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    Hong Kong Palace

    3.3 (121 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 3:00 pm, 5:00 PM - 9:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Dogs allowed

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    Denise C.

    Came here today with my mom. Had a smaller dim sum lunch. Used to visit Millbrae restaurants...it's different now. We ate here with my father here before. Classic dim sum.

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    Alex C.

    My first yum-cha and dim sum review of 2026! What was once Tai Wu, is now Hong Kong Palace, which joins its older siblings; Lai Hong Lounge and Hong Kong Lounge - both dim sum institutions in San Francisco proper (I also have reviews on both). Where: Millbrae has always had a sleuth of dim sum or large Cantonese restaurants. Seeing the May Flower close its doors was discerning, but that Hong Kong Palace fills that void, or at least I think so. Located just minutes from Millbrae Bart station, and roughly 30 minutes by car from the center of San Francisco. Parking is also very accessible in the area (residential and parking lot). What: come here for dim sum during the day, and dinner in the evening for classic Cantonese fare. The restaurant has 3 floors of dining rooms, and the staff may seat patrons on any of the floors depending on how busy it is. The interior features red oak, pale pink walls, crimson red carpeting, and crystal chandeliers. Color palette and design is similar to that of Lai Hong Lounge and Hong Kong Lounge. How: a laminated menu not only displays all the dim sum offerings, but also as a means to order. Mark as many or as little as you want, hand off to one of the staff members, and wait for the piping hot dishes and steam baskets appear before your eyes. Why: while there are no push carts here, the food here is delicious and delivers on the quintessential experience of dim sum. One cannot go wrong with; custard egg tarts, shui mai, ha gao, black bean chicken feet, steamed rice noodle rolls, steamed pork spare ribs, steamed beef tripe, congee, daikon cake, etc - just to name a few. I didn't name all of what is offered, but know that everything is superb. Service: while there's no white glove service or fancy cutlery neatly placed on each table; the staff here do things right by acknowledging their patrons, taking their orders, serving food, and consistently checking on their patrons for anything else they may want or need. I'm happy to be able to dine at the same food I've come to love when dining at a Hong Kong Lounge based restaurant.

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    May L.

    I come here for dim sum often, but this was only my third time coming for dinner. We dined here before Chinese New Year and enjoyed the food, so we decided to come back for our family Chinese New Year dinner. I called to make a reservation and pre-ordered their suckling pig for the evening. The nine of us also ordered eight additional dishes: crab and fish maw soup (which I forgot to take pictures of), half a chicken, Peking duck, XO intestines, mixed seafood tofu, steak cubes with mixed mushrooms, abalone with mushrooms and bean sprouts, and a garlic vegetable dish. All the dishes were delicious. The suckling pig skin was incredibly crispy. The restaurant also gave us a complimentary steamed sponge cake, which was delicious! The ceilings are high, so it doesn't feel noisy, and the tables aren't cramped together. They have two parking lots a block away, so parking isn't an issue. Street parking is also available. Now we have another great dinner spot to add to our list!

    Eric B.

    Honestly, this place really does deserve the current rating. We went for dim sum on a weekend, but it wasn't packed and there was no wait. I'm not saying a great dim sum restaurant needs to be packed, but it is a flag for me. The food was just okay, but the prices were affordable comparing to other spots. The service was quite horrible because the staff were extremely rude; throwing the ordering cards at the table when something was available. Speaking in a demeaning manner. This type of behavior is unacceptable.

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    Jason F.

