So I *think* this is the same restaurant listed as "Golden Bowl LLC" in Doordash (which I ordered from) - same address, and I saw an old Yelp picture of tofu skin salad with celery which looks like what I ordered. Everything came wrapped in plastic wrap, which I've never seen - it was plastic wrap, lid, then another layer of plastic wrap! I thought "Wow, they really go above and beyond to make sure there are no leaks and the food stays hot!" Um no. Turns out the round lids are a different size than the round bowls. I couldn't close them together. So I guess the restaurant figured this double plastic-wrapping would be the solution to bottoms and tops that don't fit together. Aside from this strange issue and the portions being smaller than other restaurants, the food was pretty good! We had a special $10 off promo from Doordash, so we got: - Griddle Cooked Shrimp - SO loves ganguo (griddle cooked/dry pot) so he really liked the flavors and was sucking every last drop from the shrimp heads - Tofu Skin Salad with Celery - this was ok, wish the tofu skin was thicker and softer - Hot & Spicy Chicken Wings - this was pretty good too! - Pork Pot Sticker - decent, prefer the potstickers from Apple Green Bistro - Shredded Pork with Garlic Sauce - really solid for fans of yu xiang rou si - Broccoli with Tofu - tasty sauce and fresh broccoli and tofu Worth a try! read more

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Mislabeled allergens. At first I was thrilled that Saltalk offered an allergen filter. Over the past few weeks I had ordered a few meals and began to trust them. I had stopped rigorously checking the ingredient list on everything. Then I ordered their Penne Alfredo that was marked "Gluten Free." About half way through the meal I was thinking, "this is some really tasty GF pasta, I wonder what it's made out of." The ingredient label on the container said Wheat. Panic. I went back to check the website, and it said Gluten Free. Maybe everything's fine. After trying to unsuccessfully call their customer service line twice, a friend at work was able to call their contact and confirm the worst. Now I'm out of commission for probably about a week, missing the super important onsite week at work that only happens every few months. After this incident I can not trust any allergen label on their site. Another Yelp review mentions they are not labeling Oyster Sauce as shellfish, and one coworker said they doubted the accuracy of a vegetarian label. They need to fix this before someone ends up in the hospital. read more

Saltalk - Mislabeled allergens - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I have wanted to try this place for awhile since it is close to home and seems like a new concept. They are not quite a restaurant but a kitchen with delivery and pick up options. I haven't gone into their storefront yet. You need to order online in advance: - Order before 09:30 and get the lunch at 11:00 - 12:30 - Order before 14:00 and get the dinner at 16:00 - 18:00 There are no delivery charges above a certain amount. I ordered two items, and delivery charge was waived. I just need to tip for delivery or pick up without tipping option. I got my dinner around 4:39 pm on time. I ordered dinner for two days in advance. My first order were: - 3 cup chicken 3/5 - with sweet yellow bell peppers, flavor was good but there were lot of bone fragments - Taiwanese beef noodle soup 4/5 - my daughter and husband shared it. They both love it. Great flavor. Anyways, give it a try - a break from the food delivery apps. Supposedly, ingredients they use are higher quality and using their own drivers. read more

Saltalk - 3 cup chicken (Taiwanese flavor with basil) - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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Quarantine Eats #53: Decided to try something a little different and ordered takeout from here last Wednesday for lunch. The order was sent on time by the delivery guy, and the food itself smelled very appealing and homey. The two bentos consisted of 4 stir fried/braised dishes each with well-cooked white rice. I particularly enjoyed the aromatic griddle shredded cabbage and the moo shoo pork dishes. The spicy stewed beef rice noodle's broth was packed with spiciness, but provided a nice compliment to the bentos. Definitely worth a try for anyone craving some down to earth chinese food! read more

