Popular human Chinese restaurant in the neighborhood. I go for the lunch specials and seems like everyone does too. Large menu. Fairly priced. Lunch special I get is the L33 bamboo shoots with shredded pork over brown rice (you get a lot) and a super small hot n sour soup for $12.15 or $13 with tax. Busy at lunch. Service OK from observation. The mustard greens with pork seem like a hit too. read more

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Had a deal with one of the apps and decided to order a Weekend Lunch Special from Happy Hot Hunan - Double Cooked Fish with Brown Rice with Hot & Sour Soup. Also ordered a side of Hunan Picked Vegetables. The Weekend Special components were OK, enjoying the fish and soup. Should note, the soup portion was literally half what comes in any restaurant special portion. Would not recommend the Hunan Pickeled Vegetables, which were basically cabbage with two whole cloves of garlic. Not significantly flavorful and not worth the price. If I ordered from Happy Hot Hunan again, might choose other options for the lunch special too. read more

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One of the things I like about city living is, you can walk through a neighborhood and come across a restaurant you weren't even looking for. I had a feeling Happy Hot Hunan would be great. And it was. Dinner fell short of five stars because of their wonton soup. I've had better in Philadelphia's Chinatown. The wontons were fine, but the soup lacked depth. No slivers of pork or greens other than a sprinkling of scallions. It was a little boring. But our main dish made up for it. If you ever see double cooked pork with tofu on the menu, order it. Having eaten it years ago, also in NY, I'd been on the lookout. No luck.... until today. This was as good as I remembered it to be with thin sliced tofu, like the meat, also double cooked. Prices are reasonable, portions, big. When I walked to the restroom I took note of neighboring tables. Every dish I saw looked wonderful, most different than typical Chinese American fare. At 6 p.m. the restaurant had a steady stream of customers. Literally everyone there, except us, was Asian. Pretty good testimony, I'd say. read more

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This place is always busy! After living in UWS for 3 years, we finally got a chance to visit this place. The restaurant is small but cozy. We had to wait for 20 minutes for a table and after we were seated, tea was automatically served. We ordered wonton soup, Chinese mustard greens and ground pork and their speciality crispy pork intestine, rice is not included so you need to order rice as a side dish. The food arrived in huge portion (family style). The crispy pork intestine was too salty while the Chinese mustard green with ground pork was bland. The service was fast for the food but took forever for the drink that we ordered to be delivered. We had to keep asking like 3 times and the drinks were delivered when we were almost done with the food. read more

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Recently dined here for the first time and was impressed by the incredible flavors. When I came, the inside was packed with most of the tables occupied, but the service was still efficient thanks to the many attentive waiters. The tables are close together and lots of college students dine here--makes a good quick and casual spot. We ordered: - steamed whole fish w chopped chilis - spicy cucumber salad - mapo tofu w minced pork - rice balls w rice wine The highlight of the meal was def the fish--tender and bursting with flavor without being overly spicy. I also recommend the spicy cucumber salad for a refreshing yet flavorful option and the mapo tofu if you want a lil more kick. The rice balls didn't meet my expectations as the soup felt a bit diluted, lacking flavor, and the rice balls were on the firmer side. Tldr; delicious dining experience, the steamed whole fish w chopped chilis is amazing read more

Happy Hot Hunan - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Delicious Dan Dan Noodles, Mouthwatering Chicken, Chairman Mao's Red - Cooked Pork and Eggplant Dry Pot. Pleasant service in a bustling restaurant where weekday, evening - on - street parking was easy. My first time eating in a genuine Hunanese restaurant - I'll definitely be returning - it was just what the Doctor ordered. BTW - This is real Hunan cuisine, not your run of the mill Chinese takeout. Try something besides your usual Chicken with Broccoli or General Tsao's. read more

Stopped in to take out some highly regarded Hunan food. It did not disappoint. Note that their flavor palate is different than Szechuan. No numbing here. More chili-hot or sour-hot options in Hunan food. With that said, some dishes overlap, but the flavors are different. Ended up getting the following: -Spicy cucumber salad ($8.95) -Three Pepper Chicken ($16.95) -Chairman Mao's Red Braised Pork ($17.55) -Fried Egg w Chopped Chili ($13.95) -Beef in Hot Chili Sauce ($19.95) The spicy cucumber salad was good. You must like pickled flavors though, which separates it from Szechuan style. The three pepper chicken was the most the similar to Szechuan, minus the numbing of course. I asked them to make it more spicy and they complied. Chairman Mao's Braised Pork was excellent. It has a sweetness to it that's a perfect complement to the spicy food. This is one of the namestay dishes in Hunan cuisine. The Fried egg with chopped chili was my favorite. It was also asked to made more spicy and was among the top spiciest dishes. It was a little salty. I'd come back for this for sure. The Beef in Hot Chili Sauce was flavorful and good amounts of beef inside. The menu technically says its creamy. I'm not so convinced on that description, but it was pretty good. Not too hot. I can't comment on service, but the young lady working the front was pleasant to me. read more

