Ordered coconut chicken and eel claypot rice! The food is super fresh and delicious?It’s rare to have such delicious Chinese food in the Bay Area. I’m very touched! The service from the landlady is very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Lynn Z.
The food is very good but they are very short staffed and you have to wait for a very long time even for small requests.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
Dee T
We try to make ourselves try food at different soup places just to have that experience. This place we really had no clue how they serve so we just sat down and I asked the lady who greeted us what is a popular dish, mainly I just wanted wonton soup but due to language barrier when I kept asking for it she would say yes we have wonton in chili sauce but after a good five minutes I realized it's wontons in chili sauce. We ended up ordering the Beef Brisket soup for two and a few sides with the soup, I didn't like the broth but you already know the brisket was good I just had to add soy sauce, chili sauce and ginger which made the broth taste delicious. They charge for each item and when they serve each dish they'll point at it on your receipts taped to your table. We also had leftovers so overall I can't complain.Funny thing when we charged our credit card and had it signed as we were getting up to leave the server tapped my arm and said in a firm tone "YOU'RE NOT LEAVING A TIP?" I looked at her like "Excuse me?" She then lifted up the signed receipt in the little tray which on the tip said $0 but then noticed just behind the receipt was cash where her attitude shifted and had a big smile, giggling "Cash even better, thank you have a great day!"I don't think that was cool because it's up to us if we want to tip or not because a lot of times service can be terrible, rude servers, long waits, being neglected etc. anyways that's the last time going there, not because of service because they were good it's just they don't have my wonton soup with the broth I like not to mention they don't have egg noodles ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Shrimp Siomai, Hot Pot
Jiayan Li
Good food. But will never eat again because of the bad service. You will be criticized in the restaurant for tipping less than 15%, though there is no service at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
connie shen
Love their coconut chicken soup! Such a heart-felt warm treat for windy or cold weather ❤️
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Salvadorian
I was going to The Red Lobster and decided to check the Chinese Restaurant across the parking lot instead. I was greeted by the server, I was given a hot tea and the menu to start, I decided to go for a half Pecking Duck and an order of steamed rice. The Duck was cut up into several pieces along tiny guao bao (boiled water pancakes), thinly sliced scallions and a sweet hoisin sauce, the skin was crispy and you can taste the mild five spice, I don’t know why I ordered steamed rice; there was no need for it. The store has a side door that serves to go orders and stays busy all day. Great place if you are craving home made dumplings.Parking: Big area with free parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Jimmy U.
Wow. What a surprise. Usually when I see Dim Sum in strip malls I become pretty hesitant to try it out. I mean, it's next to a Starbucks. But my friends and I were there already and we weren't particularly picky today like we normally are. So we decided to walk in. The place was pretty empty which was also a bad sign to me since it was a Sunday and around lunch time. So we sat down. Took a look at the menu and since we were hungry we ordered with our stomachs. Bad idea. The portions were huge for the a la carte items. Service was pretty fast. Our food started coming out right away and boy oh boy were we surprised. First thing that came out was the fried rice. It was chicken I think. It was pretty good. That was our first good sign. Then the spare ribs were next. It came with a lot of rice rolls. Like the proportion on this dish was off. Then came the salt and pepper pork. FUEGO. Then the fried shrimp. FUEGO. Next were the soup dumplings. FUEGO. We ordered the ham and egg noodles. Yes. I never heard of this dish at a restaurant. It sounded like something you make at home when you're hungover so we yolo'd it. It was ok. Then came the 8 orders of dim sum lol. It was really good. The whole time I was watching the lady making the dumplings by hand and it was pretty cool to watch. Overall I will be going back to this place and I will be recommending to friends. If you want decent Chinese food and decent dimsum in San Bruno I'd go here. It's not the best but it's for sure worth the money. Oh yeah it was a little on a pricy side. But it's 2023 and the Bay Area so everything is on the pricy side.
Jason Y.
