Imperial China Cafe

My favorite place for Peking duck around the Houston area. It's a little farther out, but I usually…read morestop by whenever I'm driving to or from AIH. The duck is roasted for hours, so the skin comes out nice and crispy without being too greasy. I also like that the remaining duck is made into a soup afterward. It's simple, hearty, and especially good on a colder day. I've tried several other dishes here, and they've all been solid and remind me of the Chinese food I grew up eating. The servers have always been attentive and friendly, and the restaurant is spacious, so it's a good spot for family dinners or larger groups.

Where to begin? We stood a bit by the door waiting to be seated. Idk if they're short staffed or…read morethat's their reg staff. Which is wild cus they were running around that place nonstop. When we finally got seated we weren't asked What would you like to drink or this is our drink menu. It was-Water,right?right?Ok brb. So we had water just like the rest of the people in there. Also weird how they don't have any drinks on the menu or let you know about options. Could I have asked for something else? Sure but again waitresses were just all over the place it was crazy. When we ordered and others food was coming out we realized what big portions they give you. BTW just 'cus it's big portions doesn't mean This food is about to be the best Ive ever had. The food- We got some shrimp plate and we were told it was spicy because it has peppers and peppercorns which would numb your tongue.It was just basic shrimp dish. Only good or cool part of it was eating lotus root which Ive never had before. We also ordered the "special" house beef noodles and I don't see the hype or why they're so special. The only crazy part was the noodles length. Which honestly made it hard to eat. We ordered the duck which came with the soup. The soup was made from scraps. I think if they had added more duck and not just scraps it would be my fav thing of everything we ordered. Will say it tasted like chicken soup. For the duck. It wasn't as crispy as people made it seem to be. I expect idk a more gamey flavor to it and all I kept saying is-This taste like pork carnitas. Idk why we got treated better than the table behind us. We asked for to go just like they did but they just gave them their to-go plates like Here ya go and they put all of our food in our to-go for us. Would I go back? Its one of those you say- Ok I've had it,had the duck,don't get the hype but ok not worth coming back again for more.

Inside

Twice Cooked Pork Belly

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4.4(11 reviews)

5.9 mi•Kingwood

The service here is absolutely awesome. I love their house special noodles and so does my entire…read morefamily. We've been customers for years now and their food has only gotten better.

Good food, good customer service. Easy way to order online. Prices needs to be down a little bit…read more Chinese food is getting ridiculous expensive. But the food is great.

Entrance

Steamed Vegetable dumplings

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Jade Palace Restaurant

3.2(132 reviews)

3.2 mi

Jade Palace is somewhat of a whole in the wall ( I love hole in the walls btw) off of F.M.1960 in…read moreHumble...No bells and whistles and very out dated. However that being said, I REALLY enjoyed the "old school" menus, tables , and chairs and the very friendly and welcoming wait staff. And my Mongolian beef was very tender, peppery , and full of flavor. Some of the best I've ever eaten. I also enjoyed the crispy egg roll , eggy egg drop soup, and well seasoned shrimp fried rice..I gave 3 stars only because there was an off putting smell in the restaurant upon entering that smelled like a dirty fish aquarium that needed cleaning ... ( fishy and unpleasant) and the ice tea that was served was very watered down with no taste of tea. But again the food was good....

I have not been here in about 10 years...I will definitely be going back. My chicken kew was…read moreamazingly fresh and made to order. If you have been on the fence about trying Jade Palace give them another shot.

The gnat from my soup

Egg drop soup

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Tai Li

4.1(196 reviews)

4.1 mi

I have been going to this place for a couple years now. The ambiance inside is always super cozy…read moreand it's decorated well. Service is always prompt and kind, and the food is soooo good. It's relatively cheap compared to a lot of food places and as a broke college student that's great for me. I went here with two other friends one time and we all got appetizers and meals and the total was around 40 bucks. For dinner in Houston, that's great. It's a very cute and affordable place. If you have a date or something I recommend it!

Tai Li relocated and combined restaurants with Fujiya. Lai Lu is basically a Chinese restaurant…read morewith hot and sour chicken, egg foo yung, etc. Fujiya is a Japanese restaurant with sushi, etc. Now here when it gets interesting. The menu is not a cushion of the two cultures. Their menus are separate and pretty much the same as when they weren't co-housed. Tai Li food remains delicious. It's certainly busier now and something the Fujiya wait staff is not as familiar with some of off menu foods that Tai li has offered for years. Over the "fusion" works.

