My husband and I have only ordered takeout from E&J Yummy Kitchen but this place has definitely become our go-to restaurant whenever we are craving porridge. The're generous with the portion and the price is so good. Here are the dishes that I would highly recommend for anyone that wants to give them a try: -Salted Pork and Preserved Egg Porridge -Wonton Soup -Five Spice Beef Tripe Noodle Soup -Beef Chow Fun -Yang Chou Fried Rice They're a cash-only restaurant, but they do accept Zelle which makes it more convenient for people like me who never carry cash. read more

Decided to come here since I had a nail appointment next door within the next hour. Parked right in front. Had a good amount of spaces available this day since it is in a little center. Its a fairly small place but had available seating. We were sat right away. The menu had alot to choose from like most Chinese restaurants. We wanted a variety of foods so we got some vegetables, shrimp fried rice, dumplings and chicken chow mein. For a short quick stop, the food was good. The only suggestions would be more protein in the dishes. More chicken and shrimp in the chow mein and fried rice. Other then that, we had good service and comfortable environment. We would come back. read more

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Waited more than 5 minutes for them to hand me an order didn't even acknowledge my presence rude staff I left canceling my order

The place is a bit quiet when I went. The food come out fast, I ordered fried rice and rice crepe, the fried rice has good texture but it don't have much flavor. Price is reasonable read more

The porridge was too runny. The shrimp roll was food, but shrimp tasted like it's been frozen for awhile. Because it's a small business and family run, it's alright. But not the hype that Yelp is giving the rating at. Cash only. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Shrimp roll was good - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

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Good , I like the rice noodles rolls. I eating in here more than 7 years. I like egg noodles rolls, noodles soup. read more

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This place came highly recommended as a place with great rice noodle rolls. But I found it to be quite lacking. It's a tiny shop with little fan fare, theres not much in the way of decorations or anything. But in any event thats not why you're there anyway. you're there to try to their HK style rice and noodle dishes and especially their rice noodle rolls. FOr $6.50 a roll, the portions are extremely small and theres not much filling to go with your roll. We ordered the shrimp one and the bbq pork one, but all of that was rather skimpy, even the rice noodle sheets itself were skimpy. You get a larger order from the dim sum carts. Maybe it was an off day, but everything we ate there was just lackluster. I believe the rolls are usually $5.50 but it was like a dollar extra to add the egg, I didn't find that adding the egg made any difference to it? YMMV I could be persuaded to try it again, but it was pretty blah tbh. read more

Stopped by this place after we went to delicious food corner and couldn't find a parking spot. I've been to my fair share of Hong Kong cafe restaurants. The experience here was bad. There was little to no service. When we walked inside the restaurant, there was no greeting. We dined in and sat down at a table. Menus were being given to us with no word. No "hello" We ordered green onion pancake, fried potstickers, 豬肉腸粉加蛋 and the soy sauce noodles. When the food arrived, we were in shock they were still using styrofoam plates and utensils. Food did not look appetizing and the soy sauce noodles were not crispy like delicious food corner. The green onion pancake looks like the frozen kind you can get at 99 ranch market. It was chewy but only gave a few pieces on a super tiny plate. For the portion, it did not meet the expectations compared to the price we paid. I believe it was $5-$6 for a small plate of onion pancake. I would not come back again. read more

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3.5 stars - It was very quiet as we were the only people there for lunch. Two TV screens covering tennis & soccer. The food was overall good. I found the beef wonton soup to be somewhat light in taste needing some more flavor, salt and spice. Food came out hot. Service was nice. Our server spoke Chinese and English. The place is clean. At times I could smelled a hint of cigarette smoke in the air that affected my overall experience,...(even with the front door closed, IDK. ) Parking was adequate. I hope more customers come to keep them in business. I would explore other things on the menu if I were to return. read more

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Great food, with great flavor. I typically get the same dishes when I go. Warm and welcoming staff.

