Bad. So very bad. Sat at the counter- I asked 20 minutes later if someone was going to take our order. The spring rolls were not spring rolls- some type of gross rolled meat with watery sauce. Lo mein was also watery and tasteless- I was sick all night. Do not recommend.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Samantha
Best Asian restaurant around. The beef chow fun noodles are AMAZING, The fried rice is AMAZING. The food here is seriously delicious and the service is always great Everytime we come here. I'm not sure why this only has a 3.7
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
shawn ferguson
It I could give YouYu 10 stars I would. The Hong Kong Beef Chow Fun is the real star of the show at this restaurant. Smacks your mama's lips it's so delicious. My wife and I come here all the time. Service and speed is always excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan-Fried Pork Potstickers, Hong Kong Style Beef Chow Fun
Jennifer Giron
We were impressed with the food and atmosphere. Service was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hot & Sour Soup, House Baked Coconut Bun, Chinese Roast Duck - Whole, L a Kalbi Short Ribs
jazzmen colbert
This place was amazing, the manager served us and he was awesome. Atmosphere was great and food was to die for.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Pan
Lloyd R.
This was my first time in to Youyu Noodle Bar and let me just say this place is pretty awesome!The service was fantastic. Maria was just everything you could ask for in a server. I am a foodie and the La Short Ribs were delicious. They have a decent variety of items to choose from. They serve their food "Asian street food style" so it's a great spot to share things! The portion sizes are large good for sharing definitely. Everyone working there were so friendly and smiling, it looked like they were enjoying their jobs and it made us feel happy to be there. Thanks for the great experience
Justin Harris
The food and atmosphere were awesome but the real star of the show was our server Maria. She was absolutely lovely and was so warm and welcoming. I worked a 12 hour shift and hadn’t eaten all day and just wanted anything within walking distance from my apartment. Instead of a quick bite to eat I had an amazing experience that absolutely made my day. I will definitely be returning and calling ahead to make sure Maria is working!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
balooko31
The food is uninspiring and tasteless, but the service and atmosphere are fine. I felt like I was eating cardboard so I had to dump a lot of seasoning spices to give the food some flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
chris blair
We tried for the first time last night and was pleasantly surprised. The short ribs were tender and the portion was large. Also tried the stone bowl. It was delicious. The coconut bun was OK. Definitely will go back. The service was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Kelli Mitchell
Walked around the casino for an hour waiting for this place to open today. I must say it was worth the wait! The spring rolls were HUGE stuffed with shrimp roast pork and noodles. The peanut sauce was disappointing . It wasn’t a sauce at all, more like a lump of peanut butter with peanuts on top. I also got the Yang chow fried rice which had lots of plump juicy shrimp and a delicious Chinese sausage. The rice was plentiful and full of eggs and spring onion. Last thing was dessert! A coconut bun. It was warm and delicious if you like coconut you will love this dessert. I sat at the bar and was thoroughly entertained by Kim! Wonderful attentive staff in this chic restaurant. I will be back!
After pounding the streets of Cincy and Covington all day, I was ready to get crazy at the Hard Rock Cafe. But first I was hungry, so I indulged in some sushi at this joint before really having fun. Service was decent, sushi and accompanying beer did just what they needed to do to make me last for hours. More than adequate for what it needed to do... Thanks!
Ak V.
I'm so confused with the service/ menu/ quality of the items. So to get the good stuff out of the way since it's not much the waitress was great, seat were comfortable , atmosphere was nice even when the casino was crowded. Now the real dealWhile waiting to get seated in what I can see was an empty seating area. There was no one to talk too for about 10-15 mins about getting seated. Once I finally caught a workers eye she asked me how many I proceed to tell her 3. She then proceeds to get into a full blown argument with another employee about whose gonna seat us and where... this goes for about 5 mins. Before the assistant manager who appears like Batman shows up asks us how many and seats us immediately; not noticing the argument that was going on with his employees. So yea that was awesome to see and deal with. The food meh ... got subpar tasting sushi that fell apart, giant dumplings for some reason... when do people make dumpling not bite size?? To top it off we ordered beef and broccoli to go which took a solid 30-45 mins after I paid the check to get done. We ordered the beef and broccoli almost 5 mins after we ordered our initial order of dumplings and sushi. The reason we got was there was only one wok working.... Okay stuff happened but why wouldn't you let us know this before we ordered ? We would've chosen something different if we knew there would be a super long wait for the food. Over priced food that's meh, two employees arguing about doing a job they're paid to do and apparently an Asian place that doesn't have more than one wok. So overall terrible experience maybe it's a bad day I caught them on so if I ever go back I'll give an update but if you want Asian food don't go to this place there is so much better in Cincinnati and way better taste for way better price in a timely manner. Shame on you Youyu I expected better.
