This place is a gem of a restaurant. The food, the atmosphere, the drinks are all 10/10. One of the only places in Madison I have seen tofu skins so that alone got me in the door. A lot of the small plates are vegetarian/vegan. Everything we have tried in our two visits there has been excellent - potstickers, green beans, tofu skins, scallion pancakes. They have specials that also sound great. Service on a busy night is a little slow, as can be expected. Would recommend a reservation as they are not a huge place and fill up quickly. Highly recommend having a meal here!
Alex Pastena
The food was super good. Little slow to bring things out, but not really a problem. Wacky cocktails. I will definitely be back!
Mike
We love this little place. Great small plates and Korean desserts. Nice jinro and Asian teas as well.
Andrew Lien
Overpriced American Chinese food. Ordinary ramen noodles, sauces are cornstarch instead of oil, strong but wrong flavor profiles. The skewers are probably the best thing there, but even then the meat, while cooked well, is unflavored, all the flavor sits on top as sauce.
Turner Valle
Delicious. I had the dan dan lamb special. Would love to come back
Mary Beth Lawler
Tucked away gem! If you are living or visiting Madison visit this place! Great food! I come here every time I am in town. Specials are highly suggested trust this chef! Small plates egg rolls and dumplings you want to have! Had the sweet sliced beef rice so good! Soups are so yummy!
Steven Leech
Wow! I can not recommend this place enough! Super sweet family run operation with a longtime staff that are happy to have you!
Peter Deisinger
We loved every dish. We will be coming back ASAP. Our server was stellar - super welcoming and knowledgeable about the menu. Incredible value for the quality of food, too!
Cory Moy
Was I pranked? I am seeing the word “authentic” in the other reviews and I am perplexed. Nothing about my experience was authentic. I am 90% sure the dan dan noodles used Buldak instant ramen hot sauce, and 95% sure the chicken was tossed in ketchup. 夫妻肺片 was totally off the mark. Just because it’s not the “orange chicken experience” doesn’t make it authentic. I would say the food is improvising with Sichuanese concepts but not good. The cooking has some major growing edges, but these reviews are an insult to Chinese cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
Man Lee
If pork fried rice is considered as dim sum , then all Chinese takeout is dim sum restaurants. This place is not considered as dim sum restaurant unless you never tried dim sum before. This may be a faulty advertising.
Had a dinner for two. We thoroughly enjoyed the panko shrimp and squid (calamari). The garlic green beans were out of this world delicious. The spicy beef broth could've been spicier but was still good. The hot tea (peach oolong) was delightful. We finished with a unique and refreshing coconut dessert (pictured)!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Bone Broth, Beef Soup, Garlic Green Beans
Khoi Nguyen
I got the beef noodle soup, the chicken skewer special, and the scallion pancakes. Objectively food was pretty good, 7/10 for the skewers, 7.5/10 for the scallion pancake, and 7.8/10 for the beef noodle soup. But the dish didn't taste authentic to me. The beef noodle soup tasted more like a tonkotsu ramen than a beef noodle soup. Even the color of the broth resembles it more. I came in expecting to get chinese beef noodle soup, so I was very disappointed. I wish the restaurant had hoisin sauce for the scallion pancakes as well.
Food: 4
Caitlin Vanover
Absolutely loved our first time at Hutong! Enjoyed two of the specials - pork bao buns and the lamb dan dan noodles. The server graciously warned me that the dan dan would be very spicy and I like spicy food so I appreciated the warning and can attest...it was very spicy and very good! The few cocktails and some small plates (garlic green beans, spring rolls, pot stickers) we had were also delicious. I feel like this is a hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Spring Rolls 2 素春卷, Dan Dan Noodle 担担面, Sesame Cold Noodle, Pot Stickers 6 Pieces 肉煎饺, Garlic Green Beans
KGordon
We can’t say enough about this spot! Gracious service, relaxed vibe, and very well prepared food. The menu’s not so extensive that you get lost. There are plenty of options for more and less adventurous palates. Small plates are the way to go IMO—the portions aren’t skimpy and you can try different things.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scallion Pancakes, Garlic Green Beans
Nikelle Garner
The food was amazing! We had the pork buns (a special), the cucumber salad, the green beans, sweet beef bowl and the pear tea. All were spot on with sauce and flavor, we could have ordered more green beans. Atmosphere was relaxing and our waitress was helpful and kind.
