The food is okay overall. The har gow wasn't very good, and the siu mai was ok. I was disappointed that they don't serve fried tofu skin rolls. I also didn't appreciate that the waiters asked customers for tips, since tipping should be optional. The service is poor, and they seem more focused on collecting tips than serving good food. Asking for tips this way unprofessional and inappropriate. read more

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Food was a little slow to come out. Arrived around 8:45 pm and was seated immediately.

My family and my favorite Cantonese style restaurant in the Bay Area. Both dim sum and dinner are good. Delicious food, well executed balance in favors and portion. Service is great very helpful staff. We eat at this restaurant almost every week, loyal customers here! read more

The food is fantastic. Sir Fried diced beef with Black Garlic is absolutely an incredible dish. It's my favorite, but all this dish are really great & service is very good. I highly recommend it & I am very picky about great food. read more

This place is really good!! Would really like to send my compliments to the chef because everything we got here was delicious, especially the truffle duck. It was one of a kind and super delicious. That's one dish I would recommend the most! Would definitely come back. Service was really good on a Thursday night, and it was busy inside with every table filled up. read more

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Went there for Chinese New Year dining and the place was packed. However, the food came out fast, good service for a Chinese restaurant and the food quality was excellent. read more

One of my family's favorite dimsum spots. Recommend to come at opening time to get a quick spot. read more

The Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - Millbrae, California

Came here on a recommendation. I don't speak Chinese but the service was great! They had servers that mostly spoke chinese, which i was not surprised about, but was super pleased they went out of their way to find a server that understood English. The host was quick to seat us and was super sweet. I believe the food was the best! It was really traditional and hot out of the kitchen. I will definitely come back. Super crowded and popular so will definitely need to come early to grab seats. read more

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When you go to a Chinese restaurant and it is mostly older Chinese people inside, you know the food is good. Portions seemed smaller for the price but the quality was there. read more

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- Consider arriving after busy lunch hour on weekend - Wait was short (we were #2, party of 3 & they were on #98) - Parking could be tricky and got lucky in public lot next door b/c people were leaving - Dim sum is on carts and you can order from menu - Prices were reasonable for bay area prices - We left full w/o breaking the bank! - Ambiance is what you would expect from busy dim sum restaurant read more

Had double boiled soup, good for 4 people. Like homemade. Lots of pork bones, dried coconut, beans, two chicken feet. Got one squab, a bit tough, but taste like duck meat. Next, japanese tofu egg with rib eye chunks, very tender, a bit too much sugar on the sauce. Got broccoli with the dish. Ordered "ma lie go" brown fluffy steam sweet cake. They do it so well, so fluffy. Had complimentary sweet green bean soup for dessert. Excellent, with shreds of seaweed, not watered down. Dinner tea is not charged $2 per person. Their decorations is a bit decadent with chandeliers. Some tables really know how to eat, giant dish of lobsters with noodles. Service was great. The staff really hustle. read more

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Place is always packed yet the service and food are always on par. We don't have a good Dim Sum where we live (Folsom, Ca) so every time we visit family in Burlingame, it's our go to. read more

Savory dishes in a bustling environment, a classic dimsum experience. Most of the items we got had a good balance of flavors. Unfortunately, there were many fatty pieces in the Pork Spareribs with Black Beans and not enough soy sauce in the Shrimp Rice Rolls read more

This is a solid dimsum spot that offers good food for good value. It's our go to for family dimsum. They have a couple carts with all the classics but you can order from a form as well. Everything I've had here is pretty good, but some of my highlights: - Deep fried mochi pork dumplings have a perfect balance of savory filling to slightly sweet mochi. - Pea sprout dumplings - haven't had these before and was pleasantly surprised but these big fat dumplings full of greens and juicy pieces of shrimp. Our total for 5 adults and 3 kids was less than $120, and we even had leftovers, so it's definitely reasonable pricing for the bay which I appreciate! read more

