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Informal restaurant serving Chinese & Japanese dishes for dine-in, carry-out or delivery.
attractions: Washington Park, Washington Park, Jenny’s Nail Salon, Park Playhouse, Melissa Nails, Nail Top, Spa Halcyon, Breakthrough African Market, Morgan State House Inn, Lark Hall, restaurants: Iron Gate Cafe, Rain Modern Chinese, Salsa Latina, Sovrana Grocery Bakery & Deli, Soho Pizza, Van's, Afghan Kabab Express, Taiwan Noodle, Oaxaquena Triqui, Moliendo Cafe
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Informal restaurant serving Chinese & Japanese dishes for dine-in, carry-out or delivery.
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Upstate NY Albany | Comprehensive Chinese Food Review
AaronAaron
1100
Albany｜Couldn't Resist—Ate at This Legendary Spot Yet Again!
JehielJehiel
30
Living in NYC and traveling to China for over 20 years it was a wonderful surprise to find such authentic Chinese cuisine in Upstate New York. We had the Beijing duck and an assortment of appetizers. Each one beautifully balanced with rich flavor. They have set some covid-19 protocols with hand sanitizers on each of the tables plastic partitions between the distantly separated booths. This made us feel very comfortable. The decor is a Maximus dream with mid-century chinoiserie details throughout the restaurant. Service is impeccable, friendly, helpful and attentive. I read some of the previous reviews where they were concerned about the price. If your Chinese food experience is only with Panda at the mall, you not you may not find value in traditional fresh Chinese cooking. Albany is an hour plus away from our weekend home and I'll be happy to make the trip again.
Mercedes GonzalezMercedes Gonzalez
20
Ordered Delivery. Got General Tso’s, House Lo Mein, Chicken Curry, Egg rolls, Chicken and Broccoli. Ordered online through google. Was coming home from airport travel and was super hungry. Decided to try this place due to reviews. I’ve eaten at almost all the local Chinese places so I got a good grasp on the average taste. The food was piping hot upon arrival and service was quick. Unfortunately, the food is bland as all get out. The general tso is neither spicy or sweet and it’s just chicken covered in a bland red sauce. It doesn’t have any taste at all, The egg rolls have no flavor at all whatsoever. I had to use my own sweet chili in the house to enjoy my Dinner. The lo-mein also bland and the chicken and broccoli and it isn’t as bad as the rest but also very bland. Spent 90 on a dinner for 3, none of it was flavorful even though the portions were generous. Unfortunately, I will not be ordering from here again and will stick to my other usuals. That’s what I get for doing something outside my comfort zone. Dismal, bland, Chinese food for dinner. Super disappointed, was looking forward to a spicy/sweet general tso chicken when I got home.
Mike JMike J
00
We ordered 4 dishes: Spare Ribs in Hot Pot Rice, Salty Fish w meet in Hot Pot Rice, Squid w Hot Pepper and Salt and Pea Shoots w. Garlic Source. the first two dishes were good, almost as good as the dishes you would get when you are in Taishan, China - where the dishes come from. The Pea Shoot was also very tasty, fresh, and tender. Squids were alright. So sounds like 4 or 5 stars, right? how come I put down 3? Well, the waiter dragged down the score. we were a group of 4. I didn't expect the waiter to add the Tip in automatically, but he did, and worse - without telling us!!! We then wrote down another 18% tip in the credit card slip..., we hung around for a few more minutes, but the waiter didn't let us know that we double tipped. Well, almost everyone like $$$, and can't have enough. However, we earn money with our good work, hard work, not cheating others. Shame goes to that young waiter. I may still stop by if I am in town, but I have my lesson learned and will be really careful to check the bill next time.
Smith EasydogSmith Easydog
10
The food here was ok but not that good. There was way too much oil in my chong ching spicy chicken and the wrapper for my fried dumplings were very thick. However, I have to admit my fish and chicken were very tender and did not require a lot of chewing effort. The soup was also very good and had a lot of beef in it. The rice was probably my favorite i was really good. The service was something you would see in an ordinary restaurant. Nothing spectacular and nothing horrible just plain old service. The atmosphere was something that really annoyed me. They had way to much decor and there was way too much cloth on the table it was just multiple pieces stacked in a collage pattern. There was too much going on. Overall, food was ok and service was ordinary but decor was too much.
Vin GluckVin Gluck
00
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4.4
(327 reviews)$$
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(518) 396-3881
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shiningrainbowonline.com
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