Rare authentic Hunan chinese food in this area. If you like spicy food, you would love this place. Their packaging looks neat and makes liquid spill impossible for take out. This is good for people who wants to eat in office but worries about making a mess. If you are not used to using chopsticks for noodles, they have white rice option which is friendly for spoon users.
Whenever I visit, my boyfriend and I order food here. He loves noodle soup, and every one he's tried has been a hit! The mapo tofu is now one of my favorite dishes. Thank you for all the care you put into the food and for helping to make our moments even more special. Sorry, I don't have any pictures of the food; usually we enjoy it so much that we end up forgetting, haha.
If you want a “freshly made” branding, you shouldn’t have an open kitchen lol. There was a large food warmer on the counter with pre-prepared items sitting inside. “Freshly made” typically implies food prepared to order, not food that has been premade and held in a warmer for an extended period until sold.
If the concept is fast-casual or grab-and-go, that’s completely fine, but the marketing should accurately reflect that. Transparency about preparation methods would help set proper expectations.
Obviously with that being said, the defrosting may have gone wrong somewhere in the midst of that “freshly-made” batch. Better check the pork belly 😂
Hi Ashley,
We’re very sorry to hear about your experience. Food safety is something we take extremely seriously.
We want to clarify that our kitchen is fully open and every dish is prepared fresh and made to order — nothing is pre-made or left sitting out. That said, we absolutely want to look into this carefully.
Could you please let us know which item(s) you ordered and approximately what time you visited? If possible, feel free to reach out to us directly so we can review the preparation details and ingredient batch for that day.
We truly appreciate you bringing this to our attention and would like the opportunity to understand exactly what happened.
Great Hunan fast-casual in FiDi—Silky Kitchen brings bold, authentic spicy flavors! Food was tasty: beef gai ma over rice noodles was rich and fiery (loved the customizable spice levels—went medium-hot), handmade dumplings juicy and well-seasoned, and the wood ear salad refreshing with good crunch. Portions generous for the price.
Service was quick, friendly, and helpful with spice suggestions. Atmosphere is clean and spacious (bright, modern-casual, not too crowded mid-afternoon), though it's basic fast-casual—no fancy vibes.
Food is just not good. The Hunan Beef is wrong, taste is wrong, the "spicy" is faked with chili flakes and not the real spices. The noodles are poor quality, the whole is just a salt bomb. Waste of calories.
The service is pretty good. However, I do hope they can build a glass btw the counter and the kitchen. Open kitchen is not ideal for a lot of stir-frying work. The dining area smells like cooking oil.
Ridiculously good noodles. Went with Tofu and minced pork noodle, couldn’t be happier with everything. Just enough spice, nice flavor, and the dry mix noodles are very silky. Highly recommend!
I ordered the pork and bamboo over rice .
For nearly $20, it was 95% vegetables and almost no pork. Basically every fork full was all celery and peppers ! On top of that the flavor was , meh ! So much so that i just ate half of it and then threw it in the trash
This eatery is in a neighborhood full of serious heavy hitters, Joe's Pizza, 7th St. Burgers, Apollo Bagels etc.. I hope they get their act together so they can stay afloat.
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