House of Hunan

This place is a breath of fresh air compared to the downtown Akron location. Three of us showed up for the 50% off Sushi/​Rolls Sunday special and were very satisfied. Each of us got three rolls and had plenty left to take home, the bill was just under $ 40 including tip — doesn’t get much better than that!
Unlike the other location, the fish here tasted fresh and the portions were more than generous. The oranges for ‘dessert’ were appreciated as well. This will probably be our new go-​to place for weekend sushi!

New owners! Clean, good food, sushi is great and fresh!!! Crab Ragoon is super good!

The management has changed since my last review and with it the food (for the good)! The steam dumplings and Gen. Tso are still great staples, but with the addition of a sushi bar and a new interior design House of Hunan should not be ignored.

We really enjoyed lunch here. Dined in. Ordered sesame chicken, hibachi, and various sushi rolls. Everything was fresh and made with high quality ingredients. Service was good. Food hot and fast. They have great specials, and prices were great for the quality ingredients and selections. We came during grand opening and sushi rolls were 50% off. Sakura in Fairlawn has always been my fav sushi spot & I enjoyed when they had half price sushi roll night, but even Sakura did not have their specialty maki rolls at such a good price & made and served as quickly as this place. And they were great! Manager did say this House of Hunan is unrelated to the others (different owners). The only thing I did not like, and why I did not give them 5 stars, was that they do not serve alcohol and all drinks are in a cooler. (Not much selection– 4 – 5 different cans of Coke products) Ambiance was ok. They tried (new tables, booths, plates, and décor) but it still had a to-​go restaurant feel. This is an excellent place for good Chinese/​Japanese food, good ingredients, service and price, but not a fancy place. I would definitely go back or place to-​go orders in the future. I hope the quality stays as high after the grand opening.

New staff is much better than when they first changed ownership.

Went on a quick tour of my girlfriend’s old eateries when we went back east to her hometown of Akron, OH. House of Hunan was her go-​to place for cheap, disgusting, and thoroughly satisfying Chinese food. Unfortunately, they had changed ownership since she had been here last year and apparently the food has suffered completely because of it.
First, we made it there at 5:00pm on a Saturday night and the place only had one other family sitting down to eat. For those of you who do not eat out often, this is NOT a good sign. When the Saturday dinner rush consists of three people who are just glaring at each other accusingly as they eat in tepid silence, walk the other way.
Next, the whole place is painted this deep red color without anything else up on the walls. I assume they plan on making the place a bit more vibrant down the road with additional décor, but as it stands right now its gloomy, a bit claustrophobic, and whatever paint they sprayed all over the walls is also sprinkled over everything else. Seriously, on everything; when we wiped downy he child’s seat for our son, the white wipe came away with a burgundy tint that made us worry if they had left anything open in the kitchen when hosing down everything else with color.
Lastly, the food … it really sucks. Even for cheap and disgusting Chinese food, when you’re not expecting anything much at all, it sucks. Everything we got came out of a freezer bag and was flash fried to greasy, stale imperfection. The family that was there was served in these plastic tub trays that looked like they had been pre-​cooked, frozen, and microwaved to order. Most of the sauces came in plastic rip-​packet variety, though their sweet and sour came in a tub and shared the same red color as the walls.
My girlfriend apologized profusely. She remembered everything being fresh, non-​conforming so you know that all the appetizers were made in house, and a good, cheap, delicious experience that kept her coming back week after week. The only thing we took away from House of Hunan now was stomach aches and our son crying after eating a crab rangoon.
If you have fond memories of this place before they sold it, do not come back. Keep those memories and hold them tight to cherish, the House of Hunan you once knew is gone with only this suck-​fest of restaurant in its shell.