Seres Restaurant

Either you get it or your don't. This place has been around for a reason. For fresh, clean flavors and a modern Chinese menu that accommodates special requests, it doesn't great better than this. This is not a Cantonese restaurant and should not be compared to restaurants on 82rd. This is a Chinese restaurant with western style that keeps the original flavors of Northern Chinese cooking. I'm from Hong Kong and am used to western influenced Chinese dishes. This style is very popular in Asia. Seres would rock in Hong Kong, no doubt.…

Just doesn't cut it anymore. We've been fans of Seres since it was Sungari. Lately, however, the service and the food have been quite poor. Last night, for example, there was no hostess to seat anyone (we've noticed that they do not use a hostess anymore), we waited for 15 minutes before someone showed up even to take a drink order, there was never a consistent wait person, and the lemon chicken was the toughest chicken we've ever had. In fact, we noticed that the couple next to us didn't (or couldn't) eat it either. Generally, too, the happy hour portions are much smaller than they ever were before. For these prices, we'll look elsewhere for chinese food.…

Comparing Seres to PF Chang is like comparing pinot noir to. Comparing Seres to PF Chang is like comparing pinot noir to grape soda. Seriously, there is no comparison. I have eaten at Seres many times over the year (before and after the name change), and I've eaten at PF Chang's too. PF Chang's? A bland, predictable excuse for Chinese food designed to appeal to suburbanites. Seres? The real thing. The food is amazing-- easily the best in Portland (with Hunan Pearl in L.O. coming in a distant second).…