I found out this is the owner of another very popular restaurant in Belmont which currently still…read morehave long line every time we visited. So we decided to try his new restaurant. The location is off the busy part of San Mateo which is awesome. Plenty of free parking and no wait at the restaurant. People walked by would second thought on coming in. Clay pot rice - Hands down the best I've had in many famous clay pot rice restaurants in the Bay area. See the pictures on how crunchy they made the rice without too much oil. HK style sweet and sour spare ribs - 生炒骨 very good. The flavor is very authentic to me like those I had in HK. Crunchy batter. I really liked it. Seafood clay pot - That one was fine, like the flavor, but nothing particularly special. Shredded chicken salad - it's good but I've had better. The main thing is the 沙姜粉 is not as strong. The quality of chicken is fine, decent yellow hair chicken flavor. It's too bad that the location may not be a visible location but this place is truly above average. I mean I'm happy because I never have to wait 45 minutes to get seated and parking is convenient. Just hope they will stay in business.

This place is way underrated restaurant. Food is great here and great price!…read more Mapo tofu is so good

Parking is not plentiful! The road conditions were also very poor. It was tight and small…read more Definitely needs some repaving. The interior was nice though. They had big tables making it good for big groups. We had a party of 8 and they were able to seat us nicely. Food was pretty dang delicious. I loved the chicken wings. Highly recommend. Super flavorful and the texture was very nice. Crispy skin but tender meat. Overall, Silver House has some good food. I wish the location was better. However, service was pretty fast and good food.

I ordered food to go. I ordered the fried flounder and was told on the phone it's going to be…read moreabout $30. Once I picked it up they told me it's weighs more and will cost $45. I won't be ordering fish anymore From here. I order the appetizer salt and pepper chicken wings. When I took a bite, there was only one bone with a little meat. Why would they remove the other bone to the chicken wing. This would be time consuming. The flavor was good but I strongly doubt it was chicken wing. What I believe they sold was pieces of chicken thighs left over from cutting off most Of the meat. If they are misbranding the food, the restaurant is misleading customers. I don't plan on returning.

Hands down the best Cheung Hing around. Dining here is good because the location is a fair size,…read moreclean and bright. Service is always consistent and the servers are friendly. Recently I stopped to pick-up dinner with the plan to have leftovers. I called my order in and was quoted 40 minutes for my order to be ready. My order consisted of salted fish and chicken fried rice (this location has the best around SF and the peninsula), bitter melon beef, chicken chow mein, Thai style fried vermicelli (my favorite dish here), salt and pepper chicken wings. We also received a complimentary bbq pork fried rice. Everything was fantastic and we had plenty of leftovers for a few days.

San Mateo location, my usual favorite Chinese food…read more Won ton soup - might've been the first time I've ordered it here. Felt like having won ton soup to help a cold and cough. Big won ton filled w pork and shrimp. Bok choy Broth not much flavor, in a separate container since this was a take-home order. Curry Beef Stew I've never had Curry beef stew before, prefer chicken, curry, but for some odd reason, I decided to order this dish. It was underwhelming and I won't order it again. The Curry sauce itself was OK but the big long pieces of beef were somewhat gross, lots of fat. They added plenty of slices to onions and a few pieces of green pepper and Julienned carrots, but that's about it for being called a stew. So I learned my lesson by not sticking to my usual order, and won't order wonton soup or curry beef stew again.

Environment is right and clean and Service was very good even with house full of customers who Chu…read moreis quite good compared to most Chinese Cafe. We ordered the special Porridge along with fried Chinese donut and its very good size with pricing on the value end. We did ended up paying $1.00 more because we couldn't finish and have to put it in a to go box.

Quick service, friendly faces! Came for the hong kong milk tea and it was pretty good - I haven't…read morefound a HKMT place out in San Mateo yet. For food, we ordered the dim sum platter and the french toast. The french toast was fine - exactly what you'd expect. The dim sum platter was super underwhelming. Two pieces of hagao and two pieces of siumai and one chasiu bao. The hagao was not good at all - skin was super thin and possibly over steamed. Siumai was much better - very juicy. The bao was meh. Everything felt like it was from frozen in my opinion. We want to come back to try their hot food. They have a decent crowd on the weekend so it must have better items than what we had. I would avoid the dim sum overall next time.

