Recommended by RedNote. Very authentic and definitely one of the my best Hainan Chicken rice in Bay Area. The chicken and chicken rice are both very flavorful. You can tell the ingredients are fresh and food is prepared carefully with heart. The food is in high quality and the price is very reasonable with its large portion. I’m surprised that such a fantastic restaurant is hidden in a small plaza. Will definitely come back again.

11/23/2024, build your own soup or order chef combo. You can change chef combo for additional cost. Tom Yum soup similar to Thai, very tasty.

Dough zone is a nice little find behind Cupertino Main St., though part of a larger chain. It has a nice ambiance and while not being a large venue has decent wait times, with the option to join the wait-list via Yelp. The food is pretty tasty with a nice variety of dumplings and pot stickers. My favorites are the pan-fried pork dumplings and sweet and sour cucumber. The only downsides here are the phone menu ordering in a building with bad reception and weak WiFi. It's taken me 10 minutes sometimes to get the page to load and be able to start placing orders. The staff is fairly attentive, but maybe due to the digital ordering system it feels like something is maybe missing from the sit down experience. Overall a good find and we've visited a few times already, also the pricing is really good. I fed a family of 6 without holding back and we all left full for under $200. There's something that can't be understated about leaving with both a happy stomach and a happy wallet!

The prices here are very reasonable for a dumpling house. They served my beer with a chipped glass. You order online and they serve you but you cant cash out online, only with your wairess. The staff brought the food but no one checked on us until i flagged one of them down for my check The food itself was middle of the road. The dumplings popped easy and soup got everywhere. The potstickers had added batter that waffled out from the potstickers ( see photo) but were fresh and delicious. I may go back because the prices were good but honestly there are much better dumpling spots.

The pork knuckle has a rich, savory flavor, and the skin is well-seasoned and melt in the mouth. The accompanying pickles are a great touch—tangy and refreshing, they complement the dish well. The rice is well cooked, too. However, the meat is a bit too dry, which takes away from an otherwise enjoyable experience. A little more juiciness would elevate the dish significantly.

So wonderful to have a Yunnan restaurant in Cupertino. The menu has dishes we don't see in other Chinese restaurants, and they are yum. We asked for a couple of dishes to be made vegetarian, and they obliged. There is a line, if you come in during normal lunch and dinner hours. The mushrooms with peppers was excellent, as were the sauteed veggies. The grilled fish, Cambodian style is a must have. The mushroom fried rice was excellent as well. Service is friendly.

Many of my Taiwanese friends recommended it to me. This Boiled Fish with Pickled Cabbage and Chili is becoming increasingly popular. It has a scallion and tomato flavor but is not spicy. I personally don’t think it’s anything special. The fish slices are very soft and the soup is a bit sour because the pickled cabbage, good to eaten with white rice. Service is fast and friendly , but table so small and tiny . Price is very reasonable, 2 people $38 , one appetizer - deep fried chicken , 2 drink , one pot of fish .

We arrived for an early dinner at 5:45 PM with easy seating and parking available. Was seated quickly and ordered via QR code. We ordered the Large Old Pot Sauerkraut Fish ($27), which came quickly and was piping hot. Fish was tender, vegetables and other ingredients cooked well, very flavorful. They have varying levels of spice for different palates, but the single chili pepper soup was just right for us. Pretty reasonable price for two people in the Bay Area.​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ Would recommend!

Great, attentive service and an expansive menu. Most of all, they make the best soup napa cabbage and pork belly (酸菜白肉）in South Bay! I really like their string beans too

Let's continue to support the local small restaurants! We 6 people went on a Thursday night at 6:30pm. The dishes I ordered were all fresh and yummy! Steamed Fish Fillet with Tofu, Sautéd Preserved Pork with French Bean, (Jumbo)Shrimps Rice in Lotus Leaves, 酸菜白肉鍋，芝麻大餅, 拔丝地瓜, 生煎包 & 小籠包 XLB were all delicious. The waitress was super nice and gave us a huge pleasant feeling to eat there. She paid very closed attention to all her clients' needs and reacted right away. Love her very much! :D

Shanghai no 1 now known as Shanghai Bun Dynasty is so yummy! I loved coming here with my family. We ordered so many yummy dishes from dim sum to salt & pepper fish to fried rice, every dish was so good! My favorite would have to be the salt & pepper fish. Everything was seasoned well and the portions were huge! Service was quick and the dumplings were so yummy. You can watch at the window and see the dumplings get made. It was super cool! Will definitely be back again with my family!