Angela Issa
Come see Michaela, she's AWESOME, UPBEAT, and very knowledgeable about the cuisine. Food was very delish. If you are every in Cincinnati I beg you to stop in at YouYo for great service, great food, great everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Derrick Huang
Going in there with low expectations as diners that does a myriad of Asian cusines usually doesn't do it well. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the food. The dishes served wasn't as authentic and traditional as what I am used to but they tasted good overall As a big party, we had pho, Yang Chow fried rice, hot and sour soup, satay beef, and Korean fried wings, and half of a roast duck. The pho broth was bland, but I've haven't gotten good pho broth in Ohio area yet. It was acceptable. Everything else about the pho was acceptable. The Yang Chow fried rice was very good and followed the traditional recipe. Well done. The hot and sour soup was unique but good. Korean fried wings were too salty per the party and doused in too much sauce. The outside was hard rather than crunchy. Satay beef was okay. The roast duck deserves its own category.The roast duck itself tasted phenomenal. It's nothing like the authentic half a duck I'm used to eating in New York, but this tasted great flavor and texture wise.However, when a man in a suit bought us our roast duck, he dropped the duck leg onto the floor. In Asian culture, the duck leg is the most valued part of the dish. He of course offered to replace it, but we feel that he picked it up from the ground and ask the chef to heat it up again and gave it to us. Very offended by this act. It is as if he is mocking my culture. If you drop a piece to the ground, especially the most valuable part of the dish, the proper service in a decent restaurant would be re-make the entire dish.Food was overall good, but service was horrible, especially if it was a manager who bought us the duck and dropped a piece of it to the ground.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Robert Coats (SurlyQueue)
Finally got around to eating here and loved it. We ordered and shared several items from both the Sharables and Wok menus, with the Singapore Noodles being my personal favorite. Also, the Chili Crisp on the table was outstanding. Haven't tried the Sushi yet. Service from the bar was prompt (though it was late at night) and friendly, with good recommendations.
Bad. So very bad. Sat at the counter- I asked 20 minutes later if someone was going to take our order. The spring rolls were not spring rolls- some type of gross rolled meat with watery sauce. Lo mein was also watery and tasteless- I was sick all night. Do not recommend.
Food: 1
Service: 1
Best Asian restaurant around. The beef chow fun noodles are AMAZING, The fried rice is AMAZING. The food here is seriously delicious and the service is always great Everytime we come here. I'm not sure why this only has a 3.7
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
It I could give YouYu 10 stars I would. The Hong Kong Beef Chow Fun is the real star of the show at this restaurant. Smacks your mama's lips it's so delicious. My wife and I come here all the time. Service and speed is always excellent.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Pan-Fried Pork Potstickers, Hong Kong Style Beef Chow Fun
We were impressed with the food and atmosphere. Service was
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Hot & Sour Soup, House Baked Coconut Bun, Chinese Roast Duck - Whole, L a Kalbi Short Ribs
This place was amazing, the manager served us and he was awesome. Atmosphere was great and food was to die for.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Korean Fried Chicken, Pan
This was my first time in to Youyu Noodle Bar and let me just say this place is pretty awesome!The service was fantastic. Maria was just everything you could ask for in a server. I am a foodie and the La Short Ribs were delicious. They have a decent variety of items to choose from. They serve their food "Asian street food style" so it's a great spot to share things! The portion sizes are large good for sharing definitely. Everyone working there were so friendly and smiling, it looked like they were enjoying their jobs and it made us feel happy to be there. Thanks for the great experience
The food and atmosphere were awesome but the real star of the show was our server Maria. She was absolutely lovely and was so warm and welcoming. I worked a 12 hour shift and hadn’t eaten all day and just wanted anything within walking distance from my apartment. Instead of a quick bite to eat I had an amazing experience that absolutely made my day. I will definitely be returning and calling ahead to make sure Maria is working!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is uninspiring and tasteless, but the service and atmosphere are fine. I felt like I was eating cardboard so I had to dump a lot of seasoning spices to give the food some flavor.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 2
Service: 4
We tried for the first time last night and was pleasantly surprised. The short ribs were tender and the portion was large. Also tried the stone bowl. It was delicious. The coconut bun was OK. Definitely will go back. The service was
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Walked around the casino for an hour waiting for this place to open today. I must say it was worth the wait! The spring rolls were HUGE stuffed with shrimp roast pork and noodles. The peanut sauce was disappointing . It wasn’t a sauce at all, more like a lump of peanut butter with peanuts on top. I also got the Yang chow fried rice which had lots of plump juicy shrimp and a delicious Chinese sausage. The rice was plentiful and full of eggs and spring onion. Last thing was dessert! A coconut bun. It was warm and delicious if you like coconut you will love this dessert. I sat at the bar and was thoroughly entertained by Kim! Wonderful attentive staff in this chic restaurant. I will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
After pounding the streets of Cincy and Covington all day, I was ready to get crazy at the Hard Rock Cafe. But first I was hungry, so I indulged in some sushi at this joint before really having fun. Service was decent, sushi and accompanying beer did just what they needed to do to make me last for hours. More than adequate for what it needed to do... Thanks!
