It was my third visit but I think it should be my last time going there. The service was bad; no other customers but we still waited for 15 minutes before the waiter realized that we were there. We asked for water but the water tasted like toilet water; it had a strong weird taste.We ordered two entrees. The first was a soup dish. The server brought us a portable stove with a missing leg. The gas was on, the soup was bubbling and the stove was tilted to one side!It took them another 15 minutes to bring us the second entree. I asked the server if the entree come with the rice and he told us yes. But then he went to take orders from other tables, manage take out order/food and sent out one plate to a table. THEN he brought us rice. I don’t understand what was he thinking but apparently he was the reason why we would never want to go there. Oh by the way the cooks were also yelling at each other in the kitchen. We heard them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Natalia M
I ordered and dined-in several times. I must say I really like the place. The food is good. Cabbage is excellent, and I love all the vegetables. The meat dishes are good to ok depending on what it is.The service is slow oftentimes. I had to wait for my to-go order every time that I was picking up.The atmosphere in the restaurant is ok, but again feels very rushed.However, I think it is the best Chinese food place in Bloomington currentlyVegetarian options: All the veggies dishes I had (about 10 different ones) were greatDietary restrictions: They have a lot of optionsParking: The parking lot is small, but if picking up, there is more parking near byKid-friendliness: Good options for the whole family
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Andrea Gomez
I like a lot this place, I have been tried Asian food in a lot of places, I can tell that this has an authentic flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
YoYo S
The best Chinese food in bloomington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Henry Hsu
True authentic Chinese food, best of the best. Slightly pricy but definitely worth it ?
Never had chinese food like this before. The dish that really blew my mind was the spicy fish-I think there was a lot of szechuan pepper in the broth 'cause I never knew your tongue could be numb like that in a very different and odd sort of way. The fish was excellent, probably something simple like a tilapia or some other white fish, but done very well. Next came the shredded potato and garlic dish. Very garlicky, potatoes were ok but this was not part of the hit parade. The eggplant was absolutely delicious, a great tangy sauce, lots of garlic and chiles and the right amount of heat. Finally, the other star of the show was the fried oysters. Hot an crispy, nicely spiced with slices of green chiles and cilantro on top. Again, I have to say I've never had chinese food like this before. This is a hole in the wall but well worth it. The portions are also super generous, and served family style, the four dishes were just about as much as we could eat-we took a bit home in the end. Not everything came out at once and we did I'm get egg drop soup to start which was also great. Service was normal for a hole in the wall. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
Jennifer W
It's delicious. It's a shop opened by a fellow villager. I thought it would be good if the taste could be 60% similar, but I didn't expect it to be completely domestic. The service attitude of the beauties is also very good. The quality of the rice is instantly better than the broken rice and bran provided by Fujianese restaurants. I have eaten here several times by myself, and I have brought a Mongolian friend and her husband here once. They all think it is good, and I will come here often in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Dujin 123
Pecking duck is really great. I cannot wait to visit this place again :-)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Stephen King
We tried this restaurant because of the good reviews. We were disappointed . The egg drop and hot&sour soups were good, but the fried items we tried - Crabmeat Rangoon, pork spring rolls, pork pot stickers and sesame chicken - had little flavor and the wrappings/coatings were too thick and greasy.
Jenny
I had dinner with my friends here. We ordered three dishes, and yes, they tasted very good until I found this thing from the beef hot pot. When we almost finished eating, I chewed something very hard, and I even thought it was my tooth since it hurt. I spit out and tried to figure out what that was. It was small, black, and very hard. It was obviously a plastic part from their appliance or something, not the food ingredient. The server went inside the kitchen with the part and the dish, and they offered a dessert, which we refused. We wanted them to take our dish out, but the chef insisted and said no. He did not come out and check, and he did not apologize.What if we already swallowed microplastics and our teeth just missed other ones? What if I hurt my teeth? I wanted that black plastic back, but the server told me he had already thrown it somewhere right after seeing the piece and said it's a PEPPER. Does it really look like a pepper? If I didn't take the picture before giving it to them, I wouldn't even have the evidence. He was yelling and shouting the whole time until we left the store. He mistreated the serving girl, too. This was what one of my Chinese friends understood while we were there: "I am not going to return the money for this dish, that is ridiculous and just unreasonable. If they want to find the piece of thing again, ask them to come find it themselves. I don't want them to come to the restaurant again. Remember their face and don't let them come again" Why couldn't he just admit and apologize? I am not going back to the restaurant, I feel sorry for the server, too.This happened on November 15th 2023. My review somehow didn't show up.
