House of Sun
11959 Lebanon Rd, Cincinnati, OH, 45241
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Address :
11959 Lebanon Rd
Cincinnati, OH, 45241 - Phone (513) 769-0888
- Website https://houseofsuncincy.com/
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Opening Hours
- Mon :11:00 am - 10
Specialities
- Takes Reservations : No
Delivery : No
Take-out : Yes
Accepts Credit Cards : Yes
Good For : Lunch
Parking : Private Lot
Bike Parking : Yes
Wheelchair Accessible : Yes
Good for Kids : Yes
Good for Groups : Yes
Attire : Casual
Ambience : Casual
Noise Level : Average
Alcohol : Beer & Wine Only
Outdoor Seating : No
Wi-Fi : No
Has TV : No
Waiter Service : 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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Doug F.
I think the selection for Taiwanese breakfast on weekend makes it unique in Cincinnati, but House of Sun to me is only an average Chinese food spot. Without a special selection for breakfast, it likely would've just gotten 2 stars for being an average Chinese restaurant. I think the staff are generally friendly at this restaurant. It helped that every time I was with Chinese speakers who understood the menu and handled the ordering. At this point, I would stress that my experience at this restaurant also varies. It feels like what you get really depends on how the chef cooks it the particular day. A chicken dish that I have ordered several times can arrive tender one day, but overcooked another. Though, can also be called the charm of a traditional restaurant. Fortunately, breakfast is harder to go wrong and the soy milk, scallion pancakes, and noodles all taste as I would expect. The unfortunate thing for dinner is that it's hard to recommend a single dish due to the large repertoire that is covered. Truth be told, you'll probably find something to suit your fancy whether deep fried, steamed, stir fried, etc. that tastes spicy, sweet, sour, etc. There's a heavy-handed usage of sauces here that I don't agree with, but is not uncommon in many Chinese restaurants in the U.S. After visiting 3-4 times and sampling a variety, I am confident in saying that this restaurant feels and taste very similar to many other basic Chinese restaurants out there.
(3)Chris G.
I visited House of Sun over lunch with a couple coworkers some weeks back. This place has been here for many years but I have never been a patron, and I think I've been missing out. My coworkers each chose items from the lunch menu, but I went with the Chinese Seafood Combination Soup which turned out very well for me. I also had some tea (standard Chinese restaurant tea,) and an egg roll. While I didn't find the menu particularly impressive, nor the service top notch, the noodle bowl I had was worth getting again. I'm sure I'll be back with coworkers again soon.
(3)Melody C.
I've only been here for the Taiwanese breakfast on the weekends and will come again and again until they kick me out! Their "guabao" (braised pork sandwich) is really great, and we always order a few extra bc someone always wants more than one. I also like their soy milk, scallion pancakes, sticky rice balls, fried bread sticks, beef "shaobing", and peanut noodles (literally peanut butter + noodles). I ordered their beef noodle soup once and probably will not order again as it was bland and boring. It's def all about the Taiwanese breakfast on the weekends!
(4)Chad S.
I must confess that the only thing I really order at any kind of Asian dining is Beef Fried Rice. I know, I know- American with no spirit of adventure for palette broadening. Here's what I would say about the House of Sun. The Beef Fried Rice was only so-so. Some of the rice was undercooked, and it was lacking in beef. I ordered two egg rolls, which combined would have equaled one egg roll at any other restaurant- they were good though, and if they weren't $1.85 each I would probably get them next time. My meal was $11. If it were $7-8 I would have been happy enough with this meal.
(3)Erin K.
House of Sun, you've done it again! Came here for a second (third?!) round of Taiwanese breakfast this past weekend and brought my man-friend along since he had never tried it. This meant I was in charge of all of the ordering etc, so as per usual, I over-ordered. We got: Shaobing with egg Fried dough sticks Sticky rice ball (sweet) Hot soy milk (sweet) Green onion pancake (with beef) Dumplings I got super excited when I saw jellyfish on the menu so I ordered some of that as well but they were out :( I'm pretty sure the waitress was unsure of what to do with me. She kept giving me incredulous looks and asking me to repeat my order just to be sure, but I know I impressed her because she came back with a pair of chopsticks and took our forks away when she brought our food! All of our food was a whopping $23 dollars!! And so very delicious. Come for the weekend to see what I'm talking about- if you are a true foodie you will not be disappointed! Also, I'll be back for some jellyfish!
