Ordered delivery from Hunan Delight last night because it seems very few, if any, Chinese restaurants in the area offer Chicken Chow Mein on their menu and we were craving it. We never ate anything from this place and with its mixed reviews we gave it a shot anyway. Pleasantly surprised. Delivery arrived right on time and food was hot. The portion was full of chicken and tasted very good, along with the hot and sour soup which was also plentiful with ingredients. No complaints and would order from them again. read more

They need a new chef for the fried rice.. I want real fried rice !!!! It's like brown white rice.. and they are cheap on the sauce packets I got a meal and eggroll why am I doing with 1 soy and 1 duck sauce. Like come on read more

Hunan Delight - Wings and "fried" rice for $12 bucks.. do better - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I keep trying it every year or four! I ordered in sesame chicken. The worst! Very dry, chewy, small little pieces, all different sizes and very fried and breaded! The worst I've ever had. I'd rather pay more and go elsewhere and for the same price or similar where it's better. Unfortunately, too many places over bread it but some don't! I feel like the chicken is shredded from someone that's leftover plate. And re-cooked/fried. Then I ordered moo shu. shrimp I said not oily. You could just cook it in chicken broth and if you have to use a little oil OK. It was overcooked and soggy vegetables with too much oil in it. The shrimp was not opaque. They were clear looking I don't mind the fact that they use small shrimp for that dish they have to for that dish, There is no quality here and with all the food poisoning out there and handling a food. I would be afraid to eat there again ever. I will not be trying this place ever again. It's gone downhill each time worse. I keep hoping for a miracle I guess. Stay away. Owner doesn't care. I was just telling her how I felt don't want any money back or another dish just telling her I won't be ordering anymore once again. She didn't care about anything! She said go somewhere else then They've been there so long. I wish a new one would come in. If people like that food, I don't get it. I guess some dishes are OK, but I don't know which. The place never looks real clean. They skimp on everything no plastic silverware no napkins no nothing anymore. Not a big deal but says something. I didn't even get a fortune cookie. PS I just wanted my fortune lol! I would stay away and I will never go back. I'm not looking to get sick and spend money for very very very lousy food of low quality. Wish I was writing a positive review would be nice if we had a new nice good food clean Chinese restaurant with a nice and caring attitude The green tea ice cream was the best thing! they didn't have to do anything to it! Sad pay 48$$$$ (plus tip )money for almost un edible improperly cooked, and the cheapest quality food. today we have to be even more cautious with all the bacteria out there and unhygienic conditions. sepsis can kill you! read more

Hunan Delight - what is this rubbery what is this tasteless robbery weird pieces of food or whatever that I could not chew????? It was so nauseating - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

I've ordered takeout and delivery from Hunan Delight multiple times and it's been consistently good. The delivery is fast and the staff at the restaurant are friendly. Overall, I'd describe it as pretty standard New York City Chinese food. Most dishes I've had have been solid, though not necessarily anything to write home about. The value is there, and it's always a comforting meal. But I have to say, I was very pleasantly surprised by their sesame chicken! At many places, the chicken is covered in a thick batter and there's more breading than chicken. That's not the case at Hunan Delight. I would definitely order this dish again! It almost reminded me of Noodle Fun in the East 90s (a gem from the pre-pandemic era). That was the best sesame chicken on the UES as far as I was concerned. I'll order from Hunan Delight again and I'll be sure to get their sesame chicken. read more

So disappointing since I'm so close to this place- saddest blandest most expensive not fresh wonton soup w 3 thin overcooked and underboiled 'wontons'; shrimp roll over fried/drenched w oil, and not an egg roll, fyi. Extensive menu but I'll not be trying anything else ...I came here on a whim, hungry and tired. No utensils our napkin given. read more

Hunan Delight - Sad bland wonton soup - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Good food. Quick delivery. Easy to communicate with staff. We get delivery from them regularly.

food is so delicious Service is fast Ambiance is so serene.customers will love it.They were so generous in putting a lot of food in serving meals. read more

