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Nash Cafe

3.8 (126 reviews)
Closed 5:00 pm - 11:30 PM
Updated 3 months ago

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Michael L.

Now I'm imagining that this must be authentic Chinese food. When you see pork trout, pork intestines, chicken feet and bullfrog on the menu you know you're not at PF Chang's! This place is near campus and open late. It's a casual Chinese eatery with noodles, dumplings, soups and other traditional dishes. I tried the Zha Jiang noodles which were good. My friend said the Shrimp wonton soup was good as well. Wasn't a lot of options on the menu for me, but I think they did what they were trying to do! You order through the waitress and pay at the register.

Sly C.

In a nutshell; great chinese food in the day, even greater at midnight. Stopped by here to get some good food and something to warm the eve. As the nights were cool and breezy after a days activities. Parking can be a pain as you can only get lucky with street parking and can be tough when there's an event nearby or the aftermath of one. Nonetheless, place served great food even when you're the only customers during the late nights. Overall would stop by again if ever in Berkeley.

Lamb Skewers
Fiona W.

I love Nash Cafe. Amazing food, service, pricing, and environment. When I arrived, I heard Chinese television playing in the background felt like I was back in China. We ordered the Chong Qing Spicy Noodle-Sichuan Pepper Mince Pork Veggies, Marinated Pork Belly Over Rice, and Lamb Skewers. My favorite was the barbecue. They flavored the lamb skewers perfectly and had a good balance of lean and fatty meat. I also spoke Chinese to the owner so she gave us bigger portions. I love bilinguality. 我爱中国. The service is also really fast. I can't wait to bring my friends here and try more items on the menu!

Yih R.

I was craving some Chinese bbq and found this place in Yelp. We ordered a lot, and the bill came about $120. The people here are absolutely nice. The chef even came out to double check the spicy level herself. The food...is on the salty side. The salty taste overpowered the ingredients themselves and other spices. My favorites were beef tongue, spam, and pork. My least favorites were pig brain, chicken skins, and chicken hearts. Their noodles on the other hand were good. We ordered Wuhan Sesame Paste noddles. It was absolutely tasty. I guess I might not come back to this place. There are better choices here in the bay. The place itself is cute though and you can play the piano behind their restaurant.

Seaweed Egg Drop Won Ton Soup
Mia Y.

Really good late night spot for homey comfort food. Everything was pretty decent but what made this place was the service. The grandma who took our order was very kind and attentive. Food came quick and was super hot. Would come again if in the area and would try new dishes out!

Pink Fried Fish.
Vlade V.

The best fried fish I have ever had in California. It was a Pink Fish and it tasted fantastically delicious! Skewers are excellent and overall service is on point. It was recommended to request fried fish in advance, due to the prep of their secret recipe and the time it takes to cook it to perfection!

Sebastian B.

This is the kind of restaurant that does not look too friendly for non Chinese customers, since most of the signage are in Chinese without translation, also most of the time there is only Asian people inside, but typically in theses places the food is the best, and this was the case. I put 4 starts instead of 5 because of the price, a little pricey for my taste since this is not a fancy restaurant to charge so much. The good things about the food at this place is that they have items that are not so easy to find in the US. If you like Panda Express type of Chinese food, this is not the place for you. It is not loaded with sugar and has types of meat you won't find in your mall food court (fried chicken skin, tripe and more). Recommended for an authentic experience if you can afford it.

Samantha G.

I'm more than excited to find my hometown food near Berkeley campus. I believe this is the second Hubei food restaurant in north California. Sesame noodle is pretty good, I would say it's Quite Authentic, ingredients, sauce, noodle, everything is good. We ordered some skewers, lamb, beef, chicken wings, they're quite salty even for me, a little bit disappointed, judging by the texture of the meat, you know they cooked it in a pretty Chinese way. Shredded potatoes would be a nice choice if your friends don't always eat Chinese food but want to give it a shot. It's an appetizer with Chinese flavor. We ordered fried rice at last, it was good, freshly cooked, but at the same time also a little bit salty. Overall, just my opinion, food can be less salty, but otherwise quite nice.

Complementary knots
Roberta C.

The pizza was delicious and great for left overs the next day. The gentleman at the register was polite and even brought us complementary water and delicious knots while we waited for our pizza. The restaurant has ample seating for groups.

Salt and Pepper Tofu
Quoc H.

This cafe is located on University St. which is a super popular street connected to Berkeley's campus. Parking will be really tough during the day so side residential streets is the move. I came around 10pm Monday so parking was not a problem. The restaurant front door was not open and shop was closed. They are usually open late and we had to buzz into the hotel and enter the shop through the side door. The only worker said they were closed because they were short on staff but she took our orders anyway! We ordered salt and pepper tofu($7.99) with rice($1.99) came out to $11 exact after tax and Zha Jiang Noodle which kinda like chow mein noodle with minced pork, cucumbers, and bean sprouts. It was $12.12. Good came out fresh in 15minutes and you get fortune cookie or white rabbit candy. Also got spicy chili oil to go. Tofu was amazing! 10/10 must get. The salt and pepper seasoning was perfect. I wished I got the salt and pepper pork now. Portion size was average for the price! Crispy outside and soft inside. Had chilis green onions, and peppers. Would highly rec! Zha jiang noodles were subpar 7/10. Noodles were ok nothing really special. Meat was good size portion, nicely flavored if eaten alone but mixed in with everything the dish was lacking flavor. Could use extra soy sauce. Would order something else besides this next time.