(5)Elaine W.
Great Taiwanese breakfast on weekends. I love the sweet soy milk and fan tuan (sticky rice ball). Everyone will swear by the gua bao ("steam bun with special pork"), which is indeed yummy. The scallion pancake w/ or without egg is decent, but not nearly as good as mama's (that's usually the standard by which we Asians judge other Asian cooking). Items come in sizable portions (for 1-2 people) and priced at $1-3 each, which means you can get full off just a few well-spent bucks. I say great Taiwanese breakfast, but a little known secret is their regular Chinese menu. Grab a Chinese/Taiwanese buddy and come for dinner. You'll be amazed at the wonders this little kitchen can churn out. In my opinion, truly authentic Taiwanese food aside from their popular breakfast. Tip: Around 3pm on weekends when the breakfast closes, you'll see the waiters sit down at a table and dig into some fancy fare... i.e. steamed fish, veggies, eggplant, etc. Don't be afraid to crane your neck a little and take note of what they're eating. That, my friend, is the real deal.
(4)Eddie S.
Probably the best Chinese food restaurant in town! Real authentic traditional Chinese food with great fast service! I would highly recommend this to anyone in the city for great authentic traditional Chinese!
(5)Luan N.
Would like to stray a bit from the typical dim sum menu? Then I encourage the path of the Taiwanese breakfast menu on the weekend at House of Sun. Rule #1 Refer to photos to initiate Pavlovian conditioning Rule #2 Travel in pack of 4, which will maximize menu coverage, and still be able to share dishes equally. Rule #3 You must try the Salty Rice ball as this was my favorite item Rule #4 Order the tofu pudding-reglar toward the end, as this is more of a dessert item and you want the dish warm. But, to warn you, this is far from the best tofu pudding I have had. We ordered about 11 items and the total came out to about $40 including tax and tip for a pack of 4.
(4)Stephanie K.
Aside from the Taiwanese breakfast, which is decent but honestly how can you even F up fried breadsticks and sweet soy milk?, House of Sun is pretty terrible. I was excited after hearing that this place had good Taiwanese/Chinese food. Finding good Chinese or Taiwanese in Ohio is hard to do. I brought my Taiwanese parents here for dinner and was really sorry that I did. We ordered 5 dishes off of the traditional Chinese menu. They were the 3 cup chicken, stir fried bamboo shoots and pork, panfried noodles with seafood, spicy fried tofu, and a barbecue pork thing wrapped in fried bread. Now I don't know if maybe the regular chef was off that night, but everything was just so bland and disappointing. The 3 cup chicken tasted of nothing but soy sauce and brown sugar. No hint of wine, basil, ginger, or spices could be detected. They also clearly didn't make a whole chicken because the pieces looked like hacked up tiny chicken wings. There was more bones to meat. The bamboo/pork dish lacked any flavor. The seafood pan fried noodles was sucky sucky as balls. My mom's version makes theirs taste like a sack of shit. The noodles had not a single hint of crispiness like they're supposed to. The seafood on top tasted like mushy NOTHING! The spicy fried tofu was good only after we found some sauce to pour over it. And the fried bread wrapped pork dish would've been good if the bread had any crisp to it. The bathrooms were dirty. They also piled boxes of produce along the hallway to the bathroom. Uhhh healthcode violation! F-ing disgusting. Never again House of Sun. You embarassed me in front of my parents.
(2)Angela C.
