Chinese cuisine: the best places to taste it in Adelaide

Ying Chow Chinese Restaurant

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"LOVE!BBC, steamed oysters and the flounder....drool...When there are no words let the FOOD speak!Fast turn over, late eating, best..."

I'm Kind Of A Big Dill.....

"Stopped by this busy restaurant when we came to Adelaide for holidays.. we couldn’t decide what to eat so we looked this place up on google and the..."

Kerli Kerli Kerli

"Really tasty and flavourfull duck! I highly recommend this place. Better get in early as the place is a bit crammed. Kinda disappointed that the..."

Tan.ned

"Such a good humble meal here. Nothing fancy but for the price it's amazing. Book if you want to guarantee a seat, worth waiting if they're full...."

Chris

"Fresh ingredients,freshly prepared at cheap price.Shallot pancakes were the best i had anywhere in chinese restaurants.i loved their..."

Chef On The Run!!

"awesome small place to get food late at night. Staff were also kind. Portion size were decent and loved the salt and pepper bean curds and vinegar..."

Kobe Rabryant

"Came across this place and so happy we did! The tea smoked duck is what brought us in and it was amazing!!! Packed with flavour, crispy and..."

Robert

"Always a go to for tasty late night eats. One of the few places in Adelaide open till late. Some of our favourite dishes are: shallot pancakes, red..."

Alyssa Rigs

"Amazing food.. all time favourites - Chinese red pepper chicken, green vegetables and the hot & sour seafood soup. Its one of the busy restaurants on..."

Ashish Chhabra

"The e-shand chicken is just delicious. Salivating just thinking about it . The prawn noodles are just too good ..the wait to get a table at times is..."

Pinky Lalwani

"The service is always prompt but unfriendly. Food is consistently good and arrives in no time. Recommend for a cheap and easy option. No frills but..."

Adelaide Foodie

"Good service, food came out very quickly. Food was tasty and well priced. We ordered the salt and pepper squid, egg plant clay pot and vinegar ribs-..."

Paige MacDonald

"Lively, busy and great to be able to book a late table.Ordered the Peking duck in advance which was thoroughly worth it - crispy skin and..."

WingCommander

"How good is this place. So consistent, so honest and easily the best 'bang-for-buck' Chinese food in Adelaide. The duck is world class. Will be back..."

HenryJames

"Ying Chow at 114 Gouger Street, Adelaide has been a constant reliable Chinese restaurant whenever we've wanted to have a no frills good feed. We..."

Tempting Palates

"Great food at reasonable prices. The duck was delicious. Love it. Feels close to Asian street food. Fast and tasty. Will return for sure. Staff busy..."

Frank

"I am not usually a chinese food fan but Ying Chow literally converted me. The place itself does not look like anything, wait until you start..."

Foodielicious

"Ordered the BBC (a bean mix in slightly spicy chutney which is a specialty there) as well as eshand beef. The flavours hit the spit as always. Only..."

Darren

"Ying Chow at 114 Gouger Street, Adelaide has been a constant reliable Chinese restaurant whenever we've wanted to have a no frills good feed. We..."

Tempting Palates

"We walked in to this place after finding it to be hugely popular with locals. It was not a disappointment as service was very quick. We had scallop..."

Surinder Pal Singh

"Ask for the oyster, salt and pepper white bait. Had dinner at my fav chinese rest in town, lucky, coz I remember to book.Host Brian told me..."

Alice Pearce

"Fresh tasty food and quick service. Great for a quick in and out meal. Busy. BYO very reasonable at $3 pp. enjoyed our meal. Loved the smoked tea..."

Helen

"This chinese restaurant opened til late, which is very convience to me. As sometimes I have a late dinner, I do not need to search around. Everytime..."

Ymmas

"Best place for a late night feed. Whenever I'm in Adelaide I find myself finishing my night having supper at this place. Great selection of food at..."

Ryan

"Now that's service!. Having a quiet drink at the Bar on Gouger across the road at 11.30pm on a chilly Monday night, my friend decides she's quite..."

Luke Ohanessian

"Great food and cheap in price ribs and soups a must to..."

Ilias Mavromatis

"My favourite Chinese cuisine in Adelaide.. There were times when I was eating here once a week... Many people complain about the service at Ying..."

Sammi_jdm

"Fantastic food!!! Loved every mouthful..."

JessGirl

"Cheap and tasty. Tasty food, reasonably cheap compared to it's competitors. Be careful though, check your bill as they have on occassion overcharged..."

