Simon’s Chinese Restaurant

好食 (Hou sik)Friend and I both heard about this place via FB group and decided to meet up for a long awaited lunch on a Friday. It's located off Beltway 8 and Richmond. Nestled in a small plaza between a gas station and a jack in the box.It looked a bit out of place but turned out to be a delightful discovery.The customers I saw walking in were mostly non Asian so I was a bit skeptical but once inside, the majority of the customers dining in were Asian. Win! It's very clean and has booths and tables strategically placed for ease of movement. They have lunch and dinner specials (which consisted of mainly imo American Chinese food). They also had value deals which were mainly canton style dishes and HK style. Very happy. (My friend is also from HK)We ordered: Eggplant with minced pork and shrimp paste - comes out piping hot and full of flavor. FULL OF FLAVOR for the people in eh back Pork rib with Chinese radish - also came out hot, the pork was so tender and melted in my mouth, the Chinese radish was cooked perfectly - not too soft but not hard at all and soaked up all the sauce Salt and pepper tofu - I am honestly not a fan of hard fried tofu but these were perfectly cooked, crispy and tender but not dryIf you order a specialty drink, they give you a small order of popcorn chicken for free - we were too wrapped up in the other food to eat them The prices were reasonable and the taste and portion were perfect..Def returning for more comfort foods. (I did do a pickup order the following week for their more American style Chinese foods - lo mein, fried rice, wonton soup and it was standard - I am more of a traditional style eater but I think those that enjoy that type of food will be pleasantly happy)

Lots of flavor on mostly all of the dishes. The seafood Ramen noodle soup(R3) was lacking flavor and spice other than that my family and i were quite pleased with everything else we ordered. The R1 and R2 likely pack a better punch on flavor maybe next time with try of those katsu ramen. Was very good portions of food in fact we took a lot to go as we just couldn't finish it all. Definitely give them a try .

How can I not bring Dad to try out this new Cantonese spot when two Hong Kong friends recommended the same restaurant on the same day, especially since it's owned by a friend we've known for a long time?I haven't heard Dad give such high praise for a restaurant in recent memory, and I wholeheartedly agree with him. As far as Hong Kong-styled Cantonese cuisine goes, just from what we tried, it will be tough to find a better restaurant.The version of Concubine Chicken here is the best in town, served super fresh and warm, unlike other restaurants that prepare the chickens en masse and refrigerate them for easy storage. The flavors are unbelievable - all the spices and the taste of scallops are infused in the skin and meat, so delicious that you don't even need to dip it in the usual Ginger Scallion Sauce that comes with this dish. Dad says it's game over for other places because it's truly above and beyond any other versions we've tried.The well-marinated Braised Pork Knuckles are also ridiculously tasty, with tender meat and silky-smooth skin that falls off the bone - almost too tender. They're exceptionally suited to eating with the side of dry noodles.We can't wait to come back and try other dishes. The portions are generous, and the price is reasonable. The chef is traditionally trained in Hong Kong and worked in prestigious restaurants there. This place will be packed before long once more people know about this new spot, which is still in its soft opening phase. If they can perform consistently, I suspect it will be a top 10 must-visit place in Houston.

I came here with my husband after hearing about this place from other Hong Kong foodies. From the outside, the restaurant is an inconspicuous Chinese take out place. It's newly opened, and the interior is what you would expect from any neighborhood Chinese restaurant. The service was on another level, however. We had a chance to talk to three of the owners as well as the waitress, and everyone was incredibly nice and friendly. Despite it being the evening rush, the owners checked on every single table in the restaurant in-between taking to-go orders on the phone. The waitress had a great attitude and was really helpful when we asked her about the restaurant.We ordered a taro milk tea, popcorn chicken, sweet and sour pork, stir fried green beans with minced pork, and a sizzling tofu plate. The portions were generous, and we had plenty of leftovers after eating our fill. Everything came out fast, fresh, and hot. Taste-wise, the cooking style is closer in flavor to authentic grandma-style home-cooking than a more formal restaurant might offer, but that adds to the authenticity and makes it a more nostalgia-laden affair than the average restaurant. Overall, I would recommend checking this place out.

We went to here after reading a review about a "secret" Cantonese menu. When I asked the waitress about it, she laughed and said it's no secret. We met the owner and found out he's from Hong Kong. He said that the braised double pork feet is the popular item on that menu so we decided to try it. It was huge, delicious and flavorful. It's interesting that it came with noodles, which were also delicious. We also ordered green beans with minced pork, mapo tofu, and drinks because they come with free popcorn chicken for their soft opening special (also delicious). The drinks were okay and too sweet.They opened a month ago. The owner and staff were friendly and attentive. We'll definitely be back to try their other menu items.

