Delicious food, kind and attentive staff, and beautiful presentation! We went for lunch and tried a good chunk of the menu. The dumpling sampler was delicious (make sure to try their sauces!). The buns and miso tofu were equally as yummy. The rice pudding we had for dessert was phenomenal. We had my 12 month old daughter with us and even she couldn’t get enough! My only suggestion would be to add some high chairs to the dining room. ;)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
ryan lalchand
We got the dan dan noodles, dumpling sampler, house chinese iced tea, and matcha pudding (forgive me, the online menu does not have the seasonal desserts, so I can’t provide the real name but I remember it says Pana Cotta).
Everything was an experience. You can tell there is a lot of love and care that goes into every dish. Cannot believe this little gem wasn’t packed to the gills.
I will say, the dishes were a little oily and perhaps heavy on the numbing Szechuan peppercorns, but I’m sure if you’re sensitive to that you could ask for them to tone it down a little bit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb and Tomatoes Dumplings, Dan Dan Noodles, Sichuan Sausage Dumplings, Matcha Pudding
Chris DM
Loved the location and the appearance of Abundance. Awesome classic diner appeal. We arrived after 8:30p which is really late for dinner (but somehow not unusual for us?), and we basically had the place to ourselves. Interior is clean, neat and kinda cool looking. After being seated, we were informed that the kitchen closes at 9 - even though they are open till 10. No biggie. Then we were told they were out of chicken - which is an ingredient in a lot of their dishes. Wha?! We ordered our food, and despite the excellent presentation of our plates, the XO Noodle dish I got was way too seasoned and the calamari was chewy. No rings of calamari, just the tentacle variety which is disappointing because those are always more tough and chewy. Overall, not an adject failure but not great either. Our server was very good and responsibly attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Devon Clark
Cannot express how impressed I am! Delicious food, educational chef, fantastic experience!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Richard Douglass
Big flavors that don't appear in most restaurants. An Old Fashioned made with szechuan pepper infused bourbon was a tongue-numbing pleasure. The dumplings are obviously and deliciously crafted from scratch. The inclusion of crispy chicken skin in the Lazi chicken (Stir-fry) was an unexpected (and welcome) surprise. My wife had the Xiao Chao beef which also had it's share of szechuan pepper. Looking forward to our next visit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
Joel Forquer
Abundance Culinary is truly a hidden gem in the Heights. Everything about the experience here is wonderful. The dishes are each so unique, and every single one we’ve tried has been delicious. The staff are phenomenal as well, and they work very hard to ensure you have a great dining experience from start to finish. We can’t wait to come back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dan Dan Noodles, Vegan Fried Rice, Matcha Pudding
Michael Ross
Authentic Chinese food. Good place for vegatarians
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dan Dan Noodles
Julie Anderson
Food was amazing and the service was great. Definitely worth visiting!
nilgun ulkem
I have ordered online today, Aug 29 2024, take out. I was there at 6:10 and it was supposed to be ready at 6:09. My order was beef cilantro dumplings and wilted spinach. Both dishes were bland and tasteless, dumplings were cold and spinach was in a watery sauce. I paid $36 with tip, what a waste of money.
Food: 1
Alexandria Freed
I stumbled upon Abundance Culinary and I can’t even express to you how happy I am that I did. The food was so good! I’ve had it twice this week and have been thinking about the meal ever since!! The Xiao Chao Beef and sausage dumplings are amazing!!!!!
What a wonderful experience! To be very honest, we visited Abundance shortly after they opened at their Cleveland Heights location. Unfortunately that experience did not live up to the pop-up dinner in Ohio City. I’m very happy to report that since those early days Abundance has fixed any growing pains, and is now running smoothly and providing an excellent experience.
The space is warm and inviting. We were greeted promptly and sat exactly at our reservation time. Our waitress was also our bartender and recommended excellent drinks which we thoroughly enjoyed.
The menu is inventive yet familiar. Our meals were superb. The dumpling sampler was an excellent starter, and chef herself came out to explain the dish and recommend an optimal order in which to best appreciate the flavors of the different dumplings. The beef dish was tender and flavorful. The XO noodles were perfectly tender with a wonderful umami flavor.
We couldn’t recommend Abundance enough. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
Ann Vaughn
Abundance Culinary is modern Chinese cuisine. I really enjoyed the Wilted Spinach appetizer, the Prawns ??(main dish) and we sampled the two featured very exotic desserts. My dinner companions enjoyed their main dishes, Baked Steamed Fish ?and Eggplant ?. Service was great, and our server was very knowledgeable about the menu. Definitely going back! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Matcha Pudding, Arctic Char
Keith Kile
Visiting from NYC. One of the best Chinese meals I've ever had. Amazingly legit. You should go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
DS
Cute place for a date or dinner with friends. The food was good but I was expecting better for the reflection of the cost
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ken Len
Fish was raw uncooked. Rice not well cooked as well.
