Hunan Chef — Restaurant in Frisco

I really enjoyed this place!

Food: Almost all the food is going to have hot chilli oil and peppers in some way or another. Not sure what others were expecting but it wasnt too oily or spicy. There's definitely other places around town that are way more oily.

The twice cooked pork tasted great, similar to other places, this is usually my favorite dish. What sets this one apart is the included mushrooms that helped cut the oil and fats. However, I would want fewer mushrooms because I'd rather have more pork.

The steamed pork belly bao dish were pretty salty but otherwise tasty, the bao buns helped cut the saltiness but there wasn't enough buns really.

Boiled fish soup was good.

We have several other things like a squid dish, shrimp dish, etc but overall, enjoyed each dish. I mean, not everything was my fav but I never expect to love everything at a place.

Service: Typical service at Chinese restaurants? Not sure what others are expecting but if you've been at similar restaurants, it seemed fine?

We had a group of 12ish and it worked out fine and had typical service.

Price: Yeah a bit more pricey than some other similar restaurants further away but really everything in this emerging Asian food plaza area is more than usual just for the nature of the area.

(Picture did not show everything we ordered)

Edit for 2nd Visit: Came back for take out so will add new food items reviews plus more pictures.

Spicy diced boneless chicken has become a favorite dish. It's crispy, not too bready, the chicken is very juicy, it has good spiciness. Will definitely be back for this.

House special braised beef is alright. Not bad but I wasn't a fan. It came on a bed of noodles that were too soft for me. Maybe because it was a takeout item and the noodles were steaming in the bowl but I did not like the texture. Honestly would have preferred rice. The taste of the beef was good, I had thought it was just a meat dish and wish it was.

Dry pot konjak with duck was flavorful but spicier than I was expecting! Spicier than the other dishes and I actually had to put out the fire in my mouth with boba milk tea from another store. The dish was full of spicy peppers of some sort, ginger, and other things. I really enjoy duck but the pieces were cut roughly so watch out for splintered bones. Overall pretty good.

I know a few favorite dishes so I'm trying to expand my horizons and try different things on the menu, which is...

Another restaurant run by people who've never been to a restaurant before. Starting with the tables that are too low to the ground and have no place to put your legs or knees.

I tried 3 times to order iced tea and ended up ordering a hot tea with a cup of ice. I tried to order the sweet potato toffee but was told they don't have it. It's literally just made of potato and sugar, which they sell at the 99 Ranch store which is right next door. Even if they ran out, they couldn't just go get more potato?

After finding out they wouldn't serve me what I wanted, I instead ordered the cumin lamb and potstickers. I told the waiter 3 times to make it MILD spicy. I'm sure that he heard and understood me. For $19 I was served a small bowl of mostly spinach with some lamb on it, and it was totally covered in spicy peppers. Did not include white rice. It tasted OK but was so overwhelmingly spicy that I just couldn't eat it.

They never brought the potstickers or refilled our drinks or came to check on us after we got the very spicy inedible food. After a very long time, we got up and walked over to the front and ask if they can bring the check and a refill of my drink. The guy comes over and brings a plastic container with a lid and fills it with the hot tea. I don't know what or why.

Then when bringing the check, he insists that I have to pay for the potstickers. I told him that i never got the potstickers so you can cancel it. He looks confused and says they will bring the potstickers now, but I have to pay for it. I several more times refused to pay for the potstickers and told him we're done and leaving, the potstickers were an appetizer. After getting really annoyed, the waiter finally removed the potstickers from the check and allowed us to pay and leave.

Terrible food and even...

Run, Don’t Walk To Hunan Chef! “Oh my, God.” “Mmmm.” “That’s good.” “Wow.” These are the literal words that had a chance to escape our lips as we ate an absolutely delicious meal. 😋

Tip: 1) Everything is family style; 2) There are A LOT of options, so don’t get hung up on your selection because you will be back 😄.

Atmosphere- When you walk in you smell something delicious in the air. You see a beautifully designed dining room with furniture that looks like real wooden artwork. You hear the sound of great music. 😌

Service- Excellent and above board. From the moment we walked in we were welcomed with a smile. Everyone was really kind from the woman (who we think may have been the chef or an owner) that walked us through the very extensive menu. She made recommendations, explained what was what and was patient. We ordered tea and soup in addition to the main meals and they served us when they arrived. They check in on us at the right times. 👏🏾🥰

Food- Excellent is an understatement. This food was good it touch my soul. This food reminds me of my grandmother’s cooking because clearly there is a sprinkle of love that gets added. I know that really cheesy, but I don’t care. This is the best food I’ve had in a very long time and we eat out often (maybe too often). Anyhoo, we had: 1) Braise fish cake w/ three delicacies; 2) Spicy, shrimp Hunan with style; 3)Eggplant w/ green bean; 4) Scallion pancake; 5) Jasmine...