Chinese Restaurant

Restaurant-quality dim sum served at this quintessential Cantonese bakery on San Bruno. Har gao (shrimp dumpling) and shiu mai (pork dumpling), gets the taste right — served warm and ready to go, but skins still chewy. Various fried dumplings (shrimp and chive, tarot), excellent as well. Only recommendation is for char siu bao (bbq pork buns) to come with more meat filling. Shrimp Dumpling Soup, served in brown broth and with bok choy, decent but not life changing. An excellent, and affordable, dim sum option on the south side of San Francisco. Lunch combo, generously portioned and economically-priced.

This neighborhood dim sum takeout is a gem. They have my favorite salty fried bread at a very good price! Dim sum dishes are so good quality at a very good price. Parking can be challenging during busy weekends and weekdays. One can only find street parking. Go early. I believe they open at 8am in the morning. Whenever I am in the neighborhood, will patron it.

This is our second time at Ling Ling Cuisine Restaurant and I love it! First of all it’s very clean, the service is very attentive and friendly! The food is made to order and delicious; also the portions are good! I would definitely recommend it and we will come back for sure!

No wait at 11am on a Friday. Ling Ling serves basic Chinese dishes like fried rice and chow mein. Since we had breakfast earlier, we only ordered wonton soup $12 and a BBQ pork wonton noodles $15. Both were decent sized and tasted OK. I would have preferred shrimp in the wontons. The BBQ pork was dry. Service was excellent since we were the only ones in there.

Great dim sum in Chinatown! I loved the siu mai. As someone who isn't fluent in reading Chinese, I wish there were pictures on the menu for me to get a better idea of what I was ordering, since the English translations weren't always what I expected when I ordered.

Really authentic dim sum spot. Has dine in but can be to go as well. They speak some English and Cantonese. Maybe mandarin too. Prices are pretty cheap but can get high if you order a lot. The wait was not bad at all since I had a pretty big order. They didn’t have centruy egg congee and the other one wasn’t as good but all the other food was pretty decent. If you haven’t tried, I recommend.

Good food that is conveniently open very late at night. Their beef noodle soup was okay as it was a bit bland, but if you're looking for something light, it might be for you. Their boba was surprisingly decent for being a restaurant and would highly recommend.

Super clutch spot for being one of the last places open, yet they don’t sacrifice quality. Greeted us with hot tea, the food came out fast, and it was delicious (favs: scallion oil noodles, mapo tofu, and best string beans I’ve had for a long time). And our server was friendly and interacting with us.

Solid HK Cafe comfort food. Nothing too glam or glits about this place. Hits the spot though. Their beef Chow fun was pretty good though I feel like the portions can be slightly larger.

S & E Cafe recently reopened for indoor dining about one month ago. Hooray! I'm happy to see we've turned a corner as they were closed for indoor dining for over two years. Regulars will notice there are slight changes to the menu. I had the runny egg seafood crispy noodles $17 and a ice milk tea $3.50. With fish pieces, runny egg, scallops and shrimps, this was great. The crispy noodles stayed crispy because the chef didn't put too much gravy. Good job everyone at S & E Cafe.

The parking around the area is limited. We visited on a Sunday afternoon, and the waitlist was incredibly long. We ended up ordering takeout, but still had to wait 20-30 minutes. We ordered the Cucumber Salad with Minced Garlic, House Special GRN, Hot and Sour Noodle Soup, and Marinated Combination Plate. Unfortunately, the cucumber salad was bland, and the sauce was not good either. Similarly, the combination plate was quite dry. On a positive note, the Hot and Sour Noodle Soup had a generous portion, and the flavor was authentically hot and sour. I didn't try other items from the menu, but based on what I ordered, I would say the food was decent, though not outstanding.

This is our go-to for guilin style rice noodles. We get takeout here at least once a month. The dry version travels better and comes with a small side of soup. Everything is very flavorful and the noodle texture is just right it's a bit chewy and bouncy. It is a bit expensive for a simple dish but that's the price you pay for living in the bay area.