I'm a regular orders up at least once every week usually. Yesterday I tried the shrimp and hot chili sauce and it was absolutely delicious. Even the brown rice was cooked to perfection, so fluffy. It was actually the best shrimp and chili sauce and the best brown rice I ever had anywhere. The lady on the phone is always delightful. I used to go in person but had an accident so now I have to order up for the next couple months before I go back to enjoy the food there or maybe I'll still keep ordering up as well! Delivery service is excellent straight from the restaurant.Just overall a wonderful experience and thank you for remembering my cookie ha ha! Your food is delicious so hats off to the chef, please! I would like to also remind everyone that you can get the lunch special up until 5 PM which is absolutely absolutely phenomenal! Most people don't go to restaurants 3 PM to 5 PM or call for delivery during those times so what excellent business expertise they have to make that time more valuable by extending the lunch special! Better to have the meals less expensive during that time and enjoyed by the community then to have almost no orders or visitors so great business skills. A happy belated Lunar Chinese New Year to you all at the restaurant! read more

I want to give a shout out to their Cantonese Wonton Noodle Soup. I ordered it the other day and it was so delightful. I added chili oil and pepper and it was clear that it was made with love. Perfect for these cold winter days! The wontons are delicate and delicious!!! This is a dish that I recommend eating in the restaurant, I don't think it will taste its best if ordered togo. read more

Since I was in the area, this afternoon around 5:30 I decided to try this restaurant. Unfortunately I can only give it 3 stars because there were things I liked and things I didn't like. The service was the fastest I've ever seen - one thing right after another. There is no way they could have fresh cooked the food that fast, even in a wok. I think they must prepare the food in advance, freeze it, and then when ordered, they plate it, put a sauce on it and microwave it. I asked if they had plum wine, but they didn't (unusual for a Chinese restaurant); so I settled for a large hot sake, which was good and also reasonable ($9.50). Then I ordered hot and sour soup, shrimp shumai, crispy shrimp and scallop, and red bean ice cream. The soup was very good with lots of mushrooms, and some tofu and vegetables which you could actually chew. The shumai was tasty but had very little shrimp in it. I was surprised that they served it with no sauce. I had to ask for soy sauce and then I had to ask for a dish in which to place the soy sauce. The shrimp and scallops were somewhat disappointing. The scallops were tasty and the sauce was good, but the shrimp was a bit tough. The broccoli and onions were under-cooked, tasteless and pretty much inedible. The rice tasted strange. I don't know what they did to that, but I ate very little of it. The red bean ice cream was tasty, but the beans were hard as a rock. You could break your teeth on them. I never experienced that before with red bean ice cream. This is a rather small restaurant. When I arrived, there was only one other customer. When I left at 6:30 there were about five other people. I imagine, though, that they do a good pickup/delivery business. The waiter was friendly but must be new. He seemed a bit confused at times and had to ask if they had plum wine. Although it was an okay experience, I don't think this restaurant warrants a return visit. read more

Outstanding Asian food with so many vegetarian options... we loved them! Often times with Chinese food, we come across greasy dishes that don't provide unique flavors due to a significant amount of salt. But for this particular establishment, every dish appears well crafted and comes across as truly unique. The grease and oil remains minimal, and the texture for some tough vegetarian dishes was solid. If you like tofu- get ready for some variety. General Tso's tofu, string beans sautéed with fried tofu, you name it... they have it... Their pricing is also quite competitive with other neighborhood Asian restaurants. Delivery speed is great and their portions are plentiful. This is the #1 Chinese establishment that I've come across so far. read more

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Great soup and food here at this long-time local spot! Perfect service and friendly people too. read more

Hunan Delight - Special soup :) 3.16.23 - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

The family had a hankering for Chinese food, which I don't particularly care for especially from our usual suspects. I turned to Yelp for something different and came up with Hunan Delight. We had: - Steamed Pork Dumplings - delicious - Won Ton Soup - very good - Chicken with Garlic Sauce - very good - Beef and Broccoli - tasty We were very happy with our order and will definitely hit Hunan Delight up again when we have a craving for Chinese food. read more

Fast and cheap lunch specials Growing up ate tons of Chinese lunch specials. New to the area, saw this place so I thought I would check it out. Got the shrimp with lobster sauce lunch special w/ hot and sour soup. Really hit the spot and was only 10 dollars. Soup was perfectly seasoned with the right amount of vinegar. Lobster sauce was savory with a good number of shrimps. Portion size was perfect. Service was fast, will be making more pit stops in the future. read more