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Came here during a weekday night for dinner and was really busy! Service was pretty slow. After ordering you had to get their attention several times and ask them several times for them to get your request through. However, the food was fantastic, black truffle duck was definitely a star and a must try! Savory and actual truffle within the sauce over it. There was also the yellow chicken with pork stomach, it was sauced up with a scallion and wasabi oil. We also t got the fried pork intestine with soy sauce. Really yummy ! It was crispy and savory, definitely gotta have it with rice. The stir fry ribeye with mushrooms were really good too, tender beef and savory mushrooms. Crispy pork trotter was tender and crispy, a bit bland but overall really good. When it's busy it gets really loud in the restaurant, service is just okay, but the food is really good! I'd give this place a 3.5, but i'll round up since the food was so good read more

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We came here for dinner and probably waited less than 10 minutes. There were only three of us so that may be why. The seating is honestly tight for small tables (we were squished on the side among the bigger tables). The staff are rushing to and from but they'll help you if you need anything. Just flag them down. We got the fried pork feet and it was crispy and not too salty which I appreciated. We got the Wasabi Chicken and Pork Stomach and the wasabi was so strong my mother started coughing really bad lol. We asked the waiter if we can have them remake it but it seemed to trouble him to do that? He gave us a hot bowl of water and we rinsed off the wasabi as needed. I am honestly not sure what the protocol is if you are not satisfied with your dish lol We also got the Dried Scallop & Egg White Fried Rice. It is your typical dish and we finished it. It did not have too much flavor but I am thankful it was not overly salty. We also got fish in a claypot. I did not eat this one but my family members really liked it. Parking can be hard to find given how popular the restaurant and area is. read more

This is a classic Dim Sum restaurant that has less than 4 stars cuz its actually good food but typical asian service (aka kinda rude servers cuz they're rushed and somewhat oily bathroom). Located near SFO and a go to dim sum favorite for many oldies, this dim sum is a must try for those in south bay/SF area. Their prices are pretty average as well so won't break your bank. Lots of food options but their har geow(shrimp balls)and siu mai are pretty good. Their xiao long bao(soup dumplings) is actually good as well! Definitely order some noodles and you're gonna needa ask for soy sauce/vinegar/chili oil as its not on the table Just a heads up they charge $2 per person for hot tea Parking might be hard out front but theres a parking lot on the side of the building 10/10 would recommend! read more

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Very challenging to find a parking in the area especially during lunch hours like today - took 15-20 minutes to find a decent parking space near the restaurant. You can tell it's a good restaurant with the patrons dinning here. We waited about 45 minutes plus or so to be seated. The service is pretty attentive and it was pretty quick getting our dishes. We ordered a few of their specialty dishes: Black Truffle duck 3/5 Pork stomach with steam chicken 5/5 Beef balls 5/5 Lotus roots mixed veggies 4/5 Crispy pata Chinese style 4/5 Steam spare ribs 3/5 Shiu mai 3/5 Malaysia Singaporean sponge cake 5/5 I would come back for the pork belly with steam chicken, beef balls and Malay Singaporean sponge cake!!! Worthy to stop by for if you are looking for authentic Chinese/Hong Kong dim sum!!! read more

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I recently had the pleasure of trying Chinese truffle duck, and it was an unforgettable culinary experience that exceeded all my expectations. The dish masterfully combines traditional Chinese flavors with the essence of truffles, creating a taste sensation unlike any other. The duck was cooked to perfection--crispy on the outside yet incredibly tender and juicy on the inside. Each bite revealed layers of rich flavor, enhanced by the aromatic infusion of truffles. The chefs clearly knew how to highlight the natural taste of the duck while allowing the truffle to shine without overpowering it. BTW You cannot find this anywhere else, I've tried "truffle duck" at other restaurants in Southern California and nothing compares to the truffle duck here. read more

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Food - my friends and I love it here, always come for birthday dinners. Service - Great and fast. Ambiance - Like any Chinese restaurant, big round tables. - Casual - Tables are close to each other. read more

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Always always great good at reasonable prices!! The Kitchen has been around for years and is a restaurant that we can always count on for consistently great Chinese Food. Like most great Chinese eateries, the rating is exactly where it "should" be at around 3.5 stars! :( Typically Chinese restaurants with great food have lower ratings, being dinged for "service" or "lack of sophisticated or high class ambience". Come for the food, not the 3-hr service oriented and nice China but mediocre food. The Kitchen is one of those places, it's no wonder why this place is consistently Michelin recommended. Recommended: - Steamed chicken , simple and yet full of flavors - Roasted pigeon ... so good and they always sell out! - Pork knuckle, one of their signature dishes - Scallop with egg white fried rice .. really good wok-hay, simple and elegantly flavored Basically you can't go wrong with any dishes here at The Kitchen... Enjoy!! Highly recommended! read more