Americantravels

"Good as always. Great chinese restaurant, always delivers. Will..."

Pmillswood123

"Likes it but.... Is it just me or have the serving sizes shrunk in the last few years? I'm usually loyal to East Taste across the street but will..."

JFoodLover

"The service might b terrible but the food is amazingly good and tasty! They serve the best BBC on gouger st by..."

Bel Lala

"Don't skip this one!. Some of the best Chinese food in the CBD. Easy to walk straight past this place, like many of the better places in Adelaide...."

Bobby Mullah

"Chinese Staple. This has so long been a place I go to for a good, quick(ish) Chinese meal without too much fuss and very reasonably priced. I thought..."

Sir Lunchalot

"Would go again. Have been twice to Ying Chow albeit not in the last 6 months or so. Loved the food when we went and didn't notice any problems with..."

Munchiemoo

"Nice food. Best dim sims. Good reasonable..."

Sophie

"Excellent fast service even when it's busy! Salt and pepper tofu is the best going around and the tea smoked duck is also to die for along with their..."

Annabel Bramley

"Only one word for the tea smoked duck...."

Biggiechee

"Good and cheap food. I love coming here for a late night Chinese food craving. They open til late and you never have to wait too long for food to..."

Truc Quan Nguyen

"So convenient. Always open when I need, never have to wait too long for a table (even for more than 4 people).Love the food, especially for..."

MunchingSharkie

"Shallot pancakes and tea smoked duck were amazing. Awesome..."

Neages

"Good Food!. Always nice to be back to Ying..."

JJ

"Food is fantastic!!. This place has the best chinese food in Adelaide. Due to its popularity the atmosphere can be busy and loud, the service can be..."

Steffie1000

"There's a very good reason this place is packed out with a queue out the door - the food is fantastic and cheap. I've had many awesome nights here..."

Nigel Bruer

"Don't bother ever booking. Great place if you want good food when everywhere else is closed.When it's busy however - don't bother booking -..."

S Cooper

"An oldie but a goodie.. BBC and shallot pancakes....."

Harry

"An Adelaide institution, that's consistently great. Over the years the prices have stayed low and the quality high. Shallot pancakes are to die..."

Mim

"Great food and friendly atmosphere. No frills place was packed good..."

Matt

"The bonus is that Ying Chow is open late and you can get a decent feed late in the night. Red vinegar ribs are awesome but I cannot go past the beef..."

Toby Girl

"Consistently good food. Sometimes the service can be slow but it's work the..."

The Mat

"Super tasty food in a no-frills environment, reasonably priced and packed with surprising flavours. I highly recommend the shallot pancake and BBC..."

Kdonks

"The most delicious Chinese food: cheap, fast and tasty. Favorites: steamed duck with salty sauce, BBC, red vinegar ribs, salt and pepper tofu. Get in..."

Liz

"Clever little restaurant. It is tiresome reading reviews about Ying Chow consisting of complaints about staff manners and not being served in a..."

Artemis

"Great food as usual. Portions are getting smaller and prices are rising. I guess that's what happens when the money discovers a great student/good..."

Soobie

"Sometimes my colleagues and I would come in after work around midnight and always order T-duck and spicy jellyfish which is delicious! Despite the..."

Elena

"Here's a tip - fried rice, BBC, spring chicken in a clay pot and Chinese tea ( bottomless pot). About $34 and more than enough for 2 people. Quality..."

JohnWesleyHarding

"Amazing food. I recommend the crocodile and snow peas as well as the shallot pancakes. Be warned... Like many authentic Chinese restaurants, the trip..."

GG

"If there are other Chinese restaurants open in china town while you are there - you could give this one a miss. Average,..."

Elizahdoe

"Good. Great food, BBC and crispy skin chicken never fails. Likes that it opens till late.Small place so might need to wait sometimes and staff..."

Audrey Lim

"Great food, good service!. A fav dinner place with a group of friends, even when we book we usually wait 15 min. The place is always packed because..."

Dishy

"Yummy chinese food!. The place is small, busy and noisy but the food makes up for it!! My favourite chinese..."

Emma Michelle

"Been here many times. Part of the charm of this place is that it reminds me of a busy restaurant in Asia because of all the hustle and bustle. My..."

Alison

"Consistently excellent. ALWAYS fantastic food, quick service - after eating here so many times we've never been disappointed. It's also always noisy..."

Eatoutfan

"Fairly good food, the BBC is a favourite. Open late if you can get in to eat, but always check your bill, without fail the two dozen times we've..."

