Yao Fuzi Cuisine

I visited this place for the first time and loved it. The atmosphere inside is awesome - dimmed lights, fish tank, authentic decoration. I ordered jellyfish and duck as a food and a Copper Rose cocktail. Everything was spot on. Jellyfish was crunchy, juicy and had a vibrant taste. The duck was extremely juicy, this was probably the first time I actually enjoyed a duck. The cocktail was just fine. The prices here are on the higher end, but considering the food quality, I think this is fine for a special occasion.

This was my very first visit to this establishment. PB has been here before several years ago and told me that it’s fancy and food was good. My hair was messy, bc it’s been raining and yucky and have been running errands since the morning. We were seated right away by a nice hostess lady. Our server(older Chinese woman with a short hair)was very short and abrupt kept coming back every few seconds to take our order when in fact I hadn’t had time to look over the menu. She was very impatient even after I told her this was my first time coming here. When we decided to order and I told her I wanted Za Jiang noodles, but didn’t want pork, she said pork was already in a sauce. I didnt even want to ask her if I could have it with different sauce with no meat, bc I knew she wasn’t even going to accommodate me. I told her PB wants a big bowl of egg drop soup and she said “we don’t do that!”. She said it’s small or medium and comes with a meal, so we got 2 medium and I gave him mine. We ordered shrimp and crab fried rice. My crab fried rice was decent, but PB’s shrimp fried rice was bland, 4 shrimp and lots of peas and carrots and he didn’t like it. He put soy sauce on his fried rice like the White guy from the movie, Joy Luck Club, but it still was bland. How do you mess up shrimp fried rice in this fancy, expensive Chinese eatery? The impatient lady didn’t serve us anymore and we got another one. She looked poisoned each time he asked for Coke. I got hot sauce from a nice male server and the hot oil was very hot! The only nice thing the female server did was to put my food in a container. No smile, nothing. I felt that those 2 female servers were very snobbish towards us from the beginning and I don’t appreciate to be treated in a such way, especially this is a so-called high end Chinese restaurant. I find their behavior to be very unprofessional and unpleasant. They were very unfriendly and unwelcome and I really didn’t enjoy the dining experience because of them. Besides that, I’m glad I got to experience how they treated us with snobbery, so we know not to return. We will continue to go to Zhang’s Asian Bistro Kitchen where we’re welcome, staff/owner are nice and food is excellent.

I finally got a chance to check out this place. The food was excellent, but it was missing seasoning. The ambiance was very romantic for a Chinese place. Definitely date night vibes.

Ok so there are a million restaurants in Dallas, right? A good chunk of those are Asian restaurants too, right? WELL, if you haven’t been to Yao Fuzi and at minimum tried the soup dumplings stop what you’re doing right now, get in the car, and get yourself there. These things are literally injected with a magical soup broth that seems like a Wonton soup made in reverse order. You have to pop the entire dumpling in your mouth and the minute you pierce into it with your teeth the explosion of flavor leaves you with only two questions. Where is the next dumpling and did we order enough? Our table got three orders and I’m still not certain if that was enough! The rest of the meal was absolutely dynamite which included the Crushed Red Pepper Beef, Kung Pao Chicken, Chicken Fried Rice, Fuzi Prawns, and a Salmon Fried Rice. Literally, every dish was perfect! I got to try them all except for the Prawns (my no longer friend was not willing to share haha). It was and still is extremely hard to decide which dish was the best. They were all THAT good! What are you waiting for? Get to Yao Fuzi!!

First time to try this place for lunch. I ordered the mapo tofu and the Za jiang Mian noodles (reminded me of Korean black bean noodles). The Mapo Tofu was very good! My two dishes were not lunch optional. My friends had the lunch special jalapeno chicken, Singapore noodles, sesame chicken, and Gen Yao's chicken. Everyone enjoyed their food. I don't mind coming back to try some of their other dishes.

