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    Tim's Kitchen

    4.2 (142 reviews)
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    Outdoor seating

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    salt and pepper fish
    Madelyn N.

    i really think tim's kitchen is underrated. it's quite lowkey but the food always hits the spot. i've never dined in but [[HIGHLIGHT]]when i pick up my order i love how they blast the ac and i can escape the heat[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Crispy Pork Belly Rice Plate and Unagi Don with Green Beans and garlic sauce
    Lisa C.

    Came on a Sunday during lunch hour, so it was quite busy! The pork belly is super crispy and succulent. The green beans are slightly crispy and reminds me of DTF green beans, flavorful and cooked perfectly. The special rice dish comes with honey lemon ice tea. We're far out from Davis but was in town and glad we came to try this place out. Service is good too. We loved it so much we decided to order their house fried rice to go so we can have it for dinner. Highly recommend! And you really can't beat the price, which makes the food taste even better.

    Soy Sauce Chow Mein
    Loren P.

    Tim's Kitchen is hands-down my favorite HK cafe to support whenever I'm in Davis. The prices seem to be inflation-proof but the quality of their food is not jeopardized at all. The owners speak Cantonese and Mandarin, so I am able to practice my Canto whenever I order, haha. I've already brought my husband several times with me, and he seconds my opinion regarding the food (he especially loves their pork belly dish). [[HIGHLIGHT]]The service is pretty attentive for a family-run restaurant, and the AC is cold.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]The ambiance is chill and generally quiet, so I always have a peaceful place to enjoy my lunch.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] I never have to wait long for my meal, and the food is always fresh. Tim's Kitchen is the definition of HK home cooking, and I am very happy that there is such a place in Davis. With most of the entrees, you either get a free soda or lemon tea, and I always get the lemon tea. The prawn dishes, which generally run you at least $16 elsewhere, are only $13 at Tim's Kitchen, so it is my go-to protein. They are always cooked well and never overcooked or rubbery. My favorite so far is their prawns with green bean, in a signature HK black bean garlic sauce! I have also had their Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南雞飯) and the chicken is cooked perfectly and pairs wonderfully with their special rice. The ginger and scallion oil is also delicious. I've had their baked spaghetti prawns in cream sauce and that is sooo yummy. The layer of melted cheese on top is broiled to perfection. There are always people ordering DoorDash, Hungry Panda, etc, so business is always stable for Tim's Kitchen. It makes me happy that others enjoy their food as much as I do. I will continue to support Tim's Kitchen for the long haul and highly recommend coming to support this establishment if you're ever in the Davis area, or even passing by on I-80!!

    Ashley K.

    Wow, their dishes had some wonderful flavors! Very delicious, memorable chowfun, and green beans were so fresh, and flavorful. Spicy wontons had that slightly numbing star anise in it, which I love! The only things I marked a point off is on the beef that was not tender, so I'd probably order pork, chicken or shrimp instead next time. Green onion pancake was crispy and yummy. Bittermelon was really good too. Hot and sour soup was kind of bland. Complimentary iced water tasted great! Definitely coming back.

    Honey Lemon Iced Tea
    Shanna P.

    Great quality and affordable food! For almost $13, you get a whole meal that can feed 2 and an iced tea drink. I always get the baked chicken with cream sauce, and it's always cooked to perfection. I tried other items on the menu and they're just as good! This is perfect for college students. Service was quick, and there aren't usually that much people. This place is so underrated. I love introducing my friends to this place!

    New york steak with spaghetti (thickened black pepper sauce came on the side)
    Han-Nha T.

    This place is very cheap with massive portions. It's good for closer friends who like homestyle Chinese food who you don't need to impress. Because it is fusion it does tend to be a little sweeter, but it has overall good flavors. The tomato and egg had a lot of green onion, perfect heat on the eggs, and green beans had good bite. Meat quality was normal in all the dishes, really good considering the price. Chinese pastas have never been my thing, but if you enjoy that category these are nice. A lot of meat and sauce. For me it's always too monotonous in texture and lacking in flavor. Food came out when it finished cooking so you had food almost immediately. [[HIGHLIGHT]]I went on a Saturday 2pm, it was almost the only place open, and it was quite empty.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Server was pleasant.

    B. Combo Plate House Baked Meal with chicken and cream sauce
    David L.

    Had lunch with the waifu. The deep fried prawns were great! Tasted fresh or not frozen for a long time. The chicken and cream sauce was ok. Nothing bad but nothing good to say either. The boba was not filled to the top. When I pointed that out to the staff, the reply was 'Only filled to line'. Ok. I got what I got. The boba was agar; I like agar so no problem there. Just wish I had more milk tea. [[HIGHLIGHT]]Ambiance is always good.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] Also got hot water on a cold spring day. Letter of Recommendation: B+

    Spicy Green Bean
    Jevanka S.

