Chinese Restaurant in Houston Review

Q. What are some Chinese Restaurants in Houston you can suggest to a tourist?

A. Beijing Noodle Cafe
9888 Bellaire Blvd.
Houston, TX 77036
This newly opened restaurant in the heart of Chinatown has brought along with it mouth-watering Chinese dishes. I tried their veal dumplings and it has to be the best I have tasted. The freshly rolled flour surround the meat was perfect, not too thin and not to thick. The succulent taste of the veal meat was incredible. Together with the soy sauce, the (15) dumplings made it down in less than 10 minutes. Their beef noodle soup is perfect as well. Most places will put in tons of soy sauce in the soup creating too much saltiness and ruins taste. However, Beijing Noodle Cafe adds in the right amount and creates one of the best beef noodle soup in town. The restaurant carries over 50 dishes including family meals for 4, 6, or 8 people. Price is inexpensive as most dishes are under $5 for lunch and under $10 for dinner. Exceptional value and incredible food, Beijing Noodle Cafe is our newest addition to our Best of Chintatown Editor's Pick.

Lemongrass Cafe
5109 Bellaire Blvd
Bellaire, TX 77401
Lemongrass Cafe is a Thai fusion restaurant located in Bellaire. This is a restaurant I love to bring my good friends to when we need to catch up, because the environment is so conducive to chatting the night away. Some of my favorite dishes: Panko-crusted tofu (appetizer) - delectably crispy on the outside and oh-so-smooth on the inside. The special sauce complements everything perfectly. The presentation is beautiful. Pad Thai - their version of this Thai classic puts a little twist on it. You'll have to order it to see for yourself. The free bread with dipping sauce is great as well. And all of the desserts I've tried are wonderful. Vegetarian friendly - there are plenty of veggie choices here as well.
Nippon Japanese Restaurant
4464 Montrose Blvd Ste W
Houston, TX 77006
Tele: 713-523-3939
Nippon is located on Montrose just a little bit passed under the 59 bridge if coming from Hermann Park. Nippon offers quality Japanese food at a fair price and the regular lunch menu is about 7 dollars. Most of the lunch dishes comes with miso soup and Japanese style salad. Their katsu-don (fried pork rice) is one of the best lunch deals. Katsu-don comes in a traditional Japanese lunch box, which contains one large piece of fried pork chop and rice. On top of the pork chop, the delicious sweeten soy bean sauce is poured on top of the rice and the port chop. This meal also comes with a bowl of miso soup and Japanese salad. The salad is a great appetizer, with the Japanese style dressing (which taste a bit like the regular ranch dressing but a bit more sweet). Japanese food at its best earning Nippon Japanese Restaurant a spot on our list.

Golden Room Restaurant
1209 Montrose Boulevard
Houston, TX 77023
Tele: 713-524-9614
The service is friendly and the atmosphere is very charming. The owner is a delightful lady who is attentive to her customer's needs. My favor fishes are Garlic Chicken and Spicy Mint Chicken. The basil and chicken in the dishes make the taste simply irresistible and just want to keep coming back for more. I have not had a bad meal at Golden Room for the three years, and I strongly recommend this place for all you Thai food lovers.

Kubo's Sushi Bar & Grill
2414 University Blvd.
Houston, TX 77005
Tele: 713-528-7878
From after work happy hour to a romantic date, Kubo's great service and use of quality ingredients earned our editors pick. This Japanese restaurant is featured in numerous local publications. Excellent sushi's and Japanese dishes draws big weekend crowds to this full-service restaurant. Located in Rice village, Kubo is a perfect place to go before or after a day of shopping in Rice Village.

Thai Cottage
5124 Cedar Street Houston
Bellaire, TX
Tel: 713-838-0707
Thai Cottage is a very attractive restaurant. The atmosphere there is very cozy and relaxing. When you eat here, it almost feels like having a family dinner at home. Thai cottage has a lot of healthy, tasty vegetarian dishes and their ginger chicken, veggie crispy rolls and shrimp Spring Rolls are delicious. Also, do not forget to order the coconut milk drink and the famous Thai tea when you eat here. Thai cottage’s drink sizes are big compared to others and taste great. These drinks are especially good on a hot summer day. I strongly recommend this place, and I hope you will find Thai cottage’s dishes as attractive as I do.

Tan Tan Chinese Restaurant
6816 Ranchester
(at Bellaire Blvd. intersection)
Houston, TX 77036
Tele: 713-771-1268
Chinese-Vietnamese Cuisine. Known in Chinatown as the "landmark restaurant" and providing great food, excellent service all at an affordable price. You won't be disappointed.

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