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    Ping L.

    A newly opened eatery inside a mall that specialized in Chinese cuisine in both Northern and Southern cooking style including Dim Sum and various breakfast items. We visited there on a Wednesday around noon. There weren't many customers and we were seated promptly. Food came quickly after ordering. Their special soy milk was made from 5 different beans and came with no sugar or salt . You have to add sugar or salt to your own taste. It was different but somewhat less concentrate than most soy-milk. The garlic chive pan fried buns were ok. Pork pan fried buns were good but a bit smaller than those from other places. The egg plant dish was good. Their signiture dish of whole grilled fish was impressive and tasted OK! Overall portions and prices were reasonable. Service was good. Might worth a visit when in the neighborhood.

    Edison H.

    This suddenly replaced Special Noodles, but I actually prefer this place way more! Came here for malatang. You pretty much grab a bowl and choose your toppings then select the broth and spicy level. The cost is about $16/lb. Overall it's a really solid deal. They have a decent variety for toppings and also offer a DIY sauce bar. The workers speak Mandarin and English. No issues with the interaction. Edit: Updated review based off owner's response. That is good to hear Richard.

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    Jennifer L.

    So warm and comforting! The owners are so sweet and nice. Although Chinese is mainly spoken, they're really welcoming and do speak English so don't be afraid! If you're ever down shopping at 99 ranch I highly recommend!! The malatang: sooo delicious and spicy! Me and my sister shared a malatang with the original bone broth that was medium spicy! Although the ingredients are a little sparse they do try and put out the ingredients. The broth is something I've never tasted before. So spicy and soooo addicting. It tasted so different than other malatang places. There is also a sauce bar don't you worry. I do wish they did refill the malatang area a little more but they just opened so I don't blame them:) Fish: we chose sea bass but there are 3 different options. The fish was a little fried and was so delicious. It was on top of so many vegetables like cabbage, enoki mushroom, bell peppers, onions, cilantro and cucumbers. Soo good and worth it if you come with a big party. Cucumber: garlicky and refreshing just what I wanted when eating something spicy! Spicy fried chicken: this to me was my favorite. It has a kick and a pretty strong numbing spicy. Truly so addictive! The chicken were nice chunks and not small at all like other places I've tried! The spicy and the overall savoriness was sooo delectable !!

    Kind man stopped my husband and I to tell us about their malatang (self serve ingredients/they cook soup for you). We opted for a regular menu item and got handmade pan-fried buns, pork and shrimp wonton soup, and rice cake w/ brown sugar for dessert. The soups & buns tasted incredibly clean and fresh. Perfect for a day after the rain. But the showstopper was the brown sugar rice cakes. Holyyyyyyyy molyyyy. We could eat that up all day. Warm, savory, lightly crusted but soft rice cakes. I basically danced the whole time I was eating. Fellas, bring your ladies here if you want to see your ladies do that happy dance when eating good food. Will definitely be back!

    Andrew L.

    Great prices and great food. They have malatang style hotpot by weight. But their restaurant style food looks amazing and seems to be what everyone's after. The hotpot is much more limited in terms of variety compared to like tangbar but it's still really good tasting.

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    Jenny P.

    The food was amazing with fresh ingredients, and the staff was so kind!! They had fast service and so much variety! Very reasonable prices too.

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    Sue's Kitchen

    Sue's Kitchen

    4.4
    (913 reviews)
    5.5 mi
    $$

    Hidden gem in El Sobrante that serves up some of the best Laotian and Thai food in the Bay Area…read more Every time we visit, must-orders are the Nam Khao (crispy rice ball salad with fermented pork sausage and fresh herbs) and Ka Soy (Laotian noodle soup). If you see Nam Khao on the menu of a Laotian/Thai restaurant, that means they know what they are doing just because it's so labor-intensive to make a salad(!) and the fermented pork has to be damn-near perfect for this salad to really shine and round out the fresh herbs and seasonings which includes lime juice, vinegar, and fish sauce. Ka Soy (the noodle soup) is a comfort food enjoyed in Southeast Asia. It's not the Thai-style where it's a curry broth and the noodles are fried, so let's not get it mixed up. Instead, it's bone broth that been simmered for hours and it's somewhat a lighter broth. The noodles are wide rice noodles in a big bowl of hot broth served with a mixture of ground pork cooked down with tomatoes along with fresh bean sprouts, scallions, and cilantro - simply a divine noodle soup that a must-try. It's not overly complex in terms of flavor, but it's a bowl of good ol' noodle soup that is comforting and great-tasting. If you haven't tried Laotian food, give Sue's Kitchen a try. try some new flavors and you may just become a regular (if you aren't already). The owners are friendly too! It's a husband-and-wife team!

