A good selection of chang fen here. Their beef brisket chang fen is both unique and very good. The yodaguai and ham chin peng are also pretty tasty when hot and fresh. On the negative side, while the tables were clean, there is a certain unhygienic vibe which I attribute in part to at least one of our servers who reeked of cigarette smoke when he was speaking to us. Additionally, the menu prices are unnecessarily confusing. They have stickers next to each item with updated prices, but there is another sticker at the top of the menu indicating that everything is actually .50 higher than the listed item price. Why? ? Totally unnecessary and annoying.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Violet
Worse service, ordered food and forgot give egg last week, said come back next time and went to ordered this afternoon. They denied what they missed and showed behavior rude. I won’t go there anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Ashley S.
The overall service was satisfactory, with no major complaints, and the food arrived quickly.Opted for the veggie cheung fun (steamed rice noodle roll), but it fell short of the flavors I've experienced at dimsum places. Additionally, the pricing here was on the higher side. Although I was eager to enjoy a vegetarian-friendly cheung fun WITH a filling, it seemed predominantly composed of raw shredded carrots. Enhancing the dish with a more diverse mushroom selection and the inclusion of baby corns or bamboo shoots would be an improvement. The filling consisted mainly of sliced shiitake, carrot, and, I believe, napa. Also, the pricing of a Hong Kong milk tea was really expensive so I walked to Chicha after instead and theres also Tan-cha next door. On the plus side, the menu does seem authentically Hong Kong style. My HK native husband was excited for the hot lemon coke. The seating area was spaced out enough thus leaving room for a stroller, making it family-friendly for those dining with children.
Johnny H.
Love the porridge and chang fen! Milk tea is alright (not boba shop level)Worth a visit!
Belle C.
Specialty Chang Fun restaurant? Count me in! Their Chang fun had such amazing texture- it was thin but had that je ne sais quoi. It almost as good as the one in Flushing, NY but they have much more varieties of flavor here. I was expecting the typical umami sauce like at dim sum places so their milder sauce took me aback. I'm guessing it's because they want the ingredients to shine, which it really did. To order:They give you a menu picture, a pen, and a scratch paper. Each menu item has a number, which you write on the scratch paper and hand to the waiter to order. Got the:1) pork & shrimp Chang fun: 9/10- Delicious and lots of ingredients - shrimp was a great texture, I only wish it was a tad bit bigger2) The fish rice noodle was amazing: 10/10- the fish was very soft and tender and just falls apart in your chopsticks. - They also seasoned the fish really well with white pepper - would get again and again3) beef stew Chang fun: 8/10- looks like their beef stew is very popular because they have many items with beef stew and I watched him scoop some from a large vat 4) egg Chang fun: 8/10- great, I mean, It's eggs in rice noodle, what else is there to say?5) chicken Chang fun: 9/10- one word: scrumptious 6) Preserved egg and pork congee: 9/10- the theme of this restaurant has been amazing texture- and this congee had exemplary texture- it was perfectly thick and had lots of ingredients - it comes with some chopped veggies and cilantro- I only wish there was more cilantro - there's white pepper on the table if you want to add any Can't wait to come back again. They get a bonus in my book for playing 90's HK films on TV, lol.
K X.
Not a fan.They don't turn on the AC. So you'll just be sitting there sweating bullets eating hot congee.Prices on the receipt are way higher than those on the menu.Food quality was alright, but definitely did not warrant the high prices. It doesn't seem Cantonese. Workers spoke with a thick Mandarin accent.CASH ONLY.
Chris Ding
Love the chang fen in
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Rice Noodle Rolls
Walter M.
I came into this place to try authentic cantonese food and I really enjoyed the food. I got the 蛋肉肠粉 (egg & meat chang fen) and a cup of Hong Kong milk tea. The service was extremely friendly and prompt. The restaurant itself has a "hole in the wall" vibe, which is what I like because these are the places known to have great food. Overall, it was the perfect place for a quick and delicious lunch.
Jeff Y.
After my big canto foodie friend always raving about this place (apparently is one of the big name brands in Canton), I was super sad when I went to the store in Rowland only to find it permanently shutdown... Needless to say, was soo excited when I stumbled upon this location in San Gabriel! And boy it did not disappoint even with my high expectation! It may not have the best ambience but the food was definitely on point! Ordered a Beef Congee, the house special Beef and Shrimp Chang Fen, and the the Pork Kidney Chang Fen.All are probably the best I've had. Definitely will be back to try more varieties!
Liza M.