Searched for soup dumplings on Maps and found this place! We noticed it had a cooler night vibe on the inside and they blast the A/C so it was freezing for us (Were on the warmer side). Server did not come to us often so there was a while before they came back to us. However, the food came quickly after and this was a weekday dinner where the restaurant was almost full! Food tasted good, but the prices were a bit high for what we felt. I would still recommend to try it out but maybe a group/family style could be better!

I’ve been years ago and remembered it being a great experience. So I was excited to try it again. I TRIED to go on a Saturday at 10p when the sign on the door and online said they closed at 11p. I walked in and the hostess said “let me see if the kitchen is still open”. Minutes later comes back and says the kitchen was closed. I said “I thought you guys closed at 11?” She said the dining room stays open til 11. But the kitchen closes at 10. Very odd. I sat in my car to try to find another restaurant and within 5 min about 7 employees left. So I’m not entirely sure, but it just seemed as though they didn’t want business. They just wanted to go home. Which is understandable but at least change your hours if that’s the case. Very mis leading

Hello all, we found this place on Google maps. Thought we'd give it a try. Wife and I came here for lunch and received a great experience. We were greeted before the host guided us to our table. We both ordered lunch portions. We got the General Yao's Chicken and The Orange Beef. Flavor and presentation was on point. The decorations inside will take you to China without a plane ticket. Nice lunch getaway other than some burgers and fries for a change.

I've come here a couple of times for large group meals and consistently had good experiences! The service is always fast and friendly, they've gone above and beyond in terms of dish modifications. I also can't recall any instances where I've run into significant wait times. The quality is pretty good all around. The menu leans more towards Americanized Chinese but has some less common options available on the chefs specials section of the menu. The latter definitely pales in comparison to what I'd look for in a go to Chinese spot, both in terms of quality and quantity of options Overall it's a bit on the pricey side for the food offerings, but a good chunk of that can be chalked up to the nicer ambiance. It doesn't personally do anything for me so I knock it down a little bit. Overall my recommendation depends on your circumstances, if you're looking to please a large group and have a nicer evening out it's a solid option, but if you're a foodie visiting Dallas I'd recommend looking elsewhere

This place is amazing!! The food and service are top shelf! The crispy beef, soup dumplings and cucumber salad are my favorites! I highly recommend this restaurant. Reservations are required to get in at dinner time.

This establishment has a very relaxing ambiance, dim lights, and very great service. The crispy beef was the star dish of the hour, although their dumplings were also very well made and flavorful. Prices were fair, and I enjoyed my meal!

This was my first time visit to Yao Fuzi Cuisine. PB has been here before several years ago and told me it's fancy and food is good. My hair was messy, bc it's been raining and we've been running errands since earlier in the morning. Maybe, bc of that, female waitress with a short hair was very short and abrupt, with me, bc here I am with a messy hair in this "fancy" Chinese eatery. Perhaps, I didn't belong there. PB wanted a big bowl of egg drop soup, but the lady said, "we don't do that!" She then said soup comes with the meal. You can have small or medium, so we got medium and I gave him mine, bc I wasn't that hungry. I wanted Za Jiang noodles, but without pork, but she said the sauce is already made with pork. I could tell she wasn't even going to accommodate me, so I wasn't going to even ask. She kept coming back every minute or so, but I wasn't even done looking over the menu and PB told her it's my first time(and last time)here. She was very impatient! I should had got up and walked out to go to Kenny's East Coast Pizza right across the parking lot. At least, we get treated with friendliness there. We finally decided on Shrimp and crab fried rice. They came with egg rolls which I gave mine to PB. He said it was vegetable egg rolls. My crab fried rice was decent, but PB said his wasn't. It was very bland and 4 shrimps in there and too much peas and carrots. How can you mess up a shrimp fried rice and this is a fancy/expensive Chinese restaurant. The impatient server didn't serve us anymore, we had another one. She looked like she was poisoned each time she asked PB he wanted another coke. 2 nice male servers/runners brought us hot sauce(it was hot!)and soy sauce for PB(He likes to add soy sauce to his fried rice like the White guy from the movie Joy Luck Club). The hostess who seated us was nice too. Inside the restaurant was very fancy. It reminded me of those fancy Chinese restaurants in Japan. The only nice thing the server did was she put the fried rice in a container for me. $47 for 2 fried rice and coke and I left her $8 tip. I felt that the servers were very snobbish towards us and I don't feel comfortable to go to an establishment that treats customers as such. I was glad I was able to experience the snobbery and write a review about it, but I will not return and will continue to go to Zhang's Asian Bistro/kitchen where we're welcome, staff are friendly and the food is excellent.

