Hunan Pearl - Lake Oswego

We chose to eat here on a Friday evening. We arrived around 6 pm. We were greeted and seated right away. There were other people dining, but it was not crowded. Our server was friendly and took our order in a timely manner. The restaurant was bright clean and tastefully decorated. Our food arrived pretty quickly. The wok wonton soup was very good. Probably the best one we have had in the Portland area. My only note is that the wonton wrappers melted off the wontons, so it was basically pork meatballs with bits of wrappers in the soup. Very tasty though. The lemon chicken tasted alright, but it had much more batter than chicken. The moo shu pork tasted pretty good and the pancakes actually held up to the filling very well. The portion size was small though. There was only enough filling to fill the 4 pancakes, and they were not overfull. I'm struggling with the rating, because it's all over the place. Soup: 4.5, lemon chicken: 3, moo shu: 4.5. Value: 3, service: 5, dining room: 5. Would I eat here again? Probably. I would not order the lemon chicken, but would try other things. Note: pictures of soup and moo shu fillings were taken after we ate some of it.

We've been getting take out from here for more than 10 years and their food was always terrific. But the last two times it's been horrible. The hot and sour soup used to be full of very flavorful broth, carrots, tofu, mushrooms and pork. This time there was about 1/2 of grease on top and nothing in the soup but a couple of pieces of carrots. The other items we got were Buddhist vegetables and beef and broccoli. The food was cooked perfectly but the sauce has no flavor any more. The Service was as friendly as always. Just very disappointed in the food now.

I still love this place! So we had the fried rice again. I just keep forgetting to say more every other meat and no chicken. Because their pork, beef and shrimp are that much better than their drier chicken. We also had the lo mein with shrimp. I liked this dish, but compared to my friends Kung Pao and General Tsao's, it was a bit lower on the flavor, so you have to add sauces, or better yet, mix it with General Tsaos or Kung Pao. Honestly, it was a great combo because the latter two are really heavy dishes, both on flavor and calories. This is especially true for General Tsaos, being it's deep fried and sweet. It's delicious, but so rich I could never eat it all by itself.

Reliable source of Chinese food! I make the point of having at least one meal during my visit to area

Food: their food is really fresh. It's served family style. The egg rolls are super fresh and don't leave you feeling stuffed and icky. Not greasy. Service: all servers help serve each table. They were vigilant about making sure we had drinks at all times. Super respectful as well. Ambiance: it's a nice place with lots of room for customers. We had a party of 5. I would recommend and return.