[allium-free vegetarian/vegan review]I thought this would be similar to the yin ji chang fen in the bay area but it is compeltely different. The menu looks different and there was a lot of cross contamination. Very limited options to begin with. Service was excruciatingly slow. Tables were left filled with plates long after the customers had left. Seemed like the waitstaff did not want to be there.
Definitely what I would call a hidden gem in the 626. The best thousand year egg porridge, beef/shrimp rice rolls, and rice paper wrapped Chinese donuts. Everything I've tried tastes so much better here than it does at other restaurants. It's become sort of a tradition for me to order all of these either to dine in or take to go. They do prefer you pay in cash, but great thing is they also take venmo. Parking is a breeze as there is plenty of parking in the garage.
Patty C
I loved the locations in Toronto and Markham, Ontario whenever I crossed the border to visit our neighbors from the east coast. So I was super excited to find Yin Ji Chang Fen here now that I've moved to California. However, this location really sucks. Service is non-existent. No one was there except for our table that we sat ourselves down at. The guy that worked there couldn't be bothered to talk to us as he kept talking on his phone and just pointed to the few menus on the table near the back of the restaurant and cash register. So we grabbed the menus ourselves, and a few minutes later he came by to put down a sticky note and a pencil. He asked us to write down what we wanted and walked away. We wrote down the order for a while, but he didn't come out from the kitchen. So my friend got up and stood by the side of the kitchen entrance calling out to let him know that we're ready to order. When our chang fen finally came, it was mediocre at best. We were so disappointed. We honestly didn't even care about the outrageous price for chang fen, but it wasn't even good. I'm seriously sad about this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Rice Noodle Rolls
Jimmy Mui
Food quality is good but way overpriced in comparison to similar restaurants in the area. Service is close to none. I got the table myself, get the table mat and menu myself, the just gave me a small scratch paper and pen to write my order. No water, let alone tea. Only one paper napkin per person. Worse came at the end, No credit cards accepted. This was my first and last visit.
tiffany wu
One of my favorite places to get Chang fen and congee. I love the beef and shrimp chang fen, especially with their chili oil. It’s one of the best chili oils I’ve ever had! I put it on everything. Their century egg congee is so flavorful and it reminds me of home. I love dipping the donut stick in the congee too. This is my favorite place to get Chinese breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jiahang Su
Humble place, authentic flavors, nice people.Reminds me of my times in Southern China.
A good selection of chang fen here. Their beef brisket chang fen is both unique and very good. The yodaguai and ham chin peng are also pretty tasty when hot and fresh. On the negative side, while the tables were clean, there is a certain unhygienic vibe which I attribute in part to at least one of our servers who reeked of cigarette smoke when he was speaking to us. Additionally, the menu prices are unnecessarily confusing. They have stickers next to each item with updated prices, but there is another sticker at the top of the menu indicating that everything is actually .50 higher than the listed item price. Why? ? Totally unnecessary and annoying.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 2
Worse service, ordered food and forgot give egg last week, said come back next time and went to ordered this afternoon. They denied what they missed and showed behavior rude. I won’t go there anymore.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
The overall service was satisfactory, with no major complaints, and the food arrived quickly.Opted for the veggie cheung fun (steamed rice noodle roll), but it fell short of the flavors I've experienced at dimsum places. Additionally, the pricing here was on the higher side. Although I was eager to enjoy a vegetarian-friendly cheung fun WITH a filling, it seemed predominantly composed of raw shredded carrots. Enhancing the dish with a more diverse mushroom selection and the inclusion of baby corns or bamboo shoots would be an improvement. The filling consisted mainly of sliced shiitake, carrot, and, I believe, napa. Also, the pricing of a Hong Kong milk tea was really expensive so I walked to Chicha after instead and theres also Tan-cha next door. On the plus side, the menu does seem authentically Hong Kong style. My HK native husband was excited for the hot lemon coke. The seating area was spaced out enough thus leaving room for a stroller, making it family-friendly for those dining with children.
Love the porridge and chang fen! Milk tea is alright (not boba shop level)Worth a visit!
