Nan Xiang Express (Boston Chinatown)

The scallion pancakes with beef was probably one the best things I've ever eaten I'm going to be dreaming about them.

Awesome little hole in the wall in China town. Great atmosphere and attentiveness to customers.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Business states on their door and online they are open until 10 but this is misleading. After 9pm they are takeout only and their kitchen closes at 9:30. They should be more transparent in their operating hours for their guests.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 5

Service: 2

The shumai, really all of their steamed dumplings are always a hit! Its worth a try if your nearby.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

My friend and I had a horrible stomach ache immediately after eating here. I have been here before (never had this problem with the same order) and the food is good but not worth the stomach ache. I had the spicy peanut wontons and she had the beef soup dumplings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 3

Service: 5

What a gorgeous meal - went for the winter holiday combo and both the dumplings and the sesame chicken rice bowl were done to perfection!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

2 year update: parents approved the wonton soup and said it tastes like the wontons are handmade.

Original review (3/5 stars): Pork & cabbage dumplings were so bland - tasteless. I think someone forgot to add seasoning. Chive dumplings were OK, same with the chicken dumplings. Sheng jian bao were eh. Not an outstanding eatery.

Visiting Boston for the first time, we were nearby looking for dinner and stumbled upon this place. The reviews convinced us to give it a try, and we’re glad we did. We ordered four different dishes and everything was delicious. We’d definitely come back if we’re ever in the area again.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Sticky rice shu mai and beef stir fried noodles are passable.

The sticky rice and pork shu mai was steaming hot and filled with flavorful sticky rice and pork. It was my favorite. The soup dumplings were decent (although it didn't have much soup in them) and the pan-fried pork buns were decent as well although there wasn't much meat inside compared to the amount of dough. Really good for the price point though!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

Been really tough to find decent meal in Boston as a tourist… especially during this rainy season

The dumplings and set meal is delicious and warms the cockles of my heart in this cold weather

Highly recommended to try the crispy bottom pork buns!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

One of my all time favorite restaurants. Nice staff that dont bother you while you eat and delicious soup dumplings.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Good food, quick service. The soup dumplings were excellent but also the iced tea and rice cakes. Fun place for a lunch sit-down on a cold winter day.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food was great and the atmosphere was really nice

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 4

We’ve been coming here since they opened, and the food is good UNTIL you look around — the hygiene has gone downhill FAST. The bathroom looked like it hasn’t been cleaned in ages: poop marks on the seat and grime stuck to the sink. The tables are always sticky, and the whole place feels dirty and neglected. Even the walls and wall art had splashes of dumpling soup on them.

If this is how the areas customers can see look, I can only imagine what the kitchen and the parts we can’t see are like.

Won’t be coming back.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 2