This place is a gem of a restaurant. The food, the atmosphere, the drinks are all 10/10. One of the only places in Madison I have seen tofu skins so that alone got me in the door. A lot of the small plates are vegetarian/vegan. Everything we have tried in our two visits there has been excellent - potstickers, green beans, tofu skins, scallion pancakes. They have specials that also sound great. Service on a busy night is a little slow, as can be expected. Would recommend a reservation as they are not a huge place and fill up quickly. Highly recommend having a meal here!
The food was super good. Little slow to bring things out, but not really a problem. Wacky cocktails. I will definitely be back!
We love this little place. Great small plates and Korean desserts. Nice jinro and Asian teas as well.
Overpriced American Chinese food. Ordinary ramen noodles, sauces are cornstarch instead of oil, strong but wrong flavor profiles. The skewers are probably the best thing there, but even then the meat, while cooked well, is unflavored, all the flavor sits on top as sauce.
Delicious. I had the dan dan lamb special. Would love to come back
Tucked away gem! If you are living or visiting Madison visit this place! Great food! I come here every time I am in town. Specials are highly suggested trust this chef! Small plates egg rolls and dumplings you want to have! Had the sweet sliced beef rice so good! Soups are so yummy!
Wow! I can not recommend this place enough! Super sweet family run operation with a longtime staff that are happy to have you!
We loved every dish. We will be coming back ASAP. Our server was stellar - super welcoming and knowledgeable about the menu. Incredible value for the quality of food, too!
Was I pranked? I am seeing the word “authentic” in the other reviews and I am perplexed. Nothing about my experience was authentic. I am 90% sure the dan dan noodles used Buldak instant ramen hot sauce, and 95% sure the chicken was tossed in ketchup. 夫妻肺片 was totally off the mark. Just because it’s not the “orange chicken experience” doesn’t make it authentic. I would say the food is improvising with Sichuanese concepts but not good. The cooking has some major growing edges, but these reviews are an insult to Chinese cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 1
Service: 5
If pork fried rice is considered as dim sum , then all Chinese takeout is dim sum restaurants. This place is not considered as dim sum restaurant unless you never tried dim sum before. This may be a faulty advertising.
Restaurantji Recommends
Had a dinner for two. We thoroughly enjoyed the panko shrimp and squid (calamari). The garlic green beans were out of this world delicious. The spicy beef broth could've been spicier but was still good. The hot tea (peach oolong) was delightful. We finished with a unique and refreshing coconut dessert (pictured)!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Beef Bone Broth, Beef Soup, Garlic Green Beans
I got the beef noodle soup, the chicken skewer special, and the scallion pancakes. Objectively food was pretty good, 7/10 for the skewers, 7.5/10 for the scallion pancake, and 7.8/10 for the beef noodle soup.
But the dish didn't taste authentic to me. The beef noodle soup tasted more like a tonkotsu ramen than a beef noodle soup. Even the color of the broth resembles it more. I came in expecting to get chinese beef noodle soup, so I was very disappointed. I wish the restaurant had hoisin sauce for the scallion pancakes as well.
Food: 4
Absolutely loved our first time at Hutong! Enjoyed two of the specials - pork bao buns and the lamb dan dan noodles. The server graciously warned me that the dan dan would be very spicy and I like spicy food so I appreciated the warning and can attest...it was very spicy and very good! The few cocktails and some small plates (garlic green beans, spring rolls, pot stickers) we had were also delicious. I feel like this is a hidden gem!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Vegetable Spring Rolls 2 素春卷, Dan Dan Noodle 担担面, Sesame Cold Noodle, Pot Stickers 6 Pieces 肉煎饺, Garlic Green Beans
We can’t say enough about this spot! Gracious service, relaxed vibe, and very well prepared food. The menu’s not so extensive that you get lost. There are plenty of options for more and less adventurous palates. Small plates are the way to go IMO—the portions aren’t skimpy and you can try different things.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Scallion Pancakes, Garlic Green Beans
The food was amazing! We had the pork buns (a special), the cucumber salad, the green beans, sweet beef bowl and the pear tea. All were spot on with sauce and flavor, we could have ordered more green beans. Atmosphere was relaxing and our waitress was helpful and kind.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Green Beans
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