CASH ONLY! This place is super tiny and run by husband and wife. Looks like they had to bring their daughter/grand daughter to work today. With that said, it's understandable for service to be slow since it's only then. Yes they use styrofoam plates to serve for dine in. If you are offended by the waste, go somewhere else! It's probably a cost savings decision for the owners not to hire a dishwasher. The rice noodle rolls were evening I thought they were gonna be. Personally I prefer the shrimp over the BBQ pork. Could be better if they added like yellow chives or something but still yummy. Price has gone up within the last couple years. read more

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I'll just leave a picture of the shrimp noodle roll on here and you can be the judge as to why I gave this place 1 star. It looks how it tastes. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Looking for a carb overload that you won't regret? You've come to the right place. Here's what we got: - BBQ pork rice noodle roll ($4.50) add egg ($1): 5/5 - Beef rice noodle roll add egg: 5/5 - Shrimp rice noodle roll: 4/5 - Beef chow fun ($9.95): 4/5 - BBQ pork & wonton noodles ($8.75): 4/5 "E&J YUMMY Kitchen" lives up to its name! Everything tasted fresh and it's so cheap. Def would recommend adding egg to the rice noodle rolls. Adds more ~dimension~ and fills you up for longer. My fave of the rice rolls was the BBQ pork. I am craving these now I hate myself! read more

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For pick up: On a Friday morning in August, I was craving for wonton noodle soup and beef rice noodle soup. I seen the sign open and parked in front. I ordered both wonton noodle soup and beef rice noodle roll in Cantonese/English $11.22. The wait is 10-15min wait. I asked about their new hours and it's the owner son says 9-6. Cash only. I took it home to eat. It taste like how I remember before cov19. The wontons are good size w/ 4-5 pieces with pieces gai lan. The beef rice noodle is good and melts in my mouth. The way they make is Hong Kong style. Egg on top is optional. They also make chow mein or chow fun or appetizers. Nice staff. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Thankful they are open for to-go during this covid pandemic! They have delicious rice rolls! I ordered noodles and porridge as well but have yet to try it yet as I'm trying to save it to eat throughout the week. In regards to the rice rolls, they're definitely a must try! It's simple, yet so delicious - great comfort food. There are many protein options to choose from and you can choose to include egg in it. I ordered one with shrimp and one with pork - both including egg. The soy sauce complimented every bite of the rice roll. The texture of it was silky and smooth. Hope they are able to make it through this pandemic! Would love to go back again. Worker was friendly and made sure we had all the sauces we wanted to go with our food. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Open for to go ! - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

I went and ordered pickup today (04/18/2020) and I had the worst experience ever. I walk in and menu in is to the left side entrance. The girl gives me a little paper to write down my order. Then she takes the same paper and rewrite it in chinese for the chefs to understand. She could have taken my order instead. I pay and they told me it will be ready in 10 minutes and to wait outside. 10 minutes later, it's not done yet. "It'll be done in a few more minutes, I'll let you know" Another 10 minutes later I walk in and asked again "is it ready yet?""Oh yes, it's ready. I tried looking for you outside but didn't see anyone" (I was staring at the entrance the entire time I was waiting outside and I never saw anyone come out to "look" for me) I go home and see they did an extremely poor job of packaging my food. I ordered 2 orders of beef brisket ho fun noodle soup and 2 century egg and lean meat porridge. The lids for both porridge was cracked and the porridge was spilling over the cracked lid. Things they can do better during COVID-19 pickups. 1. Have hand sanitizer available by the menus. 2. They should take the order instead of me writing it down (who knows how many people have touched the pen before me) and they have to rewrite it in Chinese. 3. When packaging food in one plastic bag with containers stacking on top of each other, they should put a cardboard on top to improve stability of the containers. Anyways, I don't see myself coming back for their comfort food anytime soon. The only measure they taken was to wearing a mask but as a customer they did not provide hand sanitizer or provide good customer service even if they were already lacking in that department. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Take out in my own bowls - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

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I called a phone order and it was ready when I came in. They don't give you an itemized ticket/bill so I paid what the guy told me it was. I got home and unloaded the food and inside was a small calculator type of receipt with prices only. Got charged for an extra item and have no idea what it was for. If the food was any good and I'd go back again, I would have called to get my money back but food was not good. Pork and century egg porridge - watery and was missing seasoning. I had to add my own salt and msg. Gravy Chow fun with chicken - another nope. Gravy was also missing seasoning. And it had no veggies in it all all. Only a few pieces of chicken. Beef stew lo mein - small portion of beef stew Green onion pancake - tiny small portion and greasy Wonton soup - no shrimp in it missing flavor. read more