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Missing Saltalk in Foster City farmer's market after pandemic started and found out they do delivery so giving it a try on their bento. Portion/Price: Fair given the distance between their location/my home. It's like 25-30% more comparing to those combo one can get from deli in grocery store. However, the quality is definitely better Quality: Few notches up comparing to deli in grocery store. Similar idea in offering varieties and Saltalk uses better ingredients. Ordered two bento; among the six dishes, the bean curd with shredded pork is the best. The sweet/sour belt fish is a surprise. (Was worried that it could be too fishy and it's not at all) Other dishes could use less oil but surely smell good. Service: the update from app txt message is right on spot! Even it's running later than schedule (not a big problem if one has flexible schedule), the estimate is accurate and the food is still warm after 1.5 hours from the time of preparation Would I order again? Yes for two reasons: support small businesses and like the varieties. Probably will mix bento with the other chef specials they offer. read more

Saltalk - pic taken after started eating .. imagine there's an extra piece of fish, 1/3 more on the lotus root stir fry and few more string beans :) - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Heard this service from my neighbor. I ordered beef with peppercorn, egg salted custard mooncakes, and sweet sago with papaya. First we received an email confirmation along with our order also the pickup place. However, they didn't provide any tracking or the exact time when the food will be ready to be picked up. They provided the phone number of the pick up location, even so, they only said food will be ready after four pm. They should have said it in the very beginning. Why I gave this service two stars? Because the sweet sago dessert with papaya was NOT even edible. I posted the pictures of before and after I touched the food. First I tasted the sago that looked yellow cream with few mini tapioca balls, the taste was very weird. Like you had a sour coconut cream that had been sitting in the fridge for so long. That exact same taste and odor. So I tried to heat the dessert up, since my neighbor said it's supposed to be served hot. It still tasted the same weird flavor, very punget odor of broken/ sour coconut milk, I couldn't even digest it so I had to throw the whole dish. Glad it was only costed me $3.50. I'd already have asked for a refund if it costed me more than $5. Mooncakes: Another disaapointing dish. I don't read/speak chinese. However, they didn't provide any instruction in English that the mooncakes were supposed to be heated up in microwave for about 5-7seconds upon serving. They posted an instruction but in mandarin on the back of the package. How was I even suppose to know? Very disorganized. I tried to heat up the mooncakes a day after, and they were not even melted at the center. Such a dissapointment. Will not buy from this service anymore. read more

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Got a meal delivered - chicken with zucchini It was pretty bad. Generally speaking, basically flavorless. But the worst part was horrible quality chicken. Got multiply pieces of hard gristle that I basically couldn't chew. It was awful. Decided to throw out more than half the dish. read more

I have ordered from Saltalk many times both for my family and for corporate lunches. I am originally from Shanghai and have lived in NYC for many years before moving to the Bay Area and have high standard when it comes to Chinese food. Saltalk is by far the best when it comes to the taste and the service. Owners use only high quality fresh ingredients and really listen to their customer for feedback. A few of their dishes are my all time favorite: 1) Shanghainese short ribs 糖醋小排骨 (juicy and tender, perfect balance with sugar and vinegar) 2) spicy beef combination 夫妻肺片: it's a cold beef appetizer soaked in Sichuan hot sauce, very authentic 3) Braised Beef Roll牛肉煎饼: it's a Chinese beef burrito, so healthy and delicious. All of their dishes are good. Their soup used to be free and it's probably the best free soup ever. They charge for the soup now but only for $1. Don't miss it :) Sometimes even if I don't order from them, I still like to browse through their menu, it changes daily and has many authentic Chinese dishes that I can't easily find in other restaurants. Their menu reminds me of home. read more

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Awful food quality. Disorganized employees. Avoid Saltalk I ordered lunch for pickup - lamb kebob's and white rice. The worst part is the poor quality of the lamb - part of it I could not eat - too much fatty substance that was awful and not chewable. It was only a 4-minute drive home, yet by that time the meal was cold. I will guess that Saltalk cooked it as soon as I ordered it, then let it sit for 30 minutes. I told them pickup in 45 minutes. The reality is that Saltalk does not offer contactless pickup. They said no credit card payment; so I had to hand cash to the employee and he had to go in back to get change twice. There was contact and that is not maximizing safety during thus dangerous pandemic. After they said "no credit card," I gave the employee cash. He brought back one dollar when he really owed me about $8. I had to correct him and so he went in back to get more cash. Either the employee was dishonest or he cannot make change. Either option is unacceptable. In addition to the above mess, another indication that Saltalk is poorly organized is their website. I used it in an attempt to order pickup food. Their website claimed they offer pickup and delivery. But when I ordered food, their website required food delivery. No option for pickup. And worse yet, they offered a window of about 2.5 hours for delivery, which is not acceptable for my eating schedule. The only good part was that the lamb was seasoned quite well. I cannot recommend Saltalk and I will not order their food again. Yuk! read more

