The Black Dog Cafe

It was just ok. The food seems a little off. We didn’t get sick from it, but it doesn’t look good. The place it’s self is obviously another restaurant that went out of business and they took it over and kept the name and floor mats with black labs on them, nothing to indicate chinese at all except the staff and food. The staff is very nice, but barely speak english. It’s quaint, and we didn’t hate it, we just have had better elsewhere and probably won’t return.

Stopped by for lunch. Wonton soup is the best I’ve ever had, very flavorful and fresh! I ordered the crispy shredded beef to try something different. Fresh ingredients and perfectly cooked but not my cup of tea. Definitely going back to try another entrée. Lunch special is $ 9 for soup and an entrée. Generous serving size and polite service.

I came here with a big party and the restaurant was super accommodating and patient when we had to push back our reservation time. The waitress was super sweet and everything came out great. We were there petty late and I’m sure we were loud as it’s a BYOB and the wine was flowing. The price for a party of 6 was amazing.
I’ve also been here another time with my husband. The service was also great.
I took away one star because the food is pretty good, but not mind blowing. I’ll continue to come here.

Food was freshly made and huge portion. In my personal opinion it’s overpriced but the portions kinda even out because it’s a lot. You’ll definitely be taking some home. Both entrees were $ 16.00 and the appetizers 2 spring rolls for $ 5.00. The customer service was excellent. They are super sweet and attentive here. It’s a clean restaurant as well. The only reason why I didn’t give it 5 stars was because we sat outside and I got eaten by Mosquitos. They had no torches on! It’s was a lovely cool summer night but I had to go sit inside half way through our dinner because of the mosquito bites. Also, non of my cards were swiping correctly. Thankfully I had enough cash to pay. I recommend it because of the freshness and portion. But I still think it’s overpriced… Trust me on that. Still… Doesn’t take away that it’s a good Asian spot in such a remote area. Parking is available in the back and they do not serve alcoholic beverages.

This quaint little restaurant serves great food at reasonable prices and BYOB is a big plus as well. The food is freshly prepared and artfully presented. It’s one of our go to places and we enjoy the little side patio for outdoor eating in the warmer weather. The staff is very kind and tries hard to please. We have been there many times and have never been disappointed. Lots of great things to try, but red snapper, thai red curry salmon, honey walnut shrimp, and many of the beef dishes are favorites. Also they will try to accommodate your dietary needs and are very willing to make changes if they can.

I really liked the food, especially the lemongrass soup!!! The waitstaff was very friendly. They had nice outdoor seating. I will definitely come back.

Got takeout from here the other day.
Great friendly staff, order came out of the kitchen as we arrived and was correct.
The portions were huge, so huge in fact, that they lasted us 3 days. Definitely got your moneys worth of food.
A little disappointed that the Pad Thai did not taste like it does at all other places I’ve ordered it (which is a lot) but the plentiful amount of large shrimp in the dish made up for it. The dish was delicious, just not your traditional pad thai. But with that being said– I am not an expert an asian cuisine so maybe this is how it’s supposed to be and the rest are doing it wrong!
The General Tso’s chicken was the best. Ever. Came with veggies in the sauce and large, moist, white meat pieces with an appropriate amount of breading, as opposed to mostly breading and some chicken which you find often at other places.

Took 1.5 hours and asking twice for our appetizers. Meal was finally delivered close to 2 hours after our order was taken. One (of four) orders was messed up, meals were mediocre at best and not worth the wait.
Other tables came in and were served ahead of us. Believe they forgot/​missed our order. Would not bother going back

Giving this place 1 star is way too much credit, absolutely horrific! To start the waitress spoke pretty much no English. I went with a friend, both of our appetizers were bad. She got lettuce wraps, just mediocre I got wonton soup with no taste. Both of our entrees were cold. The icing on the cake was her pad Thai tasted like pure ketchup. The waitress confirmed ketchup is a main ingredient. After asking for the manager THREE TIMES she finally comes over and only offers half off the entrée. I told her that was unacceptable considering none of it was eaten considering it tastes like a bottle of ketchup. Save yourself bad food and bad service. We will NEVER return.

It was okay.
I am hoping that the goof on my order is not habit forming for the establishment. I ordered the shrimp with garlic sauce as a take out order. I returned to my office to find chicken in garlic sauce.
Fried rice was not the normal fried rice. Nice flavor but a little on the oily side.
I would go back again to try something else on their menu. This time checking my order before I leave.

Decent Chinese food in a nice location. I was happy with my meal both times eating here. Nothing blew me away but I enjoyed it!

This is my second trip here and want to go back yet again to try something else on the menu. We sat outside on our first visit and were able to sit and relax as long as we wanted. The staff is very friendly. It is chinese food but the chef has a twist on everything. Our second visit we came back with friends who also enjoyed the food. Portions are nice. I think my next visit I am just going to have soup and appetizers. I can’t wait. It is a BYOB so enjoy yourself.