    There are a lot and I do mean a lot of Chinese restaurant options in the city of Millbrae. With its central location near the San Francisco International Airport and Highway 101, Hong Kong Palace is just one of many options and it is actually the newest one of them all. But the place that Hong Kong Palace took over was long established as the home of Tai Wu, which for at least a couple of decades held the title of the most in demand restaurant in all of the area that surrounds the El Camino Real. Their success literally affected everyone else in the neighborhood, as parking and traffic were affected by their popularity and a constant stream of customers lining up outside to dine there, especially for a dim sum brunch. So with new ownership taking over with a new name to boot Hong Kong Palace is now reborn, although upon entry to this relatively new business, not much has changed since the new owners took over, as they still have three floors of dining with more private large party dining accessible on floors two and three with additional rooms for karaoke singing and dining on the second floor. Upon my first visit to this updated restaurant, a group of eight diners came for dinner on a Friday evening right when they opened and honestly the place was not filled with customers. The menu at Hong Kong Palace is separated into categories including BBQ, Soup, Seafood, Meat Selection, Rice, Entrées, and their set Banquet Menus for large parties. On our initial visit we enjoyed their Soup of the Day, which was a vegetable-based soup, one Roasted Squab which was quartered into fourths, Rice Noodles and Scallops sautéed with garlic and served on a giant clam, Peking Spareribs in Sweet and Sour Sauce, Mushrooms served in gravy on a bed of Chinese Spinach, and Hong Kong Style Fried Rice served with Egg Whites. Everything that we were served tasted really delicious, as you can tell that they are cooking their cuisine in a more homestyle way of cooking at Hong Kong Palace versus that of Tai Wu, which although was a completely different restaurant, everything inside remains the same, so one would assume that many of the same players are still involved. Our total bill was $168 dollars for meal which for seven large family-style entrées, is actually pretty reasonable, and the food was good enough to warrant additional visits, especially with their location being so close to the airport and with them having their own private lot made choose to make a return visit a natural choice. That return visit would happen a few months later where we would be able to sample their morning dim sum menu on a weekend afternoon. We lucked out as their first floor dining room tends to be busy during this time of day, but there was one large table available that our party of few felt very spacious sitting at. For dim sum, we ordered their Soy Sauce Chow Fun, a portion of Roast Duck, which was a special menu item, Tamago Tofu with Shrimp, House Special Deep Fried Eggplant covered in sweet sauce, Baked BBQ Pork Buns with a sugary exterior, Fish Porridge, Beef Noodle Roll, two servings of their Beef Meatballs, two servings of their Sticky Rice Shrimp Dumplings, and two servings of their Mixed Grains served in a wrapped Lotus Leaf. The highlights here were the Tamago Tofu with Shrimp and their Deep Fried Eggplant which were unique plays on the traditional Cantonese cuisine thanks to the abundance of sauce that each dish seemed to contain. Give me some steamed white rice and you are all set with a meal unto itself. For this visit, our bill came to $83.35 which included tax but not gratuity, which considering the amount of food we received, which included enough to take home for a future meal, it was a completely satisfying experience. Hong Kong Palace has firmly ensconced themselves in the competitive Millbrae dining scene, and locals and out of towners should be lucky that they are here thriving serving hearty traditional Cantonese cuisine at affordable prices.

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    Kristen L.

    Came on a weekday during lunch time. It was a little crowded but there's more tables and seating on the third floor! They have a menu with discounted items available on weekdays from 11 am to 12:30 pm and weekends from 10 am to 12 am, as of now. The dim sum was very solid. I enjoyed the baked BBQ pork buns and steamed chive and shrimp dumpling, which were both on the discounted menu. I also liked the tofu skin roll with pork and fried pork puff. The shrimp dumpling was a little disappointing, as the shrimp was not very crisp or fresh, and the brown sugar sponge cake was also just okay (although the texture was great). But overall, enjoyed the meal and would return! There is a parking lot available but it gets filled pretty quickly.

    Ekctube ..

    We went there kind of early, no wait but it filled up quicky as it's closer to lunch time. The place is bigger than I was expected. It has a second floor and high ceiling first floor. The servers were friendly but couldn't say they were attentive as they were kind of shorthanded. Their DimSum selection was very good. We ordered quite a lot of dishes (8-9) for two people. There were still a lot of them we wanted to tried. All the dishes we ordered were pretty good. Feel like an old neighborhood restaurant. Nothing that we didn't like. The price was also good (they have morning special). Definitely will go back to try the rest of the menu.

