Soup dumpling is nothing special and overpriced. Fried toufu taste good and good value. Guabao bun is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Alycass
Honestly pretty good. I ordered one of the appetizers (it was shrimp, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and something else. I can't remember the name, but it was really really good. I also got an earl grey tea (plain) and it was also amazing. The waitresses were all very kind of patient as I waited for a date that never showed. Honestly very hospitable. I will definitely be going by myself or with my roommate again.Kid-friendliness: It's a good place to go with kids as I saw numerous families dine in while I was there. All seemed to be very respectful of the space they were in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rachel “Ms Phuckerton” Luttrell
Lots of Vegan/Vegetarian/Pescatarian options! Delicious & Huge Portians reasonably priced?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Robin Kratt
The service is usually a little slow, but that's because they, like everyone else, are short-staffed. Would you want to work for unappreciative customers all day long for little to no pay? I didn't think so. The food is always good, though, so I'm willing to wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Gyoza
Gina Gutierrez
The beef is tough so be wary. The BBQ pork buns are not sweet, rather they're a dull lightly salty flavor. The shrimp chive dumplings are great, and so are the shumai. The noodles are the bomb for sure. The sushi is small even as a roll received, last time it tasted like the smell of a kitchen rag unfortunately. The wait staff in the restaurant are amazing servers, so yay!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: -
Dominique Cropes
The shrimp and chive pancakes were bussin. I wish they came with a house soy sauce to really push forward the dough of the pancake. I'd come back for these again. Crispy outside, chewy inside, with a perfect amount of filling. The soup dumplings were good, but nothing special. I got the shoyu ramen but returned it (Absolutely no flavor. I should have known better than to order Japanese ramen at a Chinese restaurant), and got the Dan Dan Noodles instead... with the hand made fettuccine style noodle... Yo, 1st of all, the noodles were fresh, deliciously chewy, and prepared to perfection. The soup had so much intense flavor that it was a spicy, tangy, sour, party on your tongue. The out of control sushi roll was worth the try as well. I'd recommend this place to anyone who enjoys Chinese Dumplings, soups, and Sushi. Did I mention the noodle are hand made!! ?Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs and booster seats.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
David S.
Nestled underneath residential apartments within a large metro-living complex, this place was a nice find as my daughter and I on a college visit. Super simple place that is clean and, in warmer weather, has a patio area to enjoy the meal. Friendly hello as we came in; there's a sushi bar right as you walk in and they have an open kitchen where you can watch them making food. This place makes their noodles in-house as you order it and it's a real treat. Staff is very hospitable and were helpful in answering my questions since it was our first visit. My daughter was happy to find this place and order soup dumplings ($7.5 for four). I ordered the spicy lobster dumplings ($10) to start. The soup dumplings come out in individual cups. Helpful in a way as I'm sure many people have lifted a soup dumpling only to have it burst onto their clothing. Just looked a little unnatural though the flavors were pretty good. I only got one as my daughter scarfed up the other three quickly. Should tell you what she thought....LOL.... The lobster dumpling had the feel of a fried wonton but filled with delicious mixture of lobster, jalapeño, masago, and some sweet/spicy sauce. Would order both again if ever back here. I ordered the red braised beef noodle soup ($12) and was pleasantly surprised at the flavor. You get to choose the pasta you like and I went with pappardelle. The reward was a nice mix of cilantro and vegetables highlighted with a wonderful slab of beef. The noodles I'd definitely stop there again and my daughter was also impressed. My daughter also ordered the basic run of the mill shrimp tempura roll. (She eats that near everywhere we go...LOL) Overall the bill came out to about $52 after a $10 tip. This place is worth a visit and I think they have locations in San Marcos and Round Rock
Stephanie M Teran
Great noodles and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bun with BBQ Pork, Gyoza
James G.
The food we had was really tasty! I recommend the dumpling soup... really yummy, and the service was friendly and fast. I also had the shrimp tempura which was perfect. Will definitely go back.
Elexa R.
