Sparx Restaurant Review

Great service, but the food is overpriced, under-seasoned, and more greasy than fine Chinese cuisine should be.

SparX is a relatively new Chinese restaurant in Clifton Park, conveniently located right next to route 9. Uniquely, the hightlight of this restaurant is their decors and the vibes. Just when you walk in the lobby (yeah, like a hotel lobby), there is a beautiful waterfall decor, with bench seating area around. They have by far one of the fanciest interior designs of all Chinese restaurants in the area. Not only the dining environment is very clean, but the choice of utensils are also very upscale. The whole place feels like an old ancient Chinese palace in a way. I usually don't care or talk THAT much about the interior designs for a restaurant, but this is something just worth mentioning. You might actually be able to take someone on a date here, can't say that for other Chinese restaurants around.

Obviously you can't just not discuss the food when talking about a restaurant, right? The dishes here are consistent and good, so far speaking from those two times I have been here, but could be more authentic. Some speciality dishes that are meant to be spicy can use some more heat.

Best Chinese food I have ever tasted, its the real deal. The owner Peter and wait person Garrett came to our table and explained all the different foods and the food was out of sight and the service is the best ever. Awesome place to eat, I will be visiting their every chance I get. Awesome food.

Lovely authentic Chinese food. Had the pork soup dumplings they are very good. Excellent lo mein.

Food is made fresh and delicious. Had chicken with cashews mmmmm so good. Husband had lo mein that was excellent. Clean and service was perfect. LARGE PORTIONS. Will go again and again. Please go, let's keep him in business l

Very good! Just a little more expensive than average.

Authentic Chinese food! Food is great, owners are super friendly, great fast service and super kind! Definitely go here! You will not be disappointed. Get the Shanghai dumplings!

Amazing food and service. Despite them having several large parties to serve. My wife and I still recieved great service. The food was delicious too. Very large portion sizes. We will definitely be back!

I was looking forward to trying sparx for awhile due to all the great reviews. I ordered sweet and sour spareribs and eggplant in garlic sauce.
There was no meat at all on the spareribs. They were little chunks of bone. Inedible. The eggplant was fair at best, not much flavor. I did call to complain and was sent eight spring rolls which were way undercooked, with no flavor.
Sorry, Sparx, won t be a customer.

Service is doubly outstanding. Food is excellent. Family style portions means that getting a lot for your money is guaranteed. Selection is fantastic. I'd say this is the best kept secret in the capitol district. Certainly, this is the best Chinese cuisine. I'm so glad we went. We'll certainly be back.

Food is exceptional especially the Chow Fung Beef on the new menu. Could eat it everyday. $11. With an order of scallion pancakes or soup dumplings makes a fantastic meal.

If you go with a larger group it is the best bang for your buck. Went with 15 people one time and the bill came out to about $20 a person and it was a FEAST!!

The best Chinese in the area. Really enjoyed the food.

Very good food. They have the spinny table things, so its very easy to share food

Amazing waitstaff. Amazing food. Amazing dessert! Great spot for a date. Portions are large. All in all, I loved it and will be going back!

Best Asian food in Clifton park. Get the soup dumplings to start!

Food was awesome! Giant portions (bring family/friends, or prepare for leftover's!). Fast friendly service, highly recommend giving a try.

Very authentic Chinese food. Will definitely come back again.

The foodSo so good, friendly staff. Enough food to share owner was ver nice will definitely go again.

Took way too long with food, drinks and service. Once we got the food it was however pretty good

I ordered food to go and was disappointed when I got hom of the small portions I got for the over priced food. I will never order from there again also the food wasn't that good .

Just OMG!! Fine Dining, atmosphere, great food, awesome service, great conversation. Not your run of the mill Chinese place. And desserts. You won't find fortune cookies here. Be prepared for the unusual. Will definitely be going back. And I'm going to try a drink.

It was amazing. The ambiance was very relaxing and the food was so flavorful yet subtle just great 10/10 would go again

The best Chinese food in this area. The service is impeccable and they really take care of you here. Excellent cuisine, friendly staff, an outstanding dinner experience.

To be fair, I'm extremely picky when it comes to Chinese cuisine. We used to live near NYC's Chinatown and went there quite often - there's no comparison here. Tonight, I picked up a 'to-go' order and it smelled divine on the 20 minute ride home. Couldn't wait to get home and eat. But by the time we ate, the food was between cold & not hot. My bad. I will try them again but eat there. They have a beautiful waiting area with a lovely fountain by the front desk. Very elegant dining room which happened to be empty on a Wednesday evening at 5 p.m., good time to go if you want to try the food, and I suggest, eat there. Gentleman who took my order spoke so highly of his wife's bakery items, I can't wait to go back and try some. Nothing was available when I was there. Everything is made fresh. They use fresh cream for the cakes!

