Hunan Chinese Restaurant

Jack Sytsma

A good fast Thai/ Chinese restaurant. The food was pretty decent and the staff was lovely. Would recommend but will probably order something else that will have more flavor next time. Everything else was good!

Rajesh Prabhu

This place has been one of our favorite restaurants for many years. High quality food at great prices. I and my friend tried the chicken coconut curry (panang chicken) with vegetables and kung bao chicken. The taste was great and awesome. We were visiting this place after few years and the taste hasn't faded. I went two days consecutively with my guests. Nice atmosphere and wonderful service. We also tried the salt and pepper calamari, it was quite tasty and delicious. It's one of the best place in Carbondale.

Ali Gunderson

Have been going to the Hunan now for years. Today we took our kids car shopping and decided to have an early dinner. I have an autistic 10 year old who has severe food issues so I called ahead to make sure it would be OK to bring food in. Stopped and got her fries from BK and went to the restaurant. When we got there the sign on the door said masks are required. Where we live this isn't really a thing so I called and asked. The girl who answered the phone said if you don't have them we do. We walk in and a woman I have always assumed was an owner got very rude about the masks. I explained that the girl had told us on the phone that they had them. She gave us masks, but scoldingly told us next time we had to bring our own. No problem I was going to go get some if the girl hadn't volunteered them. Then she asked us to wait while she got our table ready. This was no problem, but instead of doing that she made mention of the bag of Burger King. I explained that I had called ahead to ensure this was OK, and the girl had gone and asked. She said yes, for little kids and our kids should be able to eat off their menu. Even going so far to say they can fry stuff including chicken. My autistic daughter also doesn't eat meat. She has texture problems. This is exactly why I called ahead about bringing in food. If they had said no it wouldn't have been a big deal we would have come at a different time when we had a sitter. Sadly, my other three love chinese, but rarely get it. If I hadn't called I would have a better understanding of her rudeness, but as I did I was highly offended. She talked to me like a child in front of my children. I will never be back to a place I have eaten at for years and years. Sad to think I wasted my gas driving there from Marion and also time I could have been enjoying with my children instead of being humiliated. It's to bad for the server who would have gotten us to. Our bill would have been over $100, and I never tip less than 25%. It's safe to say that after this experience my family will never be back. She was pleased with herself when we left even saying goodbye to us and our kids in a snotty way. Not much of a way to run a business if you ask me.

Justin Recuero

Hunan has consistently been a great option for us in Carbondale. They do all the basics well but also have great variety of you want to try something new. We love their orange chicken, general tso and panaang chicken curry,, and for a great appetizer we suggest their potstickers! It's a nice atmosphere and we have always had good service. Our only holdup is that you can't sub rice out for noodles with dishes, they only offer full sized portions of noodles for an additional cost. They probably have a good reason but its still a bit of a letdown since my wife doesn't eat rice. Overall, however, we thoroughly enjoy Hunan's and it holds a special place for us since it was our first date dinner!