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This is my preferred dim sum restaurant. I consistently opt for takeout due to the high volume of diners and crowded seating. I particularly enjoy the flat shrimp noodles, chicken soup, Siomai, chicken feet, shrimp fried rice, sesame balls, and steamed pork buns, all of which are exceptional. read more

We came on a Wednesday morning right before The Kitchen was open. Luckily not so much waiting. We were seated right away once we got in. People started lining up quickly within 30 mins of the opening. We ordered steamed shrimp dumpling, steamed chicken feet w/black bean sauce, Xiao Long Bao, steamed egg yolk lava bun (as dessert) steamed beef ball with dried citrus peel, pea sprouts dumpling, and Ginkgo nuts, tofu skin & pea sprouts in broth. Everything tasted good! But nothing to outstanding compared to other places like HL Peninsula or Koi Palace. We'll be back to try more other dim sum dishes! read more

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Delicious Chinese food! Kitchen is our favorite Chinese restaurant in the area. Every dish comes out fast and tasty. This restaurant gets busy even in the middle of the week and the noise level gets loud. Service is alright but that's fine as we're here for the food. My favorite dishes are the mushroom beef, braised beef in soup and Peking Duck. The flavors of their dishes are a little stronger and tastier than other restaurants. read more

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This Cantonese restaurant is conveniently located in Millbrae right off the freeway and on El Camino real. Aside from being super crowded and extremely hard to find parking. Their food is pretty good. We ordered a variety of dishes so we could compare them to other Cantonese restaurants nearby. The green beans were very good, not too salty or greasy like other restaurants. The minced meat and garlic added to the wonderful flavor. The stir-fried spare ribs were very tasty but not too much meat. It was mostly bones, so I wouldn't order it again. The baked cured pig hock was seasoned perfectly and not too greasy or fat. There was plenty of meat on them bones. The skin was nice and crispy. The dried scallop fried rice with egg whites was pretty good compared to other restaurants. Each grain of rice was cooked perfectly with just the right amount of dried scallops and egg whites. I would order it again. The stir-fried beef with tofu and broccoli was very good. The sauce is slightly sweet and salty but full of flavor. The homemade tofu was fresh and soft. The Peking duck was very good, the skin was crispy, and the meat was moist and flavorful. The buns were fresh and soft. Overall, The Kitchen offers great food, but good luck finding parking. Even though there is a public parking lot next door, not a single space is available. Arrive early and reserve a table. The wait could be up to an hour. read more

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My parents wanted to get together with my in laws and what better way to do that than over some tea and dim sum. We came on a holiday so my parents got there 15 minutes before opening to make sure we were able to get a table right away. Place was decent size with a good mix of four tops and big round tables with lazy Susan's. You can order from the carts or with the waiter! Everything was fresh and good. My favorite of the day were the pea shoots and shrimp dumplings! Bathrooms were clean too. You never know with Asian resturants on the cleanliness of the bathrooms. Would totally come back for dim sum overall 4.5 stars read more

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Food tasted great, really liked the tofu, eggplant, and the water spinach. Unfortunately, found a pincer bug in the water spinach towards the end of the meal so didn't want to eat it anymore. They comped that dish. read more

