I’ve been visiting this place for 10+ years and have always ordered the same salt & pepper appetizer because it's just that good. About a year or two ago I started noticing changes… the atmosphere, vibe, and staff are just not the same as what they used to be, but my one dish I order has been fine so I kept going… until a few days ago. According to Apple Maps they close at 9:30pm, Google says 9:15pm. It was 8:55pm and I was 3 minutes away, called 4 times to preorder but got no answer. Decided to head there anyway and opened the door at 9:03pm. The open sign was flashing, the door was open and they had two tables dining but told me that the kitchen was closed because “look around you”. Sorry, but to me that’s simply not acceptable. I don’t need to look around me to decide if your restaurant should serve me or not. Maybe turn the open sign off and lock the door, or at least have someone stand by the door turning customers away if you don’t feel like staying open for the remaining 15 or 30 minutes. Not the kind of experience that makes me want to visit again.
Cindy C
Visiting from Miami, made reservations as we were 18 of us.Service was great and turned a little bad towards the end since they were rushing us to leave. They could've indicated us they were closing earlier but never did they mentioned it!!Other than that, food portions are huge. My dad ordered everything as he always does when we go out to Chinese restaurants. He ordered about 7 different dishes times 2! One meal can easily be shared with 4 people.Very chill atmosphere, loved the decor it looks more like a Wynwood Miami restaurant.Vegetarian options: Some itemsDietary restrictions: Upon request if availableParking: First come first serve basisKid-friendliness: If your child isn’t a picky eater!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Shanghai Style Dumplings, Hong Kong Style Roasted Duck, XO Seafood Chow Fun, Egg Drop Soup, Duck, Honey Walnut Shrimp
Jarin Jaffee
Went for dim sum. Overall good experience. Wish they had the carts. Dishes were good. Roast pork buns were dry. No diet coke. Sticky rice and shu mai were my favorites. Waiter was very good. Would go back but there is definitely better dim sum in bigger cities.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Rowan Francis Tekampe
Don’t get take-out from here. Your card will be charged and the restaurant will “lose” your order, refuse to resolve the issue, and you’ll be left with a charge for food you didn’t receive.
Service: 1
Noah G
This place has pretty good Chinese Food!The Beef and Broccoli is good!The Shrimp Fried Rice is good alsobut the rice could be a little browner.But it’s still good!The only reason for the four stars is thatthe restrooms need a little work!The sink faucet has very little water pressure,(Trust me, you’ll see! ) And it’s a fancy faucet so I don’t get that.I mean it’s not supposed to to be aboutthe bathrooms, But I happen to noticethese things.Then the AC System on the ceilingis dirty with dust and the ventilation odor fan is all caked with dust too.Because the dust is on the outside grill.Uhh- CLEAN THE DAM THINGS or get new ones and fixthe faucet water pressure as well.Hello??It’s just the bathrooms mostly even though I’m not going there for that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
David Deaderick
Great service and good food. Nothing fancy, a bit noisy, but ok for casual conversation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Egg Rolls
Marie Marino
It was good. A little different than I'm used to. Great egg rolls.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Egg Rolls, Dumplings
FoodBob C.
Wow a lot of breading , salt, sugar, fat & money. Not a lot of flavor, meat or service. Used to be better
Kaki M.
Do not eat here. Can't believe this place has a license to serve food. Thought about giving some left over beef to my dog, was scared he would even get sick. Just don't ok?
Inna
Probably one of the worst Chinese restaurants we ever went to. Fried calamari had a funky smell and was dipped in thick donut batter. Chicken with mixed vegetables was not fresh and white rice was not included. Pork lo mein was pale and flavorless. Also, they wear t-shirts claiming that they are #1 at 4 locations ?
We have been many times for dim sum, food is ok but the staff is usually rude and abrupt. Recently we visited for Chinese food the food was bland or covered in so much sauce you could not see the meat talking about meat we order a chicken dish there was more Vegas (which is fine) however only about 6 whole chicken slices in the dish.? We have had much better food elsewhere, not planning on returning!
Lynn Dahan
The food was mediocre. I asked for 3 out of 5 spicy. It was 0 spicy. No rice came with it. Who knew I would need to ask for a scoop of white rice? I didn’t even get the crispy things for my hot sour soup. I guess they were out of rice, wanton crisps, spicy sauce and fortune cookies. Delivery service didn’t even attempt to deliver to my door. I had to hunt them down. They just sat in their car.
Food: 2
Salvador Robledo
Food is the best in Sarasota. I’m from CA and had not found great Chinese food in Sarasota till today. Beef chow fun, salt n pepper tofu, egg rolls.
