There are a few things that one should note right off the bat: 1) Ypbor Yan moved buildings a couple of years ago, so old reviews that discus the interior space are very much outdated. 2) Their new sign reads Ypbor FM as they have a *F*ood *M*useum in the entry way, but the "museum" is both easy to overlook and certainly not the main draw of the business. 3) Look at the most popular dishes on Yelp and take many of the reviews with a few grains of salt. Why? This is a Sichuan restaurant, and while they may offer sweet and sour chicken, almond boneless chicken, and whatever other American-Chinese dishes you fancy, those in the know come for the distinctive numbing ma-la spice of the region. Southeast Michigan, being in the midwest, is generally lacking in really traditionally fiery foods. As such, Ypbor was such a delightful change of pace I was tempted to give the place five stars. However, that desire was really about the cuisine and not the execution. The food is good to be sure, I'm going to return again and again, but there are definitely elements that are lacking. While I do not want to linger on the negative, the noodles could be improved, the dan-dan was super wet and more like a soup, and while the salt miner's chicken was fine and I'm glad I tried it once, it's decidedly not a must order dish. That said, the Sichuan poached fish is great. I was also absolutely charmed by the Spicy Chinese Broccoli in a Wok, which while under the vegetable section contains a generous amount of sliced pork belly. Part of the charm was that this was not the "Chinese Broccoli" I was expecting. The broccoli itself was more like traditional broccoli, but white in color. Flavors, textures, and heat were all fantastic. The menu is long, and I'm looking forward to exploring more of it. Perhaps there is a way to make a 5* meal from the options, and nothing would make me happier than to share that with you all at some point down the road. Until then, I recommend checking out the newer, cleaner, friendlier Ypbor, and getting outside of your comfort zone with trying legit Sichuan foods. Just remember, everything is intended for family style eating, so one entree for every two people is plenty. Leftovers are fine, but this food is always better when it's freshly prepared, as opposed to traditional "Chinese Takeout" which some might argue was never really all that great in the first place. read more

Ordered Chongging Pork which was good. But my spring roll was cold, some of the vegetables in my main dish appeared cooked but tasted cold. We had to each order our own bowl of rice, but they brought out just one bowl for the whole table. One person with me had to ask for her spring roll multiple times. Service not great. Perhaps it was just that Sunday night but I'm not likely to try again. read more

Hats off to the Ypsi food scene. There are plenty of good restaurants in Ypsi and Ypbor Yan is no exception. Phenomenal authentic Chinese cuisine; they have a Chinese-American menu too, but I highly recommend that you order off the authentic Chinese menu. I had a fantastic bowl of hot & sour soup along with pork in fish-fragrant sauce and stir-fried Chinese broccoli. The pork was outstanding and contrary to its name, fish-fragrant sauce does not contain any fish; it is a sweet, sour and spicy sauce which gives the sauce its name. And Chinese broccoli is one of my favorite veggies; or the greens were so vibrant. Great hot and sour soup and pot of hot tea too! This restaurant is so clean and welcoming! I am adding this establishment to my rotation and will return soon! read more

Hands down best Chinese restaurant in town. What a wonderful venue for a group outing. I had a celebration event here for my promotion. The food was fantastic and very authentic. The selection is wide. The Szechuan spicy dishes were excellent. Also had the Tsing Tao beer. Wonderful. It's not a large restaurant but certainly can handle a 15-20 person group if you plan in advance. Atmosphere was very nice and getting there was easy with plenty of parking. High marks as it was all outstanding. read more

I won't comment on the food, since everyone's tastes are different. I'll just focus on the service. I ordered 13 dishes, and at the end the waitress said everything had been served. However, I clearly remembered that two of my favorite dishes were missing. After I pointed this out, they were brought out. Later, after we got home, my child mentioned that one of the dishes he ordered never arrived. If you're ordering many dishes, it's best to keep track of what you ordered, as items may be missed. read more

This place should be much higher rated than 3.5. The Szechuan dishes are excellent and they even have mock meats that provide options for everyone. Owners are kind and helpful as well. read more

This place is authentic Chinese dishes! So many choices. Service is always good when we eat here. Lots of menu items that are not on the "normal" American Chinese menus. Exploring different dishes so I can have a place to eat good! read more

