Spicy Tu Jiazu(土家菜)

Fresh and wonderful food. Got the spicy twice cooked pork and brazed eggplant with beans. The staff was kind and helpful. Only downgraded atmosphere because building is old but but clean. Bathroom was very clean. I’ve always found that small places give you the best service in the freshest food and they did not let me down

We went for lunch today, and the 1 star is for the restaurant not the waitress. The food itself was just okay. They put too much ginger in the dishes, and anything labeled “spicy” wasn’t spicy at all. For a quick lunch, though, it’s nothing to really complain about. I ordered four plates and couldn’t finish them, so I asked for one soup container and two boxes for my leftovers. The waitress told me that she doesn’t give soup containers to customers because they’re expensive—which meant I would have to pay for the container. How ridiculous. I paid for my meal, but I’m not allowed to take my food home because the container isn’t free. I’m okay with paying extra, but not for a plastic to-go container after a meal. In the end, I was given four boxes to take my food home, even though there was a lot of sauce on my plates. Apparently, they don’t care whether the sauce spills or not—they just want to save their $0.50 container cost. I could have cut $1 from the tip to cover the container cost, but I didn’t think that was fair. The waitress didn’t do anything wrong. She was just following the restaurant’s policy. So keep in mind: if you’re planning to take leftovers home (especially with sauce), bring your own containers—because theirs are apparently much more expensive than everyone else’s. I’ve never seen a restaurant actually sell a to-go container before. Notes taken:-C

FRESH! It is very evident that the food cooked to order. It was an amazing flavor fest. The menu is quite traditional and lots of interesting items. I did ask for one item to be not spicy and they did an amazing job of keeping the flavor without the spice. You can order single meals but it is more fun to share. The rice was perfect. My only dislike, not a complaint, was that the food took a while to make, but there again, totally fresh and hand prepared, worth the wait. The atmosphere was good with the decor, but it would be a lot better with traditional music playing.

Overall the experience and service was good. We ordered the Spicy Hot Pot as well as the Braised Pork. The Spicy Hot Pot was the highlight of the meal and the Braised Pork was decent as well. If you are looking for a reasonably priced Chinese restaurant I would recommend giving it a try.

We ordered a total of three dishes between the two of us, and at first we were worried that it might not be enough. But when the steamed fish slices were served, we realized that the portions were very generous! The flavor of the food was excellent. It was rare to find such authentic Hunan cuisine in Houston. The service at the restaurant was also great, and we ordered a pot of hot tea that tasted like a light, fragrant chrysanthemum tea. Overall, it was a great experience.

**They do NOT have dim sum or the rice noodle dumplings anymore!!** I came here on a weekday, so that may have been what caused the problem I had. I ordered the Peasant Family Braised Pork ($18.95) and it would have been really good if it was actually hot. The Chinese spice flavor was there and the meat was tender and fatty, but it wasn't really hot. I was expecting it to be fresh hot because 1) it's a restaurant and 2) the other Google reviews said that their food took a while to come out because the food was being made fresh. However, my dish came out only 2 minutes after I ordered, which is great since that's really fast. HOWEVER, upon eating the meat, I realized that it wasn't exactly hot. It felt like it was made earlier in the day and then left under a heat lamp and then barely reheated for less than 2 minutes and served, which is kinda disappointing because I thought it would have been really amazing if not for that. The rice also tasted like it was made earlier in the day and then kept in the rice cooker/pot. It wasn't super hot and tasted like it was just about to go stale. It wasn't, but it was on the verge of being stale. The service was pretty good. The waitresses were attentive and helpful. One of them placed everything in a to-go container for me while I was paying the bill, which was really helpful and nice.

Got premium food so we got premiums flavors. For Christmas day our family decided to have a feast. We got the Alaskan king crab that was $54 a pound. Our crab was 10 pounds. That and all the other stuff added together made the meal a wonderful experience. Flavors were on point and fresh to the taste. As usual we got so much food I had to clean up the ends of the plates as everyone was getting full. This place is definitely a hidden gem. Initially when you walk in there is a smell from the tank that holds the seafood but very quickly you get used to it in anticipation for the food.

The food is delicious! We have Twice-Cooked Pork, Spicy Chicken, Green Vegetables and Sour Fish. It's worth mentioning that the portions of food were very generous, and we were quite satisfied after eating.