Excellent food!! The flavor of their noodles are delicious, portions are good too. The place is…read moreclean and comfortable. Food came out fas. Everything here is very delicious

A unique noodle dish with a cute origin story!…read more The story begins with a wife wanting to nourish her husband while he studied for the Imperial Exams on a little island. She made a rich golden chicken noodle soup and sealed in the flavor, heat, and aroma with a layer of chicken oil; and packed the other ingredients separately so that her husband could have a fresh meal as he studied. This dish and style of preparation/presentation eventually became known as Crossing-the-Bridge noodles and is categorized as an intangible cultural heritage for the region. Similar to hot pot, you're supposed to cook the individual ingredients in the hot broth when it all comes out; however, the pot isn't constantly cooking and it should all go in when it arrives at the table. The original broth is really flavorful, while remaining delicate and hearty, and all the various components go well together. The only thing is that the broth does cool down relatively quickly once you start putting in all the other ingredients, so some things weren't as hot as I would've liked. But, overall, I enjoyed my experience! Service was wonderful and there's always parking in this plaza.

This place deserves 7 stars. The single best dim sum place…read morewe've ever found. We've come here for years, and it has NEVER disappointed. The service is fast and reliable. The only thing we don't like about the ambiance is the shrine, but that comes with the territory. I highly recommend the large pork bun, soup dumplings, chicken dumplings, and the glutinous rice in lotus leaf is my FAVE. I've never had a bad entree there either, but the dim sum is the best ever! And after dinner, hop over to IceNY and get their mango sticky rice ice cream! A perfect date night.

Ate here for the first time today. My extremely picky Chinese wife really liked it. The tripe is…read morethe best we've had. Chicken feet were tender and flavorful. Everything was great. Dim sum is ordered off the menu and comes out of the kitchen so it tastes better. They served us a pot of tea without asking. That's a real Chinese restaurant.

People here were really nice. The beef noodle soup was good and flavorful but the dumplings were a…read morebit disappointing. The fillings were very mushy inside which I had never had before with dumplings. Wish there was more to the texture. The dumpling skin was good though.

I have to take into consideration that perhaps Chinese noodles soup broth is not my preference…read morebefore I make this review. New Lan Zhou Noodle is one of the restaurants in the China Town food court. It's pretty popular due to their freshly made daily pulled noodles. Pre-pandemic, you used to be able to see them do it behind a glass screen. Now, you cannot see the back kitchen. Hubby and I ordered a noodle dish each (him was Seafood and mines were Short Ribs) along with their soup dumplings (that they're known for) and Twisted Cruellers. Food took very long to make, but it's understandeable. Bowls were very big and full. Meats looks good, but the white broth did not look good at all. We took a spoonful of broth to start off with without adding any condiments and OMG...no flavor at all! We were thoroughly disappointed. The meats part were good and tender (though again, no flavor), but most disappointing was that even with condiments, the broth was bland. We kept on saying to each other that we will not order from here again. The noodles were just okay. Nothing earth shattering about it. Twisted cruellers tasted like it was just heated from a frozen one. I didn't get to taste the soup dumplings because we were running late for appt since the foods took so long and had to pack it to-go. I can't really comment on that. I will not order from here again and would like to try the surrounding stalls around it.

The interior of the restaurant is very nice and ambient. Clean and large space…read more The food was alright! My friends and I shared 4 dishes amongst the 5 of us and it was just enough food. I don't think I'd return as nothing really stood from the dishes we ordered. It's decent sichuan food but nothing amazing, plus it's kind of pricey especially given the portion size. A good number of the dishes ranged from $25-30 which I think is steep compared to some other local restaurants. Here's what we ordered: 1) Beef in Golden Soup 5/5 - perfectly spicy and beef belly was good 2) Salted Egg Yolk Shrimp 4/5 - plump shrimp cooked well but slightly too greasy 3) Cumin lamb 3/5 - meat cooked to a char so you lose the lamb flavor. 4) Eggplant & green beans 3/5 - too salty 5) Pork and crab xiao long bao 1/5 - skip this dish! $16 for 6 baos; not worth it. The skin is so thick and you only taste pork. Better off eating the frozen ones from Costco.

