Chef Zhao Kitchen

I visited this place many years ago. Back then the menu is quite limited. Now the restaurant has so much variety that we can't decide what to order. We ended up getting cold chicken, spicy fish with napa cabbage, tantan noodle, and special tofu dish. All of them are amazing! The food flavor here, I would describe them as mellow and aromatic. It is not spicy, salty nor greasy. Then the food delivers flavor. Tantan noodle is our favorite dish where the sauce has deep aromatic flavor from peanuts and sesame (I guess) which is very satisfying even though it has no strong flavor. We would love to come back and example other dishes. UPDATE 3/2025: I visited this place again and ordered the pork belly. They are amazing as well!

The food is really close to salty pallet ( Shanghai cousin) . We really enjoyed the food. Meet with mushroom was tender and dumplings were juicy with thin skins. We also loved a steamed dumplings , also juicy and thin skins! Appreciate it! In the morning there are people waiting, but line goes quickly. We had 4 dishes for 65 $ . We took some food home.

Always solid takeout here. My favorite by far is the house special tofu, which has an addictive savory and sweet sauce. The tofu melts in your mouth satisfyingly. Black bean fish fillet was also tender and classic. Portions are pretty big — four dishes with rice filled four people and there was a lot leftover.

Me and my friends are loving Chef Zhao a lot. We been there so many times cuz we live close by. Chef Zhao has traditional Shanghai style food and some other American Chinese food. Our favorite item are water eel, fish gluten, special tofu and the must order Pan Fried Bun!! They also offer hand made noodles which are so delicious too. I highly recommend go on lunch time since dinner they are very busy sometimes. Today I went there at lunch, they are using a new order system and gift card. I bought a gift card, and if you buy over $250 it will be 10% off from purchase. Unlimited times. Which is so good! Also I found there is a moon cake available for the coming Chinese mid-autumn day. Must Try Chef Zhao’s!

Last stop before SFO airport. After a long day of driving, we were desperate for a hot meal and Chef Zhao delivered with fresh authentic restaurant quality food disguised in a counter kitchen atmosphere. We started with pork dumplings served in a warm broth with scallions. Dumplings were clearly hand-rolled and fresh with flavorful broth. Our entrees were shrimp Chow Mein and spicy beef with napa cabbage. The spicy sauce for the beef was so delicious, I had to order an extra side of rice to eat it all up! The chow Mein had a lot of fresh veggies and the shrimp were cooked perfectly. Paying was a cinch too, as all I had to do was scan the QR and then paid for the bill online. Servers were very friendly and our food came out quickly. What a great way to end our California trip. Thank you!