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    The Kitchen

    3.0 (1.1k reviews)
    Open 11:00 am - 2:30 pm, 5:00 PM - 1:00 AM (Next day)

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    Sauteed Tiger Prawn with Salted Egg Yolk
    Amity H.

    Solid Chinese Seafood Restaurant serving delicious dishes. I came here for dim sum before and now dinner service. Food has good portion dishes and tastes authentic. My favorites are definitely the Salted Egg Yolk Fried Prawn and Salt and Pepper Pork Chops. Service was quick as in when you need a staff, just wave them down and they'll come by. They bring out dishes in a good pace. Dinner service always ends with a red bean soup dessert but we got Steamed Malaysian Sponge cake as an extra as well. This place is always packed day time for dim sum or night for dinner service. There's some parking spaces nearby but can get pretty packed.

    Lumin D.

    I don't know why this place has a really low rating. I think this is a great chinese spot especially for late night eats in the Bay. Everything was good and I can see if the service can be offputting but I think it's a cultural thing.

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    Wendi K.

    3.5 stars This is your run-of-the-mill dim sum spot. We came here with a large group and ordered lots and lots of dim sum off the regular menu, as well as banquet dishes off the entree menu. The dim sum is all good. A few people were raving over the truffle duck. You can order off the check mark list, the menu, or order form the carts that are being pushed around.

    Betty T.

    Friends of the restaurant management - go ahead and leave your 4/5 star reviews to support them. Regular folks who DON'T know restaurant management here: definitely go somewhere else, unless you want to experience any of the following: 1. Hunger 2. Bad service 3. Waiters just talking amongst themselves 4. Frustration 5. Waiters who don't know how to do their jobs They are not hurting for business and they don't give a crap about you. You can see from 2 attached photos: - food order was entered in at 6:12 - we asked for the check at 7:02 due to ONE dish coming out in 50 mins (meanwhile dishes were coming out to other tables around us), told them to cancel the rest Waiters didn't make any eye contact or even check up on us. Sooo...if you're into that kind of abuse, I guess you can eat here. (Restaurant, pls come for me if you want. I bringeth the actual receipts attached with your own timestamps.)

    Bonnie C.

    Finalize got a chance to visit this place for yumcha. Long line is expected for large party on saturday morning. We waited for more than an hour because we are a party of 9. Good service! They were willing to hold our birthday cake in the refrigerator while we wait for our table. Food is good. Lots of options like other chinese restaurants.

    Amy C.

    My boyfriend picked this spot to have late dinner after I picked him up from SFO. I've been to the Kitchen once a very long time ago with my family, but I don't remember it much. I do like how they open so late. If you're craving Chinese food late at night, then this would be the place to go. I think we got there about 10:15pm on a Sunday night. We were seated right away. At that time, there were probably three tables there. We looked for the menu and waited. After waiting for quite some time, I waved at an employee to get their attention so that we can order. We ordered three dishes - Eggplant something, Fried Rice, and Mongolian Beef. All were pretty tasty. I liked tea that was given to us. It was pleasant and fragrant. The place was pretty nice looking. I don't like the constant smell of cigarette smoke because either the customers or employees were smoking right outside the place.

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    Steve L.

    Decided to try take out dim sum instead of dining there. Called in an order on a Sunday and was told 30 mins. When I got there it was ready. Tough to find parking so if you have a teammate who can drive you, it makes it easier. All the dim sum items like tripe, har gow, fried taro, chicken feet were warm and takes great. The beef chow fun was so so, not that much beef, though still tasty.

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    Raymond L.

    Coming back to a consistently great restaurant. I would highly recommend that one comes before 6pm if you don't want to experience a long wait. Tonight's fantastic meal consisted of brisket and daikon in clear broth, roast goose and pea leaf with garlic. The brisket with daikon is one of my favorites when the restaurant has it on their menu. I don't think I've ever ordered it anywhere that has it on their menu that did a bad job on this dish. I've never ordered goose because I it prepared badly when I had it ages ago in Hong Kong, well I guess they never prepared it right, I'm growing very fond of roast goose. The final dish was a vegetable dish which was pea leaf saute in garlic, nothing wrong with that.

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    Shirley C.

    Livelier and louder than your average Chinese restaurant, but that is easy to overlook given how tasty the food is. The dishes are packed with flavor and full of wok hei. The space is relatively small, and they fit in as many tables as possible, which makes it a bit of a maze getting to and from your table. I highly recommend coming with a group of family or friends so you can try more of the family-style dishes and make a reservation. Some of my favorites were the salted egg yolk shrimp, squab, pea shoots, and pig stomach.

