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    Helen's Asian Kitchen

    3.7 (322 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Pan Asian, Soup
    Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Casual
    Quiet
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Laura F.

    Everything here could be improved. Imo. First the restaurant is freezing like they didn't bother to adjust the heat to the outside weather. It was noticeably cold... instantly. The over all ambiance is not really that great. Why? Torn awning outside. The mop/bucket is out in front of the bar. A broom/standing dust pan is in front of the hostess stand. Hostess stand un manned, despite the broom combo. There are large boxes and boxes piled up along the entire back wall, stacked haphazardly in the formal dining room, giving off a super messy vibe as its in clear view. The place smells clean so thats a pro. Yelps health score rating showed a 100% from the last dept of health rating so I didn't cancel the order but I was still unsettled. You wonder what I ordered: I ordered was a shrimp/chive bun and a soup. Was expecting it 5.75 total as that is what the menu says. Found it to be over 8 dollars. Thats a big difference. When I brought that to their attention they said oh the prices are wrong on the menu. Pretty sure thats illegal to do that with pricing. That irritated me, but I just smiled and vowed never ever to return. Then when I looked at the food when I got home... the chive bun was a few tiny potstickers. Not what I was expecting. I was expecting a bun dumpling or bao shaped item. As I said I didnt eat any of it. Im seriously tossing the food. I got a bad vibe I cant get over the messy box situation. Makes me wonder what the kitchen looks like. Plus The fact that its 10-20 outside and their heat isnt turned up inside just doesnt sit well with me. Hard pass for me.

    Dim sum menu -
    Linda L.

    We stopped by Saturday morning excited for some Dim Sum. Since their Dim Sum menu was smaller, was thinking they just were their specialties. Unfortunately I seemed like all the dim sum was frozen and reheated. Was super bummed not to get more authentic goods.

    Sign the says "closed until further notice"

    This is a wonderful restaurant with all sorts of great authentic Chinese food (dumplings are their specialty, my favorite is a spicy Szechuan cauliflower dish), but, alas, a sign in the door says "closed until further notice." I have no idea whether it will reopen, but I hope it does. Soon.

    "Soup" dumplings

    Ordered soup dumplings. There was literally no soup. Not a drop. They also did not serve it with any dumpling sauce or black vinegar. Guy looked at me like I was crazy when I asked. Would not order this again here.

    I think this was the Hunan beef but I'm not 100% sure. It was delicious!
    Stephanie L.

    Hidden gem!! The location isn't great, but the food makes the trip worth it! We started with the hot and sour soup and it's the best I've ever had! I got the cilantro pork and it was very tasty. My only critique was a couple bites of pork were fatty, but that can happen anywhere. Mom had the shrimp with broccoli and loved it. We will definitely be back!!

    General Tso's Chicken, Chicken Egg Roll, Chicken Fried Rice, Beef Chow Fun
    Erica Y.

    Ordered takeout from here the other night. I thought the food was tasty and exactly what we were looking for. A little pricey but I would order from here again. Good size portions and tasty!

    John B.

    First they didn't honor the yelp coupon for 6 free dragon rolls. The fish chilli was perfect. That by itself is worth 4 . However, I took a star because they didn't honor the yelp coupon. The house pad Thai was dry so I poured some of the chilli both on it and it booted it up a notched . The chicken Lo mein was moist and had good flavor. The egg roll didn't have any flavor but it was crispy. I had alot better. The fish chilli was the highlight. I would order it again it was that good. It out shined everything we ordered. The fish was boiled and the sauce was perfect. I sopped it up with bread because I didn't want to waste any of it. Would I take a friend from out of town? Yes just to get the fish.

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    10 years ago

    the waiter is not friendly, the tip is not up to the customer but collected obligatory

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