Reviews of Mary Chung (Restaurant)

L.A Karelaa

Easily the best szechuan food I've ever had.

Helen Muccitelli

Delicious food, excellent and personal service. Clean bathroom.

jordan goodwin

Good food and faste service. Prices are a touch high but the serving size probably warrants them. Certianly no frills dining but good just the same.

Margaret Butler

Always liked Mary Chungs but both my guest and I got intestinal “bug” from noodle dish. We’re both still getting through it. Recipe had changed, too from what it used to be...guess we won’t be going back...

Tony Zhang

Food and everything was ok, but, when we're close to finish, mind you, close to finish, still some food left in the plate, the waitress simply came and took that away without asking, and slammed the check on the desk. This was like 6:30pm and they're not closing anytime soon, and plenty of empty seats lying around. They then looked at the receipt and bluntly DEMANDED more tips. I was kind I didn't outright gave a 0. Staying away from this place ever since. Pathetic.

Robert Craver

Food is ridiculously good.

Irving Siegel

love the sun la chow show

Elly Fong-Jones

A perennial favorite! Cheap enough for students and delicious enough to draw tech workers and other professionals from Kendall and Harvard. This place absolutely exemplifies cheap Chinese food... but the food itself is astoundingly good, which explains its enduring popularity. Ambience: Carpeted dining area, booth seating, low light. White and blue porcelain mugs (without handles) for green tea, served gratis and without limit. Plastic-wrapped fortune cookies with the check, which is hand-written on a receipt blank. The exact definition, basically, of a Chinese restaurant; I don't think even the smallest detail has changed since I started coming here a decade ago. The crowd is generally students or techies eating quietly in booths or around large round tables; in mornings there are sometimes rowdier families eating here as well. It's never been loud or crowded that I've seen. Food: Eye-poppingly good. Scallion pancakes, served with a mysterious chili-soy sauce, are fried to perfection in both taste and texture. For entrees, try the hot, sweet, and sour cabbage or the dun dun noodles - both are spicy enough that you'll want plenty of water as well, and remember to get rice with the cabbage! The food is all salty, oily, laden with MSG, and unbelievably satisfying. By now I've experienced most of the menu and the only dish I'd advise against is anything called "mysterious flavor", which is less interesting than the name makes it sound (not bad, just boring). I am told by meat-eating friends that the suan la chow show (pork- or shrimp-filled dumplings with spicy sauce) are excellent as well. Service: Sometimes indifferent but always efficient. Food comes out quickly and I've never had a dish arrive at the table less than perfect. Whoever is doing the cooking clearly has it down to a science. The staff mostly can't (in my experience) answer detailed questions about the menu - things like "does this have gluten in it" or similar will sometimes just draw a blank stare. Price: $10 gets you an entree, $5 an appetizer; the entrees are generously proportioned (arguably to a fault) and keep well, so if you are short on funds you can easily get two satisfying meals out of $10 here. Note that this place is still cash only! If you are near Central, or even if you are not, and you like Chinese food, you should stop by. Mary Chung ("Mary's", as the locals call it, even though it doesn't match the restaurant's name) is a local institution for very good reason.

Bryan Phillips

The food as always was amazing, it was very stuff at first because the ventilation system was not on , and we almost left. However at the end the staff added insult to the great food experience, after taking the bill the waiter had the stone cold nerve to return to our table tell us that the 18% tip was not enough. We will never go their again, that was both insulting and took slot of guts. It is standard to give a 15-20% tip but, tipping is not a maditory requirement and it's an earned reward. I know Wait staff only gets min wage, but however good food does not mean you get the max, it's an experience as well. I normally if alone would have nit changed but reduced that tip. I have always loved going out of my normal psth to drop in because I have never had such a rude experience, but I am sorry and it might seem pretty but I wilp not go here again, you managed to ruin 10+ plus years of loyalty....in a matter of minutes. I do not recommend this place, unless your willing to endure no HVAC and a rude money demanding staff.

Laura 47

I've been here hundreds of times, and keep coming back for more!

Laurie Brunner

Famous, local favorite Sichuan restaurant always serves fragrant, tasty food.