This was my first time eating Shanghainese cuisine (with the exception of things I’ve eaten at a dim sum spot before) and I was able to try out a lot of new dishes here that my friend picked out. We got there on a Sunday afternoon, it wasn’t too busy and we got seated right away and had easy access to their menu using the QR code on the table. Ordering was super easy and food started coming out within 5-10 minutes. 蒜香四季豆 Stir-fried Garlic Flavored String Beans *Rating: 10/10* - Absolute fire!! You can’t go wrong with this dish in general and this place made it to perfection. I would’ve eaten all of it if I wasn’t so full. 牛肉卷饼 Beef Roll *Rating: 10/10* - Girllll I’ve never eaten anything like this before it was so delicious. I was skeptical about the cucumber at first, but the beef, the cucumber, the wrap– all of it together was heaven! I wish I could’ve ordered more of this. 鸡蓉玉米羹 Chicken & Cream Corn Chowder/Soup *Rating: 10/10*- I love me some soup, so when I saw this on the menu I begged my friend to order it for us. It was so delicious and soothed my throat. I saved some for the next day and enjoyed it one more time. 蟹粉小笼包 Crab Roe Soup Dumplings (XLB) *Rating: 10/10* - This was some standard crab roe soup dumplings, delicious and didn’t come out TOO hot like they usually do. I was a little sad that two came with the soup spilling out already but it was enjoyable otherwise.

生煎包 Pan-fried Buns *Rating: 10/10* - Loveeed these pan-fried buns. It was the perfect combination of crispy and the typical dumpling texture. The meat inside was savory and could give me a heart attack that’s how fire it was. 葱油拌面 Scallion-Oil Mixed Noodles *Rating: 8/10* - I liked these in general and they were good, but lacking a specific flavor I was personally looking for. Still ate it up though! 糖醋小排 Shanghai Style Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs *Rating: 8/10* - Okay before I say anything this is one of the new items I tried for the first time and they were good but I wouldn’t order it for myself. I’m glad my friend shared this with me. It is indeed sweet and sour. 红烧狮子头 Braised Pork Meatballs *Rating: 8/10* - This was pretty good but I also would not order this for myself personally. I think if the rice we got on the side was more fresh I would’ve enjoyed eating it with the meatballs more. 红烧肉鹌鹑蛋 Braised Pork Belly and Quail Eggs *Rating: 6.5/10* - I was really excited that we decided to order this one but once we got it, the flavor profile did not match what I was expecting is all. It was still good, the meat was delicious but it did have like a… ginger/cinnamon flavor to it that I wasn’t a fan of? Oh loved the quail eggs though.

We frequently visit Red Hot Wok next door but never ate here until recently. Our friends said it was their favorite restaurant hands down, so we tagged along with them. They’re from Hunan and so is my family, so I had high expectations which were let down. For protein, we got a duck, frog, and tofu dish. They all had the same flavor profile—salty and oily—and way too much filler, not enough protein. The frog dish probably only had one frog. The only dish we completely finished was the hot and spicy shredded potato. The dishes also came out really slowly, maybe 15 minutes between each one, to the point we thought they had forgotten. Patron bathroom was also out of order when we went, so you had to use the inside employee restroom. Bench seating has this built-in wall, making it a bit awkward if you have a belly or are less mobile. Small parking lot but plenty of street parking around. No wait on a Sunday night.

This is undoubtedly one of the best Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area. The menu offers a wide variety of dishes, and everything we order consistently exceeds expectations. The restaurant owner is super friendly, and the ambience is just great. I would definitely bring friends and coworkers here again.

