Cilantro Chinese Cuisine

This is the most underrated Chinese restaurant in Harvard Sq! It mostly does takeout but they have plenty of open tables, not too much ambience but the food is always top notch, service is very fast, friendly, and good portions. Great choice to take your vegetarian and vegan friends, as they don't make most of the vegetable dishes with ground meat. They do have American-Chinese food on their menu but I usually get the traditional Chinese stirfry dishes. Their salt & pepper tofu (pictured) is hands down the best in the city, not greasy, just the right amount of salt, always perfectly crispy on the outside and fluffy on the inside. Last time I went I got their Three Treasures for the first time, and it wasn't greasy like at many other places. Great wok char. This place has been open for more than a decade and the sad thing is, they've not been as busy lately. I really hope it does enough business, I'd be so sad if it disappeared along with so many other restaurant staples in the area.

Went in for late lunch to Cilantro on a Sunday. The place wasn't too busy. Our servers were kind, attentive and prompt. The food was amazing and the portions were great. Everyone enjoyed the food including the kids. Thanks for the great service, Stella and team.

Cilantros is a great Chinese restaurant! You should definitely come here for lunch! The portions are a little bit on the smaller side, but the service is really good and the food taste really good. I highly recommend the shrimp with coconut sauce. The seating area is nice, but it doesn’t look anything to fancy. It’s just a good Chinese restaurant with good food, pretty casual.

Tasty with friendly service. Lunch special is a good deal. Food came very quickly. What we ordered was definitely American style, but I’ve had more intense flavors here in the past. Would come again.

Love this Szechuan Chinese! Spicy and good! The prices are reasonable. This place has boba, too, although it's not the best. The service here is much better than the competitors nearby. Orange chicken was the favorite. Spinach was good. The dumplings were ok. Shanghai rice cakes were excellent.