*foodie DEETS here* While finally catching up on posting yrs…read moreof pix & vid to 1 of our go-to's, it wanted me to write an update. K, but these don't increase either of our review count, IYKYK. OG was from 12yrs ago & I'm apparently its Duchess tho I don't even check in half of the time, lol. Really sux that 8 of 11 new & my few old pix aren't attached anymore in result!!! *Argh, any tricks to link them back?? T L ; D R . . . Canto comfort food w/ great prices, by nice ppl. Choice of any 3 entrees for $33.95 or 4 for $44.95, from either sections, incl soup. (were $18.95 & $33, respectively, back then w/ gradual inflation since). V I B E S . . . Unassuming spot (w/ only 315 reviews in decades!) along busy El Camino Real. Lil beat up, tbh. Old carpet, padded wooden chairs, paper tablecloths, scrolls of handwritten Chinese menu items posted around. N O M S . . . Ultimate homestyle comfort food, which not a lot of restos have: - Salted Egg & Pork Steamed Pancake | meatloaf, great over rice - Lotus Leaf Chicken | w/ Chinese sausage & diced shiitake mushrooms, ~25mins to steam Other COMBO choices we've ordered since my former post: - Marinated Wings | w/ sliced onions in light curry sauce - S&P Spareribs | usually burnt, but still order for fam, *gotta remember to ask for less fried - S&P Prawns | head & shell on, too much work, lol - S&P Squid | mid - Deep Fried Pork Intestines | good as I recall, been wanting to get it again - S&P Baked Oyster | battered - Braised Pork w/ Preserved Veg (& reg veg) | thick, fatty belly slabs - Baby Rib Wine Sauce | sliced short ribs w/ broccoli - Fillet of Beef w/ Black Pepper | tons of green & reg onions - Hunan Bean Curd | fam likey this fried tofu in gravy - Jian Kung Spareribs | sweet & sour, eh - House Soup | I enjoy them Wanna try: - Canto Garlic Chix Wok - Steamed Spareribs A-LA-CARTE | mid: - Mu Shu Prawns, 14.95 | fun to assemble onto thin crepes & w/ hoisin - Beef Chow Fun, 11.95 | dry-style w/ bean sprouts - Beef Chow Fun w/ Gravy, 11.95? | w/ baby bok choy, carrots & shrooms. off menu, but a known dish - House Chow Mein, 12.95 | crispy edges & gravy center w/ meat strips & bean sprouts Wanna try: - Lamb Stew w/ Bean Curd Clay Pot, 16.95 - Crab, 38. D R I N K S . . . - Tsingtao & other beers, 4. deal! - Soda, 2.5 S E R V I C E . . . They're pretty popular & slammed, often taking longer than quoted. Short staffed, fam-run, hard workers doing their best. DoorDash avail. Change of ownership in Sep 2022 (between relatives if I remember correctly). Pretty seamless transition while keeping the same format except they cut the Dessert Soups, which should be brought back! - Return? Alwaz - Out the door for 2ppl w/o drinks: ~37 +7 tips - Apple Pay: Yep, who doesn't these days? P.S. Appreciate my efforts? Show this (Asian) sista some love by SMASHing reactions & FOLLOW if u don't already, thx!! ;-P Remember to live to eat, not eat to live...

This is a small Chinese restaurant with only a few tables inside. The menu offers a good variety of…read moredishes, and the portion sizes are reasonable for the prices. The four of us ordered five dishes: eggplant, string beans, beef stew, sticky rice, and salt and pepper pork ribs. The eggplant was the standout dish, although it was quite oily. Unfortunately, the string beans were undercooked, the beef stew was dry, and the salt and pepper pork ribs were extremely overcooked and dry, we each took one bite and couldn't finish them. The sticky rice had a nice chewy texture, but it tasted burnt, as shown in the photo. Overall, we're glad we gave this place a try, but the dishes we ordered didn't meet our expectations. Maybe their chow mein or chow fun is better, but we didn't have a chance to try those. The service was okay.

I was hosting my book club with dim sum from Palette Tea Garden. The food is delicious and my…read morefriends love the special treat. Once again, I have the VIP attention from Steven. We communicated online, he was prompt in responding, advising my orders and assuring of everything would be ready. It is the best experience I've had for ordering food to go. I really appreciation Steven and Palette for providing the best services. I rate this restaurant as first class with best customer services.

Palette is a modernized version of Hong Kong Chinese food. I really enjoyed all my experience here…read more And what makes them unique are the palette of sauces they give you. I think it's a fun idea to tweak a bite, but unnecessary...with exceptions to the chili oil. The stir fried fish fillet was a standout because of the mushrooms and vegetables! All the textures really mended together. The only thing I didn't like was the raw garlic. The Waygu beef was tasty, tender, and red! And the minced Waygu fried rice was just okay. The only shortfall was the wok hei was a tad bit underwhelming in the Waygu beef and fried rice at my last visit. Palette is worth a stop if you're craving elevated Cantonese that still feel authentic. I'd say about 1.5 entrees per person is a good ratio to stick with. FYI-The final bill already includes tip.

Eat here. Thank me later. Excellent Szechuan food in the Peninsula at reasonable prices (in 2023…read moreno less)! Our typical order is the fried chicken with chili peppers, mapo tofu, dry fried string beans, and fish filets in peppercorn soup (it's a green soup with mushrooms). Service is "efficient" which is hopefully exactly what you want if you are looking for a Szechuan restaurant that has good food. IYKYK. If you want good service in an establishment like this, I have a bridge to sell you... Great local business that we have patronized many times over the years, and will continue to do so!

