Bamboo House Chinese Restaurant

11/06/09

Twice dissappointed

by screwloose at Citysearch

First time we ate in; long wait, very mediocre food. Based on positive reviews (although old), we thought we'd give it a second chance; no change. The food was ready for pickup, when I arrived, but from crab rangoon, to lo-mein, to Gen. Tso's chicken to hunan shrimp and beef, the food was bland, overly sweetened and the two "spicy" dishes were terribly bland, had no spiciness to them at all. Overall, you'd be better off going to the Cookout in the parking lot...just don't waste you money or appetite on this place...the real sign was that at 7:00 on aFriday, not a soul was in there.

• Pros: bland
• Cons: bland

11/12/07

Makes the tummy happy.

by jwleonard at Citysearch

You know when you go out to a restaurant, and you're pretty happy with what you get, until you see somebody else's food that looks SO much better? I was perfectly content with my Cantonese Chicken until I saw my friend's order of Cashew Chicken come out. The cashew chicken had nothing in it but cashews and chicken in a yummy, nutty, brown sauce. No annoying "filler" celery or anything... she was nice enough to give me a bite, and it was heaven. My other friend got the Chicken Lo Mein, which was also heavenly. Also heavenly were the Crab Rangoons.

Chinese restaurants are a dime a dozen, but it's obvious that this is not your average Chinese restaurant. Most places I've been to have identical menus, down to the identical pictures of "their" food, but this place does it their own way. Their food is obviously fresh and prepared on-the-spot. There are 5 or 6 Chinese restaurants closer to my house than Bamboo House, but I would go out of my way to eat there.

Oh, yeah, and the staff was very friendly too. SCORE!

• Pros: parking

03/24/07

Great atmosphere, fast service, no way last poster went to Bamboo House in Durham, NC

by racingray at Citysearch

Best chinese in Durham, good portions, fast service, and very resonable prices! recommended to all!

Quality and freshness of food very consistant, never had a bad meal!

• Pros: Large dinner selection, lunch specials