My usual Chinese order is shrimp with veggies in white sauce (hold the onions). Hunan Cafe version was spot on - fresh veggies & tender shrimp - lots of yummy shrimp! Perfectly cooked. One small critique, sauce was bit too thick. It's not fancy place, but friendly and quick - nice on-the-go lunch. read more

Hunan Cafe - So many plumb shrimp! - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

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This is American Chinese food that works if you're craving it, but they do some dishes better than others. This place does have seating, but most people order takeout. When you walk in, you can order at the counter with a person or a kiosk. It'll take 10-15 minutes for your order to be ready if you order in the restaurant, but it comes out piping hot and the containers are jam packed with food. We ordered the combination kao pad kapow (spicy fried rice), combination lo mein, and general tso's chicken. The kao pad kapow was just normal fried rice with jalapeños, nothing special. I will say every time I've ordered any variation of fried rice here, I've been disappointed because it's always bland and under-seasoned. The lo mein is great, it's exactly what you expect from Chinese takeout. The general tso's chicken is also pretty good, the sauce flavor isn't that strong but I don't mind when eating it with everything else. Overall, it's solid takeout that will hit the spot. read more

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First time ordering here and I probably won't be back. The beef and broccoli had no broccoli in it. Just some kind of sauce and pieces of carrot. The general tso chicken was too crunchy and difficult to chew. The fried rice was either old or not cooked enough. Sorry, it just wasn't a good meal. read more

They have a cash promotion on their app (ex: spend $30 and pay for it in cash for free crab Rangoons). It is indeed not entirely free-- I prepared cash to pay for my order, but there was a discrepancy. Online it said my total would be $20.85, but when I got there, he charged me $23.79. They calculate everything, including the supposed "free" Rangoons, taxing everything, then subtracting the cost of Rangoons, excluding the added tax. When I mentioned the discrepancy, he feigned ignorance, but eventually gave it to me for $21. Make sure you double check before handing over your money. read more

Well, all the vegetables were the size of my thumb, and my kung pao might have had 12 peanuts. It appears who ever they have cooking wants to finish as fast as possible as everything is too big to eat. I had to cut everything before being able to eat it. Lastly, no one updated delivery so I could not track once it arrived. It was just going to be left in my porch had I not been watching. read more

When my husband placed an order here, I went to go pick it up on the way home from running errands. While I waited for the food, I was reading the recent reviews. I became skeptical about their food, but after actually trying it and despite recent reviews, I actually thought it was pretty good for a Chinese American place. Service was excellent, food was out within a reasonable time and they were quite busy with a bunch of online orders. Not bad for a last minute quick dinner read more

Hunan Cafe - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce, mei fun, beef and broccoli (needed more salt), general tsos chicken, and hot and sour soup (crackers were stale) - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

I got their chicken beef fried rice (came with complimentary egg roll) and cheese ragoon. The total came to about $22. The food was so bland, almost no flavor, even with sauces. So it's expensive for bland food. Portions are nice but that's about the only nice thing. read more

The food is so amazing and delicious! The variety of options makes it an amazing experience overall. The service is kind and flexible. The environment could use some work but thats okay! read more

I was with my family to go run errands and everyone was craving Chinese food and we picked this place it might be small but it is amazing I would recommend to everyone. read more

Always bussin. Have been loyal customers for YEARS. I am so glad they added boba to their menu! They have very basic milk tea options but they are still very good with customizations for sugar content and boba toppings. General Tso's is always great. Literally the reason I stopped being vegetarian. read more

Hunan Cafe - Jasmine Green Milk Tea Boba - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

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I still like this neighborhood restaurant. As far as Chinese food takeout or Chinese food in general, it's not a standout but none of the restaurants in the DMV that I've tried have been anything like the restaurants in CA or NY. But the BLUF remains: Hot, fresh, good portions, fair prices, hits the spot. Even in tight times & higher prices, they still don't skimp on the meat. Portions are somewhat smaller, but one still will not walk away hungry...even with a lunch special. It's not a spot where you'll linger with friends and family for a pleasant lunch or dinner, but it remains a good reliable neighborhood takeout joint. For me, if I have the time, it's even worth a bit of a drive. Give them a try! read more

