Full House Dumpling Came here for an early Saturday lunch…read more A few good signs: Restaurant was fully packed by the time we left. Almost all Asians eating here. As soon as we sat down, we got 6 little dishes with vinegar and ginger. They know if you're not here for XLB, you have made a big mistake. What we ordered for 6 people: A1 Pork XLB A2 Pork w/Crab Meat XLB A3 Loofah & Shrimp XLB A4 Shrimp & Pork Shao Mai A9 Green Onion Pancake Thin A12 Beef & Cucumber Roll w/Green Onion J3 Salted Egg Yolk with Tofu B2 Stir-Fry Pea Shoots with Garlic We were satisfied, but not stuffed. Definitely recommend the normal XLB. Good meat flavor. Skin not too thick, but also little breakage. The three dishes I thought were pretty interesting. The Shao Mai - even though it's pork, it's seasoned and has texture like a dim sum beef ball. Loofah and Shrimp XLB - good flavor, but it's a loose filling (nothing to form it into a meatball). Salted Egg Yolk Tofu - tastes good, a little more moisture than what you would expect from this style of prep. Overall, we were happy with the items we got and would definitely come back if we were in the area.

4.5 stars. Full House is still delicious!…read more This visit we enjoyed the boiled tofu, a Choy with ground pork, and XLB. All were still delicious as ever. The boiled tofu is a fried soft tofu that is taut on the outside but almost custard-like in the middle bathed in a sweet, yet delicate sauce and then topped with cilantro and bonito flakes. Gets us every time. So good. The A choy dish. Was cooked to perfection..still a little crisp to the bite. The addition of braised pork belly was a taste of savoriness that rounded the veggie freshness. The XLB here has always been solid. Nice ratio of filling to broth. The XLN skin here is also on the thinner side. Perfectly done. Glad that this restaurant is making it through the economy when so many in the area have closed.

Delicious and hits the spot if you're really craving Shanghainese food…read more Located in a tiny strip mall, parking is almost nonexistent so if you don't want to risk it, park at the old bowling alley next door. As for the restaurant itself, it is also small. Can sit at most ~25-30 ppl at a time. The owners are really nice and give good suggestions. The weekends tend to have the longest wait as we waited 10 min for a table. We usually order takeout from here. The pork rice is one of their specialties and delicious. As for today, we had the following: 1) Seaweed wonton soup: savory, delicious, and 15 wontons in there! 2) soup dumplings: lots of soup and you can tell it's homemade. Each serving comes with 8. No need to go to DTF. 3) I was craving rice cake today. Also homemade and fresh. The dish didn't taste oily and overly heavy either. 4) braised beef noodle soup: this I would consider ok as I have had more flavorful broths. But meat is tender. Noodles are fresh and gets the job done. We had all of that for ~$50 so good value and good portion size. 10/10 will come back and recommend.

Ordered the dry spicy pork noodles, chinese cress rice cake, and the pan fried pork buns. The dry…read morespicy pork noodles had great noodles with a simple, savory taste, but the pork itself was a little cold unfortunately. The Chinese cress rice cakes were amazing, the aromatic flavor of the Chinese cress really elevated the rice cakes, quite addicting. The pan fried pork buns were so juicy inside, fried to perfection on the bottom, one of the best I've had! Overall good price for everything too!

Been wanting a to try this place for a while because we always drive past it…read more Super sweet ladies and super homey and chill vibes. We learned the hard way that everything here is definitely made to share, the portions are HUGE. Simple yet tasty.

Excellent place for small gathering with friends and family …read more We came here for breakfast. It is very crowded by 9 am because today is a Federal Holiday. By the time we are done at 10 am , there is a line outside and a wait list ! Breakfast was good . Love their Hong Kong style British breakfast tea with milk and sugar . We ordered one ice lemon tea to go with pan fried pork chop and toast , side salad breakfast for $13.25 . We have two hot milk teas with two stewed beef brisket noodle soups. All breakfast menu . The brisket is tender and flavorful. The broth was so good to pair up with flat rice noodles ( white rice noodle ) , cooked with lettuce . Price was great $12.50 including the tea . Service is efficient even they are very busy this morning . Big screen TV on the wall for Thais who like to watch World Cup . Private restrooms inside the cafe . Public parking lot is right at the front door . This place is so popular and everyone knows why ! They close on Thursday and will be open on the weekends . Happy 4 th of July ,2026 !

I came with family for dinner. There was a wait but we luckily got seated fast. The waiters didn't…read moreseem to speak much english but thankfully my wife did. The store was crowded. They have maybe 10-12 tables inside. There isn't a lot of space per table, we kinda ran out on our table of 4. I'll try and review each item independently. Fish boil- 4/5 solid and pretty good. But we asked for mild spice and it was pretty spicy (was supposed to be mild for my mom). Green bean - 4/5 solid can't really mess it up. Stir fry with good seasoning celtuce - 3/5 this dish had great potential. But the image was clearly thinly sliced in the picture in the menu, final one wasn't... Stir fry pork- 4/5 solid and another can't really mess it up item. Shrimp fried rice-4.5/5 honestly really solid. The shrimp were way better than expected!! Good seasoning and great consistency. Pidan tofu- 4.5/5 pretty good. It was cold which I didn't expect but it was very soft. One of the dish I love the most but not my wife's fav. Reasonable value for the price. Fast service and friendly waiters. Would recommend for a stop.