If you come here, you must ask for the Chinese menu if you don't look Asian- that's where the goodness is at. House of Sun is the kind of strip mall Chinese restaurant tucked away in some suburb that I've been looking for in the Cincinnati area. There are a lot of authentic dishes (and you know it's a good sign when they have fish tanks with some of the seafood they serve), and Taiwanese breakfast! Thank you Caroline C. for alerting me to this. The service and restaurant itself is pretty standard for a Chinese restaurant- okay, and slightly dated. Of course, you come here for the food (and so do lots of Asian folks, from my two observations!). Everything I've tried has been good, though I did think some the portions didn't seem quite family style size. The beef noodle soup is great (and huge, so very shareable). I love that you can order hot soy milk (sweet or salty) that tastes homemade. And of course, the Taiwanese breakfast on the weekends! For you non-Taiwanese eaters, you should try a sesame shaobing, which is a flaky flat bread, and the fried bread stick. Growing up, we usually split the shaobing apart and put a piece of the bread stick inside. Some folks like to dip it in hot soy milk. The scallion pancakes are tasty, and the scallion pancake with beef (basically rolled up beef and onions in a scallion pancake was delicious! Mmm. I can't wait to go back and try more items on the very large menu!
(5)Brian L.
House of Sun is the best Taiwanese Style restaurant in the Cincinnati Area. My group of friends and I are regulars for the Chinese Brunch on the weekends. Scallion Pancakes, Xiao Bings, Sweet/Salty Rice Balls, Porkbelly Buns, Wonton Soup are some of our favorites, but basically anything on the breakfast menu is good and will make you begging for more. Its normal to have more plates of food than space allows on the table right? Did I mention the Hot Pepper Chicken?? Its made with fresh jalapenos that are no joke. I eat this with no regard for the burning struggles to happen the hours proceeding. I have never been disappointed with anything that I've ordered, especially the more traditional dishes. Watercrest, Niuro Mien, and Meikai Koro are at the top of my list. Gang-bei friends.
(5)Binbin W.
Price is high, compared to the quality&quantity of the food. The waitresses are soooooo rude! We told them to bring to check, but none of them did! We just sat there for 10mins!!! And the food I ordered was not warm, and the vegetable&dim sum are cold, and hard! My friend's soup looked& tasted like someone spit in it. Will never come back. And another friend told me they charged him $2 more than should be.
(1)Morris T.
I come here pretty often, but only for the Taiwanese breakfast which is served on Saturday and Sunday. We make it a point to drive up from downtown Cincinnati- it's worth it. My favorite dishes are the scallion pancakes with egg or with beef, the sticky rice balls, and the fried bread sticks. I'll have these with a hot, sweetened soy milk. Delicious! It's pretty simple fare, but they do a good job and there's really no one else in Cincinnati that does it.
(4)Kelsey H.
I went here for dinner on a Saturday night with the family and the Chinese food was delicious! It's probably the best Chinese I've had in Cincinnati so far. I LOVE Singapore Noodles (even though it's not the most authentic of the dishes we tried...) and the STEAMED FISH was also soooo deeeelicious!! And you know it's fresh when they pull it out of the tank in front of you and you watch the fish flip and flop around in the net. The waitstaff didn't speak English very well, and if you want authentic Chinese food make sure you get the "real" menu (most Chinese places also have "American-Chinese food" menus with the General Tso's Chicken and stuff that's not REAL Chinese food). Generalization and assumption: If you look Asian, they'll give you the authentic menu automatically. If you don't look Asian, they won't. My sister told me the breakfast was pretty good too (Saturdays and Sundays only). Chinese DONUTS??? can't go wrong with those! I'm very sad they don't have dim sum here :o( I bet it would be scrumptious!!
(4)John B.
I may have been there on an off night, but I was not that impressed with the food and the service was only ok. I had the special which included soup (Egg Drop), Eggrolls, and entrée. The soup was fine, and the eggrolls came with a nice and spicy mustard. The entrée was just some vegetables with rice covered in a thick brown sauce that amounted to nothing more than a rather flavorless dish. I was bummed as I knew a few people really liked this place. Perhaps I just ordered the wrong dish? I'm willing to give this place another shot, but it's on thin ice :)
(3)George Y.