My fiancée found Lao Szechuan on Groupon, and the deal was too good to pass up -- $60 worth of food…read morefor $15. Just a heads-up: there's an automatic 18% gratuity, and if you're not paying close attention to the payment screen, you might accidentally tip on top of the gratuity. So double-check. Walking in, the layout is a little confusing -- open space and no clear signage on where to go. The hostess, who didn't speak much English, quickly asked if we wanted hot pot, Korean BBQ, or Chinese. We chose Chinese, but the interaction felt slightly awkward like she had to process what she just asked us. Pro tip: If you're here for Chinese, head to the right when you walk in. We weren't there during a busy time and ended up in a "VIP" booth, though I'm not sure what made it VIP... but I digress. Ordering was easy thanks to our server, but you'd think with robots delivering the food, the ordering system would be more seamless. Still, the food came out quickly. Here's what we tried: Scallion pancakes ($7.95): Good flavor, could've been cooked a little longer. Still enjoyed them. Braised combo ($15.95): Not for the faint of heart. Surprise ingredients included pig's ear, tripe, and (I think) intestines. Would've appreciated a menu description. Needed extra sauce to make it work, and most of it came home with me. Chef's special duck soup ($4.95): Just broth with a couple raisins. No meat. Kinda disappointed. Should've gone with the wonton soup ($2.95) like my fiancée -- easily the best I've ever had. Singapore chow mei fun ($15.95): Loaded with noodles and chicken (we compromised on chicken). Massive portion, really flavorful. White rice ($2): Standard. Xiao long bao: No photo because I dropped the first round -- soup dumpling explosion. They kindly remade it, but the second batch seemed rushed. Still good to me, but my fiancée wasn't impressed. The atmosphere was nice, the food overall was solid, and despite some bumps, I left full and happy. Not sure I'd call it award-winning service, but I'll definitely be back -- especially with another Groupon.

I will come back and do a proper review with photos at another date. I stopped in to grab my…read morehusband some take away and don't feel like to-go dishes are worthy of photos. With that said...the Pork dumplings were perfection today! The skin was on the thicker side but not too thick and the pork mixture was juicy and seasoned perfectly. I want to come back for research purposes to see if today was an anomaly or their standard. We will be coming back!

Overall, the food was okay. The best skewers of the night were the special lamb skewers (obviously…read morepriced more than the regular lamb skewers). It was soft and juicy with good flavor. But how good can the flavor be if it tastes better when it's drenched in spicy spices. Plenty of parking in the Hmart plaza. However, very limited seating. There's probably less than 10 tables- with most of them being 2 seaters and a few 4 seaters. They got our order wrong and even brought out beef tongue which we did not order and still charged us for. Service was slow. There were no seating on the left side of the table, where most tables were. They had tissue boxes hanging from the ceiling with napkins, spice bowls, and skewer disposal bins. Not only was service slow, but I felt petty disregarded. A server literally took the bin and spices away from our table to put it on an adjacent table. Nobody also gave us napkins even when requested. It really felt like this was a make shift table.

I had a taste for hot pot and specifically a place that offered a split pot. I found this…read morerestaurant and they did not disappoint at all. I found a park as soon as I entered the center and I was seated immediately when I walked in. I had the Sichuan and Nutrional bases. I preferred the Sichuan because it had a nice kick. The Nutrional base was okay and not bad. At first I wanted to get the Classic Spicy but was told it was spicier than the Sichuan and I didn't feel up for being on fire at the time. So I plan to try on my next visit. I tried the sliced beef, sliced lamb, fish fillets and shrimp with vermicilli noodles and a side of rice, along with bok choy, seaweed, enoki mushrooms and cilantro. I also went to the salad bar and got some of the tiny spicy peppers which added a little more spice to the base. It was all really good and fresh. The price was very reasonable and the overall service was great. I wish they were closer to me but I'll be back soon.

