Service was amazing! We got served about 10 minutes after we got here! The restaurant is amazing…read moreand it's sooooo beautiful the paintings on the walls and decorations in the restaurant is truly beautiful! The food and drinks were amazing! I definitely recommend this place! I will for sure come back!

Stopped in for quick lunch . Ordered beef teriyaki…read moreappetizer , Lunch special garlic shrimp which came with soup, side item. I choose egg crop and chicken fingers. So, waiter quick and responsive Egg drop soup too hot , added ice cubes from water to avoid visiting the burn unit at hospital. Needed scallions Teriyaki cooked fresh and very good except the bottom one hidden in pile Faux shrimp very underwhelming with can size dinky shrimp , too not peppers vs other vegetables. Chicken fingers here re not better dipped but more of a crispy chicken tender . These were good . Fish tank draws me back . Stable food and luncheon spot

Dragon Chef's food is tasty. Its amount is large. Orange beef is good. Beef Teriyaki and Chicken…read moreTeriyaki are also good.

Small takeout joint with a few stools for uncomfortable counter eating. Weak air conditioning on a…read morehot summer day adds to the discomfort nicely. Easy legal parking in the plaza next door. Numerous (32) lunch combos, more numerous (40) dinner combos, and a deep menu in general for this type of concept. No atmosphere to speak of and a 1-man show handling it all. -- Sweet and Sour Chicken (on a dinner combo): Ran me $15 for a Sunday lunch, $5 over the lunch combo equivalent, because it was Sunday and they don't do lunch combos on Sunday. For that $15 I got 7 large chicken fingers, a fire engine red sauce, 2 pineapple chunks, 1 maraschino cherry, and fried rice (appetizers are extra). Typically low meat-to-batter ratio. Strong crunch. Sauce was extraordinarily sweet without much sour, and in short supply if you wanted full dip-ability. Average to a bit below. -- Pork Fried Rice (with the dinner combo): There was a lot of it. Dark brown, very dry, and a Rice-a-Roni feel. Little pieces of dry pork. More flavor than Ray's around the corner, but not as fresh. More quantity than quality. Below average. -- Boneless Spareribs (an add-on to the combo): For $5.25 you get what looks like a small boat, but it's stacked high and winds up being more meat than you get at Ray's around the corner for less than even their "Appy Hour" price. As for quality, not as good, but not too far off. Some pieces dry, but some pieces had the perfect combination of fatty richness, char, and generous glaze. If all the pieces were like that, near-elite. As constituted, above average. -- Egg Roll (à la carte): Nice to have a single egg roll option ($3.75) on the appetizers list. Narrow piping hot vessel, good crunch outside, crunchy vegetation inside too, unusual seasoning, light bits of pork, and what seemed to be an even mix of cabbage and celery. Average, even with a fairly positive description, due to an odd flavor I can't place. Hard to get a handle on value. The combo was pricey considering what it did and didn't include, but the appetizer add-ons were more approachable. I was fearing getting stuck with only orange packets for duck sauce, but fortunately they had the real thing. Looking at the menu again, it's seems other combos give you more apps and leave out the pork fried rice (the weakest link), so that may be the way to go. We'll see.