When we visit cincy, we try and stop by because we do enjoy their Taiwanese breakfast. While it certainly could be better, it is something worth eating if you are in the area. We generally select shao bing (with egg and beef), scallion pancakes (plain, egg and beef), yo tiao (fried bread sticks), Rice balls salty, steamed buns, steamed dumplings, and tofu pudding. Everything we select we thoroughly enjoy, nothing disappointing. I really could eat just plate after plate of their scallion pancakes with egg and beef and nothing else. The main issue is the service. The servers have an aura of disdain, like they just don't want to be there serving you. Whether asking them for extra napkins or splitting the check, they return your request with a look of annoyance. Lucky for them, they are the only Taiwanese breakfast in town, otherwise we'd go elsewhere.
(3)Sheila C.
A friend told me about their weekend Taiwanese breakfast offerings and I was intrigued. I perused the breakfast menu and was a bit perplexed on what to order. Though the menu has English, the items listed are a bit vague, and there are no descriptions. For example, a "Steamed Dumpling" could be anything - meat filled, veg filled, mixture of the 2, sweet, salty - you get the gist. So I feel like you need to fumble through a trial and error type of dining experience. When faced with ambiguity, I look for familiarity. What we ordered: Sweet Soybean Milk - comes hot in a big bowl, very good, but lots of sugar Salty Rice Ball - I didn't personally try this but my husband loved it. Stir Fried Udon w/ Seafood - Large portion, very flavorful, a good amount of seafood (shrimp and scallops + imitation crab) Bean Curd w/ Black Mushroom & Bamboo Shoot - I was a little disappointed that they made this with fried tofu rather than leaving it silky. It was still good, but needed just a little more salt. Steak w/ Black Pepper Sauce - Great tasting peppery sauce with a mix of vegetables. The steak seemed to have been dredged in flour (or corn starch?). This gave it a semi-strange texture, so I ate the veggies while Hubby ate the steak. All in all, it exceeded my expectations. Good food, good prices, and good portions. I would recommend the Sweet Soybean Milk, Salty Rice Ball, and Stir Fried Udon.
(4)Fuzzysaurus L.
for lunch... Beef Noodle Soup. Check.(this makes me happy as it is the closest to the real thing that i've had in cinci) on weekends between 11am-2pm... warm soy milk. check yo tiao (fried dough in a long strip). check fan twan (sticky rice around the yo tiao with shredded pork and pickled veggies). check shao bing (flat pastry like thing with sesame seeds, good with egg or with the yo tiao dipped in soy milk). check chinese only menu available. check yay! real chinese food!=D of course, they have lots of other things as well.
(4)Naima D.
If you are looking for run of the mill, traditional Americanized Chinese food, then you can go here just as easily as you could go to any other 'Chinese Restaurant'. But, if you are looking for more authentic Chinese (in this case, Taiwanese I believe) food, then this is the place to go. We stopped in on a weeknight with the desire to grab some good food, but we didn't really want the traditional typical Chinese fare. This place gave us exactly what we wanted. There are two menus (much like there are two pills in the Matrix). The white menu contains your typical fare (sweet and sour chicken, beef w/ broccoli, etc.), while the pink menu contains more authentic fare. I ordered the Singapore rice noodles while my companion ordered the eggplant w/ chicken, and both were delicious. The food is well seasoned, but not overly so. By the end of the meal, we were pleasantly full (not overly stuffed) and excited to come back for more in the future.
(4)Jenny S.
The crab "angels" were yummy and so was the fried seafood (don't remember the name).
(4)andrew j.
Excellent food, fresh hot and tasty.
(5)Jessica C.
Are we talking about the same place? I gave this place two tries and found it far from authentic and definetly not worth the money. Maybe it's authentic bc it has live fish and fortune cookies? If you're not a fan of fishy smells, stay away. Both times our soup was cold and very bland. They wouldn't substitue a chicken wing for an egg roll for us. Staff sat in a back corner where you had to make eye contact to get a refill. Didn't offer chopsticks. Did nothing to calm a customer at another table who very loudly told stories of a 'fecal' nature. Wtf? As for pros: the young man serving us was nice enough and their spicy mustard is actually spicy. Not worth the price..or your time.