I stopped by SparX for an early dinner and was very impressed with the place. Most of the dishes are served family style so sharing is encouraged. I had a simple seafood fried rice and was very impressed with the artistry and ingredients. The calimari was scored, there were good quantities of egg, shrimp, scallops and even sea cucumber. I will be stopping by SparX again. Also the MaiTai's here are very good!

The best and the most authentic Chinese Food in the capital region!

Soup dumpling is amazing. This is a real Chinese food place. Family size portion good for sharing.

Went for lunch and thought the food was great and reasonably priced. The atmosphere was beautiful and relaxing. Service was great! We will be back to try dinner soon!

Very Good, Best Chinese in clifton park. Fresh tasty authentic Chinese food.

Everything was going great!! Good service and food, we love soup dumplings and Wings!!!!

Food was hot and fresh. Service was excellent and friendly. Dim sum is awesome.

This place is our new restaurant! The service is excellent and the decor of the restaurant is superb. It was extremely clean and stunning. We enjoyed a variety of dishes. Our favorites being the soup dumplings, Chinese broccoli, Szechuan chicken with clams, vegetable lo mein, and wonderful beers/drink specials. Large family style dishes offered at good prices. The waitstaff can point you in the right direction if you need help picking a dish!

The meals are clearly prepared with love and they are prepared to order. The taste of the food is FRESH! Nothing has been sitting in a large container to be served. We will be back and we will tell everyone to come see you! Thank for bringing authentic Chinese food to the area and for being willing to answer all the questions we had about dishes.

Food is delicious, rice was a bit under cooked, but overall, delicious !!

Delicious! Loved the MaPo Tofu and soup dumplings <3

SparX is a relatively new Chinese restaurant in Clifton Park, conveniently located right next to route 9. Uniquely, the hightlight of this restaurant is their decors and the vibes. Just when you walk in the lobby (yeah, like a hotel lobby), there is a beautiful waterfall decor, with bench seating area around. They have by far one of the fanciest interior designs of all Chinese restaurants in the area. Not only the dining environment is very clean, but the choice of utensils are also very upscale. The whole place feels like an old ancient Chinese palace in a way. I usually don't care or talk THAT much about the interior designs for a restaurant, but this is something just worth mentioning. You might actually be able to take someone on a date here, can't say that for other Chinese restaurants around.

Obviously you can't just not discuss the food when talking about a restaurant, right? The dishes here are consistent and good, so far speaking from those two times I have been here, but could be more authentic. Some speciality dishes that are meant to be spicy can use some more heat.

Terrible food. I ordered lunch specials and the fried rice was crunchy, tasteless and seemed days old reheated rice. Had to throw it out. Chicken was dry and seemed days old too. complete waste of money.

Great service and food. Nice and clean environment. We will come back soon.

Every thing about our experience was wonderful. Anthony and Mo were the friendliest and most fun waitstaff I have ever experienced. The food was AMAZING. The whole feel of the place was great. It was incredibly clean. Doesn't look like much from the road but it is wonderful.

We've been wanting to try SparX for awhile so we decided to stop.... I'm glad we did. Garrett, our server was spot on and his drink, Coconut Heaven....OMG!! To die for!! The food is fantastic and very large portions... you won't go away hungry, matter of fact, you'll take food with you. Their covid safety is spot on! I recommend this place

Greatest Chinese food I've ever had this was an experience i will not soon forget skip the buffet and come here

We just had the best fine dine experience ever. The food was delicious and plentiful. Peter and Garret were so attentive and helpful and I m going home with enough food for tomorrow. We will be back

Food had no flavor! Duck dumplings were good but they only had soy sauce and chlie sauce, no dumpling sauce.

Picked up general tso s for take out earlier tonight. The chicken was good quality and had great flavor. Unfortunately the brown and white rice option for the combo platter was a disappointment because I prefer fried rice. The brown rice was cooked well but lacked flavor. I ll try something new next time but would come back for sure.

Its an awesome place for Chinese Foodies, who prefer to eat Shanghai style of flavors and spices......
Hot n Sour soup is amazing and served in Family size Quantities......
Also loved Lo Mein Noodle (Ordered well done)

Beef dumplings and pork buns were wonderful. Squid dish was very chewy but the sauce was terrific. Crispy beef was super and requested again by my kids. Enjoy family style service. Nice change of pace.

Great meal, generous portions, fresh fresh fresh. Great bar. Service is terrific. My meal was giant and delicious. Truly Fine Chinese Dinning. I recommend this restaurant.

