ShoYu Boston

We visited ShoYu Boston on a Friday afternoon, just before the rush. After asking if we could dine with our well-behaved husky, the owner quietly nodded and welcomed us in. We’ve ordered their roast duck and roasted pork for to go several times before and have always been happy with the flavor. This time, we tried some of their recommended specialties, and they didn’t disappoint—they were quite good. With their clean restrooms and kind attitude toward my husky, I’d give ShoYu a solid 4-star rating. I’d definitely recommend it to anyone visiting Boston’s Chinatown.

Custom service was absolutely on the ground. Don’t recommend dine in. The store wasn’t busy, the server was managing at most two tables including mine. Server hurried us to place order. When delivering the food, ‘hard’ dropped the dishes from the far end then walked away, needing me to move the dish in the center for the group to access. Dude was feeding his pigs. Then asked for a high tip with a demanding attitude. We have been to this place for lunch and dinner multiple times, but this should be the last time.

This is a very small Chinese restaurant with only a few tables inside. The main business I guess is take out orders. There’s a big section of barbecue meats. It includes roast pig, barbecue pork, white chicken and barbecue ribs. I’ve tried everything except for the barbecue pork but I knew it’s good. The roast pig is the best. It has really crispy skin and all the meats are tasty. I always ordered barbecue meats on rice bento box which also includes Chinese greens. It’s 11.99 for 1 meat, 12.99 for 2 meats and 12.99 for 3. It’s really worth to order the 3 meats. Remember to ask for extra sauce on rice. I always return.

I heard their bbq was above average and so we came for late lunch and were seated right away. They have two small rooms and they sat us near the entrance so we were cold every time the door opened. The 2 way bbq rice plate with soy sauce chicken and roast pig with crispy skin was served cold - well room temperature but they are in the entrance area so it’s pretty cold. Portion was on the modest side and the chicken was a bit undercooked for my liking and I am accustomed to the Chinese style of doneness but this was too undercooked. The soy sauce chicken did not have the rich taste it should so not sure they are using a well seasoned master sauce. The roast pig was ok and had a good proportion of fat to lean but the skin was barely crispy and the taste was rather bland. Disappointing bbq. W

Since when do people order takeaway Chinese food and expect 5 star service 😂 The food here is amazing. You can tell it’s clean and hygienic. That’s really all I care about (since I’m from NJ and this is just standard for Chinese spots there). It’s been hard to find something like this in Boston. This place is definitely where I’ll be going! The crab ragoons are also generously filled, I haaaate the skimpy ones. Everything was amazing! The orange chicken was lightly battered and had amazing flavor too. It came hot!