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I absolutely loved the steamed pork buns which are not easy to get outside of Chinatown. Once they sent the wrong thing & quickly came with the proper item without question, excellent in service. Wish they put a little more stuff in the hot & sour soup but still pretty good read more

What an amazing find!!! This place offers excellence I wasn't expecting to find. Employees deliver exceptionally attentive care individualized for each customer. This restaurant creates dishes unavailable elsewhere nearby. Their drink preparation excels and their food preparation delivers. This spot exemplifies top-tier quality. read more

3.75/5 Came in for lunch and got 2 lunch specials - eggplant + string beans - twice cooked fish filet (fried) Both were super good! Smaller portions than normal bc lunch special, but came with soup and rice. Pretty good deal! Also got a hunan beef noodle soup, it was ok, but others in my party liked it. read more

It all started with a bad hangover. It was the spring of my freshman year when I first went to HHH. At first, I thought it was pretty mediocre--flavor profile of all the dishes remained relatively the same. However, a few months later I ended up going with a few experienced customers, and boy--I was pleasantly surprised. After that dinner, I ended up going another seven times, and all of them were amazing experiences. read more

I've ordered from this place before and I thought the food was excellent. Tonight, however, I placed an order and it has not arrived. I keep trying to call the restaurant, but their phone does not work. I can't figure out if food is on its way or if they've just taken my money and will never deliver it. This is very frustrating. read more

food is ok. They are freshly cooked and flavor is authentic. Service is at average level. Ambiance is just normal.

Fish in peppercorn broth Sautéed string beans Shredded pork and bean curd These were all flavorful. Good options for lower spicy tolerance folks read more

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I enjoyed this place very much. The price isn't cheap but the food quality and taste are both satisfying. They offer a great variety of authentic Chinese food. And if you like spicy foods, you would find great options here read more

Happy Hot Hunan - S15. Cumin Lamb - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

The soup tastes good but the rice noodle was too hard to chew...... maybe they didn't have enough time to boil it? very disappointed :( read more

Happy Hot Hunan - 39. Hunan Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Favorite place in New York. Very affordable, especially if you get the lunch specials. A staple for Columbia students.

Food - excellent Ambiance - wonderful Service - slow, I tipped in cash and hope they finally saw it. Lol. 5 stars goes to the vegetable soup and shrimp dumplings. So delicious. I will return for both of those when I return to NYC. Went during the end of the lunch special time frame. Wonderfully affordable lunch special menu that comes with a choice of 2 soups, and brown or white rice. Love the brown rice option. Great healthy option for my hometown hood. Would have rated them 5/5 stars but the service was slow. In their defense, they were also split between food prepping, so I tipped 20% anyway. Great veggie soup and shrimp dumplings!!' read more

I just had a bad experience at this place. I'll start by saying the food was mediocre, nothing to brag about and wouldn't recommend this place to anyone. When I entered i quickly realized that it's a Chinese restaurant that mostly Chinese people go to, lots of college kids in there. It's was totally ok because this is manhattan and I love the diversity of my city but I was the only black dining and from the beginning I didn't feel welcome at all. The host was very uninviting and barely acknowledged me and pointed in a rude manner for me to sit. He took my order in a snobby way , didn't bring me water as he did every customer who came in after me. There were two younger customers sitting across from me and the host started to hold a loud conversation with them and both of the kids started looking up at me. Of course I couldn't understand anything they were saying but it was the energy I was getting and body language. They mentioned the word "Harlem" several times and you just know when someone is talking about you in their language. The host seemed upset that I was there to dine. I wasn't even all the way done with my food and I was bought my check while the other customers who were there before were bought more hot tea. The host/ waiter never checked on me at any point and greeted all other Chinese customers who entered after me warmly. I can't say there were being racist towards me but I can say their energy and demeanor and service told me it's not the place I should come back to eat in. read more

I've been here many times. their noodles are delicious. Their speciality dishes are authentic. I highly recommend. One star off because of service (or lack of). Often met with impatience. But, that does not stop me from ordering here because the food is that good! I will say, I do take out now instead of dine-in. read more

Solid chinese food, very authentic. Definitely hits the spot when you're craving chinese. Hot food and good packaging. The soup was not very drinkable though in the Hunan noodle soup. read more

Happy Hot Hunan - 39. Hunan Noodle Soup - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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For the UWS, not bad Hunan food. Reasonably priced, large portions and friendly owner. I'd recommend this out of the other choices within the Morningside Heights area. The shredded potatoes are very delicious, the spiciness on most of the dishes could have been more present however. Overall would return! read more

Happy Hot Hunan - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

One of my favorite restaurant in the neighborhood! Taste is delicious and authentic, I highly recommend the fish read more

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I live just a couple blocks away and I go to school nearby. Whenever I do poorly in class, I come here to cheer myself up and whenever I do well.. I come here to celebrate! In other words, I'm here about three times a week. I've never had anything I've disliked and I've probably tried more than half of the extensive menu. Dishes I regularly order include: Mapo tofu, twice cooked pork, spicy fish filet stew thing, and soup dumplings. Prices are, of course, more expensive than what you'll find in Chinatown but I'll assure you the food will be good. read more