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This Kitchen has been thriving for over two decades and judging by their crowds, they don't seem to be slowing down anytime soon! Located on a busy stretch of El Camino Real in the heart of Millbrae, California, The Kitchen has become a local institution for lovers of traditional Cantonese cuisine both in the morning for dim sum, and in the evening for large family-size dinners. With a city like Millbrae and a region of the Peninsula where serving this type of cuisine, it is hard to stand out among their many similar competitors, of which a number of them also reside along El Camino Real, but somehow The Kitchen continues to thrive, so much so that even parking around the exterior of their restaurant can be scarce. But luckily on the weekday evening that a group of ten of us went for dinner, we managed to find a spot right in front of the restaurant. We were not expecting the restaurant to be so crowded, even though it was evening and prime dinner time, the best reservation we could get was at 7 p.m., and they were still packed. The a la carte dinner menu at The Kitchen is separated into categories including Appetizer, BBQ Specialty, Soup Specialty, Abalone, Cantonese Style Entrées, Regional Chinese, Poultry & Meat Dishes, Clay Pot, Wok Simmered & Tofu, Veggies, Noodles & Rice Dishes, in addition to their multi-course pre-fix dinners for families. This evening our group decided to order a la carte, with eight entrées being just the right amount of food for our group. We started with their Crispy Skin Ham Hock, continued with their Thick Chicken Soup with Fish, Braised Fish Chunks with Tofu served in a Clay Pot, Stir-Fry Ribeye Steak Cubes with Broccoli, Stir-Fry Chicken with Chinese Broccoli, Peking Spareribs, Sautéed Mixed Vegetables, and Salted Fish & Diced Chicken Fried Rice. Our meal wasn't necessarily delivered in the order that we were expecting as the Crispy Skin Ham Hock came out first and was a real surprise as by its initial appearance the whole plate looked overcooked, but upon first bite every piece was juicy and flavorful. The benefits of a heavily used deep fryer, who knew? Another highlight of our meal was their Fish and Tofu served in, as the components of the pot were seasoned well and plentiful. In fact, all of the dishes came in rather reasonable portions, and we were most definitely full once the evening was over. Our family meal made me realize what we have been missing all these years since our last visit to The Kitchen. With a rather innocuous name like The Kitchen, you wouldn't consider it the most glamorous place even suburban in Millbrae, but they still proudly show off their Michelin Guide Recommendation from over a decade ago as if they are all still new and worth celebrating. From this meal, some dishes were better than others like their Mixed Vegetables featured a good amount of wood ear mushrooms, which is not the normal case when we enjoy a sautéed entree like this. And their Fried Rice entree was nice and extra salty thanks to the plentiful amounts of extra salted fish in every bite. Return visits to The Kitchen are in order for any visitor, both local and out of town, crowds are heavy no matter the time of day , and if you can get reservations, I suggest you do so immediately, as their menu is in both Chinese and English and features plenty of pictures, which is helpful for any lover of Cantonese delights. Their Regional menu is what may set The Kitchen apart from so many of their competitors, as some of their menu items are so unique you can only find them here, and where else could your appetite be satisfied but in The Kitchen? No where, as far as I am concerned, and may The Kitchen reign for another two decades! read more

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Awesome food, mediocre service but understandable, overall good experience if you want authentic food

Unreal food, might be some of the best I've had in SF so far. The food was great big portions and just great bang for your buck. Service is expected: busy, prompt and if you need something you need to figure it out. That'sa a Chinese resto for you but that's how you know the food is good read more

Under new management, The Kitchen's dim sum menu is truncated compared to other dim sum restaurants in the Burlingame/Millbrae area. The place was packed on a Monday after the Lunar New Year weekend as a lot of people don't have to work today. The food was OK. You can order the dim sum from a paper menu. There is a single dim sum cart that roams around. The confusing part is, some of the items we ordered from the paper menu were available on the cart only. The dim sum cart never came by our table. We had to ask one of the waiters for help to get the shrimp dumplings and sticky rice chicken for us. Total before tax and tip for two was $70. Service was excellent. read more

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SERVICE: We arrived Monday afternoon around 12:30 pm, and the place was pretty packed. There were two tables leftover, and after we were seated the last table was quickly filled. They handed us a paper menu and pen to mark down our choices. I would say that they were not super attentive and we would often have to flag them down or walk over to a staff member, but that may be normal. FOOD: Solid dim sum overall. I always get the shrimp rice rolls (my favorite), the shrimp dumpling, shiu mai, and the sticky rice lotus wrap. All of them were yummy as expected, came out super hot and sticky. We also tried the bbq rice roll, a deep fried taro ball, lava buns, and more. I was pleasantly surprised when I tried the taro ball, and would definitely try it again. My friend did note that prices have been rising, but still affordable. read more

