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Jade Harbor
Experiences may vary it seems, but we had an overall good time. I didn’t see any issues with the bill either. The food came out quickly, and the tea was hot. Here we had the pork in garlic sauce, scallion pancake, and the wet fried rice with seafood was my favorite. Not your usual customer service either, compared to your typical restaurant but they were nice.
This restaurant has the best Cantonese dishes! Everything was so delicious! I have tried all other Cantonese cuisine in Philly Chinatown but this one is definitely the best of all! Atmosphere is a little lacking but the service was excellent and food was excellent! Highly recommend!
Ocean Harbor
Every time I've come here since my friend brought me here with her family over 15 years ago, it has always been an enjoyable experience. The food is delicious and there are many options. The Jasmine tea was a wonderful compliment to the meal. The staff is helpful and kind. I am now hard of hearing, and they were patient and repeated food names when I asked.
Excellent food, great taste. Most of the dishes are very authentic with generous portions. I had the chance to try both dinner and dim sum; can't think of anything in particular to recommend because my experiences were good inboth occasions. Weekend dim sum is extremely busy and would strongly recommend getting there a bit early.
Jumbo Seafood
It’s it a nice restaurant, good atmosphere they don’t play music so people can actually talk or do their thing. They have a big menu which is nice, I narrowed down some things I haven’t had tried in most Chinese restaurants anywhere. The tea was good, so was the dumpling. The service is ok, they know what they’re doing. The menu has pictures so everyone knows what they’re ordering. It’s walking distance to the South Station so convenient to eat here while waiting to go somewhere. Will be back sometime
Really Good food here every thing came out Hot and fresh with great flavors.Good service also.I would recommend comeing here and it's open late.
Hong Kong Eatery
Best chinese resto in town with affordable price. I would recommend the triple items rice platter, since you could 3 types of protein. The platter costed me $15ish (exclude tips) The roasted duck and roasted pork were so delicous, would love to come back to this resto. There were tables for u to dine in. The service was fast, and the employees were so friendly. U could also get free water.
Triple Meat is my go-to here! Duck, Crispy Pork Belly & Char siu - Quick and easy, comes with rice. Bamboo with Chili is awesome! There are a few tables and chairs you can eat at.
Jade Garden
Jade Garden is a long standing Chinese restaurant specializing in Southern Chinese cuisine. It is open late, making it a perfect space for late night eats or larger celebrations. Staff are friendly and accommodating, does help if you speak Cantonese but many staff speak in English as well. The food is pretty good for Chinese American dishes. The salt & pepper squid is pretty good at this establishment, lightly fried but has good flavor with the pepper. The soups are also pretty good and has many other dishes that are staples for Chinese cuisine. The dishes are served family style like many other establishments, making it very worth if coming with a large party.
Twin lobster for $52.95. The stir-fried lobster with garlic and scallions is a masterpiece, featuring juicy, fresh lobster chunks that are perfectly bouncy and tender. Free red bean soup is good too!
Five Spices House
Definitely not 3.9 star, probably a 4.4-4.5. Crab Rangoon are awesome (Top 10), beef with broccoli was moist and tender, sesame chicken is crispy and mildly sweet(perfect). If you a Chinese Food Snob go to a $40/plate place and leave great places like this to be explored by people like me.
Food is decent enough but I wouldn't come back here. Buns have almost no meat in them and the staff seems to be in a bad mood
Empire Garden Restaurant
Huge chinese restaurant with tons of tables for big parties and an event space. There was a wedding going on when we were here! The drinks were good, I got the scorpion bowl. The food came out fast. We got the chicken lo mein, crab Rangoon, general tzos chicken, and dim sum dumplings. Our server was friendly and attentive. Good experience!
My wife and I picked up our daughter from the airport early, like 7:30am. Her red-eye flight made her hungry and she wanted dim sum. This place opens at 8 am! (1 of only 2 places serving dim sum) It was fabulous! We took our time with some of the traditional pieces of sui Mai and harguo. Chicken feet came out super hot and tender. You can see the steam from our pork buns. It was 18degrees out and having this with our hot green team warmed us nicely. We were, literally, the first one to sit and eat. Others started to trickle in and we noticed that they were ALL Asian, which is always a great sign. I wish I took some pictures but I was too hungry. BTW, the pictures I took were from Lunar New year 2025'
David's Mai Lai Wah
Ordered from here because it was 2am and the only thing open near me. I got the coconut shrimp and it was horrible. First the shrimp was cold and soggy. The coconut sauce that was on half the shrimp had no flavor to it. On top of the food being horrible they called me to tell me my order was ready and when I got there to pick it up I had to wait five minutes while the lady counted her tips. Overpriced and customer service sucks.
