Living in the Galveston Bay Area as long as I have, you get used to seeing good and bad restaurants come and go. You don't miss the bad ones, but the good ones you remember for a long time. The Bay Area has always been a tough market to crack for most restaurants. So when a new restaurant opens up, I always try it, my family has always been that way. Notably, in1975, when a new restaurant opened up in Seabrook, where Bonus Burger used to be, we tried it out. It lasted a long time, almost got taken out by Hurricane Ike, rebuilt and then moved. I am talking about Tookies. Spicy Banda has not been around long. My wife and I have eaten there three times now and really like it. Like my family did with Tookies back in 1975, my wife and I decided to try Spicy Banda one Saturday to see if it was better than the restaurant that was there before that did not make it. Every time we have gone there, we have been the only people there and that is really a shame, because this place is good. Hunan Star used to be our go to Chinese food restaurant, but Spicy Banda has beat them out as our favorite. All the food we have had there has been better than any other Chinese place we have eaten at (and we eat at a lot of them all over Houston and the Bay Area. Spicy Banda has the best hot and sour soup I have ever had. Then again everything we have had there is delicious. As I told they guy who was there yesterday, I do not know what kind of sorcery goes on in their kitchen, but what they do back there is Magic. The food is always fresh, hot and delicious. Here is my problem; I want this place to make it and and thrive, like Tookies did. And this place could. The food is great, the servers we have had have been really nice and the cooks in the kitchen use their powers of cooking for good and not evil. So, before you pick up the phone to call your usual Chinese restaurant, look up this place and get food here. It is worth the trip, price and time.
Jenn Rice
We love this place! Very good food.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Mariam Rahman
Delicious food. Great service and nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Kenneth R.
The food was so delicious. I went there an hour before closing so I think they let most of their weight staff go home, but the girl that took care of me did a really good job. But you have to be careful. I ordered a spicy dish and it was so so spicy that a normal person could never eat it. it was extremely delicious but extra spicy. it was fried fish above some liquid sauce that had mango and pineapple in it and jalapeños, but it was off the charts delicious and hot. The pricing is not too expensive.. I'm planning on going back there again.
horacio baides
100% recommend the orange chicken was perfect the portion amount is great. The flavor was terrific ,Large portions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
6.2LSCREW
I love this place, I drive over 45 minutes just to eat here. Their red oil wontons are the best in the area, and general tso chicken is my go to main course. The employees and owner are super accommodating. I would rate this place 6 stars if I could!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Mango Chicken, Steam Dumpling
Jaymee Prevost
Fast. Friendly. Delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup, Steam Dumpling
Tim Driver
The food was really good, service good and prices a bit high.The loss of a star comes from that poor server. Y'all need to give the girl a break and hire some help for her! She was running the entire restautant by herself including order taking, serving, looking after diners, bussing tables, cashing out and dealing with the take out orders. We felt sorry for her. You're going to kill her!We plan on a second visit and hope to see that you have hired some help for her.Also, I suggest an obvious sign telling people that you ARE NOT going out of business and that the building is for sale and INCLUDES the restaurant. We nearly drove off thinking it was closing.See you next time.Kid-friendliness: Seriously, come up with a kids menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Rhonda Driver
I gave an overall 4 even though the food, service, and atmosphere were wonderful. The only reason I gave it a 4 was because the place was understaffed. Our poor waitress who was the only employee there did the best she could to keep up with things. During our hour and a half there were 6 tables of 2, and one table of 6, plus answer the phone and 9 take out oders. The girl worked her tail off. We were highly satisfied with the quality and quantity of food and the price range. We will definitely be coming back and referring our friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef
Kevin W.
Very poor quality.ordered take out several times thinking maybe it would improve. Swing and a miss. Now I know why this place is always empty
I can’t wait to go back! Everything was so delish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Susan Van Weelden
Absolutely my new favorite in the area. I’ve ordered two weeks in a row now and have not been disappointed. The dishes are perfectly cooked using fresh, homemade, high quality ingredients and seasoned to perfection. The crispy fish in spicy chili sauce, beef pan fried bao, the shrimp lo mein, flat noodles, and sichuan chili beef are amazing. Thank you for elevating our cuisine!!!!!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oil Wontons
Chris Zahner
Place was great. Food was excellent and had a great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jeff T.
Really enjoyed the three pepper chicken and there appears to be some really good lunch deals. Will definitely return to try the other options.
Roy B.
