Simple, authentic, family-run deliciousness! Lili's doesn't need another 5 star review but here I am anyway. We stopped here on a whim while traveling through Amherst and were glad we did! We spoke to Lili herself while she prepared our food and she was so friendly and authentic! She emphasized how they have a small menu and everything is cooked to order to ensure peak freshness. We tried: - biang biang noodles with stewed pork - scallion pancakes - pork and scallion dumplings - beef noodle soup - stewed pork noodle soup Everything was delicious, but I especially recommend the scallion pancakes. $6 each but they are hand made to order and are the perfect mix of crispy, chewy, salty and fatty! read more

Small shop in Amherst serving authentic, delicious dishes. The seating is a bit limited and tight, so most people do takeout. The homemade noodles were the perfect texture and packed with flavor. The non-noodle dishes were also fantastic (rice, dumpling soup, etc.). Portion sizes were huge and the staff were super friendly. Would highly recommend! read more

Lili's Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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Love this place. Consistently delicious food, clearly popular amongst Chinese college students and the general public as well. Probably my favorite restaurant in the area, other local Chinese restaurants have nothing on LiLi's! read more

Lili's Restaurant - Stewed beef noodle soup - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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Lili's has the best noodles in town, hands down. It's a local treasure. The first time I had their tomato egg noodle soup, I wept tears of joy. My partner said it tasted comforting and nostalgic (even though they have never had a similar dish before in their life). Biang biang noodles, twice cooked pork, and hot & sour dumpling soup are also favorites in our house. But truthfully, we've never tried anything at Lili's that wasn't absolutely delicious and obviously lovingly made from scratch. Portions are fair and it's a great value. Staff is friendly, warm, and welcoming (even when it's busy and "down to business.") I don't have enough nice things to say about this place. Lili's rocks. Dining area is tiny and cozy (read: cramped) with just a few tables. It can get loud during busy meal services and you may have trouble navigating the dining area if tight, narrow walking paths pose a challenge for you. Take-out is often easier than dining in. read more

The place is cozy and the owners are very friendly. The food is delicious and good portions. My wife and i order: Scallion Pancake 10/10 Pork Dumplings 10/10 Fried Rice 8/10 Stewed Pork Noodle 10/10 If you ever around that area you might want to give it a try, we will go back again. We spend around $60 including 2 cokes. read more

We loved this place, very small, definitely worth it if you have to wait .. we had the pork dumplings, bang bang noodles, chicken fried rice ... all were exceptional and portions were enuf for us to take some home ... service and friendliness was exceptional, as well. Highly recommend ! read more

We ordered 5 or 6 different dishes and one was better than the other! Everything was hot, stream was pouring off the vegetables and we were all enjoying the food that was made especially for us. We had scallion pancakes, fried rice with chicken, pork with noodles, a pork sandwich and 2 number 4's. So good! Thank you for your absolutely delicious meal! read more

A great spot to not spend too much but still have a full stomach! My friend and I have been here numerous times and we have tried everything on their menu haha. Our favorites are their Braised Pork Noodle Soup, Roujiamo, and Biang Biang Noodles. Their noodles taste amazing as they are chewy and feel like thick dumpling skin, which I LOVE! They are a small place that is clean and very friendly. read more

Lili's Restaurant - Hot and Sour Vermicelli and Stewed Pork Noodles - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Ordered food @ 6:00pm for pickup after reading all the great reviews. Food was on the table w/I 20 minutes. Vegetables were soggy, pork was either dry or fatty and the dish was 60% rice. The pork sandwich was dry and their signature noodles tasted bland and had a mushy. While I didn't care for the particular spices used, (my fav style is Cantonese) the quality was so poor, the dinner was a total disaster. I surmised that it was left over from lunch. read more

Oh my god. I was driven here by the enthusiastic reviews, and they do not lie. These were far and away the best biang biang noodles I've ever had, and top quality dumplings. The restaurant itself is small, and not heavily decorated--you're coming here for food, not ambience. But the food is so worth it--it's one of the best Chinese restaurants I've ever been to. read more

Very small place and quite loud, so we took our food back to our hotel. Excellent food. Only complaint was the green onion pancakes were soggy by the time we were able to sit down and eat. The noodles and dumplings were so good! read more

This place is by far my favorite restaurant in the area!! As a vegetarian, they have so many veggie and vegan options. If you go, you need to get the biang biang noodles, scallion pancakes, and the veggie soup. The portion sizes are so perfect and the staff are the most wonderful people you will meet. read more

Lili's Restaurant - number 9 - veggie soup dish - incredible!! - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

First time visiting LiLi's today and it was incredible! The owners are so warm and friendly - we felt as if we were in their home and the food is cooked with love. Hand pulled noodles and dumplings were absolutely delicious. 10/10 we'll be back when we pass through town again! read more