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    Carmen C.

    This is my new favorite place for dim sum. The price is pretty reasonable. The food taste delicious, the fried food don't taste overly greasy and I love how the green tea puff are light and decadent. Has good lighting for pictures and would come back next time. The staffs are friendly and make the experience nice.

    Dharma M.

    Came back for friend Birthday dinner. We got private room which have karaoke. It was nice private room with table fit about 15 people. Service was good and foods were also good but many were at sweet side. It is good place to hang out with friends and families for dimsum or dinner.

    Abbie N.

    No wait on a Friday night for 7 people. The dishes we enjoyed were the crispy pork, jellyfish, egg white fried rice and salt and pepper tofu. Some dishes were ok.

    Olivia H.

    The food was delicious, came out pretty fast and fresh. the service was nice! Very friendly people. The place was so big and I didn't have to wait at all to get seated at around noon on a Saturday. We were seated upstairs on the 3rd floor. Look very pretty nicely decorated.

    Pea shoots, tofu skin, ginzo bean in a white broth.  So tasty!
    Urvi B.

    My friend in San Francisco called me up for Dim Sum that afternoon. I was in the South Bay so I told her we should meet up in Millbrae by the Caltrain. I started looking for a traditional Dim Sum place that seemed to be good. Found Hong Kong Palace. The place is three stories high. We were sat at the bottom floor on a table for four which was perfect considering how much food we ordered. We ended up ordering a table full of food for only two of us. I had leftover for 2 more meals and all items still tasted good even after I had to rewarm them up. We ordered about 10 dishes without realizing. The menu to order at Hong Kong Palace was a two sided large laminated menu with the list of items and some pictures of some of the food. It was laminated so that you could check the items you wanted. I loved that it was so easy to order. One dish that really surprised me was the pea shoots and tofu skin in a white broth that was absolutely delicious. They had a picture of it and thats why we ordered it. Plus we needed some greens with our meal :) Service was good not anything exceptional but it was great for a nice slow saturday. They brought out the food at a great pace and we enjoyed our time. Great little unknown gem I wouldn't have expected :)

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    Dianna W.

    It is a nicely decorated restaurant with a small private parking lot . On weekdays if you dine in before 12 noon , you can order from the special price menu . Good customer service when they give you tea and bring you to a nice table . We arrived at 12:30 pm and it took them a whole 10 minutes before anyone came to take our order . That was odd because we were the only table of new customers. May be they were afraid that we argued with them about the cheaper dim sum price on the lunch menu . There are a lot of Items to choose from . Food temperature is very hot , which is essential to Cantonese cuisine. I have been eating dim sum all over the Bay Area and from many different cities . The taste of the dim sum here is average and not excellent. They look better than how they taste . In Milbrae and South SF there are many choices . This will not be one of my top choices .

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    3.6(99 reviews)
    0.2 mi

    Surprised on the number of 1 star reviews but after reading it was all service driven as the food…read moredefinitely deserves more than 1 star. Black Pepper beef Ribs- delish! tender pieces with grilled bell peppers and red onion made this dish pair really well with rice. Fried rice with Scallop & egg white- a little light on the seasoning but still a decent fired rice dish which with the beef ribs dish was a match made in heaven. Seafood clay pot- more tofu than seafood but still a tasty and well seasoned clay pot. Also ordered a couple of dim sum plates (Shrimp dumpling & beef Balls). Both were on par with other dim sum locales so nothing negative about their flavors. Overall service was fine; given it was the lunch hour but all the food came out relatively quickly and would definitely have a return visit.