Anyone who has grown up in the Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti area over the past few decades and loves Chinese food like I do, is sure to know all the local restaurants that specialize in delicious cuisine from the Far East. There was a time when Washtenaw County had only one Chinese restaurant, located on West Liberty Street in Ann Arbor, which was known as "Leo Ping's." This place was really into Asian fusion food long before it came thing. In those bygone days, as far as Ann Arbor/Ypsilanti was concerned, spicy Chinese food from Guizhou, Hunan, Sichuan, and Yunnan provinces didn't exist. You could order Americanized Cantonese Chinese food, duck, steak, and turkey dinners. So if your Christmas feast was a bust just like in the 1983 motion picture "A Christmas Story," Leo had you covered, but I digress. Starting in the late 1960s the area around the intersection of Golfside and Washtenaw Ave. (M-17) became the new home to what would become Ypbor Ann's predecessor the "Forbidden City." For many years this place was ideal for lunch, dinner, and group parties in the basement. Then it was renamed to the "Forbidden City East," and finally the "Emerald City" before becoming the Ypbor Ann. As good fortune would have it, this area became a hotspot for other Asian restaurants to pop-up in the coming decades. Today, Ypbor Ann is located in the building where the old Big Boy restaurant was located at on Washtenaw Ave (M-17) east of Golfside Road. It's owned and operated by Frank Zhong, who owns other similar themed Chinese restaurants in the state of Michigan. They have a really nice small museum inside the entrance that examines Chinese history, and has some very nice artifacts to go with it, which is well worth viewing. With that being said, I really liked the food they serve at this restaurant. Ypbor Ann, serves gourmet Sichuan style food, and they can prepare your dish anyway you want it. They can serve it mild, or extra spicy if you so desire. The best part is they also have a separate Chinese menu that is packed with some very delicious entrées, which I highly recommend. However, I decided to play it safe and order something more Americanized like Kung Pao Chicken for a quick lunch. So if you love Asian food and history, this is the best place to visit that won't break your bank account in the area. read more

Ypbor Yan - Very nice and clean interior. - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

This is the most authentic, best tasting Chinese restaurant in AA area. From the decor, I knew instantly that it was going to be good. There is the American Chinese menu and Chinese menu, so be sure to note the difference. I got the squirrel fish, colds noodles, and kun pao chicken, and they were all so good. The squirrel fish could have been crispier but it tasted super good still. They were out of a few cold dishes because they've been super busy. Anytime I'm craving Chinese food I'll be coming back here for sure and only here. read more

Ypbor Yan - P12. Kung Pao Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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Ypbor Yan is the best Chinese restaurant in Michigan. Even in China this would be an excellent restaurant. Super authentic, delicious, great service and cozy. This place is the real deal! read more

As a vegetarian, there are few Chinese restaurants that I can go to and have some menu options. I super appreciate YPBOR YAN because they have imitation chicken, beef and pork and you can get it in any of their dishes. I came here with a group and we sat at a big round table that had a rotating center, so we could get food and share it around the table and that was also super cool. Really great atmosphere and good food. read more

About a decade ago we were Ypbor Yan regulars, but prior to the pandemic, there was a steep decline in their quality. Since they had moved,, we decided to give them another chance. Ordered Kung Pao Chicken and was given a plate of absolutely flavorless food-- when Ypbor was at its peak, it would be spicy, rich with garlic and flavor. Now? No heat, no seasoning, no peanuts, swimming in an anemic orange sauce. "Everyone loves our dishes." We didn't. Possibly the worst NY-Style Chinese food I've ever had in my life. Staff borderline nonverbal (weak English) and argued in Chinese in front of us. In their defense, they did their best to make things right, even through the obvious language barrier. I give the waitress credit. Replacement dish was better, but still not up to the standards of any other hole-in-the-wall, or even the buffet across the street. Atmosphere is fine. It breaks my heart to tell folks to avoid Ypbor Yan (now Ypbor Foods Museum). You're better off getting Chinese anywhere else, and god knows the area has a saturated market. read more

Ypbor Yan - Beige nothing (garlic chicken) my mother was served. - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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Place: This place is pretty authentic and has the best the Sichuan food near where I live. You don't have to do any reservations I mainly just walk in and they have tables. The space is pretty big. Service: The service is good and the portions are big. They are helpful and will tell you what is good if it is your first time. Food $$: The food is amazing and my favorite is mayo tofu, Sichuan hot and sour soup, sichuan style poached fish, and MY FAVORITE PEA TIPS haha. Audience: Great to go by yourself or do a big gathering. A lot of people come here during their lunch breaks. Solo Trip [X] 21+ [ ] Family Friendly [X] Friends [X] Date Spot [X] Recommendations/tips: The portions are so big you will have left overs and it is perfect to eat the next day. read more

