When ordering the same thing I have for over 20 yrs, I'm told new management, Chicken Almondding without almonds. Never had a problem. Tonight I was told I could order cashew chicken with white sauce and add the veggies... I told them I'd take that. What I got nasty, cashew chkn without cashews. Chicken and mushrooms with a thick brown gravy... not eaten, brought home for my daughter, who has a wide variety of taste... she tried it and said this is gross.I unfortunately will not be going back.. farewell to the last original Chinese restaurant favorite...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
William Rugg
Good old time Chinese Restaurant. They are Getting harder to find.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Wendy
Very welcoming little casual spot. I love their Sesame Chicken! Definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Douglas Waldon
The food was ok,but the customer service was extremely terrible!!! Took forever to place our order and get our food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
M D
I have been going to Sesame since I was literally an infant (the 90's)! My family has been going there for nearly 40 years! The food is always very good! (General Tso's Chicken is my favorite). The tea is excellent and fresh. The atmosphere is very cozy and welcoming. I love how nothing has ever changed on the inside. I have so many good memories eating with loved ones at Sesame and it is nice to have a place that retains the same charm it had years ago. It is my go to Chinese restaurant in St. Louis!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mary Ann Young Schulte
Many choices for meals. Service is good. Love the tea. The lunch specials are reasonable and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cashew Chicken, Fried Rice
Chris Walker
This used to be what I considered the best Chinese restaurant in STL. I am guessing ownership has changed and now I will not even eat there. I am disappointed that this restaurant has taken the quality and operations and complete went the opposite direction. I have waited many visits before writing this since I was a loyal customer for decades. To many issues to list, but my family and friends have banned Sesame due to the quality change.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup, Beef
Denise Kummer
Food quality was decreased substantially under the new owners. Found something hard in Eggplant Szechwan. Not going back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
Manar Shahwan
I really hate to do this but this place needs to do a better job being a restaurant that serves FOOD. I had some kind of gravel in my kung pao chicken. The chicken was so stinky that I couldn’t take more than 2 bites, I threw the rest away. Now I need to detail my car or find some way to clean it.
Food: 1
Rachael
The food sucks. We ordered 60.00 worth of food and threw it in the trash expeditiously. ? The rice had weird peas and carrots in it. The fried rice wasn't dark like fried rice. The pot stickers were gross, and the egg roll was filled with some weird textured meat. The service was very nice and friendly. I personally will never be back.
The atmosphere is lacking, but the service and food is top notch. I haven't had better sesame chicken anywhere.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
Kathleen A.
The food is good. We ordered take out and everything was delicious. We had moo shu pork, crab Rangoon, mandarin bbq beef ribs, hot braised chicken. It was ready when they said it would be. We don't care for the ambiance of the renovation as they eliminated the bar and alcohol service. Well eat at home then... so we can have wine and sake and beer.
David H
Great service, we made a lot of changes and additions. No issues! Thank you for a great dinner and for serving 9 of us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Carol/Tom Tempel
Love this place. I have to get my fix of Chinese ⁰ come here. I have been coming here for years.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Susan S.
We have never been to Sesame and in an effort to find good Chinese food we decided to try carry out today for lunch. We've tried so many restaurants in south/southwest county I can't even count. Finally a keeper. The staff was so sweet and friendly. The food was delicious! And the price was extraordinarily reasonable while maintaining high quality. We had two combo lunch specials, sweet sour pork and General Tso chicken. The pork had all the carrot, pepper, onion and pineapple that you expect but so many places leave it out. The chicken had a great sauce and a surprise of several veggies including mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts and baby corn. This is definitely a restaurant we will keep in rotation and we look forward to trying other items in the future.
When ordering the same thing I have for over 20 yrs, I'm told new management, Chicken Almondding without almonds. Never had a problem. Tonight I was told I could order cashew chicken with white sauce and add the veggies... I told them I'd take that. What I got nasty, cashew chkn without cashews. Chicken and mushrooms with a thick brown gravy... not eaten, brought home for my daughter, who has a wide variety of taste... she tried it and said this is gross.I unfortunately will not be going back.. farewell to the last original Chinese restaurant favorite...
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 1
Service: 5
Good old time Chinese Restaurant. They are Getting harder to find.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Very welcoming little casual spot. I love their Sesame Chicken! Definitely recommend!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was ok,but the customer service was extremely terrible!!! Took forever to place our order and get our food.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 2
I have been going to Sesame since I was literally an infant (the 90's)! My family has been going there for nearly 40 years! The food is always very good! (General Tso's Chicken is my favorite). The tea is excellent and fresh. The atmosphere is very cozy and welcoming. I love how nothing has ever changed on the inside. I have so many good memories eating with loved ones at Sesame and it is nice to have a place that retains the same charm it had years ago. It is my go to Chinese restaurant in St. Louis!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Many choices for meals. Service is good. Love the tea. The lunch specials are reasonable and
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Cashew Chicken, Fried Rice
This used to be what I considered the best Chinese restaurant in STL. I am guessing ownership has changed and now I will not even eat there. I am disappointed that this restaurant has taken the quality and operations and complete went the opposite direction. I have waited many visits before writing this since I was a loyal customer for decades. To many issues to list, but my family and friends have banned Sesame due to the quality change.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Hot and Sour Soup, Beef
Food quality was decreased substantially under the new owners. Found something hard in Eggplant Szechwan. Not going back.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 3
I really hate to do this but this place needs to do a better job being a restaurant that serves FOOD. I had some kind of gravel in my kung pao chicken. The chicken was so stinky that I couldn’t take more than 2 bites, I threw the rest away. Now I need to detail my car or find some way to clean it.
Food: 1
The food sucks. We ordered 60.00 worth of food and threw it in the trash expeditiously. ? The rice had weird peas and carrots in it. The fried rice wasn't dark like fried rice. The pot stickers were gross, and the egg roll was filled with some weird textured meat. The service was very nice and friendly. I personally will never be back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
The atmosphere is lacking, but the service and food is top notch. I haven't had better sesame chicken anywhere.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 5
Service: 4
The food is good. We ordered take out and everything was delicious. We had moo shu pork, crab Rangoon, mandarin bbq beef ribs, hot braised chicken. It was ready when they said it would be. We don't care for the ambiance of the renovation as they eliminated the bar and alcohol service. Well eat at home then... so we can have wine and sake and beer.
Great service, we made a lot of changes and additions. No issues! Thank you for a great dinner and for serving 9 of us.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Love this place. I have to get my fix of Chinese ⁰ come here. I have been coming here for years.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
We have never been to Sesame and in an effort to find good Chinese food we decided to try carry out today for lunch. We've tried so many restaurants in south/southwest county I can't even count. Finally a keeper. The staff was so sweet and friendly. The food was delicious! And the price was extraordinarily reasonable while maintaining high quality. We had two combo lunch specials, sweet sour pork and General Tso chicken. The pork had all the carrot, pepper, onion and pineapple that you expect but so many places leave it out. The chicken had a great sauce and a surprise of several veggies including mushrooms, carrots, water chestnuts and baby corn. This is definitely a restaurant we will keep in rotation and we look forward to trying other items in the future.