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!

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.

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.

. The spicy soup base is salty and greasy. The original soup base was mediocre too. There is no…read moreeffort in the broth it seems like. The service is very good. The waitress was very nice. It's a fun experience getting to add your own ingredients but the quality and taste was subpar. The ambiance was average.

Great place. Good food. Great service!…read more Will be back again. Need to keep this spot lowkey!

We stopped here with the grand baby for lunch. I loved the condiment bar where you can make your…read moreown sauce. A robot brings your food to you at the table and the grand loved watching it move around. We would return if in the area again.

This Mother's Day, I decided to take my parents to try Kanpai BBQ & Shabu Shabu for their…read moreall-you-can-eat hot pot and Korean BBQ. When we arrived, I realized the location used to be the old Hong Kong Supermarket -- only longtime locals would probably remember that. The layout inside was pretty interesting. There was a Te'amos milk tea shop in the middle, Lao Szechuan on the right, and the hot pot & BBQ restaurant on the left. The staff greeted us warmly and quickly helped us get seated. One thing that pleasantly surprised me was that they offered freshly made milk teas and fruit teas instead of bottled drinks. The drinks were decent and refreshing, especially for balancing out the richness of the meal. Each person gets their own mini hot pot, which I really liked because everyone could customize their own soup base and ingredients. We chose a variety of broths including mushroom, spicy mala, tomato, and herbal soup. Using the iPad ordering system, we basically ordered one of everything from both the hot pot and BBQ menus. The food came out surprisingly fast, and they even used robots to deliver dishes to the table, which was smooth and efficient. For hot pot, my personal favorites were the fatty beef slices, lamb, beef tripe, black tripe, tofu skin rolls, squid flowers, enoki mushrooms, corn, lotus root slices, kelp knots, fish balls, and beef tendon balls. Everything tasted great with the broth and my favorite sesame dipping sauce. On the BBQ side, the standout items for me were the cumin lamb, beef tongue, chicken cartilage, short ribs, and squid. We weren't exactly BBQ experts, so some meats weren't cooked perfectly, but the flavor was still really enjoyable -- and the best part was that you could keep ordering as much as you wanted. Honestly, for around $40 per person, it felt like a very good value. My parents both thought it was worth the price. We left full and satisfied, and the service was always attentive whenever we needed something. Overall, it was a really enjoyable Mother's Day meal, and I'd definitely come back again with friends next time.

$37.95 person is a reasonable price for all the food you get. All you can eat buffet. Snow crabs…read morelegs were warm and delicious. Very nice ambience for business meeting or friends get together. The quality of the beef was good. My favorite were the beef, tongue and beef ribs. The quality of the food was good. The server Ming was outstanding. He was friendly, very helpful with my ordering and even assisted with my order since this was my first time.

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!

For this visit, I was craving meat. So I decided to try this place which has had a few good reviews…read moreon Yelp and had the food I wanted to try. Service is almost self serve with the exception the skewers are brought out as they are cooked. Different items take longer to cook, so they will bring out items in the order in which they need to cook. So you can stagger different types and eventually you'll get the skewer you want. The location is small and has a very pretty mural along the wall. Definitely feels like a mom and pop shop. The door needs to be fixed though. Seems the doors hydronic was broken so each time the door opened it slams after. :/ I ordered Beef and Sauerkraut Dumplings Beef Scalded Aorta Kabob Chicken Heart Pork Intestine Taiwan sausage Rice They split the hearts in half to grill, so they ended up being dry and crispy. Depending on how you like heart, it's not juicy or cooked medium, they are pretty well done. I thought it was beef. The flavor was great and had their mala spice mix which was tolerable. The Scalded Aorta was basically eating cartaledge. I didn't like this as much. They were not flavorful and just powdered with their seasoning. The real wonders here was the Pork Intestine and Beef Kraut Dumplings. I'm really glad I got the dumplings. Some of the better dumplings I've had and much better than what Ive had at some top dumpling places. The Taiwan Sausage was hot, sweet and flavorful. If I were to reorder, I probably would leave the heart and aorta out. Get more Intestine and more dumplings. On my way to check out, I noticed they had Stewed pork, so I think next meal will be that and some dumplings and get it to go. Overall well worth the starts they have earned.

Really good value. I had the duck noodle soup which was…read moregood. The meat was served on the side which is nice. I got some extra crispy pork which was served with the duck meat. Both were very good. My Mainland Chinese wife got the Chow Fun Beef. It was really good and obviously cooked in a very hot wok. She is very picky but really liked it. Prices were cheaper than other places and portions were generous. Duck and pork are leaner than other places but the flavor is still good and you end up with more meat. Service is fine. This was Saturday at lunch and they were very busy but kept the food coming. Service at a Chinese restaurant is usually business-like and this is no exception. Still they were nice and polite.

It's been a good place for a long time, but I think post COVID has changed it. The food is still…read moresolid, but the prices and service are bad. They really want you to pay by Debit or Cash. And they remind you that tip has not been included in the bill. We ordered a main entree (Fish with ginger and scallions) and after it arrived at our table, we asked if it came with rice. They said no. I've never heard of a Chinese restaurant not provide rice with a main entree. They also do not provide tap water. I won't be going back.

Happy Valley Dim Sum & Cantonese Cuisine in Norcross, GA…read more Happy Valley has been around for about 30 years. This was actually my first time visiting their new location. My family has always been a fan of Happy Valley. Har Gow 9.5/10 Translucent skin with a full shrimp inside. The texture and flavor are very close to what I've had in Guangdong. Hong Kong Style Egg Tart 9/10 Best when they come out fresh. Flaky buttery crust with smooth egg custard and a golden top. Feng Zao (Chicken Feet) 8.5/10 Good color and the skin has the classic wrinkled texture from braising. The flavor is savory with a slight sweetness, though a little lighter than expected. Beef Tripe 8.5/10 Tender with a slight chew and absorbs the sauce well. The radish underneath was really good. Beef Rice Roll 7.5/10 The flavor is good, but the presentation is not very Cantonese style. The rice roll is slightly thick but has a nice rice fragrance. The soy sauce they use is not very authentic. I used to eat rice rolls almost every day for breakfast when I was in school in Guangzhou, so I am very picky about rice rolls. Pork Siumai 8.5/10 Pretty classic dim sum. Clams 7.8/10 The clams themselves are fresh and well cleaned. Do not be afraid to ask them to reheat if it comes out cold. However, the sauce was a bit too heavy for me.

Overall I'd give…read morethis place a 2 to 2.5 out of 5 (at most a 3). For the price and the area, the food quality just wasn't there, especially compared to other dim sum spots we've tried across the US and Vancouver. Food quality Most of the dim sum we ordered came out cold, and some items seemed like they were reheated (microwave style) to warm them up. That made the outer texture thicker and less pleasant. Even the fried items were disappointing: the outside was soggy, not crisp. I especially had high hopes for fried items like fried taro and fried eggplant, but both were below par. Best item we tried The one standout was the Hong Kong style seafood chow mein with a clear sauce. That dish was genuinely good. Everything else ranged from "okay" to forgettable. Value I don't remember the exact total, but for a similar spend, I strongly feel you could get better dim sum elsewhere. It didn't feel worth the money. Service Service was fine. They were willing to heat items when we asked, which I appreciated, but it also highlighted the bigger issue: dim sum should arrive hot and properly cooked in the first place. Atmosphere The atmosphere was actually nice. It was pretty clean, and on Sunday there were carts, which could have been fun. But because many items were cold and not great, we ended up ordering instead of relying on the carts. Would I return? No. The space is pleasant, but the food and overall execution just don't justify the price.