This is the best Chinese restaurant in Bloomington. The food here is really good. Fyi, there are 2 menus. One is the authentic Chinese (yellow menu) and the other is the more American (pink menu). All of the dishes I had were prepared well with good quality ingredients. The sweet and sour chicken is a must have. They don’t have a lot of employees, so if it’s busy expect extended wait times. However, the food is worth any wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Clarence Chu
I'm very happy that my friend recommended this Chinese restaurant. The business is very good, but there is only one outside waiter, but it does not affect the service quality. The waiter is very hardworking and the dishes are very authentic and delicious. It should be the best Chinese restaurant in the small town. .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jenny K.
I had dinner with my friends here. We ordered three dishes, and yes, they tasted very good until I found this thing from the beef hot pot. When we almost finished eating, I chewed something very hard, and I even thought it was my tooth since it hurt. I spit out and tried to figure out what that was. It was small, black, and very hard. It was obviously a plastic part from their appliance or something, not the food ingredient. The server went inside the kitchen with the part and the dish, and they offered a dessert, which we refused. We wanted them to take our dish out, but the chef insisted and said no. He did not come out and check, and he did not apologize. What if we already swallowed microplastics and our teeth just missed other ones? What if I hurt my teeth? I wanted that black plastic back, but the server told me he had already thrown it somewhere right after seeing the piece and said it's a PEPPER. Does it really look like a pepper? He was yelling and shouting the whole time until we left the store. He mistreated the serving girl, too. This was what one of my Chinese friends understood while we were there: "I am not going to return the money for this dish, that is ridiculous and just unreasonable. If they want to find the piece of thing again, ask them to come find it themselves. I don't want them to come to the restaurant again. Remember their face and don't let them come again" Why couldn't he just admit and apologize? I am not going back to the restaurant, I feel sorry for the server, too. Somehow my review does not show up in google maps, so I write here. This happened on November 15th 2023.
Kevin M.
Son and I went in for lunch on 1/5. Beautiful on inside in my opinion. Ordered rangoon, tso chicken, sweet and sour crispy pork, and house fried rice. Then the complimentary egg drop soup with fried wonton skins came, oh so good and a great start. I am not a huge rangoon fan as son is, but these were the best I have ever tasted! The crispy pork was the star today, just the right balance of sweet/sour, and fried and breaded great. nothing but delicious meat and sauce (no veggies) in this dish. The Tsos was very flavorful and has its kick at the back of the bite. Fried rice good but I am a fried rice junkie and have other places where i enjoy more. Just a great addition to Btown foodies!
Tom H.
There have been a number of restaurants in this spot in the past decade, and I hope this one sticks because the food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. We arrived (2) on a Saturday night and they were slammed with business-- with only one very hard working waitress. The food came out slowly, but it was worth waiting for. A secret is that there are two menus, one for newbies and one for those that really like spicey Szechuan/Hunanese cuisine. We tried standard fair, chili cold noodles, chili dry green beans, and vegetable fried rice with tofu. These took a while and were delightful-- correctly prepared, great ingredients, and good prices. The serving size was large, so I recommend buying half of what you can eat, or sharing with friends. It's a bit noisy, but the food more than makes up for it. .A five star is rare for me, and even rarer the first-time in, but we were delighted. Fans of Northern Chinese food should be delighted. It's a smaller place, somewhat limited parking. But the value is outstanding and we'll be back-- soon.