In early modern Britain and Ireland, the punishment for high treason was to be hanged, drawn and…read morequartered. I'll spare you most of the gory details of this punishment, which was meant to deter future traitors with its brutality, apart from the section in which the offender's entrails are burned before his eyes. Having eaten practically nothing all day, and after being turned away from Sanbada for an early closure, my date and I decided to try Mountain House, which she described as "authentic." Several mistakes were made. Principally, because my date is from Hunan, her definition of authenticity is not the kind of "spicy" Szechuan food I've come to love at restaurants like Noah's Kitchen. Instead, it compares to a 1599 incident in which the Jivaro people of modern-day Ecuador executed a corrupt Spanish governor by pouring molten gold down his throat. Starved, I ordered the La-Zi Chicken and shoveled two spoonfuls of it into my mouth, failing to note in the haze of hunger that the despite its name, the dish is at least 80% dried red chili peppers that have evidently been coated with military-grade pepper spray and subjected to a Satanic ritual to add to their flavor. Survivors of gunshot injuries on the battlefield report that because of the flood of intense adrenaline and psychological focus inherent to combat, they often don't feel a bullet wound at all until after the firefight is over. Indeed, for a few blissful seconds, my body communicated nothing but "ahh, food, finally," before lapsing into psychosomatic reenactments of various medieval punishments throughout the ages. As the intense stomach pains, sweating, and tears set in, I looked up to see the waiter, my torturer, standing beside the table. "You look like you're going through it," he grinned, rotating, I am sure, the handles of a rack just out of view. "This isn't even the spiciest thing on the menu, you know." The agony was hardly sufficient to smother my mental image of his same grin glimmering before the red light of dancing flames amid hot coals being shoveled down my throat. Reader, I survived, but just barely. Luckily, the same date who betrayed me to this fate is also a doctor who set two full bottles of Pepto-Bismol next to the couch where she instructed me to lay on my left side in the fetal position. Currently, my toilet is on a leave of absence while it is being treated for PTSD on an in-patient basis; I try to send it sympathy cards, but I don't think it will ever forgive me. Mountain House is not so much a restaurant as it is an experience of these historical events: it demands, like the best high school social studies teachers, that we do not shy away from history's horrors, but face them directly, so that in our humanity we choose definitively not to repeat them. I left these trials with a new appreciation for the suffering that people throughout history have been willing to subject one another to for political or social reasons, and thus recommend it with five stars for anyone who wishes to better understand the depths of human depravity.

Very very solid Szechuan food. I've been here a couple times and still need to go back to try more…read moredishes. Would recommend: Sour cabbage fish (must get) Sliced beef in chili Chili wontons Mapo tofu La zi chicken

Tried again... Sesame chicken twice there I didn't like…read more.. more sweet and sour taste with sesame sprinkled seeds added? Chicken not beefy or tender pieces more stringy and batter than chicken... I forgot how bad it was last time. Egg drop soup very good with some scallion pieces 2 pieces of dry broccoli with the dish needed steaming...bad chef execution Fried rice dry and small amount, but amount is fine vs too much Appetizer of bbq bone in ribs had a new look since last Visit ? Scores marks on top Ribs were very good, not exceptional 5 ribs total a bit pricey for 5 ribs. I hated the music they playing ; some lousy dared pop or radio station ... how about soothing Chinese music .... Seems the food used to be better ... maybe new chef, manager or owner?

They are located on the on ramp to route 9 so it is rather difficult to gain access. By he time it…read moreis visible, I have past it but it is well worth the stop. Since I was alone, I sat at the bar. There was plenty of sitting in the dinning room. I ad the egg foo young and fried rice. It was delicious. I tried to replicate the flavor at home Without any luck. Best to go here for lunch. I will return.

I call my Mom Grandma Ding because she's a little ditzy. And she likes to tag along on family…read moreoutings like a dinghy attached to a bigger boat, sometimes in front, sometimes in the wake, so when we found this place on Yelp it was fate. We came for a family dinner and of course Grandma Ding was with us in her wheelchair. We only smashed into a few chairs in the big, crowded dining room. And fortunately other customers were understanding while the staff was helpful and accommodating. The small, curious child running around the dining room without parental supervision didn't get hurt when I ran him over. The menu was huge so it took a long time to order with Grandma asking questions about every item. I could see that the waitstaff was used to quick orders and rapid food delivery to the table, but the waiter remained kind and patient. He also repeated his answers loudly when she couldn't understand his English and because she didn't have her hearing aides turned up. We finally ordered a giant wonton soup, eggplant with garlic sauce, a shrimp dish, and orange chicken; all to share. Everything was fresh, hot, tasty and delicious. Grandma Ding did have to ask for the soup to be heated up because she likes it to be scalding. The dining room is worn and dishes were flying in and out as items were served and cleared. It's definitely a place for family meals, not one for an engagement proposal or romance. Perfect for our evening. Portions are generous and prices competitive with other restaurants in the area. Parking on the street is the only difficulty, particularly when you have a nonagenarian to get into the restaurant. We will definitely be back.

