Only in town one night and needed a quick dinner before a concert. Helen’s was amazing!Soup Dumplings, Hot and Spicy Dumplings, Mongolian Lamb and Shrimp Pad Thai were all delicious. Entrees were large enough to have for lunch the next day, and just as tasty! Good price, excellent food and very friendly “mom and pop” service.
We decided to try a new restaurant for dim sum and now sad we did. The waitress refused when I asked 2x what she would suggest - just tried to hurry away. The food wasn't very good and we didn't eat part of it. Also asked for water and we were forced to buy a bottle for $1.25 - say what??There was only one other table seated the whole time we were there so I guess that speaks volumes.
This place is a diamond in the rough. My son wanted Chinese food after one of his hockey games, and we came upon the pictures of Chinese dumplings on Google, and we just had to try it (thanks Kung Fu Panda...). The place has some really cool architectural features on the inside that you'd never know from looking at the exterior. The food was very good, and typical pricing. We ordered the dumplings and several other dishes that we haven't tried before, something we try to do with new places, but the menu wasn't as varied as many other Chinese restaurants. Still, there were some common as well as some specialty dishes. The food was plenty and great tasting and we came out happy and full. We're putting this place in our pocket for the next time.
I really wanted to like this place. The staff was very nice, however the place seems a little run down. No seating available. I got soup dumplings (Xiao long bao) which these really aren't (the staff warned that they aren't filed with broth). I also got Helen's special pork dumplings. Everything seemed to lack flavor and was not at all what I'm used to seeing.
Not the best flavored Chinese foods.It seems that the restaurant has adopted its foods which have lost some of its authentic Chinese flavors. For example, the hot pepper it uses in the two dishes we ordered are jalapenos, instead of some more traditional hot peppers found in other Chinese restaurants around the country.The restaurant is clean, the staff members are friendly and accommodating.Due to the lack of serving staff, it does allow for dine-in for lunch on the Saturday we visited. However, after requesting using its space without the traditional service offered for a dine-in, the owner happily allowed so. Another family followed suit shortly after us.
Most of reviews are outdated, fake, or pre Covid b/s. I got some soup and three dishes. Soup tasted like pee and chicken dry, beef ok. Old lady was extremely hostile... maybe she got COVID-19. everything in the restaurant was sticky and stingy. Most of reviews are inaccurate. By the way the restaurant is near where people get shot! Right next to Super8 motel! What am horror!!
Don’t order online.If you want to get your food, please Call.When this business gets busy they just ignore online orders and they expect you to be okay when you show up there walking out without any food and figuring out for yourself how to get your money back.The people are nice, but their business is overwhelmed and they take no responsibility for the order to placed legitimately through their website / online apps.Do yourself and Your family a favor and call in your order.
Great food! We have been going there since they started to have dine in service. have not been disappointed. We liked the dumplings the most but have tried a number of entries and everything is spot on. Looking forward to our next visit!
First time ordering and it was definitely not a mistake. The place is out of the way from the main road, but once you've found it, it would have been worth the effort.We ordered a few different items to get a better idea of quality across the board. The Honey Walnut Chicken, Beef Stew, Beef Phad Thai, and 2 orders of the Soup Dumplings.Pricing is a bit high, but that is to be expected in today's economy. The heights are not outrageous, but they would be reasonable for their day to day operations. If a small price bump should keep you from ordering, knowing what's going on in the world, just make some eggs or something at home. Go complain elsewhere.The pandemic did not give us the opportunity to try it fresh and hot in the restaurant setting, so we settled for carry-out. When I picked up the food, it was nicely packaged and traveled well. Food was still hot by the time it made it home.The food was well done. It really had that mom and pops feel to it. The Beef Stew was rather hearty. Really basic and consists of chunks of potatoes, green beans, and tender beef. It was perfect for today's rainy and dreary day, and accompanied the white rice perfectly. The Phad Thai was really nice. The noodles had a good flavor to them and with a squeeze of the lime, and gave it that extra element needed. The Honey Walnut Chicken was really nice! The usual sugar rush to keep the American appetite raging, but with a nice balance. The sauce was what was to be expected, but not overly sweet. The candied walnuts, sweet. The pineapple, perfect. The small addition of the pineapple, although sweet, had a slight tartness to give the dish the balance it needed. The Soup Dumplings, some comment on its size, but we thought they were perfectly fine. Not looking for basketballs.. bite-sized portions are perfect for this dish, as you should eat it all ONE bite, ONE, listen people! The sauce accompanied with it gives it the extra saltiness you would prefer, as the contents are a bit more subtle of a flavor, but good. Remember, these are dumplings filled with soup, I don't know if they would look fuller at the restaurant or the science going on with the heat and enclosed space during travel may have withered it down a bit. Point is, food was good.Now that I've given you enough to digest. I would hope that you give this place, and any restaurant, a fair try before giving them a review. We are all navigating through these strange times and have a duty to continue to help each other out.
Great place for delicious food! Best Pad Thai I've ever had. My daughter loved the orange chicken. The host & waiter were very friendly. Large dining room with plenty of seating. Highly recommend.