We come to Yan Peninsula often because the food is consistently delicious. They serve authentic Cantonese cuisine, with excellent dim sum at lunch and high-quality seafood along with a wide variety of dinner dishes. The staff are friendly and attentive, especially when the restaurant isn't overly busy. The restaurant is a good size and conveniently located in the heart of the mid-Peninsula. It's nicely decorated, with comfortable seating that makes dining here a pleasant experience overall. read more

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The food was amazing! So authentic it was hard to read the menu because Chinese is first. So we knew we were in a good spot. There were only two of us so we couldn't order everything we wanted. Prawns came out first. Piping hot and crispy with that slight sweetness. They were cooked perfectly, super tender on the inside! Green beans next, also piping hot. They were sautéed with pork mince and who knows what sauce, but they were BY FAR the best green beans I've ever had. Couldn't get enough of them!! Beef chow fun was also amazing. The meat was so tender and flavorful, but we had gorged on shrimp and beans, so I didn't really want the chow fun anymore. It's a very large space. Tons of round tables all lined up with a huge tv screen at one end that was looping advertisements while we were there. Entering you pass by some fish tanks which could use a cleaning, but overall a bright and clean space. read more

Yan Peninsula - Beef chow fun, green beans and walnut prawns - Seafood Near Me - Millbrae, California

Nice waitresses, what!? Dressed in their yellow or red sweaters, the Chinese aunties putter around to ensure the customers are well-served. Not one of them yelled out across the room while we ate. They communicate like normal people. Food portions are generous for the price. The interior decors feels modern, especially the ceiling lights and decorative thingy's. Makes your meal feel comfortable. The children high chairs were not sticky or dirty! Not many Chinese restaurants can claim this status! The food itself was a solid 3.89. Options were great like the Zhongshan dim sum and squab. But, the rice rolls and anything that used rice flour were a little bit of a miss ...a bit on the thicker skin and chewy side. Come enjoy dim sum comfortable with plenty of free parking spaces! The funny part is at the entrance, you may see their shrine with an idol alongside a steamed dish or pork ribs! read more

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I had both dim sum and dinner at Yan Peninsula in Millbrae, and overall it's a solid spot for classic Cantonese dishes whether you're with friends or family. The interior is bright and clean, which is a nice change from some of the older, cramped dim sum spots. The restaurant itself is quite large, but it didn't feel like there were enough staff working to match the space, which left some areas feeling a little empty and under attended. The place has a lot of potential, but the constantly looping broken video and audio during both brunch and dinner really distracted from the experience, and made the ambiance harder to overlook. On the food side, the shumai were excellent, and the charcoal salted egg yolk buns were good. I would avoid the soup dumplings though, they were underwhelming. For dinner, the clams were not fresh, which was disappointing, but the squab specials more than made up for it. At $13 per squab, it's easily the best deal I've had. Where I'm from, that's unheard of. Overall, despite a few misses, it's worth checking out if you want big, flavorful Cantonese dishes in a clean, casual setting. read more

Tbh, I came here for the Shin Chan dim sum lol. The shin chan custard bun is soo cute. It also tastes pretty good. I also really enjoyed the other set of dim sum I ordered. The lava bao buns were nice and creamy. You can never go wrong with har gow. The seafood dumplings were also pretty delicious. I'll definitely be back for more shin chan lol. Try it out if you like. :) read more

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We normally go to Dim Sum King, but this place was recommended to us, so we decided to give it a try -- and it ended up being a pleasant surprise. The dining room is very spacious, and the ornate ceiling décor gives it a nicer vibe than you might expect. They also have a giant screen playing Chinese music videos, which adds a fun, lively touch without being too distracting. We came in for Saturday lunch and were seated right away (party of two). Service was quick and efficient. We ordered the usual basics -- siu mai and har gow -- and they were fine: pretty dense, nothing too standout. I actually ordered the wrong shrimp rice noodle roll by mistake, but it ended up being really good. The crispy shrimp fried noodle roll was the real standout -- super unique with that bright orange rice noodle wrapped around a crunchy layer and shrimp. Tons of flavor and definitely something we'd come back for. Parking, however, sucks. It's Millbrae, so it's always hit or miss, but this area is especially tight. Overall, a solid and affordable dim sum option on the Peninsula. We'd come back, especially for those noodle rolls. read more

