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    Honey Bun Cafe

    3.9 (18 reviews)

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    Red Bean bun and Pork BBQ Bun
    Reuel E.

    Staff is friendly and polite. I've been really wanting to try their siumai but they're always out of stock. Their space is neat and clean. I appreciate the line control barriers they have to control the traffic. Not a big fan of all the styrofoam and plastic waste. But I understand that this is what everyone is doing in Alley 51. I just hoped they would use paper based/earth friendly materials. I've eaten here with 4 times already at separate days. Here's my take. Jumbo Pork Bun 3.5/5 Has pork meatball inside with egg. A little bland for my taste. Bao is a little too thick for me. For something that is called jumbo I expected more filling and not the bao. BBQ Pork Bun 4.5/5 Not the taste I'm used to with cha siu bao but still pretty good and tasty. Just has the right amount of sweetness with the soft bbq pork. One the best baos I've had in the city at an affordable price. Red Bean Bun 3.5/5 Sweet tasty red bean filling but a little too thick of a paste to what I'm used. My wife enjoyed it. This is just my preference. Shrimp Dumpling 2.5/5 They were cold and dry. Shrimp didn't have much flavor. Sweet Rice Dimsum 3/5 I feel like this size was too small. There was a lot of small shrimp but could not taste the mushrooms. Rice was perfectly cooked and sticky goodness. Taiwan Beef Noodle Soup 2/5 I was disappointed by this. There were only few cuts of beef and were a little hard to chew. Broth lacked the beef flavor that I was looking for in a traditional Beef Noodle soup. It was only salty. Bok choy and noodles were cooked pretty well. Overall I would give this place 3/5. As someone who grew up in Asia, dimsum is one of my favorite type of food and I really wanted to like this place but a lot of their dishes lacked the flavor I was looking for. I hope they can improve as they continue to grow.

    Asmah R.

    The baozi with teriyaki chicken was so yummy. The color was beautiful white and so soft. The Malay cupcake had a bit strong egg flavoring for my preference but it still tasted good, not too sweet

    Tanner K.

    Big steam bun guy. Big boba guy. Never disappointed here! Service was super fast and the people were so friendly with the proper vibes. Solid spot that's worth visiting Alley 51 for!

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    Nicole E.

    I love the other location so was really excited to have this closer to where I live along with other yummy food in Alley 5. I know this is new but there are a few kinks to work out. This location always has a line because people love buns. The menu has less items than the original location, but they still offer buns, a few dim sum, noodles, wonton soup, fried rice and boba tea. I ordered Chinese pork bun, BBQ pork buns, a teriyaki bun, sticky rice and pork fried rice. So far, I've only eaten half because I was full before my full order arrived. The BBQ pork buns are a favorite. Slightly sweet and tender meat in a fluffy dough. The sticky rice is small. Mine was cold and was okay. The pork fried rice was balanced. I needed to add black pepper to mine. So service was a little slower than I expected. They do have pagers but my husband ordered ramen from Yume, received it and finished before my pager went off. It was a 40 minute wait! Then when I go to pick up, I was informed two buns were not ready. I asked if they could just refund and they said they would page me again when the rest ready which was about five minutes later. Also they do have a soda fountain machine but no diet options. On this trip, they were also out of shumai. I do love their buns, but they I don't think they are used to the crowds yet. For now, I prefer the other location. I'll be back because it's hard to find buns.

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    The best and most flavorful buns. They're huge and filled with protien their bubble tea is really good too!

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    Food is awesome, staff is really nice, the decor is cute and vibe is great. I loved the Jumbo Pork Bun. 11/10

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    Fantastic!!!! So glad we found this amazing food hall. The food was amazing and we absolutely loved the atmosphere

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    Wan Fu Quality Chinese Cuisine

    3.9(332 reviews)
    1.0 mi
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    Wan Fu is stamped as the best Chinese spot in Charlotte and I'll Stan by that! Every time someone…read moreasks me where to get good Chinese food, this is the first place that comes to mind. The food is always consistent, and that's what keeps me coming back here. I visited during lunch, and they only had two servers working, so service was a little slower than usual. To start, I ordered the spring roll, then had the Wan Fu Scallops and the Singapore Rice Noodles. The spring roll was crispy and hit the spot. The Singapore noodles were packed with flavor and had a nice spicy kick. If you're not big on spice, I'm sure they can tone it down if you ask. The Wan Fu Scallops were tender and just as delicious. I've been here several times, and the quality never disappoints. Consistency is hard to find, but Wan Fu gets it right every time. If you're looking for Chinese food in Charlotte that's worth coming back for, this is the spot.

    Ordered takeout so cannot comment on a dine in experience. Ordered the Mongolian beef as well as a…read morewonton soup. The taste on the Mongolian beef was decent but nothing spectacular. The soup was bland and lacked flavor. But the worst part was the portions. The portions are small. The beef came in one of those round black containers and it was less than half full. The soup was $5 and in a small container and even that was not even full! Like broth costs nothing but yet it was about 3/4 full. Very disappointed. Paid $27 for Chinese takeout and had to find a snack within 30 mins. Most likely will not return.

