Pure Spice Chinese Restaurant

Good service. Good atmosphere. Healthy food! Tasty too!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

One of my favorite spots to get takeout. the Singapore noodles and dry fried eggplant & green beans are always delicious.

Another Division Street winner! 🏆

Chinese American plus dim sum. Loved the simple roast duck and the scallion pancakes.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Every dish was BAD. Don't know if this place sold recently or there are new cooks or what, but it does not deserve the high rating it has.

Food: 2

Great dim sum at reasonable prices. The entrees were good too.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

First time here. And the Dim Sum is great! Better than the other places in the Portland area. Service was excellent. Will be back again when we have cravings for Dim Sum.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Dim sum by order is fresh & tasty.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

I was called to this restaurant for a repair. Before arriving, I called to confirm and told the owner I would be there in 20 minutes. She confirmed and even explained where to park. But when I arrived — right on time — she said she had already called other technicians who showed up a few minutes earlier and told me to leave.

This is completely unprofessional behavior. If you confirm an appointment and know someone is on the way, it’s basic respect not to cancel at the door.

On top of that, the kitchen area was extremely dirty, loud, and smelled terrible — clearly unsanitary conditions. I would never recommend working with this owner or even eating at this restaurant. Totally disrespectful and unsanitary environment.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

Dim sum at this place was very underwhelming. Food was bland, and unexciting. Also was more pricey than average. I won't ever be returning.
Service was good, nice quaint little place, bottom line is the food is average at best, prices are above average.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 3

Damn. Very disappointed considering I just moved next door and would've come back often.

I walk in alone with 35 minutes till close and ask to eat in. They give me strong push back saying I have to take out.

I order duck over steamed rice, pay, and turn around to look at the menu further. Less than 2 minutes later, it's ready. I should've known the duck was going to be cold given how quickly it came out. It was incredibly bone-y and I really had to work to separate the little meat there was. My last bit of hope vanished when I realized there wasn't as much duck as I perceived. Instead, it was all an illusion on top of a bed of soggy lettuce.

At least there are dozens of other Chinese restaurants in the area...

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 1

Service: 1

Recommended dishes: Roast Duck over Rice

My fiancé and I were craving Chinese food, and this spot had some promising Google reviews, so we decided to give it a try. Upon entering, there was a strong, stinky fish smell that was a bit overpowering. However, the staff was very friendly, kind, and helpful, which we appreciated.

The food looked amazing online, so we were excited. We ordered crab puffs as an appetizer, along with General Tso’s chicken and two orders of steamed rice rolls. The crab puffs and chicken came out just two minutes after we ordered, super fast, which made us wonder if they had been microwaved.

Unfortunately, the crab puffs were extremely hard and difficult to chew. They tasted stale. The General Tso’s chicken was also disappointing; the batter was very soft and lacked any crispiness. It honestly tasted like pancake batter, soft, fluffy, and not what we were expecting at all. It felt more like eating a pancake wrapped around chicken than a classic crispy dish.

The highlight of the meal was definitely the steamed rice rolls. They took a bit longer to come out, and I could hear them being freshly prepared in the kitchen. They were flavorful and clearly made to order—by far the best part of the meal. Overall, we were a bit disappointed.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 4

I came here cause reddit said the food was good. Couldn't be further from the truth. I got Mongolian beef, BBQ pork fried rice, pot stickers. The Mongolian beef was too oily and tastes off. The fried rice was flavorless and looked like it wasn't fried at all. The potstickers were undercooked inside. The food is pricy.
Also the chilli oil was not spicy at all.
The only consolation was the service.
I don't recommend this place.

Atmosphere: 1

Service: 1

A 15% min. tip is required even though it is not listed. This is actually not legal.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 1

Good food

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

such nice people! excellent boisterous atmosphere, and my egg custard buns (one of my favorite foods since childhood) came out shaped like cute little pigs! it was a lovely whimsical surprise, and really brightened my day. this is a classic dim sum restaurant, very nice!

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4