hunan kitchen has been a staple for yearssss, truly my fav restaurant ever and hands down the best chinese food i've had!! the interior has plenty of seating, making it great for both family dinners and group gatherings. the owners are a couple: a super friendly woman and the diligent chef. the service is always attentive and fast and the food comes out SOOO quickly. portions are also huuuge at consistently high quality. what really sets this place apart is the depth of flavor, the spice levels are just right. you taste the chili, sichuan peppercorn, and mala fragrances, along with that unmistakable wok hei!! nothing feels muted or overly aggressive. - one must-order is the hunan bbq fish (君山烤鱼). at just over $30, ITS SUCH A STEALLL for what you get: an entire seabass served in a massive chafing dish, surrounded by a medley of vegetables like cauliflower, potatoes, lotus root, and peppers. the fish is tender and flaky, not overly salty or spicy, but infused with a beautifully fragrant mala heat. it's perfect for celebratory meals or sharing with a big group - the sautéed preserved pork with dried smoked bamboo shoots (烟笋炒腊肉) is an absolute classic. the cured pork belly has an intense smokiness that hits you immediately, with alternating bites of rich fatty pieces and deeply savory lean cuts. the bamboo shoots add texture and soak up all that flavor - their poached sliced beef in hot chili oil (水煮牛肉) is another standout. the beef is incredibly succulent, swimming in a chili oil broth that's bursting with aroma without being overwhelming. this dish can often be too oily or salty elsewhere, but hunan kitchen nails the balance! - the sauteed diced chicken with chili pepper (辣子鸡) is my all time FAVVV and something i've loved since growing up. the chicken is perfectly crispy and crunchy while staying juicy on the inside. paired with dried chilies and peppercorns, the numbing spice slowly creeps in and builds as you eat. its ADDICTING in the most dangerous way, and i genuinely cannot stop eating it every time - the stir-fried diced chicken with green peppercorn (青花椒鸡丁) offers a slightly different flavor profile that i really love. the chicken is tender, and the green peppercorn brings a refreshing, citrusy, almost electric numbing sensation that feels lighter and brighter compared to red chilies. it's bold and a really fun contrast to some of the other dishes - for something non spicy, the seafood and japanese tofu (海鲜玉子豆腐) is PURE COMFORT FOOD for me. the tofu is lightly crisped on the outside but sooo silky inside, topped with soft fish fillets, huge shrimp, and a rich, glossy sauce packed with umami. i ascend every single time i eat it LOL overall, hunan kitchen is insanely worth it for the price. the portions are massive, the quality is consistently high, and for how authentic and flavorful the food is, it's honestly such a steal. you get way more than what you pay for, especially when ordering family style, and they even offer lunch specials, which makes it easy to come back often for a quick meal. it's such an underrated spot in katy and i wish more people talked about it :') this place deserves way more love!! read more

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Unique and delicious Chinese food! Always enjoy it! The diced chicken with chili pepper is a favorite! Dumplings amazing too!!

Wonderful variety of Hunan dishes, reasonably priced, how would you describe her service? It was friendly warm service, quaint ambience. A hidden gem hard to see from the street but we decided to chance it. We've been back now three times! wonderful wonderful wonderful! An excellent choice! 5 stars. read more

Do not eat here. I should have ran once I smelled the place smh. Food was nasty didn't taste fresh at all! Egg roll mushy and wontons just oily. And you can tell the oil was dirty! Taste bitter as hell! Such a shame wasted my money because just off this I'm throwing away the entree and I'm not even going to taste it! That's how bad these egg rolls and wontons were . Yuck! read more

Waitress was pleasant, but walking into the restaurant had an unbearable odor in-which caused me to leave without ordering food. Maybe in the future I will retry read more

Delightfully fresh and authentic Chinese cuisine. We were looking for an Asian restaurant in Katy. When we walked in there was a Chinese family eating at a round table. I knew this would be good. I highly recommend the Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce. The taste is spectacular and of course the portion is large. read more

Hunan Kitchen - I chose Jasmine tea. Lovely. - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

I decided to give them a try because they always leave their menu on our doors.. I decided to give them a try, on the menu it says free delivery if your around 5 mile radius. I called the lady that answered, was very rude from the start... I asked her if I can get a to go order and she's like yeah, you'll pick up right? And I said I live close by I see that you do, free delivery. No I don't have driver so you want or no? Truly after that I didn't want to order, but I decided to do it anyways. I'm truly upset with myself that I did, because I truly got such poor costumer service. Picked up my to go order the restaurant wasn't busy. Maybe that's why I had received poor costumer service. Nope, not the case. Did I get a better costumer service when I went to pick up my food nope. I got the beef lo mein not flavorful, I've had better. The wanton soup was decent. They truly need to add more flavor, it was truly a let down. I asked for the chili sauce oil, it wasn't even spicy... I will say they do give you a good proportion of food, other than that I would definitely go somewhere else. Not impressed at all. read more