It was my third visit but I think it should be my last time going there. The service was bad; no other customers but we still waited for 15 minutes before the waiter realized that we were there. We asked for water but the water tasted like toilet water; it had a strong weird taste.We ordered two entrees. The first was a soup dish. The server brought us a portable stove with a missing leg. The gas was on, the soup was bubbling and the stove was tilted to one side!It took them another 15 minutes to bring us the second entree. I asked the server if the entree come with the rice and he told us yes. But then he went to take orders from other tables, manage take out order/food and sent out one plate to a table. THEN he brought us rice. I don’t understand what was he thinking but apparently he was the reason why we would never want to go there. Oh by the way the cooks were also yelling at each other in the kitchen. We heard them.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
I ordered and dined-in several times. I must say I really like the place. The food is good. Cabbage is excellent, and I love all the vegetables. The meat dishes are good to ok depending on what it is.The service is slow oftentimes. I had to wait for my to-go order every time that I was picking up.The atmosphere in the restaurant is ok, but again feels very rushed.However, I think it is the best Chinese food place in Bloomington currentlyVegetarian options: All the veggies dishes I had (about 10 different ones) were greatDietary restrictions: They have a lot of optionsParking: The parking lot is small, but if picking up, there is more parking near byKid-friendliness: Good options for the whole family
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
I like a lot this place, I have been tried Asian food in a lot of places, I can tell that this has an authentic flavor.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best Chinese food in bloomington.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
True authentic Chinese food, best of the best. Slightly pricy but definitely worth it ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork, Cumin Lamb
Never had chinese food like this before. The dish that really blew my mind was the spicy fish-I think there was a lot of szechuan pepper in the broth 'cause I never knew your tongue could be numb like that in a very different and odd sort of way. The fish was excellent, probably something simple like a tilapia or some other white fish, but done very well. Next came the shredded potato and garlic dish. Very garlicky, potatoes were ok but this was not part of the hit parade. The eggplant was absolutely delicious, a great tangy sauce, lots of garlic and chiles and the right amount of heat. Finally, the other star of the show was the fried oysters. Hot an crispy, nicely spiced with slices of green chiles and cilantro on top. Again, I have to say I've never had chinese food like this before. This is a hole in the wall but well worth it. The portions are also super generous, and served family style, the four dishes were just about as much as we could eat-we took a bit home in the end. Not everything came out at once and we did I'm get egg drop soup to start which was also great. Service was normal for a hole in the wall. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
It's delicious. It's a shop opened by a fellow villager. I thought it would be good if the taste could be 60% similar, but I didn't expect it to be completely domestic. The service attitude of the beauties is also very good. The quality of the rice is instantly better than the broken rice and bran provided by Fujianese restaurants. I have eaten here several times by myself, and I have brought a Mongolian friend and her husband here once. They all think it is good, and I will come here often in the future.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Pecking duck is really great. I cannot wait to visit this place again :-)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We tried this restaurant because of the good reviews. We were disappointed . The egg drop and hot&sour soups were good, but the fried items we tried - Crabmeat Rangoon, pork spring rolls, pork pot stickers and sesame chicken - had little flavor and the wrappings/coatings were too thick and greasy.