My niece wanted pizza, but not from the pizza place we were standing at, she wanted pizza on 92nd street, in the rain, but the heart wants what the heart wants so we obviously ended up at an ice cream shop on the way to the pizza place and not the pizza place. All that is to say I really wanted Chinese food and this place was next door. Now I think I ate here in probably 2002 when I lived in the city and it was trip down memory lane, in a good way. I got the chicken and peanuts, spicy, and it was huge. Like an immense portion that I ended up splitting with my brother, the father of my niece. She didn't want any because she doesn't like the spice, but I enjoyed my share while my brother walked for pizza, now requested, in the rain. Would go back. read more

Hunan Delight - a bowl of stir fried food - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

Pretty bad. No wonder that for a large restaurant, it's often pretty empty. If it hadn't rained, I wouldn't have gone in and for sure this is the LAST time I will bthere. My order of chicken came out in 5 minutes (even less) and had absolutely no taste other than the sauce which they doused on everything and which broccoli was tough and slightly bitter. (Clearly not fresh as well.) The must have been cooked several days ago and just reheated. You have a choice of soup, roll (I was not asked whether I preferred egg roll to veggie roll, just served old veggie roll which was uneatable. (See misleading behavior below.) As to service: the waitress was nice but provided failed to include straw for the water, (the norm) just for the canned soda. The Chinese cashier was horrible--ill-mannered and not easy to understand-- and deceptive. I asked if the free rice could be substituted with something else, was told No and I was about to go out when she quickly called me back and said, we can give you soup, or roll or soda, which it turned out was part of the order anyway. I ate here once before 3 years ago and the food was below mediocre, too. As I said, it rained and I needed shelter. AVOID. read more

Best take out in our neighborhood. Extremely fast and delicious we loved it and will truly miss it!! Our go to were kung pow chicken, egg drop, and four season beef!!! All delicious quick and friendly service. read more

Love it! This is one on my go to takeout places. She makes a great, classic chicken with peanuts, and an assortment of Thai dishes. read more

Excellent food and prompt delivery. About the best I've found on the Upper East Side. Deliveries are courteous and a snap.

Ordered lunch today. I went and picked it up. I had no issues with it being ready or picking it up. I got the L14 Ta-chin chicken and L12 Szechuan shredded beef. Each came with choice of side and choice of rice. I got egg rolls and fried rice. The egg rolls were pretty good. A good mount of pork in them. The fries rice was standard but actually had a good amount of egg in them. The Ta-chin chicken had a decent flavor and the peppers in it were extremely soft. I like the texture but thought the flavor was lacking. It was not very spicy. The Szechuan shredded beef was okay. Not hot or spicy at all. I felt like there may have been too many carrots as every bite was overpowered by the shredded carrots. Overall I think this place was just average for lunch in both flavor and cost. Maybe their main menu is better. read more

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Very nice people who own this place, but very greasy and tasteless food. Sorry I tried it.

Restaurant has gone downhill Recently food had been inconsistent Last week I ordered my favorite Chinese dish, genl tso chicken. It was bad. It wad deep fried, not sauted. It was overcooked& inedible. The owner argued that this is the way it should be as if I don't know how this dish I have been served there foe years should be. I left over my food. The waiter wrapped it So on the way out I gave it to the owner& asked her to throw it out& told her she lost 2 customers Her response, a sarcastic Thank you The restaurant was empty except for 1 customer. A take out customer came in to complain about his food. It's sad when we lose restaurants we once loved.... fortunately there are many nice Asian restaurants in the area read more

Great variety and flavor. The take out food arrives quickly and tastes phenomenal . We have eaten their food several times and it is consistently prepared and always satisfies. Our family of 6 can all find what they like! Take out can become over cooked in Transit thankfully this is the case with Humana delight.The combination of Chinese and Japanese provides variety and a tasty opportunity to mix and match. read more

