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V & J Cafe

3.9 (59 reviews)
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Closed 10:00 am - 11:00 pm

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Good for groups
Happy hour specials

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Beef and tofu with rice
Glenn L.

Was looking for some old school beef and tofu with rice and this was the place! Hard to beat $9.75 with a bowl of old school house soup and a mug of hot tea. This place has a pretty big menu and is definitely a small family run place. That being said, there was plenty of food on the plate and it was exactly what I wanted.

Sophia D.

My favorite cafe in Chinatown! The portions here are large and the lady that works here is so sweet. If you're looking for a quality, no frills Chinese cafe then look no further! We usually order the salt & pepper pork chop, honey walnut shrimp, and fried calamari. Everything comes out fast and fresh. They also include a free soup and it's quite tasty! Their drinks are all under $5 and we always get either the milk tea or watermelon juice. The watermelon juice is so delicious, it's basically blended real watermelon and it's super refreshing. The milk tea is a standard HK style milk tea and it really hits the spot. I highly recommend trying out V&J!

Salt & pepper shrimp, unprofessional note from V & J, and salt & pepper pork ribs.
Le Voir L.

I ordered food to go and was presented with a rude note, depicting how assumptions in the hospitality industry can lead to losing loyal customers. I ordered the Peking ribs (saucy and moist) which I always do, with jalapeños, and spicy. When I received my order, I found a disappointing note from the establishment. Poor service. I like sweet and spicy, and for them to ignore my request goes to show how nasty this place can be. A simple phone call could have cleared all of this up, but instead, someone thought a condescending note was more appropriate. The passive-aggressive approach is saturated all throughout SF. This isn't the first time the employees of this restaurant have been rude. The food is great but moving forward, I have to decide if I will get what I ask for or have to deal with rude pushback.

Sweet and sour pork chops
Rudy H.

Basic Cantonese restaurant with big menu and big portions. Similar to many other Cantonese restaurants in the area in taste and everything. I've had the 3 for $32 set menu of bitter melon and pig stomach, pork spareribs and black bean sauce, sweet and sour pork chops. Nothing stand out, just your basic Cantonese cooking you can find everywhere.

Beef chow fun with black beans
Jeannie W.

If you're looking for good foods in Chinatown this is not the place to go. Food really went downhill a lot. Food was very bland not much flavor. Prices were cheap if you're looking for cheap foods. Only one lady working in the front doing everything. Felt sorry for her. Doesn't recommended you'll be disappointed.

Cyn C.

First time I've been to a restaurant that's changed its name every year! Happy to see yelp had the most updated name for it. This place is cash only and hands down has had the best bang for its buck. We did family style and got four dishes for four for $18 dollars each. And the food was tasty, different, not drowning in MSG and healthy IMO. The lotus root was my pick. It's quiet and dark but if their door is open they are open, treat yourself to a deal.

Bitter Melon Beef
Adam B.

A mixed experience. The Peking Spareribs were awesome while I don't think I'll ever be getting Bitter Melon again. The other dishes were ok. Peking Spareribs: These don't actually look like spareribs. More like thin pork chops and assorted pieces of thin pork. Kinda like the familiar salt & pepper variety, but in a wet sticky sweet sauce. Like think Panda Express, but not as mainstream and tastier and a bunch of bones to watch out for. Probably the favorite thing I tried here. Honey Walnut Shrimp: Even when it's not the best, it's still a tasty dish. Shrimp lightly breaded/fried in a creamy mayo-type sauce with candied walnuts. The shrimp where a bit overcooked and under-crispy compared to other places nearby, but still yummy. Bitter Melon Beef: I've never had bitter melon before and I definitely wasn't missing anything. It was indeed quite bitter! Like I can barely eat 2-3 pieces. And even the thin tender beef had was a bit bitter by association. Not for me! Tomato Beef Chow Mein in Hong Kong style: Lots of noodles. A lot of veggies. A decent amount of beef. Main complaint would be that they put this together in one takeout container so there was no noticeable sauce since it got absorbed by the noodles turning like 85% of it soft. I guess I should have asked for the noodles to be packaged separately, but many places do this by default. Sad, since munching on that nest of crispy noodles is usually my favorite part.

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Melanie Y.