Really disappointed with my order this time. I paid $59 for the fish, before tax and tip, and I was…read moretold this was a "medium size." But the fish was noticeably much smaller than what I've had here before -- honestly, it looked like about half the size. On top of that, most of the fish seemed to be heavily deep-fried, so there was very little tender, flavorful fish meat left. It didn't taste or feel like the grilled fish I've had here in the past. When I mentioned that the fish was much smaller than usual, I was told, "You didn't ask for a bigger fish." But no one asked me what size I wanted in the first place. I was also told the fish was 2.5 lbs, which is hard for me to believe based on what I received. For $59 plus tax and tip, this was extremely disappointing. I've had much better experiences here before, but after this, I won't be coming back.

Came here on a Monday at around noon. The restaurant wasn't too busy so we were immediately seated…read more There were 3 of us, and we ordered 4 dishes to share. - Beef in Egg Drop Sauce Chow Fun (5/5): Yum! Runny egg and lots of beef, and they went well with the noodles. - Pepper Fried Tofu (3.5/5): Crispy on the outside and soft on the inside. The tofu just lacked a little flavor and seasoning. - Baked Pork Chop in Tomato Sauce Over Rice (4/5): Good. The pork chop was decent. - Spicy Orange Chicken with Fries (4/5): We asked for less spicy. There was still a kick but tolerable for someone with a lower spice tolerance. I liked the sauce on the chicken. The fries were decent. Overall, we had a good and filling lunch. The portions were generous. When the orange chicken dish came out, I was very surprised at how large the dish was!

A very solid Chinese restaurant if you want some classic Chinese dishes!…read more Our favorite dishes were the salt and pepper pork chop, the beef chow fun, the prawns with salted egg batter, and the snow peas. Those dishes were super flavorful. The "spicy" Beijing beef on fries was a weird dish- it tasted kind of like orange chicken. Wasn't a fan of this one. Service was quick and we got seated quickly too!

We had a wonderful dining experience here! The food was delicious across the board, but the noodles…read morewere definitely the standout favorite for our table. The staff provided attentive, friendly service throughout our meal, and the restaurant is exceptionally welcoming and accommodating for families with kids. We will definitely be coming back!

5/18 We came here a…read more2nd time and ordered: - Sallion Oil Dry Noodle - Dish came out with a great Sallion Oil aroma. Dish also has great presentation and noodles had good texture. Dish has great flavor but can be slightly more salty. - Shanghai Fried Pork Buns - This remains the reason to come here. Best pork bun in the East Bay area we have eaten at. For this experience, I would give it a 4 star.

I haven't had breakfast here for a long time and I was feeling a bit under the weather today and…read morecraving some porridge. I ordered a porridge set with chow mien , satay beef instant noodles with two milk tea for take out. I was surprised how good it was comparing the last time I tried their breakfast. I'm not sure if they changed chefs or ownerships. I would definitely come back more often for authentic HK style breakfast, the milktea reminds me of the ones in HK. I definitely recommend this cafe!

This New Venus Hongkong Cafe is still one of the best in town for morning big breakfasts. I haven't…read morevisited in nearly a decade. They used to accept only cash which made it inconvenient, but nowadays, they do accept credit cards as well. Love it. Excellent customer service too. I like the friendly and welcoming staffs here. Great first impression after so many years. Authentic Hong Kong foods. If you're coming from the South Bay Area, this place doesn't disappoint. We don't have very good Cantonese HK style cafes that serve good A/B/C/D/etc. breakfasts and most places are overpriced. Good value for good foods here. I paid $16 with taxes included for B-breakfast, so I left them $4 tips. $16 for everything was considered cheap! I had french fries/hash brown/two eggs/chicken steak/broccoli/carrot/etc. and comes with hot beverage of choice. Very fulfilling. Delicious foods with authentic drinks. Everything was generous in portions and delicious, so I ate the entire plate of foods along with my hot cup HK milk tea. No leftovers. Yummy! I'm really loving their big breakfasts now. I do miss all the good and affordable Hong Kong cafe foods. Having excellent service is a plus. Television was turned on with HK news. Loved the old interior vibes and beautiful foodie ads on the walls. There's lots of tables and chairs inside too. All positive. I'll be back.

Taiwan Porridge is an affordable meal with a great variety of options for vegan, vegetarian, and…read moreother palates. Usually to start your order, you pick a base between rice and porridge (the porridge is bland with pumpkin mixed in, which is how it's traditionally prepared and a good balance for the more flavorful dishes, but be aware) and then you can select what ever number of sides from the entrees available in the service pans behind the counter. You can also order some select items as well off the menu, but what's already out there is perfect serviceable on its own. The portions provided per entree have always been fair, and they always give a generous amount of rice/porridge. There's a great lunch deal and late-night dinner discount. Would definitely recommend if you're looking to eat out, but need to keep an eye on your budget.

They serve tasty, simple Taiwanese dishes cafeteria style. We selected 9 dishes to eat with the…read moreSweet Potato Porridge and Rice. And we all drank hot tea. I did not eat the beef, nor pork dishes but did like the halibut, tofu skin, oyster omelet and scramble egg w/tomato. The dishes we had: Sweet Potato Porridge & Rice, Scramble Egg w/Tomato, Beef and Pork Tongue in Chili Sauce, Cold Pig Ear Salad, Cold Tender Beef Salad, Pork Blood & Tofu, Stir-fried Pork Maws w/Pickled Mustard Greens, Cold Celery w/Tofu Skin, Steam Halibut w/Soy and Oyster Omelet.