Ypbor Yan - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

Walked in, and there was absolutely nobody but instantly greeted, the large TVs playing and Chinese decor. Definitely authentic food, but they also offer American Chinese dishes. There might be a language/patience barrier for non-speakers. The numbing/spice is toned down in most dishes, but they all leave you feeling warm and tingly. The salt and pepper eggplant was delicious--crispy with the perfect amount of salt and sweetness. (Basically salt and pepper shrimp, but vegetarian.) The Hunan chicken was fried like Kung Pao chicken, but the seasoning was soy sauce, dry hot, with a hint of Sichuan peppers and cumin, not numbing. The spicy cumin lamb wasn't spicy but was tender and flavorful. The mixed pot included radishes, fish balls, tofu skin and tofu, pork blood/intestines, and spam. The flavors were warm and numbing, with a variety of different ingredients but not overly numbing. read more

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We just had a late Saturday lunch here and the recent 5 star reviews are not wrong. I've been bemoaning the lack of good Chinese restaurants around AA except for perhaps TK Wu before coming here. The "pancakes" were just right - slightly crispy but still soft inside. The shrimp with vegetables tasted fresh with a light sauce - not the sometimes heavy corn starchy sauce that has the consistency of mayonnaise. The Cantonese style rice noodles were thinly cut with a light tasty suce that made the noodles slide easily over one another - not the clumpy thick noodles one often gets at the usual take-outs. There is some slight gentle pressure to order more items but nothing rude or pushy. No extra fee for using a credit card. I intend to return and maybe try the pork belly nest time with the fried rice. read more

Ordered Da Pan Ji (Big Plate Chicken) takeout 1/25/23. While it was ready on time, the dish was not worth $30+. It is 75% noodle, 10-15% chicken, and the rest other stuff. If I wanted a noodle dish I would have ordered that instead, but all I felt like I was eating was noodle + soup and a *sprinkling* of chicken. Not worth it and felt ripped off; would not order again. read more

I have been here a couple times since they moved to their new location. Initially, I thought it was great and would have given it 5 stars--authentic food, large portions, great space that can accommodate large parties. However, this most recent time, I thought the food was just OK and would give it 3 stars. Favorites were the pea shoots and the squirrel fish. Given the relatively limited options for Chinese food in the area, I will definitely be back. read more

My background includes collectively 50 2 to 4 week trips to China over 20 years, mostly in Hangzhou and Ningbo. So I have had a lot of real Chinese. Just one visit so far and we loved it. As mentioned, portions are large, so either plan to take some home or bring a big party to share. Service will be typical for a China restaurant - dishes will arriive as they are ready, not held to serve all at once. We had party of 3, enjoyed baozi (dumplings); spring roll; Sichuan noodles; fried rice; cumin lamb; and smelt. We only ate half. Only negative is that few of the staff speak English well. I speak some Chinese and so it worked for us, but beware if you are only using English. Thankfully our waiter was from Beijing and spoke typical Mandarin, not the heavily accented Sichuan language! We will be back! ps... no liquor license; hope they get one! read more

Authentic Sichuan restaurant, with ample seating inside and old style decor. I recommend ordering from the authentic Chinese menu, rather than the Americanized one. However, I personally prefer the food at Chia Shiang in Ann Arbor or the newly-opened YP Sichuan near downtown Ypsi. They are allergy friendly by the way - someone in my party had a peanut allergy and they were very accommodating. Recommended: -Yibin-style spicy noodles ($7.99) - good. Cold noodles with a variety of seasonings and ground pork. The portion size was also good. -Sichuan style poached fish slices ($14.99) - pretty good. However the texture was sticky, and the dish didn't seem super fresh. It was one of the better items I've tried here, but I prefer the renditions at Chia Shiang and YP Sichuan. Wouldn't get again: -Zigong salt merchants' chicken ($13.99) - was looking forward to trying this after reading other reviews but I just found it ok. It kind of fast-food-tasting and too salty. -Mapo tofu ($11.99) - not great. The tofu texture was nice but there wasn't much flavor, maybe in part since it's vegetarian. read more