Forrestal & Birdbush

"Just focus on the food.... The food is great especially at these prices and the place opens late which is always handy. It's not the best Chinese in..."

Armin Tamzarian

"Street Food. Awesome food for the price. Don't expect silver service and linen on the table, expect a 'low cost feed' inbetween coming and going..."

Casual Diner

"Noisy and bloody nice. Brilliant food fast. Go the duck, BBC and ribs. Don't go for a romantic meal, its..."

Travel Towers

"WOW. What an excellent place to eat. I have been going to Ying Chow for over 6 years and the quality of the food is remarkable all the way. The clay..."

Ana Ludmila

"It's not..."

Ogtrip

"Service. Many people complaint about the service, prices, portions.. the fact that they stay open till 1am 7 days a week, i think thats a great..."

Daruma

"Nice food. Quick service and the food is..."

Likemyfood

"Great food, terrible service!! The place is always busy and hectic, and they keep cramming more in. We made a booking for ten people but they lost..."

GRAV

"YUM!. The service? Not so good.The staff are either talking to each other, eating or talking on their mobiles most of the time.But the..."

Izzy

"Crocodile!!!. Amazing quick food....i recommend the crocodile and snow..."

Daniella Pozza

"Went here for a late night feed. Not sure the red wine ribs were the right thing but the E Shand Chicken was really good. Salt and pepper squid was..."

Fat Lenny

"Fun. Always hectic, book if you can or if you need to eat early unless you want a wait. The food is usually truly great. Every now and then it will..."

Carl

"I'm a convert to the world of Yingers. After recent late night dumpling spree's during a holiday break to Melbourne we were sitting on the couch..."

Lemongrass

"Amazing food, poor service. Don't go to this place expecting the A team of waiters. Your going to get crude service however the food is amazing!..."

LenJet

"Yinh Chow is always YUM. Ying Chow is always busy and for god reason - the food here is amazing. I only wish we could get Chinese food like this in..."

Mise En Place

"Ignore the haters, this place rocks.. Yes, it is loud, busy, crowded, raucous, minimally furnished, etc. So what? Ying Chow doesn't pretend to be..."

SLB

"Best Chinese. Ask to TONY order the pancake shallots, black bean beef and fried rice. You can even try the squid its my favourite Chinese Restaurant..."

Joanna Symeon

"Do yourself a favor and order the BBC and the long bean with chilli and garlic. Be warned however that this restaurant is incredibly addictive and..."

Henry G

"Cheap and served with that rushed demeanour so typical of Asian restaurants, Ying Chow’s menu lists the essentials (Shanghai Noodles, $11.50 and..."

Lani

"The service – best described as a hit and miss – occasionally amazing, yet infrequently forgettable. Either way – I come for Chinese comfort..."

Sam Giles

"... the kind of deliciousness that makes you squeel when you think about the left overs that you have in that tiny container in the fridge for lunch..."

Vegie Bug

"Always good, never disappoints. BBC is still one of my favorites. Ideal to pre book ahead as very busy. It's a quick and fast type of place. The..."

Mars Cuts

"Had a lovely dinner here last night! We ordered the dumpling soup which was incredible (highly recommend), mixed veggies, roast duck and the..."

Melissa Thayer

"Late night dinners @yingchowchineserestaurant pictured here are some of my favourites go-to dishes. It’s a casual and friendly place with tasty..."

D

"Crispy beef is very tasty. Sticky pork taste like version of Humba in the Philippines. Deep fried prawn is nothing..."

Nohti Dylan

"Excellent service and meals. I checked Google reviews and went by recommendation, and wasn't disappointed. I highly recommend..."

Lou Tominc

"Arrived to Adelaide from long drive. We had no reservations but they tried to accomodate us. We just needed to wait for 5 mins outside and then we..."

El Putra

Ding Hao Restaurant

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"I've only been here for yum cha so I'll focus on that and it does it well, love the steamed options here including the snow pea and prawn. This is..."

Tiges

"Since living in Australia for the past 7 years I have never had a dim sum place that compared to Vancouver for value and quality until Ding Hao. And..."

Boliver Lee

"First visit to yum cha and what a great experience Ding Hao offered. Plenty of fresh and hot food coming past all the time, from all sorts of..."

Gastronomist

"This is one of the best places to have yum chai in Adelaide! The staff were super friendly and the food was similar to the one I used to have in Hong..."

