Hot Spicy China Food — Restaurant in Mérida

Merida is pretty much a wasteland for decent Asian food. There is a "yucatecan-ized" version of Chinese take-out that is ubiquitous, but it's long on meat (pork or chicken), short on veggies, and often in heavy (often sweet-and-sour -- a.k.a. "agridulce" -- my least-favorite) sauces. However, amazingly, a new place opened recently just north of La Mejorada park, calling itself "Spicy China" (appealing to tourists, obviously, but a bit off the beaten path) and serving a comparatively small menu of Chinese and Thai offerings. And, as we discovered tonight, they're actually good -- you know, not brilliant like you'd find in a major American or Canadian city with a significant Asian population, but really flavorful! The portions serve two people handily (we were told that in advance), so we ordered Thai green curry with chicken and a couple of small spring rolls as starters. The waiter, Daniel, is a Merida native, but he speaks fluent English and has lived in a number of different places including Asian countries and Toronto Canada, working as both an athlete (field hockey) and as a chef. So we had a fascinating conversation with him about how Merida has changed, world politics, etc. La cuenta (the bill) was less than $20, including flavored bubble teas (a first for both of us, provincials that we are). Highly...

My wife and I had passed by this place a few times during our morning walks, and after seeing all the buzz in some of the local Facebook groups, we decided to give it a try.

We arrived around 7 PM on a Wednesday evening and were the only customers at first, but a few other diners showed up shortly after. The restaurant was clean and well-lit, making for a nice first impression. We were quickly given menus and, after a few minutes, decided to order pork dumplings, chicken in Szechuan sauce, and sweet and sour pork, along with mango drinks.

The dumplings arrived fairly quickly, but we weren’t given chopsticks. After our waiter disappeared, we had to track him down to request some. The dumplings themselves were pretty good, especially when paired with the spicy chili oil provided on the table.

Shortly after, our other dishes arrived along with bowls of sticky rice. The sweet and sour pork was essentially deep-fried pieces of pork with a sweet and sour sauce—it was okay but nothing special. The Szechuan chicken had good flavor but was quite dry and lacked the sauce we were expecting.

Overall, the meal was just okay, but we’d be willing to return and try other dishes.

Prices were reasonable—$585 MXN for the two of us before tip—and we had plenty of leftovers, which they...

I’ve been here twice in 1 week already and I drive 30 minutes to get to this place !! It’s definitely the best Chinese food in town . First time I ate at the restaurant but with 2 kids it was impossible to take pictures but this second time we got take out , everything is always so fresh , the food tastes amazing !!!! The place is clean and the costumer service is top notch ! We’ve ordered pork dumplings 🥟 ( so good !) , spring rolls 😮‍💨, chicken Lo Mein ( my fave 🔥) , sesame chicken it’s like orange chicken (really good ) , pork fried rice, chicken fried rice , won ton soup . The first time we went though we ordered some garlic ribs and I will say they were extremely salty and I’m a person that loves salt and even for me it was very salty . That was the only thing . But everything else was AMAZING !!!! 10/10 recommend this place . And when you do take out , they package it very nicely so nothing spills or falls and with utensils . My new spot 🥟🔥😮‍💨 please open one closer to Caucel so I don’t have to make that 30 min...