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Decent Sichuan food. The portion is smaller than I expected. The service is mediocre but food is good. We enjoyed 回锅肉, very flavorful. 水煮牛肉 was excellent too. read more

My friend and I just visited this place at its new location. We were expecting Crazy Crab but were told that it no longer exists. Either way, the food here is amazing. We loved every dish that we got. The service was excellent as well. I had my toddler with me and the staff was super friendly with her. read more

Ypbor Yan - Tea Smoked Duck - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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This restaurant is my home taste, the food is gorgeous, definitely would like to visit again. read more

Ypbor Yan - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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There are many Asian fusion places in Ann Arbor, but not many truly authentic Chinese restaurants. Ypbor Yan is the real deal. Although they serve American favorites such as orange chicken and general Tso's chicken, they also have a large selection of authentic Chinese dishes. We got the green scallion pancakes, the braised pork belly, mapo tofu, green beans with vegetarian pork, and eggplant in fragrant fish sauce. Although it was a bit pricey compared to Yee Siang next door, everything was freshly made and tasted great. Next time, I would skip the green beans and the mapo tofu, as the vegetarian pork was super odd and the mapo tofu lacked flavor. The dishes were also a bit oily, but that's to be expected at most Chinese restaurants. For those who are feeling adventurous or who want a real Chinese cuisine experience, try Ypbor Yan! read more

Ypbor Yan - Scallions Pancakes, Eggplant w/ FIsh-Fragrant Sauce, Green Beans w/ Vegetarian Pork, Mapo Tofu, braised Pork Belly - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

Authentic and delicious Sichuan food! My family has been ordering takeout here for years, as the food is consistently tongue-numbingly good and the portions are generous. Below are some of our favorites. Spicy Sliced Beef and Tripe (夫妻肺片): 5/5 A great appetizer! The beef is tender with a multidimensional spicy flavor (won't comment on the tripe because I don't eat it). Then the peanuts on top are a nice touch because they provide some texture. Small Plate Chicken (小盘鸡): 5/5 If you're ordering this to-go, don't forget to mix it up when you get home! The handmade noodles in this dish are soft and chewy, the chicken is flavorful and tender, and I love how the potatoes absorb all the flavor from the soup. You can also save the soup, peppers, and other seasoning, then use them to cook more chicken (we like to use thigh quarters) and potatoes, getting more for your money's worth! Yibin Burning Noodles (宜宾燃面): 5/5 This is another dish you want to remember to mix up before eating. As you can see from my picture, the mountain of pepper on top guarantees that these noodles are numbingly spicy (in a good way). The ground pork also provides some savoriness to the dish, giving the flavor profile more dimension. Because these noodles are served cold, they can be stored in the refrigerator overnight then eaten the next day (which is what I often do). read more

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The food takes longer than the website claims but oh my god it's so goooooooooood! I was starving so I was a bit excited to chow down and oh my god the food is so flavorful. The waiters speak Chinese and English so they were helping a lot of bilingual guests, but they still made sure to let me know my food was coming. They also have a cute and cultural scenery inside. Very calming and nice. read more

Ypbor Yan - P05. Cashew Chicken - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

This is my favorite Sichuan food when I was in college. I visited back and ordered togo. My parents like it very much! The 小煎鸡taste so good !!!! I will visit again when I go back. read more

Ypbor Yan - four containers of food on a table - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

My family is originally from Chongqing, so we always look for authentic Sichuan restaurants when we travel. We first visited this restaurant in its original location and loved it. It is truly authentic. The owner graduated from a Sichuan culinary school and has been featured in a number of Chinese food magazines and won many awards. The new location and newly designed restaurant and museum are very nice. But most of all the food is still authentic and wonderful. Spectacular! And you couldn't ask for more friendly and efficient service. Not your typical Americanized menu. Whatever you order on the menu is the real deal from mild to hot. You will not be disappointed. I would recommend anyone wanting an authentic Chinese cuisine experience to check out. Marc S. read more

It's not easy to find good Chinese food in Ann Arbor area. This is an authentic sichuan style Chinese food if you order the prototypical sichuan dishes. I only tried their Mao Xue Wang (spicy pig's blood curd), but will be back to try more. They also have plenty Americanized Chinese food dishes too if spicy/numbing style is not your thing. Took pictures of the menu so I can just look at them in the future. read more

