Oriental House

After waiting for a while to be seated (5 mins) - they weren't crowded, but the staff seemed quite busy (understaffed, maybe?); we then waited an additional 7 mins before water, cutlery or menus were brought to our table.

We came for the dim sum.  It's kind of limited and leans more towards the pork instead of seafood end of things.  You also order off a picture menu not as the cart goes by.  As others have noted, the prices are very good.

We had:
Char Siu Bao (BBQ Pork buns) - good, the dough was kind of 'yeasty' tasting;
Stuffed Eggplant - very good;
Siu Mai - OK;
Lo Mai Gai - OK, sticky rice was super sticky;
Water Chestnut cakes - good;
Taro dumpling - good;
Sweet Rice dumpling - good
Shrimp and chive dumpling - very good

Have lived in Louisville 2 years and had not found a Chinese place that was more than just "scratching an itch". Christmas Day it was one of the only places open in town and we lucked out.

I had the hot and sour soup, and hubby had egg drop- both were very good. We ordered the Meal for Three. It included the soup, egg rolls, fried wontons, fried shrimp, sezuan(?) beef, moo goo gai pan, and sweet and sour chicken. The beef was excellent. I'm not much of a sweet and sour anything fan, but had to keep myself from eating it all. The moo goo was good, but I boxed it for my niece to have later.

We also tried the BBQ pork buns off the dim sum menu...pretty authentic, and tasty.

The place was crowded, with several large parties, but we didn't really have to wait, and the server was very nice and reasonably attentive despite the fact that she was dealing with a lot of people.

This is the best Chinese restaurant in Kentucky, not just Louisville. Most restaurants in these parts are owned by Fujian Chinese families. That's the province across the water from Taiwan. But this restaurant specializes in Cantonese cuisine - e.g. Hong Kong, which in my opinion is China's best!

My favorite dish is a bowl of beef noodle soup (ngaunamtong hofun). Beef briskets are slowly simmered into a soup with wide noodles. I sometimes will order dimsum as well, particularly if it is still early afternoon. I'm a traditionalist that likes to "yumcha" in the  morning or early afternoon. Mmmmh.

When visiting, you'll likely see some of the local Chinese families eating here. For a true gastronomic experience that takes you far away from the syrupy General Tso's chicken that is unfortunately so popular in America, take a cue from the families on what to eat.

One caution: This place is very popular and crowded at dinner time on the weekends. There can be a wait.