The good: Portion sizes are massive. The attached photo is a sesame chicken combo--after I ate two servings. The food was tasty and well-prepared.
The bad: I ordered through UberEATS and was disappointed with requests. I asked for fried, instead of steamed, pot stickers. They came steamed and soft, with a minimum of toasting on one side. Also, I asked for extra sauce for the dumplings. The other photo is the total amount of sauce I received.
The ugly: Predatory charges on UberEATS. I asked for two substitutions. One was for vegetable fried rice, instead of pork. Second was the above-mentioned dumpling sauce. Originally, when I saw the adjustment, I thought there was a misunderstanding and that I had received both the usual pork fried rice and vegetable fried rice with my combos. That was fine, maybe I wasn't clear that it was a substitution. This was not the case. Looking at Wonton Gourmet's menu, vegetable and pork fried rice are the same price. A little teriyaki sauce is a negligible cost. Yet, I was charged $5 in adjustments for my substitutions. This restaurant is a little pricey, in my opinion, to begin with, but this pushed it beyond reasonable. Businesses taking advantage of the anonymous nature of online ordering is...
Read moreGreat place! Feels a bit “hole in the wall” but great food, great portion, and very reasonably priced.
Only downside is , occasionally it can be a little slow to get your food. The kitchen has limited capacity and depending on takeout orders in queue you could be sitting there for 30+ minutes before you get your food. Usually it’s great - and it’s something would happen at any popular restaurant.
Also food can be a little inconsistent - same dish, different days can range from amazing to meh.
What I love is their tea. It’s loose leave, like what’d you’d get at Li Wah. It is much better than other Chinese places downtown like Sichuan Palace, Sichuan Hotpot, and Sichuan Restaurant, who’d just give you a pot with cheap teabags that tastes horrible.
The tea compliments greatly with the Cantonese dishes they have, and really completes a meal. Also they give out orange slices at the end, which is a nice touch.
Those quirks are what makes this place so unique and special, and keep me coming back for more. This is my most frequented restaurant in CLE. You can get stuffed with 2-3 dishes and have enough leftovers for 2 more...
Read moreWow! Authentic Hong Kong style Cantonese food in Cleveland! The shrimp dumpling and noodle soup was some of the best I've had. On par with the Hong Kong Eatery in Boston, and noodle shops in New York's or Toronto's Chinatown, with a rich broth tender dumplings with chopped shrimp and Chinese mushrooms inside and the aroma of sesame oil, and of course noodles done to perfection. This place doesn't look like much from the outside, it looks small with a temporary sign, but it's definitely some of the best Chinese food in Cleveland if not the entire state of Ohio, and inexpensive. Servings are large so don't over-order. One dish and one Hong Kong style wonton soup is usually enough for two. NOTE there are 3 different menus at this place. If you get an awful looking menu with chop suey and fried rice on it, be sure to ask for the Chinese menu or you'll miss out.
UPDATE I returned again in November 2013 and again had the Shrimp dumpling soup and an order of Szechuan pork and eggplant. Both were absolutely wonderful, the Szechuan pork and eggplant was honestly one of the best dishes I've had in a Chinese...
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