Authentic and umami tastes of Chaoshan cuisine, with an unbelievable large portion of beef noodle bowl for one person. Indeed valuable for the price. One must pay a visit if you are around the town! I also found many Cantonese spoken folks (young or prime) are dining in here.

Best Chao Zhou food I ever tried in SF Their Chao Zhou Pan Fried Oyster Cake is very good! crispy on the outside, with plump, juicy oysters The Chao Shan Beef & Beef Ball Flat Noodle Soup is a must try! The handmade beef balls are so bouncy and flavorful, and those flat noodles soaked up all the rich, savory broth. Highly recommend for anyone craving authentic Chaozhou and Chaoshan dishes.

The fried rice (chicken) here is really good. They have wings which are pretty good too. Simple but still good. But don't like their noodle dishes. Service is ok, not too but on the wait time. Prices are ok. Hard to find parking sometimes.

TLDR: quality items at reasonable prices, under new ownership We love their full soy sauce chicken, it is so moist and delicious. The red tofu with pork was also tasty with a nice gravy that goes well with white rice. The garlic pea sprouts had plenty of flavor and not too oily. I would highly recommend the chicken !!

Based on the reviews, it's hard to determine if Old Mandarin is among the best or the worst restaurants in SF. So I decided to check it out for myself. From the outside, it has a simple vibe and is very up-front about being a Halal restaurant (which I appreciate as a Muslim). Stepping inside, I can admire the variety of decorations and artwork that cover the walls. My party is quickly guided to a table and provided with menus. The waiter wasn't particularly chatty, but he was friendly, professional, & prompt, which is all I look for. He collected our orders and within a few minutes, the food was ready. For entrees, I shared the Cumin Lamb Stir-Fry and the Eggplant in Spicy Garlic Sauce, both of which were recommended in . The lamb was flavorful and satisfying, while the subtle sweetness of the eggplant was beautifully complemented by the sauce. A simple side of white rice was all else that was needed to complete my meal. I will now touch on price, which seems to be a contentious point in many reviews. Firstly, a few have called out the "hidden" fees that materialized on the receipt, like the gratuity. However, the menu was pretty upfront about what they included.. (Now you may have an opinion on the existence of those fees, but that's probably outside the scope of a review..) Secondly, I am stumped as to why the prices are considered higher than expected. I have never considered SF a "cheap" place to eat, and there are far worse offenders that should be called out before Old Mandarin. My guess is that this is more expensive than other Chinese "hole-in-the-wall" restaurants, but I cannot classify this as "merely" hole-in-the-wall due to the quality and the exclusive usage of Halal ingredients. I was pretty satisfied with the portions, and the per-person cost was ~$30, hardly the worst for an occasional dine-in meal. One point I will agree with is that they should offer free water in a glass, instead of assuming "water" == $2 bottled water. I suppose Europeans would be used to this.. Overall, I was happy with my meal at Old Mandarin and look forward to future visits. Maybe I will have to revise my review but I hope not.

Everything here on menu, amazing. Pleasing to a wide-crowd, an excellent option when dining out with halal or kosher friends. A reflection of China’s rich history along the Silk Road. Cumin Lamb, a highlight. Spice-forward and dry stir-fried, water chestnuts a textural treat. Crack Fish Chef’s Special, reminiscent of a Sichuan classic — with a mildly mala, chili pepper and numbing peppercorn broth. Eggplant, excellent. Alcohol (including baijiu) available — menu perfect as drinking accompaniments.

HK style cafe with good menu selection variety. But wasn’t too impressed with their baked pork chop flavor. Was comparing a bit to the cafe on Noriega. Would still return to try their other dishes though. It was quite a wait for a Sunday lunch so be sure to factor that in when visiting.

Service is good, they have friendly workers there. The atmosphere is good for fast food Chinese food. 茶餐廳style. Food is ok. There are a variety of food options.

It's what you'd expect from a typical Hong Kong Cafe. Hearty and comfort food from your childhood if you're Chinese. Portions are on the smaller side, so if you're thinking about sharing, I hope you're dining with no more than 1-2 extra person, max. Needless to say, most of the food here seems to be individual portioning. Price seems fair for the most part, but what would normally be the sharable items like chow fun and fried rice isn't the best bang for your buck considering the small sizes. Flavor wise, the food gets a pass from me. Don't expect to be wowed, because at least to me, HK cafes aren't really known to be fancy and flavorful like what you'd expect from other Chinese establishments. To me, they're more for quick bites. This is a non-frills place, nothing fancy to write home about, but you get in and you get out. Like many others have said already, this is a cash only place. While I understand why, you'd imagine they'd get with the times and have at bare minimum, payment options like Zelle or Venmo, but it is what it is. This wouldn't be my first choice, but if you're in the area and want some comfort food, then at least give it a try. It gets the job done.

Good food. Not sure why ppl give them bad reviews… Salted pepper pork chops, broccoli beef and baked pork chops are our go tos and consistent.