Little piece of foil

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Ginger Cafe

3.9(179 reviews)

3.5 mi

We love it here! It's down the street from us & it's always a good quick and affordable sushi spot…read more Small casual restaurant, that we enjoy! Service isn't extra friendly but they're attentive & do their job Hours are 11-9:30 m-th 11:00a - 10:00pm fri - sat 12:00pm - 9:30pm sun

I eat here quite often and have for years. Food is always consistent, customer service is always…read moregreat and I'm never left waiting for a refill. My favorite sushi spot.

General atmosphere

R6. Shaggy Dog Roll, shrimp ebi, R2. Houston Maki

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China River

3.4(172 reviews)

4.2 mi

Top notch experience!…read more The food, service, and ambiance were all top notch. Everything we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and came out quickly. The staff were attentive and welcoming, and the atmosphere made the whole dining experience very enjoyable. Highly recommend trying the walnut shrimp--I personally suggest asking for a little extra sauce or for it to be made creamier if you prefer it less dry. Also, the N8 noodles were AMAZING--definitely one of the best noodle dishes I've had here. Highly recommend this place and we'll definitely be back!

If your looking for inexpensive, great porpotion size and tasty Chinese food this is a great place…read moreto come. I have tried the Chicken Lomein, Magnolia Beef and Orange chicken and have not been disappointed with those selections. The egg drop soup is good however I will definitely give the fried rice a negative its pretty much the white rice with alot of soy sauce..The service is okay they definitely need a few more people one person handles the phone orders and sits you so it was a little wait with no one really being in there. Not much of an ambiance inside the sitting area.

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China Star

3.2(99 reviews)

3.5 mi

Came in for lunch this time, I had the Shrimp in Garlic sauce with steamed rice, it was very fresh…read moreand tasty. I had the egg drop soup, and egg roll, pretty standard. The Garlic sauce and veggies were the stars. Great value for a lunch portion.

Please save your hard earned money. The food was NASTY. no flavor broccoli was yellow and the…read morechicken was dry...paper like.

Orange Chicken, Wonton Soup, 8 Piece Crab Puff, 1 Piece Egg Roll

Beef Egg Foo Young

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Cafe East Humble

2.3(132 reviews)

3.3 mi

My friend and I were in Tuesday. We had a great experience. Food was great. Lots of choice. My…read moreMexican friend approved of the tamales. Said it was good. I enjoyed everything. Especially, my favorite, the espresso cake. I had gen tso, orange chicken, fried biscuit, crab puffs, I think it's garlic shrimp with shell. My friend very much liked the stuffed crab, the soup. Service excellent. Attentive, nice. Nice restaurant. There's a tree as you leave, good size tree, pink leaves. Also panda Hi and doggie Supreme. Cute. Restroom clean. We felt very welcome. Had a great experience. We'll be back and continue to bring our friends for a great buffet of Chinese food and other delicious foods offered.

Food is not good, bugs everywhere - I got up and left!…read more Just consider yourself warned. Disgusting.

My friend's plate. They tamale, fried biscuit, veggies, stuffed crab. Lots of good stuff

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This is maybe from a health inspection, don't quote me.

Ling's Buffet

3.0(152 reviews)

2.4 mi

This is the second year in a row we have celebrated my daughter's birthday here and she loves it…read more The waitresses are very attentive and sweet. I like the choices of items on the buffet but it could have more of a variety of sushi at the sushi station. The lighting is just like amy other Chinese buffet restaurant. My daughter had a great time.

Ling's Chinese Buffett never disappoints. I had not been here in 7-8 months and they not only…read moreremember me, but greeted me by name. Where can you find that today? Ling's that is where. Super Clean, freshly restocked common Asian Buffet fare. The crabs are delicious and the cold peel and eat shrimp jump out of the shell every time. See the video for the vast variety of food tonight. I am sorry that I did not photograph or video the sushi, cold Buffet or the dessert offerings but I assure you that you will not be disappointed in them as well. Seniors discounted a couple of bucks. Highly recommend for your go to Chinese Buffet fix. Seafood offerings, Crab, Salmon and a few other dishes after 3-4 pm and price adjusts accordingly.

Buffet fresh crab!

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amazing food and great service, the people there were very nice and the food was delicious

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