    We had another lovely meal at Sues. Fresh appetizers, warm savory soup and bbq pork. In all very…read moredelicious

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    China Delights

    China Delights

    3.8
    (272 reviews)
    6.6 mi
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    China Delights in Pinole is still open and still offering it's extensive menu of favorite Chinese…read moredishes. However, the plaza it's in, Appian 80 Shopping Center is shutdown. I was there at 7pm on a Tuesday night. The entire shopping plaza was dark and unwelcoming. If it wasn't for the bright lights of the restaurant, I would of turned around and left. I came to China Delights to try their Hung Tao Wor Yee Won Ton Soup. It's a soup you seldom see in Chinese restaurants anymore. China Delights is a large spacious restaurant. Lots of round tables for groups. It could probably handle a Chinese banquet. So I ordered the won ton soup and an order of fried chicken wings. My big bowl of soup arrives, and it has chunks of imitation crab in it. Look, I understand everyone has their own recipe, but I don't want pieces of processed seafood in my won ton soup. Also, this isn't wor won ton soup, because there's nothing else added to it. It was just fried won tons, egg drop soup, and the "fake crab" meat. It doesn't alter the flavor of the soup. It was actually good soup, but I didn't like the fake crab meat. Grade (3/5). The fried chicken wings were super crispy and delicious! (5/5). Service was okay. The older lady who served me came over and chatted about the restaurant. Seems they also own Peking Delights in San Ramon. She told me her customers like won ton soup with imitation crab meat in it. So be aware, you might get something in your soup that's not on the menu. Lots of free parking.

    Came as part of a two-table (20 people) banquet. All the dishes were good! Walnut prawns were my…read morefavorite. Service was excellent, they kept the teapots filled better than most dim sum places.

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    Dumpling House

    Dumpling House

    4.5
    (99 reviews)
    2.6 mi

    Very tasty food. Mantas are whole, juicy, delicious. Pies, goulash, pilaf are very tastyread more

    This was actually my first experience with Mongolian cuisine, so I was very interested to find out…read morewhat it's like. When we walked in, no staff was out front, so we stood around a bit before we were seated. The staff quickly disappeared again, and throughout our meal, they were usually disappeared somewhere in the back. If you want something quick like extra utensils or napkins, you may need to wait a bit before someone appears. When ordering, we wanted to try both the Beef Buzz ($14.99) and the Fried Beef Buzz ($15.99). The lady who took our order said they were the same thing, and offered to just give us one half/half order instead of ordering two of essentially the same dish. We agreed to that offer, but she didn't mention anything about how that'll be charged. Of course, we ended up being charged the higher price of $15.99. Not a huge deal, but some better communication there would've been appreciated. We also ordered the Beef Huushuur ($14.99). The Beef Huuchuur arrived first, and it didn't look anything like we expected. The photos from online reviews all looked it'd come in an empanada shape, but it actually came in a large, flat, circular shape. They were all laying against one another in a slanted position, and it made all the oil pool in the bottom of the dish, and the pieces that were covered became very oily and soggy underneath. The parts of the dough that weren't soggy were wonderfully crispy and delicious though. It'd make a significantly better difference if the Huuchuur were placed spread out from each other instead of lying on top of each other to maintain the crispiness on all surfaces. The beef filling was nicely seasoned and well flavored. The Beef Buzz had essentially the same filling as the Huuchuur, but different exterior. Unfortunately, I still have the same opinions of it being way too oily overall. The non-fried pieces sometimes broke apart at the bottom due to the sogginess. The fried version did not have a crispy texture at the bottom either, I'm guessing due to the excess amount of oil on the dish. Again, the flavors were great, but execution and presentation definitely has room for improvement. In summary, this was a great introduction to Mongolian dumplings for me. Very delicious flavors, and I'd love to try Huuchuurs again in the future because I love crispy fried foods with a good texture. However, I'd probably look for a place that goes way more easy on the oil.

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    China House

    China House

    3.0
    (347 reviews)
    7.3 mi
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    We've been to this place a few times but lately it's pretty good. The dishes we've recently ordered…read morehave been really good. Parking is fine there's a lot. Prices are reasonable for the amount of food. Service is quick and ambiance nice We definitely will be back.

    I think the "3-star" Yelp average is correct for this place…read more On a Saturday evening, I drove up to Pinole just to try the Hung Tao Yee Won Ton Soup at China House. It was near 5pm, and the dining room was empty. They said most of the orders were for takeout and delivery. So I was seated right away, and they offered me hot tea. So I ordered the Hung Tao Yee Won Ton Soup, and also "Salt 'n Pepper Prawns" as listed under House Specialties on their menu. For $15.95, it's a huge bowl of soup. It could be enough for 2-3 people. Hung Tao Yee Won Ton Soup is fried won ton in thicken egg drop soup. I added pepper and a splash of soy sauce, and it was perfect. Grade (4/5). However, the Salt 'n Pepper Prawns were not perfect. They were served deep fried, with jalapeño pepper slices. I asked for "in-shell." So they were deep fried with the shell still on. That usually means they'll have more flavor. These prawns were mushy and had a slightly fishy aftertaste. This suggests that they were frozen and not fresh. China House didn't season them enough to mask the off-taste. Other restaurants add a coarse salt and maybe a dipping sauce. The batter coating tasted fine, but the prawn itself wasn't good. Grade (2/5). Service was prompt and attentive. Restroom- 1 Women's restroom, and 1 All Gender. China House has a big screen TV, and they were showing a basketball game ( NY vs Houston). Free off-street parking lot

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