Wow, pleasantly surprised by how good the food is here. Ordered takeout over the phone and food was…read moreready by the time I got there (15min). Spicy bullfrog - generous with bullfrog servings and taste was on point Lamb skewers - minimum 2 skewers per order with a good amount of meat per skewer. Spicy cold jelly - The cold jelly was a good refresher after all the spice. Love the texture. Duck blood curd - a little stingy on the duck blood curd. Probably pass on this.

Ordered DoorDash . The beef soup was good . Lots of mushrooms and beef . Basil spicy chicken was…read morealso great and tasty . Pork work string beans was good . Quantity is also good and pricing is comparably cheaper to other places . We ate it few times . Overall great - will order again .

Hate leaving negative reviews but this was probably the first meal I've ever thrown away. The…read moregenerals chicken was just skins or tendons or who knows if it was even chicken. When you skimp on actual meat it makes me think what else are they skimping on... and I couldn't go on. Tossed the whole meal

Going to update my review here since I've now been here ~10 times. Let me say this place is an EASY…read morefive stars but since I've been a lot of times I have noticed some things that could be better. That said, I'll talk about the good things first. Pretty much everything on the menu is good here. If there's something that sounds interesting, get it. If you've been curious about spaghetti dishes at southern Chinese restaurants, get one. The General's Chicken is actually insanely good here, like the best lunch special I know anywhere, and it's General's Chicken. Hainan chicken, salt and pepper spare ribs, rice clay pots, eggplant dishes, and even Chinese curry are items I commonly see ordered around me. The tofu seafood claypot is fantastic. Pretty sure they have Peking spareribs and they were great iirc. The chow fun dishes are only good, not super exceptional, you rarely see people order them. Alright the few things I've noticed that could be improved have all happened when I come closer to closing than opening. I've had a couple times where the tea kettle was still soapy, so the tea tasted awful. Their kettles keep the tea piping hot for the whole meal, so maybe that makes them hard to clean. But I've also had the tea come not very hot. They don't like giving you water and tea, some Chinese service lol. And for some reason, the food has also been a bit worse when I came later too Space is small and it can be crowded, especially on weekends. Come early for the best experience

*** U P D A T E ***…read more It's been a few years since our first visit to this cozy and casual Chinese eatery, but we still think about Blue Sky every now and then. It's rare that we're in this area, but we made a point to come back from SSF and give them another try. Like our first visit, there was a waitlist! We got here on a weekday at lunchtime around 12:30, and there were 3 parties ahead of us. Thankfully, the wait was only about 15 minutes this time. The owner was friendly and welcoming. Once we sat down, it took us forever to decide what we wanted to order! We ended up placing our order with the owner, but you can also order through the QR code on the table. *** O U R P I C K S *** BEEF CHOW FUN ~ good flavor and wok hei. We really enjoyed this dish! So much so that we ate the rest for dinner too! 5/5 PUMPKIN WITH SALTED EGG YOLK ~ this was a memorable dish for me from our first visit, so I definitely wanted to have it again this time. Still very good! The pumpkin is mildly sweet, while the salted egg yolk adds a little saltiness that balances everything out. 5/5 SWEET AND SOUR PORK ~ something we almost never order, but my partner was craving something sweet and tangy. The meat was nicely fried, so it didn't get too soggy even after being coated in the sauce. Good dish that seems popular among their customers. 4/5 BAKED PORTUGUESE BEEF STEW WITH SPAGHETTI ~ out of all the dishes, this one was bland and our least favorite. The sauce had more of a mild yellow curry flavor with coconut milk. It also didn't really look baked, since there was no browning on top that you'd normally expect from a baked dish. The stew itself was good, but we probably wouldn't order this one again. 3/5 Generous portions for every dish! Two people could easily get away with ordering just one dish and be satisfied. But with so many tempting choices on the menu, it's hard to order just one! Now we have tons of leftovers that'll last us for a few days! Oh, and the owner gave us a sample of their homemade hot chili sauce. It was tasty and savory, but nothing too spicy. My partner enjoyed it so much that he wanted a jar to take home! So we bought one to go for $8. With so many good things on the menu, we'll definitely have to come back again sooner than later. Already thinking about what we'll order next! Can't wait!!

Have consistently love the quality of the food and the service…read more My favorite go to dish is Beef Tendon Soup Noodles The ambience is very interesting because of the great mall murals depicting Hong Kong.

If you come here, you HAVE to order the Hong Kong French Toast! It's easily one of the best I've…read moreever had--golden, crispy, buttery, and perfectly cooked. The café has such a warm and charming atmosphere, and the staff are genuinely kind and welcoming. Great food, great service, and a place that makes you want to stay a little longer. Highly recommend!