1970s by any means, but probably the best PFR I've had in the past year. I've had darker in the past year but not better. Good feel that felt better--moist to the brink of greasy but not quite--than the color would suggest. Onion, egg, bean sprouts all included. Pork nuggetry impressively dense. Took me back to the fried rice glory days of my childhood. Came back a week later, tried it again, and it was even better. Great flavor, great texture, unquestionably elite. Spareribs: The wings and rice arrived first and the server said the spareribs would be out in a bit. For this reason, I'm guessing they felt guilty that the ribs weren't ready and brought them out possibly too soon. So I'll start with the biggest flaw: the surfaces were light on char and lighter on crust, feeling like they weren't really ready yet. That said, there was a lot to like, most notably the very meaty cut, the scored surface, and the gushing juices. Pinkish red glaze very lightly applied, with a brown puddle from a different flavorizer underneath. A little on the fatty side, but another few minutes under the broiler would take care of that too. Gonna say above average this time, but I can envision another try coming in at near-elite. Chicken Wings: Had to give the basic version a test drive on visit 2. Six jointed pairs (drums and flats) to the order, so 12 pieces for $12.95, barely more than a buck a wing. I'm not into breaded wings, but these were breaded, although lightly. Decent crunch, but not much going on flavorwise on the surface. Inside, fully moist to juicy and noticeable flavor from five spice and maybe even hints of curry. Well above average but not elite or near-elite. Good enough to get again. The scorecard: two visits, six items, two average, one above average, one well above average, and two elite. In Dracut, of all places? Who'd a-thunk it?

I've ordered to go a few times now and every time, I've been a little disappointed. Only good thing…read moreis that it's close by to my house. I usually get the spicy tuna and spicy salmon rolls along with other stuff. The tuna and salmon just don't seem fresh. They're not horrible but also not great compared to other places. The last time I ordered, i also got shrimp tempura rolls for my daughter. There was nothing in the roll except for the tempura shrimp which was extremely hard to chew. Even my daughter didn't want to eat it or could eat it. However, the place does offer other types of food as well, which I've not had so I can't comment on them.

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.

Formerly Changhai, Yang's Chinese Corner is the epitome of a typical townie New England Chinese…read morerestaurant and lounge with that 1990s vibe. This place has a spacious dining room with ample seating and long buffet station to the left, but it is empty and everyone is in the lounge to the right. This seems like a local hang out for the libations and Chinese food and Keno too. They also have a takeout counter with laminated menus to look at before ordering. I've been here a couple times already for lunch and dinner takeout. I've had the roast pork lo mein, shrimp egg foo young with thick gravy, dark colored pork fried rice, chicken fingers, and pork egg rolls. The food is decent here and on the greasy side. The portions are pretty good too. This is what I expect for a typical local Chinese restaurant and bar.

Well, I'm here visiting and I wanted to eat some Chinese food so they recommend me this Chinese…read morerestaurant, so I come in. I order My food. I paid the guy, and he was so rude. He snatched my money. Then I say anything to me or knowledge me, not even say thank you and have a good night. Nothing so the food sucks. And I would never ever come back to this restaurant again, so they get zero.

Tom and his wife are lovely owners and their food here is absolutely delicious ,one of the BEST in…read moreDracut would recommend 1000x !!!

The White Lotus opened in late 2023 at the Lakeview Shopping Center in Dracut, former China Maxim…read morespace. At the time of this posting, the menu here was very limited with a few Chinese, Thai, and Vietnamese selections including noodle dishes, rice bowls, fried rice, soup, fried appetizers, pupu platter, and cold drinks. The menu plans to be expanded including combination platters. I stopped by The White Lotus very recently for takeout after placing an online order via Clover. My order was ready within 10 minutes. I ordered the Cambodian Beef Lok Lak Rice Bowl ($15.99 plus tax) and a small order of Pork/Shrimp Egg Rolls (4 for $4,99 plus tax). The Cambodian Beef Lok Lak Rice Bowl had tender grilled pieces of marinated beef steak, lettuce, tomato, cucumbers, lime & black pepper sauce over soft white rice. This bowl was a great choice and the beef had nice flavors. The 4 egg rolls were actually like spring rolls, very crispy with shredded cabbage, carrot, ground pork/shrimp, very greasy though. I would return here when the menu is expanded and more combination platters besides appetizer platters are offered.