High end Chinese cuisine, with one of the most impressive wine lists in all of Dallas. Always enjoyable.

Food was great. Service is great ambience perfect. Just a great little restaurant. Went there with a friend of mine and had a great meal.

I want to love this place. A good manager could turn this place around. Besides the amazing bartender, the service sucks. No product knowledge with what spirits they have or any wine knowledge. A pen would be great when the bill is given. Just many little errors. The food is just ok. Great wine list with great prices. Just not enough to bring us back.

Small portions, prices too high. Not what it used to be, sadly. Why go here when you can go to other very nice places and get larger portions for less price point. I hate to write a bad review, but I can't support this.

Really wanted to like this restaurant but was underwhelmed. I had the Kung Pao chicken and my wife had beef with broccoli. My sweet and sour soup was pretty basic and my wife enjoyed her egg drop soup. Kung Pao chicken was okay but the fried rice was undercooked and not seasoned. My wife thought her beef with broccoli was very tender but a little spicy for her. Spring rolls were good. Service and ambience were good but I was disappointed in my meal.

I have to admit...never heard of Yao Fuzi until today and a bit hesitant at first but was very impressed. The food was excellent! Once I ordered one dish, I had to try another and another and another just to make sure. The food, prep and delivery all get 5 Stars from me. The service....meh. I may be different than most but when I do go out to eat (especially with friends). I like to enjoy my time and not feel rushed. Especially, if I am picking up the bill for more than $500 bucks for a party of four. Having made that statement. The ambience and decor was enjoyable and light. If I were to make a suggestion: I would market Yao Fuzi as its name suggests. "Asian Fusion". Overall, a very enjoyable experience and the food was delightful!

We ate almost everything on the menu. We had a party of 16. Everything was great, except the noodles had a zip tie in it. My brother bit into it. The service was okay, but with a party this big I can understand some things going wrong. I'd give the place 4 stars, but when you get a zip tie in your food, it has to impact the review.

I came in on Monday and was immediately greeted with an inviting energy by the host. It was after a very long work day and her smile and helpfulness was a great start to my evening. The lighting was relaxing and the dumplings warmed me up and made me feel at home. I would recommend a million times over as a way to relax and feel at home!

The Fuzi Crispy Beef is one of the best meals I've had at any Chinese restaurant, period. It is a fairly pricy plate but you get a lot of beef. I've had several other dishes that have been very good. The Mongolian Beef is good and the soup dumplings are excellent. The restaurant itself has a nice ambiance, it's fairly dark and feels like a more upscale Chinese restaurant. I've not had a bad experience with the wait staff, and food comes out in a reasonable time frame. Shoutout to the wine store next door owned by the same family. It's not an extraordinarily expensive restaurant but you can find cheaper (but not as good) Chinese food without trying very hard. More of a "nice place for dinner on a Friday night" place than a spot for weekday takeout. 4.5 stars, 5 if you're looking for a delicious big plate of Chinese stir fried beef and willing to spend $30 on it.

Food is good. But I can't help by notice the other comments about how rude the staff is. We had to ask for soy sauce and chili oil which she was annoyed by as if those are uncommon things to ask for. She kept bumping into my feet as if I was in her way. The second time I attempted to move my foot and she got annoyed that I didn't move it fast enough which I then told her about how rude she had been for no reason. Do not expect friendliness from these people and I wouldn't tip!

For some reason, I've struggled finding good Chinese restaurants in Dallas, but I was recommended this place and I am so glad I tried it. I got their crispy beef, Singapore-style noodles, and the bread pudding. The crispy beef and bread pudding were sooo good! The noodles were good as well (not nearly as tasty as the beef, though). I will definitely go back again!

