Yunnan Tasty Garden

Love this place. Do not even know what am I eating but it’s so good. It’s like hot pot just pick the meat and veggie then give it to them. and they cook it for me.

If you love sichuan peppercorns flavor this is the place.
My only complaint is that they don’t wash the tea pot. It’s really dirty.

A pretty solid place to get spicy noodles. After dropping by a few times, I can say that you get a good amount of food for what you pay for. Food comes out fast, and they have this make-​your-​own hot pot type of thing that I have yet to try. I’m usually disappointed with spice levels at other places, but I get a good kick out of the noodles here. I would watch out for some dishes though as I came across a problem with biting into an excessive amount of sichuan peppers/​some type of peppercorn that left an unpleasant feeling in my mouth.
Service was okay… they were very nice but seemed inexperienced or just didn’t care. The waitress didn’t bother repeating what we ordered and ended up putting in an extra order. Didn’t apologize or take it back so we ended up paying for it… eh lunch for tomorrow I guess.

Decided to stop by for Sunday brunch.
We ordered Dandan noodle which is delicious.
Salt and Pepper Quail also very yummy, fried till very dry and crunchy and tasty.
The Dry Spicy Hotpot is the BOMB!!! It’s so tasty and delicious that we can’t talk and just eat and eat and eat till everything is gone.
For spicy lover this place is a must, good service, good food and very clean. Highly recommend for those who visit Las Vegas

Experience: Came with a friend to try this place out, since so many of my foodie friends have raved about this place. It was 6pm on a Wednesday night.
Facility: located in the middle of the strip mall, it’s a pretty small place. There were only tables and chairs, and they sit you pretty close to your neighbors, so don’t be shy. No special décor… just a kinda divey diner feel.
Service: This is the only reason I’m rating this less than a 5 stars. They were super nice when you first walk in, but they have not discovered the art of checking back on you. We had to wave them down several times.
Food: The food was great!!!
We got the appetizer of Spicy Oil Wontons ⁵⁄₅. They were very good, and the spice level was great. I asked what level they consider the spicy on the wontons, and they said a 3 outta 5.
This is what I used to base my level of spiciness for the hot pot soup. We ordered it at a 4, since the wontons were supposedly a 3. This worked out well, as I think the 5 might have been too much. Even the staff tried to talk us out of a 4, but I’m glad I didn’t listen, because it was perfect.
We ordered the «make your own hot pot soup bar» ⁵⁄₅. I loved this!!! It’s so fun that you pick the exact veggies and meat to put in your bowl. We just shared an order and there was enough soup for 4 people!
Overall: Really enjoyed this place. The service is struggling a tad, but if you want good, spicy, authentic, fun food this is your spot. I’ll be back!

I am a huge fan of spicy foods and this my friends was delicious!!! I got the salt and pepper fried fish and their red oil wonton and boy was it good! My mouth waters as I am typing. We also had their salt and pepper friend chicken and their dan-​dan noodles which were kind of like peanut sauce with noodles. The food came really fast (there were 9 of us) and the service was pretty good. There was so much flavor in everything.
The only downside would be that they put wayyy too much of the star anise and if you bite into it, it leaves a really awkward feeling in your mouth… lol… Overall, I can’t wait to come to back to Vegas so I can try the hot pot and order the whole menu.
WARNING: make sure you are near at bathroom at all times, especially the following day if you decide to try the spicy foods… totally worth it! Omg, writing this review makes me want to go back to Vegas :(

Stopped by again today and got their bar in the back in which they charge you 6.99 lb for veggies and 11.99 lb for meat. They weighed with the bowl and didn’t subtract the weight of the bowl. So 6 slices of meat (sushi Dhabi style) charged 4.57. A simple thing of subtracting the bowl price made a huge difference.
I thought it was only mine but apparently as I watched others do it, they all didn’t take the bowl weight into consideration. I’m very disappointed considering the place is pretty yummy.

Hot Pot Heaven
Never have seen it being served Buffett style, but oh, does it make sense
Veggies in one bowl, proteins in the other — price is determined by weight.
Then it is cooked and spiced from level 1 to 5.
Level 1 was spicy enough for me.
Delicious !!!

Clean new spot in the same plaza as Kaba and Café Teaze– it’s hit or miss whether your server will speak English, but the food is decent and priced on average with other spots in this area.
What they really stand out for is their DIY hot pot station: a buffet of vegetables, noodles, and meats for you to mix and match. Bowls are weighed for pricing, you specify a heat level, then they take them to the kitchen to add spices and seasonings to transform them into tasty soup. A $ 17 bowl was enough for two of us to split with leftovers, and included at least 8 shrimp.
Another great dish here is the won tons in hot chili oil– portion is huge, ~10 won tons in a giant bowl, for $ 7. It wasn’t the absolute best version I’ve had lately, but it was more than worth the price.
Service was okay: several tables remained dirty until it was time to close, and the menu only translates a few dishes into english. A couple was seated near us and got so frustrated with the menu that they up and left without ordering. We just asked our server about the hot pot deal and he explained it clearly, then packed up our leftovers for us quickly.