I judge a Chinese restaurant by it's Hot and Sour soup. Bad soup means the rest of the food will be bad. To me good hit and sour soup shows respect for all the ingredients and not using what's left over to make it, which with the ingredients they could. Hunan Delight's Hot and Sour soup is amazing!! Great flavor with just enough spice and great textures!!! And very reasonably priced!! I also got the healthy chicken selection and being able to select 6 vegetables, instead of them being preselected, and the sauce is fantastic!! I highly recommend Hunan Delight!! read more

Very small and dark. Does not give the feeling that it is clean. . The biggest problem is the food is not consistent. Sometimes it's good and two or three weeks later you can order the same dish and it's awful! The owner, Rachel, will cheat you at every turn. She will never admit to making a mistake even though you bring your receipt to prove it. Once you pay her, you will never see your money again. Last time I was in, I asked her for a receipt for a takeout order. I had never done that before and I don't know why I did it this time. She gave me a receipt, and when my order came, there was another receipt stapled onto the bag. The both receipts had the same number of items and the same items. The one staple to the bag was a dollar less than the one Rachel gave me. I asked her about it and I got so much double talk that I was getting a migraine. Decided for a dollar it wasn't worth it. We have so many good Asian restaurants in the neighborhood. This one has nothing to say for itself. read more

The food is as delicious would expect from a NYC establishment. The authenticity ,flavor and friendliness were all spot on. We will return! read more

This was actually a really nice spot. The food was very good and the staff was friendly. City prices. I would definitely recommend though.

Typical Chinese takeout foods here, nothing special... The food is pretty oily and saucy too. They give a lot of vegetables with your meat dishes. Not bad for some quick food. read more

This is a specific review for the vegetarian sesame chicken and spring roll. Home delivery was reasonable. Vegetarian spring roll was properly fried - slightly oily on the outside but good with a plump filling. Vegetarian chicken was good. Very slight floury aftertaste which happens if the wheat gluten could use an extra rinse. Not objectionable. Very good crust, generous sesame seeds that actually added flavor. A nice surprise was the ample amount of broccoli on the bottom of the container instead of the usual two pieces. This dish would probably be even better in the restaurant. Strict vegans want to double check that there's no egg in there batter. Unlikely since tempura batter is flour and water. read more

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Considering we order from here regularly and simply hit reorder on delivery.com so all the same instructions remain... an allergy to eggs and peas written as ALLERGY no peas or eggs... for the rice surely didn't translate. And asking for there to be extra sauce for the chicken... i'd settle for any sauce because they're dry as the sahara. And when you call, as one food and beverage professional to another, to simply let them know 'hey this wasn't your best performance, you get reprimanded. Nope nope and nope. How about a simple apology? What's wrong with the world smfh. My advise: Call every-time you place an online order (which we all do to get points etc) to confirm. read more

Hunan Delight - Chinese Near Me - New York, New York

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This was the BEST Chinese food I've had in a long time! I've been searching for a good spot for yrs and this fulfilled ALL my expectations! 10/10 recommend! read more

Horrible service... the waitress don't even speak English we ordered and was charged for extra stuff....such as we wanted an extra rice they charged us for the rice that came with the meal plus and additional $7.50 for the extra rice! I had to pay for the incompetence of her waitress/server...the women is old and miserable...we had to beg her to come take our order and if we ask her for any hung it was a problem........ read more

Been coming to this place for years - mostly for carryout. I have to say it's the best (fast casual) chinese place between E. 60 and 80 streets (trust me- I looked). Still Solid, "old school" (flavorful, large portions) Chinese place. LOVE their boneless spareribs, Mai Fun with Pork, and chicken with eggplant; The only thing I would not recommend is their egg roll - It's a preference thing- I just don't like "doughy" egg rolls. Price is in line with UES prices (ie expensive but it's normal for the UES). read more

The food at Hunan Delight is Delightful, and very good. Only problem is DELIVERY.COM. It is advertised that there is no cost for delivery, but beware, they charge a so called SERVICE CHARGE. read more

I've now tried four different dishes from here plus the chicken dumplings and all were delicious. Wide variety of choices on the menu including many unique options not found at most Chinese spots. This is the best Chinese food on the UES and if you like fish, I strongly recommend trying the fish fillet with ginger and scallion. Service here is also quite good with very welcoming staff. read more

