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Ping’s Bistro is a hidden gem for authentic Yunnan cuisine! They have an incredible variety of mushrooms prepared in so many different ways, each dish bursting with rich flavor and freshness. The food is not only delicious but also beautifully presented, and you can really taste the uniqueness of Yunnan cooking. The staff are friendly and attentive, making the whole dining experience even better. Highly recommend this place if you want to try something different and truly memorable!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Nice restaurant with a a lot surprising meal such frog, snake soup on the menu. We ordered the chicken and the rice noodles. Very generous amount, however not on our taste. Quite expensive, and have to order rice separately. Probably will not come back.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

Wonderful service and traditional Yunnan food at reasonable prices (each dish is around $20). Yunnan is known for their mushroom dishes, so be sure to try one of those!

They have good flavor and plenty of spice options (they have chili peppers next to the items). You order on a tablet where they have pictures of all the foods, but there are possibly too many choices to make!

Seating can be tight and they're usually quite busy before 7 PM and then the restaurant starts to clear out. They also offer some nice lemon mint water!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very good service and the food was delicious, I ordered three different dishes and have to take leftovers, good portions.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

love the food there

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yunnan specialty kitchen, with select Sichuan style dishes. Slightly peppercorn numbing, slightly sweet, comfortingly savory menu.

Authentic delivery indicative from the almost-exclusively Chinese-speaking clientele. Not your regular Cantonese or Chinese-American.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Bad experience. Came with the expectations to get high quality mushrooms, but the portions of mushrooms are so tiny. The high prices of the dishes just doesn’t justify this.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 3

Creative and spicy 🔥

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Very vegetarian unfriendly, and the waiter is unfamiliar to all the ingredients of the dish. Their reaction of my questions makes me feel like I'm giving them trouble, would not recommend. And rush me to order food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Great people, and great food!

Food: 5

Service: 5

Had a mediocre experience about a year ago. But they’ve really got their sh*t together. The Yunnan stuff i can highly recommend.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Yunnan food restaurant. Try their mushrooms

The restaurant was very busy, but we didn’t mind waiting. We had already placed our order while waiting for a table, yet we still had to wait a long time after being seated. Interestingly, the dish labeled as the one with the longest wait time the Matsutake Steamed Egg was actually the first to arrive. The steamed egg itself was unseasoned, but the soy sauce on top completely overpowered the natural aroma of the matsutake, making it overly salty. Meanwhile, the steamed egg lacked flavor.

The Organic Cauliflower with Pork Cracklings was quite good, but the Stir-fried Rice Cakes were far too salty, and the rice cakes themselves lacked texture—definitely not recommended. My personal favorite was the Stew Beef Combination in Copper Pot, which had a well-balanced flavor with a subtle hint of mint. It wasn’t overly spicy, and the beef was tender. However, the beef tripe had a strong taste, which I didn’t particularly enjoy. We originally wanted to order fried rice, but it was no longer available.

The staff were friendly, but communication could be improved. Perhaps because it was near closing time, we wanted to pack up some food and order a dessert to-go. However, instead of simply giving us a clear yes or no, a staff member spent a long time explaining in a very roundabout way, when all we really needed was a straightforward answer.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 3

Service: 3

Amazing food, very authentic southern China cuisine. Unique.
A lot of special ingredients you won’t get in the US.
Very nice!

Definitely NOT clean. I went to this place this evening with my friend. Both of us had stomachaches before we got home from this restaurant and had diarrhea immediately after arriving . It's terrible.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 3