yummy house

just moved it to #1.............. on my “best chinese in the mid-valley” list!

the same charming lady (co-owner) greeted and seated us with a friendly smile.

my bride and i decided to lunch communally today.

we ordered a bowl of wor wonton soup, a side of egg foo young and steamed rice. the food here is amazing. they use very little oil and no msg in its preparation. the results are very fresh and crisp tasting and completely non-greasy. i think swmbo has ordered egg foo young in every chinese place we’ve ever invaded, and there have been many. she thinks this was the best she could remember. i agree. the soup contained nine wontons stuffed with mildly seasoned pork which were so large as to necessitate cutting them in two! shrimp, bok choy, scallions and water chestnuts all adrift in a wonderful broth put smiles on both our faces. this is a dish that rev. rooster recommended to me sometimeback and today was my first opportunity to try it. you were right rev.!

with ala carte orders such as this we were pleasantly surprised to receive cups of their wonderful raw corn laden egg flower soup. i think i’ve mentioned before that this is an unusual and delicious treat.

this husband and wife team opened yummy house about a year and a half ago. he attended a culinary school in china. worked in a restaurant there for sometimeand brought his family to medford with the folks he worked for when they opened an eatery there. he worked there for a number of years before moving to albany. and the rest, as they say, is history.

yummy house gets a no-brainer “really likes it” vote from us!


-----15 apr, 2012-----

rev. rooster is right!. and, although it's too early to say for sure, i may just have a new favorite chinese restaurant. my thanks to r. r.

the restaurant is very clean and perfectly maintained but the windows are all north facing and dark booths and table tops don't make for a bright atmosphere. it was pleasant all the same.

i had hoped to get swmbo to join me for lunch today to facilitate our trying both dishes rev. rooster recommended, but her daintiness is terrified by the possibility of gaining an ounce if she eats out two days in a row, so i was flyin' solo.

i went for the singapore rice noodles and they were every bit as good as reported. they consist of a mini-mountain of vermicelli rice noodles with excellent yellow curry, pork, shrimp, fried egg bits, onion, bell pepper and bean sprouts. the dish comes with a cup of soup, but if you prefer hot & sour, specify when you order or egg flower will be assumed. (this, by the way, had the addition of nearly raw sweet corn which lent interesting textural and flavor nuances i had not before experienced. i liked it.)

if my lunch was typical of the quality to be had here this is indeed a special place. i spoke to a couple in a booth adjacent to mine, who are long-time regulars, and they assured me it is.

with the exception of not being given a soup option the service was exemplary.

you may be sure i will be back soon to try the acclaimed wor wonton soup!

all the food that i have had from this restaurant is very good. those people who gripe about the interior have no place to gripe.
if i call in for a take out, it has always been hot and they usually give me a lot of food.
customer service is great and for being run by by the owners and maybe a server they do a fantastic job of getting the food to you hot and on time. i've had call in orders and went there and sat down and by thetimei got there my food was ready to go and when i got home it was still hot i like this chinese restaurant over any other restaurant that i've had in albany.

lunch to go. let me see if i can sort through all my thoughts here. the first and lasttimei tried yummy house was the first week they were open and the experience was marginal at best. that being said my co-worker suggested them for lunch on monday and given the good reviews since then i decided to go along with it. i also got to go pick it up.
we didn't have a menu so we printed one from their web site. upon acquiring an "official" to-go menu i noticed one significant difference! the on-line menu has no special lunch combos listed. these are 2 or 3 item combos you can pick yourself. this was what i had hoped to order from but i guess i will know for next time. i also waited about 12 minutes longer then the 20 i was told on the phone. as i waited (they were fairly busy!) i looked around the place. they did give it a face lift of sorts. it looks a lot better then last time. it wouldn't hurt to ask for today's special when you call. they post it all over the restaurant. it was borderline tacky in my opinion. they also have a couple of dim sum items not listed in the menu posted on the walls. all good stuff to know for next time.
so now that that's cleared up i can get to the food! my co-worker enjoyed his cashew nut chicken. i ordered three dishes to share. the beef with broccoli was my favorite. i used the steamed rice to soak up all the great sauce. the orange chicken was good but much like anywhere else. the bbq pork is much better then it looks. i didn't look appetizing in the little box but it was very moist and flavorful and not too salty. the portion seemed a little slim for $6.25 but i know food prices keep going up... all in all i'd have to say this is probably the best chinese albany has to offer now.
so it was a little rough around the edges but overall the experience was good. i think i have figured out all the things i need to know for take out next time. the staff was pleasant and accommodating. our order was large enough she put it all in a box along with plates, utensils, napkins & condiments. the one hick up was the fact the sauce in the broccoli w/ beef was not contained in a plasitc bag. enough of it slopped out on the way back that it actually made it onto my seat. i'll just put it on the floorboard next time. i'm sure there will be a nexttimebecause i really want to try the wonton soup!

nothing less than wonderful. the yummy house is not only what i consider to be the best chinese food in town, but it is a very family friendly environment. tiffany, lee, jackie and even little sophia, always bring a smile to the costumers' faces. everytimei have been into the yummy house, i see tiffany calling costumers by name. to me, that shows a friendly relationship that goes beyond business.

getting past the fantastic service, there food is the next best thing. the pot stickers are truly the best i have ever had and they are cooked perfectly. not to mention the orange chicken, that takes you to heaven and back with every bite. their new addition to the menu is the bbq pork buns and the custard buns. the bbq pork buns are great, bringing a bbq and a sweet taste for your taste buds. and the custard buns are nothing less than amazing.

though the inside is dated and could use some work, it doesn't take away from the exquisite food and wonderful service. i give this place a thousand thumbs up!