Cathay Kitchen Chinese Restaurant
8049 Connector Dr, Florence, KY, 41042
Cathay Kitchen Chinese Restaurant Menu
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Address :
8049 Connector Dr
Florence, KY, 41042 - Phone (859) 282-0770
- Website https://www.cathaykitchen.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : Yes
Delivery : Yes
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Dinner
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Noise Level : Quiet
Alcohol : Full Bar
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : Yes
Caters : Yes
Categories
Chinese Cuisine
The popularity of Chinese food in America can be adjudicated by the appearance of China Town in many major cities in the United State of America. The popular trend of ordering or opting for Chinese take away food isn't unknown in America. Chinese take away food comes to rescue when you're too tired from work or too exhausted to cook. No one can resist the temptation of eating spicy noodles, shrimp, chicken, beef or pork cooked in the sweet and spicy sauce. The cooking method of authentic Chinese food is a lot different compared to what is served in America.
Generally, Chinese use dark meat small bones and organs to cook dishes but this changes when you are eating American-Chinese fusion food prepared using white boneless meat cooked with broccoli, carrots and onions. Back in China, the food is less spicy and oily as they favor steaming and braising method for cooking the most popular dishes. So, if you have a taste for authentic Chinese food, then try finding a real Chinese restaurant in the city. You can also try the most popular fusion Chinese food like Pecking Duck, Chicken Feet, Hot Pot, Shrimp Dumpling Soup, Mapo Tofu, Wontons, Chop Suey, Egg Rolls and not to forget Fortune Cookies.
There are not many restaurants in America serving authentic Chinese food. A little research on Restaurant Listings directory can help you locate the best Chinese restaurants in the city. Chinese cuisine is continuously evolving, and you can find a variety of dishes categorized as the food for lactose intolerant, gluten intolerant, vegan, vegetarian, and diabetic friendly. So, if you have a group of friends with different taste patterns, save the hassle and visit the nearest Chinese restaurant in your city.
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Don M.
My family and I have been coming here since the place opened. Thankfully these owners have kept up the tradition of Raymond and Louisa with great, fresh dishes prepared to order,and made it their own. The food and service is always great, menu has large variety of Chinese and Thai dishes, all of which that we have had have been top notch. Do your self a favor and check it out, you'll be glad you did.
(5)Shelby P.
My mom, my kids, my grandmother and I all enjoy Cathay Kitchen very much! The honey almond chicken is so good. My kids love the food here and the staff is always very nice.
(5)Jay H.
Craving for the chicken noodle soup...sensational. I have not had it in 2 years, so glad I did. I had a lunch break with my girlfriend Toey. Did not know what I was hungry for, almost went to Jimmy John but decided to goto Kathay Kitchen. I'm so glad we did. I order the chicken noodle soup, that's Not on the menu. Ordered noodle stir fry...unbelievable yummy. They use the Undon noodles. Chicken n Broccoli , fresh chicken. All this for lest then $20. I'm coming back again. Eliane was a great waitress.
(5)Alex G.
Lunch prices are great and the food is quite tasty. The inside is much classier than the strip mall location would suggest from the outside.
(5)T. J.
Best Chinese food in NKY with excellent service! Recommended! Good quality food and not one of those chinese resturants that have the same exact menu as the other guy.
(4)Margie N.
This is great Chinese! Feel free to experiment, it's all good! It is expensive for what you may be used to, but well worth the price.
(4)Rick V.
We stopped for lunch about 1:00 on the Tuesday after Labor day, and the place was nearly deserted (one other couple). Since this was our first visit, we played it safe (Rick's Rule of Fine or Not-So-Fine Dining #56: Never challenge the menu on the first date). First, be absolutely sure to try the Dim Sum appetizer, a steal at $5.95. Six exquisite tiny dumplings (pork and shrimp, three apiece), with perfectly seasoned scallion/ginger dipping sauce. These would not be out of place at one of San Francisco's high-end dim sum places, they're that good. For lunch, J had the General Tso's Chicken, I had the Szechuwan String Beans and Chicken. Both were darned near perfect, with appropriate (=not dumbed-down, but not incendiary, either) heat levels. For those folks who don't like spicy food, there are lots of other options. Service was quick and pleasant, if not particularly attentive. More when we've been back...and we will.
(4)Kelli M.
This place is delicious! Very authentic and fresh! Try the dumplings they are amazing! Can't find dumplings around this area. Glad I found this little spot! Place is small and quite, however the food is top notch!