Absolutely love this place. Cost is affordable. $29.95…read moreThey are always very clean and super friendly. The food is amazing!

It is one of the kind Duck store and restaurant. Many cook item are prepared in duck related items…read more Such as duck liver, duck wing, duck kidney, duck meat, duck beak, duck lung and more. They have this item marinated in their family secret spice. We got some of the duck and chicken gizzard, tofu, fish ball. Those are so good in their marinated item. Other than these items, they have the special make noodle dish. You can eat there or carry home. They also have some fried item. But it need time to prepare. If you want it carry out, you need to call ahead so no wait on the pick up.

You can find Spicy Ga Ga Duck at 5090 Buford Hwy, Ste 109, Doraville, GA 30340 in the Intown Plaza…read moreshopping center. This plaza is also home to the very good Temp Doeloe (check that review) and China Hot Pot (aka Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot). The parking for this plaza is pretty tight but depending on your arrival time you should be able to find a space - might be a good idea to carpool just in case. I attended a meeting here of my regular Buford Highway Restaurant Clawr group - actually we had tried to come here once before but the guy was about to close, so this time we came earlier, only to find that you had to call ahead to get the whole duck (which is what we were the most interested in). This sparse, brightly painted place is more of a butcher than a restaurant - where fans can buy various animal bits like Duck head, neck, feet, wing, tounge or gizzard (similar for chicken), also cuts of beef tripe, stomach and tendon or pork ear, feet and leg. They also have several seafood items like crawfish, river snails and mussels. It's my understanding that this is a particular style of traditional Chinese cooking where the focus is on all the bits that are often discarded in the US. It's for a discerning palate and stuff you might find from street-food vendors in large Chinese cities. For Atlanta this is a way to get flavors you wouldn't otherwise find, perhaps to deal with a longing for home. Thus the clientele is made up mostly of Chinese nationalists. We opted for two very similar dishes (we weren't aware how similar until we got them) - one was a soup with clear noodles and the other basically the same thing without the broth. I thought the broth fairly decent and the bits fairly fresh if very rich. I don't mind tripe, beef stomach, blood sausage and the like but I try to only get it in occasional bites - getting a huge bowl was a bit overwhelming. I think if you're looking for something interesting this might be the place to start - I'm not too sure if I'd have this as a destination. The guy behind the counter was not very engaged, seeming to spend all his time on his phone, basically oblivious to us - I don't think we fit into his typical demographic. (also posted to my food blog)

Been on my radar and finally tried them. Finest Inni cuisine available in the area with the…read morefriendliest and sweetest service backed by fresh and legitness that surpassed expectation. Big portions. Atmosphere that feels like visiting auntie from mom's side - felt like I could hang around here all day long picking around everything they have inside the store and auntie would be cool with it. Go for hidden specials, you will not be disappointed!

We stopped for lunch and opted for the buffet to sample a variety of dishes. We are both…read moreadventurous diners. Staff were pleasant and efficient. Restaurant area was okay with the atmosphere similar to a gas station cafe and an adjoining market of Indonesian products. I was tempted to purchase a package of frozen squid for later dinner prep and then decided maybe another time. Rice was cooked perfectly and curry sauce was rich and flavorful. Green beans with tofu were nice. Eggplant dish was swimming in oil. Pork rib pieces were inedible and unable to be thoroughly chewed due to tough texture and bone fragments. My dining companion had a dish of gelatinous beef and we remarked that we should have read more thoroughly pre-visit before doing any pointing and ordering. So, that's on us! We were unable to translate the buffet signage and ordered based off of appearance only. Would recommend researching before visiting if this is an unfamiliar cuisine as the establishment was not user-friendly beyond a specific knowledgeable dining customer. We were limited by our lack of info. We also believe we visited near the end of lunch service and this may have impacted our specific experience. Buffet appeared sparse at the time we visited early to mid afternoon Saturday. We saw patrons order from a printed menu as we were leaving and they appeared to be regular customers based on greetings and ordering. Printed menu has translations, so we may return to try again and also pick up some freezer squid to go.