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First time here and pleasantly surprised! Dishes were flavorful and seemed fresh. Order the chowfun and chungfun options. Dimsum like har gow and siu mai are ok but would stick to other small dishes. Very Hong Kong style food served here. Bathrooms were clean too! read more

Yan Peninsula - Seafood Near Me - Millbrae, California

The restaurant was packed Friday at noon. This was my first visit here. The interior reminded me of Asia. Fancy chandeliers and numerous large tables with no sound dampening features. Most customers looked like they lived most of their life in Asia. I really expected to like the food. We had shui mai, shao loong bao, char shu bao, braised chicken feet, stuffed tofu skins, Chinese broccoli and chow mein. No dish stood out as a must have. Nothing was bad. Service was very typical of a Chinese restaurant. Here's your food-- no vinegar soy dipping sauce with green onions was offered for the shao loong bao. We should have parked on El Camino on the east side, before getting to the restaurant. Instead, we turned right and parked on the east side down Center Street. read more

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Dropped in with 5 people for sunday night dinner. Not too crowded today and parking was easy. (They have a private lot). Sorry we didn't take pictures this time. Got too hungry. 1)Peking duck- deliciously crispy skin. Totally worth it. Came with fluffy buns, green onion, and housin sauce 2) dried scallop fried rice- was ok, but some green onions would have made it look less boring. It was a little bare- rice, dried scallop, egg white. 3) empress chicken- delicious and extra flavorful 4) seafood tofu claypot- definitely one of the more heavy/ flavorful dishes. It's not bad though! 5) sautee green beans with minced pork and olive leaves- mildly salty and pretty garlicky. It's alright. I think I expected a little more wok-hei 6) one of our friends visiting from far away asked if they had egg rolls. I didn't think they would since it's more of a dimsum lunch time, but they said ok and made an order for us! That's super nice. Complimentary red bean soup and sesame balls for dessert. Seating- large and spacious, tables aren't too close together. Other atmosphere info: you know this place is fire if there's an altar for Guan Yu with food tributes at the entrance of the restaurant read more

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This is a two part review for two separate visits. Once for lunch and one for a banquet. Sorry for the lack of photos both visits I was wrapped up with other responsibilities. First visit - Dim Sum We had a party of 10 and I was a guest. The service was good and everything ordered was delicious. It was kind of a work meeting so I was unable to really focus on the food, but the food arrived quickly and everything was piping hot. Second visit - Banquet Again I was kind of working I was the AV support. The restaurant has a very large screen which is connected to a windows pc. It can be used to display images and videos relatively easy. It does not have any additional software other than what comes with the operating system. If you want to play a video or slideshow please plan accordingly. That is bring all the individual components on a flash drive to play. Don't plan on using a PowerPoint presentation unless you bring your own computer. Please note that I brought my Surface Pro and it had display conflicts with the large screen onsite. The banquet dishes were all very good. but the dishes came out very staggered for the 30 tables. It is as if the kitchen isn't quite large enough or the staff wasn't sufficient. Overall and given both visits, I would give this place 4.5 stars but will give them the benefit of the doubt and push it to 5 stars given both visits. read more

A year ago I would've given this place 4 stars but today it just missed the mark. The bolo bbq bun deserves 1 star because the bread stinks of fermentation and overdue dairy and management refused to acknowledge that the ingredients had gone bad and claimed no one else had complained about it. The siumai, chicken feet and even the overdone bean curd roll were decent. I do not recommend the beef rice noodle or the lobster noodles. read more