Small bbq shop with seat in available in San Bruno. It is a small restaurant, and I consider clean and not oily like other bbq places. We had lunch and ordered 2 item bbq combinations with soy sauce chicken and roast duck with veggie and rice. We also ordered bbq pork rice roll and a thousand egg and pork porridge. Side order of chinese donut. All are yummy. A minimum of $30 if you want to pay with a credit card. Price is considered very reasonable. Parking could be a challenge in this area.

This time of year, it seems like everyone is traveling to Hawaii. Nothing like having a "plate lunch" filled with galbi, loco moco, char siu or garlic shrimp w/Mac salad and rice while sitting by the waves and water. For me in SF, my "plate lunch" consists of roast pork and roast duck over rice ($12). This can be eaten anywhere including inside the Roast pork- crunchy skin and good pork belly meat Roast duck- tasty and succulent Didn't eat in but looked like lots of people dining inside and workers were trying to figure out how it works here. Ming Hing has new owners and a new paint job. I'll be back to check out their other offerings soon. Parking is very difficult

This place was soooo delicious. Service was exceptional, they were very attentive and answered all our questions. The dining atmosphere is quite beautiful. We will be coming back again!!

Imperial Garden SF & Sassy Foods catered our all-vegan wedding, and we couldn't have asked for a better experience! Elaine, Menny, and their team truly went above and beyond. They made sure everything ran smoothly so we could focus on enjoying the day, which we're extremely grateful for! The food was SO GOOD - our guests couldn't stop raving about it, and everyone had different favorites, but a few standouts were the vegan xiao long bao, turnip cake, and fried glutinous dumplings (ham sui gok). Being from Hong Kong, it meant so much to me to be able to serve vegan dim sum to our family and friends, and show everyone that vegan food can be both authentic and delicious. Thank you, Elaine and Menny, for making our wedding day so special!

My friend brought me to Beijing Restaurant, and I ordered 大盤鸡腰带麵 Braised Chicken with Flat Noodles, and 椒鹽里脊 Salt And Pepper Pork! Both were super authentic, packed with flavor, and instantly became my favorites. Good service, great price, and a convenient parking lot. I'd definitely come back again! Highly recommend!

Wonton soup and braised beef tendon are my favorites. I come here for dinner every week and always order these two dishes. They are delicious and have a true local flavor. Each time I come here, it takes me back to my hometown. I highly recommend trying them!

I love Crazy Pepper! I have been coming here for years, do yourself a favor and order straight from the restaurant the prices are better and they deliver so quickly. I will say I miss the buy one get one rice or chow mien, when they first opened, but that was just an added bonus! I have tried so much on the menu, but my favorites are the Korean wings OBVIOUSLY, Mongolian beef, general so chicken, and walnut prawns. Attached is my most recent order, came piping hot with favors to die for.

First time here, The guy at the counter wasn’t welcoming whatsoever, I felt a bad vibe off of him, like he was sketched out taking my order. They definitely need to work on that. tried the Spicy Korean wings were hands down the best I’ve had after San tungs wings, very flavorful, crispy chicken and zesty sauce that you really can’t get enough of. 10 wings for $19, that’s typical SF prices, not surprised. I walked in at 1:58 and wanted to dine in, he said “we close in 15 minutes you can’t eat here…” okay.. I had to eat in my car which I don’t mind but common some customer service and respect goes along way AND if you’re going to reopen in 2 hours, an extra 10 minutes to eat won’t hurt, especially if you’re the owner or a close relative working. That being said the wings were on point and delicious and highly recommended.

Golden Coast serves authentic Cantonese Cuisine, Dim Sum & Steam Hot Pot which was my first time experiencing. You picked out the fresh seafood, meats & vegetables and the server will cooked it at your table in a hot pot by steam, you will enjoy each item individually and end up with an extremely delicious rice porridge at the bottom with all the fragrance from the ingredients that you picked out earlier. It is a very healthy and tasty cooking technique originated from Southern China. Is a MUST try.

Been here many times for dinner, they’ve a vast menu that includes a lot of authentic Chinese cuisine. The service was great and food was good.

Came here and it was packed. They have clean cutlery and a cute logo. Veggie portions were good. I enjoyed the simple rice noodle roll though you can also make a very large combo version of your choice. The other more standard Chinese dinner entrees were made well. I would definitely come back.

The service attitude of this restaurant is not good at all! Don't go! I used to like eating here, and I also liked to order takeout. I found that the soy sauce of takeout and dine-in is different! I don't recommend you to eat rice rolls here at all. Although the rice rolls are delicious, the soy sauce is very unhygienic! The attitude of the waiter is really not good at all! No smile at all, when giving the bill, he just threw it over, and when serving the food, he treated us like dogs. The waiter came to feed us, put us down and left. The first experience was too bad! Don't go!

Loved the fried rice and rice stick noodles! My husband loves the won ton soup. It's a clean restaurant with a nice quiet vibe and never too many customers. The service was great and the food came out quickly. They also have lunch specials!

I love this place. Great tasting food and great quality. The service is very good and it’s the kind of place that you know is going to be yummy run by a Chinese family.