The main course of Yao restaurant is Shanghai cuisine and Sichuan cuisine, and the most expensive one is Beijing roast duck, which costs $34. This dish at the top of the menu is also one of Yao Ming's favorite dishes. When Yao Ming came to Houston to play ball for the first time, his favorite thing was to go to the local Quanjude store to eat roast duck. Later, Quanjude closed, and an old chef in the store was introduced by Yao Restaurant, so that Yao Ming and many China people could continue to eat authentic Peking Duck in the United States.

What's more, Mama Yao usually cooks some home-cooked dishes for Yao Ming, such as "Mama Yao's wonton soup" and "Mama Yao's chicken soup". The menu specifically points out that this is made by Yao's mother's special formula. Of course, the price is high. The price of Yao's mother's small wonton is $5.95, and there are six in a bowl, which is almost one dollar on average. But Yao's mother won't make a move easily. The dishes marked "Yao's mother" in the store are all made according to the formula. Few people can taste her cooking with their own eyes.