Wonton Soup
Madeleine Y.

Came here w/ my sister for a late dinner on a weekday around 11pm. It was our first time coming here and we were craving Chinese! The service was great and loved how sweet the ladies working there were. It's a definitely a smaller restaurant so super cute and cozy. Enoki mushrooms - we love enoki mushrooms so definitely loved this dish! It had garlic butter on top and was chewy / crispy. Wonton soup - so warm and comforting. C2 - pretty decent dish but was kind of missing something. Felt like it needed more flavor or spice! Loved the veggies in the dish and thought it rlly added to the texture.

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Ed U.

I can appreciate the slogan on their website: "Best Food. Good Food". I didn't read it as a semantic disconnect but more as a self-realization that it comes down to serving good food. It's a Chinese restaurant, but there are so many nuances to Chinese cuisine that I had to take a closer look at their menu and recognized their staple dishes like dry sesame noodles and spicy frog came from the Wuhan province. Of course we know Wuhan for other unrelated reasons now, which made me want to support this business more. I wasn't looking for a feast, so I ended up ordering light, at least for my appetite. First up were a couple of $5.99 skewer sets, four with each order. Both sets were tasty enough but somewhat overcooked as I unwrapped them from the aluminum foil. The Chicken Hearts were dried up and not as supple as I was hoping (photo: https://bit.ly/3GgPAo1). The Crispy Chicken Skins were overly crisped and epoxied on their wooden sticks (photo: https://bit.ly/3rZJm6S). My favorite dish was the $7.99 Salt and Pepper Tofu, which was wok-fried in chunks with a nice crust and mixed with peppers and onion (photo: https://bit.ly/3ICl8WM). The peppers provided a nice kick. I'd like to try their Wuhan-specific dishes next time. They sound flavorfully intriguing. FOOD - 3 stars...slightly overcooked skewers but the peppery tofu was tasty AMBIANCE - n/a...this was a delivery SERVICE - 3.5 stars...came on time TOTAL - 3 stars...Wuhan worth trying again RELATED - Exploring Berkeley? Here's a collection of places I've visited and reviewed: https://bit.ly/2CbVh8u

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Steve L.

The staff was really nice and we got seated right away. They were quick to attend to us even though it was a little late into the evening and they were pretty busy. It took a while for our food to come out since they were busy, But the broccoli beef was pretty tasty, and the chow mein was nice too. The soup dumplings didn't have any soup in them ... that was a disappointment. Overall a decent experience, just wish the soup dumplings has soup in them - hence the name.

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The BBQ skewers are amazing, the seasoning is always on point. Love this place! The staff/owners are super friendly too.

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After work Easter dinner. We finally dined in here…read more Really good BBQ spot. Glad we came here. Everything looked so yummy when it came. Good flavors from everything. My favorite was the mac & cheese and brussels sprouts. The meats were so tender! Although, I tried a piece of pork link, for some reason, I didn't like it. It seemed too grainy. The ambience was chill, and they have full bar. Nice and spacious. My only complaint is that I was trying to order & the phone rings & the host took the call. What I learned in customer service in my 20 years +, you attend to the customer in front of you first. Phone calls can wait. When she got off the phone, other workers came over and they started talking about what's next in their schedule. Still, I'm over here, waiting to order the rest of the stuff. That what the unprofessional part of things.. Glad we still came here to try. It still earned a star to come back!

The ambiance felt more like being at a loud concert than a place to sit and enjoy a meal. As for…read morethe "service," there really wasn't any--food was brought out on tin cookie sheets with whatever they had left, since they were out of chicken, tri-tip, and most of their meats. The food itself was extremely disappointing. The potato salad was clearly not homemade and very bland. The collard greens were overly salty. The pulled pork was dry and had no flavor. The brisket came as two very thin, tiny slices that looked more like pieces of bread than meat. I also ordered a sausage, and it was soggy with a ground beef-like texture, as if it had been sitting in water. For $18, I expected something that at least resembled sausage. The ordering process was inconvenient--you place your food order at the register, then have to go separately to the bar to order and pay again for drinks. In total, we spent $100 for two meals (each with one meat and two sides), two IPAs, and the sausage. Definitely not worth it. Would I recommend this place? Maybe if you just want to grab a beer and don't plan on having a conversation due to the noise. But for the food--absolutely not. I'm from Texas, and I've never had barbecue this disappointing.

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