My friends catered from here for their event and Simon himself delivered the food. We didn't know what to expect since the restaurant was brand new. He spoke English, Cantonese, and Mandarin which was helpful. The food was boxed well and organized. The hits of the night were the sweet and sour pork and the spicy fried fish filets. I could've ate multiple plates of both those alone. The noodles were a miss, not much flavor. Great food overall!

Best Fried Rice I've had in Westchase. There Sibling Restaurant (W) is just up the street from them but Simon's is a lot closer for me. Nice flavor, Fair Portion(solid medium Box, non separation which I love). Better Quality protein than my previous favorite Fried Rice Spot in Southwest Houston.

We went last night to try this new Cantonese place after a few friends highly recommended to me. We ordered 8 dishes and I like most of them especially the Beef Tripes Pot. Highly recommend the Beef Tripes Pot. But the Gui Fei Chicken was very disappointing since I heard chicken was their specialty. I would say wasn't even average compare to normal standard from other Cantonese restaurants. Sizzling Tofu was tasty, the pork knuckles noodles was good and portion was huge. The fried pork intestines were very thick and too chewy we only can eat half of it. And I do have a few complaints from my first visit.First, I was trying to order more different dishes to try and there were 6 of us so I tried to order 8 things. There were at least 5-6 things out of the menu was either told at the time was sold out or was told later it was sold out. With their very small limited menu, the choices became even more limited. And it was just about 6pm which is dinner time for a restaurant kinda just started.Second, not sure where most of the food were premade or what, they were not Hot. They were more like warm. Soups were usually served very hot, and the soup I got was just warm. Like if I wear my glasses it won't even fog up my glasses types of warm. Third, the service really needed improvement. With the number of tables compared to the number of workers at the floor the service was bad. We had to tell four different server to just get a cup of water for my toddler daughter. Then we got an empty Styrofoam cup after telling the fourth person. And that was after 10 mins from the first time we asked. Then we finally got the water we wanted for my daughter. And asked multiple times just to be able to get a few napkins. Fourth, it was packed last night and literally was out the door packed. I was standing outside and it was full of homeless walking around the parking lot. Luckily It was still pretty bright at the time, otherwise I wouldn't waited there. (we would have left). I saw the homeless were asking other people waited outside for money. I saw the smoke shop next door had a security guard in their store so maybe hire someone for dinner time?

Authentic Cantonese style food outside of Bellaire blvd. Plenty of HK folk here speaking the native tongue so you know it's legit. There's 2 menus: 1 for the American Chinese (e.g.- fried rice, orange chicken, etc. and 1 for the Canto folk (e.g. - pigs feet!, clay pots, and more)Grandma approved the pigs feet but the pork rib and daikon clay pot, although cooked well, lacked some flavor. All in all, this is a great spot that features the best of both worlds w/ Chinese food at fair prices.

Saw some great reviews so I thought I'd drive 25 mins to try this place. I've seen the Simon's Chinese Restaurant chicken sign on the Dun Huang Plaza for YEARS so my curiosity was piqued. Were they supposed to open at the Dun Huang center at one point? We showed up on a rainy weekend, probably 3 weeks after it opened. It's an odd place to put a traditional Chinese restaurant but we went and it was still their soft opening. Lots of older Chinese patrons inside. My kids are more Americanized so they were scared. Let's get to the food.- Shrimp and vegetables from the American Chinese menu was bland like please pass the salt and pepper please.- Sizzling tofu with pork and shrimp was ok. Nice presentation but food was meh. We prefer the Malaysian sizzling tofu more.- Eggplant with shrimp paste dish which was probably the best thing we ate. Popcorn chicken was tasty.- Spicy fried squid was pure salt. It went well with the bland tofu and shrimp and veggie dish.- Walnut shrimp was meh. Nice big shrimp that tasted of mayo. This was a dish I LOVED in California. We don't do it justice in Texas.The server forgot our Singapore rice noodle dish which is fine since we had so much food left over. The waitress forgot our drink but we got it before we paid. Owner came by to apologize to us for making us wait almost 15 mins to get our order after we sat down. They were busy, we understand. Would not drive 25 mins to come back here but it was nice to see an older mom and pop shop operating.