About
Rain Modern Chinese is a Chinese restaurant located in Albany, New York that serves traditional Cantonese dishes. It is owned by the Yu family who have been in the dining industry for over 10 years. The menu features many dishes from the Guangdong region of China, including favorites such as pork dumplings, beef tendon with black beans, beef chow fun and the signature Honey Spicy Lotus Root. The restaurant also offers an array of dim sum dishes such as chicken feet, sticky rice and sweet and sour pork. Patrons can enjoy the food, which is cooked to order, in a peaceful and pleasant atmosphere.
Restaurant Features
Facilities & Amenities
Restroom
Bar
Kid Friendly
Kid High Chair
Veg Friendly
Alcohol
Happy Hour
Wheelchair Access
Parking
- Free Parking Lot
- Free Street Parking
Accepted Payments
- Credit Card
- Apple Pay
- Google Pay
Must Try Dishes
When dining at Rain Modern Chinese in Albany, New York, guests are urged to try the succulent Five Spice Crispy Duck, which is a house specialty. For appetizers, the Steamed Shrimp Dumplings and Szechuan Wontons are both crowd pleasers. The restaurant also excels in seafood dishes, with the Sweet and Pungent Shrimp and Salt and Pepper Squid being must-try items. Lastly, for dessert, the Deep Fried Banana with vanilla ice cream offers a sweet and satisfying end to your meal.
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Every time we pass through Albany we stop for lunch here. It has always been a great meal. We love the awesome dipping sauce served with the scallion pancakes. Soups are all wonderful and so are the dumplings. This was my fist time having the Beef Chow Fun with gravy and it was fantastic!
First of all, soup was cold with no taste. Had to ask server to warm it up. Calamari had a weird smell. Black pepper beef was the only dish was okay (not like before). Custom service is below average. They did not serve water either. I would not recommend this place at all based on how low the quality of foods has become over the years.
From the outside looking in, Rain Modern Chinese was calling out to us...we're happy to have answered the call! The restaurant was fairly empty on a Sunday night. The dining room is comfortable and quiet with nice music playing subtly in the background and a nice view of Lark St through the large front windows. Our server greeted us with hot tea and offered assistance as we looked through the menu. We chose fried dumplings and crab rangoon for our appetizers. They are both good, standard choices for comparing amongst restaurants. We went ahead and ordered our main dishes of Sizzling Black Pepper Strip Steak and Spicy Crispy Chicken. I asked how spicy the chicken was and our server's response was 'not too spicy as you can pick around the peppers.' Being daring, I went ahead and ordered the dish. All of the food was incredibly delicious. We surmised that both appetizers are made in-house. The wontons on the crab rangoon were the lightest and most crispy I've ever had. The dumplings were
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Business Hours
| Sunday: | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Monday: | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Tuesday: | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Wednesday: | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Thursday: | 11:00 AM - 10:00 PM |
| Friday: | 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM |
| Saturday: | 11:00 AM - 11:00 PM |