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The food was delicious and the service was also very good. I loved the atmosphere of the place. It is the best chinese food in Ann Arbor. I would go here again!! Definitely recommend the squirrel fish and the green beans. read more

Amazing food, amazing service, easily the best Chinese restaurant in Ann Arbor. The ambiance is great and I always have fun, whether with friends or family. My favorite dish is the Mapo Tofu but all is good. read more

I should have gone with 1st instinct and kept on going... Wife and I have been going to King Sheng in Ann Arbor for many years. But their seating is pretty limited- not horrible for lunch, but not good for a bit nicer dinner. The food there has always been great. So we decided to try another place with better seating. I Yelped for some suggestions and this place came up. I was hopeful... We pulled up and there was not another car in the lot at 4:45 on a Wednesday. Bad sign. We went in and were seated. Waitress brought menus. Menus were strange. Poorly organized. No description of the dishes. Not in any way what you would find as a customer friendly menu about the offerings. We ordered anyways. Without any description of what sauces were used in any dish and without any description of veggies used in the dish making a choice was a bit troubling. I asked what dish came with a brown sauce and waitress gave me a suggestion. I went with it- garlic chicken. I also ordered hot/sour soup. Wife ordere Gen. Tsao chicken. Food is extremely bland. No complexity to the flavors in either of the entrees or the soup. I ordered mine extra spicy. It was not spicy and it was not flavorful. Wife's was not flavorful either. I could not recommend this restaurant. Pricing was not commensurate with the quality. Entrees are all ala carte. Small bowl of rice is a $1 upcharge- rice is not included with entree. Two entrees, 1 bowl of soup, 2 bowls of white rice and 1 soft drink was $38. I do not ever mind paying for a quality meal. We are retired and eat out very often. We travel a lot. We are accustomed to paying to eat out at a wide variety of places. Fast casual to fine dining. I could look past just about any shortcomings if the food was tasty. But this was not good, not even what one might refer to as fair. We did not take the leftovers as we would not have eaten the food. This establishment will not make it. read more

We came here because YP Sichuan was closed permanently. I would say the food is not bad, if you like sichuan pepper, the numb and spicy . But I come to the restaurant also looking for a good service. The service was pathetic, they brought the food, and just left. Never came back, only at the end they just threw the check on the table . The best part is when my husband went to pay, she asked for the tip. Also they charge you for a bowl of rice! Although the food is decent, not as good as YP sichuan, but if you are looking for a place with good service, this is not the place!! read more

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The foods and services are pretty good. All these vegetables are very fresh and meats are delicious!

Okay, I've been back several time since my first visit and I have to say, I haven't been disappointed with their food... granted I wasn't a fan of all their foods :) Our standard dish is - Salt & Pepper Shrimp - Map Tofu - Cold Spicy Cucumber Salad - Fried Fish in two sauces As always, we end up ordering more then we should. Of the above dishes, my least was the Mapo Tofu (maybe I just prefer the Koreanized version)... but my nephews loved it and says it's close to the real (I'll take their word for it, as they lived in China for over 8 years). As for the Fried Fish, I would recommend the one with the brown sauce, as it packs more flavor then the other sauce. On this recent visit, I tried their Lamb with cumin and it was excellent! The lamb meat was soft and tender and with other veggies, the flavor, it all worked well. Next time I'm here, I'm going to try some of their special wok offering. read more

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Have been here for three times, always keep its good quality. This restaurant have real flavor of Sichuan food. The service is fast and good. read more

The price is expensive, the amount of food given is very small, and the attitude of the service staff is very unfriendly. As an immigrant from China, I used to love this restaurant, and the attitude of the waiters who passed this restaurant has always been very strange. Just ordered from this restaurant last week, a total of 4 dishes, lamb scorpion, salt and pepper prawns, cumin lamb, camphor tea duck. The amount of sheep scorpion is only about half of the previous one, and it is almost all rotten meat. The soup looks like leftovers from other people's food. The meat of the fried shrimp was not fresh, and the camphor tea duck was extremely salty and had only a few pitiful bones. 价格贵，给的菜量很少，服务人员态度很不友好。 read more

