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    Happy China Cafe

    3.8 (149 reviews)
    InexpensiveSzechuan
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    General tso lunch size
    Shanti J.

    Food taste good, I like that their chicken isn't soft it has a bit of a crunch. I'll order again.. The reviews about the lady in the front are true.

    Chicken noodle soup
    AM W.

    Okay, I know it's not the best picture here but, this is a picture of the BEST chicken noodle soup in the area. Put it this way, I drove about 15 miles just for this soup! Plenty of noodles, tender chicken, carrots, red & green bell peppers & my favorite, cabbage. It just really good. Very homey, and flavorful comfort food. I've tried other items on their menu and honestly every thing is good but this soup is my go to! I hope they never change their recipe because it's just amazing. BTW, I'm not a family member or employee. I always get my soup to go so dining experience is not in this rating.

    This piece of glass like sharp plastic was in my general tso chicken. They had the nerve to offer me 10% off after almost killing me. Wow!
    Melvin J.

    I found this glass like sharp piece of plastic in my general tso chicken. I called them and told them what happen and they offer me 10% off after almost killing me. The nerve of them please stay away from this place because somebody in the kitchen don't care and the front end doesn't care either.

    Salt and pepper chicken
    ChillyHarrell J.

    Food was A1 - service was fast especially for a call in pickup order - inside was clean / had a nice ambiance - new favorite Chinese food spot

    Jack W.

    Ordered this via DoorDash tonight! Very good. Big portions and still hot when it arrived at my house. I normally order beef with broccoli for my 1st order with a new Chinese takeout place. I feel this dish is a good test dish to see where they are at as far as consistency of their dishes. These guys did not disappoint at all! Plus I got a good fortune in my fortune cookie , so that's good. Will definitely order from these guys again!

    I've been going to this restaurant for years for takeout. Every now and then, the order was wrong, but the food had good taste and portions. Sunday, I decided to take my friends and family for an after church meal. We ordered our food, and it came out on paper plates, with plastic utensils. I asked what da?..response " we don't have people to wash dishes" I will not go back. Notice the quality of the paper plates. Dollar store quality. They didn't try to make any type of restitution. They just flooped the food down and walked away.

    Orange Chicken with Egg Drop Soup Lunch Special

    Came on a Thursday close to 3pm. Got the Orange Chicken Lunch Special $9. Sauce was pretty good but the chicken itself wasn't filling. Not a lot of meat. Fried Rice and Egg Drop Soup were ok (I had already eaten half of the soup). Price should be the same for both lunch and off lunch menu in my opinion. You can get the same or maybe more for $9-$10 at another restaurant. Won't name it. Food came out quick but then again I was the only one in there. Quiet atmosphere.

    House special egg foo young
    Uvie U.

    Imagine mala szechuan and panda express had a secret love child. THIS would be the result. This place straddles the line between authentic and Americanized Chinese fair. They definitely have a market though. Coming from NYC, this place reminds me of the usual grungy mom and pops where you go for the msg laden chicken and broccoli, wings and pork fried rice, lo mein type dishes. I liked everything we got (the house lo mein, wings, egg foo young, dumplings, and egg rolls). But nothing really stood out per say. Everything was just avg. Great packaging. Ubereats delivery took almost 1.5 hours but the food stayed warm. Price is pretty reasonable. Final grade : C+ I might return if I'm ever in the mood for cheap fast food inauthentic Chinese food

    two trays of food and a cup of coffee

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    Food was phenomenal, service was pretty bad though. I guess you're allowed to be rude if the food is good enough

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    I liked the food. Ambiance was very nice. Their service was good. I must say you should visit here with your friends and family.

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    Delicious food the portions are generous and filling and still enough for leftovers in the morning

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    I decided to stop in and give the place a try and glad that I did. Great food and fast service. You can't go wrong.

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    Great food with fast delivery...this is the oly restaurant I order sweet an sour pork from!! The soup is great too!!

