For a 4 item pickup order i almost had to wait for 40 minutes. hire new chief’s or dont accept to go orders if its busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Sisyphus Chen
Surprised, Six years ago, I thought this might be the best Hunan restaurant on the East Coast after trying their food. Trying it again this time, it feels more like a ordinary Jiangnan restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Eitan Paul
Some of the best Chinese food in greater Boston. Nice ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grace Yang
I've been going to Sumiao for about five years and to this day, it has never disappointed. My favorite dishes are the stir fried lotus root, salted duck yolk shrimp, the sizzling eggplant basil, and the purple yam baos. I am Chinese and the food is so delicious, I have taken my parents, aunt and uncle, and sibling here and they all loved it too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yuwei Fan
The medium hot not spicy enough for authentic Hunan cuisine. Very good control of the ingredients and flavors. It’s very salty in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Xuemei Cai
We had a group of 10 people and had lunch at Sumiao. We had to temper down the spice of the dishes for the mean but they also provided hot sauce on the side for those of us that needed more spice. We had the sizzling xiaolongbao and pumpkin cakes for appetitizers which was very nice. The pumpkin cakes are sweet but complement the spicy food. We also had the pumpkin millet soup which was warming and nice for autumn. For mains we ordered the yellow river beef, braised Chiba tofu, sumiao tofu pot, sizzling crystal vermicelli, popcorn chicken, and eggplant green bean dish. Everyone was quite pleased with the meal as well the large pot of puer tea. I have been to sumiao before and find their service to be friendly and accommodating. We had 2 people show up who didnt rsvp and they accommodated us on the wave table. Only downside of the wave table is it is a bit hard to share as its horizontal and there is a danger of things falling through the slats but we figured it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Peng Gao
Food is okay. But i had experienced a few times that it takes forever for the server to come take the order, or check out. Like more than fifteen minutes of wait before the first server to even show up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Emilio Garcia
Great service, great food. It is a little expensive but totally worth it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Nicole Goott
Friendly service with everything explained very well. Food was delicious -- we shared a tofu dish, eggplant dish, and cold sesame noodle dish. Flavors were excellent and everything was well seasoned. It was explained up front that the style of food is spicy, but they can accommodate you in cooking dishes a little milder, which was perfect for me. Each person's tolerance level for spiciness varies so it's hard to say how spicy or mild it was. I enjoyed the food and found the spice level appropriate for me. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Grace Zhanel
the meat dishes are really good but missing that garlic flavor, the presentation is on point though. for the veggies, we got the watercress dish and it was all stem and less leaves so it was actually quite bitter and the garlic flavor just wasn’t there. the drinks are good though and the atmosphere was great!
Most dishes are hit or miss. Overall good, with portion sizes being on the small side for the price. Their duck dishes are always really dry, so I would avoid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Swapnil Moon
An exquisite Hunan Chinese spot that I would recommend to if you’re looking for an upscaled restaurant to drink or dine. Ambience and Service is wonderful and the servings are proportionate to their prices as well. Out of all 4 dishes I would rate the Red Braised Pork Belly on top, sufficient for 3-4 people. Coming in 2nd is the Nom-Numb wings with its hot and fiery taste(please get one) and if you like it, come back and like my review(I’m sure you will). Yellow River Beef brings an interesting combination of mushroom and beef and the Lava Fish will be the most healthy and lean part of our entire selection of dish if you’re looking for something very subtle and rich in protein.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Brenda Pizzo
We’ve been going to Sumiao since it opened. The food is exceptional authentic Hunan fare. I love the atmosphere of the restaurant, nice decor, lovely dishes and it is impeccably clean and kept up. Last night we had Adam a new server. He was great. Attentive and knew the menu well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andrés Oswill
Incredible dining experience. Everything we had was amazing. The hometown sautéed eel pot was spicy, flavorful, and delicious. The duck yolk crispy chicken was so tasty, if you like a heavy yolk. It was the last restaurant on a weeklong trip and the best food we had. I’d highly recommend it. We were able to make a reservation for 6 day of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paul C.Luo
The best Chinese restaurant in Boston. It’s as delicious as top 10% restaurants in China, with a nice atmosphere. It’s expensive, but worth the price.