TLDR: not fancy place but delicious food at reasonable prices We came in as a family of five and ordered a few items. They have this specialty pulled chicken that is very flavorful though a bit too many bones for my liking. The fish with tofu is a classic, the pork belly was soft and tender, full of flavor. They also gave us space in the fridge for our cake and gave us a knife and plastic forks and plates and didn’t charge a fee. It will not be the nicest place in terms of decor but the food and service make up for it. They also did not seem to charge us for rice. The bill came out to $150 after tip for five people including five items of food and rice (no drinks)

I had my (Chinese) husband order many times before and it was delicious. However tonight I made the call for take-out. When I arrived they didn't have my order so I ordered again and waited patiently. But when I got home my husband was pissed to find that the generals chicken was made with tiny scraps of chicken, double fried with batter to look bigger. The texture is like eating walnuts. I told my husband this always happens when I order Chinese food as a white-woman. I get screwed on portion size or not given a quality meal. If you must order here, have the person most fluent in Cantonese order so you receive a better meal.

The beef roll pancake was SO GOOD. Definitely coming back here, just for that. The veggie dumpling was okay (would not get again) and the rib hand pulled noodles was also delicious. Note: cash only!

House of Pancakes was one of the coziest & tastiest meals I’ve had in recent memory. The garlic green beans and the beef roll pancake were the most notable items for sure. So tasty!! The hand-pulled noodles were good as well, especially on a rainy day. The garlic green The food is what earned the five stars here. The service and ambiance were alright. I wouldn’t say either were notable. It took me a few tries to flag down a server to get water, but they were quick with the tea and with the food! Overall, I’d definitely come back here!

My family likes to come back here for the good food!! It’s authentic. I love their soya chicken, soup, veggies and fish dishes. The combo set meals are such a great deal. I need to come back again!

Gosh, we had the $98 dinner for 6. Too much food, everything was really delicious. We had a duck, a whole fish and a bunch of other dishes including one called "saliva chicken." My Cantonese friend said they meant "mouth watering." $20/ea with tip.

A street food kind of place, small and comfortable. We had so many dishes and I don’t know the real names but there are pictures of all. Fish dumplings, they are delicious! Mixed with herbs. Soup dumplings with pork! Scrumptious! One of my favorites Beef roll, thin slices with veggies and herbs, crispy outside and full of flavors on the inside There is a pizza like dish with beef inside sliced thin and tender The fried rice is made to order, just like everything else and the wait was worth the time

Wow!! What a surprise as we’ve eaten at many, many restaurants in the area but somehow overlooked this incredible Shantung style family run restaurant. We had three dishes, the Xian hemp cold flat noodles, cabbage pork dumplings and the smashed cucumber with peanuts. Each dish was just outstanding. The Xian dish had a cumin base and was soo fresh and delicious with sesame oil and was only moderately spicy. The cabbage pork dumplings were also outstanding as was the cucumber. Once we sat down the staff was extraordinarily friendly and welcoming but did not speak any English only mandarin and Shantungese. Yet they made us feel so welcome. This has to be one authentic Homestyle restaurant as we felt like we had walked into a family restaurant in China. It was fun and great experience so we’ll be back soon!!

Dim sum is decent and service is okay. However, even for a party of 6, it's mandated an 18% service charge. Wish this was disclosed clearly beforehand.

A reasonable, priced hole in the wall family owned restaurant, but they serve a delicious variety of generous portions of dim sum and Chinese food. Fast and friendly service. We all left the restaurant stuffed with some leftovers. Although it was our first time, it won't be our last. We'll be back! If you have not been there, don't walk, run! Just to remind you, they get busy. Apparently, it's a popular pocket friendly place that serves delicious Chinese food! Cheers!

My first time ordering from here and the food was delicious. It definitely hit the spot on this cold and rainy day. I had placed my order through doordash. I am very thankful that they took extra care by placing saran wrap on the Wonton Soup. Lady who delivered my order didn't really handle my order with care when delivered. The soup was very comforting and delicious wontons. Mongolian Beef was delicious. Generous with the fried rice. I wished I had asked for chili hot oil.

A neighborhood strip mall establishment consistently serving the familiar taste of Chinese-American cooking. Portions are big per price point. All-day lunch specials allow for multiple modification — with various chow mein (yummy!) and fried rice options. Noodle soups pack a good amount of flavor. Salt and Pepper Chicken, Fish or Pork Chop are clear winners, getting the crunch light, the fragrant jalapeño-to-onion-to-scallion proportion just right.