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    8.3 mi
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    5 Stars - Authentic Szechuan that absolutely nails the classics…read more During our short trip to Houston, as a custom, we were determined to find real Szechuan food, and luckily we found Hu's Kitchen. The location is a bit unassuming, and parking is definitely tough (the spaces are very shallow), but the second we walked through the doors and smelled the Szechuan peppercorns, I knew we were in exactly the right place. I generally judge a Szechuan restaurant by their 夫妻肺片 (Fuqi Feipian)--which they cleverly name "Mr. and Mrs. Smith" on the menu. They completely nailed it. The beef, tripe, and tendon were incredibly cohesive together, yet you could tell each component was prepared and marinated in a slightly different way to perfectly highlight its specific texture. The chili oil was right on the spot. We went through a massive bowl of rice just eating this dish alone. Honestly, if I weren't feeding a family of four, I could have just ordered that and been perfectly happy. While the Fuqi Feipian proves their skill with dry dishes, the 水煮魚片 (Fish in Szechuan Hot Chili Oil) proves their skill with wet ones. It's another must-order. The execution was flawless--we didn't just finish the tender fish chunks, we ate every last piece of cabbage soaked in that incredible chili broth. For my two daughters who can't handle the heat, we ordered the fried rice, garlic pork ribs with onion, and the 紅燒獅子頭 (Giant Meatball with Cabbage). The giant meatball was spectacular. The kids completely devoured it on their own, but I managed to steal a bite, and it instantly brought back childhood memories of exactly how this dish is supposed to taste. We also had the Dan Dan Noodles, which were great and rounded out the meal perfectly. I loved all of the dishes we tried. Should we ever find ourselves in Houston again, we will absolutely be revisiting this hidden gem.

    My mom wanted steamed fish with ginger, scallions, and that light sweet soy sauce. Hu's Cooking…read moredelivered! When we ordered, they mentioned it'll take about 20 mins but it came out in 10. No complaints here since we were starving from an 8 hour road trip. The Dan Dan Noodles...I had high expectations but sadly this dish fell short. I recommend Hu's Cooking to use a bigger bowl and more sauce because it was difficult to mix the noodles and the sauce wasn't...saucing, unfortunately. I wish there was more flavor in this dish. The Scallion Pancake was super over-fried and oily. See image in my review. The outer parts of the pancake were fried to a crisp and only a small circumference in the center stayed chewy. I know Chinese tends to be oily but this pancake soaked up way too much oil. Half a Peking duck: super great price for so much meat. The difficulty when eating this dish is gnawing the meat off the sharp bones of the duck. Mapo Tofu with white rice: pretty easy staple, no complaints here. Dinner on a Saturday was packed but we got seated quickly and food arrived fast.

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    Spicy chicken, clear noodles with red pepper sauce, and stir fried green beans
    Spicy chicken, clear noodles with red pepper sauce, and stir fried green beans
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    Food - 10/10 I really enjoyed everything I ordered. Seriously. So much flavor. I got a bunch cause…read moreI wanted to try a little bit of everything plus I was using it for meal prep anyways. I'm not the biggest fan of the numbing pepper but there wasn't a lot, just to give it some flavor so I enjoyed everything. The cumin lamb was yummy and I really liked the fish. The lotus root was crunchy and the water spinach was the usual sauted with garlic. The garlic bacon was fun to eat and I really liked the sauce. Service was great as well. Very quick to get the food out and my server was very nice when I asked questions about different items. Ambiance - 8/10 It's definitely an older restaurant. It gives me like 90s Chinese restaurant vibes if that makes any sense. I'm coming back either way. Gotta try other things.

    The food here is fantastic! When we walked in it was very busy, but we were seated immediately as a…read moreparty of two, which was impressive. The food came out quickly and everything we tried was delicious. The only reason I'm giving 4 stars instead of 5 is the service. It was extremely busy and it seemed like there were only two servers handling the entire floor. If you didn't ask for what you needed when they initially came by, it was very difficult to get anyone's attention afterward. We had quite a bit of leftovers and couldn't get anyone to come over for to-go boxes or the check I ended up having to go to the front to ask. Overall, great food and a good experience, but they definitely need more staff if it's consistently this busy.

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    4.0
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    10.3 mi
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    I had a great experience dining here. A few things I loved:…read morePlenty of parking Beautiful wall art Extensive menu options Menu with images Good service Delicious food It was my first time, and as a first timer I had a lot of questions and didn't know where to start, but our server was very helpful and gave us excellent recommendations. We ordered : Dan Dan Noodles 8/10 Bok choy and mushrooms 8/10 Kung Pao chicken 9/10 Dry fried green beans 9/10 The food looks beautiful and tastes even better, I loved they present the food very pretty. Oh! And The portions are shareable too! I will definitely come back , there is a garden on the side that looks very pretty when you are dining inside, maybe next time if the weather is nice we can sit outside:)