Joan Frankel

Dun Dun tofu is "to die for". All agree. I want their secret spicy peanutty sauce (the tofu is just kind of a "delivery device for it, though scrumptiously fried), which I cannot replicate in my home; I've tried. Also get the tofu with ginger sauce, only available as dim sum on weekends. Bring cash as they don't take credit. And use it to pay for the whole fish with spicy sauce, but you'll need to bring many friends to help you eat this very lovely dinner.

Tuna Oddfellow

I have adored Mary Chung’s for well over a decade now it’s a favorite haunt One of my dear friends took me a there as the place I most had to go to one more time before I move to Texas. Thank you for always being amazing food.

Christy Ren

I ordered take out and whoever took my order was really nice and asked me if I want to double the bag. The food was acceptable, not exactly what I had in mind but wasn't bad at all. Reasonable pricing.

Zeph

The famous DunDun Noodles and Suan la Chow Show are magical!

Liam Church

Always great food, reasonably priced

Jordan Fraczek

Nobody else cuts the chicken in the Hainan style like they do. It reminds me of eating chicken in Singapore. Real good. Real fresh. Best egg drop soup I've had.

Rick miller

We've been loyal and frequent customers since 1981 when Mary originally opened her restaurant across the street from its present location. Our absolutely favorite Chinese restaurant anywhere (including New York, San Francisco and Beijing)! Over 35 years we've shared this gem with many friends and family, all of whom agreed that the food is great.

Adam Anthony

their home made dumplings changed my life.

Roger Morris

As good as it was when the first CD players came out.

darshan pandit

Loved the Radish Pancakes

Steven Schmitt

Had lunch there with my wife. Not very authentic really. The food was fine but I had higher expectations so its three stars and no more.

E L

One of our favorite places in Cambridge. Delicious food, friendly service, reasonable prices. Conveniently close to Toscanini's ;)

ab7dasker

I've been here 3 or 4 times and have never had a bad meal. Once I went with a friend who had been coming for decades and had the pleasure of meeting the eponymous Mary. Definitely one of the best Chinese restaurants in Cambridge. If you go be sure to order the scallion pancakes. EDIT: Came back recently and got a really rude server who started vacuuming the floor next to us as we were eating. I've adjusted my review accordingly.

Jessy McQuaw

Great food all around, but the dun dun noodles are really amazing. Too hot for me, but I just keep eating them anyways.

Tyler Gould

Great Chinese food. Don't go here for the service or decor, but do go for the food. The velvet chicken hot and sour soup alone is worth the visit.

Chauncey Barnes

Overpriced,Not authentic. Charged 9.50 for an eggroll and side order of sweet and sour sauce. Lol. Walked out. Place is a joke. New chinese restaurant has opened across the street of Hmart. Way better.

Daniel Sack

One of my favorites in the Boston area, this hole-in-the-wall by Central serves up some seriously spicy dishes (go for the chicken Dun Dun noodles); I'd bet that the special is the "Lion's Head" which I have been informed is "big, like lion's head"!

Joe Pranevich

Authentically amazing Chinese food, a historic staple of Central Square for decades. Cash only.

Cliff Ageloff

My Google review pic of the pickled spicy sliced cabbage has over 30,000 views. But let's talk about Mary Chung. She's got a fabulous little restaurant that you must try.

Suzanne Frey

My last meal would be Mary Chung's Dun Dun Noodles and Shrimp Suan La Chow Show. Spicy, inexpensive, Cambridge Central Sq. pure goodness...

Devin Sandoz

Pretty solid in the dingy, authentic Chinese restaurant department. Admittedly I ordered wrong (very easy to fall into unintentional piles of fried bean curd in these types of places), but the pork/chive dumplings were delicious (with a very authentic dipping sauce), the tea was strong, and the service was fast and direct. A good time had by me.

rubia galui

Been coming here my whole life and I'll never stop! The food is too good. Especially the dun dun noodles!!

Albert Lee

Surprisingly well balanced taste of saltiness and umami flavor.

Matt Slaughter-Katz

Very poor food - sort of a "Panda Express" fast-food feel for full price. Service was ambivalent and when I paid they asked for a larger tip than what I left them! Definitely not going back.

Christofer Garner

Suan La Chow Show and Dun Dun Noodles are highly recommended.