I don't know why this place isn't more popular, it's an awesome restaurant. There was only like 2 or 3 people there when we went but the place is huge, so I figured they must have huge crowds, just not during the time we went. Looked like they were set up for a lot of group hot pot sessions. We started to get hot pot also, but it never is really economical with only 2 people so we just ended up getting entrees. I had the zigong beef noodle, this was amazing. As usual, the waitress always tries to warn me away from spicy dishes, and this was no exception, I'm like no, it's ok, its ok...ssshhhhh... I actually was a little taken aback how much chili pepper and oil was in this and coughed a little at first. Its not easy to make me do that. Hats off to the chef...shirt off, mask off, butt cheeks off, we taking everything off today! I have no idea what hats off to the chef even means. Ignore me Also had the tofu and shrimp w goji berries, this was good but wasn't my favorite thing ever. I wouldn't have ordered it anyway. It was ok. Really subtle flavor. Im not a big fan of soft tofu. The interior is really interesting, nice place for a family outing. There's this weird corner of a temple roof sticking out of the ceiling that utterly confused me. But it's a non sequitur and i like it. I love stuff that makes no sense to me. Makes me feel like the world is new again. Service was really good while i was eating somebody came out, probably the chef or the owner, and asked how we liked everything and told me the noodles were made in house, I'm like i know, lol i recognized and appreciated that already. Waitress was really attentive, bill wasn't too bad, all in all i really liked this place and am looking forward to coming for hot pot once i get a group together! read more

Ypbor Yan - Shrimp and tofu with goji berries - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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We ordered crab ragoon, mongolian chicken and the almond chicken. Crab ragoon - Was not bad, they came with mustard sauce (hint of wasabi in it) and sweet-sour sauce. Mongolian chicken - This was the only dish that was good. Almond chicken - I wouldn't suggest anyone to order this, unless you know what your getting into. This comes with a thick sauce which is pretty bland. Overall my experience wasn't great. The server could barely speak English. It could be intimidating if you decide to go alone. read more

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I think everyone should give Ypbor Yan a try! I'm sure the American menu is fine, but I've been happily eating my way through the Traditional menu for awhile. Every other time I order the Salt Miner's Eggplant, which is always super crispy and delicious, covered with fried garlic and chilis. But this time I got a couple new things! Sichuan Style Hot Peppers. Jalapenos and green peppers that seem like they were charred (yum!), skinned, and sauteed with some great aromatics. Has a great, satisfying savory quality, like most of the veggie dishes I've had here! Spicy Pig's Blood Curd. Super tasty broth seasoning a mixture of all sorts of surprises! The mix included pig and beef tripe, spam, wood ear mushroom, and tofu with the curd--all cooked down super well. Aromatic broth includes sichuan peppers, chilis, lemongrass, jalapenos, cilantro. For those who have never tried, I'll note that plain blood curds have a super neutral flavor (as does tripe) and texture that varies between silken and firm tofu. I love it as a side! read more

Ypbor Yan - Sichuan style hot peppers. Seems like a mixture of jalapenos and green bell peppers. Super tasty! - Chinese Near Me - Ypsilanti, Michigan

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The outside has been cleaned up and looks like an okay place to stop for a quick lunch. It used to look like a dark, shady building meant for crime bosses to meet in the backroom. You can actually see the entrance from the road now. Walk in and the low ceilings told me my first impression was spot on. An intimate place for your group to meet and eat. More large tables for family dining, than small. Plates, bowls, utensils sitting out on a table. Someone snapping beans at a table by the buffet. Everyone stops talking and heads turn to see who walked in. The take out counter is packed with crap and doesn't look like it's been cleaned in a long time. I was the only non-Chinese guest, but takes a lot more to deter me. I smelled EGG ROLLS! Lunch buffet is small, for a small price of $6.99. If your constitution and stomach are strong, go for it. If not, walk out. Which is what I should have done. I did take a peek at the regular menu. There are two - one in English and a specials menu in Chinese. I wasn't in for the long haul of trying something new or even waiting for a regular order. I needed lunch and to get back to work. A little spicy tofu, rice, couple pot stickers, spicy green beans and soup; made a nice lunch - for about half an hour. I was sick for hours after. Sweet Geezus never again. I am sure it's just me. Can't be food poisoning. That takes a couple hours to set in. Don't worry, you'll be fine. The small buffet had a good selection of spicy and non-spicy items, if you like spicy Chinese food. No egg rolls, spring rolls, or wonton chips for soup on the buffet. It's bare bones. Small amounts put out so not to waste, and keep cost low. A-Okay for someone with a stronger stomach, or maybe stick to the menu with fresher items. read more