    My fiance and I decided to drive up to Davis to grab Shah's initially but found out the whole complex was under renovations. So we deciddd to grab Chinese. We used to live in Davis and never saw this place before and decided to give it a try! My fiance and I loved their salt pepper pork chops, pork belly which was super crispy and I loved their walnut prawns! The only critique we have is that we did not enjoy the spicy green beans as much. It wasn't flavorful enough and it was just a preference for us. The green beans were almost like steamed like rather than stir fried. But we ordered a lot of food and enjoyed everything about it. The lady who was our waitress was super friendly and she gave us a great service! I really liked the interior of the restaurant since it looked super Chinese and gave me the confidence that this will be authentic Chinese food! We will definitely be coming back when we are in the area!

    Baked pork chop in tomato sauce over rice.
    Roger Y.

    Adding a few more pictures after a repeat visit recently. Not much has changed. I was still surprised to not see Spam on the menu which is big in Asia Pacific. [[HIGHLIGHT]]The interior is pleasant but rather plain.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]] [[HIGHLIGHT]]Wish they would use the long bar left from it was a different business.[[ENDHIGHLIGHT]]

    Honey Walnut shrimp (10 piece)合桃虾
    Sofia Y.

    Definitely hidden gem! So delicious! Love their iced tea and portions are really good! Wait time is generally pretty short so greatttttt option!

    Baked Pork Chop with Tomato Sauce over spaghetti

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    Got the Hainanese chicken with rice to-go. The chicken was primarily bones and the rice was overcooked

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    Super good, super fresh! Highly recommend it! Came here with my class and everyone loved it.

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    Best meal I've ever had in Davis. Hands down. Incredibly well priced, fantastic service, amazing food.

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    4.0
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    Great service, great foods, great atmosphere, what else can one ask for?…read more We had a party of 9 and in the peak crowds of Davis Graduation. The restaurant was packed and yet service was so incredible. Our server was Emily and she was awesome. Emily was super fast on taking our orders, giving us great recommendations, and was super catering to our party. We had an amazing experience at Mikuni and we're all still thinking about the sushi rolls (I only took some photos of the foods, the other items the rest of our table ordered looked amazing). Overall restaurant is super nice and pretty and the decoration is great. I do think the parking lot is overflowed with how much traffic is there but, worth the wait. If I'm ever in the area again, will definitely be visiting. Overall rating: Food: 10/10 Service: 10/10 Menu: 10/10 Shop Vibes: 10/10 Price to Overall Dining (POD): 10/10

    My bestie and I got our lunch at Mikuni's again Food:…read moreDelicious and always tastes fresh and amazing. Service: Dakota and Ming were so friendly and so kind, checking up on us at the sushi bar and making us feel welcome. Vibes: always clean and smells good in here! We got two bottles of sake: the unfiltered strawberry sake and the Gekkeikan Haiku sake. and got two Iron Chef Combos (basic, I know but). They were all delicious! Will always come back, always and forever

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    Hand rolls: spicy salmon, lobster, spicy scallop
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    Zen Toro Japanese Bistro & Sushi Bar

    Zen Toro Japanese Bistro & Sushi Bar

    3.8
    (618 reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Zen Toro is a hidden gem of perfection in Davis. It's tucked away in downtown and worth the visit…read more The fish is fresh and delicious. My favorite roll is the 49er roll and the cherry blossom. I also like ordering salmon and yellowtail nigiri because the fish tastes so fresh. The restaurant is clean, has a traditional sushi restaurant feel to it not trying to be fancy. Services is great, you have to check this place out!

    Ooof that uni was not fresh. I don't know what happened to Zen Toro. It used to be so good, but my…read morerecent visit was a little disappointing. It's a Thursday late lunch visit. I sat at the sushi bar. It took quite a long time for someone to come over and take my order. And it also took a little while for my sushi and sashimis to come out. One thing that grosses me out a little bit is that my soy sauce dish is oily. But I can't wave anyone down so I used it anyways.. The sashimis are fresh. And they give really big pieces too so it is great value. The Madai sashimi still have scales on them tho that was a little surprising in texture. The nigiris are in massive pieces. Which again I appreciate the value. However, the uni was visibly dark in color in some piece. I thought it might be a regional character (cuz uni from different place can have different colors). But upon first bite it tasted a little stinky which is not how it's supposed to taste. To be honest, I would rather have less uni and smaller nigiri if I can just have fresh fish. When eating raw fish freshness is a huge priority. This dinning experience too way longer than expected. And I'm very disappointed in the freshness of an expensive ingredient. I do hope they improve and succeed as it's been in Davis for so long.