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First time coming here for dim sum on Mother's day. I have always frequented places like HL Peninsula, Grand Palace and Hung To, but was looking to diversify. Arrived at 940 for 10am opening, and the line was crazy long. Definitely anticipate waiting, especially because the inside is more comparable to Hung To size rather than HL ballroom size. I was weary about the service based on past experiences at dim sum and the previous reviews. But it was honestly one of the better experiences. The response time was very fast, waters were constantly being refilled, no random tea charge after we denied tea, and even without having any native speakers, they got us all our sauces on the first request (other places tend to require five servers and multiple reminders). The next highlight are the prices. Other bay area dim sum have gotten too crazy with their Large and Special dish prices. But all of the prices are very reasonable and enough to add this to my must-try dim sum list. The only downside is that the dim sum options are a bit limited compared to other places. But all the staples are there, and they were all quite good. Most of the dishes were presented by three steamed carts, one fried food cart, and one congee cart. The menu offered a few other items that were good, but hard to tell what you are getting without photos or description (pretty on par with dim sum restaurants). Nearly every table had the street style noodle, and I highly recommend it, along with the cilantro dumpling, siomai, and salted egg bun. read more

I found the service here to be adequate and typical of a Chinese restaurant. However, I would ding this restaurant for the quality of food and its relatively high price. Judging by the food alone, if the meal was at any typical Chinese restaurant, the quality was in the range of just OK to somewhat good, not among the good or even the best restaurants. Even at a lesser restaurant I would have been slightly disappointed. However, given the somewhat high price and its reputation being Michelin recommended I had high hopes for a good meal, but was disappointed. It was an OK meal of Chinese food but given the high bar in the Bay area the meal was just OK. read more

Dinner isn't my favorite here still but definitely come here for dim sum. It gets crowded but it's always hot and fresh. Very attentive and quick service. I don't like buns but their cha siu baked buns are the best - especially fresh with the crunchy crust. read more

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The Kitchen offers various live seafood in a large water tank display. Great for small or large groups because they have many round tables that can easily be expanded to large banquet tables. All the waiters speak fluent English, but Cantonese is preferred, so ordering is not a problem. Be sure to try the seafood and the fried mushrooms. We ordered the crab meat fish maw soup - love all the egg white in the soup. The fried mushroom has a nice batter and is not greasy, a few cross-cut jalapenos give a little kick The only thing I need to pick on is the steamed fish. The fish skin is not thoroughly clean, it still has scales. And for this reason, I can not give the restaurant 5 stars. read more

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It gets so busy right when it opens! It was filled by 10:30 on a Sunday. Get there early! It's a nice restaurant, very bright and loud. The lady's come around with carts of dim sum or you can order through menu. We did both! Such a great price for everything and everything was fresh!! It was very good. No complaints! We ordered a lot but my picture just captured the first ones to come out. I would recommend coming here! read more

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Best truffle roast duck! Salted egg yolk prawn was not enough seasoning but still ok. Pekin duck was so k but the skin needs to be crispier and seperated from the meat more. Peking spareribs was good but need more orange peel, toumiau was good, fried rice and noodles truffle duck was just ok. Tofu Japanese with ground pork was good. read more

We went to The Kitchen for dinner on Father's Day because my brother suggested it. He wanted to try the salted pork feet and chicken with pork belly. When we arrived, there was already a line outside the restaurant. We got in line and waited. At 5 PM, the restaurant opened. The hostess, dressed in a black suit, called us over and asked how many were in our party. We said, "A table for five." She then pointed us to a table, and we sat down. A few minutes later, she came back and told us the table was actually reserved for someone else -- they had just stepped out -- and asked us to vacate it. Why? We waited in line just like everyone else, and she was the one who seated us. We felt completely unwelcome. We used to come here every weekend for Dim Sum, but ever since the ownership changed, we stopped and started going to HL Pearl Restaurant instead. It felt like they wanted to give that table to people they knew or regulars they prioritized. Honestly, we could've stayed and stood our ground, but because it was Father's Day, we didn't want to argue and ruin the evening for our dad. So we left and had dinner at the old Tai Wu restaurant across the street, now called Hong Kong Palace. This experience was awful. While they did apologize, what happened was still completely unacceptable. Your character is your best kind of luck. Your mentality is your best Feng Shui. otherwise you will be poor all your life. In the world of crows, swans are also guilty. I strongly do not recommend this place! read more

Great and delicious Chinese food! Typical Chinese service, but the food makes up for it. There's a lot of good authentic options for dinner, and the restaurant is huge and has a lot of seating. read more