Great food and service! The sign on the door says Han Dynasty was rated one of the top 50 Chinese restaurants in the US, so I went in with high expectations. I'm happy to report that I left pretty satisfied! This BYOB has great variety of dishes to try with different meat and sauce combinations. Every dish we ordered was bursting with flavor and the portions were great for family style sharing. We especially enjoyed the dumplings in chili oil and scallion pancakes as appetizers and I really liked the hot style chicken. My Mom and brother especially enjoyed the garlic style beef. We also had our choice of white or brown rice with our dishes which supplemented the meats and veggies well. The staff was also very friendly and made great recommendations for what to try. One complaint I have is that they don't do anything to acknowledge birthdays, which is unfortunate because the family style portions lend themselves well to family gatherings such as birthdays. Another complaint is that I've had takeout from here before and it's not as good (but still not bad!) as eating the food in-person. I've also been to the University City location and it's noticeably grander with a bigger space, more comfortable seating, and a cocktail menu. The Cherry Hill Location is fine enough too; it's just that the lights are a little dim and there was a pesky fly that wouldn't leave us alone. Overall, I'd definitely come back to this location since it's more convenient for me and I'm anxious to try some of their...
Read moreAuthentic Sichuan Chinese food - I was pleasantly surprised by the extremely busy little restaurant in a Cherry Hill strip mall! The servers bantered with many regular customers amongst the newer ones, and take out was booming, as well. Pay attention to the spice level (on a scale out of 10). They will gladly customize dishes from no spice to 10, but even as a casual enjoyer of spicy food, the 8 was very hot!! From the crispy spicy cucumbers to a drier fried chicken to pickled chili style fish in an oilier sauce with rice, I wished I could finish more of the sizeable portions. Will definitely be going back.
Dec 2022 Update: Went back for lunch. It was an (almost) finishable portion - certainly no one would leave hungry. As always, more rice was available, hot tea and ice water were set at the table when we sat down, the garlic chicken was fantastic (at 3/10 spice level had just a dash of heat to keep it interesting). Servers were kind as always and incredibly friendly if you ask you them questions....
Read moreSometimes the food here is made really well with good portions, sometimes its not. One consistent pattern I keep seeing here is the food taking way too long. If this happens just get your money back and go to Shangri La. You may save yourself 45 minutes of your time (that is including the time for Shangri La to cook the food and drivetime there from Han). Honestly pick any other place but here. Too inconsistent in quality and portion. Food is constantly not ready on time for takeout. I was nice enough to tell the manager to take his time because I wanted him to make it with quality. I didnt think he would take 35 minutes after the pickup time to start cooking the dish. He rushed the order last minute and threw in DanDan Noodles for free. I thought okay I got free DanDan noodles but it wasnt even edible because it was mushy and oversaturated with oils. If I got my money back I would have not felt like I got screwed. I have never felt this screwed over by a restaurant and clearly took my kindness...
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