Mein 9630 Clarewood Drive, Houston, TX 77036

"Food was fresh, delicious and well seasoned. Waiting time wasn't too bad, considering we came on a Saturday afternoon w no reservation. Place looks modern and well put together."

"Hats off to our server Dat, he did an excellent job in explaining about the drinks and food. Food was great and it was refreshing to see a manager on the floor in a Chinese restaurant after a long time.cucumber salad was refreshing. The Pineapple fried rice is better than other restaurants I tried."

"Space - this place was set up in a really nice way, and the whole place smells really good. The place was not too packed, although we did come a bit late for lunch and it was on a weekday. The bathrooms are clean and have multiple stalls. Toilet paper was there. Service - the waiter was really friendly and was helpful in explaining with dishes were the closest to what we wanted. Food - the prices are reasonable, most dishes were around 13 dollars. We ordered the vegetable fried rice, and it was pretty good. We are a family of four and we shared which was perfect, so you can imagine the portions. The egg tofu we ordered was simply amazing. The texture was perfect and the sauce went really well. We asked for stir fried cabbage which most restaurants have, but they didn't. OUR waiter suggested a similar dish and it was perfect. The general tso chicken was amazing as well, although the portions were a bit much. All in all, great food."

"Nut allergy warning - many dishes contain nuts, but the restaurant does a great job of labeling and I had no cross contamination issues. Mein is a very, very popular Chinese fusion restaurant located, as other reviews note, in a small strip mall that is difficult to park in. Some of my other favorite restaurants are also in this plaza. They do not take reservations on weekends, unfortunately, and are not great at accommodating large parties. That being said, we showed up with 20 people on a Saturday night and were very lucky to get two tables of 10 each without a wait. Here was our order for the entire group of 20. It was nearly perfect, a small amount of leftovers. Price is per dish. 4x Xiao Long Bau 9.50 4x Char Siu Pork 11.50 2x Garlic black bean chicken 15.50 2x Shaking Chicken 15.95 2x Squid Ink Fried Rice 15.95 2x Country Men Fried Rice 17.50 2x Drunken Noodle 17.95 2x Char Kuey Teow 16.95 2x Garlic Eggplant 13.95 2x Mapo Tofu 13.95 2x String Bean Olive Leaves 13.95 4x Salt Pepper Squid 17.50 2x Wok Seared Liver 10.25 4x Lava Toast 8.50 They also have a BYOB policy with corkage fees of $15 per bottle and $30 for liquor. I wasn't able to get photos of everything before the food was devoured, but the food came out in reasonable time. I would say they were very slow in getting us glasses for our liquor and did not bring nearly enough rice out. Of the dishes I had, I would recommend: -Garlic Eggplant (universal favorite) -Wok Seared Liver (if you enjoy the texture) -Squid Ink Fried Rice -Char Kuey Teow -Lava Toast I think their mapu tofu wasn't nearly as spicy as I'd like, and other dishes were good but somewhat pricey. Overall a great experience there individually, but not great for larger groups. Great for a small party to go family style."

"Seriously, I did not know this restaurant existed or the whole shopping center. Tucked away in Chinatown, what a FIND! The whole hidden center is a little gem. The restaurant is so cool inside, and we got 4 items to try and I really like their food. It is actually an upscale Chinese restaurant. I took a pic of the bar and the staff was super friendly. Would like to return and try other entrees like the squid ink fried rice. We tried the spare ribs, the brussel sprouts and cauliflower and combo fried rice with sausage and shrimp and the dry wonton garlic pork with noodles. Yummy!"