My friends introduced me to V&J, and I loved it! I ordered the watermelon juice while they got three milk teas - they used to come with boba but have not added boba since the pandemic started apparently. They have a wide variety of food and drinks, but the milk teas and watermelon juice are only about $3-4 each! Much more affordable for the same amount of drink elsewhere. Delicious and refreshing even on a rainy day! I would definitely come back again when I'm in the area.

String Green Beans
Elizabeth N.

V&J is one of the few Chinese spots open late on a weekday. We stopped by here on a weekday after seeing a show in Chinatown, and I'm so glad we stumbled upon this little hole-in-the-wall. The menu was pretty extensive with many different Cantonese Cafe dishes, and the owner was very patient and explained some of the dishes and some of the restaurant's specialities. We opted for the string green beans, dry-fried salt and pepper chicken wings, ribeye, and crispy chow-mien noodles with seafood medley. Everything came out quickly was super tasty. Overall, great Chinese comfort food that tastes like it was home-cooked. Although I wouldn't come here for the ambiance, they serve up great authentic Chinese dishes that are super affordable. They mostly do take-out orders and to a lesser extent have dine-in customers. It was great getting to know the owner and more about the restaurant. Would definitely come back and support this local small business!

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I had the honey walnut prawns here. They were a little heavy on the mayo. Still enjoyable. I'd try something else next time.

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The Wings. There's two kinds, but I think it's the original braised chicken wings. Get them, have…read moreyour life changed.

So we finally got here! The line was long, but honestly the wait wasn't bad at all -- probably only…read morearound 30 minutes considering how far down we were on the waitlist. Once they started calling tables, it moved really fast. When we were seated, we ended up sharing a table with two other groups of two. I actually didn't mind it at all because there was still enough space between everyone to have privacy. It also made the experience feel more social -- I ended up chatting with the people to my right and left about the food. Everything we ordered was really good. Their popular dry fried chicken absolutely lived up to the hype and was probably my favorite thing on the menu... besides the cherry pork. I feel like nobody talks about the cherry pork enough! It was SO good -- kind of like a sweet-and-sour pork without the sour. I dipped it in soy sauce because I loved the sweet and salty combo together. The dumplings were also really good. The wrapper was thin and delicious, but my boyfriend said he wished they had a little more protein filling and less leek. The green beans are always a hit. The only thing I probably wouldn't order again was the black bean sauce noodles. Maybe I just expected a different flavor, but to me they honestly tasted like regular lo mein. I'm also not a huge noodle person in general, so I'd probably skip them next time and order something else instead. Forgot to mention their prices are on point! Definitely recommend to any of the tourists. I think the weight is definitely worth it and I love being able to take home my leftovers and eating them for lunch and dinner the next day.

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4.2(428 reviews)
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Throwback to the 90s with good food, fun atmosphere, and friendly staff. Imagine all the 90s HK pop…read morestars and movie stars, they're all here on the walls! We ended up ordered 1/3 of the menu, probably. Everything from their speciality squab to the limited time menu items like Singaporean chile crab. Everything was really delicious (only complaint is the crab sauce drowning the bread, order the bread to be on the side to avoid this situation). The popular dessert item was the red bean shaved ice, which was very nice to balance out the meal.

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0.0 miNorth Beach/Telegraph Hill, Russian Hill
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Great food and friendly service! Came here for dinner for a party of 2 and was seated right away…read more We ordered the son of Hong Kong tea and it was in a cute mug. Now let's talk about the food!! For dinner, we ordered the honey walnut chicken, broccoli beef, 606 house fried rice, and the pork dumplings. The walnut chicken came with halved walnuts and had a nice honey glaze to it that made it sweet but not overly sweet. For the broccoli beef, the broccoli was nicely cooked and the meat was very tender. We really enjoyed the 606 house fried rice. It wasn't overly fried like most places and felt fresh. The mixture of proteins was also tasteful. Now for the pork dumplings, the presentation was nice and also tasted great with nice hints of shrimp. We noticed the place became very busy but the service was still attentive. I recommend getting a reservation for larger parties or if you visit during peak hours. We aren't local or else this would be a regular place for us.

