I have been to this restaurant a few times now and love the food here. I have ordered most of the hot pots and would say that they are overall all really good. My personal favorite one is the Sauerkraut Lamb Pot. I would also recommend getting the Chongqing Crispy Chicken as well as the Scallion pancakes. In addition to this I would also recommend getting the Sliced Beef in Chili Oil. For dessert all of the options are good but my favorite is the Sesame Balls. The inside looks nice and is really clean and the overall vibe is really casual, good for friends and families. You order at the front of the establishment and you can choose where you sit. The average cost per person is about $10-20 depending on order size.
Enjoyed my first time here. I enjoyed the warm atmosphere and clean setting of the restaurant. My mom and I ordered the mabo tofu, the shrimp wonton soup, and sesame balls. The latter dish was definitely the best part, and neither of us could find any fault in the meal. The tofu was good and the soup was light and delicious. I thoroughly enjoyed eating fresh and authentic Chinese food, which was refreshing from the typical Panda Express meal (which is delicious in itself, but I needed something different from it that more closely represented the country's cuisine). I would like to come back here again and try their hot pot and custard buns!
Great spot to grab dinner. We got the house special beef noodles, the cold noodles and the sesame pancake.Noodles were nice and chewy, sauces/broth were both good- not too oily. Beef was a little chewy - not quite as fall apart as I expect w this dish.The menu has a great selection of fairly authentic Chinese entrees. Great for a weekday dinner.
Came to try this place since we saw some good reviews and the reviews are right, the food are pretty good for a newly open Chinese restaurant. Tried the non-spicy beef noodle soup, wonton in spicy sauce, pan fried shrimp, pork, egg and chive dumplings, seaweed salad and fried noodles with shrimpEverything is good except the fried noodles. Love the beef roll crispy outside and flavorful beef inside. Love the spicy sauce for the wonton. Ended up using the spicy sauce as the dipping sauce for the dumplings instead. Will definitely try again and must try if you are in the area
If you like quick service and something with a bit of a kick for spice. Northern Cafe is pretty good for that. It's a nice place. Nothing fancy. Price is ok for the area, wished it was cheaper but what can you do.. haha. It's reasonable. You pay up front and it's self-serve water.
Pretty good. Definitely one of the better Chinese places I've been to. I got the big chicken plate
Great place for Chinese food in Irvine! Great staff as well
Fantastic restaurant with traditional Chinese American dishes like Kung Pao chicken and fried rice.Although they have plenty of tables to sit down and eat at, you walk up, order and pay at the cashier. A few minutes later, an employee will walk over to your table with your food. They may not bring all the dishes out at once, but each is cooked to order.
Honestly pretty good. I wasn't sure about the authenticity of this by the way it was marketed but I was pleasantly surprised. You can eat full for a meal for 15-20. I got the hotpot and it was pretty delicious and filling.
Food is tasty! Great quality! But customer service and serving method should get improved. If you order multiple foods, you would not receive all at the same time....their logic is some food takes longer to prepare! This can be manged easily.