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    3.4 (50 reviews)
    InexpensiveBubble Tea, Chinese
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    Quiet
    Good for kids
    Good for groups
    Outdoor seating

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    Good taste, good price! So many different types can choose! Recommend! Ma Po Tofu Ribeye Steak

    Are you serious this is hot and sour soup?? With hot oil??
    Wawa S.

    I ordered a hot sour soup on a not busy Monday. Once open the lid, hot oil?? Are you serious? Even I ordered bento, half box soup? especially all food are salty! Keep your money & do not waste right here. Won't be here anymore!

    3 item combo with rice
    Tiffany C.

    My boyfriend took me here for lunch on a Wednesday because of their lunch specials. I think this place used to be a boba shop and the owners now serve Chinese fast food (3 dish combination with rice, soup, etc.) - and I guess on Wednesdays they have a special where they give you a free green tea along with your combination, soup and bowl of rice. They also seem to sell random knickknacks and stationery ... a little of everything. All in all, it definitely is a pretty cheap place to eat, especially in South El Monte where there aren't too many restaurants. They have the one dish, two dish, or three dish combination and they do change out the variety of dishes each day, I believe. I ended up getting the three item combination for about $5 or $6 which isn't bad at all as it came with a bowl of soup and a cup of green tea. I tried the eggplant, mapo tofu, sweet and sour chicken, and broccoli, but I've also tried their chicken, egg and tomato, and pork knuckle as well. The dishes aren't amazing, but they aren't bad either. They definitely can be compared to the other restaurants that do this type of business except that the portions here seem to be a bit smaller. The soup was tasty, a fair amount of rice was given, and the green tea was pretty on point (a little bit on the sweet side, but it was free). Lots of people coming and going, and that does say a lot since this place isn't in the best location. A pretty big parking lot. I do feel like if you order to-go, you get more food than if you eat there. tl;dr: good place for a quick bite of fast food Chinese style. Food is decent, price isn't bad and the Wednesday special definitely will have me back again. CASH only.

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    Francine L.

    It's been a little while since I've been to E@Cup I mean I use to come here all the time when I lived closer but since I have moved for a few years now I don't really end up here anymore. But recently I came in with some of my friends to grab a green tea. You can customize your drink by telling the lady how sweet you want your tea to be. Most of the time I'm just not really into anything being sweet so I just say don't add anything extra. I like that taste of bitterness. Parking is really easy for this place. It has never been a problem and service is quick and fast. Only been here for drinks but they do sell food also!!

    I randomly choose this chinese restaurant from Yelp because it demonstrates some good photos of food which arouse my appetite. I went there around 12:30 P.M.for my lunch break, and there were a lot of people waiting in line. I see customers are allowed to dine in, and it has tables outside also. All of the employees wear face masks. Since it is my first time, I ask the employee what their special is. I was told the the price for lunch specail were $7.5, $8.5, $9 for a two, three or four items plate respectively. They also have a green or black tea for $1 if you choose to buy aa three or four items plate. I finally chose a four items plate and a green tea for 10 bucks. Compared with Panda Express, their food is more Chinese style, and I think the price is relatively fair regarding to the inflation now. I may go there again for my lunch.

    Samuel H.

    $6.90 w/ a tea on Wed n Sat with a 3 items lunch is a good deal around El monte area..I know Dianna for many years.. it is a quite place to hang around..just avoid lunch rush hour...=]

    My 3 item combination
    Debby L.

    They're doing something right!!! I got there around 12:30 in the afternoon and there was a long line already. The line goes quickly ;) 3 item combination comes with a green tea :) I also ordered a boba milk tea to go. Total came out $8.02. Lady at the cash register is super nice. She waived the two pennies! Ordering is easy. Rice or noodle or half and half. The rest is just a matter of pointing at the food item that you want. Food is delicious. Enough said. Good job E@cup!

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    Been visit this store for years, very good services, The food are delicious and price is reasonable. luv their noodles.

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