How wonderful to have a Peking Duck restaurant in the area! Even the pancake wrappers were above average. I'm very impressed.
Living in the Galveston Bay Area as long as I have, you get used to seeing good and bad restaurants come and go. You don't miss the bad ones, but the good ones you remember for a long time. The Bay Area has always been a tough market to crack for most restaurants. So when a new restaurant opens up, I always try it, my family has always been that way. Notably, in1975, when a new restaurant opened up in Seabrook, where Bonus Burger used to be, we tried it out. It lasted a long time, almost got taken out by Hurricane Ike, rebuilt and then moved. I am talking about Tookies. Spicy Banda has not been around long. My wife and I have eaten there three times now and really like it. Like my family did with Tookies back in 1975, my wife and I decided to try Spicy Banda one Saturday to see if it was better than the restaurant that was there before that did not make it. Every time we have gone there, we have been the only people there and that is really a shame, because this place is good. Hunan Star used to be our go to Chinese food restaurant, but Spicy Banda has beat them out as our favorite. All the food we have had there has been better than any other Chinese place we have eaten at (and we eat at a lot of them all over Houston and the Bay Area. Spicy Banda has the best hot and sour soup I have ever had. Then again everything we have had there is delicious. As I told they guy who was there yesterday, I do not know what kind of sorcery goes on in their kitchen, but what they do back there is Magic. The food is always fresh, hot and delicious. Here is my problem; I want this place to make it and and thrive, like Tookies did. And this place could. The food is great, the servers we have had have been really nice and the cooks in the kitchen use their powers of cooking for good and not evil. So, before you pick up the phone to call your usual Chinese restaurant, look up this place and get food here. It is worth the trip, price and time.
We love this place! Very good food.
Food: 5
Service: 5
Delicious food. Great service and nice
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food was so delicious. I went there an hour before closing so I think they let most of their weight staff go home, but the girl that took care of me did a really good job. But you have to be careful. I ordered a spicy dish and it was so so spicy that a normal person could never eat it. it was extremely delicious but extra spicy. it was fried fish above some liquid sauce that had mango and pineapple in it and jalapeños, but it was off the charts delicious and hot. The pricing is not too expensive.. I'm planning on going back there again.
100% recommend the orange chicken was perfect the portion amount is great. The flavor was terrific ,Large portions.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love this place, I drive over 45 minutes just to eat here. Their red oil wontons are the best in the area, and general tso chicken is my go to main course. The employees and owner are super accommodating. I would rate this place 6 stars if I could!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: General TSO's Chicken, Mango Chicken, Steam Dumpling
Fast. Friendly. Delicious.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Egg Drop Soup, Steam Dumpling
The food was really good, service good and prices a bit high.The loss of a star comes from that poor server. Y'all need to give the girl a break and hire some help for her! She was running the entire restautant by herself including order taking, serving, looking after diners, bussing tables, cashing out and dealing with the take out orders. We felt sorry for her. You're going to kill her!We plan on a second visit and hope to see that you have hired some help for her.Also, I suggest an obvious sign telling people that you ARE NOT going out of business and that the building is for sale and INCLUDES the restaurant. We nearly drove off thinking it was closing.See you next time.Kid-friendliness: Seriously, come up with a kids menu.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
I gave an overall 4 even though the food, service, and atmosphere were wonderful. The only reason I gave it a 4 was because the place was understaffed. Our poor waitress who was the only employee there did the best she could to keep up with things. During our hour and a half there were 6 tables of 2, and one table of 6, plus answer the phone and 9 take out oders. The girl worked her tail off. We were highly satisfied with the quality and quantity of food and the price range. We will definitely be coming back and referring our friends.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef
Very poor quality.ordered take out several times thinking maybe it would improve. Swing and a miss. Now I know why this place is always empty
Restaurantji Recommends
I can’t wait to go back! Everything was so delish!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Absolutely my new favorite in the area. I’ve ordered two weeks in a row now and have not been disappointed. The dishes are perfectly cooked using fresh, homemade, high quality ingredients and seasoned to perfection. The crispy fish in spicy chili sauce, beef pan fried bao, the shrimp lo mein, flat noodles, and sichuan chili beef are amazing. Thank you for elevating our cuisine!!!!!
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Red Oil Wontons
Place was great. Food was excellent and had a great time.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really enjoyed the three pepper chicken and there appears to be some really good lunch deals. Will definitely return to try the other options.
How wonderful to have a Peking Duck restaurant in the area! Even the pancake wrappers were above average. I'm very impressed.