Came here on Saturday noon time and there was no wait. The cashier lady greeted us cordially. It's a mom-and-pop shop and it isn't too big of a place. We ordered the chicken feet for appetizer. For entrees we got the steamed rice roll with egg and BBQ pork and the wonton pork legs noodles. The chicken feet was a cold appetizer and they were kind of hard. They can afford a bit more time to cook the feet. The steamed rice rolls were not the most silky or smoothest ones that we've had, but for the price it was, there was a fair amount of BBQ pork. It was standard. The noodles came in a moderately large bowl. The broth was hot which is ALWAYS a plus. Noodles with lukewarm broth is kind of nasty anyways. There were 5 pieces of wonton and 4 pieces of pork legs. The noodles were not broken, so that's good. The wontons were standard, fairly meaty. The pork legs were not over cooked because they were not super soft or soggy. The staff were very friendly throughout our visit. For a relatively quick bite with super affordable prices, I'd recommend this spot of Cantonese "street foods". read more

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small family restaurant with decent food located inside a strip mall, this place looks small but actually have some tables inside. The staff are all family so you can tell they make all the food ingredients themselves. The food taste is not bad. Pretty professional. The rice rolls, the congee, and the noodles all taste pretty good. Only downside are the drinks, which taste blend. Seems kind of weird because you would think the drinks are much easier to make compared to more complex dishes like rice rolls. Inside is pretty clean. Staff are ok friendly. Price is reasonable. Portions are good. Overall, a good place to visit for some quick noodles! read more

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Good considering LA does not have good Cantonese food (best imo is New York). I have had my fair share of congee/porridge, rice rolls and wonton noodles and I think here was mostly okay. The congee was a bit watery to me but that's the LA standard it seems. I also said yes to an added egg for the shrimp rice rolls and it worked great. They were soft enough although not silky enough. Lastly the wonton and beef stew noodle soup which is usually my go to canto food, it was a 6/10. Beef was mostly tendons and the wontons forgettable. Iced honey lemon tea wasn't great $2.50. It needed more tea and lemon flavor. I wouldn't order this (I prefer Tasty Garden). read more

Elizabeth's Star Rating System 1 star = Terrible, would not recommend, will tell family and friends to avoid 2 stars = I won't be back but you might enjoy it 3 stars = I'll be back eventually 4 stars = I'll definitely be back 5 stars = I'm telling my friends and family about this place! E&J makes the best Cantonese style rice rolls! My favorite is the shrimp and I always add an egg. Their pork rice roll and porridges are good too. Their Beef Stew is so good too. I always ask for more sauce simple, home-style food. Their lemon ice tea reminds me so much of Hong Kong, down to the size. Americans may think it is too small but this is the norm outside of the US. I've been a loyal fan for years since this little HK Café opened, highly recommend. P.S. Yelp is wrong on their business hours. They are closed every Wednesday. I learned this the hard way read more

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Was feeling under the weather so I ordered some food to go. Porridge was decent, there was a good amount of the egg which I like and some places don't put enough of. The pork was nice and tender. Salty fish fried rice - I was surprised to see that there was a lot of fish but it ended up being really tiny pieces of chicken. Which wasn't bad, this dish was pretty good especially with some chili oil. Beef roll - I normally get shrimp rolls but I decided to get the beef and Omgfff it was so good! The flavor was just out of the world. I did add chili oil and the garnishes and honestly I wish I just ordered these instead lol. I love Chinese cafe food and this is probably one spot I'll come back to try everything else. read more

The food here is so top tier!! The softest best textured rice noodle I've had. And it comes with a decent amount of shrimp. My favorite part about this is how affordable it is!! Definitely a locals spot. I also had the congee that was really good and a large portion. The service here is the best they can do because it's only one person working while another is in the kitchen! So you have to keep that in mind when thinking how can they keep their prices so low. Overall delicious and i will probably come back here often read more

This is a good spot for some Cantonese comfort food! It is located in the same plaza as Dollar Tree, Coco's & Daiki Sushi. I never have any trouble finding a parking spot during the afternoon on weekends. I typically order the congee and the rice noodle rolls. I have tried some of the noodle dishes and the wonton noodle soup. They are decent, but I always find myself going back to the congee dishes instead. Some of my favorites are the Sampan Porridge, Salted Pork & Preserved egg Porridge, and the Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll. The rice noodle rolls are fresh and soft! I never encountered a wait for a table here. Food comes out fairly quickly and portions are very generous here. Cash only! read more