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Finally got to try Yan Peninsula after Yum's Bistro closed in Fremont. We came on a Monday at lunch time and there was no waiting even though the restaurant was relatively full. We even managed to get a parking spot in their parking lot. The restaurant is spacious with a glamorous ceiling. Table spacing is decent and comfortable. We were served our tea promptly and food came out at a nice pace. We ordered an assortment of dim sum: baked BBQ pork buns, house special shrimp Siu Mai, Siu Mai with shrimp, tangerine flavored beef balls, beef rice rolls, deep fried taro puffs, Chinese sausage buns, sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves, and bean curd skin rolls. Everything tasted good and authentic. No complaint at all! Prices are fair and in line with other restaurants of the same caliber. This is a solid dim sum spot. read more

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Order the basic of all basic Chinese cuisine, Yeung Chou Fried Rice came out soggy, it tasted blend and all the rice is sticking to each other like it came out of a rice cooker. Staff here are friendly but food is not good. read more

My mom and her friends come here every other month or so. The leftovers Mom has brought back have been pretty good. Watch out for the parking lot here. The entrance off Center Street is steep, so if you have a low riding car (even if it's stock), be careful and approach slowly and at an angle. That said, there are two ways to get into the lot, but the entrance off El Camino Real comes up quick and seems narrow for a 2-way. It's an accident in the making if someone is exiting at the same time. read more

This place to my surprise has been really good. Lately my parents have been obsessed with this place. And we have been bringing friends and family here and they all agree. We have been here maybe 3-5 times within the last few weeks. There are probably little touches here and there where it could be more aesthetic but overall still a really pretty place for those traditional banquet weddings. Overall really good! Plan on coming back to try more. They make super cute little designed baos for little kids and hoping to bring nieces and nephews here. They have a small little parking lot as well. read more

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Food 4.0 | Service 4.0 | Ambiance 5.0 YAN PENINSULA at 1180 El Camino in Millbrae was a welcome dim sum choice. You have to get over the horrendous parking situation - a minuscule parking lot with congested street parking b/c it's on the ECR and nestled between in a small residential neighborhood. The interior is nicely lit with sun and a cool, ethereal light fixture that centers the bright and welcoming dining room. The place was bustling at 12 noon and was pleasantly surprised to get situated in the middle of the room for our party of three! Woohoo! You place your order by marking what you'd like on the menu checklist and the waitstaff picks up your completed order. Then your orders starts filtering out to your table. I'm sure this is very efficient way to order but still miss the days of the dim sum carts. Lol. Ordered the usual: BAKED BBQ PORK BAO HAR GAO, streamed shrimp dumpling LO BOK GO, turnip cake STEAMED CHICKEN FEET PORK SPARERIBS BLACK BEAN SAUCE GLUTINOUS RICE W/CHICKEN STEAMED IN LOTUS LEAF CHEUNG GUEN (steamed rice rolls) - shrimp, beef & cilantro GAI LAN w/oyster sauce DAN TAT, egg custard in flaky pastry. Long story short. All the dim-sum we had was good to excellent. We were stuffed but did not go big. Saw several orders of a lobster noodle dish that looked magnificent. Next time! read more

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6 of us came here for dim sum on a Saturday morning at 10:30. Plenty of parking, pretty empty. Ordered some basic dishes and ordered another round of food later. The food was decent. Not bad but also not the best I've ever had. The interior was ok, nothing special. The best thing about the place was that there wasn't a wait, the food was solid, and the prices were really good. For all 6 of us it was $153 after tip&tax. Be aware that 18% tip appeared to be already included since we had a large party. If I'm craving a solid dim sum spot with good priced I'd come back here. But if I want somewhere with REALLY good food and better atmosphere and would be willing to spend more, I'd go somewhere else. *When we left an hour later the parking lot was full. People were lining up to get a table. read more

