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Yao's, Oviedo, FL

Yao's

4.5
4.5
20 Reviews
$30 and under
Chinese

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2 people
19:00
Booked 2 times today
  • Charming
  • Innovative
  • Gluten-free-friendly
Yao's is a modern Chinese kitchen by Chef George Yiu, honoring tradition yet embracing contemporary interpretations and highlighting the qualities of locally sourced ingredients. We strive to not recreate the past,
rather innovate the future and advance the perception of Chinese cuisine.

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Cocktail Bar, Asian
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–21:00 Fri 17:00–22:00 Sat 15:00–22:00 Sun 15:00–21:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Executive Chef
    George Yiu

What 20 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

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4.5
4.5 based on recent ratings
  • 4.5Food
  • 4.7Service
  • 4.6Ambience
  • 4.3Value

NoiseModerate

Loved For

  • Orlando / Central Florida East

    Innovative

  • Orlando / Central Florida East

    Good for groups

  • Orlando / Central Florida East

    Healthy

  • Orlando / Central Florida East

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Orlando / Central Florida East

    Good for special occasions

  • Orlando

    Innovative

  • Orlando

    Good for groups

  • Orlando

    Healthy

  • Orlando

    Neighbourhood gem

  • Orlando

    Good for special occasions

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews
Yao's offers an exceptional dining experience with "very friendly and helpful staff" and "delicious food." The menu is "awesome and reasonably priced," with standout dishes like Truffle Mushroom Fried Rice and Sticky Ribs. The "ambience and service are perfect," making it "the best Chinese restaurant in central Florida."

20 Reviews
  1. Lawrence

    Orlando15 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 12 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Staff was very friendly and helpful for ordering. The food was delicious and portions are good.

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  2. Russ

    Orlando3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 8 February 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Awesome menu and reasonably priced! Our group of 4 probably had 4 small plates and 4 big plates and had wayyyyyy too much food. Can’t wait to go back and try other things because the entire menu looks great! Hey Oviedo please support this business we don’t want to lose this one!

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  3. OpenTable Diner VIP

    Orlando2 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 2 February 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    The food was great. Plates are more focused on family-style dining and encourage sharing. Very easy to order something that 2 people may not be able to finish. Some items are expensive and we were encouraged to visit during happy hour to sample more dishes. The server was extremely knowledgeable and helpful.

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  4. Branden

    Orlando1 review

    5.0

    Dined on 31 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Caught the tail end of happy hour, order quite a few things both sets of wings, 3 pig rice, crab udon, ribs, lo mein and the shrimp appetizer. I personally didn’t like the dry rub wings but my wife liked them and the miso crab udon kind of gave me pasta Alfredo which just made it okay. Everything else was fairly good, the other wings were absolutely delicious as well as the shrimp and I’d go back. Definitely worth a try. I also had a drink I want to say it was “kill bill” and I’d drink a gallon of that and not complain one bit.

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  5. winne

    Orlando4 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 29 January 2025

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 4
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 4
    Space was bigger than we thought-very Westernized Chinese. They had our reservation ready but we decided against the booth seats. They got another table ready quickly. Someone greeted us at the door with a smile. Steven the server approached and introduced himself- wonderful service throughout the dinner! We mentioned then that our negative take away on the food itself were the Tuna Tartare which had hardly any tuna and was very bland , and the tasty Truffle Scallion Noodles was too small a portion at $14. All said, we enjoyed the Truffle Mushroom Fried Rice and Fried String Beans . The surprise soft serve sprinkled with black sesame seed ( so refreshing) at the end of dinner for my birthday was appreciated. We will go back for the fried rice and try other dishes like Parm Crab Miso Udon( hopefully more presence of the crab than the tuna in the tartar dish), Roasted Green Cabbage for sure. We can see a history of family traditional dishes presented in the dishes we had.

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  6. Walter

    Tallahassee2 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 3 January 2025

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Never bad food or experience here. Truffle Mushroom Fried Rice and Sticky Ribs were great.

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  7. OpenTable Diner

    Orlando3 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 28 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    Amy is a Godsend, she always takes care of us, she always remembers our order, great atmosphere, great food, great drinks, the best Chinese restaurant in central Florida

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  8. Tonya

    Orlando4 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 25 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    The was absolutely perfect for our Christmas dinner and we definitely plan to return. The food was delicious. The service and ambience were perfect.

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  9. Kathy

    Orlando7 reviews

    5.0

    Dined on 25 December 2024

    1. Overall 5
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 5
    4. Ambience 5
    We were in for lunch. It was our first visit. Everyone was very welcoming and helpful. The food was delicious! The chicken is lightly breaded and not dry. The lunch came with chicken, spring rolls, rice and a salad. We can’t wait to come back for dinner. It was the best Chinese food we’ve ever had.

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  10. Victoria

    Orlando3 reviews

    4.0

    Dined on 18 December 2024

    1. Overall 4
    2. Food 5
    3. Service 4
    4. Ambience 4
    Very good food, very nice atmosphere and a great service!

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FAQs

Yao's offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (321) 765-4801.

Yao's is rated 4.5 stars by 20 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people
19:00
Booked 2 times today
Google Map for Yao's

15 Alafaya Woods Blvd, Oviedo, FL 32765

Additional information

  • Phone number
  • Price
    $30 and under
  • Cuisines
    Chinese, Cocktail Bar, Asian
  • Hours of Operation
    Dinner Mon–Thu 16:00–21:00 Fri 17:00–22:00 Sat 15:00–22:00 Sun 15:00–21:00
  • Dress code
    Business Casual
  • Parking details
    Public Lot
  • Executive Chef
    George Yiu
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