Happy Hot Hunan - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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Solid choice if you're looking for something spicy and off the beaten American Chinese path. One of my favorite mapo tofu's in town. Their chili chicken is salty and savory and just a bit tingly. I impulsively added on an order of Shanghai shao mai (on the menu as Brown Shumai), and was pleasantly surprised! Definitely worth adding to your delivery rotation. read more

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Takes way too long to prepare food. Ordered a pickup order an 30+ minutes later, food was still not ready despite time estimate being 15 minutes. Restaurant was not even busy when I showed up. Service was very rude when I showed up to pick up my order. They immediately went to say the pickup order was not ready even though they didn't know my name and match it to any order. Would not recommend! read more

Their food is just at low to medium level speaking of authentic Chinese Hunan food. I hate services people here. As many have mentioned, they are arrogant and extremely rude. I went here multiple times (at that time they are indifferent to me but still endurable), so the manager could recognize me. And when I checked out today he joked me about my figure and touched my belly while speaking "you should lose some weight". That makes me extremely angry. Listen to me, don't come here. Especially don't come here multiple times, or they would make bad jokes about you. read more

This is in my opinion the best Chinese restaurant in the entire area of Upper Manhattan. I haven't ordered a single dish from here that tasted bad. Granted this is a no-frills place so don't expect warm welcomes from courteous waiters and such...they are usually super busy. DO NOT go to this restaurant and order the regular American-Chinese takeout dishes that you find everywhere else in NYC...I have seen so many people do this and it is such a waste of money and time. This restaurant truly shines in its authentic Hunan cooking, they make it exactly the way people would have it in China, with no compromises. My recommendation? Ask the waiters for some local specialties/delicacies usually they point you in the right direction. For non-Chinese some of the dishes may feel like an acquired taste but trust me, you'll grow to love it!! read more

I love this dish, it's absolutely great, been ordering this same food food years and I think everyone should try it. But my problem is the amount of food is not worth its price (19.99) can you please work on that ? read more

I ordered thousands eggs years salad and pork intestine dry hot pot. I do like the taste of their food but i hope for the regular pork intestine not the red one thier used but its fine. I will try something else from their menu soon. read more

I happen to love soup dumplings and this place definitely satisfied my craving. Happy to have found them open during this pandemic. Only reason I didn't give 5 stars is that I wasn't fond of the dipping sauce. It was a bit to pungent for me. read more

Was in the area and craving dumplings and ended up trying this place for the first time and I'm glad I did! The soup dumplings were the star of the show, super flavorful and great size. The scallion pancakes were also great, super flaky and crunchy. The pork dumplings were just okay, would probably try another dish instead next time. The pork noodles were good, flavorful! Would come again. read more

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Hands down this is the best Hunan restaurant in the city!!!! The spicy level is no joke but that's why we love this place! they have absolutely the most authentic Hunan Cuisine, which is spicy, savory, full of flavors and ingredients you've probably never had before. That being said if you want general tsos chicken this ain't the place for you read more

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This place is amazing. Got picked veg, Kung Pao Chicken, Smoke pork and bamboo shoot, and pot stickers, and mustard greens for takeout. All of the dishes were great. The kung pao was super interesting in that it had onions and green pepper, so it was kind of Hunan-fied. Everything hit hard af and I wish I could have ordered more things. read more

We moved back to UWS and so incredibly happy to discover Happy Hot Hunan! Three week running. I could live on the string beans and eggplant. Mapo Tofu is as good as anything in Chinatown or 39th Street. Thank you HHH! read more

Kidney with picked beans is awesome!!! String beans with chicken is a little bit salty. read more

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Came across this Chinese restaurant when we were looking for a good place to actually sit down and eat. Very clean inside. Free WiFi is a plus. Not your typical Chinese so don't be expecting the generic dishes. Very quick service. I ordered the three pepper chicken and I really enjoyed the spicy dish. The chicken was a little drier than I would have liked but it was crispy and crunchy which I liked. I eat a lot of rice as well so I had to order another cup of rice. I ended up taking over half of my food home because of the large portions. Good prices. Hope to be able to try the other unique dishes soon! read more

Happy Hot Hunan - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Came with a group of friends a week ago. They made authentic Hunan dishes and used very fresh ingredient. A must go restuarant! Highly recommended. Service was fantastic! Nice and quick. Will definitely visit again very soon! (P.S. They have very good non-spicy food too! Was too focused on eating and didn't remember all the dishes names. Lol) read more

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Ordered lunch delivery, it took 60 min to get here. Mustard Leaf with Grounded Pork Lunch Special $8.95 It was very oily and wasn't seasoned with anything. Nice ginger and garlic flavor but seems like there was no salt added. Also, check out my picture for the side egg drop soup. Never seen a Chinese place giving such a small portion of soup for lunch. Egg fried rice $7.55 It was so unevenly seasoned. Since it is called egg fried rice, I expected it to be real Chinese 卵炒飯 where main ingredient is the egg. but it was no different from regular fried rice. read more

Happy Hot Hunan - Egg drop soup in small container - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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authentic food. no MSG aftertaste, not greasy. i drive 45 min to find an authentic place. Columbia students know what's good and this place i always crowded read more