Message to the waitresses: For the love of God people, if you are going to take an order, WRITE IT DOWN! Never in my life was our order so messed up. Where do I begin? Brought out iced tea instead of hot tea. No problem; we drank it. I ordered red chicken curry with white rice. My friend ordered EXTRA spicy vegetables with brown rice. She got my white rice with bland vegetables and I got her brown rice with the hottest freakin red curry sauce! We would have swapped dishes entirely but my friend is a vegetarian and wouldn’t eat the chicken. I told her that’s OK because I wasn’t entirely sure it was even chicken! It had a weird mushy consistency like it was old.
I think if the waitress was able to communicate better, maybe write the order down, the food would have been acceptable. This place has potential, just not on the day I went :(

Well, um, it is Chinese food. But it looks like (and sounds like) a place to get coffee and snacky-​type food. Soooo… it was pretty good – we got the hot and sour soup, the lemongrass soup, and spring rolls. It was all just fine. Server was very pleasant. Outdoor seating is lovely! I guess I just didn’t expect Chinese — I kinda just wanted a coffee on the veranda, know what I’m sayin? If I were them, I’d change the name. Or the décor. A couple folks, like us, thought it would be a café, and left embarrassed — they didn’t mean any rudeness, just weren’t in the mood for Chinese. All in all, not a bad spot — but confusing, lol!

My boyfriend and I have eaten there and gotten take out. While I would say most of what we have gotten is not authentic, it is good food. We have had the lemon grass soup, pad thai and I think a curry dish. I actually really like the pad thai and it seems to have a tomato base! The staff is also very friendly.

Server did not speak English, I wanted tuna and it was on menu, waitress said, no tuna, not ever. Asked if they were going to update menu, she said no. ??? Anyhow I got the crab soup and yummy:) got the crab salad and was good but a little bland. Had to ask for some of the sauce they gave me with soup to give it some flavor and then it was better. I likely will not eat there again, maybe take out though for the yummy crab soup

I tend to forget about this place but whenever we go we enjoy the meal. I do agree that they might be better off to think about branding and style a little bit more. Also I would love to see more Thai and Korean dishes on the menu. The restaurant is so cute and pretty and it would be nice if they added some lighter more modern dishes.
At any rate we love their dumplings and the basil chicken. One weak point is the hot and sour soup which comes from a can. I think they would be better off if they just served the salad and skipped the soup.

We’ve been getting take out from here for several years and the past 3 times were just plain bad! Dumplings were burnt, stringy chicken and mushy shrimp have become the norm. When I called to complain, I was told to bring it back… Is that really an option when I live 4 miles away and the family is sitting at the table ready to eat dinner?
We won’t be going back.

Go to this place and get the Crispy Beef. It is the best I ever had.
The other food is above average so you will be please. One of my other favorites is the Thai red curry chicken. This dinner is also delicious. However, the very popular General Tso Chicken is below average here. That is what must put off many people that give this place bad reviews.
It is standard to get a small salad with a Japanese ginger dressing with every dinner. The dressing is orange and a little off putting the first time you get it, but I have grown to really enjoy it.
The place also appeals to your other senses. The plating is classy and every dish looks appealing. The décor is very upscale for a Chinese restaurant. It is a restaurant and not dinerish like many Chinese restaurants. The patio is a wonderful place to eat when the weather is good.
The wait staff is always friendly and helpful. For a while the turnover was incredible. It seemed ever time I went in there was a different staff. It always made me wonder. However, all the staff was nice and capable. The cook as far as I can tell has been the same for a while.
Finally, this place also has takeout. To really enjoy the crispy beef you have to eat it in house. This dish is only above average as takeout.

This place was decent. I have to say that they misused the term fusion meaning blended cooking methods and flavors from diff cultures to produce new dishes. instead this is just a pan-​Asian menu, offering the some basics from a variety of asian countries including Chinese, Vietnamese, Thai…
The place is nice looking — clean and comfortable. Not fancy but not ur hole-​in-​the wall Chinese joint. It was pretty empty (the whole town was pretty empty that day) and we were greeted and seated right away. Our waitress was more efficient than friendly but that is fine with me. She answered our questions about the menu and delivered our drinks and food in good time.
We had the lettuce wraps for an appetizer (recommend!) and I had the wonton soup (good) and my mom had the coconut lemongrass soup and loved the veggies & broth… Which brings us to the chicken. How does the «chicken» in Chinese places get that weird texture. I cook alot — all cuisines, and I don’t know how chicken could have the texture. It is unsettling! We shared the red curry «chicken» for our main course. It had good flavor but I was surprised that it didn’t have as much excess broth as I’m use to in a curry. Not a problem though. We were quite full. Bottom line on the food is it was good and so was the service and atmosphere, but I’d order something other than chicken next time.