New look for Hua T'ai Hunan restaurant serves old favorites in slightly different location After a brief closure due to the renovation of the Alameda Street H.E.B., Hua T'ai Chinese Restaurant has resumed serving up hunan-style specialties and oriental favorites. The new location, just a few doors down from its original site, is about the same size but with a brand new look. The decor is simple, but tasteful, in hues of maroon and light gray.
Artificial plants add a touch of green and a few Asian pictures decorate the sparse walls.
Customers dine at booths and tables. We started a recent meal with an order of crab rangoon and loved the smooth cream cheese mixed with crab and onion and deep fried in wonton wrappers. Our meal also came with a choice of soup, and the hot and spice blend was no disappointment. Chunks of bean curd, crunchy bamboo shoots and strips of mushroom added substance to the tangy broth accented with red pepper flakes. Our entree, hot and spicy beef, also lived up to its name.