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This is, hands down, the best food in Amherst. After hearing lots of rave review from locals, students, and university staff/faculty I finally gave this place a shot. Amherst food scene has struggled in recent years with restaurants over investing in decor and vibes while offering nothing remarkable on crowded mediocre menus. Lili's successfully stands apart from the mediocrity. With a concise and affordable menu, the only thing challenging about ordering was deciding between the clear list of delicious looking dishes. Spice level and vegetarian options were clearly labeled and realistic but enticing photos accompanied every dish. Most of the 15 menu items are soup, rice, or noodle entrees. Scallion pancakes and a smaller handheld item were the only smaller items. We ordered and shared the cold noodles and the very popular biang biang pork noodles. The biang biang pork noodles were filling and savory, with a slight kick but not too spicy, and a very comforting filling dish. The noodles were SO delicious and very filling with a nice chew. The cold noodles, a vegetarian dish, were incredibly refreshing and but still very satisfying and flavorful I'm not normally a fan of seitan or wheat gluten but the preparation on this was a really enjoyable texture similar to fried and airy tofu. We went in hungry and still left with a pint of leftovers from each dish. The total for two drinks and two entrees was $32 (plus tip). Incredibly affordable and will absolutely become a regular spot for us. With only 4 tables, this place isn't somewhere you sit around and linger at. Take out would probably be best but regardless, the staff provided wonderful customer service. Will absolutely be going back until we try the whole menu. The BEST food in Amherst. read more

This place is sooo good. The noodles are handmade and it tastes like it. Beautiful texture and edges to the noodles just perfect. I wish we had a place like this in DC--closest I can think of is panda gourmet in the Days Inn, but this place has better hand-made noodles --Lili's are hand-cut noodles/手扯面 Dumplings were also so good. Everything just tastes natural and real--amount of oil and sauce was good Amherst surprisingly has so many Chinese places that looked like they were really authentic. One place had 麻辣香锅 the mala dry pot and you just don't find that that often. If you are ever in this area I would def recommend going here for noodles. I love biang biang noodles and the cold skin noodles so much. read more

Lili's Restaurant - Biang biang noodles, liang pi 凉皮， dumplings 水饺 - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Quick service, great authentic tasting food. Utilitarian decor only, but people are there to eat, not hang out.

Hi hopes when I walked in because it looked like an unpretentious "hole in the wall". This is usually an indicator that the focus is on the food. I ordered pork dumplings and scallion pancakes. Both were unsatisfactory. I ended up throwing them away at home. Maybe I ordered the wrong things? read more

Wonderful home made noodles and very nice people. The owner once told me that he's not a chef; It is just simple home cooking. But it is really really good home cooking! RBeef Noodle Soup Braised Pork Noodle Soup Hand Pulled Noodles read more

The food is fabulous! Real Chinese food made from scratch with excellent seasoning and perfectly made hand pulled noodles. The scallion pancakes like none other I have had before. The service was attentive and personable. Lovely and clean seating area. Thank you Lili's - we will be back. read more

Very tasty! I hope I get to go back some day. We had the Beef Noodle Soup (get the cilantro and scallions!) and the Biang Biang noodles and the Pork and Leek dumplings. All tasted amazing! read more

I'm still thinking about the next time I can return. Delicious, flavorful establishment a foody would love! We had the house Biang Biang noodles and the sweet and sour dumpling soup.... read more

I think it's well established this is a special place. My review isn't needed. But I want to say the vibe in here is wonderful. It's a small restaurant but there was a table available on a quiet Sunday night. The owner is incredibly lovely and interesting and personable. The food is made to order with homemade noodles. My cold noodles couldn't have been more refreshing after a hot day- perfectly spiced according to my request for medium. The scallion pancake was hot sizzling deliciousness. My son had the Biang Biang with pork and devoured it. Happy kid. This place is unmissable if you are in the area. You don't need another burger or seared chicken breast. You need an authentic home cooked Chinese meal prepared with care and love. Yum. read more

Lili's Restaurant - Special tonight. Fiddleheads! - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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I love this place so much. Have lived in the area for seven years and this has stayed my favorite restaurant. I just love it so much. Must try: pork and leek dumplings, pork noodle soup (broth is insane). The family and the people that run the place are so so nice and have great smiles too :) read more

Lili's Restaurant - #2 Biang Biang Noodles w Veg. Vegan!! - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

We got the pork dumplings (#3), the biang biang noodles (#2), the tomato and egg noodle soup (#7), and the fried rice (#6). It was amazing! I do wish the fried rice was a little more flavorful, but other than it was delicious. It is pretty small on the inside of the restaurant, so it's perfect for dining alone or with another friend but not for a big group. The service was very quick, took about 10-15 minutes for all of our food to come out. This is definitely a small business worth going to. read more

Lili's Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Small but decent place, staff were nice, food was good, would go back again. Biang Biang Noodles read more