My beloved Lora and I decided to order some Chinese food. We all think we know Chinese food and what we like and such. However my beloved has a little bit more experience in that arena than most. She told me if I was open to ordering from this place and when I asked her what it meant "Hunan" she explained to me that this cuisine has a little bit more heat meaning spiciness than others. So we ordered a few dishes and for me I really like the Peking duck with pancakes and scallions. So my beloved ordered us a few days ago to come today on Sunday. Unbeknownst to us this Sunday just happened to be the New York City Marathon. We were not only impressed with the commitment of the restaurant to get our food here on time but also their ability to impress us beyond our expectations on the quality. As I mentioned earlier my beloved does have more experience than most with this type, as well as French and Italian cuisine. She is a Michelin Star trained chef and one of her first mentors was a woman name Barbara Tropp. Anyhow we really enjoyed place and what we ordered (1/2 of a crispy Peking duck, soft shell crab, perfect seafood soup, al dente steamed broccoli and lightly sautéed shrimp rice.) We will be definitely ordering from them again for they truly know what they're doing. read more

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A favorite local upper east side neighborhood Chinese sushi spot... Can't say enough positive things about their food, menu options, fresh sushi and outstanding mom and pop restaurant service... And great delivery service . We've been here and ordered takeout countless times ... It is our goto spot ... Perfect because it is a combination sushi/ Japanese and Chinese restaurant and since my son doesn't like sushi I can get sushi while he gets Chinese. Normally a combo Chinese/ Japanese restaurant may lack in quality but they are great at both . Sushi chef David focuses on the sushi, is almost always the one behind the sushi bar, always fresh fish and he makes beautiful, fabulous sushi rolls . Because there are so many sushi restaurants within a few blocks this restaurant often gets overlooked as a sushi spot... And they may get passed by passers by because of their somewhat less visible and outdated awning outside. Once inside the atmosphere is updated, clean, contemporary with plenty of tables perfect for family dining. I've brought families, many with several children here, and they've always been outstanding with friendly service and accommodating whatever group . A bonus is a complimentary glass of wine with dinner. My son's favorite Chinese dish is steamed broccoli and chicken with brown sauce. Egg rolls. My Favorite specialty sushi rolls: - Sogo (shrimp, crabmeat, avocado, tuna, salmon scallion drizzled in a sweet special sauce) - Dragon - Kiss of fire (spicy roll with white tuna, salmon, jalapeño peppers, wasabi Tobiko wrapped around spicy crunch tuna) - Sushi cake (spicy salmon crabmeat and tobiko wrapped around spicy tuna avocado) - Rainbow (crab, avocado, tuna, salmon, yellowtail, fluke, shrimp) read more

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I'm so happy I discovered Hunan Delight! They have an amazing selection of vegan/vegetarian options that include stir-fries, noodle dishes and mock meats. I've tried the kung-pao "chicken" and sesame "beef" and both were amazing. The scallion pancakes, veggie dumplings and chow fun noodles are also great. It's really rare to find a Chinese restaurant that has vegetarian options that aren't just tofu, so Hunan Delight is really special and definitely one of my favorite places in the neighborhood. The only thing they could improve is if they added vegetarian and vegan tags to their Seamless page. I would have found them so much sooner if they came up when I was searching for restaurants that had those options! read more

Classic corner Chinese Food restaurant (nothing fancy) offers quick and easy lunch and dinner options. Staff is lovely and is always excited when my 3 year old comes in - they know what he likes to eat and start our order right away. read more

Good place for Asian food. I love that they have both Japanese and Chinese food menus. I have eaten at the restaurant a few times but mostly I get food delivered or call my order in then pick it up myself if I'm closeby. The lady who takes the orders and who seats you when you go in is always pleasant and friendly. They close at 11 PM but are great about accomodating me even when I call in an order at 10:45! I regularly crave the steamed vegetable dumplings from this place and they are especially yummy on a cold winter's night. And a warm summer night. Who am I kidding , those dumplings are good any ol' night! Bring on the dumplings!! The avocado rolls are my second favorite dish here. You can tell they are fresh. read more