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Ambiance: small family style restaurant, close early at night, good for to go orders Service: very fast and friendly Food: menu items are good for breakfast and lunch Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll - **** surcharge for adding egg, very soft and tender, recommend Wonton Noodles - ** so so, flavorless soup and wonton was not freshly made Beef Chow Fun - *** dry style, average taste Salted Fish & Chicken Fried Rice - **** very flavorful, recommend Price: cash only, cheap prices and large portions, less than $20 per person read more

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Hk/canto comfort food. Wontons and porridge were good. Rice noodles were ok, the shrimps were not too fresh though. Big portion. Reasonably priced. read more

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My favorite steamed rice roll place ever. This is probably as close as you can get to enjoy authentic cantonese style steamed rice rolls in LA. I have had their beef, shrimp, fish, and pork rice rolls. All with eggs for $2 extra. My favorite are the pork and beef. The meat is tender and juicy, the rice rolls are fluffy and heavenly. Amazingly delicious and takes me back down the memory lane. Service is quick and on point. Not once I had to wait to be seated despite the fact that this place is almost always packed. People come and go fairly quickly. Highly recommend this place to anyone who's feeling good cantonese comfort food. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

the food worth at least 4 stars, it just the price I paid thru Yelp has a HUGE differences! The same minced beef congee I can get it at the store for $7.50, but I have to pay $11.99 on Yelp, and I was picking it up! The rice-roll is $4.50 in store and $6.99 on Yelp! I can understand a dollar or 2 convenience fee but that's a bit extraordinary... I feel ripped off... by making a phone call instead of going thru Yelp I can save $10+ for this order. So the verdict is no more order thru Yelp; do it traditionally, make a call. read more

The quality of the the location has dropped off significantly since the pandemic and while the steamed roll noodles and congee is still good, it's now missing something that used to make it step up and kick you in the taste buds. The service is adequate and fine - you know what you're going to get when you come to a Chinese restaurant. The parking is pretty good - located in a strip mall, there's plenty of parking. read more

Low key great value Hong Kong Style cafe food! E&J is a cantonese feel good restaurant known for the "cherng fun" which is freshly made steam rice noodle rolls. This similar to the ones you get a dim sum, but way better as it tastes fresh/made to order. You can add toppings such as egg (intertwined with the roll!), shrimp, fish fillet, beef, pork or BBQ pork for $1 each. We opted for the egg. 5/5 for the rice noodle roll! We also got the won ton mein (4/5) and honey ginger tea (4/5) --- good but not amazing. Green onion pancake 3/5 (similar to grocery store frozen ones), pass. Overall highly recommended for good value Chinese breakfast/brunch --- get the cherng fun! read more

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Absolutely disgusting. Personally the food was not to my liking, that I do not blame on the cook. But the ambiance of this place is awful. Smelled like a damn chimney, I wasn't able to enjoy my food due to the fact the whole restaurant smelling like cigarette. There's was a worker that kept going in and out of the kitchen to smoke, but the smell would go into the restaurant. It was just very unpleasant. I do not see myself coming back. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - E&J YUMMY KITCHEN - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Been looking forward to checking the rice rolls when I'm in town. Stopped by at 5:15pm today and they were closed :( read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

o2.16.19 Took my dad here for brunch (lol) after his eye appointment. It took me awhile to find bc my GPS was giving me weird directions lol But it was just pretty much right next to the Dollar Tree store. Anyway, it was half empty when we arrived so no wait. While we were ordering, and the lady was taking our orders, then this one customer walked in, that lady just went to help him without a word. That was kind of rude. I mean, honestly, I really didn't mind her go help the other person with his to go order but at least say something before you walk away. Anyhow, the food was good. We ordered the thousand egg and pork porridge, pork and beef noodle rolls. They were all pretty good. Esp the porridge, it's light and taste healthy. It tasted like there was no msg in it. ;) Another thing I really liked about the porridge was the pork in it. It was cut in the traditional way. It was cut in small strip pieces. It was shredded pork or marinated salty pork. Great meal, will definitely return. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

