Tampa Bay, FLChinese

Yummy House delivers layered Hong Kong cooking through salt and pepper calamari, wonton soup, barbecue spare ribs, beef udon, and seafood in wine sauce. Portions are designed for sharing, which makes the large menu easier to explore across several diners. The Dale Mabry dining room balances banquet-scale sharing with a practical lunch rhythm.

China Yuan covers dim sum, pan fried dumplings, delicate clam soup, curry squid, chow fun, and pork intestine with mustard greens. The Armenia Avenue dining room leans into traditional Cantonese seafood and barbecue, rewarding a table willing to share broadly and make use of the house chile oil across several contrasting dishes.

ABC Seafood rewards communal ordering across seafood, barbecue, jellyfish, tendon, and other traditional preparations. The broad menu makes a full group meal more revealing than a single entree, especially when diners are willing to share unfamiliar textures. It is a useful Pinellas counterweight to Tampa's Armenia Avenue Cantonese institutions.

Flaming Mountain is a Chinese skewer bar driven by smoke and chile. Mapo tofu and grilled skewers frame a menu that reaches beyond familiar takeout standards, while the University Plaza location keeps the room casual. Bring a group so the table can cover both fiery dishes and a wider range of grilled items.

The owners of longtime downtown staple Oriental Express reopened nearby as Sunset Lotus. The move preserves quick Chinese plates, noodles, fried rice, and sushi under a new name in a Franklin Street storefront. The compact room is practical for a downtown lunch and carries direct continuity with an eighteen year local business.