Yen Ching Restaurant
| Address: | 926 Main St, Dubuque, IA 52001, USA |
| Phone: | +1 563-556-2574 |
| Site: | yenchingdbq.com |
| Rating: | 4 |
| Working: | 11AM–2PM 11AM–2PM 11AM–2PM 11AM–2PM 11AM–2PM 11AM–2PM Closed |
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A Private User
Look, the Great Dragon is low-class Chinese food plain and simple. Whomever doesnt agree is someone who hasnt gotten out in the world and tasted good American Chinese food. And when I ate at House of China, although it had great Hot and Sour soup, I had a sick reaction similar to being poisoned by MSG. Now they say they dont have MSG, but there is something I react to in their food, like nitrates in the meat or something so I cannot eat there. But I dont have that problem at Yen Ching. So if you are sensitive to unhealthy additives/ingredients/preservatives like me, youll be fine at Yen Ching. Their egg drop soup does not taste good to me at all, but I hear its popular. I like their hot and sour soup. Its great but is only served in large bowls. That suites me just fine but if you dont want that much soup, youll have to slit it with someone at the table. They wont serve it is smaller bowls. Ive asked twice and gotten B.S. answers for reasons, but I dont mind because it tastes good to me. The meals were the usual Chinese sort of fare, indistinguishable from any other Chinese restaurant until I ate the Mongolian Chicken and then and especially the Twice Cooked Chicken. Actually, anything Twice Cooked (chicken/pork/beef) is great. I only eat the Twice cooked chicken and the hot and sour soup when I eat here because it is the best to me. The only two restaurants I eat at in town are Yen Ching (twice cooked chicken) and The Bank Restaurant (Chips and salsa and the Bank salad) because they are the best tasting. Id have to rate this restaurant average but if you zero in on the best tasting meal every time you eat here like I do, then it is rated excellent. The female staff are top notch and very friendly. P.S. Unlike what someone else wrote about MSG, if they had it, I should know since I react to it. Did you know that Doritos and Cheez-It crackers have MSG? Thats why they TASTE so good. MSG is a legalized brain drug designed to trick your mind into thinking something tastes good but it is deadly. And especially the Yellow Cheddar Cheez-Its taste so good, because they are packed with MSG. I had a terrible reaction to eating a small bag of them recently. I do NOT believe Yen Ching has MSG because I have eaten their soups and 5 different meals there and have never had a reaction. Im sensitive to additives/preservatives so I would know.
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Kasindra Berg
My family and I walked in and were greated by a "wait to be seated" sign and stood there for a considerable amount of time. This would have been understandable except there was only one other table in the restaurant. We were offered a booth or a table to our liking. When going to sit in the booth, we were told we couldnt sit there due to not enough room. We were one of two tables in the restaurant. Our waitress didnt get our drink orders, the hot tea was lukewarm, our food came out fast but was not up to temp or even hot. Crab Rangoons were mushy. Rice was cold and crunchy. The steamed veggies that were ordered were still hard. Half way through our meal the waitresses cell phone went off three times and she answered all three times and then continued to ask if it was okay if she went outside to smoke a cigarette. My family and I were done with our meals before she was back in and took forever with the check. We looked up Chinese restaurants in Dubuque and were excited to find one with 4 stars and good reviews. Maybe it was just an off night or that the waitress was new, however my family and I wont be attending any time soon.
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Big Seksi
These guys offer delivery....pfft. Shysters. Get this. Unbelievable. Im a truck driver. Im parked, literally, 1.4 miles away from them. They advertise delivery. I call and order up happy family with egg roll. I figure that puts me into them for a little over $15 after taxes, not counting the tip for the driver. They then inform me (for delivery) my order subtotal has to be at least $20. Thats not including taxes or their delivery fee. Nevermind a tip. I tell her I cant eat that much food. Im by myself. I say no thanks. What a ripoff!!! Ive ordered Chinese delivery in L.A., Atlanta, and Louisville... Ive NEVER paid that much to have Chinese delivered!!!! Only in Dubuque.... only in Dubuque.... the Mecca of Chinese cuisine..... pitiful. Greedy greedy greedy. Shame. Youre all in on that $20 minimum subtotal. Imo, youre ripping people off.
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brandon Hilton
Dont. Just dont. Ordered two orders of General Tsao and an order of Fried Wontons. Wontons - new recipe where they substitute the cream cheese for rubber. We werent fans. Rice - Dry and flavorless Crab Rangoon - 3"x3" of rubber with a tiny piece of meet in it General Tsaos - Was not aware this was a soup dish. The chicken was obviously frozen at one point and the sauce was more bland than the rice. We ended up mixing in the sauce that came with the wontons to add some modicum of flavor. Oh and it was expensive... The only good thing about this meal was that we didnt get sick.
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A Private User
I have been going to this restaurant since 1993. The owner, Sam, is really a nice guy. The menu is diverse and the food is good. The prices are reasonable. There isnt any buffet-- a nice change for Dubuque. And unlike House of China, there isnt European cabbage in every dish. The Shrimp in Lobster Sauce is fantastic, loaded with garlic and big juicy shrimp with lots of flavor. Everything Ive ever had there is good. Love the Crab Rangoons, too. Wait staff is usually really nice. Go in there more than once or twice a month and they start to recognize you!
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Nate Welke
Dont let the higher rating fool you. The lady who took my order even said she doesnt like any dish that has the fried chicken morsels and boy was she right. If this was left out overnight and reheated I would accept the sloppy, gooey mess. Crab Rangoon is just a fried wonton wrapper with a light hint of cream cheese. They menu says "Spring Roll (Egg Roll)" which shows you they have no clue. Its a giant spring rolls and they need a separate egg roll option. Not coming back.
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Debi Odum Mathews
They deliver!!! Im a truck driver. I cant just whip in places, park and go in to enjoy a meal with VEGETABLES! Truck stops of old had restaurants, some even had Chinese. Not anymore! Itsounds either pizza, burgers or FRIED! I was so glad to see Ying Ching delivers! The food was very delicious and it arrived piping hot! Very friendly staff (phone and delivery). Marking them down for my next trip to Dubuque!!! Thank you for the great service and wonderful food delivery!!
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Patrick Lee
Ordered delivery Person on phone was very friendly Appatizer platter- tasty treat, only complaint, the pot stickers needed seared a little more Hot and sour soup- amazing. Best soup I have ever had, little pieces of pork and shrimp sent it over the top Twice cooked pork- great flavor, perfectly portions of pork and cabbage All in all ranks right up with some of the best Asian food I have had in a very long time
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Abigail Aimes
I guess it depends on what you order here because ive heard great things- but i did not enjoy my food. I got beef chow mien which came in a brown sauce that tasted like american brown gravy. The noodles were in little chunks and were hard! The orange chicken was soggy. The fried rice was fantastic, however, and the fried wantons were pretty good. Overall, not great..