I think the service has gone down, the serving size has gone down, the quality of food is mundane, meaning the same brown sauce on different dishes (so same taste) and the fritter chips they give you while you wait smell old and have lost their crisp .. ambience is tired. Lots to do! And add some smiling faces to the list please. Wanted to give this place another chance after we stopped coming here a few years ago .. but ..

Love the food here! Nice place to have a family meal or date night. Really big wine list and nice selection of cocktails as well. The food is very tasty!

This is the best chinese restaurant in north Texas period. I love this Chinese restaurant. Why do people consume food at other restaurants? I do not know. The chow mi fun tastes awesome. The chow's texture resembles noodles from a street fair in Canton, China. This restaurant hosts A++ service. I love eating at this restaurant. The food has brilliance written all over the food. The food has a certain Cantonese taste. I matured and aged in Canton so I know how Cantonese food tastes. Cantonese food is stuffy and yucky. There fore, we need to eat Cantonese food at Yao Fuzi. A++ food. The tea is ordinary. I can obtain higher quality tea at another nearby tea locale. I do not like the tea served at this restaurant.

Such a great find! Food was delicious and service was amazing. We ordered Mongolian Beef, which was cooked perfectly. We will be back!

Food is wonderful, atmosphere is nice, servers are not very friendly and act like you're a bother. All in all it's a good place to eat with quality ingredients.

Great food! Service is very good - efficient and very attentive, but I would not say smiling or overly friendly. Cocktails were good and very reasonably priced. Family owned and operated. They have an extensive menu. So many options looked great. The couple we were with have been many times and knew the owner (Kris) well, so we let them pick for the table. We loved their choices. We started with the scallion pancakes and crab and cheese wonton (rangoon). The scallion pancake was exceptional, but I did not think the wonton or rangoon was that good and a bit overcooked. I would skip it next time. For entrees, we shared the Fuzi Prawns, Singapore Noodles, and a sliced ribeye steak. I recommend all three and it was more than enough for the four of us as we could not finish them. This was the first steak I have had at a Chinese restaurant. It was delicious and perfectly grilled and prepared to our requested medium rare. The Fuzi Prawns are jumbo and so good but watch out for the sugar high. Entrees come with either steamed or fried rice. We will definitely be back!

Big meal, enough for 2 ppl. Very flavorful. Great service. The dumplings were awesome. Reminded me of pancakes, breakfast sausage and maple syrup.

WOW! This is the best Chinese food I've had in DFW. I wish I got pictures of everything we had but it was all delicious. The service isn't super fluffy but it's because they're so busy making sure your water is full, food is coming out and getting orders in. We luckily made reservations because even on a Wednesday it was packed. Below is what we got/thoughts - Soup Dumpling - incredible, one of our favorite parts Blue Crab and Cheese Wontons - delicious, standard wontons. The mango sauce it's served with is a new twist Hot & sour soup - best one I've ever had General Yao's chicken - incredible, also a favorite Crispy beef - also incredible & a favorite Pork with steamed buns - good but would probably not order again Duck - good, cooked to perfection, less of a classic Chinese feel (to my knowledge) Sea bass - delicious, light and simple (not in a bad way but if I'm coming back I'm going for the chicken and beef) I cannot wait to go back again!

Your hostess "Charli" was the most warm, welcoming and inviting person I have ever personally been served by. Charli treated my baby boy, my son, the light of my life and world Micheal with such compassion and care. We went in for his 407th month birthday. The food was exquisite. The ambiance was spectacular. But the star of the show, light of my day, hostess Charlie made this an unforgettable experience. Our heavenly father himself may as well have kissed Charli on the lips moments before seating us. God bless you, Charli. All My Love, Lauren.

Wife and I tried this on a Saturday afternoon. We shared the Pot Stickers and Orange Beef. Plenty of food for the both us, food was AMAZING!!! The pot stickers dough was very tasty, the meat was different than we are used to but still really good. The orange beef was the most tender beef I've ever had at a Chinese restaurant. The fried rice was great, the hot and sour soup was really good too. We will definitely be back.