I had dinner with my friends here. We ordered three dishes, and yes, they tasted very good until I found this thing from the beef hot pot. When we almost finished eating, I chewed something very hard, and I even thought it was my tooth since it hurt. I spit out and tried to figure out what that was. It was small, black, and very hard. It was obviously a plastic part from their appliance or something, not the food ingredient. The server went inside the kitchen with the part and the dish, and they offered a dessert, which we refused. We wanted them to take our dish out, but the chef insisted and said no. He did not come out and check, and he did not apologize.What if we already swallowed microplastics and our teeth just missed other ones? What if I hurt my teeth? I wanted that black plastic back, but the server told me he had already thrown it somewhere right after seeing the piece and said it's a PEPPER. Does it really look like a pepper? If I didn't take the picture before giving it to them, I wouldn't even have the evidence. He was yelling and shouting the whole time until we left the store. He mistreated the serving girl, too. This was what one of my Chinese friends understood while we were there: "I am not going to return the money for this dish, that is ridiculous and just unreasonable. If they want to find the piece of thing again, ask them to come find it themselves. I don't want them to come to the restaurant again. Remember their face and don't let them come again" Why couldn't he just admit and apologize? I am not going back to the restaurant, I feel sorry for the server, too.This happened on November 15th 2023. My review somehow didn't show up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 1
Restaurantji Recommends
This is the best Chinese restaurant in Bloomington. The food here is really good. Fyi, there are 2 menus. One is the authentic Chinese (yellow menu) and the other is the more American (pink menu). All of the dishes I had were prepared well with good quality ingredients. The sweet and sour chicken is a must have. They don’t have a lot of employees, so if it’s busy expect extended wait times. However, the food is worth any wait.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I'm very happy that my friend recommended this Chinese restaurant. The business is very good, but there is only one outside waiter, but it does not affect the service quality. The waiter is very hardworking and the dishes are very authentic and delicious. It should be the best Chinese restaurant in the small town. .
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I had dinner with my friends here. We ordered three dishes, and yes, they tasted very good until I found this thing from the beef hot pot. When we almost finished eating, I chewed something very hard, and I even thought it was my tooth since it hurt. I spit out and tried to figure out what that was. It was small, black, and very hard. It was obviously a plastic part from their appliance or something, not the food ingredient. The server went inside the kitchen with the part and the dish, and they offered a dessert, which we refused. We wanted them to take our dish out, but the chef insisted and said no. He did not come out and check, and he did not apologize. What if we already swallowed microplastics and our teeth just missed other ones? What if I hurt my teeth? I wanted that black plastic back, but the server told me he had already thrown it somewhere right after seeing the piece and said it's a PEPPER. Does it really look like a pepper? He was yelling and shouting the whole time until we left the store. He mistreated the serving girl, too. This was what one of my Chinese friends understood while we were there: "I am not going to return the money for this dish, that is ridiculous and just unreasonable. If they want to find the piece of thing again, ask them to come find it themselves. I don't want them to come to the restaurant again. Remember their face and don't let them come again" Why couldn't he just admit and apologize? I am not going back to the restaurant, I feel sorry for the server, too. Somehow my review does not show up in google maps, so I write here. This happened on November 15th 2023.
Son and I went in for lunch on 1/5. Beautiful on inside in my opinion. Ordered rangoon, tso chicken, sweet and sour crispy pork, and house fried rice. Then the complimentary egg drop soup with fried wonton skins came, oh so good and a great start. I am not a huge rangoon fan as son is, but these were the best I have ever tasted! The crispy pork was the star today, just the right balance of sweet/sour, and fried and breaded great. nothing but delicious meat and sauce (no veggies) in this dish. The Tsos was very flavorful and has its kick at the back of the bite. Fried rice good but I am a fried rice junkie and have other places where i enjoy more. Just a great addition to Btown foodies!
There have been a number of restaurants in this spot in the past decade, and I hope this one sticks because the food is excellent and the prices are very reasonable. We arrived (2) on a Saturday night and they were slammed with business-- with only one very hard working waitress. The food came out slowly, but it was worth waiting for. A secret is that there are two menus, one for newbies and one for those that really like spicey Szechuan/Hunanese cuisine. We tried standard fair, chili cold noodles, chili dry green beans, and vegetable fried rice with tofu. These took a while and were delightful-- correctly prepared, great ingredients, and good prices. The serving size was large, so I recommend buying half of what you can eat, or sharing with friends. It's a bit noisy, but the food more than makes up for it. .A five star is rare for me, and even rarer the first-time in, but we were delighted. Fans of Northern Chinese food should be delighted. It's a smaller place, somewhat limited parking. But the value is outstanding and we'll be back-- soon.