I'm so confused with the service/ menu/ quality of the items. So to get the good stuff out of the way since it's not much the waitress was great, seat were comfortable , atmosphere was nice even when the casino was crowded. Now the real dealWhile waiting to get seated in what I can see was an empty seating area. There was no one to talk too for about 10-15 mins about getting seated. Once I finally caught a workers eye she asked me how many I proceed to tell her 3. She then proceeds to get into a full blown argument with another employee about whose gonna seat us and where... this goes for about 5 mins. Before the assistant manager who appears like Batman shows up asks us how many and seats us immediately; not noticing the argument that was going on with his employees. So yea that was awesome to see and deal with. The food meh ... got subpar tasting sushi that fell apart, giant dumplings for some reason... when do people make dumpling not bite size?? To top it off we ordered beef and broccoli to go which took a solid 30-45 mins after I paid the check to get done. We ordered the beef and broccoli almost 5 mins after we ordered our initial order of dumplings and sushi. The reason we got was there was only one wok working.... Okay stuff happened but why wouldn't you let us know this before we ordered ? We would've chosen something different if we knew there would be a super long wait for the food. Over priced food that's meh, two employees arguing about doing a job they're paid to do and apparently an Asian place that doesn't have more than one wok. So overall terrible experience maybe it's a bad day I caught them on so if I ever go back I'll give an update but if you want Asian food don't go to this place there is so much better in Cincinnati and way better taste for way better price in a timely manner. Shame on you Youyu I expected better.
Come see Michaela, she's AWESOME, UPBEAT, and very knowledgeable about the cuisine. Food was very delish. If you are every in Cincinnati I beg you to stop in at YouYo for great service, great food, great everything.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Going in there with low expectations as diners that does a myriad of Asian cusines usually doesn't do it well. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the food. The dishes served wasn't as authentic and traditional as what I am used to but they tasted good overall As a big party, we had pho, Yang Chow fried rice, hot and sour soup, satay beef, and Korean fried wings, and half of a roast duck. The pho broth was bland, but I've haven't gotten good pho broth in Ohio area yet. It was acceptable. Everything else about the pho was acceptable. The Yang Chow fried rice was very good and followed the traditional recipe. Well done. The hot and sour soup was unique but good. Korean fried wings were too salty per the party and doused in too much sauce. The outside was hard rather than crunchy. Satay beef was okay. The roast duck deserves its own category.The roast duck itself tasted phenomenal. It's nothing like the authentic half a duck I'm used to eating in New York, but this tasted great flavor and texture wise.However, when a man in a suit bought us our roast duck, he dropped the duck leg onto the floor. In Asian culture, the duck leg is the most valued part of the dish. He of course offered to replace it, but we feel that he picked it up from the ground and ask the chef to heat it up again and gave it to us. Very offended by this act. It is as if he is mocking my culture. If you drop a piece to the ground, especially the most valuable part of the dish, the proper service in a decent restaurant would be re-make the entire dish.Food was overall good, but service was horrible, especially if it was a manager who bought us the duck and dropped a piece of it to the ground.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 1
Finally got around to eating here and loved it. We ordered and shared several items from both the Sharables and Wok menus, with the Singapore Noodles being my personal favorite. Also, the Chili Crisp on the table was outstanding. Haven't tried the Sushi yet. Service from the bar was prompt (though it was late at night) and friendly, with good recommendations.