recently visited their kitchen and it was nice. Everything smells so good. They cooked their dishes every morning and afternoon and put them in bags for the delivery. They only pick live seafood to cook their seafood dishes. read more

Saltalk - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I have been ordering saltalk for several months now. I would say it's very convenient for us in quarantine life because we don't feel like cooking during weekdays and their price is very competitive comparing with ordering food from doordash. But one thing I want to mention is you have to try their different dishes, some dishes have good flavor, some not (everyboday has different taste though). And sometimes on different days the same dish is not at the same quality. Their dessert is usually too sweet for me, I prefer to add sugar myself. read more

Sent my parents a meal for Mothers Day. Food was expected to arrive 1130-1250. Still hasn't arrived 50 mins+ past the 80 minute window. Tried to call support line but no one picked up and voicemail box is full. I can't say I have a lot of confidence for another order especially if this were for a business lunch/meal. As for the other two meals we ordered. They arrived on time and were of good quality. Customer support could be improved for order tracking. Will update my review if my parents food ever arrives. Update - was finally able to reach someone who was helpful but the food arrived over an hour past the stated window. By then my parents already made themselves instant noodles for mother's day lunch. The owner was nice enough to give a partial refund. Mistakes happen but I hope you can work on the logistics a bit. Everything else.. food, price and value is there. read more

We have Friday lunches via Saltalk and it's amazing! The food selection is incredible with over 30 cuisines and so many yummy dishes to select from. They set up our company and each employee has their own profile so they get to choose whatever they like. Their commercial kitchen is right down the street from our office so one stop and fresh delish food! I highly recommend Saltalk. Oh! and their staff is fabulous and very helpful! read more

Lunch is supposed to be delivered between 11:30am to 12:30pm, but didn't arrive until 2pm, with no advanced or real time status update about the delay. Also the driver was banging the front door for like 10 times (even though we have a doorbell) as if he's mad at something, which woke up my baby from her nap. This was our first order from saltalk and the experience loses a customer on the first try. read more

Solid Chinese comfort food! Saltalk is THE place to order dinner for house parties when no one wants to cook. It is convenient and the price is reasonable. The most important is that the food is delicious, reminds me of what my mom cooks.@-@ Quite jealous people who live in the valley and really wish they could expand to SF soon. Highly recommend the spicy duck, pepper chicken and soup of the day. read more

Saltalk - Ordered Chicken with jelly, Spanish and soup of the day. - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Terrible experience! Customers be aware of the dreadful attitude that comes from the owner! The worst ever in the US, period. Delivery came late for dinner. Every dish looked awful and taste awful. They looked nothing like what they show in their menu. We opened all of them, and they all appeared dark brown and carelessly put together. The fish, oyster tofu and the soup were not fresh. They have this disgusting taste of bad ingredients. The soup was like a white plain pork water which also smelled disgusting. They were basically not edible. You have no idea of what kind of low-quality stuff is in there. All the dishes they delivered were cold! It's not mentioned on their front page. You have to open a separate page to find that tricky spot. Food looks nice on their home page, but what you get is not only reduced in size but also not even close to the photos. When we complained about what we had experienced, they got mad and told us to feel free to report them to local business regulators whatever. They even criticized us and questioned us "what do you expect to get when you pay $7 a dish?" They are not sorry about anything of what we had to receive at all. They told us that their business is still in deficit for their 2 years of operation. Guess who is the problem here? There's no excuse that you sent bad food to customers and provided horrible customer services! You cut the quality of people's food, you reduce the size, you deliver stale dishes. That's why you loss! People, communities, companies stay away from this bad business!!!! read more