I’ve tried the Dan Dan noodles, chili wonton and the over the bridge noodles.
The Dan Dan is pretty good but the second time I had it the noodles were slightly too soft/​overcooked.
Chili wonton is delicious and garlicky but the filling is pretty minimal.
Over the bridge noodles tasted nothing like it should.
The broth tasted more like Chinese broccoli than rich chicken broth.
I know how it should taste because my boyfriend has family from yunnan and I’ve ate it when I visited. I brought him to try the noodles and he called it an imposter version lol.

I am a wimp when it comes to spicy but for Yunnan cuisine, I’ll sacrifice a few tears for the sake of my taste buds. Come here for the hot pot because it is fantastic! It’s crack in a giant large bowl, filled with all the goodies that you pick yourself and oozing with spicy goodness. You’ll experience slight mild pain and tears, but you just can’t stop eating because it’s so good. Come on in and fill out a bowl with veggies and a bowl with the meats from their buffet. Then they weigh both, ask you for level of spicy, and take it back into the kitchen to make your hotpot. I can handle the mild and barely the medium but if you’re a brave soul, go for the absolute most spicy.
Their noodles are pretty good as well. I think the one that stood out the most is the dan dan noodles. Otherwise, go for hot pot. Service here is decent and quite friendly. Lots of smiling faces. Sometimes I do think they are understaffed when it gets busy and they have a hard time quickly getting to every table but overall not too bad.

I just love this place. I think it’s because of their food selection they have at their buffet where you pick out stuff and have them turn it into your own personal hotpot.
I don’t know if I’ll ever get sick of this place. I always overorder because I always take my leftovers home to have for my next meal :0D.
There’s stuff like tofu, taro, bean curd, tripe, intestine looking shiz (haha), veggies, and lots of other stuff that I really don’t even know the names for: b. Most of the stuff I’ve grown up eating so it’s been awhile since I had them after relocating to Vegas.
Always down for this place: D. And yes, they speak Chinese.

This place is awesome! Great flavors, fresh veggies, and awesome price!
Came here last weekend with the fiancé and it was reminiscent of the choose your own ingredient dry pot /​spicy stir fry places we have back in NYC.
I don’t eat meat and wasn’t in the mood for seafood so I basically just picked filled the entire «veggie» bowl with vegetables, mushroom, tofu /​tofu skin, etc. up to the brim and it came out to only $ 14.22!
We got it a little spicy or «xiao la» at the recommendation of the lady at the counter (I originally asked for medium since we can usually handle spicy quite well) but she suggested going easy our first time and I’m glad we did cause it was just enough of a kick without being overwhelming.
Rice is $ 1 per bowl which is not bad considering how affordable the by the pound choose your own dish is.
We also got the cold jelly appetizer for $ 4.99.
Affordable /​cheap and delicious food! I will definitely be back!
Yes, parts of the menu are only in Chinese with no translation but here is a TIP: download the Google translate app. There is now a camera option where you can take a photo of the words and highlight them to translate.
One negative about the place is the awful EDM music they were playing… I just do not understand. WHY? Seriously, WHY? I was thinking of knocking off a star just for that initially but luckily, the food + value combo was good enough I could overlook it… but I may need to get it to go next time to avoid that god awful music.

This is a traditional Yunnan style restaurant. They serve all manner of Yunnan style food including some wonderful Hot Pots. We were here a couple of days ago for an early dinner.
Here’s my breakdown…
TIP: The hot pots are build-​your-​own. You go up to the front, fill up one bowl with your veggies and such, then fill up a different bowl with meats. They weigh them (sold by weight) ask you for spice level, then cook it for you and serve.
GOOD 1: They have awesome Hot Pots. Read my TIP for how that works. It’ll save you a lot of time as there almost nothing in English in this place and the conversations skills of the staff are fairly limited.
GOOD 2: The prices are very reasonable. We had a couple of hot pots and a beef & mushroom dish we shared between 3 people with soft drinks for around $ 50. We could have saved money and did without the beef dish as the Hot Pots were plenty of food.
GOOD 3: The staff is very friendly. While it may be a little difficult communicating if you only speak English, they do a good job and servicing your needs.
GOOD 4: We asked for some transportation to get back to our hotel and they hooked us up with the Chinese Express. Literally a guy (like a family friend) in a newer mini-​van scooped us up and gave us a lift to our hotel for $ 10.
BAD 1: The only thing that I could possibly see needing improvement is some English translations for many of their menu items. The menu has some pictures but is almost all in Chinese.
Overall…
We all really enjoyed this place and it’s the newest addition to my «short list» of off-​strip places to eat when I’m in Vegas. The food was super tasty and filling. I really like the «weigh & pay» style of building your Hot Pot. I’ve already shared this little gem with a few of the valet guys at the hotel and will definitely be back when I’m in town again.

