You would think that having a group of 20 women, that the restaurant would do a good job in regards to service, etc. But it appears that they didn’t care! We had two tables of 10 people each. The tables were right next to each other. A female server took the order at one table and even started serving their soups, etc. No one came to the second table to take our orders. We flagged a worker and told them that we hadn’t even ordered yet and she pointed to a male server but he was busy serving others in the restaurant. We waited and waited and no one ever came. Apparently, the person we had flagged didn’t care about resolving the problem. We finally told the lunch organizer in our group who was eating at the other table that no one had taken our order and to talk to someone about getting the job done. Lo and behold, the female server who was servicing the other table came to take our orders. The other table had gotten their main dishes and she HAD TOTALLY IGNORED US the whole time!!!!!! Why???? Regarding the food when we finally got it, there were comments such as ‘the broth was bland in the wonton soup, the beef had grizzle and was a cheap grade of meat, I’ve never had fried rice that was nothing but rice, my dish is just so-so, etc. etc.’ Our group doesn’t ever plan to go back to Café Goo Goo Yen.
Delicious food and super fast delivery! I love that they have their own delivery service so you can make sure the restaurant gets 100% of the revenue vs using a delivery app. Just call the restaurant to place your order.Hot pepper chicken, general Tso’s and spicy eggplant are favorites of ours. The spring rolls and crab puffs are awesome too.
We came here because of all the great reviews but everything turned out the worst. We ordered dumplins and turns out the dumplins got steamed with roaches, they apologized & took then they asked if we wanted another ordered, we said yes but this time pan fried dumplins just so it would turn out that they used the same dumplins with the roach.
I lived in First Colony a few years. This was my go-to Asian night diner spot. This is one of the only things I miss about living in the area. I grew up in SW Houston, next to China Town. I am also a hard-core foodie! Growing up so close to the being able to choose from the most authentic Asian cuisine and having several friends that are Asian, my review of a quality Asian restaurant does not come lightly. This is a complex cuisine, and the 5-flavor complexity is not easy to master.Café Goo Goo Yen has mastered my favorite dishes. General’s chicken is my go-to litmus test of any good Chinese food restaurant. The sauce is complex and not easy to master. Café Goo Goo Yen has mastered it indeed. Their steamed rice is also perfect.I love how they have delivery to homes in the area. This was a life saver after I had my baby. The driver is always courteous and friendly. The food is always delivered hot and perfect.Also, when I pick up, they got to know me as a regular. If I had my baby in the car, they were nice enough to bring my order out to my car so that I wouldn’t have to struggle with the baby. I just paid over the phone with my card. I appreciate everyone’s quality work at Café Goo Goo Yes, for going above and beyond to provide the very best customer service and the yummiest food in the area!I eat a Whole 30 diet, so this was my “cheat night” food. But if I was going to splurge to treat myself on my “off” day from my diet, it was always Café Goo Goo Yen!Be sure to get the “diner” portions, not the “lunch special (with the egg roll)” because the portion is larger, and I like to have leftovers for later in the day or the next day. The lunch spec. ial is a good price, but the food is so delicious, you will want more. For me, I like getting 2 meals out of this. For my husband, he can eat an entire diner portion and need a side of spring rolls to fill up! LOL
The only positive thing I can say is that they were fast and efficient; and the portions were good sized. Unfortunately this was, without a doubt, the WORST Chinese food I have ever had. We ordered the Kung Pao and General Tso chicken. Both were ridiculously bland (as was the fried rice)! Like eating cardboard. Zero flavor, over-cooked and barely room temperature. I don’t understand the positive reviews. Honestly. Panda Express is 100x better and that’s saying something!! I’m not even crazy picky, but this was truly horrible. I threw out the leftovers- it really was that bad. So disappointed!
Consistently the best General Tso's chicken on the planet. This place has absolutely wrecked me for ordering it anywhere else.
Always delicious and staff is very nice! Delivery fast and hot.
Their food is absolutely delicious & we like they include spring rolls & soupWe loved it.
Really Really good food. speedy service. flavor, texture and portions always consistent. very nice staff and the place is always super clean. Most places do not offer combo meals for dinner. But they offer combo's for dinner and for a good price. Thank you cafe goo goo yen for caring about your customers.
Food is delicious and priced very reasonably. Best Chinese restaurant in the area to me. And food always prepared within 10 minutes.