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Saltalk is so nice, when you are lazy and want to eat some home flavor food, they deliver! I actually did some accounting, if you are not a big eater, dining with Saltalk is actually cheaper than cooking yourself! My husband's and my philosophy is to save some time for those stuff that really need to spend time on: less cooking, more time with the kids! Saltalk can satisfy this! read more

Delivery is punctual, packaging was meticulous, and the food was tasty. Easy app to navigate and solid Asian food. I've been using this service for few times.  It's all of my go-to Asian food on one platform milk tea, rice noodles, Chinese dishes, sushi, etc. The dishes are made fresh and usually come in warm. I like the preorder concept, which means I can plan my weekday meals ahead. I ordered the lunch bento too, which is delicious, and the portion is okay for 2. I also appreciate that I can order groceries together with my lunch, a great feature, especially when I'd like to order ingredients last minute. I will order again and recommend it to more friends. read more

My favorite dish is garlic beef with oyster mushroom. It's really yummy and they deliver timely in clean paper bag. Customer service is quite responsive as well. I am thankful for this place especially during covid. read more

Saltalk's management reached out to us and acknowledged their issue in the past. They promised to resolve the issues. I placed an order yesterday and the issue with small portion is now resolved. Good job on hearing customers voice. read more

I'm a picky eater and I can cook pretty well. With this standard, I rarely write a raving review. Saltalk.com impresses me with the authentic home cooking and the fresh quality. They use natural and organic ingredients, which adds to the quality that they deliver! I'll definitely make more orders. read more

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Really good. Really tasty and has great value. We love it and order from them almost every week so that we don't need to cook and don't need to pay super high delivery fees by doordash. One time, they did not deliver until 2 hours past the delivery window which was really upsetting as there was no communication and we needed to call and ask several times. Otherwise, they have been great! read more

We had their Thanksgiving special meal set today -- plum pig knuckle, free range whole chicken w/rattan pepper sauce and scallion ginger sauce, steam black cod with ginger, cold dish combination, eggplant with ginger, chicken and corn soup, and sweet rice wine soup. It was a good meal and the portion is big so we still have plenty leftovers that we can enjoy for another day or two. We really liked the plum pig knuckle and the fish--very fresh and tasty! The only dish that my family did not like as much was the eggplant with ginger--this combination tasted a bit odd to us. I am grateful that they still offered the delivery service on Thanksgiving Day--feel very fortunate to have Saltalk as a local business here! read more

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High Quality: Few notches up comparing to deli in grocery store.  Similar idea in offering varieties and Saltalk uses better ingredients.  Ordered two bento; among the six dishes, the bean curd with shredded pork is the best.  The sweet/sour belt fish is a surprise. (Was worried that it could be too fishy and it's not at all)  Other dishes could use less oil but surely smell good. Good Service: the update from app txt message is right on spot!  Even it's running later than schedule (not a big problem if one has flexible schedule), the estimate is accurate and the food is still warm after 1.5 hours from the time of preparation Would I order again?  Yes for two reasons: support small businesses and like the varieties.  Probably will mix bento with the other chef specials they offer. read more

I like the pork ribs and the beef dishes. Todays tomato beef is very good. I also order their dessert. It's good value and delicious. read more

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Food is good! The bento is the most cost efficient. 3 dishes with soup and dessert only cost me less than $12. I also bought the Lingxi Garlic Pepper Sauce, their signature sauce. read more

Saltalk - Garlic Pepper Sauce - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

Super confusing on where it's located, looked like a mailing office. The Mexican guy working wasn't helpful with my question. I asked where I could find saltslk and responded with a faint answer that made me feel dumb. I dislike service like this. Sorry but I experienced bad first impression here. Pictures on yelp looked nice. It is an order online system or you have to scan a code if you are there. Overall, the most confusing food system I've encountered and the guy was not helpful. I walked out after 5minutes trying to figure out how to order. read more