This establishment is basic at best. They are price gouging and down right rude and unapologetically arrogant. When a customer request a itemized list of the expenses, you are told that you can't have one and if you continue to ask they push back (bully) by saying that they will not take your order. The prices online do not at all match the prices in menu. The wait times outrageously long...even if you place a small order. You call to place an order over the phone and can't get through. Then you arrive in person just to be chastised by the staff, as if they don't already know their phone lines are always busy and they have two lines apparently yet only one is posted online with dare I say outdated menu prices. They have completely chosen to not open the dining hall since the pandemic. Please BEWARE when you choose to patronize this business. Kindness will carry you everywhere. This business should be humble and not take advantage of those that they truly depend on, that allows their business to thrive and continue to operate. "David's Mai Lai Wah" please do better. Stop treating your customers like you have the best restaurant in Chinatown.
Sichuan Noodles
Average Sichuan style food, unfortunately the fried dumplings tasted off?? The meat tasted sour and fermented?? I only mentioned to the owner after I paid, because we weren't sure if they meant to taste like that? Service was good and serving was generous, but food was just average. Maybe we picked the wrong dishes???
First off the bad reviews are on point according to our experience. Where do I start. We decided to try this place because we are people who like to try new places and things. This was one of the places in China town that wasn't packed or had a waiting line outside. Soon as we walked and sat down the vibes was not good. The waitress was just dry as could be. We ordered something of the menu and that was also advertised with an image of the supposedly the soup you would get. Once we got the soup it looked nothing like the picture. So I asked the waitress about and she responds "its just a picture" very dismissive and just walks away. We didn't not enjoy it and we left it but still payed for it. She definitely needs training on hospitality and customer service. Never offered to fix it or give us another option. We were never checked on. Never received offer for second refills. Also did not like the 2 ladies their were prepping dumplings and peeling peppers with their bare hands at a table across us. Keep in mind all while picking up dirty plates from tables and touching all kinds of things. Also if people that come to your restraunt that are not of your culture it's important to be welcoming and open as they may have questions. But soon as other customers entered their restraunt that were of their culture it was like they pull out the red carpet. Then we had to get up and ask for our check because the lady was too busy sitting at a table on her phone. 🙄 I DO NOT RECOMMEND THIS PLACE AND WE WILL NEVER COME BACK.
Yummy Street
Worst $20 I have spent in China Town. Food is edible, but no Thai flavors. I ordered Pad Thai. The protein to noodle ratio was great, but the dish had no sweetness, sour, or umami. Just tasted like noodles with protein, very boring. I also ordered the Mango Sticky Rice. Same thing as before, it just tasted like plain white rice with mango. No sweet, no salty, no creammy coconut flavor. The rice had maybe 2 a tbsp of sauce and just half a small mango (the mango was very sweet). Restaurant is very clean.
Newly open Thai restaurant in Chinatown Dung Huang, it need a lot of improvement on food. The cashier doesn't speaking much English. Also for mango sticky rice, the number on the screen not matching with paper menu. Need to make sure your order before you paid. Since this is newly open, I will give them few weeks and try again!
Ming River Sidewalk Cafe
Lunch at a restaurant serving Fujianese food, which I was unfamiliar with. Very simple, bare bones place for a quick in and out meal. Pork dumplings - Solid Peanut butter noodles - Good. Very mild in flavor but nice. Fishballs - Came out as a soup with meat stuffed in balls of dough. Was expecting something else. But a light, pleasant soup. Lychee pork - Kind of a higher end version of sweet and sour pork with more emphasis on the sour. Made with deep fried pork and came with tomatoes and broccoli mixed in. Good and would get again. Fried taro cakes - Mildly flavored with nice texture. Everything was nice. Overall food was mild and savory. Each table had a squirt bottle of vinegar for garnish. Wish I knew what I should put it on, ha. Would definitely like to try some of the other items on the menu. A variety of different soups seem to be a highlight at the place. Excellent prices. Only take cash.
One of the best hidden gems in Chinatown! This little restaurant is our go-to for authentic Fuzhounese comfort dishes at really great prices. 3 dishes for less than $10? #WorthIt (just make sure to bring cash) You can go in, grab a menu and seat yourself. Call the hostess over once you’re ready to order and chill. We always get the wonton soup with mini wontons and the peanut butter noodles (pictured). Other faves have been the oyster pancake which is a crowd fave and many people like the taro cake.
Canto House
I disagree with previous reviewers points about service friendliness. This is a small family owned and ran business they don’t necessarily have the time to wait on you and make you happy when they are very busy! They were very polite to my wife and I, advising dishes, quick service and even pointing out a dragon dance parade going by outside. Honestly the food is very good, this is typical canton dishes, very farm from the spicy mainland dishes you may come across. Their bbq is very traditional and tasty, I’d also recommend the Ho Fun. You can also just purchase a crispy duck, take it home and have duck pancakes. Don’t miss this place, give it a try with an open mind and give them a chance to show you a family run business!
Passed by my usual spot - jade harbor across the street and they weren’t open yet. Popped in here and had an absolutely delicious meal. The fried rice was super fresh, spring rolls so hot and crunchy ! Wonton noodle soup wasn’t a best effort , the broth was very light and flavorless. The duck skin was soggy and a bit chewy. Don’t go here for that, but def try the rest. It was super tasty 🙌🏼