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4.1(1.9k reviews)
0.9 miRussian Hill, Fisherman's Wharf
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Went to this tea house first time over the weekend for Mother's Day…read more We reserved a table days in advance. We chose the outdoor table because of our dog. First off, great vibe and ambient. Modern decoration with touch of traditional Chinese accents. The food was 4 stars out of 5. -5 stars for presentation. -3.5 stars for the taste. The presentation is fancy and luxurious. We ordered both the scallops and abalone shui mai. The abalone is okay but the scallops ones are way better. We also ordered the lotus leaf with abalone. While it looks so fancy, the rice is really wet but not binding together. The flavor is lacking as well. The best dish was the Iberico cha siu (bbq pork). It was so tender and flavorful. All of their food would looks really good on IG but I personally prefer my food have wonderful taste than wonderful photos. The service was good overall but it is a little slow given how fancy the food looks like. Empty plates were not removed until requested or when new plates have nowhere to place. Price point wise..Definitely on the higher end but not too crazy especially this place is in the heart of SF. There is a parking structure next to the tea house but it gets challenging during the weekend. I would rather take ferry and grab a Lyft next time. Will I be coming back? Maybe but it will not be my top choice while I'm in SF. Will I recommend? Yes! You should absolutely try it for yourself!

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4.1(660 reviews)
0.2 miChinatown
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My husband and I visited Chinatown on a weekday morning. It wasn't too far of a walk from Union…read moreSquare and it was a beautiful, calm and sunny day. Shops were starting to open up and we stumbled upon Hon's Wun-Tun House. We originally wanted to go to a different dumpling house but that one was closed at the time. As we peered into Hon's storefront window, we saw employees already busy making dumplings around 9am. We decided to give it a try and we were so happy we did! The servers were quick to seat us, give us water and take our orders using their tablets. We ordered the pan fried dumplings and the scallion pancakes. Everything was delicious! The dumplings had a good amount of filling and were hot and fresh. The scallion pancakes had plenty of scallions which I appreciated. I mean it wouldn't be scallion pancakes without the ample amount of scallions, right?! Lots of customers were having breakfast and I noticed many people ordered congee, so it must be one of their best sellers. Our bellies were satisfied and we were out of there in under 30 minutes. Bill came out to be about $23 after taxes and before tip. This place is great for a group of friends or families to sit down and have a meal while visiting Chinatown. The front of the restaurant has a kiosk to place orders as well (not sure if it's only for take-out orders). It's definitely a restaurant I would go back to when we are in the area again.

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Come here to sign in. Then sit until they call you.

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4.1(1.9k reviews)
0.7 miFinancial District
$$
Outdoor seating
Happy hour specials

entrance is confusing. there's only one main entrance and that's at STREET LEVEL. they will direct…read moreyou to go upstairs after, but you have to check in here first. the bar also has a separate entrance (2nd floor), maybe lesser known, but that's only for the bar side, not regular restaurant. they also have a takeout side, just during lunch hours 11:30a - 1:30p 4 days a week. Great food and I love that their happy hour is 4-7pm goes pretty late, only available at the bar. I checked in and said im walking in here for happy hour. the host said ok happy hour and asked me do I want to sit inside at a table or at the bar? I'm thinking "o, I thought for happy hour I must be seated only at the bar, ok lets get a table instead then, maybe more comfortable." Got settled down and seated in the main dining room which was super loud. another server comes and I ask about happy hour menu and he said no that's at the bar only. so why were we ushered to this table? so I got out of that room and went to find myself a seat at the bar instead. bar is much quieter which is nice and more relaxing. for happy hour the ha gow and siu mai is about $1-2 off. coffee lava bun is good, gooey coffee filling inside and perfectly baked bun outside! 18% gratuity auto added onto all bills big beautiful space, especially outdoors with the ferry building view the cod is incredible. about $56 for half size and $100 for large size.

Good dim sum in a nice location! So many great dishes. Where do I start? With the best!…read more Baked BBQ Buns with a sugar crust: The pork was slightly sweet, which is a good thing. Soft, soft bun. The crust makes it transcendent. Steamed Pork Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce: The sauce is very light, with a few black beans and peppers making an appearance. Steamed shrimp and chive dumplings: The shrimp pieces were large and the chive made it even better, Steamed har gow dumplings: Big and juicy pieces of shrimp inside of the dumplings went well with my requested chili sauce. Dessert: I liked that these egg tarts were on the smaller size since we were stuffed by this time and they were a perfect end to a great meal. Service was quick. They'll bring your water and tea almost immediately and take your order a minute later if you're ready. By 20 minutes later, all the dishes had been delivered. If you drive, get parking validation. Also a convenient walk from the BART/Muni station and cable car stop.

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Black Sesame Mochi with Grated Peanut

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Enjoy dining or Happy Hour on our spacious patio!

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