Amazing find (recommended by a close friend)!!! If you are craving for real Chinese dishes that resembles home cooking, this is the choice for you. Spicy dishes are totally outstanding, flavorful, excitement to the tongue, yet not overly oily and upsetting for the stomach. I also like the duck too, marinated to perfection with tingling sensation to the mouth, like it urges me to finish it as a whole... great take out spot for those trying to impress guests and loveones lol read more

Los Altos Rotary Club, of which I'm a member, has contracted with your service for our meetings' lunches since July. I have had issues with non-acceptance of PayPal payment despite it being list as an easy to pay as well as other payment hassles. Today, ALL of our club's lunches were delivered over an hour late. My order never showed up but I received an email saying that it had been delivered, therefore it was charged. NOT GOOD BUSINESS practice. //WW read more

Just received delivery of the coconut pudding! It is so beautifully presented in an actual coconut! AND it is delicious! A perfectly light dessert for a summer evening (or any evening!) I will be ordering many of these for my next dinner party! read more

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A tasty and affordable option to get your lunch/dinner by no-contact delivery. I ordered Beer Duck and Chicken Satay. They taste great! read more

Saltalk - Chicken Satay - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

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It is so convenient to have Chinese food delivery service near my neighborhood! Their food is very authentic. I ordered one bowl of square cookie and a bento box for lunch yesterday. And they delivered on time. Omg! The square cookies are so good and all my coworkers loved it! The bento box is tasty and has a good amount of food in it. I would definitely recommend it! read more

I bought two dishes today for lunch, one is braised golden pompano, and the other is sea snail. I can tell the seafood is very fresh. The price is reasonable so I think I will keep coming back. One thing I think not that convenient is that you'll need to remind yourself to order (on their website) before 10:30am at latest for same day lunch delivery (yes they can deliver to your doorstep). If you choose to stop by and buy the dishes, there is usually nothing left in the kitchen. read more

Saltalk - Golden Pompano，sea snail with garlic oil - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

I like today daily speaicial: carrots with pork. I have been here many times and I like their pork dishes in general. It says on the website that every pork dishes are made by Berkshire Pork. read more

Saltalk - Carrot with Berkshire pork - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

The bowl is delicious. Only $10.5. I have my lunch here almost 5 times per week. They have different menu everyday. Pretty good deal for lunch. read more

Saltalk - The bowl is delicious. Only $10.5. Pretty good deal for lunch. - Food Delivery Services Near Me - Santa Clara, California

The first time I ordered Saltalk, l had a thread (line) in my rice, (They explained it's from the rice bag) the second time I ordered Saltalk, I had black stones as big as my finger nail in my spicy dish( they explained it was from the organic wild black fungus).... The food are tasty, it's good to hear you are using some organic ingredients, the images on the website are amazing (some look different from the actual dish) just I am worried about safety of ordering their dish.... Maybe I just had bad luck and today is actually my birthday, I am lucky my teeth are still here, didn't get hurt by the stone in the dish. I understand operating a bussiness is not easy. Hope you guys can improve faster... wash dishes cleaner, cook more, deliver faster, warmer, and safer. (Then I might consider increasing the rating) Good luck! read more

Excellent Chinese style food, spicy beef combination, coconut pudding, and pork slices with pumpkin..

The business is good, but the disconnect of how things are ordered and picked up are vey confusing. I ordered from the app ( Saltalk) in the San Jose location for pick up. During pick up, I was asked where did I order from? And food won't be ready until 5pm? ( Dinner ). They then specify to use Uber eats or other third party instead where the order is direct. ???? What?? They pointed me to a QR scan which I used. It didn't have the items I needed on that menu. Someone gave a paper menu and that was different. I called the number to Saltalk on the app. They don't have numbers to any locations ( kitchen) if you have order problems. If you like to order food from here, I suggests you get the direct number to the location. I'm pretty good at navigating through online order but this one is very confusing and hard to understand. read more

Excellent food and service! I've recommended this kitchen to many friends around me. What I like best is the healthy processing and taste that reflect original Chinese tradition read more

Their food is healthy- they started using organic pork and egg since last year. They also have increasing variety overtime. I really like their partnership with other restaurants, so it's very convenient and like a one-stop shop for me. Highly recommend. read more