Best Chinese Food on Convoy
9 picksThe short answer
The best Chinese food on Convoy depends on what you're after: Tasty Noodle House for family-style value, Spicy City for Sichuan heat for groups, Shan Xi Magic Kitchen for hand-ripped noodles.
- Best for family-style value: Tasty Noodle House
- Best for Sichuan heat for groups: Spicy City
- Best for hand-ripped noodles: Shan Xi Magic Kitchen
- Best for Cantonese roast duck: Eastern Dynasty
- Best for Taiwanese beef noodle soup: formoosa
- Best for dumplings with a bar: Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon
- Best for a fun first visit: Steamy Piggy
- Best for a solo noodle meal: Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle
- Best for late-night skewers and karaoke: Midnight Skewer
How to choose
Convoy's Chinese kitchens aren't one cuisine — they're eight. Shanghai soup dumplings, Sichuan mala, Northwest hand-ripped noodles, Cantonese roast meats, Yunnan crossing-the-bridge noodles and Taiwanese comfort food all sit within a few plazas of each other.
Pick by region and by crowd. For a big family-style table, Tasty Noodle House or Spicy City — both do big platters at small prices. For noodles, Shan Xi (hand-ripped biang biang) or formoosa (Taiwanese beef noodle soup). For roast duck and Cantonese banquet dishes, Eastern Dynasty. For dumplings and a bar, Dumpling Inn; for a fun first visit, Steamy Piggy. Out late? Midnight Skewer grills until 2am.
Several of these close between lunch and dinner and stop seating early — check each spot's hours before you drive.
Before you go: tips for Chinese food on Convoy
- Family style is the norm — order a few dishes for the table and share
- Sichuan dishes at Spicy City run very hot; half-spicy is a legit order
- Shan Xi stops seating at 9pm despite the 10pm sign
- Eastern Dynasty and Dumpling Inn close mid-afternoon — go at the lunch or dinner opening
- Steamy Piggy and formoosa suit small groups; Spicy City's round tables fit 8-10
Compare the picks side by side
| Spot | Best for | Price | Parking | Past 11pm | Reservations | Wait |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tasty Noodle House | Family-style value | $ | Brutal | No | Yes | - |
| Spicy City | Sichuan heat for groups | $$ | Medium | No | Yes | - |
| Shan Xi Magic Kitchen | Hand-ripped noodles | $$ | Medium | No | No | Often |
| Eastern Dynasty | Cantonese roast duck | $$ | Medium | No | Yes | Often |
| formoosa | Taiwanese beef noodle soup | $$ | Brutal | No | Yes | - |
| Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon | Dumplings with a bar | $$ | Medium | No | No | Often |
| Steamy Piggy | A fun first visit | $$ | Brutal | No | No | Often |
| Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle | A solo noodle meal | $$ | Medium | No | No | - |
| Midnight Skewer | Late-night skewers and karaoke | $$$ | Brutal | Yes | No | Often |
The 9 picks
Tasty Noodle House
Shanghainese family-style at small prices — pan-fried pork buns, soup dumplings and ginger scallion beef noodles, with fast service and a walk-in table most nights.
Spicy City
The Sichuan mainstay: fried chicken cubes buried in chilies, chef's special green beans and chili-oil wontons, plus plenty of non-spicy dishes. Round tables make it a group pick.
Shan Xi Magic Kitchen
Northwest Chinese noodle house — thick, chewy hand-ripped biang biang noodles, cumin lamb and cold liang pi. Waitlist tablet at the door, QR ordering, seating stops at 9.
Eastern Dynasty
Cantonese roast duck hanging in the window and family-style banquet dishes behind it — pepper steak and beef chow fun are the other must-orders. Get there at the 5pm opening.
formoosa
Taiwanese comfort food at a stylish counter — beef noodle soup (ask for wavy noodles), scallion-pancake beef rolls and chili wontons. Best for one to three people.
Dumpling Inn & Shanghai Saloon
Family-run since 1994: soup dumplings, honey walnut shrimp and big family-style plates, with Shanghai Saloon's bar in the same room. Walk-in only for small groups; closed Mondays, Tuesdays and 2:30-4pm.
Steamy Piggy
The fun one — the bulgogi roll, a bao flight, chili wontons and big noodle plates on a shady patio. Yelp waitlist on arrival; the 4-6pm and 8pm happy hours are the shortcut.
Ten Seconds Yunnan Rice Noodle
Yunnan crossing-the-bridge noodles: a stone pot of near-boiling broth and a tray of toppings you cook at the table in seconds, $14.99-16.99 a bowl. Get the golden hot & sour or mala broth, plus the popcorn chicken.
Midnight Skewer
Northern-style BBQ skewers until 2am: cumin lamb, beef and chicken cartilage, a garlic-heavy eggplant and whole grilled fish, with free snacks, free ice cream and karaoke. New, busy and not cheap once the skewers add up.