Such a bad experience I don't recommend anyone to go here! My husband and I went here last night. Ordered 2 ramen bowls. It was not busy at all but somehow We waited over an hour for our food with no communication from our server at all. Finally after waiting an hour our server brings out the ramen and spills it all over my husband and I. I understand mistakes happen but she did not apologize at all of this. Good thing the ramen was freezing cold so it didn't burn us. We then asked if it could be heated up because it was freezing. The server gave us an attitude about it and came back almost 20 minutes later with the food. And it still came out not that warm.. After the terrible experience my husband asked if we could get a discount on our food because the experience was terrible. The workers proceeded to tell him no one spoke English but we could hear them all laughing, pointing, and talking about our table. All the staff we interacted with here were rude and simply didn't care about the quality of food they're handing out at all. I don't recommend unless you want your ramen spilt on you with no apology, cold food, waiting an hour +, getting humiliated by staff in front of the whole restaurant.
The Rocky Shrimp was great but noodles absolutely had no flavor. The Shoyu Ramen Noodles had broth which tasted like plain water the noodles were ok but flavoring available was none. I saw the reviews and had higher expectations. The service from our waiter kept on appearing to be rushed or short staffed which meant we couldn't get any service. The appearance of the location looked clean and booths were clean and mess free.
Gary A.
service was really bad. waitress more concerned with her screaming child. So much for ambiance. Had to ask and wait for utensils and napkins .had to ask for individual soup bowls. Wonton soup tasteless. Shrimp tempura was good (charged for a to-go box) however could not identify the tempura vegetables. Mushy rice.
David Shell
Excellent food, very friendly staff. Came in once, returned in a week, and they remembered my order from the first visit. VERY IMPRESSIVE, I have tried all in San Marcos, and they are the best by far.Kid-friendliness: Well-behaved kids always welcomed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Sushi
Morgan Gainer-Kendrick
I ordered delivery through DoorDash. Service was great but immediately began vomiting and having diarrhea. I talked to door dash about this however they wanted medical documentation for a refund. I was unable to drive myself to an urgent care nor afford an ambulance and didn’t think to take a picture of my feces or vomiting. I had ordered the tofu and fried rice, miso soup, and vegetable rolls. This used to be my favorite place but now I am very disappointed in the quality of the food. After all this I was unable to get a refund or even some compensation. I’m very upset on the way that this was handled and do not recommend eating here. If the tofu was bad I can’t imagine the quality of the meat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
Naomy Fultz
We explained to the waitress that I'm allergic to soy. She even checked on a specific dish to see if it contains soy. And when she brought my roll, it was on the same plate as my husband's roll, which had a soy based sauce on top of it. Mone was a sweet potato roll, and the sweet potato was so hard underdone that I could not eat the roll.
Soup dumpling is nothing special and overpriced. Fried toufu taste good and good value. Guabao bun is
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Honestly pretty good. I ordered one of the appetizers (it was shrimp, asparagus, sweet potatoes, and something else. I can't remember the name, but it was really really good. I also got an earl grey tea (plain) and it was also amazing. The waitresses were all very kind of patient as I waited for a date that never showed. Honestly very hospitable. I will definitely be going by myself or with my roommate again.Kid-friendliness: It's a good place to go with kids as I saw numerous families dine in while I was there. All seemed to be very respectful of the space they were in.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lots of Vegan/Vegetarian/Pescatarian options! Delicious & Huge Portians reasonably priced?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service is usually a little slow, but that's because they, like everyone else, are short-staffed. Would you want to work for unappreciative customers all day long for little to no pay? I didn't think so. The food is always good, though, so I'm willing to wait.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Sushi, Gyoza
The beef is tough so be wary. The BBQ pork buns are not sweet, rather they're a dull lightly salty flavor. The shrimp chive dumplings are great, and so are the shumai. The noodles are the bomb for sure. The sushi is small even as a roll received, last time it tasted like the smell of a kitchen rag unfortunately. The wait staff in the restaurant are amazing servers, so yay!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: -