    Tiffany C.

    We came here on New Year's Day for dinner and luckily we made reservations for 5:30pm because the restaurant was packed with a line out the door! The food is excellent as always and even though it was super busy, the service was great! Love the energy of some of the servers! They were lively, super patient, and super helpful!

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    Regis K.

    We really wanted to like this place since it's such a Millbrae staple and everyone seems to recommend it, but our experience was pretty disappointing. We're staying at a hotel nearby and decided to drop in for dinner, big mistake. First off, the wait was over an hour. For an "old establishment" that's always packed, you'd expect the food to justify the time, but it just didn't. The prices here are sky-high for what you get. Most dishes are over $22, which is wild considering you can find the exact same quality in LA for about $12. The food itself was mediocre at best. We actually had to send the snow pea sprouts back because they were so tough and woody they were basically unchewable. When you're paying premium prices, you expect the kitchen to at least pick through the veggies. To top it off, parking is a total nightmare. Between the hour-long wait, the mid food, and the high bill, it's just not worth the hassle. There are definitely better ways to spend your time and money in Millbrae.

    Buns for Duck
    David L.

    Came out here to celebrate a friend's birthday, we had reservations already and you could tell it was a popular place, the place was already packed with people waiting to be seated, and there were about 20ish people waiting next. It's your typical Chinese-style restaurant with items to choose from or family set meals, we went with a variety of items picked from the menu, I was unable to take all of the photos since we had a hungry crowd but the food came out fairly quick and tasted good. My favorite would have to be the Salted egg yolk deep fried crab, as that's always a huge hit. I also enjoyed the Crispy Ham Hock, it was tender, crunchy, and the dipping sauce made it all come together. The geoduck we had was alright, had it better but also had it worse in other places, the duck came out pretty well. I wish I had taken a photo of the steamed fish we had because I also thought that was delicious! They also served us about 3 different types of desserts, with the mango pudding being the go-to! All and all, it's a great place to grab some Chinese food if you're in the area, I'd recommend getting reservations!

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    Hannah W.

    Checked out this Michelline recommended restaurant this week and enjoyed our plates of sizzling hot dinner. We ordered a steak, mushroom, and string bean dish that stole the show! Strips of perfectly cooked rib eye and a variety of savory mushrooms stir fried together in a ginger scallion medley-so good! We also ordered a braised fish and tofu dish that was served piping hot. Definitely make a stop if you're looking for solid Chinese food. There is a parking lot off to the side but it got tricky at the peak of the Friday night rush!

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    Hella good spot for dumplings and noodles…read more The dumplings were good- the skin was chewy and the filling was flavorful and plentiful. For potstickers the outside was browned well which added a little bit more bite to it. I liked both kinds, different textures on both. Pork shrimp chive egg filling and napa cabbage pork filling are the faves for us. For the dumplings you can have soup as well, which was clear and refreshing with the seaweed. The soup option tradeoff gives you two less dumplings. Still good imo. The pickled cabbage beef noodle soup was good. The noodles were chewy and the broth was very savory. I liked that the beef came in two variations, one sliced style and one in chunks. Both were good, tender. The spicy sauce added another taste to the soup, very flavorful. The tea was good, lots of different options. It does cost though. Good chrysanthemum puer combo.

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    This is the perfect spot to grab solid Vietnamese-Chinese seafood right by SFO. Definitely come…read morehere with friends, order as much seafood as your heart desires, and prepare to get messy in the best way possible because everything absolutely slaps. The menu has so many great seafood options, especially if you're a crab lover. They offer a variety of different crab flavors, so there's a good chance you'll find one that fits your taste. The crab was flavorful, saucy, and so satisfying to dig into. They even give you bibs upon request, which honestly feels necessary if you're planning to go all in. The prawns were also a highlight. They were a decent size, cooked well, and perfectly seasoned. We also ordered the garlic noodles, which were great and exactly the kind of buttery, garlicky carb moment you want with seafood. The green beans were a nice addition too and helped balance out the meal with something fresh and veggie-forward. The only thing I'd probably skip next time would be the raw oysters which didn't taste as fresh. Their fried chicken was delicious though! Service was friendly, and the food came out quickly, which made the whole experience even better. Honestly, we couldn't have asked for a better casual seafood feast. It was so good that my husband and I actually came back two days later just to get the fried chicken and crab again. That pretty much says it all.

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    The Kitchen - dimsum - Updated September 2026

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