Specialty Chang Fun restaurant? Count me in! Their Chang fun had such amazing texture- it was thin but had that je ne sais quoi. It almost as good as the one in Flushing, NY but they have much more varieties of flavor here. I was expecting the typical umami sauce like at dim sum places so their milder sauce took me aback. I'm guessing it's because they want the ingredients to shine, which it really did. To order:They give you a menu picture, a pen, and a scratch paper. Each menu item has a number, which you write on the scratch paper and hand to the waiter to order. Got the:1) pork & shrimp Chang fun: 9/10- Delicious and lots of ingredients - shrimp was a great texture, I only wish it was a tad bit bigger2) The fish rice noodle was amazing: 10/10- the fish was very soft and tender and just falls apart in your chopsticks. - They also seasoned the fish really well with white pepper - would get again and again3) beef stew Chang fun: 8/10- looks like their beef stew is very popular because they have many items with beef stew and I watched him scoop some from a large vat 4) egg Chang fun: 8/10- great, I mean, It's eggs in rice noodle, what else is there to say?5) chicken Chang fun: 9/10- one word: scrumptious 6) Preserved egg and pork congee: 9/10- the theme of this restaurant has been amazing texture- and this congee had exemplary texture- it was perfectly thick and had lots of ingredients - it comes with some chopped veggies and cilantro- I only wish there was more cilantro - there's white pepper on the table if you want to add any Can't wait to come back again. They get a bonus in my book for playing 90's HK films on TV, lol.
Not a fan.They don't turn on the AC. So you'll just be sitting there sweating bullets eating hot congee.Prices on the receipt are way higher than those on the menu.Food quality was alright, but definitely did not warrant the high prices. It doesn't seem Cantonese. Workers spoke with a thick Mandarin accent.CASH ONLY.
Love the chang fen in
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Rice Noodle Rolls
I came into this place to try authentic cantonese food and I really enjoyed the food. I got the 蛋肉肠粉 (egg & meat chang fen) and a cup of Hong Kong milk tea. The service was extremely friendly and prompt. The restaurant itself has a "hole in the wall" vibe, which is what I like because these are the places known to have great food. Overall, it was the perfect place for a quick and delicious lunch.
After my big canto foodie friend always raving about this place (apparently is one of the big name brands in Canton), I was super sad when I went to the store in Rowland only to find it permanently shutdown... Needless to say, was soo excited when I stumbled upon this location in San Gabriel! And boy it did not disappoint even with my high expectation! It may not have the best ambience but the food was definitely on point! Ordered a Beef Congee, the house special Beef and Shrimp Chang Fen, and the the Pork Kidney Chang Fen.All are probably the best I've had. Definitely will be back to try more varieties!
[allium-free vegetarian/vegan review]I thought this would be similar to the yin ji chang fen in the bay area but it is compeltely different. The menu looks different and there was a lot of cross contamination. Very limited options to begin with. Service was excruciatingly slow. Tables were left filled with plates long after the customers had left. Seemed like the waitstaff did not want to be there.
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Definitely what I would call a hidden gem in the 626. The best thousand year egg porridge, beef/shrimp rice rolls, and rice paper wrapped Chinese donuts. Everything I've tried tastes so much better here than it does at other restaurants. It's become sort of a tradition for me to order all of these either to dine in or take to go. They do prefer you pay in cash, but great thing is they also take venmo. Parking is a breeze as there is plenty of parking in the garage.
I loved the locations in Toronto and Markham, Ontario whenever I crossed the border to visit our neighbors from the east coast. So I was super excited to find Yin Ji Chang Fen here now that I've moved to California. However, this location really sucks. Service is non-existent. No one was there except for our table that we sat ourselves down at. The guy that worked there couldn't be bothered to talk to us as he kept talking on his phone and just pointed to the few menus on the table near the back of the restaurant and cash register. So we grabbed the menus ourselves, and a few minutes later he came by to put down a sticky note and a pencil. He asked us to write down what we wanted and walked away. We wrote down the order for a while, but he didn't come out from the kitchen. So my friend got up and stood by the side of the kitchen entrance calling out to let him know that we're ready to order. When our chang fen finally came, it was mediocre at best. We were so disappointed. We honestly didn't even care about the outrageous price for chang fen, but it wasn't even good. I'm seriously sad about this place.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Rice Noodle Rolls
Food quality is good but way overpriced in comparison to similar restaurants in the area. Service is close to none. I got the table myself, get the table mat and menu myself, the just gave me a small scratch paper and pen to write my order. No water, let alone tea. Only one paper napkin per person. Worse came at the end, No credit cards accepted. This was my first and last visit.
One of my favorite places to get Chang fen and congee. I love the beef and shrimp chang fen, especially with their chili oil. It’s one of the best chili oils I’ve ever had! I put it on everything. Their century egg congee is so flavorful and it reminds me of home. I love dipping the donut stick in the congee too. This is my favorite place to get Chinese breakfast.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Humble place, authentic flavors, nice people.Reminds me of my times in Southern China.