Delicious food, kind and attentive staff, and beautiful presentation! We went for lunch and tried a good chunk of the menu. The dumpling sampler was delicious (make sure to try their sauces!). The buns and miso tofu were equally as yummy. The rice pudding we had for dessert was phenomenal. We had my 12 month old daughter with us and even she couldn’t get enough! My only suggestion would be to add some high chairs to the dining room. ;)
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
We got the dan dan noodles, dumpling sampler, house chinese iced tea, and matcha pudding (forgive me, the online menu does not have the seasonal desserts, so I can’t provide the real name but I remember it says Pana Cotta).
Everything was an experience. You can tell there is a lot of love and care that goes into every dish. Cannot believe this little gem wasn’t packed to the gills.
I will say, the dishes were a little oily and perhaps heavy on the numbing Szechuan peppercorns, but I’m sure if you’re sensitive to that you could ask for them to tone it down a little bit.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Lamb and Tomatoes Dumplings, Dan Dan Noodles, Sichuan Sausage Dumplings, Matcha Pudding
Loved the location and the appearance of Abundance. Awesome classic diner appeal. We arrived after 8:30p which is really late for dinner (but somehow not unusual for us?), and we basically had the place to ourselves. Interior is clean, neat and kinda cool looking. After being seated, we were informed that the kitchen closes at 9 - even though they are open till 10. No biggie. Then we were told they were out of chicken - which is an ingredient in a lot of their dishes. Wha?! We ordered our food, and despite the excellent presentation of our plates, the XO Noodle dish I got was way too seasoned and the calamari was chewy. No rings of calamari, just the tentacle variety which is disappointing because those are always more tough and chewy. Overall, not an adject failure but not great either. Our server was very good and responsibly attentive.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 4
Cannot express how impressed I am! Delicious food, educational chef, fantastic experience!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Big flavors that don't appear in most restaurants. An Old Fashioned made with szechuan pepper infused bourbon was a tongue-numbing pleasure. The dumplings are obviously and deliciously crafted from scratch. The inclusion of crispy chicken skin in the Lazi chicken (Stir-fry) was an unexpected (and welcome) surprise. My wife had the Xiao Chao beef which also had it's share of szechuan pepper. Looking forward to our next visit.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
Abundance Culinary is truly a hidden gem in the Heights. Everything about the experience here is wonderful. The dishes are each so unique, and every single one we’ve tried has been delicious. The staff are phenomenal as well, and they work very hard to ensure you have a great dining experience from start to finish. We can’t wait to come back soon!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dan Dan Noodles, Vegan Fried Rice, Matcha Pudding
Authentic Chinese food. Good place for vegatarians
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dan Dan Noodles
Food was amazing and the service was great. Definitely worth visiting!
I have ordered online today, Aug 29 2024, take out. I was there at 6:10 and it was supposed to be ready at 6:09. My order was beef cilantro dumplings and wilted spinach. Both dishes were bland and tasteless, dumplings were cold and spinach was in a watery sauce. I paid $36 with tip, what a waste of money.
Food: 1
I stumbled upon Abundance Culinary and I can’t even express to you how happy I am that I did. The food was so good! I’ve had it twice this week and have been thinking about the meal ever since!! The Xiao Chao Beef and sausage dumplings are amazing!!!!!
Restaurantji Recommends
What a wonderful experience! To be very honest, we visited Abundance shortly after they opened at their Cleveland Heights location. Unfortunately that experience did not live up to the pop-up dinner in Ohio City. I’m very happy to report that since those early days Abundance has fixed any growing pains, and is now running smoothly and providing an excellent experience.
The space is warm and inviting. We were greeted promptly and sat exactly at our reservation time. Our waitress was also our bartender and recommended excellent drinks which we thoroughly enjoyed.
The menu is inventive yet familiar. Our meals were superb. The dumpling sampler was an excellent starter, and chef herself came out to explain the dish and recommend an optimal order in which to best appreciate the flavors of the different dumplings. The beef dish was tender and flavorful. The XO noodles were perfectly tender with a wonderful umami flavor.
We couldn’t recommend Abundance enough. We will be back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Variety Sampler
Abundance Culinary is modern Chinese cuisine. I really enjoyed the Wilted Spinach appetizer, the Prawns ??(main dish) and we sampled the two featured very exotic desserts. My dinner companions enjoyed their main dishes, Baked Steamed Fish ?and Eggplant ?. Service was great, and our server was very knowledgeable about the menu. Definitely going back! ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Matcha Pudding, Arctic Char
Visiting from NYC. One of the best Chinese meals I've ever had. Amazingly legit. You should go.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cute place for a date or dinner with friends. The food was good but I was expecting better for the reflection of the cost
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 3
Service: 3
Fish was raw uncooked.
Rice not well cooked as well.
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