The shrimp and chive pancakes were bussin. I wish they came with a house soy sauce to really push forward the dough of the pancake. I'd come back for these again. Crispy outside, chewy inside, with a perfect amount of filling. The soup dumplings were good, but nothing special. I got the shoyu ramen but returned it (Absolutely no flavor. I should have known better than to order Japanese ramen at a Chinese restaurant), and got the Dan Dan Noodles instead... with the hand made fettuccine style noodle... Yo, 1st of all, the noodles were fresh, deliciously chewy, and prepared to perfection. The soup had so much intense flavor that it was a spicy, tangy, sour, party on your tongue. The out of control sushi roll was worth the try as well. I'd recommend this place to anyone who enjoys Chinese Dumplings, soups, and Sushi. Did I mention the noodle are hand made!! ?Kid-friendliness: They have high chairs and booster seats.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Nestled underneath residential apartments within a large metro-living complex, this place was a nice find as my daughter and I on a college visit. Super simple place that is clean and, in warmer weather, has a patio area to enjoy the meal. Friendly hello as we came in; there's a sushi bar right as you walk in and they have an open kitchen where you can watch them making food. This place makes their noodles in-house as you order it and it's a real treat. Staff is very hospitable and were helpful in answering my questions since it was our first visit. My daughter was happy to find this place and order soup dumplings ($7.5 for four). I ordered the spicy lobster dumplings ($10) to start. The soup dumplings come out in individual cups. Helpful in a way as I'm sure many people have lifted a soup dumpling only to have it burst onto their clothing. Just looked a little unnatural though the flavors were pretty good. I only got one as my daughter scarfed up the other three quickly. Should tell you what she thought....LOL.... The lobster dumpling had the feel of a fried wonton but filled with delicious mixture of lobster, jalapeño, masago, and some sweet/spicy sauce. Would order both again if ever back here. I ordered the red braised beef noodle soup ($12) and was pleasantly surprised at the flavor. You get to choose the pasta you like and I went with pappardelle. The reward was a nice mix of cilantro and vegetables highlighted with a wonderful slab of beef. The noodles I'd definitely stop there again and my daughter was also impressed. My daughter also ordered the basic run of the mill shrimp tempura roll. (She eats that near everywhere we go...LOL) Overall the bill came out to about $52 after a $10 tip. This place is worth a visit and I think they have locations in San Marcos and Round Rock
Great noodles and service!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Baked Bun with BBQ Pork, Gyoza
The food we had was really tasty! I recommend the dumpling soup... really yummy, and the service was friendly and fast. I also had the shrimp tempura which was perfect. Will definitely go back.
Such a bad experience I don't recommend anyone to go here! My husband and I went here last night. Ordered 2 ramen bowls. It was not busy at all but somehow We waited over an hour for our food with no communication from our server at all. Finally after waiting an hour our server brings out the ramen and spills it all over my husband and I. I understand mistakes happen but she did not apologize at all of this. Good thing the ramen was freezing cold so it didn't burn us. We then asked if it could be heated up because it was freezing. The server gave us an attitude about it and came back almost 20 minutes later with the food. And it still came out not that warm.. After the terrible experience my husband asked if we could get a discount on our food because the experience was terrible. The workers proceeded to tell him no one spoke English but we could hear them all laughing, pointing, and talking about our table. All the staff we interacted with here were rude and simply didn't care about the quality of food they're handing out at all. I don't recommend unless you want your ramen spilt on you with no apology, cold food, waiting an hour +, getting humiliated by staff in front of the whole restaurant.
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The Rocky Shrimp was great but noodles absolutely had no flavor. The Shoyu Ramen Noodles had broth which tasted like plain water the noodles were ok but flavoring available was none. I saw the reviews and had higher expectations. The service from our waiter kept on appearing to be rushed or short staffed which meant we couldn't get any service. The appearance of the location looked clean and booths were clean and mess free.
service was really bad. waitress more concerned with her screaming child. So much for ambiance. Had to ask and wait for utensils and napkins .had to ask for individual soup bowls. Wonton soup tasteless. Shrimp tempura was good (charged for a to-go box) however could not identify the tempura vegetables. Mushy rice.
Excellent food, very friendly staff. Came in once, returned in a week, and they remembered my order from the first visit. VERY IMPRESSIVE, I have tried all in San Marcos, and they are the best by far.Kid-friendliness: Well-behaved kids always welcomed
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Sushi
I ordered delivery through DoorDash. Service was great but immediately began vomiting and having diarrhea. I talked to door dash about this however they wanted medical documentation for a refund. I was unable to drive myself to an urgent care nor afford an ambulance and didn’t think to take a picture of my feces or vomiting. I had ordered the tofu and fried rice, miso soup, and vegetable rolls. This used to be my favorite place but now I am very disappointed in the quality of the food. After all this I was unable to get a refund or even some compensation. I’m very upset on the way that this was handled and do not recommend eating here. If the tofu was bad I can’t imagine the quality of the meat.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 1
Service: 1
We explained to the waitress that I'm allergic to soy. She even checked on a specific dish to see if it contains soy. And when she brought my roll, it was on the same plate as my husband's roll, which had a soy based sauce on top of it. Mone was a sweet potato roll, and the sweet potato was so hard underdone that I could not eat the roll.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 1