Tafsia S

Had the veggie dumplings, very overpriced for 7 watery dumplings. Tasted like you would expect, thought it was fine. However, my friend got the sesame chicken and could not continue after the first piece. When paying waitress came over immediately to get the receipt, and demanded a tip, forcing us to leave a few dollars in cash. Maybe we were being a bit mean in not leaving an appropriate tip, but the service/food definitely didn't deserve one.

Glenn Parker

Long-standing Chinese restaurant serving the MIT crowd. Order the Suan La Chow Sho and the Chicken Velvet.

Nathaniel Jones

Extensive menu, but not much ambiance. I've found new things to try each time I've been here.

Rick Shabsin

Best Chinese food in the Boston area!

Stan Dbysoft

My favorite restaurant in the world. Don't miss Suan La Chow Sho and Chicken Velvet

Lydia X. Z. Brown

Delicious cheap Chinese food. Cash only. Nothing fancy. Food arrives very quick after ordering.

Sandi W

Great Food!!! Highly recommend this restaurant!

Fernando Rivera

Went here for lunch. $7.00 lunch menu items which is a good price for what they serve you. Food tasted great! But I'm knocking two stars: 1) Service was not great - I felt rushed and not once did anyone check in with me. 2) food was great but they served my food in two separate plates (rice in one, meat in the other) when the menu said it would be served over a bed of rice. I want to give the benefit of the doubt that they were very busy and the cook wasn't paying attention to that one detail. The food was still great and the press ce is reasonable.

Sean Effel

Great place.

Frank Velasquez

Great food selection! Very cozy place.

Carlos Smith

the food is wonderful if you like Szechuan. The Dun-Dun noodles are unique and a delightful mix of spicy and warm with crisp cool bean sprouts.

Yi-Hsin Lin

Decent Chinese restaurant, frequently full of MIT students. Cash only.

Terran Lane

A mainstay of MIT culture, and a place for pretty good (to my admittedly US-centric taste) Chinese cuisine.

Yun Wang

The speed at which the meal was served was impressive!

Ron Peleg

Dan Dan noodles are amazing! My favorite Chinese in the Boston area by far

Misha Peterson

I've been going here for decades! Really yummy authentic food. The atmosphere isn't the greatest, but their prices are. Cash only!

Bahiya Nasuuna

The food was amazing and I love the atmosphere, it was intimate not too flashy. Will definitely be going back in the future!

Mary Caulfield

I brought a friend here for an early dinner (read: only 10% of the tables filled). The food was OK but not outstanding. Our server could.not.get.rid. of us fast enough. C'mon now - the place was still only 30% full when we were leaving. It's one thing to be old-style and no-frills, but you could let people finish their food and have a conversation already.

sindy belizaire

Great food. Best in town

Ari Kudan

As someone who loves Chinese food and has been around the proverbial block, trust me when I say this is some of the best Chinese food in the Boston area. They have snappy and friendly service to boot, through the decor is nothing to write home about. You must try the Suan La Chau Shou (hot & sour dumplings) which you can order with either shrimp or pork.

Steve Kitay

My favorite restaurant. Absolutely nothing beats their Suan La Chow Show.

Chris Lahey

If you like spicy food, try the suan la chow show. I don't, so I get wonton soup. So tasty.

Rajat Subhra Das

Food is awesome but be careful, it's a cash only place.

Ben Wilsker

Mary Chung's is the best dim sum in Cambridge. I've been coming here for years and it's simply unbeatable.

Zhi-Wei Lin

Fairly authentic Chinese restaurant. They serve regular Chinese American Chinese food, plus a separate menu with authentic Chinese cuisine items. The food is well prepared and flavorful, similar to other Chinese restaurants. The authentic dishes are so much better though. So be sure to ask for them. I especially liked the fried dough and the special dumpling. But be warned that their spicy dishes do not cater to the weak of heart. They are very spicy and true to the original recipes. They also have several Taiwanese appetizers that were great. If you are daring, try the fried intestine. Very good dish. A little aftertaste, but that's what it's supposed to be like...

L. Colburn

food was good . Service very fast.

Joseph Cherry

In appearance it looks like the average dine-in Chinese restaurant. But it's food selection is notably different, with a ton of cool things I've never tried before! Hope to come back again!

