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    The Chinese Kitchen

    3.6 (121 reviews)
    InexpensiveSeafood, Cantonese
    Open • 11:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Divey
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    a cup of coffee and a bag of noodles
    Chris Y.

    The Chinese Kitchen is right off of Clayton Rd, in a stretch of shopping centers that are fairly older, and many people would probably just drive right by if they're not familiar with the area. There's actually a couple of places here that I would visit from time to time, but for some reason, I just never been down to The Chinese Kitchen even though they've been here for some time now. From the outside, it really doesn't look like much, but once you get inside, well, it probably actually looks even worse, so be warned, lol. It's definitely a family run style restaurant, and it doesn't appear they offer dine-in currently and just focused on takeout, so in that sense I guess the decor doesn't really matter. The staff here are pretty friendly though. The lady at the front was helpful. The menu here is a pretty typical Chinese restaurant menu. The prices are okay. A bit pricier than I had expected for a place like this, but at least the portions here are good so it makes up for it. It's comparable to at least New Lim's just down the street off Clayton Rd as well. I ordered a couple of things today, the combination chow mein, and a hot and sour soup. The hot and sour soup was pretty good actually. Just enough flavor of both the hot and the sour, and the stuff inside the soup was plentiful. If you're someone who likes tofu, they put quite a bit of it in here. They also put in a couple of shrimps, and the other usual ingredients that would come in this soup. It won't blow you away by any means, but it's a solid hot and sour soup. And as someone who has had a lot of hot and sour soup, this one is definitely on the better of the spectrum. The combination chow mein was not bad. The ingredients were plentiful inside there. Plenty of meats and such to accompany the noodles itself. Makes for a tasty dish, and there was a lot more of it than I expected, so the pricing aspect was at least reasonable in the end. I do feel that the noodles themselves felt a bit overcooked, as it came out a bit mushier than I would prefer and doesn't have that same kind of doughiness you would like from the thick noodles. Either that or the noodles they're using were not fresh. I mean, it wasn't bad, just could've been better. The ingredients other than the noodles were good though. Certainly one of those situations where you don't judge a book by its cover. While the decor is very runned down, and probably not a place you would walk into casually, the food they offer does leave something to be desired. I haven't tried some of their other dishes yet, but flavor wise, they are there. I would want to come back and try some of their other dishes in the future.

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    Glenn L.

    This little place is the quintessential Mom and Pop Chinese restaurant. I really don't like reviewing food to go, but it looks like to-go food is their primary market. I went with some chow fun and some chow mein. The chow fun had the best actual noodles I have had in some time - multiple layers and more noodles than meat and vegetable. The flavor was a little bland and the dish was missing that wok hei flavoring. The chow mein was similar - a little bland and I actually prefer thinner noodles. Still, the cost was right (just around $20 for two dishes) and it does look like they are really trying. I'll probably be back to see what other dishes are like. This was the third time trying to get food (they were closed previously), so be aware that they appear to keep inconsistent hours.

    Inside view waiting for takeout. I could hear my food sizzling!
    Mrs L.

    I was craving Chinese food and so happy to have found this restaurant! I ordered chicken chow mean, sweet and sour chicken, beef broccoli, and pork fried rice. They crammed those little boxes filled with steamy food goodness. Everything was hot and fresh! They do party trays but you have to call a day ahead for notice. The food is perfect for a party so I'm planning to go back! I sat and waited for my food and could hear the sizzling sounds in the kitchen. Inside there are about 5-6 small tables to sit. The manager's name is Waylin and he was very nice!

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    The food is always fresh. Best flavor. It's our go to Chinese food spot for many years.

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    Good food at good prices. Got a nice assortment for 7 adults. Ready in 30 minutes & all was nice and fresh.

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    Great food and service They deliver if you leave near by the restaurant , have been going here for over 30 years and it always good

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    Hidden gem. Food was delicious and portions were good. You do have to wait 20-30 mins but it's well worth it.

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    Have eaten here several times over the past years. Family-owned indie with good food and service at low prices. Wish they were on Doordash!

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    This is our go-to Chinese take-out place in Concord. There is stiff competition over by 99 ranch but this one is always great.