Rodney Ho

"Sunday lunch and the place was buzzingThere was a good range of things being bought round but the service was slow and some things you..."

Andrew Lord

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Sherry Zang

"How to start.............. this place just tick all the boxes for me after being away from home (Singapore) for almost 4 year . Ding Hao..."

An Chee Wee

"The amount of times I go to ding hao a WEEK! I go for yum cha at least 2-3 times a week here and each visit has never let me down. The service is..."

Arah

"My biggest regret is not taking pictures of the amazing food served at this restaurant. This place is awesome!!! Duck, steak, fried rice and..."

ForkfullofLife

"food is nice but how can you serve cups with lip gloss stain and broken tea pot to customers?? Unsatisfactory services. Having called for staff for..."

Cassy Cai

"The food is good, tasty.The menu is variaty with plenty items from steam, fried and buns. I highly recommend the ox tripe and lotus sticky..."

Joe

"Amazing food and service for both dinner and yum cha. The owner remembered us from dinner 2 nights before and is friendly and accomodating. There are..."

Richard Martin

"What I really like about Ding Hao is that it does not serve just your bog standard Chinese and Yum Cha, they do unique and specialty dishes which are..."

DL

"Went to Dinghao for the umpteenth time today, this time to introduce sis to yumcha. Place was full as per normal for Sunday. Staff attentive, s new..."

Zuoluo Gu In Adelaide

"Used to love coming here for yumcha but have been disappointed the last few visits .. what's happened? Quite expensive for what you get - but as..."

GinaJ

"We came there last April with no real expectations but were really pleased by the variety of yum cha. We recommend to book as it gets full pretty..."

TPD

"Ding Hao describe themselves as “traditional Chinese dishes, hot pots and daily yum cha in a bustling venue with a casual ambiance.” Now this may..."

Feed Me, Adelaide

"Thumbs up on the yum cha here. Dishes were fresh, steaming and tasty with little to fault. Staff was helpful and setting was nice (though..."

MandE

"One of my favourites on Gouger Street, Ding Hao is always a reliably good meal. Im a huge fan of the shallot pancakes and the mince meat with..."

Food Is Loved

"Ding Hao and I go way back. This is where I used to come for yum cha as a uni student, and thankfully it hasn’t changed a bit. It’s still..."

Adventures In Winterland

"This restaurant severs good yam cha. Food is better than I expected. Recommend mango pudding! Staffs are friendly. If you are looking for somewhere..."

Yeah

"This place is awesome with consistency and taste - absolutely authentic.You cannot go wrong with the dumplings!!!Food has always been..."

Zee

"Came here on a Friday night with partner and her best friend. Good ambience, can get a little noisy. Wide selections on the menu. Stand out was the..."

Johnny Tiong

"We came here for a change from our regular East Taste and this was quite nice, though I would like 2come back again 2try a few more dishes. Nice..."

HoneyBintheCity

"One of the premium Chinese restaurants in Adelaide. Serves good yum cha. Also has nice Cantonese dinner fare.,but it's slightly pricy, hence premium..."

Jewel Eats

"Always a great place to go for lunch in between work. You can always rely on this place to deliver a quick, fresh & tasty lunch. Would highly..."

Kirsty7

"Probably one of my favorite Chinese restaurants on Gouger st. Nice quiet atmosphere and great food choices. The dishes are well priced and taste..."

Sahar&Aurelio

"Great shallot cakes, salt and pepper tofu, BBC and Chinese broccoli with garlic and chill. Yum. Better service then some of the other restaurants in..."

Zoe L

"Food is always good but consistently disappointing in other ways. Uncomftably cramped, poor service, had to ask for chilli oil 3 times until I..."

Sarah Mallin

"Beautiful restaurant and staff, plenty of tasty vegan options and a great wine list! Delicious S&P eggplant and BBC. Will definitely be..."

Laura

"We were served quite quickly and food arrived promptly even though it was a busy Saturday night. My husband had the stir fried chilli chicken and I..."

Mandy Walker

"Yum Cha time!. I have been here yum cha for a few times and food-wise it has been consistent. Customer service always a problem when the restaurant..."

Ymmas

"Ding Hao. Hubby and I went for Sunday morning Yum Cha last weekend. We were seated on the lower part and would agree that the food was slow coming..."

Mrsashleap

"Love the food here. Closest thing to yum cha in Sydney. Good selection and friendly..."

Jane Robson

"Will return. This place is great for a fun after work dinner. Very casual, quick service and not..."