Leo C

I tried the Xian long bao (Soup dumplings), Shu mai, and the shrimp dumplings. This was far from authentic. I would not recommend it. I love fusion food, but this simply was only worth one star.

Jeremy Knox

Sooo goood, spicy Sichuan deliciousness

Paul Barry

Awesome szechuan cuisine in Central Square. If you like spice and tingle, treat your tastebuds to Mary Chung's!

Ankush Chakrabarty

To be fair, the food is decent. There are tons of better places to get Sichuan food though. However: the service is absolutely terrible. Not only do the waitresses ask every 30 seconds what you want to order (sometimes interrupting conversations) even though you mention you need a few minutes to decide, they also have the audacity to embarrass and heckle people into paying higher tips.

Wanda Metcalf

Pretty standard choices, well executed.

Reuel Warkov

The best, if you like Szechuan, get here. Make sure to try Suan La Chow Show. Truly extraordinary bowl of wontons with a spicy sauce. Unique. Satisfying. Delicious. Crave worthy.

Zeba Jamshed

Dun dun noodles are the best. Always feel rushed, though

Miriam Morgenstern

We've been coming here for 30 years. It is always delicious!

Thomas Farrell

This may very well be one of the best chinese restaurants in the world. Try the Suan La Chow Show, it's an absolute must.

Jeet Singh

Great as always! Been going since the early 80's.

Steve Hanna

Another great meal at Mary Chung!

Anuraag Khandelwal

Dun noodles with chicken are the best for a delicious yet affordable price. However, be careful - they do not accept credit cards which is a bummer!

Alex Dehnert

The sauce for the scallion pancakes and Peking ravioli is especially good

Michael Murphy

Iconic Chinese restaurant in Central Square. Sunday's Dim Sum is my favorite.

Bonny Nothern

Just happened to come here, wandering down Mass Ave. The water spinach was very good. Hot and sour soup delicious. But he waitress didn't speak Mandarin with me.

Vincent Chen

Outdated decoration. Food was so so.

Jo Schulman

Love this place! Best Chinese food in Cambridge!

Vou World

That place is always empty and it’s for a reason Rude waitress and sub par food. Yikes Never again.

And V

Tasty food for good price

David Nedde

Authentic food and reasonable prices. Parking was a bit hard on a Sunday, ended up parking in a garage a few blocks away for $20.

stevenmccaul1990

Service is rough. Food is tolerable. But the excessively rude waitress cancels out any points from the food. Try take out maybe.

Andrew W

Always great food and lovely people! I would highly recommend the Kung Pao beef, order it extra spicy to get authentic levels of heat. The dun dun noodles and the sun late chow sow are also top notch!

Aaron Sherman

A central square standard. I've been eating at Mary's since it was across the street, and it is still as good as ever! Favorites include suan la chow show, dun dun noodles (without chicken!) and kung pao chi ding!

Robert Cahill

Gross and staff is really rude.

Krishna Patel

A reliably tasty, inexpensive option. Pretty relaxed, rarely loud or rowdy, and we've always had delightfully friendly service.

Irina Omniewski

I love Mary Chungs! It looks like such a dive that you don't expect it to be this good. My usual go-to dish is the Suan La Chow Show, it's the BOMB; it's super spicy but they can put the spicy on the side so you control the spice content. Everything I've eaten here is good and it's not expensive

Beth Baniszewski

Great food, great prices. Get the Suan La Chow Show.

Durjoy Ace Bhattacharjya

Mary Chung's is a Cambridge institution- she's still often at the front desk and it's run like a family restaurant. The food is more interesting than most Chinese American places- and more authentic. Which is to say, it's not the place you go if you want Kung Pao, egg roll and pork fried rice. It is the place you go to try the best Dan Dan noodles with chicken I've ever had. Or perhaps their amazing dumplings. I don't really understand why they don't take credit cards- but given that they've been successful in restaurant business for so long, I guess I'll get over it.

Jiangtao Wang

This is my first time to attend this restaurant, frankly speaking, the food is not too bad. But the most annoying thing happened before we left, the waitress counted our tips, and said it's not enough, we need at least 15%. We were really astonished by this action. This is a restaurant with bad virtue! I advise people don't go the this place.建议中国人不要来此就餐，服务员会当面点消费，并说小费不够。2015年6月18日。

Deeksha Juneja

One of the very few Chinese food places I like in Boston. This restaurant is a bit of a hike for me but is totally worth it. Their food is absolutely delicious. Definitely trying the Peking ravioli if you are there.