(1)Dennis T.
This is one of the few authentic Chinese restaurants in the greater Cincy area. You'll see the usual fishtanks of lobsters and Tilapia, just like in larger cities. Be brave and ask for the ethnic Chinese menu. Don't worry, everything is in English as well. Every time I go, the place has plenty of Chinese customers, which is definitely a good sign. They also serve Chinese breakfast off the menu on the weekend 11am-3pm. This is different from Dim Sum, which is a Hong Kong regional breakfast. I recommend the scallion pancake with beef, onion, and cilantro and the steamed dumplings (with or without leeks), both homemade.
(5)Robert M.
One of best in the city. Large menu lots of seafood. Had seaseme chicken a little to much salt. Garlic beef very good. Crab won ton tasty
(4)Kristan H.
3.5 stars, really. As a halfie I can say that the food is authentic and delicious. (Just check the "Traditional" menu instead of the American one -- although I think it's nice that they have both.) The Beef Noodle Soup is excellent, and the beef chow fun and sticky rice cakes are quite good too. The servers are attentive and friendly. If only I lived a wee bit closer so I could come here more often.
(3)Jessica L.
i'm shocked by the bad reviews. Who cares about service when the food is THIS good?! Maybe you didn't order right... you must order off of the traditional Chinese menu! Here's what you need to order: -hot & spicy tendons (cold appetizer) -3 cup chicken -dry jjampong (spicy seafood noodle dish, that is not really dry, but it's just not in soup form like a traditional jjampong.. i think it's called "Cha Ma Noodle Soup (Korean Style)" on the menu, but not too sure) -calamari -shredded beef with hot pepper - pork with bamboo shoot -shrimp with shell (don't know if what we ordered was w/ ginger sauce or the salt&pepper one) -shrimp with no shell (don't know which one either) ALL OF THESE DISHES are tried and true every time we come here (we're a Korean family who loves us some good food, 2 of us have lived in China and visit often) please give it another chance! I can't speak for the lunch or breakfast service, since I've only been for dinner..
(5)Rachel R.
This place normally has some major dishes as part of their lunch specials, and this place is perfect for lunch. They're lunch menu is incredibly affordable, and yummy, and filling. You get your choice of soup, a chicken wing, egg roll, crab rangoon plus your dish with rice. You need to ask for chopsticks, as this place doesn't have the cheapo wooden one, they have real chopsticks. Their hot tea is delicious as well. The staff is a little chatty with each other, and sometimes it can be a pain to get refills (with the hot tea they give you the whole darned pot!) but other than that, its not too shabby for a lunch spot.
(4)Emily S.
The Chinese breakfast is perfect on a cold Sunday. I've ordered the sweet/salty soy milk, shaobing w/ egg and beef, the scallion pancakes and the rice ball before. Everything was amazing. After an initially bad experience ordering non-breakfast items, my dining partner and I decided to give it one more chance. This time, we focused on the dishes - NOT the noodle soups. We ordered the Three Cup Chicken (classic Chinese dish, though they don't use basil and it's missing that extra layer of flavor), the Spicy Eggplant, a tofu dish and the Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetables Noodle Soup (due to the insistence of my dining partner). All the dishes were delicious! However, the noodle soup lacked again. Their soup has no depth and the noodles aren't great (a tad overcooked). Granted, I'm use to handmade noodles but I'd stick to the main dishes and Chinese breakfast. They also have coupons on their website for 10-15% off your meal.
(4)Brent G.
Best fried rice and hot and sour soup in the city!!! No joke. And don't forget the crispy noodles.
(5)Irene P.
Sweet baby Jesus, it's been over half a year since I've had beef noodle soup. So you can bet your ass I came in here ordering beef noodle soup once I discovered there was actually a Taiwanese place in this area. In case you're curious, I found this place because Pho Kimmy was still closed for vacation and I was one day off from being accurate on their return. Their beef noodle soup was large and fantastic! I was surprised as I entered with low expectations. Sad thing is it's actually better than a handful of beef noodle soups I've tried in CA. I would rate it a 7.5/10 in my beef noodle soup history (wasn't close to being spicy). I also splurged and ordered pork and chive dumplings. It was amazing! Their sweet and sour chicken was really good and reminded me of my favorite restaurant back in CA. I feel like this restaurant filled the void of my food cravings since moving from CA. Now the only thing missing is to find good HK food and authentic milk tea!
