Northern China Eatery

Reviews

• SF

  steve flesher

  2 days ago
  5.0
  We tried Northern China Eatery for the first time after hearing that it was one of Anthony Bourdain's favorites in Atlanta. Wow! It was awesome. The Soup Dumplings were bursting with flavor. We tried a lot of things and everything was fantastic. The service was great. The place is kind of small and hidden away but, expect a short wait for a table and be patient and you will be rewarded.
• KK

  k3nn3thinatl

  Jul 2, 2026
  3.0
  The space is what it is. The food is the szechuan I crave but don't find a lot around Atlanta. It's not the typical American Chinese garbage, that's for sure. The Chong Qing Spicy Chicken has the great numbing spice, but it's just too dang salty. It could be a perfect dish. The noodles are good. The dumplings are fantastic.
• AP

  Alexis Paige

  Jul 2, 2026
  5.0
  This place exceeded my expectations! Everything we ordered was absolutely delicious. The cucumber salad was so fresh and flavorful, the dumplings were incredible, and the lychee margarita was the perfect complement to the meal. The service was excellent—everyone was polite, attentive, and welcoming from start to finish. The atmosphere was clean, comfortable, and made for a great dining experience. If you’re looking for amazing dumplings and great food all around, I highly recommend giving this spot a try. I’ll definitely be back!
• DZ

  Daniel Zhang

  Jun 28, 2026
  2.0
  As a person who loves Chinese food and have had so much experience with it. I want to say this restaurant is very disappointing. The Chinese restaurant name is “Northern” China eatery but there is nothing northern on the menu. The most dishes you will find here are schechuan food, there are so many better schechuan restaurants just minutes away. If you look for northern Chinese food like Peking duck, various dumplings (hand made), tofu soups, etc etc, this is not the restaurant for you even its name tells otherwise. The servers act rude towards customers. Maybe it is not intensional as many restaurants alike lack good customer service training but their bearings could definitely be improved, so they don’t creat the impression they not intend to make. Overall, this is not a Chinese restaurant where you can find great experiences in.
• LS

  L S

  Jun 27, 2026
  5.0
  We had an excellent meal here. Very welcoming and excellent food. Cute little location and all the staff were friendly. I love that they allow you to try the dumplings in a mix and match plate. You can choose three flavors for 15 dumplings. We chose shrimp, pork, chive and lamb, zucchini and chicken, corn. All were good but the shrimp, pork, chive were my favorite along with the Shanghai pork soup dumplings. Those were delicious. I also loved the salt and pepper shrimp. Crispy and great flavor. The Chinese broccoli and rice was also super yummy. It is down and around the side of a building when you are trying to find it on Buford Hwy. Definitely use Google and look for the signs with the arrows.