They have chicken heart skewers! I love those. The stinky tofu is very stinky and not as spicy or sour as i would like (I think maybe I like the stinky tofu at moon tea better but I'm not sure). I also like the skewer pricing which is around $4-$9. I liked the beef noodle soup too, it had these delicious meaty bits in it (maybe intestines). Second time visiting - I have more notes. The roasted sausage skewers are not cut as nicely as their menu picture suggests and I would not order it again. It just feels like a boring microwave sausage. The roasted pork belly skewer is a 10 outta 10. Lots of seasoning. The meat and fat mix is a great balance of salty, chewy and soft. The grilled eggplant - it's a small dish kind of flat but very pretty, well seasoned, yummy, and an explosion of garlic. Prepare your tums.

The lamb skewers here are good, remind me of the ones in China. Super flavorful and cooked just right. I also tried the Jinan pork casserole and the Nanchang rice noodles, and both were solid. The portions are decent, and the prices are pretty fair too. Definitely will come back again

Malatang noodle hotpot by weight with a pick-your-own-broth option is a fantastic dining experience for customization lovers. You select your ingredients—from fresh vegetables to proteins and noodles—pay by weight, and pair them with a broth of your choice. The broths are rich and flavorful, whether you prefer mild, spicy, or numbing Sichuan-style. It’s perfect for those who enjoy tailoring their meals to their tastes. Fresh ingredients, quick cooking, and a casual vibe make it a must-try for hotpot enthusiasts!

Came here for lunch on a Sunday with a friend and we got here early because we weren't sure how long the wait would be. Arrived at 11:45am because the place doesn't open until 11:30 am on Sunday and it was very easy for us to find parking. I've been to the Milpitas location and wanted to give this one a try since it's the same restaurant and I like it since it's a build your own noodle bowl and you even get to choose the broth base. I went with the tom yum soup base and it was delicious. I will also say that this location didn't seem to have a bottle of mala spice which I was a bit disappointed in. The seating arrangement of the store has the tables really close to each other in the restaurant.

We shared one hi pot - all vegetarian. It was spicy delicious!! This is my new favorite restaurant. As appetizers, we had the pancake scallions and the hot and spicy cucumber - both were also amazing!

Worst spicy pot I’ve ever had! I don’t know how someone managed to make mala xiang guo taste like this. It looks awful too. I won’t say more—just look at the picture.

The food and service are good, but the price may be a bit high, three courses + tip $80. We love the iron plates seafood tofu , probably is the best in the Bay Area !

To me, the best dish was the vegetable tofu in brown sauce, because it was flavorful enough to enjoy various kinds of flavors. The establishment is clearly a Chinese restaurant that many would visit on a random basis, as it is located amongst a lot of stores that have Chinese on their titles or related to Chinese culture in an outlet format in Cupertino. I thought the Kung Pao Chicken was pretty standard and was good enough to make myself full. The black mushroom with vegetables was unfortunately below my expectations as the mushrooms had strong flavor while the vegetables didn't have any, causing a flavor imbalance, while the dish itself didn't have enough juice or broth to allow some mushroom umami flavor to flavor up the vegetables. The sesame bread with green onion was pretty thick and I mostly used it to accompany my dishes instead of rice, and since it was flavorless itself, it worked out fine. However, if one was expecting it to taste like the scallion pancakes that are popular in China, then one could be disappointed. Since there were other Chinese restaurants around the area, if I make it around the area again, I would most likely try another spot instead.

We picked this restaurant for a family reunion dinner. We used to come here for dim sum only but today we decided to try their dinner menu. We have had one of the best Chinese meal here. The dishes are packed with incredible flavor, and you can really taste the freshness of the ingredients in every bite. The food is consistently outstanding and full of authentic taste. Their roasted duck is crispy on the outside, tender on the inside, and served with tasted sauce. Lei Garden strikes the perfect balance between a refined dining experience and the comforting essence of home-cooked Chinese meals. While the service can be a bit slow at times, the amazing quality of the food more than makes up for it.

The excellent service starts from the waiting. The front desk Joey is a professional waitress who handles the waiting list promptly and accurately. She always smiles. This restaurant always has a long waiting list. Customers usually wait for at least half an hour. Smile cures all their impatience. Of course, food quality and quantity are important, too. 2/9/2025 Restaurant celebrated Happy New Year with Lion Dance. Amazing.