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    Super cute interior
    Super cute interior
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    Chicken katsu plate
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    Wok of Flame

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    4.0
    (679 reviews)
    2.3 mi
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    Came for Father's Day lunch & left mostly satisfied. Luckily I made reservations because it was…read morevery busy that day, as was our waitress who was sometimes around...the other waiters noticed our needs & addressed them. The soups were hot, but some of the mains came out a bit lukewarm. We all left with full stomachs & leftovers. I plan on coming back on a less busier day!!

    This review is mostly about about service, or the lack of it. We have been here a handful of times…read morewith a group of 10 to 15, hoping each time that the level of service would improve. Here is what's going on. This latest visit was serviced by Zoran, but previous visits have suffered the same problems. An inordinate amount of time is required to provide everyone with a drink, even though many of our group order only water. The order taking is somewhat chaotic, although it appears that the server is making relevant notes about who orders what and who is together. Then the waiting begins. A few of the smaller items (soup, salad) emerge from the kitchen in maybe 30 minutes, the entrees don't start appearing before we have been seated for more than an hour, often longer. And this was a Wednesday afternoon--we arrived before 5:00 pm--when the restaurant was not near full and we had made a reservation the previous day. The food is generally good, if rather lightly seasoned. But I can recall no inquiries from the server about beverage refills; our requests for this require, again, an inordinate amount of time to fulfill. More than once our server made the trip from the kitchen to our table carrying only a single item, then back again, apparently, for another item that sometimes doesn't appear. When it's obvious that everyone is virtually finished with their food, the only way for us to receive our bills was to flag sown our server who finally appears with several slips of paper and absolutely no idea of who has ordered what, in spite of apparently making notes during the ordering process and delivering the majority of the dishes to our table himself. We finally all received our bills, but about half of our group failed to receive the traditional fortune cookie at all. Here's the thing: this pattern over several visits of the lack of server attention and skill is should be directly laid at the feet of management. Every server has to start somewhere, but the success and future of the restaurant largely depends on the work of the servers; poor service taints an otherwise good experience, even if the food is perfect. Not to mention the fact that servers are the sales people for potential extra revenue, e.g., upscale beverages, deserts, etc. We are reconsidering whether to return here as a group in the future, but over two hours for a meal seems excessive.

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    Combo fried rice, salt and pepper fish, general tofu, house chow mein, general chicken
    Combo fried rice, salt and pepper fish, general tofu, house chow mein, general chicken
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    Davis Sushi & Fusion

    Davis Sushi & Fusion

    4.3
    (55 reviews)
    2.7 mi

    I just have to leave this super positive review for you guys. You're seriously amazing. I love your…read moresushi. It's honestly the first place that comes to mind when I think about sushi, no question. And just to put it in perspective, I literally drive here all the way from Sacramento. What can I say about the sushi? It's absolutely incredible. Today I tried a new spicy shrimp roll. I don't exactly remember the name, but wow, it was so good. Overall, your sushi is just 10/10. I also noticed you've added drinks since the last time I was here. It's been a while, so I didn't know about that, but I love it. I'm really into drinks like that. And they look just as perfect in real life as they do in pictures. Another 10/10. The only small thing I'd maybe suggest is working a little bit on the interior. But honestly, the atmosphere is still great. It really gives that cozy, homey vibe with a nice touch of Asian culture. I've been coming here since back when Davis Sushi & Fusion was in downtown Davis, and I'm genuinely so happy to see you growing. Your menu is much bigger now, and that's really cool to see. I wish you all the best. Places like this definitely deserve to be everywhere. By the way, I'm originally from Ukraine, but I absolutely love Asian cuisine. It's honestly a hundred times better than any fast food. Customer service: 10/10 Everyone is super friendly, open, and just genuinely nice people. ^~^

    While stopping in Davis, we decided to stop at the Anti Mondays pop up inside Davis Sushi &…read moreFushion. It was super crowded and hot inside. We ordered on the kiosk. We ordered the Banana Pudding Matcha & Banana Pudding Vietnamese Coffee. After approx. about 20 minutes to get our drinks. Both drinks were served with scoops of banana pudding on top. They had the perfect lids. They were open so you could spoon the banana pudding or use a straw. My daughter absolutely LOVED her matcha. Unfortunately I found my Vietnamese coffee a little underwhelming. The coffee wasn't the usual strong, full of flavor Vietnamese coffee is used to but the banana pudding was delish.

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    Reception type area
    Philadelphia roll
    Philadelphia roll
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