    Get the eggplant! Been obsessed with Sichuan food lately,…read moreand my friend recommended this place. I think we may have went on an off day because I have tried takeout form this place that was delicious, but on this day the food wasn't my favorite. We did overall enjoyed our experience and time and I would recommend giving this place a try! We ordered a total of 5 dishes and everything seemed very authentic to Sichuan cooking. With Sichuan cuisine though, a lot of the food will be on the oily side, so keep that in mind. - Eggplant In Spicy Sauce (5/5): Definitely order this dish! You can tell the eggplant was prepared well because it retained its beautiful purple color and luscious shape. The flavor was sweet and savory seeped well into the eggplant. My only comment would be that there wasn't a strong garlic flavor, but it was still so tasty I think it deserved that 5/5! - Mapo Tofu (2.5/5): I came here specifically for the mapo tofu but was left a bit disappointed. The flavor was pretty good and had that strong Sichuan pepper spice that lingers after a while. My issue with the tofu was the consistency of the sauce. I found it to be very thick and clumpy in an unpleasant way, almost like eating little gelatin pieces. I would probably come back to try it again just in case this was a bad batch, but it's hard to compete with wanna boa's mapo tofu. - Spicy and Crispy Chicken (4/5): Pretty juicy and crispy chicken with a slight kick. I love anything fried chicken so I did enjoy this dish but it was pretty standard and there wasn't much to write about. - Red Oil Dumplings (3/5): Pretty standard oil dumplings. They weren't really spicy which would be good for people who can't handle spice. I think I would've liked a bit more meat filling but overall not bad. - Dan Dan Noodles (3/5): I loved the texture of the noodles but I found the sauce to be kinda slippery which made it hard adhere to the noodles. I also thought the flavor could've been a bit stronger. Service/Ambiance: the interior of this place was super cute, especially the upstairs area. I loved the dim lighting and tiny table lamps which gave this place a cozy romantic feeling. The outside was also interesting with an all black exterior and no sign. That might make it hard to notice or find the restaurant, but that did give it a more hidden feeling which was nice. Parking was also abundant and service was great!

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    Bar and dining area on first floor
    Bar and dining area on first floor
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    4.4
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    24.1 mi
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    IYKYK - this is probably the best Peking Duck I've had in Houston in a long time. I've done Peking…read moreCuisine for years and shifted to Arco for my duck cravings, but if you're willing to drive out to Humble (pretty much anytime you're in the IAH area), you gotta check out Bamboo House for the best Peking duck. And their other menu items are fire as well! We went on a Sunday late evening. We had a 9 pm airport pickup at IAH so it was a perfect opportunity to grab a spectacular dinner and make the 30+ minute drive out to IAH totally worth it. Parking lot wasn't too full so that wasn't an issue. While the neighborhood ain't River Oaks luxury, it ain't too scary either. We kept it simple - ordered a whole duck and Bamboo House Special Noodle with Beef. This place ain't cheap but the food is worth every penny. It was very busy that evening so it's not a well-kept secret but also proves that eventually, Houstonians will figure out where the good food is. The duck was near perfect. They serve the duck with the pancakes (as opposed to the buns like at Arco) which is my preference. The soup that comes with it was also extremely flavorful. And the house special noodles with beef - oh my. I swear it's just one really long noodle so you may be frustrated trying to divvy up the family style bowl, but the labor is worth it. So good... Can't wait for my next airport run so I can sneak in a lunch or dinner at this place. So many other menu items I want to try!

    If you are looking for the best Peking duck, look no further! Who would have expected to find the…read morebest Peking duck in Humble? I had previously visited the now closed Bamboo House on Westheimer and I remember being impressed by the food. I had to make an airport run and decided that it would be perfect timing to stop by this location. I highly recommend ordering the duck ahead of time, but we were lucky enough to snag one of the last ducks when we arrived around 7 pm on a Sunday evening. The waitress was super friendly and upbeat and the restaurant is older but well maintained. You can see where the food is being prepared/cooked and you can see ducks being cooked/warmed behind a glass window. The duck was absolutely spectacular with the perfect seasoned and tender meat accompanied by well rendered crispy skin. I love how the pancakes are paper thin and pair well with the scrumptious duck and other toppings. They also provide sugar and plum sauce as additional toppings which I thought was interesting but not my cup of tea. The duck soup was extremely flavorful and full bodied and went well with the duck. The noodles were also amazing with likely hand pulled noodles served with an abundance of tender beef and vegetables with a little Sichuan kick. I was intrigued by a strawberry chicken dish that I saw on the menu and I plan to try it the time. My diagnosis: hands down the best Peking duck in the greater Houston area!

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    Inside
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    Twice Cooked Pork Belly
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