guan dong house

Friendly service. Interesting food and decor. The fish looked great and tasted good but not as good as it looked. It was spicy but not excessively so. The cucumber with egg and wood ear mushrooms and the lotus root with wood ear mushrooms were both great. I look forward to trying their hotpot next time.

For those who like northern Chinese food, this is a very good choice. Noodles are delicious. It is clean and not crowded, at least when I visited there. Price is pretty good. The bow is huge.

Danny Epstein

Friendly service. Interesting food and decor. The fish looked great and tasted good but not as good as it looked. It was spicy but not excessively so. The cucumber with egg and wood ear mushrooms and the lotus root with wood ear mushrooms were both great. I look forward to trying their hotpot next time.

Wenyu Lian

For those who like northern Chinese food, this is a very good choice. Noodles are delicious. It is clean and not crowded, at least when I visited there. Price is pretty good. The bow is huge.

I like the fish fillets and egg fry here. I have not tasted other items. But the fish fillets are one of the best

Fast service, around 12$ a dish. Not crowded.

Reasonably priced authentic northern chinese food with HUGE portions. This is a great place for groups in a very casual, homestyle atmosphere. They have the best eggplant I've ever tasted. This is the one dish that keeps me coming back here-- battered and deep fried eggplant served with bell peppers. *make sure you ask for the crispy eggplant since there are multiple eggplant dishes on the menu* The dong po pig foot and back pepper fish are also tasty -- love the bold flavors. The last time I was there they had a thinly sliced spicy pork stir fry special that was absolutely delicious. My boyfriend loves their spicy seafood soup. Some dishes are really hit or miss (my family found all the good dishes by looking at other peoples tables). If you are thinking of trying a new dish, always ask the waiters opinion of it and see what they recommend. This place does not have the cleanest bathroom so if you are picky about that here is an advanced warning.

This is not your fine dining parlour. You come here for the flavour, Northeastern Chinese which is rare in North America. The cuisine, heavily influenced by Korean, is not even mainstream in China. You won't usually get Northeastern in banquets. But Guan Dong House makes several Northeastern dishes that are very popular among Chinese. And they make them very well. As to service, I'd say it is average among Chinese restaurants. But if you show some connaisseur in Northeastern cuisine, the host will be very appreciative, and you can get better attention.

The restaurant name changed to XiangXiang Noodle with a remodel and new investment, but they are the same owners as Guan Dong House. I loved the original fried eggplant of the northern style from years ago, but the current version is still good but more wet.

Whatusi

Fast service, around 12$ a dish. Not crowded.

Alan Chou

The restaurant name changed to XiangXiang Noodle with a remodel and new investment, but they are the same owners as Guan Dong House. I loved the original fried eggplant of the northern style from years ago, but the current version is still good but more wet.

Jeyamurugan SP

I like the fish fillets and egg fry here. I have not tasted other items. But the fish fillets are one of the best

Yuan LIU

This is not your fine dining parlour. You come here for the flavour, Northeastern Chinese which is rare in North America. The cuisine, heavily influenced by Korean, is not even mainstream in China. You won't usually get Northeastern in banquets. But Guan Dong House makes several Northeastern dishes that are very popular among Chinese. And they make them very well. As to service, I'd say it is average among Chinese restaurants. But if you show some connaisseur in Northeastern cuisine, the host will be very appreciative, and you can get better attention.

Kristin Chen

Reasonably priced authentic northern chinese food with HUGE portions. This is a great place for groups in a very casual, homestyle atmosphere. They have the best eggplant I've ever tasted. This is the one dish that keeps me coming back here-- battered and deep fried eggplant served with bell peppers. *make sure you ask for the crispy eggplant since there are multiple eggplant dishes on the menu* The dong po pig foot and back pepper fish are also tasty -- love the bold flavors. The last time I was there they had a thinly sliced spicy pork stir fry special that was absolutely delicious. My boyfriend loves their spicy seafood soup. Some dishes are really hit or miss (my family found all the good dishes by looking at other peoples tables). If you are thinking of trying a new dish, always ask the waiters opinion of it and see what they recommend. This place does not have the cleanest bathroom so if you are picky about that here is an advanced warning.

doesn't taste very good. too much vinegar i guess.

underwhelming. DO NOT GET THEIR 悶面, it is nothing like it should be. We tried several noodle dishes and none of them had the 勁兒 good noodles should have. Flavoring is decent and traditional. Slow service tho. AC was turned off on a hot day when we visited, weird.

We had the beef stew & tofu "warm pot" and the Guan Dong Style Eggplant. Based on the other reviews here, I was expecting something a little better. The beef was gristly and tough, and there weren't any vegetables at all, which I would have expected in something called "stew". The eggplant was deep fried (which wasn't necessarily bad) but the batter was *very* salty (which was). Won't be coming back.

