Lee’s Donut

Fried rice great. Will try fresh noodles dishes later. Need too many characters for this reviewread more

One of my favorite local spots to bring friends and family from out of town to experience. This…read moreplace does not disappoint. My favorites are the Shandong chicken and their signature hand-pulled noodles, so delicious! They are a popular spot so depending on when you go, can be a bit of a wait to get seated. It's not that big and can be a little tight inside. However, there's a reason why they stay busy, because their food is worth the wait! This place is a must when in Oakland and looking for some really tasty Chinese food.

Dinning area

Shan Dong Chicken

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Wonton with Spicy Sauce

Gum Kuo Restaurant

3.9(1.2k reviews)

2.6 mi•Oakland Chinatown

It's been a long time since we came here to eat! We ordered the fish ball noodles that a lot of…read morepeople recommended online. The fish balls weren't the bouncy kind, but they still tasted pretty good. Husband thought they tasted a little fishy though Mom as always, went for her pork liver congee. Husband wanted pork cheek, while I wanted to try the BBQ pork, so we got a double combo. And sure enough, the pork cheek was better! Husband also ordered a bowl of wonton and roast duck noodles. Both the wontons and roast duck were surprisingly good!

Over the years, I have usually ordered the Fresh Sliced Fish Porridge, Chinese Donut, and Jellyfish…read morew/ 2 Delicacy Combination (duck & special pork). Recently, I went there and noticed that the food quality had declined. The Chinese Donut was stale, and the special pork consisted mostly of slices of fat (see photo below). The pieces of fish in the Fresh Sliced Fish Porridge were thinner. However, I did enjoy the flavor of the porridge and the duck. The jellyfish is slightly spicy, but the menu doesn't mention this. There is no restroom in the restaurant. You have to leave your driver's license to get a restroom key, then walk outside to use the plaza restroom.

Inside full crowd

Beef Chow Fun

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Rice Noodle Wrap with Chinese Doughnut

Huangcheng Noodle House

4.5(1.5k reviews)

2.6 mi•Old Oakland

Amazing food and service! Come check this place out if you are in Oakland. Everything was really…read morefresh and the prices were great! Will definitely be coming back for more! The potstickers, pork ear, and noodle dishes are amazing with fresh, authentic, vibrant flavors in each bite!

*Great ambiance, feels like a great mix of walking into a corner food stop in China or visiting an…read moreold friends house ** Service is attentive with great recs and an adorable robot **** So easily accessible and price range is so good compared to the portion size ***** One of my favorite Chinese joints in Oakland now 谢谢

1.0 mi•Temescal, North Oakland

D11.Chongqing Street Noodle-

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Chongqing Street Noodles (D11)

Yu Yu Za Zang

4.3(382 reviews)

This place is a Monday staple for me. Some of the best Asian food you can get in the temescal…read moredistrict. Service is always friendly with a smile and food comes out quick and hot! The place is large with ample seating for the whole family. My go to is the Mongolian beef when I'm solo but if you got the fam I would recommend getting the tang seu yuk.

Ambiance - 4/5 I've…read morebeen coming here for many years, and it looks like they've done some remodeling since some of my earlier visits. The place feels a little different now, and I also don't see the older lady and gentleman who I used to see here anymore. I love the new wall decorations. The interior looks like an older style resturant with the menu being on the top right when you walk into the resturant. There is also a pile of random stuff in the left corner when you walk in. Customer Service - 4/5 The service was good and everything came out smoothly. Nothing particularly stood out to me about the service this time, but I had a pleasant experience overall. Small note I didn't feel very welcomed when I walked into the restaurant. Food - 5/5 Dish Ordered: Jjamppong (Spicy Seafood Noodle Soup) - 5/5 What impressed me about the jjamppong was that every ingredient was treated right. Eating the squid by itself would've been delicious. Eating the shrimp by itself would've been delicious. But now you fuse everything together with the noodles and soup? Now that's one solid dish. The heat level was just right for me. I love spicy food, but I don't want the spice to overpower everything else. My tongue was still able to taste the seafood flavors coming through the soup, and that's important to me. The spice complemented the seafood instead of covering it up. Every ingredient felt like it contributed something to the final dish. I never had this dish in Korea. but if I had this guess. This would be it. Tangsuyuk (Sweet & Sour Fried Pork) - 5/5 They take this dish to another level. The pork was tender and fluffy with a slight crisp on the outside. That combination alone would've made it good, but the sauce is what really brought everything together. And when I say sauce, they don't just give you a little bit on the side. They give you a whole bowl of it. You can actually submerge your pork into the sauce and get an even coating of all that goodness. I've had many different sweet and sour pork sauces over the years, and this one hits differently. Honestly, this sauce could be its own dish. It's not a side piece. That's how much I enjoyed it. Pickled Radish - They also give you pickled radish, which I always love whenever I'm eating Korean food. That crunch adds another texture to the meal, but more importantly, it gives your palate a nice refresh between bites. Especially when you're eating something spicy like jjamppong and something rich like tangsuyuk, that refreshing bite of pickled radish fits perfectly. Additional Comment: I've been coming here many times over the years, and the quality has always been solid. Restaurants change. People change. Interiors get remodeled. I don't see the older lady and gentleman I remember seeing here anymore, but I'm glad the food has remained something I can come back to and enjoy. There's something special about having a restaurant you've eaten at for years and still being able to sit down, order your food, and think, "Yup, they still got it." Would I come back? Hells Yeah. I've already been coming back for years. The jjamppong delivers the seafood flavor and heat I'm looking for, and that tangsuyuk with the sauce is something I would be happy to come back just for these two dishes. I also love their black bean noodle (ZaZangMein)

