Cathay House special pho is the most authentic bowl of pho I’ve found in Waco. No where else around seems to have tripe. The broth here is clean, traditional and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Iris Washington
Great food, and fast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
subs o.
Cathay has slightly better food quality than imperial. Making it the best Chinese in town to my knowledge. Service was quick to bring out the food. Ambiance I saw many couples at the dim lighted restaurant on dates in the booths.
Dean Chapman
Really enjoyed. The hot and sour soup was awesome. Garlic Beef very good. Dinner menu includes soup, eggroll, Shrimp and Rangoon for a couple more dollars than the regular
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Darci Welsh
Food used to be so good. It has went downhill and we ordered soup today and it tasted like metal. The little chips for Stale as well.
Charles Davis
First time eating at this place and let me just say…the experience and food was amazing! It had a very neat, quiet atmosphere. Many options of food to choose from. 10 out of 10. Everyone we had contact with was very friendly. Would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy some great Chinese food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Chicken Lo Mein
Lauren Sampson
This was genuinely one of the best Chinese food places my boyfriend and I have had in a while. He got the combination lo mein dinner combo and I got the orange chicken dinner combo.The staff are super friendly and attentive. The food was incredible and the price was more than reasonable. We definitely got a good amount of food for the price we paid. Highly recommend and would come back here when we are in town again. I don’t know how this place doesn’t have closer to 5 stars!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Hannah Rosso
Been here three times so far and the food is amazing and the potions are good size. The service is spectacular. Definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Rebecca W.
I love the food here! It is reasonably priced, service is friendly and attentive, and the restaurant has great vibes! Cool place!
Kristapenn 3.
20 minutes after finishing our meal we're now sitting in our bathroom, nauseated and close to passing out. Long night ahead of us, so if you don't want a long night ahead of you afflicted by food poisoning, I would choose a safer location.
Had not dined at Cathay House in years. They were busy, so dishes, from customers who had dined & left, were still on tables. We were seated, but it took a while for a waiter to come to our table. A very soft spoken, kind young man, waited on us. They have a lunch special menu, $7.+ - $8.+. My spouse ordered Spring rolls, for appetizers. They brought them to us on badly chipped dishes. I later told the waiter, guests dining at my home would never be served on chipped dishes & it was an insult, as a customer, to be served on dishes that needed to be tossed out! ** The spring rolls, though tasty, were more dough than veggie filling, but the red, sweet sauce is excellent. My spouse got beef & broccoli & I got chicken w/cashews. Both were delicious. However, we had never had fried rice without tiny bits of veggies in the rice .. it was not that tasty. The pork egg roll was so good, my spouse ordered another one. The waiter failed to bring our soup, so we were full and requested he not serve it. He was very apologetic for the error, but on his behalf, they were quite busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
T S
Everyone was great, I especially loved the obese host and the shrimp cowboy waiter!Wheelchair accessibility: Good for disabled people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Eggplant, Fried Rice, Egg Drop Soup, Wonton Soup, Hot and Sour Soup, Chicken Pho, Chicken Lo Mein, Szechuan, Mongolian, Combination Pho, Spicy Chicken, Sesame Chicken, Beef, Steamed Pork Buns, Steamed Pork Dumpling 8, Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Crispy Noodle with Sauce, General TSO's Chicken, Orange Chicken
Dustin Jackson
I got a hefty amount of food for 8$! My server Dawson was great! Low price great food!
Cathay House special pho is the most authentic bowl of pho I’ve found in Waco. No where else around seems to have tripe. The broth here is clean, traditional and tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food, and fast!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Cathay has slightly better food quality than imperial. Making it the best Chinese in town to my knowledge. Service was quick to bring out the food. Ambiance I saw many couples at the dim lighted restaurant on dates in the booths.
Really enjoyed. The hot and sour soup was awesome. Garlic Beef very good. Dinner menu includes soup, eggroll, Shrimp and Rangoon for a couple more dollars than the regular
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food used to be so good. It has went downhill and we ordered soup today and it tasted like metal. The little chips for Stale as well.
First time eating at this place and let me just say…the experience and food was amazing! It had a very neat, quiet atmosphere. Many options of food to choose from. 10 out of 10. Everyone we had contact with was very friendly. Would recommend this restaurant to anyone who wants to enjoy some great Chinese food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Chicken Lo Mein
This was genuinely one of the best Chinese food places my boyfriend and I have had in a while. He got the combination lo mein dinner combo and I got the orange chicken dinner combo.The staff are super friendly and attentive. The food was incredible and the price was more than reasonable. We definitely got a good amount of food for the price we paid. Highly recommend and would come back here when we are in town again. I don’t know how this place doesn’t have closer to 5 stars!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Been here three times so far and the food is amazing and the potions are good size. The service is spectacular. Definitely recommend.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
I love the food here! It is reasonably priced, service is friendly and attentive, and the restaurant has great vibes! Cool place!
20 minutes after finishing our meal we're now sitting in our bathroom, nauseated and close to passing out. Long night ahead of us, so if you don't want a long night ahead of you afflicted by food poisoning, I would choose a safer location.
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Had not dined at Cathay House in years. They were busy, so dishes, from customers who had dined & left, were still on tables. We were seated, but it took a while for a waiter to come to our table. A very soft spoken, kind young man, waited on us. They have a lunch special menu, $7.+ - $8.+. My spouse ordered Spring rolls, for appetizers. They brought them to us on badly chipped dishes. I later told the waiter, guests dining at my home would never be served on chipped dishes & it was an insult, as a customer, to be served on dishes that needed to be tossed out! ** The spring rolls, though tasty, were more dough than veggie filling, but the red, sweet sauce is excellent. My spouse got beef & broccoli & I got chicken w/cashews. Both were delicious. However, we had never had fried rice without tiny bits of veggies in the rice .. it was not that tasty. The pork egg roll was so good, my spouse ordered another one. The waiter failed to bring our soup, so we were full and requested he not serve it. He was very apologetic for the error, but on his behalf, they were quite busy.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Everyone was great, I especially loved the obese host and the shrimp cowboy waiter!Wheelchair accessibility: Good for disabled people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Eggplant, Fried Rice, Egg Drop Soup, Wonton Soup, Hot and Sour Soup, Chicken Pho, Chicken Lo Mein, Szechuan, Mongolian, Combination Pho, Spicy Chicken, Sesame Chicken, Beef, Steamed Pork Buns, Steamed Pork Dumpling 8, Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Chicken, Crispy Noodle with Sauce, General TSO's Chicken, Orange Chicken
I got a hefty amount of food for 8$! My server Dawson was great! Low price great food!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Rice, Wonton Soup, Beef, Mongolian Beef, Sweet and Sour Chicken
Mmmmm greattttttttttt, love the food and the people.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Best food ever! This is definitely a little gem! The service was outstanding. We will definitely make this one of our regular restaurants!