We chose Ding's on the spur of the moment - the reviews were pretty good. We ordered scallion…read morepancakes and vegetarian potstickers to start, followed by sauteed eggplant-tofu casserole and chicken with cashews. The scallion pancakes were excellent - the winner of the evening. The potstickers weren't what is typically referred to as potstickers, but the small gyodza that one buys by the bag in Chinese and Korean markets. These were poor and flavorless (we've bought MUCH tastier ones in H-Mart and the 88). The eggplant was very tasty, not too garlicky, and was an enormous portion. It was a bit greasy, but not too bad. The chicken with cashews was bland and boring. We dined there with a good friend and commented about the great service - fast and efficient. As I mentioned, the portion size was significantly larger that most restaurants these days. The prices were a bit high, especially considering the barebones atmosphere - but this is Newton Center, and we expected this. In short, I won't return to Ding's - there are lots of better choices.

The chicken lomein was very good. Fresh noodles with shredded chicken…read more Service was quick. Was served my meal with a smile snd the restaurant is very clean and updated

One of my favorite little lunch spots in the area. Simple, straightforward, no BS kinda casual spot…read morewith decently priced lunch specials and an acceptable culinary repertoire to back it all up. In fact, ever since the other Chinese spot changed ownership, I entirely switched to eating here whenever I want a quick sit down Chinese meal. The food is good. It comes out pretty fast. It's done pretty well. And the best part, it just doesn't remotely hurt the wallet. Even being a regular, I'm still amused at how the service is so stereotypical Chinese in the way that I'm just another soul coming in to be fed and not remembered or acknowledged. Mind you, I'm here a LOT and am usually the only one sitting there eating while delivery people repeatedly come and go. Anyways, two reasons why I'm unable to give them 5 stars. First, the tap water they serve...tastes like @#$%. I don't know what it is but I've actually started bringing my own water bottle (or just ordered a soda). Two, the steamed rice is inconsistent. Half the time, it's perfect. The other half...is wet and mushy (I want to say a reheat but isn't that just such a faux pax in Chinese cuisine?). Nonetheless, this is one of the few four and less starred places on my list that I will still continue to frequent and recommend to anyone in the area wanting a quick and decent meal for cheap!

Their luncheon special especially beef with peppers, fried rice and a side order of soup comes in…read moregenerous portions so I get 2 to 3 meals out the order. Also the beef is very tender and there are plenty of vegetables. An indication that the food is good when you see lots of Chinese people ordering the food. Reasonably priced as well.

Picked up takeout from here and everything was incredibly delicious! The standout was the spicy…read morehand shaved noodles. The portions are generous and the prices are really reasonable, especially when you factor in how much you get. LOTS of bang for your buck. When we went in, we got some canned sodas, but there's a minimum $5 charge in restaurant, so we ended up getting an extra soda to hit that threshold (our fault for forgetting to add the drinks to our main order!) so just something to keep in mind. It's definitely a place to go get takeout and seems tailored to that purpose, but they do have tables inside for eating in. The staff was nice and very efficient. Overall an incredible meal and I will definitely be ordering again!

Well , I was in the mood for some dumplings. I stopped in at…read morelunchtime ... place was hotter than Haiti . I assume a/c wasn't working and 99 degree day. Even the cook brought out a fan to cool his table as staff had their lunch. At least he was cooled done a bit while sweated like steer. Well , was committed ; so too late to convert to a take out meal in my Lamborghini or someone's else's. I ordered the ribs on spinach, pork egg rice, spinach and egg dumplings pan fried . The ribs were tender, actually very good in a flavorful sauce. The spinach in the sauce excellent ... I needed a lot more spinach. The egg pork rice was freshly prepared and was very good . The spinach egg dumplings were a first time for me type experience and these were excellent... pan seared perfect fresh tasting... these would be good for breakfast with a breakfast maple sauce on a waffle and bowl of fruit...or a spinach smoothie. My ice water melted from the heat . My dumplings would have steamed themselves in the heat. This visit was much improved since a prior visit months back. Ribs were beyond my expectations. Service was fast. I wanted soup and a side app included in the lunch special. I have been to their Cambridge location and that is excellent .

Good food. Good service. Owners always greet me when I come to pick up takeout. Always enjoy a meal…read morethere. Ambiance is modest