Hunan Kitchen - Beef Lo Mein - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Came in here with my friends for dinner. I would normally bring friends to chinatown for chinese food but they wanted something closer to where we were at. I didn't like the customer service. The lady was kind of rude. I don't know if she even knows she was being rude. But anyways the food was ok. I would still prefer chinatown tho. The coupon Yelp gives for checking in, doesn't work. At least that was what the lady server said. read more

Been here 3 times last 2 month. Food is cooked fresh and not much of a wait. I will continue come as long as they can keep cooking it right. The spicy food is authentically good. The pork intestine, fish stew and even traditional orange chicken. Btw we frequent Houston Chinatown so I know my Chinese food :) read more

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Finally a place when you order spicy they actually make it that way. BEST General Tsos chicken ive had in a very long time. Service is spotty due to the language barrier but fight through it. We did take out. read more

I was born and raised in Hunan and this place is hands down the most authentic Hunan place I found in Houston. I'm based in downtown Houston and willing to drive all the way to Katy cuz I really miss home Try the old Changsha Snack, the Beer Duck and Cauliflower. Super good!! My friends liked the popcorn chicken and clean noodles stir fry with cabbage 作为湖南人我要为老板疯狂打call 希望下次来的时候能吃到卤粉哈哈哈 read more

Hunan Kitchen - 糖油粑粑～ Sweet Fried Muchi (The good old Changsha snack) - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Very oily food. Does not taste very good. Over priced for the quantity of food purchased. read more

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Drove almost 1 hour to have dinner in this restaurant. The FOOD was good, BUT, SERVICE was TERRIBLE. When we step in, the lady with short hair just ask how many ppl and point a high chair table to us. So, we requested for a regular table(there were couple empty regular table opened) Then, she became unhappy with it. When we sat down, she came with her impatient face asked what we want to drink. Later on, she came by and asked us to order the food with rush sounds( I thought she might be busy, however, when I looked around, it wasn't busy. When we checked out, I used Gift card, then, she came back told me couldn't use gift card??????? I used the gift card to buy the milk tea ON MILK TEA PLACE(Share tea house). then, ON THIS RESTAURANT, it is not allow to use?? And her attitude was mean(ALMOST YELLING) to us to ask to exchange a card( the white shirt lady was friendly to tell short hair lady to try to enter manually, she just ignored and kept her mean attitude and volume up ) IF THE MANAGER/OWNER CAN READ THIS REVIEW, PLEASE CONSIDER THE LADY( who works on Friday night, short black hair) TO CHANGE HER SERVICE QUALITY, IN CASE TO HELP THE RESTAURANT IMPROVE THE "ENTERPRISE IMAGE" Hi, owner (Continue after owner replied) Please read the words carefully, I don't want to make you misunderstand something. the main point I would like to say is improve the service quality. :) Hope next time, when I visit the restaurant, the waitress' service can be better( WISH TO BE friendly, smile to us , volume down a little bit) read more

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Tip: Get the Soft Bacon with Bao! Everything else was great too but the bao dish was awesome! Food: More Sichuan than american chinese, if that helps. Food can be spicy. But they have american chinese dishes too. There were 2 dishes that caught my eye. One is called "soft bacon with bao". Bao is a steam bun. You stuff the bao with tender pork belly and sauce, kinda like a taco. It is one of my favorites. The pork belly melts in your mouth. My picky kids devour them. The other dish is "crispy spicy chicken". These are like chicken nuggets except served with hot peppers. So good too! We also ordered the Chicken Lo Mein. Once again, it was very taste and my kids agreed. They get my extra 5th star because that awesome Bacon and Bao dish!!! Place: Very clean and modern. Casual dress. Good number of tables and even one large table for group of maybe 8. TVs also available. Service: we were seated immediately. Food came out pretty fast too. The owner, Jessy, even came out and greeted us. VERY Nice owner! Value: This is not your regular chinese take out. Its not much more but much better tasting in my opinion. And if you want more authentic Chinese dishes this is a great choice. read more

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The restaurant have strong sewer smell. Hope the owner will correct the problems The food is authentic Hunan style.

