The Best Chinese Food in Detroit
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The best Chinese food in Detroit, according to the experts: Eater has weighed in, and their honors are what rank this list. Shangri-La comes out on top, and the good stuff runs deepest in Madison Heights and Farmington Hills.
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China Cafe and Empire Dynasty hold the next two places.
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Rank 1. Shangri-La
Cantonese
A Cantonese restaurant in the Cass Corridor doing all-day dim sum, which is reason enough to know where it is. Steamed pork buns, rice rolls, chive-and-garlic pancakes, Singapore rice vermicelli, and a hot and sour soup that earns its place on the menu. The room is small and unpretentious, with two- and four-tops filling fast, and the window seats offer a floor show the neighborhood reliably provides. Takeout moves quickly, too.
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Rank 2. China Cafe
New York-style Chinese-American
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Rank 2. Empire Dynasty
Chinese-American
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Rank 2. Jeff’s Kitchen
Shanghainese
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Rank 2. Jiang Nan Noodle House
Hand-pulled Chinese Noodle Shop
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Rank 2. Kung Fu Noodle House
Chinese Noodle Shop
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Rank 2. Liang’s Oriental Barbeque
Cantonese Barbecue
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Rank 2. New Peking
Sichuan
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Rank 2. Noodle Topia
Sichuan Noodle Shop
Noodle Topia is a casual Madison Heights noodle shop where someone hand pulls the noodles within view of your table, and a robot may roll up to clear your bowls. The bowls run from numbingly spicy Sichuan to a rich lamb broth, with green onion pancakes and toasted pork buns on the side. There's plenty of seating and parking out back, if you spot the easy-to-miss driveway. Eater lists it among Metro Detroit's best Chinese restaurants.
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Rank 2. Shangri-La Chinese Restaurant
Cantonese
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This is a Sichuan restaurant in Sterling Heights where the peppercorns go to work on your lips and don't clock out until well after dessert. The fried squirrel-shaped fish is what regulars order before the menus finish landing, and the vegetarian options are better than the cuisine's usual afterthought. Big round tables suit a crowd, which is how most of the room arrives. Eater lists it among Metro Detroit's best Chinese restaurants.
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Rank 2. Young’s Chinese Food Carryout
Chinese-American
Young's is a carryout counter on 11 Mile in Royal Oak that handles the American Chinese canon: General Tso's, lo mein, beef and broccoli, wontons that crunch on schedule. It's built for a Michigan winter, when sweet, salty, and fried is a coping strategy. Red bean doughnut balls and a can of Vernor's close things out, and the couch does the rest. Eater has included it on its list of Metro Detroit's Chinese restaurants.
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Rank 2. Zhang B-B-Q
Chinese Barbecue
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