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    Great Wall Of China South - Okra Beef W Black Bean Sauce

    Great Wall Of China South

    3.3(268 reviews)
    1.8 mi
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    Birthday Party. - Good Back room for it! 10 people and 4 Children - ordered Two PuPu platers to…read morestart out with.- They were good Ribs , egg rolls , crab ragoon and chicken wings. Brown Rice , and White rice were brought to the table. We had Chicken Fried Rice , Beef and Rice Singapore Noodles , Chinese Green beans and Pot stickers and Sesame Chicken. I had a great Mountain Chicken - very spicy and delicious Very Good Chinese Food !!

    While quite bland, Great Wall South is a safe option for those that haven't developed their own…read moretaste preferences for Americanized Chinese cuisine (i.e. - people that aren't from larger cities) Ordered through DoorDash, so I can't comment on the service or ambience. ==The Good== Not a lot to love here. The pork lo mein, while also generally bland in the noodle and sauce department, had generous helpings of roast char siu pork that were decently flavorful. This was the only saving grace of the meal. ==The Bad== The wonton soup was lacking a bit in salt, which i understand may be a personal taste preference, but there also wasn't any particularly strong flavor from the wontons so the whole dish just felt dissatisfying. The sauce in the Mongolian beef wasn't very savory so it, too, came off a bit bland. To their credit, the cuts of beef were actually quite good and the vegetables were decent, but without a solid tasting sauce the whole thing falls a part. ==The Ugly== The teriyaki chicken skewers were just chicken with teriyaki sauce poured over them. It seems almost heretical that they didn't bbq these skewers in the sauce. This was the most disappointing part of the meal. Overall, pretty on par for restaurants that have long lost their passion for this game. If you've never had Chinese in Boston, LA or New York, you'll probably like this place. More well-traveled patrons should look elsewhere.

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    Everything tastes amazing and staff is incredibly nice. Adding to ouweekly rotation. Absolutely…read morelove that everything is vegan so no concerns about fish sauce or cross contamination. Favorites are veg lo mein, wonton soup, vegetables with brown sauce and broccoli with sweet sauce. The quality is always on point! Cannot reccommend this casual spot more. I wish they were on door dash!!!

    Ma Ma Wok, I love you for your offering of all the Chinese delicious foods, but veganized and…read moreequally delicious. As far as atmosphere, it's super casual, no cocktails, not much in the way of ambiance. Think of it as primarily for takeout, with table service. No matter! You come here for the huge portions of Chinese comfort food. Service is excellent and friendly. I could've spent a half hour with that menu, as I wanted to make sure I ordered the right things. This is the perfect place to share, as with many Chinese food that's done right and well, you order protein dishes apart from vegetable dishes. So we had Beijing veg duck, dry pot, eggplant with basil (they were out of the string beans that I really wanted to try) and shumai to start. All of it was delicious. I knew the eggplant was a bit of a risk, as so many places will serve you rubbery, bitter horrors. Not the case here! It's sweet with melt-in-your-mouth texture and I appreciated that it had other veggies mixed in with the generous portion of eggplant. The protein dishes are full of taste and texture-- no need to add seasoning to the dry pot (perhaps a little more spice but they have red pepper flakes on the table). I'd expected more of a bean curd skin/yuba for the duck, but instead it's seitan (I believe) and chewy in a good way. The shumai was tasty but too starchy and full of rice when I expected protein. Not sure I'd order that again with so many other tempting apps, including other dumplings, on the menu. If this were in my neighborhood, I'd be over the moon, because I'd finally have a viable option for good Chinese takeout. As a vegan, normally I'm regulated to the same old Buddhist's Delight. Ma Ma is such a treasure.

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    Lee Cafe

    4.0(460 reviews)
    3.3 mi
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    Our usual Chinese food restaurant was closed, so I looked around and find Lee Cafe on Yelp…read more It was almost 20 minutes away, but the reviews were good and it looked worth a shot. We ordered the sesame chicken, pork fried rice, and Kung Pao chicken. All were good, and we would go here again. I would definitely recommend calling in your take it order. They don't have the ability to take it on their website, and their online delivery and takeout is through doordash. The markup DoorDash is putting on the menu here is obscene. Calling in the order and picking it up the total was $50. DoorDash price for pickup was a little over $60, and DoorDash price for "free delivery" was over $70.

    Since I moved from NYC I have been desperately searching for REAL Chinese food. Lee Cafe came…read morehighly recommended by another NayC transplant so I figured I'd give it a go. I ordered the sesame chicken dinner, wonton soup and an egg roll. The egg roll was soooooo small...super lint and little. I co my s from a place where one egg roll can be shared by two people. Thick and super stuffed. Forget that. It doesn't exist here. The mini egg roll was dry and you couldn't even tell what was in it. The wonton soup broth had a great flavor but the wontons were not fresh. They were gummy in a creepy kinda way. Frozen with freezer burn was my best guess. The sesame chicken was super super super OVERFRIED. Dry as a bone inside. This had clearly been pre fried and then fried again and dipped in a sticky sauce with weird texture. Kind of tasted like sesame chicken but the texture of the sauce and the dry chicken were disgusting. I spit it out. This place is a nicer version of Panda Express. If you like Panda Express .....bless your hearts than you might love this place. Those of us who have been exposed to amazing Chinese food at super cheap prices are not loving the Chinese food offerrings here in the Carolina's. Yuck

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