General Tsao's House

I want to split this review into 2 areas. The first concerns the atmosphere, drinks, and food. The restaurant was nicely decorated and inviting, with relaxing vibes and an upscale atmosphere. Drinks, while pricey, were good and they did have a mocktail available. And finally the food overall was great - the shrimp dry pot was particularly excellent, with our general tsaos chicken also being a standout. We would have appreciated crisper tofu and more rice, but those were minor issues. The second half of the review needs to address service and overall speed. On this Saturday evening at 7pm, I think there was only one waiter on staff. He did a great job, but food took a long time to arrive, ordering was difficult, and the time to get our check and pay was frankly ridiculous. A table nearby had similar issues. If the service had been on the level of food, this review would have been 5/5. Unfortunately - it was not.

Authenticity is not so important due to the natural adaptation to new environment. Are they still Good Chinese food? YES. We enjoyed all of our dishes. The place is clean with tasteful decor. The chef is from Chengdu成都,China. Due to pandemic, this restaurant is only opened 2 weeks ago, so it's still very new. Ling, our server is super friendly and helpful. Is this place worth going? YES! Go give it a try. For sure we will be back when we visit Philadelphia next time. Hope the restaurant can keep up the standard and get even better. Good Luck!

Bathrooms are very clean which is a great sign. The employees are very nice and attentive. The food has small portions and tastes is mediocre. You’re paying for the beautiful ambience and not the taste. The beef noodle soup was bland and had only 3 pieces of meat. The broth had no depth. The spicy dumplings were decent.

Everything here was definitely beyond average. The combination of well-sliced pork belly and garlic soy sauce, tangy chili oil, and cucumber slices was savory but also refreshing. Crab meat Xiaolongbao had rich broth inside and was flavorful. Kong Pao shrimp was good. Sour spicy fish and enoki mushroom was not to my liking, but my friend liked it. The lotus root was a little bit plain to me. Pork corn soup was super well flavored, appetizing and sweet but not like overly! One thing I can complain about this place is that they have too few beverage options to choose from!

Second time here and the food again was excellent! We got spring rolls, scallion pancakes, dry pot with fish and Genera Tsao's chicken. Everything was delicious. A lot of food (we ordered this for 2 people and had leftovers). Cozy atmosphere and very fairly priced. Will be back again.