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This is a solid strip mall American-Chinese place. Can you find better in NOVA? Sure. Better in Centreville? Not that I've found. If you're looking for fried rice or lo mein or orange chicken, you can do much worse. You can call to order, but the last few times I called no one answered, so I ordered through their site where you can actually earn redeemable points. They do have a dining room, but it's not a place I've ever thought about eating in at. The good news is their take out and delivery is typically pretty fast and PIPING hot. My only complaint, really, is that I've gone in to pick up or place an order and stood helplessly by while the employee holding down the front prioritized the ringing phone for call after call (somehow still not managing to pick up when I call, though!). For the most part this hasn't been a huge recurring issue; seems to depend on who's working at the time. Barely worth mentioning, but a few times I've wound up with two or three other customers all waiting to be acknowledged as our food cooled on the counter. I also appreciate how customizable the food can be when ordered online. The other day I subbed lo mein for rice in a dish and added extra mushrooms to another (both for additional charges, of course). The food is greasy and carby in a good way, the ordering is easy, and the service is almost perfect. read more

Unfortunately, i have to give one star even though this place doesn't even deserve any stars. By far the worst food i have ever had to eat. The Singapore Me foon smelled horrible with the shrimps smelled old and stinky. Also there was smell of burned plastic coming from the dishes. The orange chicken was like chewing hard bricks with barely any real chicken value. Fried rice was a shame as it was flavorless and disgusting. I spent close to $70 for this crap tasting food. I don't know what other people our being served to post 5 star reviews for this place but it sure as hell wasn't what i got delivered. Never ordering from here again. Much better options available than this. read more

Be warned! Predatory website adds to the price! My wife didn't look at the total when ordering from pickup here on 01/03/25.About four entrees and a side cost us $167. Turns out when you order from the website on their email: https://order.online/store/hunan-cafe-centreville-1624120 It tacks on an additional $7-$10 dollars. For pickup! You can see if you use the link here on Yelp that the prices are significantly lower. Absolutely predatory for adequate lukewarm american Chinese food. read more

Uber Eats users beware. There may be significant markups on menu items. Use restaurant delivery services if you can. Good food and friendly staff. read more

Our family placed an order through Door Dash on Christmas night. One order was sweet and sour chicken that arrived with no sweet and sour sauce. One order of mushi pork arrived with no hoisin sauce and the extra cost for fried rice $3 resulted in no fried rice. We paid $100 for dinner and tipped at 18%. The food was mediocre at best with no flavor to speak of. When I called Hunan Cafe the manager said they were very busy and were sorry but there was nothing she could do, suggesting I call Door Dash. Manager was less than helpful and was considerably rude. Door Dash did offer a $12 refund but it really didn't begin to make up for the cost for such a poorly executed meal, and on Christmas night made it worse. To say we were disappointed would be an understatement. There are many good Asian restaurants in Centreville. Hunan Cafe is not one of them. read more

They don't listen they have me the wrong order and told me to leave. I don't eat tofu but that's what I've got, it's in the trash. Don't go here if you go around back you'll see the trash piled up and the cooks smoking, used equipment in the elements read more

The food was good quality and came out quick (~10-15min from online order). Had orange chicken and noticed that the orange peels used was still fresh so I know they cut it recently. The chicken was also a sufficient amount with not too much powder. Only small thing I didn't like was that the crispy beef was a tad too sweet but everything else was tasty. If you order online, you could also get a certain free food included depending on how much you spend. Well worth my money and would visit again. read more

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Solid Chinese takeout. Piping hot and fresh. Depth of flavor? Nah. But their veggies are cooked perfectly even if their sauces or seasonings are a bit flat or a smidge too sweet. Would get again: + $3 side plain lo mein (they really pack it in) + White rice (nicely scented and fresh) + Anything with broccoli + Noodle soup (very simple broth but veggies are well-cooked and the noodles are oh so glutinous) Maybe would get again: ~ Hot and sour soup was well-stocked with the fixins but too one-note (on the spicier side) and the crunchy shingalings were strangely on the sweet side ~ Eggplant w garlic sauce (eggplant was cooked through but flat, i.e. needed a bit of char or fry on it to give it more flavor) FYI ++ Utensils, sauces, napkins, and fortune cookies are up to you to pick up on your way out: no waste! ++ Fast: from clicking submit order to my order on the counter was less than 15 mins (longer than the 5 minute estimated "ready" time but still wicked fast). + They very much prefer you order online. No way to get your order wrong I guess! - Ambiance is very take-out-centric. It's a huge space but not appealing for dining in. read more