(5)Jane H.
I really like this place. I had the chicken udon and shrimp dumplings. Both were great. We were the only ones in the restaurant so the service was great. Looks like they have a large take out fan base. I can't remember what my buddy had but he always asks Asian restaurants for brown rice and they have it which is another plus. I would definitely return. This was a hard restaurant to locate. Garmin had it pinned at a different strip (useless) and Waze had it pinned right before you get to the shopping center, so just keep driving.
(4)Kyle W.
This place is a very good Chinese restaurant, its a big step better than other Chinese takeout places. I highly recommend the BBQ pork buns, but everything is good.
(5)Tim B.
I got the Orange chicken. Rice tasted very good, chicken was perfectly cooked, sauce was thick and full of flavor. Best Chinese restaurant I've ever been to.
(5)Hari M.
This place seems a quiet place tucks away I'm a plaza. But it is one of the best authentic Chinese restaurants. Run by a husband wife team who are very humble and courteous. Yes, of course they know details of every dish. Strongly recommend to anyone who lives authentic Chinese food. Oh I forgot to add the Dim Sum compared to any of the best I have had in Singapore also.
(5)Nick S.
When I add reviews, it's based on the professionalism of the company, it's management and employees. In particular I value the service based on my gluten intolerance and the knowledge of the staff, with common decencies that all businesses should attain to. The cook (owner?) and his wife, I have a good relationship with, they know exactly what is in their food. They even know what type of food starch they use (because some starches have gluten). I will ask if the recipe has wheat, soy sauce, or other gluten derivatives and they will know instantly. The service and loyalty of this business is stellar. Granted, some times I have to wait for my my food, but when is good food done right not worth waiting for?
(5)Jessica S.
I'm not a fan of Chinese food; I must let that be known. I find it greasy, overly salty, and made of the worst cuts of meat, poultry, etc. However, what I do love about Cathay Kitchen are the healthy options. They have a section of their menu where they will steam your choice of vegetables and a protein choice (even tofu) and serve it with steamed rice with sauce on the side. I ordered it and it was a refreshing change from my least favorite ethnic cuisine!
(3)Jenny G.
Came here at 6:30 on a Saturday, and no one else was here! The ladies working were nice, and the wait was very quick. Both the pad Thai and Singapore noodles were a little spicy, but tasty.
(5)Rebecca A.
We always love to eat at Cathay Kitchen. Michelle remembers our names and really enjoys serving fresh meals. The food is the best on the Florence Mall strip. If anyone hasn't been to this establishment then you haven't had the best Chinese food around. Our daughter will miss her favorite Walnut Chicken, while she is away to college. We had Cathay cater her high school graduation party and everyone really enjoyed their meal. It was a nice break from your typical grill out. We enjoy the service at the restaurant, they are always trying so hard to make your meal a special event. Right down to the orange slices and fortune cookies at the end of you dining experience. Thank you Michelle, and your staff you have made us a part of your family and everything you have served us has been fresh and wonderful.
(5)Sarah D.
Best Chinese I've had so far! We came here on a Sunday night and and the place was completely empty. Well, it was the night of the night of the Super Bowl so I guess I can't really judge off of that. I got the General Tso and my husband got the Kung Pao. We shared with each other and they were both delicious. They had great service, the waitress was very nice and the food was beautifully presented. I really enjoyed watching their fish. They have a big white one that I named Frank. Frank is pretty awesome.
(5)Erika D.
The food is okay. Its standard chinese.
(3)Sheena D.
A small place... but it by far the best Chinese in the area. I strongly recommend the crab rangoon! I took my parents here and my dad said it was the best egg roll he'd ever had - I'll take his word on it because I am not much of an egg roll fan. I have never had a meal here I didn't love! The waitress was very friendly and her English is much better than when I first came here over a year ago. I do remember a year or so ago the KY Dept. of Revenue had shut it down... not sure the story behind it, but it opened back up in a few days and the food is just as good as it always was. The prices are good as well and then offer lunch (and lunch prices) 7 days a week. However I went with some friends from work on Valentine's Day and they charged dinner prices because it was a "holiday".
(5)Rob K.
I'm really not sure how to give this place more than three stars. To me, just another place for Chinese food. On the up-side, it is walking distance to one of my offices - and that's why I go there. But that doesn't matter to the majority of the population of Northern Kentucky. I found the prices to be decent, the quality of the food decent, and the service decent. But decent is "okay" and that means three stars to me.