Alan Richards

One of my old favorites! I've lived in Florida for 25 years now, and whenever I'm back home in the Boston area, my trip isn't complete without a visit to Mary Chung's. The "Suan la Cha Chow" and the "Dun Dun Noodles with Chicken" are to die for! Excellent Service, Reasonable prices, too!! By the way, Mary, you look Fabulous!! You haven't aged a day!

Greg M

An institution. You just need to go. Great food. Peking Raviolis (dumplings) and dipping sauce made in house. Dun Dun noodles, moo shi - delicious. No phantom 'brown' sauces. Friendly staff, great prices. And of course, Mary herself, who is ageless.

Steve Bikofsky

Great food great service !!!

Allan Wechsler

The lady who greets you when you arrive is, in fact, Mary Chung. It doesn't get realer than this. Try the yu hsiang pork, the hot stuffed eggplant, and the adventurously spicy appetizer "suan la chao shao".

Kashif-ul Huda

Friendly staff, food was good and they accommodated a large group and were very patient while we figured out what to order. Dishes were not too spicy and decent portion size so you order a few dishes to share. Facility is clean but maybe a bit too dark for my taste.

Nate Baum

Dun Dun noodles are legendary and quite delicious.

Vincent Russo

CASH ONLY :-) A long time fan of Mary's (mid 1985), when we live in the immediate area. We use to treat ourselves to dinner at least once or twice a week. My favorite is the Suan La Chow Show. For a tasty and spicy dinner, this is THE Chinese place to go if your focus is more on the good food rather than the atmosphere. Spicy here means spicy and it's more authentic than most of the other local places. The dim sum is OK but there's not much of a variety. It is yummy, though.

Liz Looker

Central Square is lucky to have Mary Chung. Everything I order at this place is awesome and their lunch menu is so cheap (really everything is inexpensive). If the menu says spicy, it means spicy - but just have some water nearby, it's worth the flavor. Most of the food is Szechuan-style Chinese. My favorites are the Suan La Chow Show (wontons with bean sprouts and spicy sauce) and Dun Dun Noodles (noodles with spicy peanut sauce). If you order the Dun Dun Noodles for lunch, it's $5.50 for what should be three portions of food. Literally. You can eat it for lunch, dinner, and a snack. Don't let the sad interior scare you. The food is great and you'll be glad you checked it out.

Jinsong Huang

Not bad for a first-timer. I didn't feel that they hit the ball out of the park but every I tried was good enough for my taste. I heard two caucasian people raving about this restaurant and thought that I must give it a try. I am not disappointed but it's hard to find a more authentic Sichuan restaurant than Sichuan Gourmet.

Scott Anderson

A gem in Central Square

Peter MacDonald II

Really good food. Great service.

Tony Hu

We planned to have a dinner in a chinese restaurant at MIT that I ate once before. Unfortunately the restaurant was closed. So we searched by google and found the highly rated restaurant named Mary Chung, which is not far. So we decided to have a try. We received the warmest welcome by a lady, who is either the owner or the manager of the restaurant. A few dishes were suggested by her, a man working there and also a waitress. So we had a pork feet, a fish soup, two bowls of dumplings, a pork rib, and a cooked vegetable. We would not say that these food were tasteless, but we did not enjoy them at all. You could imagine how we finished our dinner. The annoying thing was that the waitress came to ask us how about the food so frequently and interrupted our conversations. I noticed that she seemed to do this only to us, but not to other customers who served. When we were checking out, we have been asked to give more tips than we wanted and we did that because the tasteless food was not the fault of the waitress. Anyway, we regretted to go there and plan not to visit this restaurant any more. If you plan to go there, you'd better do more homework. Thank you for reading.

Andrew Bennett

I've been eating at Mary's for years. Always delicious.

Dave Parker

Haven't been here in almost 20 years. Still great food and great service

Albert Gnadt

Great food. Good spot for a small group or date.

