Always good food. Fast service and friendly. Best sesame chicken in Ames. I hope May continues to…read moreprovide yummy Chinese food.

Best Taiwanese Place in Ames, IA. I had been frequenting this place since they were open. The…read moreowner(s) are the same as Little Taipei and Cocost which were the best Taiwanese place when I was still a poor student at Iowa State. I remember $3.17 was the price of a meal in 1994 and that kept me fed for one day. Good old days. Stopped by today on my trip to another city and to my surprise, Ah May herself was cooking the meals.

When I was in college, I waited tables at this restaurant. Well, at a previous incarnation of this…read morerestaurant. The eponymous Mr. Chen was my boss back then...and did most of the cooking. This would have been the first half of the 1980s. Since then, the restaurant is under new management. It also was moved from the original North Grand mall location to the light warehouse district on Lincoln Way east of Duff Ave. My father, my son and I had dinner at the Lincoln Way location at the end of April 2026. We were the only customers dining in. Two of the dishes we ordered (shrimp in black bean sauce and General Tso's chicken) tasted very familiar...i recognized them as Mr. Chen's recipes. While we were there, there was was a nearly constant stream of people coming in to collect takeout orders. So...the current management are obviously pursuing a different business model, which is fine. But I felt a little bummed by the shabby physical space and industrial location. I missed the vigorous energy that Mr. and Mrs. Chen imparted when they were running the place.

Quick service, friendly staff. The restaurant smelled awful and the tables were filthy. Went to…read moregrab the soy sauce and the bottle was filthy. See below:

Quiet little spot to just satisfy the hunger for amazing food!! Will be visiting again. Service…read morewas swift ! Thanks for serving joy , Joy !!

Really wanted to love this place but it was just ok…read more Overall food was average but good Chinese in my opinion but the service was where it was more disappointing. Did an order ahead that said it would be ready in 30 min. Showed up 40 minutes later wasn't ready. They were decently busy so I was fine waiting longer. Then they forgot I was waiting for a pickup and tried to serve us in house. Seemed like very nice people just didn't have a good set up for when it's busier. Got our food after about an hour and 15 min after ordering. Other people were there for close to 2. pepper chicken was the best- rice that it came with was cooked perfectly. Wontons were decent. The spring roll was soggy and the gyoza was a little dry. The reviews kept showing a dumpling sauce that people used for the gyoza which I asked for but they didn't give me any and I think the sauce would've made it better

The BEST crab rangoons in the Midwest! Now that is a huge title to live up to, but the Mandarin…read moreCafe truly earned it. I could sit and eat those fried crabmeat rangoons for hours! Some of my family's favorite dishes include their Mongolian Beef, Combination Lo Mein, Orange Chicken, and their (not-so-secret) menu item: Honey Walnut Shrimp! The owners of this local restaurant are the SWEETEST family and I highly recommend supporting them if you find yourself in the Perry area. No one makes Chinese food better than they do! Definitely worth the drive from Des Moines.

Excellent place to eat. The food is always great and the staff is always friendly. Nice quiet…read moreChinese restaurant.

I always come here when visiting Boone. Incredible authentic…read moreChinese menu. Use the secret Chinese menu to order the best food!

Typical Chinese restaurant. Staff was friendly and welcoming. Clean. The fried rice was a bit salty…read morebut over all pretty good. The expresso cake "is the bomb" according to my mother.