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Superb service. Exquisite dishes. And such great food that I would have happily paid to park ~ BUT this is the only restaurant in Amherst with FREE PARKING IN THE BACK. We're from Philly with a large Chinatown full of authentic Chinese cuisine. What a pleasure to find such quality in such a pretty town. read more

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It has been awhile since we ate here. Glad and very happy to have been here today for early dinner. Yes, they are open for dine in and about seating for around 10 people. They of course have Take Out and now offer delivery via Door Dash, which I highly recommend. The Biang Biang Noodles were excellent as always. Great Pan Fried Dumplings. But the real surprise today was the INCREDIBLE Vegetable Fried Rice. It was about the best I have ever had and I have had a lot of Fried Rice in the past 55+ years. I had a difficult time saying NO to eating the Vegetable Fried Rice. Portions are very generous here and everything is made fresh directly in front of you. Free Parking and Plenty of it behind the well lit building. They are CLOSED on Mondays... This is THE BEST Chinese Food in the entire region. You will have to drive to Boston China Town to find something comparable. Stop on by or order via Door Dash for a GREAT MEAL... read more

Lili's Restaurant - Interior of location - usually 3 staff cooking the food. Very nice people here! - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

So fresh, such nice owners, small cozy setting which is lovely, and some of the best dumplings I've ever had. Great soups, too! A gem in Amherst read more

Absolutely the very best, you can't beat the in house fesh made Biang Biang noodles. Delicately spiced and oh those soft incredible delightfully soft extra wide light as a feather noodles, that just simply melt in your mouth. If you are a noodle person drop what your doing; hike on over here for some of the very best hand pulled noodles in the area. The pork leek dumplings were also very good, these folks know how to make pasta and stuff a very flavorful dumpling. The staff is very friendly, accommodating with food arriving from the kitchen in short order, plus you're gonna really like the price point read more

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I can't speak to the breadth of their menu, but their handmade noodles are amazing. You might not like them if you don't like spicy food, but if you do (they're not THAT spicy, but they are by design spicy noodles), that noodles are great and the folks that work in this tiny restaurant are lovely. read more

Lili's Restaurant - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

Biang biang noodle with pork is delicious. The home made wide noodles are phenomenal. read more

Great food the pork dumplings noodles and rice dishes were all excellent, great value and delicious food!

The veg or pork biang biang noodles are phenomenal, as are the soups. Great people, great food!

This is a great and authentic Chinese restaurant in the heart of Amherst. Really love the handmade noodles! My goto is the pork and noodles. It's a small place without much seating. It's nice that there is free parking behind the building. Staff are hardworking and nice. Highly recommended! read more

Outstanding food and service. The flavors were unbelievable highly recommend. Small location but worth the wait.

On a recent trip up North we decided to get something warm and filling on a cold day. Off the interstate and into the busy college town of Amherst, to Lili's we go. Lili's is a small place, a hole in the wall amidst other businesses. It is difficult to find so pay attention. Street parking is difficult; we parked in the rear lot. The restaurant has limited seating but we found a table right away. At Lili's we ordered Pork Dumplings, Biang Biang Noodles with veggies and Pork Noodle Soup. Everything was created while we waited. The wait was minimal, the soup was delivered to the table first. The noodles are made at the restaurant and were very fresh. The flavors of each selection were fresh, outstanding and portions were more than adequate. Five Stars all the way. Looking forward to a revisit to this family ran restaurant. Extra friendly and helpful staff. Great dining experience in Amherst! read more

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Food was underwhelming. We ordered three different dishes that all wound up tasting very similar. Hard to find good Chinese food in these parts but this was not to my taste. Friendly but brusque staff and as mentioned a limited pallet of flavors and techniques read more

Lili's is the BEST Chinese food in town. It's a small, family-run spot, so there isn't much seating inside, but they are very efficient when it is busy and their food is almost just as good when you takeout as when you eat in, so I do both regularly. My favorite part about eating in is that you can watch them pulling the noodles right after you order! I always get the biang biang noodles with stewed pork, but also sometimes get the pork and leek dumplings. The noodles are absolutely heavenly. The texture is amazing and the dish is very flavorful and hearty. It is VERY filling! The dumplings are pretty good, and all of my friends who have gotten the soups love their soups. Lili's is a MUST TRY if you are in the Amherst area. read more

Lili's Restaurant - #2 biang biang noodles with stewed pork - Chinese Near Me - Amherst, Massachusetts

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We had the hot and sour dumpling soup and the Biang Biang handmade noodles with pork. Both were incredible. Some of the best Asian food I have had. Never had noodles like that. It's a must try for anyone who likes this kind of food! read more

I have actually dreamt of the biang biang noodles here when I was back home in Los Angeles during summer break. Couldn't find anything close in LA county so the first thing I did when the fall semester started was go to Lili's. My usual order is some biang biang noodles, a pork burger and some scallion pancakes. It's a small, simple place but the food is amazing and the owners are very sweet. read more