Hot Hot Hot Hot Hot! (5 Hot stars)
Good Fresh food fast!!!
I been there 4 times in two weeks!
Going again this weekend!
(Any suggestions or any bi lingual Chinese speaking person would like to meet there to help me order other awesome food from their menu???) haha

This is a tiny place tucked in between the SF market (the small one…) and some empty vaping store, it’s a hidden gem with a huge menu and really good food.
They have a menu and a pot station. The menu has most Sichuan dishes that you can ask for and of them that I have had, they are all good. ChongQing Chicken– spicy, loads of pepper, perfectly fried.
The main reason you come here is the pot though. It’s a per-​weight, serve yourself into a bowl and they cook it for you in a spicy (or not) soup, bring it out to you once it is done. Veggies are one price, meats are another price.
It’s the real deal. Supremely flavorful, spicy, and fresh. Wow tasty.
Why not 5 stars then?
Watch the scale. Now watch the check. Now watch them not always match up. Did you order rice? Double check, it might be on the check… It’s been a few times, and the difference isn’t huge, but it’s there.

I’ve been finding myself coming to this restaurant almost 3 times a week!
The self-​serve hot pot is of course my favorite. Veggie items at $ 4.99/lb and meat items $ 9.99/lb. As a «picky» sichuan cuisine eater, the spice is very authentic.
Recommend items: The wonton in chili sauce; twice cooked pork belly!

Finally another Yunnan restaurant in Las Vegas! This place is a lot nicer on the inside than Yunnan Garden. My family is from Yunnan so I’m use to the home cooking of how Yunnan cuisine suppose to be.
What I like here is that they have a self serve hot pot! $ 4.99 for veggies and $ 9.99 for the meats which I think is very reasonable. They ask for your spice level 1 – 5 and it’s pretty spicy too!
I ordered:
Yunnan traditional noodle: it was okay. But honestly I think Yunnan gardens a lot better and less oily. But the portion was good sized and the noodles were cooked al dente. It needed more pickled cabbage in there and be a lot more spicy!
Hotpot: We put a little of everything in there. It was very oily though but tasty. I didn’t like there was so many while black peppers everywhere so it got in the way of eating.
I don’t think I’ll come back. But I’m happy I tried it.

They were a bit overwhelmed when a party of about a dozen folk walked in through their doors, so you might want to phone ahead to give them notice if you have the chance.
At lunch time we were presented with a paper menu consisting of 21 options. I selected the #1 Yunnan house special casserole rice noodle $ 9.99 since many of the items were marked with red spicy peppers indicating the heat level of the dish.
Turns out the four-​some beside me had ordered off menu, which resulted in their being presented with this rather large basin filled with a hodgepodge of meats and veggies bathing in a spicy red broth. Another neighboring table had their own similarly sized dish minus the red tinging of their broth.
I looked longingly in that direction, but when my casserole finally arrived, it made for a little show of its own, as each ingredient arrived separately plated on a tray, but were then quickly (too quickly for me to take a photo — sad face) dumped into the ceramic eared dish, resulting in all the good stuff hiding beneath the noodles. Not the most pretty or flavorful of dishes, but more than enough for my appetite, and served quite hot.
Yunnan Tasty Garden is located in one of the plazas making up Chinatown in Las Vegas.
3.5 stars.

All my favorite Chinese restaurants never last. I hope this one will last.
I haven’t tried too many of their dishes. But the self-​serve hot pot by the pound is so worth it. You only pick what you want to eat and they charge you by the pounds. The meat is $ 9.99/pound and the non-​meat is $ 4.99/pound. After I put so many things I like in my two bowls, it came to less than $ 15 for both meat and vegetable. And I love the fact that they don’t count the bowl to the weight, which means you pay exactly what you get.
The first time I went there I picked the medium spicy broth, and it was perfect for me. I eat spicy for life, so for those that don’t eat spicy food regularly, you might need to choose the lesser spicy option. The flavor of the broth reminds me to the spicy broth at Little Sheep Mongolian Hot Pot.
The second time I went, I chose the same medium spicy. But it came out a little too spicy for me. So I ordered another set of vegetables with no spicy broth to mixed them with the spicy one to balanced the spicy level. I thought the non-​spicy one was going to be plain and no flavor. To my surprise, the non-​spicy broth was actually pretty tasty. I didn’t even need to mix it together. I kind of like having both options.
My advise to you all first-​timers. Get one bowl of the meat with the spicy broth and get another bowl with non-​spicy broth for the vegetables. Those two with a bowl of rice will be enough to feed 2 – 4 people.
You will notice that the broth is very oily and has a lot of herbs that might not be pleasant when you accidentally eat it. But that’s normal. That’s just how the traditional food is made. The oil is important to keep the broth hot without stove. The legend says that long time ago, there was a lady from Yunnan that had to bring food to her husband that worked far away from home. But every time she arrived to her husband work place, the food has became cold due to the cold weather in Yunnan. That’s how she figured a way to keep the broth hot without reheating it which is by adding a lot of oil to the broth.
So if you don’t like something too oily and spicy. Then this place might not be the right place for you. Which is okay, that means more room for me to sit. :)
I have a feeling I am going to go this place every week. Especially during winter time.
Spicy food. Checked.
Flavor. Checked.
Price. Checked.
Ambiance. Checked.
Location. Checked.
Parking. Checked.
Uniqueness. Checked.
Customer service. Checked (for Chinese restaurant standard)
Overall value. Checked, checked, checked.
Yes Unilocalers, I am a fan.