The rating doesn't say anything about the restaurant but I couldn't give more stars either since I had a negative experience too. NOT open during Coronavirus. Previous reviews must've been for the time they were open for Coronavirus but not anymore. Don't order online, the order will go through and even go through all the process of being accepted, working on it, and even being ready to pick up even though the restaurant is closed. Just call to see if anyone is at the restaurant. Maybe I went on an off day but they do have a sign in Chinese (I had to get a friend to translate it for me since there is no English version) that says they are closed because of covid. There is no estimated time for reopen on the sign. 3 stars because I've eaten here before and it's good but only 3 stars because of the they didn't turn off their GrubHub. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - April 23, 2020. Says they're closed because of covid 19. - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Visitation Rights: Two times (Grand Opening and a month ago)..... maybe more in the near future when I'm craving hk staple food. Type of food: HK/Cantonese comfort food! Location/Parking: Located in the same plaza as Elite Dim Sum and Liang's Kitchen. Parking can be hard to find during peak times, because it shares a lot with other small businesses. If you can, park along Atlantic Blvd. Ambiance/Decor: Small intimate restaurant with mostly modern two seaters and some 4 seater tables. Service: Staffers were very friendly and attentive. Most importantly, the food came out at a decent time. Food: Must get the wonton noodle soup and the scallion pancakes which are staples of the HK food. 1) Wonton Noodle Soup: Comes with wontons, chinese brocoli, green onions, and egg noodles cooked al dente swimming in a flavorful broth!! Very simple and very yum! The wontons were a decent size and was packed with pork and one shrimp, but wished the shrimp was a little bit bigger. 2) Scallion Pancake: My favorite hk comfort food! Tip: Definitely dab some of the grease off! :) Food for thought: Definitely a place to try if you are into hk/cantonese staple food. read more

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Incredible authentic Chinese food - been here several times and they're very consistent. The combination LO main was astounding - good beef stew flavor, tender meat. The porridge is always on point - homey, comforting and good flavor. Highly recommend if in the area. Reminder: cash only (or zelle) read more

Another great find from IG @hangrydiary! After scouting the menu on Yelp, I knew I have to come try the dried veggie porridge and the rice roll (Cheung Fun) with egg! We visited around 10am on a recent weekday and there was only one other couple eating. Our waitress was friendly and happy! Sad but true, but that is such a rarity in a Cantonese restaurant. So it was definitely a plus for us! Our food came out pretty much right away. I may be bias since I love most of HK comfort food. The dried veggie porridge with pork ribs came in a giant metal bowl and it was delicious. We shared the BBQ pork rice rolls with egg. I have never heard of this dish before this visit. However I must say I can ever eat regular rice rolls (Cheung Fun) at a dim sum restaurant ever again! This was light and fluffy and even had me fool I'm eating something healthy haha. I also got the wonton soup noodle and my husband got the lo mein with wontons and dumplings. The waitress offered him a side of sauce from the beef stew and it was a great suggestion! In the middle of our meal, we even ordered an extra dish of the BBQ pork rice rolls with egg, don't judge! Delicious food and great service! Cash only but definitely will be back to try the pan fried dishes. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - BBQ pork rice roll with egg - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

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Shrimp-egg rice noodle roll was textural fantasy! The sweet/savory sauce was a perfection addition. Congee could be slightly more seasoned, but it tasted healthy. They gave us free milk tea as a service! May be a quarantine service. read more

Stopped by because I was craving some rice rolls and soup. The rice rolls are pretty cheap and filling. For the price, I was surprised that they gave so much shrimp and beef! We even asked for more sauce and the lady generously brought out the container and added more for us. Rice rolls: I liked the shrimp more than the beef. The beef had some chopped up green leaves that had a taste I didn't particularly care for. Both came with plenty of protein. The rice rolls were soft and the sauce was good. Overall these were pretty standard rice rolls. Wonton noodle soup: Egg noodles were nice and springy and the wontons were a pretty good size. The soup was pretty bland so I used the chili oil to give it a little more flavor. read more

E&J Yummy Kitchen - 6. Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll and 9. Beef Rice Noodle Roll - Cantonese Near Me - Monterey Park, California

Very Convient & unbeatable prices around, whereas other restaurants are bit on the pricey side nothing tops a bang for your buck.