Wei Hong Bakery Chinese Arts

We’ve been eating at Wei Hong for over 20 years, even after leaving St. Louis, and it remains one of the “must-do’s” when we visit. By far our favorite Cantonese restaurant. Our favorites: - Salt and pepper squid - I get this dish at nearly every Cantonese restaurant I try and this remains the best version I’ve ever had. Crispy, with nice soft onions/peppers and just the right amount of salt/pepper. - Hong sue tofu - char siu, bok choy, fried tofu in a brown sauce hot pot. - Beef with crispy noodles - chopped beef with rice And of course, have to finish it off with sesame balls or bao.

This place is amazing. The food is phenomenal! They offer Peking Duck with a preorder and they have roasted pork that is delicious. On my next visit I'll try the traditional baked goods. They have a custard pastry that I cannot wait to try. It's located across from Jay's International, a beloved neighborhood market for its extensive selection of international cuisine. I think dine in is closed. I originally got delivery. Try the Yang Chow Rice and the double meat Chow Fun. Today is more Yang. I can't decide if the scrumptious pork is better as is or should I add it to say a mess of Greens. Asian traditional meets African American Soul food. Always a beautiful cultural experience. ❤️

Wei Hong is my favorite traditional Chinese restaurant in south St. Louis, and is one of the few restaurants that is consistently good each and every time; we've never had a bad experience. The barbecue duck, pork, and poached chicken are divine, and the egg tofu dishes are addictive. The fish and vegetable dishes are on point! You can also get shrimp with heads on or heads off. And the weekend Dim Sum assortment is delectable!!! Wei Hong is a St. Louis institution. I hope they never close their doors.

My girls love the BBQ pork buns, we go anytime we’re in the area. All it takes is getting on 40 and as soon as they what direction we’re going they ask if we can go to “that one bakery with the good food” and I know exactly what they’re talking about. I haven’t tried the duck yet but it’s on my list of things to try, they look so good hanging there. So yeah, don’t go if you’re vegetarian or vegan, probably won’t the first thing you’ll see after walking through the doorway. Other than that, it’s a great place to grab a bite to eat if your walking down Grand.

Bakery goods to go are excellent. Great steamed pork buns, siu mai, shrimp dumpling, baked custard buns, and shrimp crepe. Perfect way to build a dim sum feast at home. Extremely budget friendly as well, if you're looking for that. Enough food for two people to over indulge and have some leftovers was less than $30. I would cheerfully have paid twice the cost for that quality and quantity. Edit: since that review, I've now ordered once for dinner from their main Chinese-American menu too, and it was also excellent. BBQ pork and egg fried rice was just sumptuous with umami flavor. Beef chow fun, dry style, had exactly the smoky wok flavor and toothsome chewy texture I remember from my favorite place back in Chinatown SF. General Tso's chicken was just a perfected version of that dish. Tender chicken, delicate crispy breading, spicy-sweet sauce with enough sliced chilis floating around to give it some respectable heat, though not aggressively so (I like my Thai food medium spicy, for context, and I'd consider this to be mild comparatively, but way spicier than the bland dishes that are apparently well loved in the Midwest.) This is my new favorite Chinese-American in StL, by a wide margin.

I have been a patron for over 20 years. With over 100 menu items there is truly something for everyone, and it never gets old. Wei Hong is our comfort food, our favorite place to bring out-of-town friends, and the place where we celebrate milestones. When the pandemic hit they went to carryout only immediately, and one of only 3 that I have patronized this year, because I trust their safety protocols. I recommend them to everyone, because the quality, flavor, and friendliness cannot be matched anywhere.