Tom Yaz

This was probably one of the filthiest restaurants I have ever been in. I should've turned around when I saw how dirty the carpet was. The food was all pre-cooked and old the eggroll was completely soaked in rancid grease. The staff was really rude. I ended up getting sick from the food. Definitely not the same as it used to be back in the day.

riley o'rourke

I've been going here for my whole life and it's the best Chinese food I've ever had

Jillis

Food was ok. One of the dishes was the wrong one. Waitress had the nerve to come over and tell us we didn’t tip her enough! I’ve never encountered something so rude!

Avaneesh Narla

Great place for food! They stayed open late for us, we really appreciated it

Dwebble Moo

I absoulouty LIVE for the food here. The Hot and sour soup has the perfect balance of spices. Service is great very friendly. When I enter the host greats me and my family with a smile. Price wise this is a great choice.

Charles Ramsay

Old school restaurant with great Chinese Food at good prices.

Nicky Yanchun

Everyyybodyyy Mary Chung tonight!! Everybody DUMPLINGGG tonight!

K Alin

Food is average- which was OK. I wasn’t really expecting an orgasmic food experience .. but the service is just terrible!!

Steven Bergstein

Our favorite Chinese restaurant We've been eating here for decades (our kids grew up eating here and now bring their friends). Try the Hot Stuffed Eggplant, Rice Cake with Meat and Vegetables, and, at dim sum, the small steamer buns (AKA xiao long bao).

Christine Mc Donagh

The very best authentic Chinese food never a disappointment. Clean, easy access, wonderful wait staff. Mary Chung is there every day greeting her customers.

Lim Yu Ke

Don't listen to Americans reviewing Chinese food. This restaurant's chef doesn't know how to cook Chinese food. Worst this is that the chef doesn't think that the food he served isn't authentic Chinese food

Chris Schmandt

Ah the best Suan La Chow Sho! And radish pies..

Margaret Guo

Convenient if you are around Cambridge area but the food flavors are not very authentic. Service is fast and professional

Vanessa Smith

Drove all the way from Rhode Island just to try the spicy dumplings. Was definitely NOT disappointed and definitely will be returning again!

Sindy Ortiz P.

It was a pretty standard chinese food spot. We sat down and they brought us tea and water. We got chicken fried rice, crab ragoon, a dumpling chicken plate (not sure the name) and TsignTao beer. They were super attentive and brought our food out right away after we ordered. Everything tasted standard. Definitely a good night out start or end spot.

Alan Ezust

My favorite Chinese restaurant in the world! I've been going there since I was a kid, 35+ years ago. Lots of unique menu items you can't find anywhere else. Definitely try the Chicken Velvet and the Suan La Chow Sho (if you like spicy food).

Reila Z

Great place for Chinese food neat Central

Bill Shubert

Lots of items on menu. Most are pretty good. Open late. Reasonable prices.

Marco Estevam

Best Asian cuisine in Cambridge

anu vrinda

The best Chinese food I have ever had!

Shava Nerad

Try the Suan La Chow Show. These are plump wontons, bathed in a garlicky, spicy soy dip, over crisp fresh bean sprouts. So good! I know people who were regulars here 35ish years ago when Mary first opened, when we were all in our 20s and they were at MIT, who have to come here just for this dish when they are back in Boston. Other food is good, but often not excellent (tofu and veggie dishes, often quite stellar!).

Pol Fuentes

Great food and really good service for a good price. Great place!

Robert Ringrose

My favorite Chinese food for years now.

Rick James

I like the Suan la Chow Show (spicy pork dumpling) I also like the rice noodles & singapore style rice noodles

Pete Gast

Wonderful food that runs the gambit from mild to spicy. The staff has always been friendly and helpful and will put the sauce on the side of you ask, which is the way I like their saun la chow chow. You should definitely try their saun la chow chow.

Alex Haidar

I hope they never go out of business. Love the authentic American-Chinese cuisine, without extra oil and soy... I find the menu light and healthy.

Dylan B

Great food! Some of the best food in the area.

Kenneth Abbott

Good place in central sq.The owners are nice.I wish them luck.

