Hooks Fish & Chicken

2318 Genesee St # 5, Syracuse
(315) 488-2828

Recent Reviews

Matt M.

Under new owners, the prices have gone up substantially. I ordered take-out of just 2 orders of ribs (4 each; there is no "large" or "small" size any longer), and 3 egg rolls. Total bill was $32. When I got home, there was a shard of a pork bone in my egg roll that cracked my tooth, which I have to get pulled. Oh well, never coming back. Their appetizers were the only thing they used to cook well, anyway.

James L.

china pavilion for over 30 years has been a hidden chinese resturant gem Great place for group to dine or take out. You won't be disappointed. Great night out at reseasonble price and great meal.

Kittana19712 ..

They don't have a buffet. Confirmed 08/09/2023 via call to establishment.

T. L.

We did not enjoy the food here at all unfortunately. The service was ok and the place looked clean. We just didn't like it unfortunately.

Erica O.

Haven't been here in a while so I wanted to stop in for Sunday when they feature a dim sum menu. The service was very good and everyone was very friendly. I ordered 4 items. Shrimp balls, steamed pork dumplings, scallion pancake and Sticky rice and chicken. I had 2 very nice dishes, 1 okay and one not good to my liking at all. My favorite was the Sticky rice and chicken, the rice was a beautiful texture sticking together perfectly to eat with your hands with a little bit of chicken inside and has a lightly sweet flavor. I also enjoyed the shrimp balls, coated with panko(?) Very crisp and hot. The pork dumplings were okay... seemed like they were premade, maybe frozen and reheated?The scallion pancake just didn't seem right, I've had many in lots of other places, this was not flaky, it was all brown and very dry with almost no scallions.They made it right and took it off the bill, so all was good. They serve hot tea which is a big plus for me and I had several dipping sauces, which were great.

Jonathan B.

They failed to cook or package a dish I ordered for delivery. Plus, I had to request a refund for what I did not get. Added to that I requested fried rice as my side and got regular rice instead. All in all this was a subpar performance from a place that usually does good food.

Joel D

Going for a walk during the lockdown, I noticed this place was open so I wandered in to order food. As soon as I got in, the woman ducked behind the counter like I was about to open fire with a machine gun, yelling, "you can't order here! call it in!" and I said, "Can I just tell you what I want now and come back in a few minutes?" "No!! Call it in!" So I left. Thanks for the laugh.

Steve L.

Nice find for me. Apart from Tang Flavour it's the only Chinese restaurant serving duck. It's a proper restaurant too where ample seating is available. The crispy duck was delicious. Nothing like I expected but really good nonetheless. Don't expect pancakes though. Served with rice and a choice of sauce. A very decent Hoisin. The Mrs had the Singapore Noodles, also excellent. Recommended.

J D.

Worst experience since we've been there - go take out - wonton soup was gummy and tasteless! Food was unremarkable

Elle B.

We wanted some dim sum and this place had some good reviews. We were traveling back east and decided to check this place out. The interior is old and can use an update but the service is good. It's family run and they seem to be a really nice family though they're a bit short staffed. Everything went quick after their children showed up to help. We tried a few items: Fried shrimp balls was good Chicken feet in red pepper sauce we didn't care for. It was a bit cold and we didn't care for the sauce. Steamed pork buns were just ok. A little sweet but it felt like it was missing something. Long Beach noodles: DELICIOUS. It came in a sweet and savory sauce topped with fried garlic. The noodles had a nice crispy char on it. Deep fried bean curd rolls w/ pork and shrimp: It was ok. It seamed to be steamed and not fried as it was cold and wet and not crispy. The sauce we weren't a big fan of. Slightly sour. Beef stomach(tripe): Steamed dish and it came with peppers and onions. It was too salty. ROASTED DUCK: We got a half duck. This is the of the show. Definitely one of the best ducks I've had. The skin was crispy and the sauce was very nice. A little sweet and tangy. I kinda wish we ordered a whole one to take home. Overall, it's ok but I'm sure with some updates they'd be great. They need more staff and maybe a little tweaking of their recipes.

Dennis Z.

This place is truly outstanding. I have only been for their Sunday Dim Sum but the dim sum is amazing and comparable to dim sum I've had in major cities. I personally recommend the shrimp balls, roasted duck, taro shrimp, tofu wraps, and Long Beach noodles. Service is excellent- the place is family run and the owners are very sweet. Overall this place is incredible and I've enjoyed every meal I've had here!

karinkQ4196LG

We order to go but the Hunan dish was tasteless. When you advise the diner that it is spicy it should have some taste. Not terrible but not great.

Anne C.

Delicious each and every time! Best Chinese restaurant around. You won't regret going there!

Coral D

We went here for lunch last week & I thought it was pretty good. They have a luncheon special where you can get fried rice instead of white and it also includes soup and hot tea. I thought that was really special because you don't normally find that. It's always only white rice and no soup, let alone tea! We were the first ones there for lunch and the restaurant was pretty dark, so I can't comment on how the restaurant looked. We were seated by a very nice lady and then a young man took our orders. We waited about 15 minutes, eating our soup, which was wonton and egg drop. Both were very good. My friend ordered General Tso's chicken and thought it was a bit too spicy in places, and my order was for Shrimp with Chinese vegetables in a brown sauce. I thought it was good but I should have asked for extra sauce. Both orders were huge, so much so, that we had to get take- out containers. Prices were very reasonable too! If I lived in that part of town, I would go there more often.

Nick M.

Ordered takeout at about 6 on a Tuesday evening. I ordered the crab rangoon, general tso's combination dinner, and an order of Singapore noodles. I was told 15-20 minutes for my pickup. Timing was right on the nose and total came to about $30. Seems right for the amount of food I ordered. The crab rangoon were tasty, albeit a little different than what I'm used to. Typically they're shaped like a little triangle but these are little crimped balls that somewhat resemble a small octopus. Definitely smaller than the triangle variant but still good nonetheless. The general tso's was better than I remember. I've ordered from China Pavilion quite a few times in the past and always found a couple of pieces of chicken that were stringy and tough, but that was not the case this time. The chicken was tender and covered in ample sauce. This dish is not spicy, something to note as I've found this varies a bit place to place. The dinner also came with an egg roll and rice. I ordered simple white rice and both the rice and the egg roll were adequate if not exceptional. The Singapore noodles were new for me. I ordered them after seeing them in a couple other reviews. They were quite good, but not "fiery" as I've seen in other reviews. I will note that they could do with some type of sauce as they were a bit on the dry side, but the flavor was on point. Overall solid Chinese takeout that left me with little to complain about. I'll be ordering again.

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