Restaurante Yi Hou — Restaurant in Guatemala City

On the road and hungry, a quick lookup for "Chinese Restaurant" got me here. Definitely an impulse choice without research. Although I had driven by many times before, noticing the nicely decorated location at a prime spot in Zona 10, this was the first time I stepped inside. And it was the last, that's for sure. The reception and attention to detail by the waiters is actually flawless. Arriving around lunch time, I would expect quite a few people now. There are maybe 8 clients at location, in a quite large room, but not a single Asian face. That's a telltale sign. The next telltale is the Menu: It is so overwhelmingly voluminous that the kitchen has no living chance to cover everything unless they have it all frozen down. So I take my pick from the first page: Specialties of the house: Sour hot Soup. That should be a safe bet - you would expect that the "Specialty" receives a bit more care and dedication than the back pages. To fill in with something more substantial, I ask for spring rolls. Both Chinese classics, and both hard to mess up if you are a pro.

Showtime: The soup consists of some cooked up Maizena with Vinegar and something that gives it a red-orange color. Mixed in are some Tofu cubes, and on the bottom of the bowl I find some brownish crumbs, my best bet is that these are recycled pieces of duck meat. The Tofu has a slightly bitter aftertaste, certainly from prolonged storage. Nothing is fresh here, except maybe the Maizena soup base. The serving is about 0.5 liter, quite some volume. I expected something smaller. The Spring rolls are crunchy on the outside, the outside dough is barely edible, but the filling looks like overcooked chicken pieces, and is kind of slimey solid mass, there are no distinguishable ingredients in the filling. Clearly, these went from the freezer to the Micro, a short time in the pan to get the crunch, and Buén provecho!

The Salad the spring rolls are served on and the slices of watermelon were only things that really were fresh. Despite the noteworthy attentiveness of the waiters, I came here to eat. My companions likewise were way disappointed with their dishes. I guess that if they would serve this material in China, they would be thrown out of...

The wait staff were very nice. I wanted to practice my Spanish but they looked at me and tried to be helpful by offering an English menu. I ordered the 1/2 Duck and Chicken Chow Mein. When they brought it to my table, I was in awe with the sheer amount of food. There was no way I could finish that. The duck was really flavorful. The Chicken Chow Mein had more veggies than I usually prefer but it wasn't bad. A fly landed smack dab in the middle of my Chow Mein so I only ate until I reached that spot. I'm glad I gave this...

Amazing service and delicious food 😋!! Some of the best Chinese food I've had in a long time. So good we ate here twice, 2 nights in a row. Would have had better pics but we so hungry we devoured the food within minutes..before remembering that we didn't take pics. Recommend the mixed fried rice and Lomita beef with vegetables and pork with vegetables. Can't rave enough about both food and service. Victor our server is...