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Apple Green Bistro
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.
Chef Yang's BBQ
No idea what makes their BBQ so good, but it's amazing enough to make you crave it regularly, especially when watching Cdramas that show people eating grilled skewers!! I wish they sold their seasoning blend. Everything there is delicious. Everything.
The Good: We ordered beef, chicken, tofu skins, chicken skin (not crispy as expected), corn on cob, mushrooms, croak (fish), lamb and steamed buns skewers. Prices are reasonable ($1.99 up per skewer). Ordering is a breeze (just scan the barcode at your table). Foods/meats are smoky, flavourful and delicious. Service is fast and prompt (they brought our orders within 5mins of each other). The NotSoGood: There are only a handful of tables in the restaurant, so go early (preferably before 12 Noon). They marinaded all the skewers with the same spices, so after a while, they all tasted the same. I would prefer some of the dishes to be with just salt and peppers. Take away: Think of this as the Chinese's version of Spanish tapas. There are also larger dishes to order, but we stayed with the skewers and were filled. Our bill came to $70 for 3 people (tips and tax included).
Joy Square
Friendly service. Interesting food and decor. The fish looked great and tasted good but not as good as it looked. It was spicy but not excessively so. The cucumber with egg and wood ear mushrooms and the lotus root with wood ear mushrooms were both great. I look forward to trying their hotpot next time.
The food here was extremely tasty. A little salty but very delicious. My wife loved the dish (ma la xiang guo?) where she got to pick the ingredients of her own stir fry and it was priced by weight. Reminds us of restaurants in China.
BZZ claypot 煲仔正
This is a Cantonese clay pot. I am not Cantonese so I cannot tell whether it is delicious or not, but I personally think it is good. Especially the sausage and bacon one ! The rice will have crispy crust at the end, and the portion is not big, but just right for girls.
It all depends on which one you order. The signature one was great but the meat cake one was not good. They use machine to mince the pork so the texture was really bad. There are other flavor and items but couldn't try them all. There are crispy in the bottom which is vital, the special soy sauce for clay pot rice is different, a little sweetness in it. Their soy sauce is only ok. I've many better sauce. All in all, a legit clay pot rice. Will come try other flavors.
Shanghai Family Restaurant
I'm not yet convince that this place can be my to go Shanghainese restaurant. Pan fried bun - Very good. One of the better one I've had. Lots of soup inside, crispy bottom. Seaweed fried fish fillet - this one was a bit disappointed. It's possible the fish was not very fresh. Bit fishy. Veggie rice - love it that is got crispy crust, flavor wise is not as good as some. It's probably the salty meat lack flavor. Still need to try other dishes to know more.
First time here. The decor is very dated and didn't smell very clean. The dishes were so so, old style, heavy sauced. The pork steamed dumplings were not good. Service was a mix, good and bad, depends on which staff.
Nutrition Restaurant
Met up with friends to share dinner. We ordered dumplings, fried rice, kung pao chicken, pork belly wrap. It was quite tasty, all the items complemented each other. People were surprised by the flavors and not oily it was. I might try chow mein or items with porridge next time. Service is nice. You order through an ipad. Tea is provided, water on request.
Really good food at reasonable prices. I've been here a few times and have always enjoyed it. Place can get crowded during busy times, and may feel a little cramped because tables are a bit close.