We've been ordering from Hunan Cafe for years. We're always happy with our meal. They are fast, and have a large menu to choose from (including tofu for my kid). It's a standard suburban strip mall American-Chinese place, but the friendly employees and good food keep us coming back. read more

We order delivery through DoorDash and the food is good and a quick delivery. Hunan chicken was good but the sauce was very watery. However the flavor was as one would expect. read more

This restaurant provide the worst food dishes. The managers do not respect the customers feedback of the orders as if this is the first time a customer have eaten Chinese Food. The Kung Pao chicken is so dry not even a hint of glaze sauce in the container and the chicken was salty and fried too hard. All the manager could say is to order extra brown sauce on the side, I explained there was no sauce on the chicken at all. She said I could come back to pick up extra?? I won't be going back to this place and will not recommend it either. read more

My wife and I visited Hunan for the first time in over twenty years of living in the area. I guess we don't eat Chinese food that often. This Sunday evening though we wanted to celebrate the new year and decided to order carry out. We tried calling them a couple of times around 5pm but it kept going to voice mail. I hopped on their website to order which was very easy to do from my phone but didn't quite complete the order as my wife got through the old fashion way. We ordered beef and broccoli, chicken lo mein, brown rice, wonton soup and egg rolls. With the exception of the egg rolls, all the portions were huge and easy to share between two or three people. The egg rolls seemed tiny to me and I would have liked a second one but we split the order of two. My wife had the soup and loved it. The lo mein was also excellent with the beef and broccoli coming in a close third. The big disappointed was the brown rice that was incredibly dry like it had been made a day or two in advance. The fortune cookies were fresh and capped off a pleasant meal. We even had plenty left over to enjoy the next evening but had to make our own rice. read more

Not bad. Delivery came in the 40 min they quoted. The ordering system from their site was a little annoying. It kept saying pick up ready in 20 when I wrote delivery but there was a $1 delivery charge. I think they dont have call waiting... had to call 5 times to get someone on the phone. Flavor of food was decent. Lot of carrots in chicken with garlic sauce. Crab rangoon... def has barely any filing. But over all one of the better ones in cville. read more

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The food, the prices, and the service were decent. Nothing in Yelp mentioned it is a take-out shop and we had to order from the counter. We ended up trying to eat, at one of the 3 small tables with tiny plastic utensils. Not what we were looking for Ambience 0. I'd rate it less if I could. (With mathematics I could, but not with Yelp.) Not a pleasant lunch for senior citizens, read more

We just got our dinner from Hunan Cafe in Centreville. I noticed right away that the black containers were much smaller than before. Their prices have gone up and the portions have gotten smaller. Did they think we wouldn't notice? We spent over $50 for 3 small containers of food. What a rip off. read more

The food was absolutely disgusting. I have never thrown away Chinese food while consuming it in the restaurant. I needed it out of sight and mind immediately. I should have known though when I walked in - the ambiance was slightly off putting as well. Owner's son was jumping around on furniture while the other one was taking orders behind the counter. He looked to be 10. Strange place read more

We ordered food from here a few weeks ago for the first time and again two nights ago. The first was excellent, but two nights ago it was not edible. The first time we got egg foo young, roast pork, chicken lo mein and it was all excellent. Two nights ago we got chicken lo mein, Szechuan beef, chicken fried rice, and egg drop soup. The only thing edible was the egg drop soup. The Szechuan beef was soupy with jalapeños instead of Szechuan peppers, the fried rice had zero flavor and the chicken lo mein seemed old and tasted like burnt oil. I had high hopes for this restaurant after our first order, but our second order was so terrible we will not be going back. The meals are not cheap, and I'm not willing to risk eating another $60. read more

A lot of good stuff. Moo Shi Pork great. Spring rolls good. Gen Chos chicken good. All dishes are msg free so needs soy sauce and siracha!