Horrible! Overpriced Chinese take out food at exobiant prices. For charging $40/person on average the service definitely does not match the upscale ambience Yao Fuzi tries to fool you with. All the servers are dead inside. They are definitely judging you the minute you walk in based on your attire. Waitstaff will speak in mandarin to talk about you when all of them can speak English perfectly. don't be fooled by any of the good reviews. Spend your $40 elsewhere!

My family visited for dinner and found it quite packed. I'm glad we had made a reservation. We ordered the braised eggplant ($13), four season tofu and mushroom appetizer ($10), snow pea tips ($14), and Shanghai style flounder ($19). The snow pea tips were overly salty, but the rest of the dishes were very flavorful and tasty! The eggplant, although labeled spicy on the menu, was not spicy at all but we still loved it. The food arrived surprisingly quickly, but with the tables being small, it felt cramped and we had to finish the food quickly to make room on the table. The restaurant offers both traditional Chinese dishes and Americanized Chinese food, so there's something for everyone. The staff were also happy to provide some menu suggestions. The menu has the Chinese names of traditional dishes, and most of the waiting staff are bilingual in English and Chinese. The decor even has depictions of traditional Chinese art and stories which is a neat touch.

Food is fresh and amazing I took my Mom for lunch started with the steamed dumplings then we got the sesame chicken and they included two spring rolls for us at no charge very kind staff. Never disappoints! Very relaxed and quiet atmosphere. Best Ice Tea ever!

Delicious dishes! The chicken fried rice with extra egg is my fav. Glad I found this gem. Highly recommend this restaurant

They have some of the best tasting Asian cuisine around but the service is constantly not up to par. Wait staff consistently acts like they are put out with having to take our order. Whatever the closing time is you should be there at least 2 hours before as we've showed up numerous times an hour before advertised closing only to be told kitchen is closed. And again tonight we call to ask what time the kitchen closes and we're told by the manager Thomas it would close at 10:15. So we call back before 10:15 to place a to go order and avoid an angry wait stay for Thomas to tell us he decided to close kitchen at 10 LOL ‍

By far the best asian cuisine I have ever enjoyed. Every dish has the perfect seasoning and the flavors are AMAZING. If you experience this place you will notice the staff treats you with so much respect and dedication that makes me come back here every day now! I'm a former food and beverage director and hospitality expert for about 20 years , I'm so pleased with this amazing place.

The food is amazing! Chip is the best bartender around. It's nice to have the wine shop next door but seriously, you gotta try the Soy Bean Shrimp and the Beef and Black Pepper are to die for! Best Egg Drop Soup I have ever had. I'm working my way thru everything on the menu.

Simply amazing from start to finish, ambiance, service, food and all the employees. Clear fav !

It was super busy when I went there. Food was just okay. Nothing to rave about. Little on the salty side. I like the location since it's close but probably won't come back. We had party of 12 so it was nice getting semi private room. Service was lacking but it was a busy night. I would suggest trying somewhere else

The cashew chicken is a consistent hit with husband, while I order the soft shell crab. Flavorful without being fishy, crunchy, and very full seasoned dish- it's absolutely delicious. The mixed drinks are bomb, too. George has been our regular server, and we just love him.

A fantastic Chinese restaurant. Upscale in all of the ways that matter. Sizzling beef was fantastic. As was the crab fried rice. Delicious cucumber salad and scallion pancakes started us off. Can't wait to go back.

So their website even this website said closes at 10 pm We walk in at 9:35 and the bartender barks at us kitchen closes at 9:15 Guess they wanted to go home They have always been the rudest ppl working here but I dismissed that due to the food being good But there are to many good places like this now in dfw So never will return here and if your looking for nice ppl working here Go someplace else And if they even care to review this; change your closing time on the websites

Came here with family and thouroughly enjoyed although the AC was too high and we were kind of freezing inside. We got the chili flounder (surprise hit) and loved the cucumber salad as well. We also got Kung pao and eggplant that we loved. Overall I think a great option for the area.