2.8 mi•Lakeshore, Lower Hills

Left side seating arrangement

Zazang Myun (Black Bean Noodles) /

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Lin Jia Asian Kitchen

4.2(578 reviews)

I will still go way out of my way for Lin Jai's Spicy Canton Noodles…read more They are fabulous and always have been. This is a really stellar dish and the noodles are succulent and quite unique- thick rolled short noodles charred to perfection. That with a variety of sprouts, broccoli and other veggies mixed in a light spicy sauce it is absolutely delicious. It's a large filling portion for $16. and add a protein for $5 more. I had it with pork this time which comes it bite sized strips. I find the spice level light for my taste yet it's perfectly fine. I'm certain I could ask to up the spice level but I never do. Service is always welcoming and very professional. My water glsss was regularly filled, which I appreciated. This restaurant is extra special and yes I drove several miles out of my way specifcially for it. Parking can be a bit problematic and difficult but try side streets too. GO! TRY IT!

Best Chinese food I've ever had anywhere. Noodles hype. Consistently great. Uptown menu. Noodles or…read moreveggies, you can't go wrong. My favorite dish is the Rainbow Beef. Stellar!

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Buddha sculpture,.as though floating on a lotus

Ming's Tasty Restaurant

4.3(718 reviews)

2.7 mi•Oakland Chinatown

Ming's seems like an establishment for dim sum in Oakland, and I am glad I finally got to try it…read moreout. The building itself is so unassuming, you'd never expect a great dim sum place to be here! Came on a Saturday mid-afternoon, and fortunately, did not wait too long for a table. My partner and I definitely ordered TOO much for just us two, but we wanted to try an assortment of things! The standouts were their rice noodle roll w/ crispy shrimp, siumai, and hargow. Their siumai and hargow were so plump and juicy! Usually they're tiny at dim sum spots. Everything else was good as well! We even took some home to our families. My parents really enjoyed their chicken feet too! Service was amazing and fast. They are so kind! I get why Ming's is people's fave.

Terrible place to go if you are a vegetarian. Non starter. The only options are plain noodles,…read moreplain rice, or plain veggies. I had to make do because I was with a group. I asked them to show me what was vegetarian and took special care to note that I cannot eat shellfish. They circled things in CHINESE, not in English, so I ended up ordering something that had shrimp in it!!! And then I told the guy and he would not refund it because he "told us in advance" even though he circled in Chinese and still allowed me to order it after I just told him I couldn't eat that. So annoying. How do you have that level of incompetence at a restaurant?

Snowy Baked BBQ Pork Bun

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Imperial Soup 皇帝湯

4.4(260 reviews)

2.8 mi•Oakland Chinatown

So clean inside and out…read more This place brings me back to my best childhood memories. Excellent food-everything is very tasty ; including the chicken, morels, and herbs soup. Service is professional, quick, efficient, and friendly-the perfect amount of attention.

This has been my fav go to for nutritional soup whenever I'm in Oakland. Love their wide variety of…read moreherbal soups and how they make it easy for patrons to choose by grouping the soups by : body detox, beauty care, healthy liver, nourish lungs/kidney etc. We had the Chicken with Morel mushroom & herbs soup (羊肚菌石斛炖雞) along with the traditional silkie chicken with dried scallop & herb soup. For main dishes couldn't resist their delicious wonton noodle soup as well as Their steamed rice with dried shrimp/fish minced pork served on lotus leaf wrap which added nice touch of lotus leaf fragrance to the steamed rice. And ended with another nutritious dessert - steamed chick pea & peach gum with dried rose. 玫瑰花冰糖炖雪蓮子桃. Love how it's not too sweet with nice rose taste to it.

