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    Hunan Bistro

    3.8 (138 reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 9:00 pm
    Updated over 3 months ago

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    Moderate noise
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    Good for kids
    Good for groups

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    Brian C.

    Amazing place for Szechuan food - one of the most authentic I've had in Austin. Everything was delicious, but green beans and twice cooked pork were my favorites. Service is standard, and the place was a bit small, but clean.

    Eggplant
    Chelsea L.

    I can't believe I haven't heard of this place before! Everything we got was very delicious: meatballs, chicken, eggplants, and fish with sour vegetables in broth. The fish is traditionally made spicier but this was made milder to accommodate our spice tolerance. They serve tea here too! Owner can speak Mandarin Chinese. They have parking spaces outside.

    Beef
    Aruni G.

    I went to Hunan Bistro for lunch last week for the first time after meeting a friend who was getting a pedicure next door at Liberty Nails. My friend and I really enjoyed the authentic, flavorful food. We also each left with ample leftovers! Despite there being few people in the place the day we went, we found the ordering process confusing. We had to flag the lady who was there down a few times. She might have been trying to help the cooks in the back too because she would disappear for an unusual amount of time. When we tried to order she gave us a tablet that was in Chinese and told us to look at it. After we told her we couldn't read it or understood what she wanted us to do she switched it to English and gave us better instructions. Despite the confusion at first, we got our delicious food and had a nice time!

    C8. Lion Head Meat Ball
    Eric H.

    Hunan Bistro on Anderson Lane is located in a strip mall with plentiful parking. Entering, there are numerous four tops lining the walls leading towards the kitchen and cashier area. A TV plays news tuned to a local channel. If you choose to dine-in, you'll be seated, and a tablet will be presented to you to order off of. The tablet seems to be a relatively new addition. Their menu contains pictures of the majority of their menu items. You tap items you'd like to order and they will be added to your cart. You'll be able to submit them; the waitress will come by to confirm. For this particular visit, we opted to get Lion Head Meatballs and Lamb skewered with toothpicks with cilantro. Food comes out from the kitchen fairly quickly, along with rice. The Lion Head Meatballs come in a set of 4, are quite large, and come out hot, covered in a tasty, savory sauce. Scrumptious, and comes with some bok choy for color and a lil' fiber. The Lamb was embedded with cumin, and came with each individual bite-sized piece skewered on its own toothpick. A handful of cilantro was on top. As a finger food, the lamb came off the toothpicks pretty easily. Had a slight smokey grilled rendered lamb fat (for the pieces which had fat) sensation, but you know it was prepared jn a wok; cumin flavor was prominent with cilantro in the background. While we opted primarily for comfort food this round, the establishment does has an extensive menu, and provides a plethora of other spicy and numbing dish options on their menu. They offer variants of fish stew/soup (including spicy and sour varieties), roasted eggplant and (spicy) peppers, laziji, and more. The portions are definitely family-style shareable, so it's entirely possible to order too many items to finish in one sitting, so doggie bags are available if you ask.

    Spicy Chicken, Orange Beef and Yangzhou Fried Rice. This is take out, not from dining in.
    Robert P.

    Ok, this issue part one of two. The food is really, really good. Have only done take out. There are some dishes that while delicious, are super super spicy ( at least for me), I will discuss that further in an update. All that being said, the country service is great and there is a wide number of selections available. I know, not a lot of detail here, bad me, promise to update with details on some of the dishes and photos, but this restaurant, located inn what can politely be called a strip mall, is really really good, and worth a visit. The Spicy Chicken Boneless - found under the Oritental Cuisine (sic) online order tab, is fantastic, but so spicy I fear I may never be able to order it again. The Orange Beef was fantastic as well. More to follow.

    Hunan Stir Fried Pork
    David P.

    Already quite busy at 5PM, this little hidden gem competes with Three Gorges and other staples of Asian cuisine in northwest Austin. The owner is from Hunan and the head chef from Sichuan and their offerings of both styles are delicious, sharable, and reasonably priced. So far, I've had: Salt Pork Bamboo Shoot and Tofu Skin soup with bok choy: Best shared among 4-6 people. It's a lot of soup for two people. Rich and flavorful with very tender pork. 4.5/5 Hunan Stir Fried Pork: Exceptionally flavorful and authentic. Careful, the jalapenos are not de-seeded and really aren't intended to be eaten (I still crunch on some). 4.5/5 Mapo Tofu: Might be one of the best Mapo Tofu I've ever had. I was sweating without my body feeling hot, quite an experience. Very flavorful with soft tofu and goes great with rice. 5/5 Service will take a while because everything is made to order (20 minutes for our soup, 40ish minutes for the main courses). It's worth it!

    A4. Sliced Beef and Ox Tripe in Chili Sauce
    Zhou Jin D.