Lived in Centreville for over 20 years and this was my first experience. What a waste of money. Everything was horrible. My happy family had lobster in it and I was excited to see the tail..... but it was either dead when it was cooked or way overcooked. Everything tasted like old burnt oil. Only good thing in our order was the egg roll. Sad even the won tong soup was bad..... how do you screw that up.....nothing had taste. read more

Hunan Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

I love ordering their lunch special. The fried rice is a bit sticky and the food tastes homemade. It is also a competitive price. I have also ordered catering for a get together. The price was good and all the trays of food were ready on time. read more

Hunan Cafe - Lunch special - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

I think this place must be under new management. We avoided this place for years because the food was not good, but lately it has been MUCH better. If you stopped going here, I recommend you give it another try. read more

It's been about 6 months since I've had food from this establishment and my review this time is better. My daughter ordered the General Tso's chicken while I had the vegetable egg foo young with fried rice. We also got an order of the beef egg rolls which was really good. The fried rice was excellent. It was perfectly fried. The egg food Young was also delicious. The only thing I did not like is the gravy that comes with the egg foo young. It was on the watery side and also very bland with no taste so I did not eat it. Everything else was great. read more

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$77 for dinner and chicken fried rice was the only thing worth eating. The crab ragoon were over breaded triangles not the normal folded squares and tasteless. The double delight had no scallops and over cooked shrimp, yuck. The peppered beef and onions was two scoops of meat and the rest onions crammed into a take out container, the meat was tasty for the four bites I had of it. Eggdop soup hard to mess up right? Crummy noodles and cold soup, any other place usually has this piping hot. They are new and use a cool app for ordering so I hope they get their act together, to many other options in the area for me to go there again. read more

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Great little spot, quick service, delicious food! Dine in or carry out. They give large portions and I had enough for two meals! read more

Hunan Cafe - Vegetable lo mein, Kung pao chicken, crab Rangoon - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

The chef was rude and dirty. He was terribly dirty. Unacceptible! I recommend them to change their chef.

Meh it was okay. I got the hibachi chicken. The chicken wasn't cut up properly so each piece was like a long strand of chicken pieces. The texture wasn't right for hibachi either- the chicken didn't have that nice sear on it. The main issue was the flavor. It didn't have any. I DOUSED it in hot sauce and even still... meh read more

Hunan Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Centreville, Virginia

Horrible horrible horrible place to go to. Customer service was horrendous. I ordered food online, 6 miles away. Instead of them telling me then that they couldn't deliver more than 5 miles, they proceed to cook the food, take my money, updated me with it, tell me it's on the way then call me 10 minutes before the eta stating they can't deliver it to me cause I'm too far away......I then question the person on the phone about this being ridiculous because you should have turned me away at the very beginning when it was "too far" they then tell me I'll have a refund by the end of the week.....DO NOT ORDER FROM THIS PATHETIC PLACE read more

My husband and I tried this place today for lunch; it's near our new home and we're looking for a go-to place. Unfortunately, this won't be it. Although the portions were plentiful, the sauces were only so-so, and even the white rice was more bland than it should have been. The rangoons were huge, until we bit into them and they were nearly empty of crab or cream cheese. Just big crispy, tough, oily bags of air. The egg rolls were small and also disappointing. The hunt continues... read more

I will start of with saying how polite and nice the young lady was that helped me. I ha heard such good things about this place. I was so excited to order take out only to be totally disappointed. I ordered the hibachi steak with fried rice. The steak was bone dry and burnt to the point that I couldn't even eat it. I also ordered the hot and sour soup. It was this like warm gelatinous goop. Getting all the way home I didn't know what to do. Do I call them and let them know? Or just let it go. very dissatisfied. I just received a very nice email from this restaurant. They apologized for that happened and has offered to refund the complete amount or they will credit my phone number for next time. They have gained my trust now and will Definitely return!! Thanks you all!! read more