4/16/26 6:00 p.m…read more Online Order for Pick Up Food: Everything was absolutely delicious! We ordered orange chicken, sesame chicken, chicken with green beans, 8pc crab rangoon, 4pc teriyaki chicken, bar-b-q spare ribs, chicken lo mein, and a side of sweet and sour sauce. For starters, the teriyaki chicken is my new favorite lol. It's not dry or overcooked and it's cooked thoroughly. The bar-b-q spare ribs are super tender and smothered in sauce; so good! We were pleasantly surprised with the orange chicken as well. It's not overly in your face orange flavored nor is it too sweet. The sesame chicken is also really well flavored. The noodles in the lo mein were firm and soft at the same time with great flavor. The chicken in it was tender and thankfully, the noodles weren't overloaded with veggies. Honestly, I'm not big on crab rangoon, but these are good! They're filled to the brim and really creamy. Chicken with green beans exceeded my expectations and it will definitely be on my "always order" list lol. Portion sizes were more than I expected as well. They really pack the to-go containers and the meat itself is good, large chunks. I can't wait to try more of the menu! Service: We were promptly greeted when we walked in and the wait time was minimal. The staff was pleasant and greeted us with a smile as well. While ordering online, it was a bit of a pain and it tells you to add a tip before checkout, which was almost not an option to opt out if you wanted to. Our order was correct and done quickly, even though they were busy. Ambiance: It's not the biggest inside, but that didn't stop others from dining in. It was packed for dinner rush and smelled amazing. Overall, it was kept clean, no debris or old food on the floor or tables. The menu is large and easy to navigate. While it was full, it wasn't uncomfortable; not elbow to elbow.

We have never had a bad dinner here the takeout was always correct and the food was deliciousread more

12/13/25 9:00 p.m…read more Dine-in Food: 10/10!!! Everything we ordered was phenomenal! All of the fish was fresh and delicious. The sushi rice was perfectly cooked as well. We tried a couple of appetizers and they were really good! The Komodo Sticks are a newfound favorite lol. Also, we decided to give some sake a try; two different flavors. The Hana Fuji Apple is definitely preferred over the Moonstone Plum. The Hana Fuji Apple sake tastes similar to an Apple Jolly Rancher, but the Moonstone Plum sake tastes almost as if you're drinking a perfume; not in a bad way, just unexpected. A Teppanyaki Steak Hibachi Bento Box was also ordered to share, and it was great! The steak was savory and delicate without being overcooked. Service: Our waitress was awesome! She greeted us with a smile as well as a great, upbeat attitude. All of our questions were answered with knowledge instead of guesses and she even made great recommendations. She was quick and non-intrusive. All of the kitchen staff were fantastic as well; working quickly and efficiently. Ambiance: Inside is small, quaint, almost intimate, and pretty quiet. You're able to see the chefs work as they prepare the food, without being overwhelmed by kitchen noises or smells. Speaking of, it smelled great in there! It hit us before we even entered the restaurant and it smelled like perfection!

We stopped by rather late one evening during the week. My daughter, an ISU student and…read moreself-proclaimed sushi connoisseur, brought us there. Not surprisingly, it was pretty quiet but we were glad to find a decent place to eat at that hour. We ordered 4 rolls that were recommended by the server. Portions and prices were reasonable. I can't say it was the best sushi I've ever had, but I was impressed. Maybe I had low expectations for sushi in a college town in the middle (literally) of farm country, but I thought our food was really good. I liked the Asian bar vibe. Save for a few ISU pennants and other memorabilia, it was pretty easy to imagine we were in a small sushi bar in rural Japan. Having never been to Japan, I am probably way off on that, but the atmosphere was way better than most of the strip mall sushi places we usually go to. All in all, pretty good! I'd definitely go again.

I love the fried rice here. When I was in school at Iowa State I tried it and it was my go to…read morecomfort food. Yesterday evening I came in with my husband and son. My son and I had fried rice. I did the The spice beef fried rice and my son did the regular fried rice with shrimp. My husband had the spicy peanut chicken dish. For the fried rice although it was delicious I found that the portion of protein was very small to the amount of rice you get. My husbands dish was really good too but not as spicy as he was thinking it would be. I enjoyed the level of sweet and spicy it had. Our waiter was really friendly and made sure we were taken care of the entire time. He brought some chili paste for my husband so he could make his dish spicier. I really enjoy coming to The Spice when I'm in town and enjoying the fried rice. I recommend anyone who loves Thai food to come here.

This place is great! We come here almost every time we are in ames. My M-I-L loves the cashew…read morechicken. I got thr phad see ew and it was also good.