When you walk by this place, you can smell the coconut from the outside and that's what drawn me to check it out. I ordered the coconut chicken pot since it's their specialty. The items included with this chicken pot should be enough for two people but I also added tofu and soup dumplings on the side. To clarify, the two coconuts that come with the meal are used as the soup base and not for you drink on the side. The soup base was sweet and rich in coconut flavor that tasted too good to the point like artificial. Coconut juice usually is pretty mild. So maybe they added sugar. The chicken was brought out raw and added to the soup when it started to boil. The meat itself wasn't seasoned and iit tasted pretty blend even with the sweet coconut soup base. Everything else in the meal didn't have much flavor which was expected since a soup base like this should be light. The soup dumplings were machine made and tasted worse than the frozen ones you get at a grocery market. So avoid getting it if you want the real soup dumplings made by hand. Overall, it's worth the money for how much food you get when coconut alone is $4+ each and you get half a chicken. It tasted healthy and light which is always a positive thing. The service was good and quick with plenty of parking outside.
After a long day, we were looking for a clean soup and saw that red circle had hot pot. I ordered their coconut chicken for two but honestly could've fed three. You get two young coconuts, half a chicken, mushroom, and rice. I did add to the broth some salt and soy sauce to give it that salty sweet taste but overall this was a heartwarming meal and exactly what i was looking for. If you're not a coconut lover than this is probably not the right meal for you. Service was quick but did have to flag down the waitress for more bowls and tea.
Tom Lin
Food was ok, Customer service was terrible! Only 1 server when we were there and service was slow and with extreme attitude. I was not happy with the service and only paid 10% tip, but the waiter came out to the parking lot to asked more tips and demanded us for explanations of why we’re being cheap. At the end, he call us names and warned us Not to ever comes back again!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
salt :3
went on a sunday during lunch and there weren’t many people. the atmosphere is great and the (presumed) owner is really nice :)
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
Jiasui Ding
The coconut chicken pot was good and at a good price point. The only down side is that I found a little piece of plastic string in the food (maybe the coconut's package?).Servicers are nice but not very focused on their job. I had to ask three times for a straw.Would recommend if you don't mind finding foreign objects in your food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Coconut Chicken
Raul M.
All day delicious dim sum. What else can you ask for?! Actually their menu has lots of choices so there is a lot that you can ask for! Great service even when w only one server at evening dining. As long as you are patient, enjoy the food as you are served. Take time and savor your delicious meal. This is now our go to place for great dim sum all day! Looking forward to our next visit.
The owner was changed. The menu also changed. When I was eating, they asked me to move to a smaller table because I was the only person at the table.
Great service, clean and decent food
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beef Brisket Soup, Tainan Pork Knuckle Noodles, Chicken Rice, Beef Noodle Soup
Ordered coconut chicken and eel claypot rice! The food is super fresh and delicious?It’s rare to have such delicious Chinese food in the Bay Area. I’m very touched! The service from the landlady is very
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The food is very good but they are very short staffed and you have to wait for a very long time even for small requests.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 2
We try to make ourselves try food at different soup places just to have that experience. This place we really had no clue how they serve so we just sat down and I asked the lady who greeted us what is a popular dish, mainly I just wanted wonton soup but due to language barrier when I kept asking for it she would say yes we have wonton in chili sauce but after a good five minutes I realized it's wontons in chili sauce. We ended up ordering the Beef Brisket soup for two and a few sides with the soup, I didn't like the broth but you already know the brisket was good I just had to add soy sauce, chili sauce and ginger which made the broth taste delicious. They charge for each item and when they serve each dish they'll point at it on your receipts taped to your table. We also had leftovers so overall I can't complain.Funny thing when we charged our credit card and had it signed as we were getting up to leave the server tapped my arm and said in a firm tone "YOU'RE NOT LEAVING A TIP?" I looked at her like "Excuse me?" She then lifted up the signed receipt in the little tray which on the tip said $0 but then noticed just behind the receipt was cash where her attitude shifted and had a big smile, giggling "Cash even better, thank you have a great day!"I don't think that was cool because it's up to us if we want to tip or not because a lot of times service can be terrible, rude servers, long waits, being neglected etc. anyways that's the last time going there, not because of service because they were good it's just they don't have my wonton soup with the broth I like not to mention they don't have egg noodles ?
