Best Chinese Restaurants in Dallas

Dallas' Chinese food scene is dynamic and thriving. From traditional Sichuan dishes to Cantonese dim sum and Taiwanese street food, North Texas offers a wide range of flavors that cater to every palate. Whether you're craving amazing handmade dumplings, bold stir-fry or roasted Peking duck, this list highlights the best places to satisfy your cravings.

Royal China

6025 Royal Lane

Royal China has been serving classic Chinese food in Dallas for 50 years. This family-owned restaurant is known for its handmade dumplings and noodles. Diners can enjoy the fresh, juicy soup dumplings and the wide Dan-Dan la mian, cold noodles soaked in a spicy, sweet, sour and tangy Sichuan peppercorn sauce. The menu also offers a sampler of pork, chicken, shrimp and vegetable dumplings. Other menu highlights include chive pockets; zho liu fish, slices of fish fillet covered in light white wine sauce; and Wu-Xi styled pork ribs, tender and slowly braised pork with sweet and savory flavors. Tea options include green, fruit, flower, black and white.

Jeng Chi

400 N. Greenville Ave, Richardson

Located in Richardson’s Chinatown, Jeng Chi offers not only traditional Chinese cuisine but also a full bar and an in-house bakery. Half of the food menu is dedicated to stir-fried dishes, and we recommend lamb with onion, pork with garlic sauce and beef with broccoli. For vegetables, try the eggplant in garlic sauce or the stir-fried string beans. The dumpling options are abundant, with authentic flavors like pork and Napa cabbage, pork and leek and beef, alongside innovative choices such as curry chicken and spicy pork. The drink offerings include hot tea, beer, wine and cocktails. Pair that Kung Pao chicken with a lychee-flavored martini, and you’ll experience a little taste of heaven. Be sure to save room for dessert. The bakery at Jeng Chi offers Chinese-style cakes, pastries, and seasonal mooncakes.

Sichuan Folk

109 Legacy Drive, Plano

Many Chinese restaurants tailor their flavor to American tastes, but Sichuan Folk, one of our top 100 restaurants, is not one of them. It sticks to the authenticity of Sichuan cuisine — known for its bold, spicy and flavorful dishes. The specialties here are whole grilled fish and live frogs (spoiler: frogs taste like tender chicken), served in different flavors such as green and red pepper, black bean sauce and garlic. Sichuan Folk also offers cuts of meat that are less common in other Chinese eateries, including beef tripe, pork blood, pork knuckle, pork kidney, chicken feet and more. For those looking for something classic, we recommend the spicy dry pot, a bowl of meats and vegetables of your
choices blended in chili sauce. Refreshing side dishes are a must when eating spicy food. Standout options include cucumber, fungus and seaweed.

Tian Tian

18101 Preston Road

Tian Tian’s menu offers a blend of Chinese and Cantonese cuisines, featuring a variety of dumplings, stir-fried dishes, fried rice, fried noodles (lo-mein), porridge and dim sum. We recommend the Gold and Silver fried rice, where the egg is evenly scattered and the rice grains are well-separated and fluffy. For porridge lovers, standout flavors include preserved egg with lean pork, fresh abalone with chicken and watercress with salted pork. Tian Tian also provides an abundant selection of dim sum. Some must-try options include shrimp tofu skin rolls, stir-fried turnip cake, signature shrimp dumplings and pork siu mai. Peking duck is another highlight at Tian Tian. Diners can enjoy crispy duck slices served with Chinese crepes and a comforting duck soup.

Royal Wok

2560 Royal Lane

Royal Wok gives out a nostalgic vibe — its interior is adorned with traditional Chinese paintings and room dividers, and the tableware is adorned with elegant blue-flowered patterns. The restaurant offers a variety of popular Chinese stir-fried dishes, including sweet and sour pork, orange chicken and Kung Pao shrimp. In addition, Royal Wok serves Cantonese-style fried rice and noodles with your choice of proteins. Interestingly, the menu also includes Korean dishes, which are very popular here, such as black bean noodles and spicy seafood noodles.

Wu Wei Din

Multiple Locations

Wu Wei Din, another one of our top 100 restaurants, specializes in Taiwanese dishes, ranging from simple street food snacks to classic cuisines. Some must-try appetizers include Taiwanese popcorn chicken, bite-sized pieces of chicken coated and fried with flour and seasoning mixture; stewed combo, a combination of beef, tripe, pork ear and bean curd stewed in soy flavored sauce; and scallion pancake, a savory, wheat dough pancake topped with minced green onions. For entrées, we recommend beef noodle soup and pork chop fried rice (a bowl of egg fried rice served with deep-fried pork cutlets). The tea menu offers oolong, Jasmine and black tea, all made in Taiwan. A standout item is the 103 King Oolong, which has a fresh initial flavor and a sweet floral aftertaste. Wu Wei Din currently has two locations in Plano and one in Lewisville.

Fortune House

2010 Greenville Ave. and 8150 N. Macarthur Blvd., Irving

Fortune House is a great spot for a fun night out. The interior is trendy, adorned with lantern-shaped lights, and both indoor and outdoor seating is available. The restaurant specializes in Shanghai dishes, offering authentic Shanghai-style cuisine such as stir-fried rice cake, fried rice with salted pork and bok choy, stir-fried thick noodles with shredded pork and sweet and sour baby ribs. Other menu highlights include pan-fried pork buns, crunchy sesame-coated buns filled with pork and scallions; tea-smoked duck, a duck smoked in Jasmine tea and served with buns; and steamed whole sea bass, a whole-fish dish with sliced ginger, scallions and soy sauce. The drink menu offers a variety of tea and fruit-flavored mocktails.

Shanghai Taste

109 Legacy Drive, Plano

Jimmy Li, a James Beard-nominated chef, established the first Shanghai Taste in Las Vegas’s Chinatown in 2019 and opened the Plano location in October of this year. Shanghai Taste is known for its steamed pork soup dumplings. We tried them earlier this year and found them simple yet delicious — they come out with good skin with a flavorful interior, all perfectly steamed. Shen jian bao (pan-fried pork soup dumplings) is another popular dish at Shanghai Taste. They're topped with black sesame seeds and green onion with a slightly pan-fried bottom skin. Other menu specialties include Shanghai fried rice cake, scallion pancake and pork wonton soup.

Kitchen Master

9285 Preston Road, Frisco

With its cozy, welcoming interior, Kitchen Master is a great place for family gatherings. This family-owned restaurant offers Taiwanese-styled dumplings, including freshly made soup dumplings, wontons, shu mai and pot stickers. Kitchen Master also offers housemade beef noodle soup, which comes with the chef’s special beef broth and a good portion of beef chunks. Selections from the bar are plentiful, including beer, sake, the typical spirits and classic cocktails like Long Island iced tea, mimosa and margarita.

Bamboo House

2301 N. Central Expressway, Plano

Originally a Houston phenomenon, Bamboo House opened in Plano last year. The menu offers a wide range of options, from classic stir-fries to lavish meat and seafood dishes. The signature dish is the Peking duck — juicy yet crispy slices of duck with thinly sliced Chinese pancakes topped with tangy sauce. Diners can also enjoy Chinese-styled seafood dishes such as breaded crab and lobster with ginger and scallion. The stir-fry portions at Bamboo House are generous. We recommend the spicy dry pot and the spicy boiled beef or fish fillet.