Very delicious food and great service. Inside decor is really nice.

Not a review but heard many good things about this restaurant. Question for the owner who I see responds to reviews; do you have gluten free options and/or dishes that are naturally gluten free? This would be an amazing thing for a Chinese place near me to be gluten free.

Great ambiance, fantastic food and absolutely great service (Marieann). It s definitely go to place for a good quality Chinese food.

Great service and food. My family loves to come here all the time. Dim sums are great to start. Love it!!

This is by far one of the best Chinese cuisine I've had. Their portions are family size and they are not kidding. Also their seafood dishes are out of this world. DO NOT TRY THE SEAFOOD IF YOU ARE SQUEAMISH. This is authentic flavor cooked the traditional way. Definitely my favorite to return and repeat order.

The best Chinese in the area and the food is so fresh and delish especially the soup dumplings

Everything is great!! Service is perfect, food is delicious.

Excellent service, phenomenonal taste! Best asian restaurant I've been in a while.

Great food and huge portions. Everyone ordered a different dish to share and everything was good.

I really enjoyed the food and service. Will come back soon!!

Omg......The best
Thank you ......

Gotta love the beef and drinks, me and my friends had a great time, I was happy to leave a good tip, cause the owner and others were patient enough to explain to us what was what!

This is a real anthentic chinese resturant. Awsome service, the stuff are really nice.

Try the pan fried pork buns!!!This is my new regular resturant.

Absolutely delicious!! would definitely Recommend this restaurant,

The place and food was super great! The ambience of it makes it calm and welcoming to eat. The staff are very friendly and helpful. And for the food, it is out of this world. If you want authentic Chinese cuisine, this is the place to go to.

Food was awesome! Giant portions (bring family/friends, or prepare for leftover's!). Fast friendly service, highly recommend giving a try.

food is very good very nice I will go often in the future.

Everything was going great!! Good service and food, we love soup dumplings and Wings!!!!

Fantastic authentic Chinese food. I am looking forward to eating through the rest of the extensive menu. There are a lot of familiar dishes along with classics that will be new to many customers...

The dim sum soup is amazing, fried fish is amazing, fried chicken is amazing, drinks are amazing. This place is first class Asian cuisine, I will definitely be back over and over again. This place is 100 % authentic

Excellent experience. Will definitely return! Thank u Pete.

Best Chinese food I ever had! Wonderful atmosphere. Super staff and service. Saw a field mouse on my way out. Restaurant was clean as far as I could see. Hopefully the mouse was due to an open door and a result from a storm outside. I'd still go back.

Picked up general tso s for take out earlier tonight. The chicken was good quality and had great flavor. Unfortunately the brown and white rice option for the combo platter was a disappointment because I prefer fried rice. The brown rice was cooked well but lacked flavor. I ll try something new next time but would come back for sure.

Delicious lunch! First time trying this restaurant. I will definitely be back for dinner.

Really enjoyed the food and service! Out of the General Tso's chicken, orange beef, chicken fried rice, and the fried duck, we enjoyed the orange beef the most! Definitely family sized portions which can easily be shared. The wonton soup alone is about 6 servings worth. Will be going back again for sure.

Great food. Great people... Great drinks give em a shot lol

The best I ever had. food tasty and cooked perfect. And love the side of sauce cup! I won't be going anywhere else in the future. Thank you SparX

This is my new favorite restaurant. In my opinion, this food is far better than the other local competitors. My favorites are the shredded pork, garlic and chicken and garlic sauce and General Tso (and Hot/Sour Soup). All are delicious.

Amazing authentic food. My wife and I recommend the crispy spicy beef. It is our favorite.

Amazing waitstaff. Amazing food. Amazing dessert! Great spot for a date. Portions are large. All in all, I loved it and will be going back!

We were a family of 10 & the service was excellent. Everyone ordered a different dish to share & everything was delicious. A couple of our favorites were The Lion Head (Chinese Meatball with a cooked egg yoke in the middle) & Shredded Sesame Beef. Beautifully decorated new restaurant that will do very well. Peter & his wife have opened a gem.

love this place the food is wonderful and the service is good too!

Love the food, it s really authentic Chinese style!! Great experience!!

It was a delightful lunch experience. food tasted great and service was perfect. staff was very griendly ans informative. I would recommend everyone to try this once in a lifetime experience

Disappointing. Over priced and poor service. I don't see us going back.

The fresco Martini is my favorite and hands down the best cocktail I've ever had at a restaurant. I am also a huge fan of the soup dumplings, so delicate and flavorful. Rice cooked beautifully and the toasted sesame seeds are nice. So happy to have this place in Clifton Park!!