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Last updated 4.01.09
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Family-Friendly Dining, Group Dining, Hidden Find
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What People Are Saying About Tea House Restaurant
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In Short – The spacious, attractive restaurant is across the street from the Willow Creek theater, which makes it a popular pre-movie stop. The Tea House has two menus. One caters to Chinese diners and features authentic Mandarin-style dishes, such as pickled vegetable and fish soup and stir-fried beef stomach and tendon. The less adventurous stick to the Americanized menu, with standard fried appetizers (egg rolls, dumplings, crab fritters) and entrees ranging from kung pao to foo yong.
Editor's Tips
- Save Money:
- The lunch buffet (Mon-Fri, 11am-2pm) is huge and varied; $6.85 per person or $6 per person for takeout.
Worst Service
by Sam Abu at Citysearch
My sister has been going there for ten years and I’ve been going there for 6 years at least three to four times a month. Food has been getting worst, as it’s become commercialized, the taste has become very inconsistent, one time you go it’s good the next time it’s un-edible.
Today we went and had the worst service ever. They forgot about us, the tables that came after were served and almost done before we got the food, but not after asking multiple times. 45 minutes later, we told them we are leaving and they brought the food. I was so ticked off, decided not to take my plate.
I was charged for mine, even though I didn’t take it, and when I indicated don’t worry about it I will pay but it’s my last time there, the response was “There are other places”.
Too bad, the place was good when they were not big and the service used to be good.
Singed
Lost Customer
Pleasant Dining Experience
by LikesAsianFood at Citysearch
Dined last evening at the Tea House. We hadn't been there for years and before it had changed ownership. There were two menus, one which was more American-Chinese and the other Szechuan. We ordered from the Szechuan and had the family tofu, triple kung pao, and steamed sole. The waiter was very nice and informed us the fish would take a while and that the other two dishes would arrive first, which they did. The food was very good and when the fish arrived, it too was very good. The prices were a bit high, but based on the type of food and attention to detail in the preparation, I think it was on par. To sum it up, a nice restaurant to go to for very good food when the occasion fits.
I won't go back
by Plymouthlady at Citysearch
So disappointed! I have been here a few other times and enjoyed the food however; last night (Friday) the food was the worst food I have ever paid for. I ordered shrimp egg foo young which is one of my favorites, it came looking and tasting like 3 doughy meatballs with tiny shrimp, water chestnuts, mushroom, what looked like canned peas and carrots and a thin, flavorless gravy poured over the top, It was awful! My husband had orange chicken which was suppose to be spicy, only to be a bit dry and chewy with not much flavor. To be fair the wonton soup was great and the service was ok. I hope they were just having an off night and they improve but... I'm won't go back.
Never again
by Wayzata Guy at Citysearch
This was my first visit. Ater I ordered and paid, the host told the manager that one of the tables had waited twenty minutes without beverage or waiter. Ten minuests later, the diner and family complained and left. The owner was unconcerned.
My take out meal was fogettable. Decor is old and worn out. This is in a has been strip mall.
Authentic Chinese
by Buplup at Citysearch
When I entered I thought it was going to be horrible. I've been to China so its hard to please me. I had just been coming from a movie and i thought i'd try it out. I was seated by a kind server who helped on what to order. I decided to try they're American Menu first. I had the tiger pork. Lets just say i thought i was eating in china again. The food was sooooooooo good i ordered three more dishes and brought it home to my famly. They loved it. i always go eat there before or after a movie. I even only got to the movie theater across the street so I have an excuses(I problaly shouldn't need one)
- Pros: Great Servers, Movie Theater Near By
- Cons: From the outside it looks very unauthentic