    We celebrated our baby's 100 day celebration here at peak weekend lunch time…read more The staff were so friendly in helping us get set up with the table and attending to our group. The dim sum here was excellent and reminded me of home. Not only did everything taste good but it was served piping hot and came out quickly. The breakdown of our dishes is below: Walnut Shrimp - Hot and plump shrimp that has a bounce in your mouth covered with tangy mayo. We enjoyed the light fry. Dried Scallop Egg White Fried Rice - Fragrant but oily and plenty of flavor. BBQ Pork & Egg Cheong Fun - Soft sheets of rice noodle roll with a generous amount of ingredients. Hargow - Very good with big shrimp and a sesame oil flavor. Shumai - Soft thin skin withmore seafood than pork taste. Chiu Chow dumpling & Beancurd roll were ok but had fresh ingredients. Chicken Feet - I liked the overall flavor but it didn't seep all the way in. Parking is challenging but the taste is well worth a visit!

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    Zhen Restaurant - Black Garlic Pork Ribs 黑金葡萄骨

    Black Garlic Pork Ribs 黑金葡萄骨

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    Yuanbao Jiaozi - House special Beef Noodle Soup

    Yuanbao Jiaozi

    4.3(388 reviews)
    0.6 mi
    $$
    Free parking
    Sports on TV

    Potstickers and steamers were good. Restaurants was crowded when we arrived, so quite noisy, but…read morewas seated immediately.

    I was looking for an Asian restaurant for a light early dinner on Saturday, and found Yuanbao…read moreJiaozi. My fellow Yelpers didn't disappoint. This place met everything I was looking for: plenty of parking (inside Burlingame Plaza), near SFO, efficient service, and high ratings. When my daughter and I arrived a little before 5:30pm, they were already pretty full. By the time we left, a little after 6pm, there're people waiting at the door. We got seated right away. Service was minimal. We helped ourselves to the pitcher of water on the table. After looking at the menu on the table, we placed our order by scanning a QR code. Since we're not too hungry. We ordered one appetizer and one noodle dish to share. The special mix salad came pretty quickly. We ordered "less spicy", and it had the perfect amount of heat. All the ingredients tasted fresh and the dish had a bit of everything we wanted to try. I liked the tofu skin the best, and my daughter loved the crunchy cucumber. It would be even better if they included lotus roots as well. It took a little while for the house special beef noodle soup (less spicy) to arrive, but it was totally worth the wait. It came piping hot. The broth was very flavorful, with the right amount of red pepper. It wasn't oily at all. The beef was super tender. I loved the texture of the noodles, and the beef to noodle ratio was not bad. A really solid dish. Would love to come back again to try their other dishes, especially their xiao long bao.

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    Yuanbao Jiaozi - Crab Roe Xiao Long Bao

    Crab Roe Xiao Long Bao

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    Chicken Pho You - TLDR, Pho is good, spring rolls awful.

    Chicken Pho You

    3.2(348 reviews)
    0.1 mi
    $$

    Chicken Pho You had evolved over the years. I like that they serve a Chinese breakfast and also…read morehave lunch specials. On weekends you can find that breakfast and lunch are busy and have to wait awhile. They turn tables fairly quickly as most patrons know not to camp out for a long time. You are going for a quick meal. My favorite is the breakfast and the employees are efficient and get the food out quickly. Lots of variety of choices for noodles and soup.

    So this place is a small mom and pop place in downtown Milbrea. Lunch specials are 12.99 and you…read morecan add a drink from selection for 1.99. Ordered the Special Pho and it was huge. Enough for two people. The bad Part was that it tasted nothing like pho. If had an ok beefy broth flavor. The best part was the noodles. It wasn't the traditional rice noodles. Also tried the pork and pickled cabbage lunch special and the pork spare rib and bitter melon black bean sauce with fried in rice. Both of these are pretty large portions and had good flavor. The spare ribs were very chewy and looked a bit undercooked. As far as drinks when you get seated you can pick hot tea or water. Had left overs to take home and they gave me some to go containers . They give you what they think you need not what you ask for or need. Wanted to take the rest of my broth home and never got the container I asked for. Bring your own if you can. Service was not the best and I did witness a couple walk out after being seated and waiting a while. Parking can be challenging on busy days.

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    Chicken Pho You - Carmelized onion

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