Hunan Cuisine

We arrived and on an electronic pad, you enter your name , ph #, and party # to get added to the waitlist. They text you when your table is ready. We were #8 but since there were only 2 of us, we didn't wait long. (We went around 6pm). While we waited for those couple of mins, we asked for a menu to look at. It was definitely crowded but it wasn't a noisy ambiance. There's a QR code at your table where you place your order online. The waitress came soon after we ordered to confirm our order. The food arrived very fast and everything was delicious. We ordered the egg drop soup, beef broccoli, pineapple shrimp, and pork soup dumplings w/ bowls of white rice. The total cost was about $60. While everything was very tasty, My favorite was the pineapple shrimp! It has the same texture and coating like walnut shrimp. The shrimp they use are large! You check out online just like you ordered. They brought us take out boxes and we were on our way. I definitely would recommend this place!

I was visiting Boston Chinatown and came across Hunan Cuisine. As someone who loves to eat spicy Asian food, I had to try this out. As you walk in, you're not told where to go. Presumably, assuming everyone has eaten at the restaurant before or were too busy to give us notice. We sat down with the other two groups who were sitting on a wooden bench. Once a table became available, a server came over to inquire who was next, in which everyone went by the honor system. After about 15 minutes, we finally were seated. No menu was given and we scanned the QR code to order. Once we placed our order, someone came over to confirm our order and inquired if rice was needed.I had to order one of my favorites, the sliced beef tendon with chili sauce. The sauce was nice as it's Mala (numbing spice) but not the best I've tried. I was craving for mini soup dumplings so we ordered that and was disappointed. It tastes exactly like the frozen soup dumplings you can buy at the supermarket. We also ordered the fish filet with chili sauce thinking it was stir fried or boiled of the sort, didn't think it would come out as fried. The fish was really thin where it felt nonexistent and just crunch. Perhaps this just wasn't for us. Of everything ordered, the rice was the best, then the beef tendon, and the other two placing last. Disappointed that this didn't fit our taste palette, especially when it had a 4.5 rating on Google.

Not sure if it's standard Hunan cuisine but food was decent. Everything was super saucy so recommend getting white rice (not pictured) to balance everything. We came on Sunday evening and there was plenty of room. Service and food was also super fast! I gave it lower stars because it's just not my vibe and not that the food is bad.

Mini soup dumplings were a no for us. We have eaten at plenty of places. They taste like pork meatballs with no juices. Flavor was off. The sauce that you dip them in tasted like vinegar, very bitter. We had the chicken Lo mein and it was good. The stir fry on it was perfect. It could use some vegetables in it and there was hardly any chicken. The white rice was a jasmine rice that very floral flavoring, I did not enjoy it either.

Yummy!Authentic Hunan food with a kick of spiciness. All my friends love this place.Food came fast and the service was so welcoming and kind. Highly recommend it! My favorite dishes are the eggplants and the Hunan cold noodle

Some of the best Chinese food I've had in a long time. The spicy green beans are not too spicy to eat. They had great flavor. The chicken and broccoli and fried dumplings were a must. The ordering process was confusing and adds everyone's order to the table so we accidentally kept deleting everyone's order. Thinking it was one tab. The staff is not very friendly. We had split the bill because we needed to split it 4 ways, they said only 2. They flung forks down when we asked for them. Then when check out came she rudely said "15-18% minimum" I've never been told this at a business. Especially in a bullying matter. They didn't check on us and didn't refill our water til the end. So I'm not sure how that percentage of tip is deserved.

Every so often I get a craving for Chinese-style stir fried string beans and this time I ended up at Hunan Gourmet. Their stir fried string beans are the best stir fried string beans I've had in Boston!Two of us ordered the spicy happy clam ($17.95), chairman maos braised pork ($23.95), stir fried string beans ($17.95), and chang sha lard rice for 2 ($10.95). This was quite a bit of food and we ended up taking home a lot of leftovers.The spicy happy clam had a nice flavor but I felt that they could have cleaned the clams a bit better because there were some clams that were still sandy.The chairman maos braised pork had soft and savory pieces of pork-- they weren't tender enough to fall apart but were braised long enough that the savory soy-based sauce soaked through all of the pork pieces. My favorite dish was the stir fried string beans. They were prepared in a dry-sauteed way with a lot of white pepper, so the seasoning reminded me a lot of Cantonese-style salt and pepper shrimp. The beans were fresh and crispy and perfectly blistered!If you do not mind rice that is a little bit greasy, I would highly recommend trying the lard rice. It had so much flavor that it could be eaten by itself.All of the dishes are quite flavorful but on the salty side so we ended up chugging a lot of water during the meal. I did not have any issues with the servers and they were super kind to us, although it seemed like they felt more relaxed speaking Mandarin with us as opposed to speaking English with other customers.

A solid place for dinner in Chinatown. We came here at 7pm on a Friday night and were seated as as soon as a table freed up (within 5 minutes). The waitstaff were very efficient but friendly, as they were quick to confirm our order (placed through QR code), bring our food out, and refill our waters.The food was good, but especially a haven for spice lovers. In order of spiciness, we got:- Soup dumplings: these were free of spice and executed well. The flavor was savory and delicious, and both the skin and filling were tender. There could have been more soup inside, but they were tasty even without. Would get again.- Eggplant string bean: tender with just the right amount of crispiness on the outside. Had a tinge of spice, but wasn't too much to handle for those of us that are spice-weak. Would get again.- Bean curd with pork: a medium level of spice among what we ordered. Was very tofu heavy with not as many pieces of pork. I would have preferred a higher amount of pork in this dish, so would skip next time.- Black fungus salad: deceptively spicy, even though it does not appear to be. The dish went well with the vinegar for dipping on the side. Would get again.- Minced pork with pickled sour bean: this had our noses running with every bite. My spice-loving friends saw this as the ultimate challenge, so they enjoyed it. I cannot handle spice very well, so personally I would skip next time.Overall, I would recommend this place if you want some authentic Chinese food in a cozy and inviting atmosphere. The prices are very reasonable for the portion sizes ($10-20 per dish), the food is great, and the service is fantastic.

It blows my mind when some downtown Chinatown actually has authentic Chinese food and my mind was blown at Hunan Gourmet. As a spicy fiend of course I had to get something that's covered in pepper, chop pepper and steam duck blood $23. And yes the dark thing is blood in solid form. The duck blood is super fresh, with a spongy texture that's soaked with flavor. The fish fillet with pickled vegetable soup $32 is also delicious but not as flavorful as I'd hoped. It's served with fire so it doesn't go cold. But there's not a lot of fish and the soup is kinda bland. The eggplant preserved egg with green pepper $20 is difficult to mess up. It's seasoned well, kinda more umami than spicy. And the eggplant is mashed into a smooth and moist mess, mixed perfectly to absorb the pungent preserved egg flavor. The service is fast and not unpleasant, kinda over priced but it's downtown Boston. Definitely worth a visit if you're craving some spicy Chinese food.

The food was so good! Service was excellent. The only problem was that there is no changing table there for a family with little ones. Make sure you have a charged phone because you gotta take a picture of the QR code to order.