Reason why I don't recommend this place it's because I once we walked in there was a horrible smell in the entire place, we had to walk out of the place without eating because of the smell and they didn't even say hello or anything read more

Reviews are mixed but this was my first time coming, delicious food ! Can't wait to come back for more! The lunch specials are nice! Wonton soup was delicious read more

Very good! Authentic and fresh. Love the stir fried kidney. They also have crawfish now at 10.99 or 6 lbs for 9.99 and includes garlic or Chinese spicy flavor. All the crawfish were nice plump and none were dead. Cool! read more

I'd been wanting to place an order here, try it out, for some time. With the "spottiness" of some of the reviews, though, I held off. I'm glad I FINALLY tried Hunan Kitchen. The online order was quick and easy. The food was prepared and ready to go when I walked in to pick up. There can be some parking issues, but I was lucky and snagged the only empty spot. We ordered the fried pork dumplings and beef fried rice. The fried dumplings were perfect - hot, crispy and not a single sign of excess grease. The filling was dense but flavorful. I disliked the high vinegar content of their dipping sauce but usually end up making my own anyway. -1 star The beef fried rice? Y'ALL. OMG. This is the best beef fried rice I've had in Katy (and my Love will tell you that I have tried them all). The rice itself was well cooked, no clumps, well seasoned. But that big, juicy, flavorful beef (and so MUCH of it) was delicious. Do I wish there were vegetables instead of just scallions? Sure - but the beef was so good I didn't miss it at all. Even my Love (who is 'meh' about fried rice) has 2nd and then 3rd helpings! Great taste, great value. We will be back. I can't wait to try some of the other items on their menu! read more

So I'll start this way; my wife says 5 stars. I say 3 stars. So I'm going to meet in the middle with 4 stars but please read ahead. My wife is from Chongqing, China. I was born and raised in Houston, TX. A lot of Chinese takeout that I adore, my wife thinks is so-so. Every once in a while we get Chinese food that she absolutely RAVES about...this restaurant being one of those. Me? I thought it was so-so. So I'm starting to think that we've got two kinds of Chinese restaurants; those that have a more Americanized flavor and those that are more authentic Chinese. To me this food lacked flavor and whatever it was all cooked in, it made it taste the same. The beef and broccoli I could not differentiate the beef, carrots, or broccoli if it wasn't for the texture. Even the steamed rice seemed to have this flavorless flavor to me (I know that makes no sense!) Meanwhile my wife is eating her spicy fish and shouting "Five stars! Five stars!" while making all manner of pleasurable noises while eating. She absolutely LOVES the food! Maybe my dish and soup isn't a specialty. After all, I admittedly don't eat a ton of authentic Chinese food. But I would say give this place a try to see for yourself. And if you prefer authentic Chinese? Might want to definitely put it on your list of places to try. However, if you're thinking it's going to be like a Flaming Wok or Chinese Buffett? You will be slightly disappointed. read more

I am so glad I find a authentic Chinese restaurant in Katy. This one has Hunan Cuisine and also Szechuan Cuisine. Lots of Szechuan Cuisine here right now, but only one Hunan Cuisine. I ordered swimming fish. (5/5) the fish is very fresh. The fish soup is excellent. Also, I ordered sautéed pork with Serrano pepper. (5/5) This is the signature Hunan fish. Spicy and great! I don't need drive to Bellaire anymore. Will be back definitely. read more

Hunan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Just arrive for a quick lunch，waitress recommends I try spicy hunan fish fillet with fresh enoki mushrooms (golden needles). It is delicious and totally turn upside down my Chinese food experiance...Yammmmy. It makes my day！ read more

Hunan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

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Trying this place for the first time. Need to be here early to order live fish. Free appetizer if post reviews on google or yelp. read more

Hunan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

This is definitely the best Chinese cuisine I ever had in Houston. If you are looking for the authentic Chinese food with pleasant environment, this is the place you would never wanna miss. My friends and I were celebrating 2020 New Year there. The service and the food provided were fantastic!!! Yummy! And welcoming! read more

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We love this new authentic Chinese cafe. On the weekends they offer family style Chinese baked fish. We tried the combo Singapore Rice noodle & the Vegetable Lo Mein . We added shrimp & tofu to the vegetable Lo Mein. It was delicious. They offer 3 different hot teas. They have a full Asian cold tea menu. Their lunch menu is 11:30-2 Mon- Fri. There are many unique Chinese dishes on the menu. read more

Super authentic chinese/hunan food, my parents love coming here because the flavors are similar to what they can get back in China! Portions are big and the presentation is great as well! Would recommend bringing your fam here if you crave more authentic chinese offerings :) read more

