I love everything about LuLu. The kitschy atmosphere a/l/a 1972, and the amazingly comprehensive menu. The potstickers are divine, an we enjoyed the combination lo mein and combination fried rice. Also had the Beef and Chicken Hunan with vegetables. It was really flavorful, and the service was friendly and prompt. Highly recommend!
Review Source:We are passing through Santa Fe and were looking for an Asian restaurant. Â Lulu's was like going to the Chinese restaurants of my childhood. Â We took our four very tired children after an all day drive & were pleasantly greeted. Â We ordered 4 dishes and 4 cups of soup for the six of us - we should have ordered 3 dishes - way too much food for the six of us. Â
The pork fried rice was the best I've had in a long time and the sweet & sour chicken was the traditional dish from my childhood - veggies, pineapple - the kids loved it! Â The food came quickly and very friendly wait-staff. Â They even brought almond cookies.
Great prices, friendly service, excellent and filling food. Lulu's is an excellent place and perhaps one of the most satisfying Asian restaurants in Santa Fe. I must note that their deep-fried shrimp is incredibly juicy and crispy, while at the same time possessing almost no hint of grease.The atmosphere isn't great, but when you need some rice, hot and sour soup, eggplant, and chicken on the cheap, who cares about the atmosphere? I'll also add that while being heartily recommended by your present, American reviewer, Lulu's is a favorite among the Korean and Chinese students of my college in Santa Fe.
Review Source:Surprising to see that either people love it or hate it. Â Seems odd to me, because we absolutely loved it! Â The food was cooked fresh and the flavors were to die for. Â The atmosphere was pleasant with tablecloths and cloth napkins, the service was perfect, even the tea was the best I had tasted, and the prices were reasonable. Â Really, though, it was the food that had us drooling. Â It is the best Chinese in Santa Fe, in our opinion. Â We'll be back.
Review Source:2 weeks in a row my co-workers convinced me to get Chinese. Chinese food is terrible IMHO. It is one-half step below fast food on the early-death-o-meter. I ordered the carbs with extra sodium (turns out it's the only thing they serve on the menu). Don't eat Chinese food, unless you go to China. Apparently it is completely different there.
Review Source:Sorry- I come from a lifelong history of demanding Chinese Food Excellence, Lulu's was not the one.
We ordered lots of food and asked for "very spicy." It didn't happen. There was no flavor (as if asking for no MSG meant "no flavor please") and there was no heat, no spice. We asked for a broccoli dish, tasted like nothing. I got a seafood combination, tasted like the same nothing. It was bizarre and tasteless.
Also- the interior was embarrassing- Â it looked like two or three restaurants from the early 80's were contributing to the tables, booths and chairs. What a mess. It was an eyesore and also, everyone there was well over 60, everyone being the 3 other tables of guests.
Not only would I not eat there again, I haven't even thought about the place since I ate there 4 months ago.
Getting good Chinese food in Santa Fe is tough. We heard about LuLu's and ate there (of all nights) Christmas 2010 after hearing they were open. It was excellent. Very fresh and clean, the Peking Duck was over the top. This is not an easy dish to pull off, as duck can be dry and tough or greasy. The duck here was prefect. Crisp, moist and maybe the best Peking Duck I've ever had. We also had the Mixed Seafood in Birds Nest. The fish was fresh and the vegetable perfectly prepared. Kung Pao Three Flavor, equality good with an abundance of perfectly cooked very fresh vegetables and meats (and seafood) Â Don't judge the quality of this food by the parking lot or that it appears to be attached to the Quality Inn hotel. Inside the places is nice but still doesn't give you an idea of the quality of the food. Give it a try, I think you'll be pleased.
Review Source:Chinese can be dicey in Santa Fe. Don't let the location of Lulu's (attached to a random Quality Inn) fool you - it's the newest venture of an old Yin Yang veteran. I have no idea what it's like on the weekends, though...there seems to be a club/lounge attached.
You won't find anything abnormal on the menu (although it seems they have an impressive seafood selection, if you're willing to risk it), but the list is long and adorably misspelled (would you like some "grispy bean curd"? I would think so) and features a bunch of vegetarian options.
One of my favorites is the Hot and Sour Soup: tangy, full of tofu and mushrooms, and appropriately thick without being slimy. Only 1.45 for a cup (or small "bowel") means you can actually finish the damn thing before your main course shows and gets cold.
The service is also great. The waiter was quiet at first, but opened up once we started to crack a few jokes. And I never once had to pour my own tea from the pot.
If you want some Americanized Chinese that's not greasy and doesn't risk intestinal agony, I would recommend Lulu's. I hope it sticks around!
Wow, when we walked in, none of our party of eight even realized that this is Lulu's new restaurant (Lulu worked at Ying Yang for 19 years), so seeing her smiling face was wonderful. AND to top it off, she already knew my 97 year-old grandmother's drink preferances before we had even sat down. I think that's impressive. They don't say it on the menu, but I already knew they have full bar access with the nightclub that shares the space, so a round of mixed drinks for those of us old enough to drink was in order. And the two kids (under 5 years of age) were perfectly accomodated with spill-proof cups accordingly.
I ordered the scallop dish and thought it was wonderful and since we usually share in the dishes, I got to taste quite a few other dishes like the crispy duck (cooked to perfection) and a couple tastey tofu dishes that were very nice (and I generally hate tofu).
Lastly, the price was great! Our family of five (and the two children) ate very well for under $140, which is almost unheard of in this town... and only $20 of that was from our bar-ordered drinks.
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