Nav Amole

The owner is as enthusiastic towards his business as someone is towards life, when wife locates the secret magazines. He doesn't care about the food quality, which was pathetic. Not only the salt-load of a lunch destroyed my appetite, i wasn't able to digest their basic eggplant dish with steamed rice. He has given up on the servers, who are absolutely rude, wonder why they behaved like government employees of some banana republic. No respect or willingness to serve decently. If any friend invites me here, we will not be friends anymore.

John Ritz

Been going here for 25 years. Best pan-fried ravioli and scallion pancakes in the Boston area. Dim sum on Sunday is wonderful. Don't miss the Suan La Show Chow soup. Very friendly staff.

Doug Hirsch

Nobody makes suan la chow show like Mary Chung. While she was between locations, four years of withdrawal caused such pent up demand that she sold more bowls of the dish on her reopening day than bodies crossed her threshold.

Will Paz

One of my favorite spots in Cambridge!!! Mary is the best and truly cares about her customers!

James Buchanan

A Cambridge classic...the suan la chow show is a must try. Hot pots are good but very spicy.

George Madrid

Best ravs I've ever had. Fresh made in the kitchen. Even better than the ones I make at home. Be sure to ask for extra sauce.

Alex Saltiel

Delicious food! Great prices. Cash only, so come prepared!

Ravikumar Vasudevan

Full disclosure: I'm a vegetarian but the Chinese Eggplant vegetarian in the spicy option is awesome!

Jiaqi Xing

Way too much starch in every dish we ordered. Taste is bland. Ingredients aren't fresh. Fake Sichuan food.

Lenore Hill

For decades, this has been my favorite restaurant overall and I live hundreds of miles away. Try the suan la chao shou, dun dun noodles (both are spicy), Peking ravioli, and the best scallion pancakes ever.

Huwenbo Shi

Food was good. But the attitude of the waitress was a bit offensive.

L Hanna

Mary Chung is a Cambridge institution for good reason. Amazing food. The specials are very much worth a try. Try the Suan La Chow Cho and the Dundun Noodles for the authentic experience. My husband and I have been coming here for 30 years.

Thomas Beauvais

Great food, in a low key family friendly restaurant.

Brent Godfrey

I love the Saturday & Sunday dim sum at Mary Chung's. I've been all over (NYC, San Fransisco, Boston Chinatown, etc.) and Mary Chung's is The Best Dim Sum. First time? Try these dishes: Peking Ravioli steamed, Small Steamer Buns (delicate pork dumplings), Taiwan Style Rice Noodles with Pork & Vegetables, Grandma's Pie, Dun Dun Noodles with chicken (very spicy).

Jim Shaw

The food here was just as good as when I ate here 20 years ago. Right in the centre of Cambridge and great value, just remember to bring cash for payment as they are cash only.

Maiyim Baron

One of my favorite Chinese places. Different flavors, using that dark vinegar Mary favors. Don't miss the spicy pickled cabbage. I always have to take home some of that.

Marissa Griffin

Food: Average Price: Overpriced for food quality Service: AWFUL Environment: Average Two members of our party were given dirty looks when they mispronounced menu items, first of all. Then, the waitress ignored a member's request for a dish and just brought out the standard dish. She then proceeded to give dirty looks to him as he picked out the items that he asked not to be in the food in the first place. When we were getting ready to leave, we were boxing our food and our waitress went up to a member of our party and took his food and box out of his hands, dumped the food in the box, and took his chopsticks right out of his hand as well. Lastly and worst, when we were paying the bill, which was in cash since Mary Chung does not take cards, the waitress took our money and came back saying that the tip of 15% is MANDATORY and that what we had given her wasn't enough. We were waiting for her to bring back change since we didn't have exact bills. We also noticed her cursing about us when she passed our table. In summary, the food is just fine although you can definitely get a better value and quality in Chinatown, but the service is just intolerable -- very rude and hateful. I won't be dining here again.

Rick Peralta

This venerable eatery has produced quality food for decades. They serve dun-dun noodles, a sort of street dish, that is my favorite. They also have the usual Chinese dishes.

Gabe Monroe

Best Dim Sum in Boston/Cambridge, no contest

Mathieu Perreault

The service was friendly and amazing, the food excellent (Mongolian beef and General Gau's tofu). As mentioned, spicy really means spicy at this place!

Sadie

Excellent Chinese & dim sum, this is a central square tradition.