2.8 mi•Lakeshore, Lower Hills

1/2 steamed chicken

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16b. Beef Flank with Steamed Rice Noodle

Dumpling Hours

4.3(265 reviews)

Women-owned & operated

Fine dining

Dumpling Hours makes great food in an upscale atmosphere while also being a very fast and…read moreno-nonsense place to eat. The staff are friendly but in-a-rush curt (though I have never felt like they wanted me to rush). I especially love the Juicy Pan-fried Pork dumplings, and I dream daily of the wontons with sesame sauce and chili oil. I often also order cucumbers and garlic, and garlic scallion noodles. I like their xiao long bao, but I've eaten at Din Tai Fung too many times and I am sort of ruined for anyone else's attempts. My only complaint with Dumpling Hours is that I wish they had more vegetable choices.

We were the first to arrive, so they were kind enough to let us in to sit til they opened…read more We ordered lots of food you'll see in the photos, pretty good choices but they were out of beef, you would think they would be prepared for weekends because I heard other tables trying to also order beef noodle soup. Their prices are steep, much higher than other Bay Area restaurants serving that same style of food. Service was good, got too see the ladies wrapping all types of dumplings. Would return to eat again

Pork Xiao Long Bao

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Juicy Pan-Fried Pork Buns

Mr Liu Noodle House

4.5(135 reviews)

2.6 mi•Oakland Chinatown

I stayed over the weekend in Oakland for outside lands. My brother recommended a noodle place…read morenearby his home since soup is on the menu. We arrived just at about dinner time and the waitress took our orders just 10 mins after seating. The dishes were served fast, tasted very savory and spicy. I am happily surprised how the stur fried green beans were so crispy and loaded with umami. I had a beef bowl noodle soup and the serving is enough for 2-3 people. I would visit again if i visit Oakland in the future.

After reading the Nosh Oct 8 2026 review of father (AndyRaskin) & son search for Chongqing noodles…read more& their rediscovered appearance on 11th street, I too felt compelled to sample the unique spiced up handmade noodles at Mr Lius Noodles So yesterday 10/13 , I gathered my son Joe & his mom Gio to have an early dinner there...(they close at 7:30) Joe just moved up from LA & is now next to lake Merrit right in their viicinity, We got there at 6 & the tiny place was packed Very promising! We got a roomy booth and between Joe & me (Gio allowed us to pick..Thanks G) we got in order of delivery ... #26 Fresh Wood Ear Fungus salad arguably our favorite dish... texturally amazing..fresh & chewy and garnished with spikes of red onion and red & green peppers with a subtle exotic vinegar dressing with a sneak-up-on-you taste of numbing Sichuan peppercorn spice, a first time dish. great! a 5! next #33, a salt & pepper squid.. hot & crispy tentacles & except for 1 piece (that was overfried & hard) were also great...a 4. Then we got the #1 Chongqing dry noodles & #3 , Zhajiang noodle, similar but with added ground pork As described in Nosh they had the numbing quality as well as a bit of chili heat and mysteriuos herbal components.. then Gio's fav was the sublime pork dumplings #18 in chicken broth.. a perfect refreshing change from the more aggresive noodles flavors.. a 5...finally we added a blistered dry fried string bean dish #29 for a color change and a veg a 4. will return with so many other options to try Yahoo! an important addition to this review...was the length (so long) & chewy quality of Mr Liu's noodles fantastic!!

4.0 mi•Montclair Village, Oakland Hills

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House special beef noodle soup

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24. Shredded Pig Ear

5 Spiced Kitchen

4.4(156 reviews)

This restaurant is fantastic! The food was excellent, the…read moreservice was perfect and they are very, very accommodating. We were visiting in town and wanted to watch our favorite team play college football so they made it possible. Don't even hesitate, get over there as soon as you can, you won't regret it.

Update: 6/21: Food is still great here. Service is very accomodating. The only issue I had was that…read morethe mai tai that was their specialty was very weak and watery. When we told them about what it tastes like, they charged us for additional alcohol to be placed into it. They never told is they were going to do that not that we would be charged. The drinks were already $15 prior. The last time, the female owner made out drinks and they were on point. No need to add anything else or be charged extra. The bartender on this day, did not do a great mix at all.

Empress Chicken Salad- in a sesame dressing topped with dried berries, crispy noodles & candied walnuts

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Mo Shu Pork

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Visza V.

3 years ago

Delicious donuts especially the special donuts are fire Good service! Highly recommend

starbuck e.

12 years ago

a friendly neighborhood place. with friendly neighborhood people.

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My first to good to go bag! Tears! $6.99 wasted! Most of the donuts super stale! Rude customers men…read morejust jumping in front of me! Just ugh! I order a tamale! She rings it up! She never told me it's a. $1.00 if u use your debit! Her behind was to rushy! No hello, thank you good bye nothing! The tamale was good could use a little sauce tho. $4.50. Checked account at home! $6 ish charged! SMH!‍ My fault also should had checked. I now no not to by too good surprise from here EVER AGAIN!

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