Cooking Monster

"Yum Cha during the week- was pretty busy, but service was nice and fast. Food was good- not too greasy and nice fresh..."

Chompchomp

"It is with great regret.... ...that I report that Ding Hao still is amongst the best yum cha you can get in Adelaide. Why regretful? Because the..."

6ixty

"Best Sunday Yum Cha. We've visited Ding Hao mid week for Yum Cha but this was our first Sunday experience. Luckily we booked as the restaurant was..."

Jenh

"A family favourite. I have always frequented Ding Hao with the family on Sundays for their yumcha and the place is always buzzing with a full house...."

Truc Quan Nguyen

"Have been more than a dozen times. The main thing is that food is usually good and is always..."

Adam

"Can't wait to go back!. Went here yesterday with 9 other friends. constant friendly service and never ending food! one friend was gluten free, and..."

Alicia

"Good yum cha. Great, fast and tasty food. no..."

Mario

"Public Holiday Treat. While not a lot of restaurants choose to open on a Public Holiday, Ding Hao's does so with it's regular hours and line ups!..."

A Smith

"Excellent yum cha. Ding Hao is a true classic of Gouger St and the line out the front from 11am is testament to the quality of its yum cha. We..."

Clare Bradley

"Good great! Service aweful. That was to be expected. Things eventually came, so did our drinks. They would have scored more money from us, if there..."

ChickenFeet

"Takeaway is pretty good. Service is a bit slow - but that's usually because they are so busy. I find their yum cha a little on the expensive side,..."

Dolce

"Excellent value. First time there. Will definately return. We went on a weekday evening and had the Duck Banquet for 2 (duck pancakes, duck soup, and..."

Alexander Knight

"GREAT FOOD, POOR SERVICE. Best ma po tofu in the city, but the service staff speak in Mandarin and I saw them clearly making fun of a white gentleman..."

Dolce Dolce

"We go there fortnightly. Ding Hao Dim Sum is so good that we go there for yum cha fortnightly. The food is consistently good. The dim sum is not some..."

Shrek3

"Mouth Watering. I went here for a quick spur of the moment dinner with my family. First time I had set foot in the place. We ordered the green beans,..."

Lemongrass

"I'll be back!. Having moved from Sydney, where the Yum Cha options are endless, I was reasonably impressed with the food here. All pretty fresh and..."

Appetite For Change

"Enjoyable. I really like this place and it is one of the top chinese restaurants on Gouger Street that i frequent.In my opinion it is the..."

Danielle Frankish

"Absolutely fabulous dim sum. dim sum is a huge tradition in our family and it's really disappointing when it's not done well. but this place never..."

Zenhungry

"Came. Ate. Engorged. Lovely and fresh food. Vego options very..."

Mark Kemperman

"Friendly service, good selection of delicacies and tastes..."

Tomosuke

"I probably don't recommend this place for Yum Cha. It is always busy for lunch, especially on a weekend, I suppose this is partly due to the..."

Daisy Yum (daisyumblog)

"Don’t get me wrong, the food was good and it was a nice lunch, but I had hoped for something a little more ‘challenging’ for my taste buds. The..."

Blueslullaby

" Don't expect silver service at Yum Cha, in fact, you'd probably experience the worst customer service, as each restaurant is noisy, running at full..."

On The Chopping Board

"We ordered two serves of fung jow, prawn dumplings and Miss C's husband's (oh, then she should be Mrs C...oh well I am sure she does not mind)..."

Miss Kimbers

"Next was dinner at Wasai, just off Gouger Street, where we were lucky to grab one of the only spare tables. Our meal at Wasai started with a bang...."

Mary

"My first time at Ding Hao for yum cha, an old favourite with friends and family. The place was buzzing with waiters carting around the dishes, and..."

D

"Really love this restaurant, really quality dishes, friendly staff and bosses, our family love to visit this place for dinner. Simple cosy little..."

Augustine Tie

"- Recommend: lava bun, prawn dumpling, mango pudding - Not recommend: chicken feet, bbp pork bun, golden fried squid, fried wonton, egg tart, scallop..."

Cadimi

"Tried the zhangcha duck and it surprised me. Very tender and great charcoal aroma. If you like light and fresh taste it is..."

liang rebecca

"Food always great there. The restaurant is moving to new premise..."

Janet Fong

"Our go-to place for yumcha / dimsum 點心 on weekends. It gets really busy as soon as it opens. The dishes come out from the kitchen hot and fresh...."

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