Sean Wei

underwhelming. DO NOT GET THEIR 悶面, it is nothing like it should be. We tried several noodle dishes and none of them had the 勁兒 good noodles should have. Flavoring is decent and traditional. Slow service tho. AC was turned off on a hot day when we visited, weird.

Gordon Zhang

doesn't taste very good. too much vinegar i guess.

Rob Fagen

We had the beef stew & tofu "warm pot" and the Guan Dong Style Eggplant. Based on the other reviews here, I was expecting something a little better. The beef was gristly and tough, and there weren't any vegetables at all, which I would have expected in something called "stew". The eggplant was deep fried (which wasn't necessarily bad) but the batter was *very* salty (which was). Won't be coming back.

Advertised as Dongbei cuisine but not as good as nutrition house nearby. And more expensive.

The food would have been good if they weren't super salty.

Little bit expensive than other noodle restaurants, but the quality is not that good than others.

Hongzhou Yang

Little bit expensive than other noodle restaurants, but the quality is not that good than others.

Qi “Wyoming” Chu

Advertised as Dongbei cuisine but not as good as nutrition house nearby. And more expensive.

Mike C

The food would have been good if they weren't super salty.

Extremely dirty place, bad and rude service ,u got cold tea instead hot, I order shrimps but god chicken ,not recommended!!!

I seldom rate restaurant online, but this one miss the mark. The first waiter serving us was a young guy who was not very familiar with the menu, but polite and patient. We were first time there so we asked a couple of questions on what they have to offer. The younger waiter had to go back and ask. Then an older guy, whom I found out later to be the owner of the restaurant, came out and continued to take our order. He was derogatory to young waiter’s job performance. Later on I heard guests in another table asked that the owner should share some tips with the new waiter because he is still learning. I assume other guests also noticed that the owner was mean and impatient to the young guy. The owner was also impatient to our questions. When we asked if the steamed fish is very fresh, he answered NO. He said the fresh fish cost him $60 per pound to buy. I have been in many Chinese restaurants numerous times and frequently have fresh steamed fish. But I have never heard it costs restaurant that much to purchase the fresh fish. Our first order was lamb soup. When it was brought to our table, the soup was splashed outside bowl and some was is the plate under the bowl. It looked dirty which made me wonder the condition of their kitchen. The lamb was hard to chew for some reason. When we told the owner about this, his reaction was: “That’s impossible, our lamb is the best.” I was wondering how much he paid for the lamb in consideration of his hyperbole about fresh fish. Only when he noticed that we left complete lamb order on the table when we were ready to leave, he started to believe our comment on lamb. When the owner was passing our table, we asked for some rice, he kept walking. We thought he didn’t hear us. But a few minutes later, he returned with next course and asked what we just said we need. So he heard us but choose to ignore it. Only 3 tables with guests at the moment and he was far from busy. I would not return to this restaurant and would not recommend it to anyone. I would rate “F” on service and “F” on food. 95% of other Chinese restaurants should have much better food. Meanwhile I also felt uncomfortable when I noticed restaurant owner was mean to his staff while I was eating.

Julia GUDYAEVA

Extremely dirty place, bad and rude service ,u got cold tea instead hot, I order shrimps but god chicken ,not recommended!!!

M.A. Rang

I seldom rate restaurant online, but this one miss the mark. The first waiter serving us was a young guy who was not very familiar with the menu, but polite and patient. We were first time there so we asked a couple of questions on what they have to offer. The younger waiter had to go back and ask. Then an older guy, whom I found out later to be the owner of the restaurant, came out and continued to take our order. He was derogatory to young waiter’s job performance. Later on I heard guests in another table asked that the owner should share some tips with the new waiter because he is still learning. I assume other guests also noticed that the owner was mean and impatient to the young guy. The owner was also impatient to our questions. When we asked if the steamed fish is very fresh, he answered NO. He said the fresh fish cost him $60 per pound to buy. I have been in many Chinese restaurants numerous times and frequently have fresh steamed fish. But I have never heard it costs restaurant that much to purchase the fresh fish. Our first order was lamb soup. When it was brought to our table, the soup was splashed outside bowl and some was is the plate under the bowl. It looked dirty which made me wonder the condition of their kitchen. The lamb was hard to chew for some reason. When we told the owner about this, his reaction was: “That’s impossible, our lamb is the best.” I was wondering how much he paid for the lamb in consideration of his hyperbole about fresh fish. Only when he noticed that we left complete lamb order on the table when we were ready to leave, he started to believe our comment on lamb. When the owner was passing our table, we asked for some rice, he kept walking. We thought he didn’t hear us. But a few minutes later, he returned with next course and asked what we just said we need. So he heard us but choose to ignore it. Only 3 tables with guests at the moment and he was far from busy. I would not return to this restaurant and would not recommend it to anyone. I would rate “F” on service and “F” on food. 95% of other Chinese restaurants should have much better food. Meanwhile I also felt uncomfortable when I noticed restaurant owner was mean to his staff while I was eating.