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 3
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum, Shrimp Siomai, Hot Pot
Good food. But will never eat again because of the bad service. You will be criticized in the restaurant for tipping less than 15%, though there is no service at all.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 4
Service: 1
Love their coconut chicken soup! Such a heart-felt warm treat for windy or cold weather ❤️
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
I was going to The Red Lobster and decided to check the Chinese Restaurant across the parking lot instead. I was greeted by the server, I was given a hot tea and the menu to start, I decided to go for a half Pecking Duck and an order of steamed rice. The Duck was cut up into several pieces along tiny guao bao (boiled water pancakes), thinly sliced scallions and a sweet hoisin sauce, the skin was crispy and you can taste the mild five spice, I don’t know why I ordered steamed rice; there was no need for it. The store has a side door that serves to go orders and stays busy all day. Great place if you are craving home made dumplings.Parking: Big area with free parking
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 3
Wow. What a surprise. Usually when I see Dim Sum in strip malls I become pretty hesitant to try it out. I mean, it's next to a Starbucks. But my friends and I were there already and we weren't particularly picky today like we normally are. So we decided to walk in. The place was pretty empty which was also a bad sign to me since it was a Sunday and around lunch time. So we sat down. Took a look at the menu and since we were hungry we ordered with our stomachs. Bad idea. The portions were huge for the a la carte items. Service was pretty fast. Our food started coming out right away and boy oh boy were we surprised. First thing that came out was the fried rice. It was chicken I think. It was pretty good. That was our first good sign. Then the spare ribs were next. It came with a lot of rice rolls. Like the proportion on this dish was off. Then came the salt and pepper pork. FUEGO. Then the fried shrimp. FUEGO. Next were the soup dumplings. FUEGO. We ordered the ham and egg noodles. Yes. I never heard of this dish at a restaurant. It sounded like something you make at home when you're hungover so we yolo'd it. It was ok. Then came the 8 orders of dim sum lol. It was really good. The whole time I was watching the lady making the dumplings by hand and it was pretty cool to watch. Overall I will be going back to this place and I will be recommending to friends. If you want decent Chinese food and decent dimsum in San Bruno I'd go here. It's not the best but it's for sure worth the money. Oh yeah it was a little on a pricy side. But it's 2023 and the Bay Area so everything is on the pricy side.
When you walk by this place, you can smell the coconut from the outside and that's what drawn me to check it out. I ordered the coconut chicken pot since it's their specialty. The items included with this chicken pot should be enough for two people but I also added tofu and soup dumplings on the side. To clarify, the two coconuts that come with the meal are used as the soup base and not for you drink on the side. The soup base was sweet and rich in coconut flavor that tasted too good to the point like artificial. Coconut juice usually is pretty mild. So maybe they added sugar. The chicken was brought out raw and added to the soup when it started to boil. The meat itself wasn't seasoned and iit tasted pretty blend even with the sweet coconut soup base. Everything else in the meal didn't have much flavor which was expected since a soup base like this should be light. The soup dumplings were machine made and tasted worse than the frozen ones you get at a grocery market. So avoid getting it if you want the real soup dumplings made by hand. Overall, it's worth the money for how much food you get when coconut alone is $4+ each and you get half a chicken. It tasted healthy and light which is always a positive thing. The service was good and quick with plenty of parking outside.
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After a long day, we were looking for a clean soup and saw that red circle had hot pot. I ordered their coconut chicken for two but honestly could've fed three. You get two young coconuts, half a chicken, mushroom, and rice. I did add to the broth some salt and soy sauce to give it that salty sweet taste but overall this was a heartwarming meal and exactly what i was looking for. If you're not a coconut lover than this is probably not the right meal for you. Service was quick but did have to flag down the waitress for more bowls and tea.
Food was ok, Customer service was terrible! Only 1 server when we were there and service was slow and with extreme attitude. I was not happy with the service and only paid 10% tip, but the waiter came out to the parking lot to asked more tips and demanded us for explanations of why we’re being cheap. At the end, he call us names and warned us Not to ever comes back again!
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 4
Service: 1
went on a sunday during lunch and there weren’t many people. the atmosphere is great and the (presumed) owner is really nice :)
Atmosphere: 5
Service: 5
The coconut chicken pot was good and at a good price point. The only down side is that I found a little piece of plastic string in the food (maybe the coconut's package?).Servicers are nice but not very focused on their job. I had to ask three times for a straw.Would recommend if you don't mind finding foreign objects in your food.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Coconut Chicken
All day delicious dim sum. What else can you ask for?! Actually their menu has lots of choices so there is a lot that you can ask for! Great service even when w only one server at evening dining. As long as you are patient, enjoy the food as you are served. Take time and savor your delicious meal. This is now our go to place for great dim sum all day! Looking forward to our next visit.