    We came here late on a Sunday for lunch. The interior is cozy and on the smaller side, so there are fewer tables, though they do have a couple of large tables if you're coming with a bigger group. The restaurant feels like a family-run business; the cashier looked quite young, possibly family. The server handed us an iPad with the menu, which was in Chinese, but they were happy to speak English and help us out. We ordered five dishes, and all were very good! We especially enjoyed the appetizer of cold beef slices and beef stomach--it was excellent. The only dish that didn't quite meet our expectations was the spicy fried chicken, which we've had better versions of elsewhere. Overall, a great experience, and we'd definitely come back again!

    The food was authentic and decent. But the service was less pleasant. There were only two ladies taking charge of all tables serving, cleaning, checkout, etc. it was obviously shorthanded that we waited over 40 minutes to get all our orders. They asked us if we need to go box before all dishes were served. The bill was presented to us before we even got to try all the dishes. Also my plate was not very clean and I had to wipe it myself. The water served was room temperatured, so I asked for ice, which was never served. The bottom line is that we were glad that there is an authentic Chinese restaurant in Austin. But honestly this was not a very satisfying dining experience.

    Charmaine S.

    It was an unexpected foodie stop for me and my friend after a work out! Authentic Chinese food with menu out of this world! The friendly server (he may be part owner)spoke great English. Clients are mainly Chinese as they speak mandarin! I am not a fan of fusion and being in this place almost felt like I was in a travel warp! Recommended! Price was reasonable---place is clean and dainty! surely a bonus

    Candy S.

    Heard they have a New ownership so we came to dined in as first time even we always ordered Take out from this place. We absolutely loved the new management which offers much faster service from previous ownership. Food quality always improved and much yummier than before. See pics of what we had tonight. Every dish was delicious! Price is also competitive!

    Lamb and fish stew
    Cory J.

    Do you know the rule of 3.5 star Chinese restaurants? A dude named Freddie Wong broke down his rule for 3.5 star Chinese restaurants and it's spot-on. According to him, Chinese restaurants with higher than an average of 3.5 stars indicate that "too many white people like it", the "service is too good" and the food is "not as good as it could be." But he says at a 3.5-star restaurant, "the waiters are not going to pay attention to you. They're going to be rude. But it's going to taste better." This 100% applies to Hunan Bistro. It's just how Chinese restaurants with legit food operate - there are different expectations for service in Asia. Anyway, this is one of the best places to get Hunan/Sichuan cuisine in the Austin metro area (Bamboo House being the other). I had to laugh at the 2-star reviewer who compared this food to the food from some local Asian fusion/dim sum restaurants (read: not Hunan/Sichuan cuisine). My buddy and I go here at least once a month. It literally makes me so happy whenever I eat it, and to have it fairly close by to top it off. We typically get the lamb and fish stew, toothpick lamb, sliced beef oxtripe in chili oil, peppers with preserved egg, dry sauteed green beans, sliced potatoes in sour sauce, and the spicy boneless chicken. When they have it, the 空心菜 (kongxincai, or water spinach - please note that they only have the Chinese characters in the online menu) is my favorite vegetable dish. The sliced beef in chili oil is not bad but I prefer Bamboo House's, whereas I prefer Hunan Bistro's lamb and fish stew. If you like spicy, real Chinese food and don't care too much about service, this is the place for you. A true gem of Austin.

    Qingbo Z.

    This restaurant deserves 10 stars on a 5-star scale The food is authentic. I mean it's the same as you would get in mainland China! And the ingredients are fresh, thoroughly prepared. You don't know what to order, too bad

    F8. Shanghai Fried Rice Cake H12. Sliced Beef in Hot Chili Oil with tofu H14. Iron Pot Cauliflower and Preserved Pork

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    Great food had lunch there with large group. Multiple dishes and all were fantastic. Authentic Chinese cuisine.

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    Nice tastes!I'm from hunan. I think it tastes good. Thank you very much! I first came here a month ago, and I'll come again.

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    7 years ago

    Food is delicious ,service is good .Lion Ball and Toothpick Lamb Very excellent.chongqing Grilled whole fish is very popular.

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    Food is delicious .chongqin grilled fish .toothpick lamb is so good.and service is excellent!! I will come back again

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    Super authentic and good! Go to choice when I'm craving spicy food! Get the spicy fish fillet and green beans! Even rice is better!

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    Food was flavorful. Staff was polite and helpful with menu choices. Delivery on time. Will definitely order again.

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    Food was good, and spicy! Quite a neat little restaurant, but needs to upgrade their AC

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    Everything good except the meat is less than average,concerning here is Texas. I should say it is pretty authentic as chinese food

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    Best Chinese food in cedar Park. And not so crowed yet!

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    Where is the most updated menu? Their online ordering is down and there is no menu on the website. How do I put in a phone order?

    https://order.mealkeyway.com/customer/release/index?mid=792b73425a6d563545353532413155517435394532673d3d#/main

    How's the egg fu youn & fried rice?

    this tastes great but have removed from the menu.

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