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Great people, Lind and her team knew right away what I was asking for I ate at another place. This was better tasting and spicy LIVE IT. Will come again soon hey stop by.! read more

Hunan Kitchen - Combination Lo Main super good ! Lind and team are definitely a 10 for me. Will be another trip here for sure! - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

Very authentic flavors. My family is from The Hunan province and they only had good things to say about the chef specialty items we ordered. Their smoked meats are made in house!! read more

Delicious, fresh, and authentic Chinese food! They have a very big menu (as most Chinese joints tend to do) but they offer a lot of unique dishes as well- many which you can't find at other local Chinese restaurants. It's not your typical boring, standard menu that you always see. Definitely will return. read more

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So we ordered in today delivery was great we got the food earlier than expected, it was very well packaged, But no sauces and no napkins or anything like that. I got sesame chicken, the chicken tasted pretty bland and unfortunately or fortunately I have very sensitive taste to meat that's old. And the chicken definitely didn't taste fresh, and the white rice was undercooked. My sister got the seafood lo mein. It definitely had nice portion of seafood, shrimp, fish,scallops and calamari. But the noodle was not lo mein it was pasta. And that was very very disappointing We paid $32 for the food, delivery and the tip and it honestly wasn't worth it read more

My friend wanted authentic Hunan cuisine which is her motherland back in China. We had a group of 11 people and she ordered a whole bunch of dishes for us. We had a range from semi spicy to spicy and one sweet dish (Old Changsha snack - glutinous rice cakes with sesame seeds/syrup). My favorite dishes were the spicy oil wontons, house special spiced beef noodle (dry), and the old Changsha snack. The super spicy dishes I couldn't handle were the chopped up green beans and the veggie mixture dish that comes with white buns (similar to the kind you get with Peking duck). The restaurant was a full house at 6 in the evening and there were only two waitresses which was a bit annoying. They were nice and accommodating enough but had to be asked for rice and water refills. read more

This place is really good. I've come here three times and each time it doesn't disappoint! Each time was take out, so I can't comment on the in-person dining experience. For the dishes, I loved the 锅盔回锅肉 (twice cooked pork). It has the perfect balance of spice and flavor that works really well with rice. For those who really love spicy foods and their 水煮鱼片 (spicy fish) is awesome and exactly what you would expect. For veggie-ish dishes, 擂辣椒皮蛋 茄子 (chili mixed eggplant & preserved egg) was a surprising and good choice. We wanted to try something new, and this did not disappoint. read more

The only reason that I gave out stars is that the service is good and quick. As for food, I would say it's overprice for the food quality they provided. I ordered beer duck and hot boil fish for take out order. Beer duck was okay taste, however the portion is small and it's about $18. The boil fish was below average compared to others. I will probably not go back to this place unless the quality of food gets improved. read more

My mom was ecstatic to try out this place due to her friends mentioning it through the grapevine known as WeChat. The fresh "Swimming Fish" tasted very fresh, but the fish itself lacked flavor. I think that's how fresh fish is typically cooked in Chinese tradition with a flavorful broth - which was pretty good. The Mao's braised pork came out beautifully presented and was a great hong shao rou dish. In addition, the eggplant was good too, but was soaked in oil. Once again, these dishes are traditionally cooked in this fashion, but it's not how I prefer them. The service was great too since it wasn't too busy because they only opened last week. read more

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The food are special and taste really good!! I like the "chili egg tart eggplant". It doesn't looks great, but it's delicious read more

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I guess I am writing the very first review for this place:) Awesome food and trendy layout! My only wish is they could offer larger bowls of rice... read more

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Ordered delivery- Got the Moo Shu Pork with Chinese Pancakes and the Mao's Family Style Red Braised Pork Belly dish. Both dishes were flavorful- the mushrooms in the Moo Shu dish were a unique touch. I must say I was surprised to have received steamed buns as the "pancakes" that come with Moo Shu, but they actually paired nicely together. The Pork Belly dish was tender and very tasty. Definitely would order from here again read more

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Brand new Hunan food in town (Katy) The food is so authentic, it's Hunan style. The restaurant is well organized and clean read more

We ordered garlic sauce pork and house special smoked bacon and smoked beef fried rice. Both are great! Glad to find this fantastic place. Will be back! read more

Hunan Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas

We ordered Steamed dumplings for our kids and the ones delivered were raw. Kids had eaten 6 of them. We had to take them ER. read more

Hunan Kitchen - Raw dumplings. Never cooked. - Chinese Near Me - Katy, Texas