(3)Jordan Y.
The inside of this place always seems to be empty which is typically a warning sign, but it is by far the best Chinese food I have ever had. Service is always outstanding.
(5)Gavin D.
After a recent trip to San Francisco, where we were blown away by an exciting dim sum lunch, as I was writing the post-trip blog post, I googled dim sum in Cincinnati. The clearest option for dim sum (carts and all) was Grand Oriental, but Cathay Kitchen was also listed as a choice. Since we were meeting some friends for lunch, Cathay Kitchen was a closer option (they were at the Florence Antique Mall, which was their favorite part of the trip) and we went for it. I even called ahead to make sure they had dim sum, but I should have known better when the response was a yes, but not a confident one. This trip turned up some respectable, somewhat authentic Chinese food - but not carts and options galore for dim sum. The Food: We had hoped not to order off a menu at all, but since there were no carts (more below on the setting), we settled in for a more typical meal. The one note of dim sum on the menu was a starter of dim sum, which we ordered. We also chose some chicken curry pot stickers and shumai dumplings, trying to recreate the multitude of appetizer options we had come in hopes of. Then, we ordered 3 entrees to split - Mongolian beef, kung pao chicken, and sweet and sour pork. The chicken pot stickers came first and were straightforward and good. They came with a simple gyoza-esque sauce that was mostly soy sauce. Next up were the shumai dumplings, which are one of the many kinds of beautiful looking bites that are about the size of a marshmallow. The dough that holds the pork inside is twisted at the top and they came in a steamy silver container. One member of our table (cough *Ben* cough), bit into one just a bit too quickly and then just about spat it back out it was so hot (not spicy hot, but the juices inside the dumpling were scalding). After learning from that mistake, we all made little holes to let out some steam and then enjoyed the dumplings just fine. Lastly, the dim sum, which was made up of two different dumplings - one was a light shrimp offering and the other was some sort of sausage with water chesnuts that looked like a little tree stump. Both of these were just OK in my opinion. Our three entrees came out and we dug in. The Mongolian beef was probably my favorite option - the meat was very tender and along with stir-fried onions and chili peppers it had just a bit of a kick. Kung pao chicken (which I've been meaning to cook for a while, as it is Ezra Klein's favorite - and then I just learned his recipe was adapted, just barely, from Fuschia Dunlop's) is a simple dish, and they did a nice job with small, succulent pieces of chicken to go with the peanuts and chilies in a brown sauce. I led our dining team astray a bit with the choice of sweet and sour pork. I was imagining some of the pork I'd been reading about at over-the-top Chinese banquets, not pork that was battered just like sweet and sour chicken at Panda Express at the mall. It wasn't horrible, but it wasn't very exciting either. The lunch specials also came with egg rolls, which were standard. The Ingredients: Nothing listed as local or organic here, and the language barrier was pretty substantial with our server, so I don't think we would have gotten far in asking. If we ever return, maybe we'll try. The Story, Setting, & Service: Cathay Kitchen is smack dab in the middle of a strip mall, just off the interstate. It's next to an empty storefront and several other small businesses. We walked in to a completely empty dining room at noon (which did have about 5 tables full at 1:30 when we left). Needless to say, this is not a place you'd likely come for a romantic dinner (even if the website tells you that's the case). Our server was kind and smiled sheepishly just about every time we talked (the language barrier was substantial). There was another staff person who came over to answer some of our questions when we asked about what was the most authentic on the menu, what she liked, that sort of thing. The Last Bite: It's highly unlikely we'll be back to Cathay Kitchen because it is so out of the way for us and doesn't have anything special that we could tell. If it was in Cincinnati and within 10 minutes of Northside then it just might be the best Chinese restaurant around (until I try Chung Ching in College Hill, which I've heard is good). If we do go back, we'd probably stick to the Mongolian beef. If you enjoyed this review, there's more at Amateur Foodies.
(2)Karina M.
I can sum up Cathay Kitchen in one word: consistent. I've eaten here for years and I can always rely on pleasant service and well-prepared meals. My personal favorite is the Singapore style noodles with chicken. The curry spice adds punch without too much heat.
(4)Falica E.
Best place ever to eat take out Chinese! I've traveled all over the United States and have eaten at a tons of Chinese places. This is by far the best tasting food ever. I've never liked egg drop soup until I ate it at Cathay kitchen. Everything is always freshly cooked. I eat there about once a week. They even deliver to tons of us at work all the time. LOVE IT!!! :-)
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