(4)Paulina T.
My family has been going here for years for their authentic Chinese food. I can only talk about ordering off the Chinese menu (but their is some english). Service and the food is always great. On this occasion we ordered the steamed fish, eggplant, sweet and sour pork ribs, pig intestine hot pot, Chinese broccoli, shredded pork and bamboo shoots. Sometimes the steamed fish is under-cooked and needs to be sent back to cook more, but the taste and the sauce is on point. All the food is pretty authentic and good. Pig intestine is a acquired taste, but the hotpot sauce is very rich. The eggplant was fresh, served in tasty dark garlic sauce. Sweet and sour pork ribs had well balanced flavors and a good amount of meat. Pros: Authentic, prompt and friendly service, family and group friendly Cons: Steamed fish is sometimes undercooked
(4)Dani D.
My fiance and I tried this Chinese restaurant for the first time last night. It was very bland, and not at all what we were expecting. We've been trying to find a good quality Chinese restaurant close to home but unfortunately we are not finding what we are looking for. This particular restaurant had pork fried rice that was completely bland. I ordered the sesame chicken and was very disappointed not only was it lacking in flavor and spices but the texture was very chewy and stringy. He ordered sweet and sour pork and had a similar experience. The sweet and sour sauce was actually so bad he didn't choose to use it. We will not go to this establishment again.
(2)Mr And Mrs G.
I had drafted a review that says ... "love the small plate of fried peanuts". But I don't remember anything else. I don't remember what I ordered then so I gave it another try. I ordered two entrees. Garlic SnowPea tips and Salt & Pepper Fish Fillet. Take-Out. Let's just say the snow pea tips was standard. It was at least worth the price I paid. $9.99. Now why I'm giving this review a 2-stars. I got rob with the Salt & Pepper Fish Fillet. For $13.99 all I got was small pieces of fish. I'll let you judge. Please check the photo and see if you'd pay $13.99 for that. It's not gourmet. It's seasoned a little too salty. It's not good at all. The entree came with a rice. Not really expecting it but thanks anyway.
(2)Chris H.
Came back for a second round of twin lobsters. Decided to try the spicy eggplant in addition to ordering the twin lobsters as we had my mother in law with us. Wow, we'll be back just to get the eggplant. Delicious.
(5)Eugenio V.
the Good: if you have never been to China, then this place is good if you don't care about authentic food, then it is good. if you don't want somebody to cook for you then is good. the Bad: terrible canned food pricey my colleague from main land China is still upset
(2)Helen V.
Never disappointed with House of Sun. The quality of food is consistent. They do have two separate menus. If you want authentic, try order: Porks ear Steam Fish Stir-fried (garlic and cooking michu only) asked for available fresh vegetable (i.e. pea tips) Pork stir fried with bamboo shoot or bean curd Lobster/Crab with either ginger/scallion sauce or salt/pepper seasoning Drink HOT TEA with your meal, not ice water/soda Finish your meal with hot soup. Now that's the traditional way to eat a family style Chinese meal. p.s. when you order stir fried vegetables, you can taste the Breath of Fire from the wok. ---------------ON THE WEEKEND---------------------------- Traditional Chinese breakfast items served and it is very inexpensive Try: Hot soybean milk with sugar or salted (with green onion, pieces of fried dough and dry shrimp) Sticky rice ball with Porksun (dehydrated shredded pork, pickled vegetable) Onion pancake with egg Dumplings Porkbelly with white steamed bun
(5)Caroline C.