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    3.9(175 reviews)
    18.7 mi
    •$$

    Came in for dinner on a Thursday night, they were not that business. The service was good and…read moreattentive. All their plates were huge portions and everything tasted great and authentic. Appetizer Combo Platter is the BEST value for your bucks. It came with Salt & Pepper Fish Fillet, Salt & Pepper Calamari, Tempura Green Beans, Crispy Shrimp Chips. 100/5 Honey Walnut Shrimps, perfectly made. 5/5 Mongolian Beef, large pieces of very tender beef stir-fried with red and white onions. 5/5 Singapore Style Vermicelli has the perfect Wok-Hei (smoky flavour) with curry. 5/5 Chinese Broccoli (Gai Lan) Stir-Fried with minced garlic. 5/5 Lobster E-Fu Noodle, lobster was perfectly made and the noodles had good flavors. 5/5 All the dishes came out pretty fast. Differently coming back!!!

    Let me start with this was a door dash order. Everything arrived warm and as ordered. Secondly…read morenothing was inedible. However 100% of the food was bland. Nothing distinct . I have never did this about any Chinese food before but everything lacked salt. There were a few pieces of garlic and a few pieces of ginger in two of our dishes. We had a tiny bit of soy sauce left in the house that my husband got to before my daughter and I ate. He lucked out. The food was fresh. The veggies were perfectly cooked. But there was zero flavor. No sauce with two of the dishes that claimed to have some. Just boring. Tonight , the day after I chopped up most of the leftovers and made a soup. So it it is not going int the trash. However if I was not someone who knows how to cook it would have been in the bin. I hope that HKC can take this review and do better.

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    Yin Ji Chang Fen - Pleasanton - Beef Roll

    Yin Ji Chang Fen - Pleasanton

    3.8(399 reviews)
    21.0 mi
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    I've been to both locations, both in Milpitas and in Pleasanton, right next to the Livermore…read moreOutlets, and the food is really consistent. I love their rice rolls. I always get their shrimp rolls without the green veggies inside and their porridge is also amazing. I usually get their preserved egg with pork porridge or also the porridge with pork kidney and pork liver. This time we got the fish porridge and it was, as always, solid. Their solid is bland and thick, so classic Chinese congee style. Another one of my favorites is the garlic chicken wings. They are so crazy good. They're super crispy with a very thin skin and ultra juicy inside. I do like to really season the chicken wings with white pepper. This most recent time I tried their Chiu Chow dumplings, which were not what I expected. I'm used to these dumplings having peanuts inside and more texture but unfortunately they were missing that. Still not bad at all. Overall this is one of my favorite spots for a quick lunch with friends or family and I would completely recommend it. It does get full pretty quickly, though, on weekend mornings for families looking for dim sum, so make sure to come when they're not too busy. I usually don't have trouble finding a table. Prices are very reasonable here, so across the board, very good!

    Yin Ji Chang Fen is a Chinese chain from Guangzhou that focuses on Cantonese Chinese street food…read morefrom Southern China and Hong Kong. We were passing through and needed a quick dinner, so we tried it out. They have locations in several SF Bay Area cities. This one is next to super busy Chubby Cattle. Prices are cheap. Rate 4.2 on Google 3.8 on Yelp. Safety Pluses - Online menu, Delivery services available, online ordering. Food Review: Black Bean Pork Ribs rice bowl ($12.50) had lots of pork ribs that were a bit tough. Flavor was fair but it was edible. 7.5/10 Shrimp rice Noodle roll ($9) were clearly frozen and freshly made. Too much noodle but decent shrmp. 7/10 Fried mini sesame balls ($6) were the best item. Tiny but, Hot and freshly fried. 9/10 Pork Liver congee ($9.25) was solid and edible but far from gourmet. 7.5/10 Boiled Chinese flowering Cabbage with soy sauce ($8.75) were over cooked but in ample quantity. 7.5/10 Overall - Good Food - Fair Decor - Good Service - Good Value - Very Good Would we come back - No

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    Yin Ji Chang Fen - Berkeley

