Chinese Food in Dallas (2025)

Royal China in Dallas Celebrates Its 50th Anniversary | Eater Dallas

For 50 years it has built a reputation for serving some of the best Chinese food in Dallas by listening to customers and anticipating trends from across the Pacific. I learned from April Kao, who runs the restaurant with her husband George and manages the menu, that their approach balances staying traditional with gently introducing new, authentic items. Egg foo young is a best-selling, old-school item they briefly removed but reinstated because older clients demanded it; Kao admits it’s tedious to make. One of the restaurant’s signature dishes, dry stirred beef, has been on the menu since the beginning—originally added by the founder’s chef—and is made by frying crispy beef in corn starch and stir-frying it with a sweet, tangy sauce (Kao compares its appeal to General Tso’s and attributes its popularity to American tastes for sweet and spicy). They added a dumpling bar in 2008, and making dumplings in front of customers has driven a big increase in interest compared with the plain dumplings they served before. Kao also recommends the jian bing, a new street-food-style crepe made from mung bean and soybean flours with hoisin, green onion, cilantro, and crispy noodles, and says she’s trying to add more authentic dishes slowly—recalling a trip to Taiwan where a friend praised a Michelin-starred restaurant’s version of something similar to their dung-po pork belly, a moment she remembers with a laugh rather than a competitive claim that theirs is better. - Courtney E. Smith

June Chow’s East Dallas original channels Beijing street foods: housemade noodles, chuan’r skewers, and beloved rice dumplings. Featured on Diners, Drive-Ins and Dives in February 2025 and praised by local critics for rich beef noodle soup and deft dumplings. ([dallasnews.com](https://www.dallasnews.com/food/restaurant-news/2025/04/11/dallas-restaurants-featured-diners-driveins-dives-food-network-2025-guy-fieri/?utm_source=openai), [lakewood.advocatemag.com](https://lakewood.advocatemag.com/hello-dumpling-diners-driveins/?utm_source=openai), [dallasobserver.com](https://www.dallasobserver.com/restaurants/hello-dumpling-in-east-dallas-is-a-low-key-treat-10045065?utm_source=openai))

Shanghainese specialties shine here: soupy xiao long bao, red-braised pork belly, and pan-fried pork buns — now in Dallas after building a following in Irving. Frequently recommended by editors tracking the city’s best Chinese dining. ([fortunehousecuisine.com](https://fortunehousecuisine.com/locations?utm_source=openai), [dallas.eater.com](https://dallas.eater.com/maps/best-chinese-restaurants-dallas/?utm_source=openai), [dallas.culturemap.com](https://dallas.culturemap.com/news/restaurants-bars/fortune-house-irving-greenville-ave/?utm_source=openai))

A long-running Dallas standby with a loyal following, this Lemmon Avenue classic dishes out spicy Szechuan and Hunan hits alongside American Chinese favorites — the kind of neighborhood spot generations grow up on. Verified open with current menu and hours. ([szechuandallas.com](https://www.szechuandallas.com/menu), [yelp.com](https://www.yelp.com/biz/szechuan-chinese-restaurant-dallas-2?utm_source=openai))

Casa Linda’s modern newcomer balances classic Chinese dishes with hand-pulled noodles and a welcoming, festive room. Covered by local editors since opening and confirmed active with daily service and online ordering. ([dmagazine.com](https://www.dmagazine.com/food-drink/2024/12/east-dallas-goes-wild-for-dumplings-and-margaritas-at-miya-chinese/?utm_source=openai), [miyachinese.com](https://miyachinese.com/home?utm_source=openai))

A family-run anchor of Richardson’s Chinatown, Jeng Chi turns out beloved dumplings, noodle soups, and Taiwanese favorites — plus an in-house bakery. Lauded by critics and celebrating decades of community ties. ([dallas.eater.com](https://dallas.eater.com/maps/best-dumplings-dallas-restaurants/?utm_source=openai), [communityimpact.com](https://communityimpact.com/dallas-fort-worth/richardson/dining/2025/03/28/jeng-chi-celebrates-35th-anniversary-in-richardson/?utm_source=openai))

For rolling dim sum carts and banquet-style Cantonese classics, locals flock to Kirin Court. It’s a frequent editorial pick for all-day dim sum and celebratory group meals, verified with current hours and menus. ([dallas.eater.com](https://dallas.eater.com/maps/best-restaurants-in-richardson/?utm_source=openai), [kirincourt.com](https://www.kirincourt.com/?utm_source=openai))