Dumplings were outstanding. We got the soup dumplings and wonton soup. Great service and good prices

This is the best Asian fusion restaurant I've been to in DFW. Last night was my third time visiting and it never disappoints. The cocktails are creative. The appetizers aren't too big and always on point. We've never had a bad meal at Yao Fuzi.

The food is good here but the wait staff are awful. Rude, arrogant. For the price they should at least be kind. So many better options in the area too.

It's been a while since our last visit, so it seems like a good time to update my review. Not only was it as good as we remembered, if anything it was even better! Ordered the hot & sour soup for the first time and loved it so much I took one to go at the end of the meal. Exceptional quality and service. Make reservations, because there wasn't an empty seat in the place.

In Plano, when it comes to eating Chinese food, we have a variety of options at our disposal depending on the locale of the cuisine: Canton, Sichuan, Hunan, Beijing (Peking), Shandong, Taiwan, etc. There is also one type that appeals to the wider non-Chinese public, that is American Chinese food. Usually the food is decent, but more pricey, and the decor is more ornate. Yao Fuzi falls into the last type even though the restaurant name couldn't be more Chinese. Yao Fuzi simply means Teacher or Master Yao in case you're curious. We ordered a few items: crispy duck, vegetable pot, and a seafood soup. I always order a soup because I'm Cantonese by decent and we always have soup in our meals. The seafood soup had assorted seafood like squid, shrimp, scallops, fish, snow peas, baby corn, mushroom. Everything was nice and fresh. I liked the shrimp and scallops, both of which were of pretty good size. The broth tasted good and refreshing. As to the crispy duck, it was nicely breaded, fried, and crispy on the outside. There were two drumsticks and a duck breast, more than enough for two of us, plus a handful of in-house potato chips. The meat was tender and well-seasoned. It was slightly saltier than I would like it to be, but it would be great to go with a beer. The vegetable pot was fine. I liked the variety of vegetables - carrots, broccoli, cabbage, baby corn, water chestnut, snow peas, etc - all simmered in a dark sauce. The varied colors made it look very visually appealing. The sauce was quite tasty, not overpowering, and slightly sweet because of the oyster sauce, I think. The service was just okay. They were not rude or anything. Usually I don't expect any service in a Chinese Chinese restaurant. But since the food here is relatively pricey, I was expecting better-than-usual service. The place is dimly lit and elegantly decorated with lots of Chinese calligraphy paintings. It's a delightful place to enjoy a fine meal.

I almost never gush like this, but felt I needed to considering how I've obsesses over the Yao Fuzi Crispy Beef. I was only in the Plano area (McKinney actually) for two nights and ended up making the nearly one hour round trip both nights just for the crispy beef. Since the serving was way more than I could eat in one sitting, I ended up eating it leftover for breakfast both days - and it was still just as good. I even ended up with enough leftover to take home on the plane for a 5th consecutive meal. It's very high quality sliced filet of beef lighted coated in a deliciously balanced sweet and savory sauce. If you've ever enjoyed a similar crispy beef, orange beef, sesame beef, etc., you will go nuts for this one. Enjoy!

Best Chinese infusion restaurant in Plano. Wish they had a location closer but we'll keep driving 30 minutes to eat the great food the serve.

Excellent Food Quality - great portions . Very consistent - been coming here for years !!

Our friends took us here for dinner one night and it did not disappoint. We had the dumplings and edamame for appetizers and both were really good. I had the general Yao chicken and it was delicious. My husband ordered orange chicken and really liked how it tasted. Both entrees come with your choice of rice. I will say that their fried rice didn't seem like the typical fried rice you get at other places. Didn't wow me. For dessert we had the molten chocolate cake. I would come back.

Great Chinese food ,,, everything tasted awesome ,, service impeccable,,, been here dozen times these folks never disappoint....

Love this place Crispy beef and vegetable egg rolls are amazing Haven't had anything I don't like really but I usually stick to my guns It's a bit loud so if you have hard of hearing just tell them, they usually accommodate and give u a seat in the back room