    3.9(356 reviews)
    15.5 mi•Downtown Berkeley
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    It feels like I always either have lots of San Francisco Chinese food or Oakland Chinese food with…read morethe exception of the South Bay. I barely give another city a chance to try their Chinese food. I feel spoiled the amount of dumpling places and dim sum places they are in SF. I saw in Downtown Berkeley where you can grab rice rolls along with dim sum. So I decided to give it a whirl. On a Summer stroll I landed in Downtown Berkeley. I usually grab rice rolls at a local business at San Francisco but I decided to try a business which has many locations throughout California and has been around since 1958 and it's called Yin Ji Chang Fen. Inside has many tables and I ordered their wonton soup. The broth was tasty and the noodles were tender almost reminded me of Angel hair in soup form and slurp able . I then had their rice rolls. Marinated Shrimp and Beef Rice Noodle Roll. The shrimp was okay and the noodles were smooth. They also sell congee. A good place to grab rice noodles. Go on a summer "stroll" to Downtown Berkeley for some "rice noodle roll" get wonton with noodle soup in a "bowl" and also get a "fried egg roll" Go to Downtown Berkeley and go to "Yin Ji Chang Fen" and give it a "spin" no matter "when" it's a good spot to try "again"

    All the times I've gone there, there's been plenty of seating and I've been immediately seated…read more I typically get their chang fen & have tried their dim sum as well. While the chang fen is good, I would say that the prices are a bit high for the portion. Same with the dim sum - higher prices for dim sum than other places I've been to and overall dim sum was subpar. However, going here does certainly scratch the craving for chang fen whenever I am feeling it.

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    Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood Restaurant - BBQ combo

    Hong Kong East Ocean Seafood Restaurant

    3.3(1.7k reviews)
    18.8 mi
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    Always nice to have dim sum when you have a large group. East Ocean has been a long time favorite…read moreon the East Bay. We arrived shortly before opening at 10.30am on a Sunday. One of the benefits of getting there early is getting a window seat to enjoy the bay views. By 11.15am the restaurant was pretty full. We checked off our dim-sum items on a paper menu at our table and handed it to the staff. Food arrived promptly and served hot. We ordered our regular favorite dim sum and the hi lights were the taro pudding dessert, the crispy vermicelli with pork ( must request vinegar) and the chicken paws. In general the dim Sum were a good size and tasted as expected. But the chicken and fish maw was dry and lacked flavor. The chicken were irregular in size and just did not look appetizing. It did come with a mushroom and fake crabmeat. Definitely had better elsewhere. Overall, a huge restaurant, with great views and ample variety of dim-sum to choose from. Staff were quick and efficient. They also have their own lot, so parking was easy.

    Came here on a Sunday for lunch and had a good experience. We pulled up and it was really busy…read morewith people waiting outside to be seated. We were lucky to find a parking spot right away but there seems to be ample parking since there are several lots in front but we did overhear someone did have to park "far away" which led them to have a long walk to meet their party. Waited about 30 minutes for a table for 6 and once seated, was given menus to mark what we'd like to order, was kind of disappointed to not see roaming carts with the exception of 2 serving Tofu Fa (a plus!) and some baked pork buns. With that said, since we have to put in menu orders with waiters, it does add to a little more lag time from the food getting delivered to the table and eating. If you end up ordering some of the fried stuff, there can be extended wait times as a lot of the stuff seems cook to order. Ended up order siu mai, har gow, shrimp rice noodle, and house special (Hong Kong style) pan fried noodle which were good and flavorful. HK noodle was above average and hit the spot; not the best, but is mine and my daughter's favorite dish when going for dim sum. Overall a solid dim sum place in the East Bay if you don't wanna make the trek to the City or Chinatown in Oakland. Food quality is good. Service was above average, our waiter would actually check in periodically and chatted with us. I've been to other places where the food was good but it impossible to ask for stuff and always seemed like a bother if you ask them for anything. They also give you pitchers of water for refills (smart) so you don't have to keep bothering them for refills.

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    3.5(862 reviews)
    20.1 mi
    •$$

    We've had dim sum with cousins several times. Last month,…read moreour cousin organized 3 tables for a Sunday dim sum cousins reunion luncheon. We devoured Baked BBQ pork buns, Steamed sticky rice in lotus leaf, Green onion pancake, Beef chow fun, Baked egg custard tarts, Chinese broccoli with oyster sauce, Prawns with honey glazed walnuts, Baked BBQ pork buns with crispy top, Shrimp dumplings, BBQ pork rice noodles, Scallop and shrimp dumplings, and Shrimp pork dumplings. The only negative was the small portion size of the honey walnut shrimp. Our party was seated in the back of the upstairs room, so it was a little quieter than the main dining room downstairs. Lots of dim sum choices. We were able to find parking on a busy Sunday with just a little effort in the shopping center parking lot.

