Lotus Chinese 11501 Rock Rose Avenue, Austin, TX 78758

"I’ve come here thrice. I always get fried dumplings with rice or noodles. It’s a no-frills, quick lunch or dinner place, not a place where I’d have a nice dinner with family. It is relatively affordable by domain standards. The food is fine except the noodles are dangerously oily. It is mostly a self-service restaurant."

"I’m glad I didn’t pass this place up due to the current rating! What’s going on? Are other local places paying for negative reviews? If you’re looking for fine dining Chinese, this isn’t your place. But, if you’re looking for some really good takeout or even casually dining in, I thought this place was really good. I had the orange chicken…large pieces, all white meat, nice crispy outside, perfectly cooked, fresh. Fried rice was good, service was great. Place was clean…. Don’t pass this place up!"

"Quick and easy potstickers and noodles the whole family can grab and keep going. This is the Domain’s version of the Chinese fast cafeteria mainstays I grew up with - super basic menu. No real ability for any dietary accommodations. This is what they do: potstickers (3 kinds), soup dumplings (5 kinds), rice and noodles (3 kinds each) like 4 stereotypical Americanized “Chinese” dishes (like sweet and sour chicken). Vegetables are only available in starch form (i. e. Sweet potato). This is a greasy carb lovers heaven. An upscale mall Chinese food court option."

"The food here is pretty good. Crooked to order, fairly fresh. The noodles were a bit “butane flavored”. I’m not sure if the wok hadn’t been cleaned but they didn’t taste amazing. Everything else was great though. Cold water. Fast service. Very clean. Good portion/price ratio. Good location."

"The staff were super friendly. The orange chicken was very good. The dumplings were okay it could be by time I got them to where I was going they were not as warm as I would have liked. Still well worth trying."