Finally! I had been looking for good (I mean *any*) Taiwanese food around Cincinnati and I was just about to give up. But fuzzy's previous review (from almost 2 years ago, wow am I behind) convinced me that this has got to be the place. OK, here's the deal... you need to ask for the Chinese menu. It's the pink one. This is how you get: Outstanding authentic Taiwanese breakfast served on weekends. All my favorites including oil stick (You tiao), sweet soy milk, savory rice ball among many other choices. And the breakfast options are all very reasonably priced so you can try a bunch of different things. And I finally found a Beef Noodle Soup Bowl. But really, Three Cup Chicken. You guys, THREE CUP CHICKEN. I'm convinced that this is the world's most perfect dish. It's sweet, savory, caramelized, salty, hot and it is just delicious. I do want to let you know that they use the whole chicken, so it's not skinless, boneless or just white meat. But try it, it's great. Just be careful of the ginger. You'll know what I mean.
(5)Lily H.
This was my first time to Cincinnati. To tell you the truth, I was expecting more authenticity from chinese restaurant in such a big city. I had the beef noodle soup, which the beef was a bit dry. The flavor is very average. My friend really wanted some duck since we really don't have any good place while we live and the only duck option they had was crispy duck. I had expected at least they'd have roast duck but no. At least the crispy duck was juicy, although I didn't eat as much because I try to fried stuff to a minimum. I noticed many reviews say to order the tofu pudding, but they were out, so didn't get to try that. Would I come back? It really depends...but I would like to try other places first.
(3)Gavin D.
I haven't written many reviews lately. That's mainly a function of a very tight budget and a very busy work schedule. But, a close third is the fact that nearly every restaurant I have heard of that I'm interested in trying at this point is near or north of 275. It just doesn't seem like much new stuff has opened anywhere near me in Northside, and no long established places have been highly recommended that I wasn't already aware of. House of Sun is one of the many spots up north that are of interest - most of which are in the authentic ethnic category - and since I had a meeting to schedule with someone up that way, I asked if we could meet there and they agreed. For better (I'm not sure that my companion was a particularly adventurous eater) or worse (I was hoping for an "authentic only" experience), House of Sun has 2 menus, so you can choose from typical Americanized Chinese food (General Tso's chicken, sweet and sour chicken, etc.) and Taiwanese food. After reading some Yelp reviews, I knew what I wanted before I even went in - Three Cup Chicken. Maybe I'll get back someday - ideally with some friends - to try more of the menu. I found the dish to be good, but not great. Everything I've read about Chinese food tells me that the big learning curve for Americans getting used to authentic Chinese is the texture. And the chopped up, bone-ridden Three Cup Chicken definitely looked different than the uniform sweet and sour chicken pieces across the table from me. Sometimes, I found this to be worth it - tasty bites of meat that I wouldn't have gotten to typically. But, there were a lot of small pieces of bone in nearly every bite, and it made eating a bit of a chore. The ginger and garlic added a nice flavor, but I certainly could have gone for more spiciness all around. The restaurant is in a strip mall (isn't about everything out there) and it's nothing special as far as atmosphere. I should also say I found the service to be a bit disappointing - minimal ability to talk to me about the menu, and my colleague's food came about 10 minutes before mine did. I'd like to go back and really focus on the food, as it seems like there are a lot of options to choose from. Maybe being there with that clear hat on, instead of trying to eat and work at the same time, will make a difference.
(3)William B.
I found it quite improbable that there would be genuinely tasty Chinese food in this part of Cincinnati, but my prejudices were pleasantly rebutted. We saw quite a few plausible (and implausible) things on the menu, then asked if there was another menu and were given the Chinese menu, with many more exciting things. That said, we didn't order very well-- our cabbage with bean-curd skins was still fairly compelling even though it was quite bland and tasted just like . . . cabbage, and our yu hsian fish was pretty good, but too overwhelmingly fishy/briny for my own taste (and I like pretty strongly flavored fish). Pan-fried noodles were also a disappointment. But everything else we saw roll out toward other people's tables-- korean pork soup with pickled vegetables, some sort of mysterious sizzling rice thing, assorted rolls of vegetables and shrimp, etc.-- looked incredibly good. I would go back, with renewed hope, if I were nearby. (Hopefully in the interim, other Yelpers will have better luck, so we will know what to order!)
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