    We were here today, July 26, 2026 at 11:30am for a family reunions. 28 cousins joined together for…read morea luncheon. We try to get together once or twice a lear at central locations. Susie lives in the Bay Area and chose this restaurant. I was skeptical about keeping the cost low as we were having dim sum. I was afraid it would be outrageously expensive and not filling enough. She proved me wrong. Excluding the tea and other drinks it came to $30 per person and that included tax and tip. This was cheaper then the last banquet we had and I actually enjoyed most of the dishes here. The only dish I didn't have was the scallop and shrimp dumplings as the order came out with only 3 and there was 11 us at the table. I'm not sure how that was supposed to feed the table. We arrived at 11:10am and to ensure we weren't late. The parking lot was packed when we arrived. Saying that we only had to go up and down two isles to find a parking space. I have to add that the parking spaces were tight. We had the Honda Pilot and it barely fit in a space and that isn't the biggest car out there. We were told that our table was on the 2nd floor and to go to the side door. We walked around the side and found a door. There was not signage indicating it was part of the restaurant. The right side was locked, but the left side was unlocked. When we entered we were warmed with a sigh that said the floor was wet and to beware of slipping. They had a staircase to the left and a elevator to the right. That was a blessing, I know some of our party wouldn't have made it to the banquet with out the elevator. When we exited the elevator we were met by a staff member with their cart waiting to do downstairs. So the elevator serves guests and staff alike. When we got out of the elevator the staff member pointed us down the hall. We stopped at the bathroom on the way down the hall. Once we found the restaurant we were pointed to the back where we joined our party. We had 3 tables in the back which was nice. It beats being out in the open and disturbing everyone as we stood around chit chatted prior to being served. I felt bad for the table of 2 that were posted right next to the wall near our party. They just had a bad table. All the other tables upstairs were farther away and didn't feel like they were in our space. I have to add that the service was great. They kept coming to refill the waters and tea pot with tea, not just hot water. And we never felt rushed. We had a nice table on the edge of our tables agains the wall that we were able to hang our family tree. We are all 1st, 2nd and 3rd cousins and some of us have never met the others before so we really needed a family tree that color coded what generation you were. My favorite dish was the steamed sticky rice in Lotus root, next was the BBQ Pork Buns, third was the shrimp and pork dumplings. Though I don't recall seeing any shrimp in those dumplings.Thought they were big and meaty. My least favorite was the green onion pancake. It just wasn't fluffy and flakey. It was too dense and lacked flavor. And a little greasy. We had 12 dishes and were filled with some chow fun left over. The chow fun wasn't that great. It was filled with beef which was good, but it lacked sauce and the noodles weren't all that.

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    Koi Palace

    Koi Palace

    3.3(2k reviews)
    19.9 mi
    •$$

    Still a solid Chinese restaurant in Dublin. On a Sunday for lunch, the place was packed and we got…read moreseated in another room a few doors down and disconnected from the actual restaurant. Props to the business owners for recognizing supply/demand. I didn't notice a big difference with service in this random room. Dim sum here is great and we love ordering the special menu items and the incentive coupons to come back!

    The food at Koi Palace is good but the prices are very high. Then they add an 18% service fee that…read morethey specifically stated that it is not a tip, but instead goes toward employee wages, benefits, and operational costs. I don't understand why customers should be responsible for covering the restaurant's internal expenses on top of already expensive menu prices. The explanation for this service fee is only in English displayed at the bottom of their menu, even though most customers are Chinese. Many people would never know what they're being charged for. It feels inconsiderate and misleading. Overall, the experience was disappointing and not worth the money. 写这条评论是为了提醒华人顾客注意。鲤鱼门的菜品一般,价格本来就偏高。结账时还会自动加上 18% 的服务费,并且特别注明这不是小费,而是员工薪资、福利和运营成本。 我不理解为什么餐厅的内部成本要由顾客来承担,尤其是在菜价已经这么贵的情况下。 更不妥的是,这段说明只有英文,大部分华人顾客根本不会注意到。让人觉得不够体贴,也不够透明。 整体体验非常失望,不值得这个价钱。

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