For a 4 item pickup order i almost had to wait for 40 minutes. hire new chief’s or dont accept to go orders if its busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 2
Surprised, Six years ago, I thought this might be the best Hunan restaurant on the East Coast after trying their food. Trying it again this time, it feels more like a ordinary Jiangnan restaurant.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 2
Some of the best Chinese food in greater Boston. Nice ambience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I've been going to Sumiao for about five years and to this day, it has never disappointed. My favorite dishes are the stir fried lotus root, salted duck yolk shrimp, the sizzling eggplant basil, and the purple yam baos. I am Chinese and the food is so delicious, I have taken my parents, aunt and uncle, and sibling here and they all loved it too!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The medium hot not spicy enough for authentic Hunan cuisine. Very good control of the ingredients and flavors. It’s very salty in general.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
We had a group of 10 people and had lunch at Sumiao. We had to temper down the spice of the dishes for the mean but they also provided hot sauce on the side for those of us that needed more spice. We had the sizzling xiaolongbao and pumpkin cakes for appetitizers which was very nice. The pumpkin cakes are sweet but complement the spicy food. We also had the pumpkin millet soup which was warming and nice for autumn. For mains we ordered the yellow river beef, braised Chiba tofu, sumiao tofu pot, sizzling crystal vermicelli, popcorn chicken, and eggplant green bean dish. Everyone was quite pleased with the meal as well the large pot of puer tea. I have been to sumiao before and find their service to be friendly and accommodating. We had 2 people show up who didnt rsvp and they accommodated us on the wave table. Only downside of the wave table is it is a bit hard to share as its horizontal and there is a danger of things falling through the slats but we figured it out.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is okay. But i had experienced a few times that it takes forever for the server to come take the order, or check out. Like more than fifteen minutes of wait before the first server to even show up.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Great service, great food. It is a little expensive but totally worth it
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Friendly service with everything explained very well. Food was delicious -- we shared a tofu dish, eggplant dish, and cold sesame noodle dish. Flavors were excellent and everything was well seasoned. It was explained up front that the style of food is spicy, but they can accommodate you in cooking dishes a little milder, which was perfect for me. Each person's tolerance level for spiciness varies so it's hard to say how spicy or mild it was. I enjoyed the food and found the spice level appropriate for me. I would highly recommend this restaurant.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
the meat dishes are really good but missing that garlic flavor, the presentation is on point though. for the veggies, we got the watercress dish and it was all stem and less leaves so it was actually quite bitter and the garlic flavor just wasn’t there. the drinks are good though and the atmosphere was great!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Most dishes are hit or miss. Overall good, with portion sizes being on the small side for the price. Their duck dishes are always really dry, so I would avoid.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
An exquisite Hunan Chinese spot that I would recommend to if you’re looking for an upscaled restaurant to drink or dine. Ambience and Service is wonderful and the servings are proportionate to their prices as well. Out of all 4 dishes I would rate the Red Braised Pork Belly on top, sufficient for 3-4 people. Coming in 2nd is the Nom-Numb wings with its hot and fiery taste(please get one) and if you like it, come back and like my review(I’m sure you will). Yellow River Beef brings an interesting combination of mushroom and beef and the Lava Fish will be the most healthy and lean part of our entire selection of dish if you’re looking for something very subtle and rich in protein.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
We’ve been going to Sumiao since it opened. The food is exceptional authentic Hunan fare. I love the atmosphere of the restaurant, nice decor, lovely dishes and it is impeccably clean and kept up.
Last night we had Adam a new server. He was great. Attentive and knew the menu well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Incredible dining experience. Everything we had was amazing. The hometown sautéed eel pot was spicy, flavorful, and delicious. The duck yolk crispy chicken was so tasty, if you like a heavy yolk. It was the last restaurant on a weeklong trip and the best food we had. I’d highly recommend it. We were able to make a reservation for 6 day of.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The best Chinese restaurant in Boston. It’s as delicious as top 10% restaurants in China, with a nice atmosphere. It’s expensive, but worth the price.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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