I’ve been visiting this place for 10+ years and have always ordered the same salt & pepper appetizer because it's just that good. About a year or two ago I started noticing changes… the atmosphere, vibe, and staff are just not the same as what they used to be, but my one dish I order has been fine so I kept going… until a few days ago. According to Apple Maps they close at 9:30pm, Google says 9:15pm. It was 8:55pm and I was 3 minutes away, called 4 times to preorder but got no answer. Decided to head there anyway and opened the door at 9:03pm. The open sign was flashing, the door was open and they had two tables dining but told me that the kitchen was closed because “look around you”. Sorry, but to me that’s simply not acceptable. I don’t need to look around me to decide if your restaurant should serve me or not. Maybe turn the open sign off and lock the door, or at least have someone stand by the door turning customers away if you don’t feel like staying open for the remaining 15 or 30 minutes. Not the kind of experience that makes me want to visit again.
Visiting from Miami, made reservations as we were 18 of us.Service was great and turned a little bad towards the end since they were rushing us to leave. They could've indicated us they were closing earlier but never did they mentioned it!!Other than that, food portions are huge. My dad ordered everything as he always does when we go out to Chinese restaurants. He ordered about 7 different dishes times 2! One meal can easily be shared with 4 people.Very chill atmosphere, loved the decor it looks more like a Wynwood Miami restaurant.Vegetarian options: Some itemsDietary restrictions: Upon request if availableParking: First come first serve basisKid-friendliness: If your child isn’t a picky eater!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 2
Recommended dishes: Shanghai Style Dumplings, Hong Kong Style Roasted Duck, XO Seafood Chow Fun, Egg Drop Soup, Duck, Honey Walnut Shrimp
Went for dim sum. Overall good experience. Wish they had the carts. Dishes were good. Roast pork buns were dry. No diet coke. Sticky rice and shu mai were my favorites. Waiter was very good. Would go back but there is definitely better dim sum in bigger cities.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Don’t get take-out from here. Your card will be charged and the restaurant will “lose” your order, refuse to resolve the issue, and you’ll be left with a charge for food you didn’t receive.
Service: 1
This place has pretty good Chinese Food!The Beef and Broccoli is good!The Shrimp Fried Rice is good alsobut the rice could be a little browner.But it’s still good!The only reason for the four stars is thatthe restrooms need a little work!The sink faucet has very little water pressure,(Trust me, you’ll see! ) And it’s a fancy faucet so I don’t get that.I mean it’s not supposed to to be aboutthe bathrooms, But I happen to noticethese things.Then the AC System on the ceilingis dirty with dust and the ventilation odor fan is all caked with dust too.Because the dust is on the outside grill.Uhh- CLEAN THE DAM THINGS or get new ones and fixthe faucet water pressure as well.Hello??It’s just the bathrooms mostly even though I’m not going there for that.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Great service and good food. Nothing fancy, a bit noisy, but ok for casual conversation.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Crispy Egg Rolls
It was good. A little different than I'm used to. Great egg rolls.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Crispy Egg Rolls, Dumplings
Wow a lot of breading , salt, sugar, fat & money. Not a lot of flavor, meat or service. Used to be better
Do not eat here. Can't believe this place has a license to serve food. Thought about giving some left over beef to my dog, was scared he would even get sick. Just don't ok?
Probably one of the worst Chinese restaurants we ever went to. Fried calamari had a funky smell and was dipped in thick donut batter. Chicken with mixed vegetables was not fresh and white rice was not included. Pork lo mein was pale and flavorless. Also, they wear t-shirts claiming that they are #1 at 4 locations ?
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 2
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Didn’t like anything I ordered. So disappointed!
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
We have been many times for dim sum, food is ok but the staff is usually rude and abrupt. Recently we visited for Chinese food the food was bland or covered in so much sauce you could not see the meat talking about meat we order a chicken dish there was more Vegas (which is fine) however only about 6 whole chicken slices in the dish.? We have had much better food elsewhere, not planning on returning!
The food was mediocre. I asked for 3 out of 5 spicy. It was 0 spicy. No rice came with it. Who knew I would need to ask for a scoop of white rice? I didn’t even get the crispy things for my hot sour soup. I guess they were out of rice, wanton crisps, spicy sauce and fortune cookies. Delivery service didn’t even attempt to deliver to my door. I had to hunt them down. They just sat in their car.
Food: 2
Food is the best in Sarasota. I’m from CA and had not found great Chinese food in Sarasota till today. Beef chow fun, salt n pepper tofu, egg rolls.
Food: 5
Good food and service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5