A very spacious dim sum location in Millbrae. The ornate ceiling decor elevates the ambiance. I appreciate that the restrooms are easily accessible right by the entrance and are fairly clean. Service was generally quick on a Saturday lunch, there was no wait for two people. We ordered the basics, siu mai and har gaw, and both were just fine, very dense filling but nothing too memorable. The two items that were surprisingly good were the shrimp rice noodle roll and the crispy shrimp fried noodle roll. Shrimp rice noodle roll was very flavorful. The crispy shrimp fried noodle roll was very unique with a bright orange rice noodle wrapped around a fried coating wrapped around shrimp. There was so much flavor in these rolls! Wish they carried a larger variety of beer though. Street parking is a bit hit and miss. Overall, pretty good affordable dim sum on the peninsula. May try it again. read more

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The service is nice but the place itself is a little dirty and food was mid. They charge for hot water and service charge for a group of 3 people. I felt like I got catfished by the pig bun it was supposed to be pig shaped but it just had a pig sticker kinda disappointed. read more

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No carts here -- you check off your picks on the menu, and everything comes out fresh from the kitchen instead of doing laps under a heat lamp. Every dish arrived hot, crisp, and clearly made to order. The dim sum lineup nails it: silky har gow, juicy siu mai, flaky egg tarts, and impossibly light taro puffs. The cartoon custard buns are almost too cute to eat -- golden little faces that smile right before you bite in and the warm custard flows out. Fried items stayed crunchy without that heavy oil feel. And the best part? For the amount we ordered, it came out to about half the price of what we usually spend at Palette Tea House -- with equal (if not better) quality and freshness. If you live for weekend dim sum cravings, Yan Peninsula deserves a top spot in your rotation. Fresh, fun, and shockingly good value -- the kind of place that keeps you grinning like those custard buns. read more

Yan Peninsula - Steam BBQ pork buns, osmanthus wolfberry jello dessert, daikon cakes - Seafood Near Me - Millbrae, California

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Restaurant has parking lot which is nice, but the parking spots are really tight! Place was not busy on a Monday for lunch at 12:30 pm. Everything is ordered by marking off a menu that was on the table. We ordered mostly all dim sum plates. Every dish came hot and it was good. I found the dim sum plates were a lot more costly than eating dim sum in San Francisco. The ambiance is okay. Felt a little sloppy looking when walking in the front door and sort of a bad smell right when you walk in. Be careful when paying your bill. Although there was only 4 of us for lunch, the receipt automatically had 18% gratuity added to the bill after they added the tax to the total? They don't mention that to you when they hand you the bill that they already added the 18% gratuity. Is it right or legal to add tax to the gratuity?? read more

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Met up with family here this morning. Best chicken feet so far in the past two decades; the chicken feet is steamed with some peppers - nice lil addition. My cousin B, likes it as it's not too sweet here for this dish. Their spare ribs were also good - that's the first time having it. Service isn't the best - they were also understaffed; the people were pleasant when we were able to get a hold of them - it was just hard flagging someone down and just to get water.. we asked over a handful of people.. My cousin likes how it's moderately priced and the food is good. read more

I was in the San Francisco area for a event and I was craving them some since I was in Chinatown area. I happen to find this place on Yelp and I decided to check it out and get to go. I only ordered a couple dishes and it ended up being almost 30 bucks. I got ha gow and shrimp rice rolls. I ended up waiting more than 30 minutes and almost an hour for food to go. At that point I was pretty upset since no one was answering me and I ordered ahead of time over the phone. Maybe it would have been a different experience if I was sitting down, but it looks like since I was ordering only to go no one remembered. And after when I ate the food didn't seem anything special. I probably wouldn't recommend coming here if you were looking for something quick, but I guess that's my fault for not doing research. read more

Dim sum Service on Saturday morning 10am-noon was so bad. 30 mins in and no one came to pick up our order sheet. Rarely any checking up on our table through the whole meal. Took a long time to flag someone down to ask for the bill. Seems like not enough staff Ceiling decor is elegant and nice in pics Free parking lot. All spots are compact so be careful especially if you have a wider car. Empty around 10am and gets full at noon Food- -sticky rice came with a creamy yellow wasabi sauce it was awful and did not pair well -taro dumpling lacked flavor -everything was lackluster Careful of employee mandate surcharge which was there few months ago and it seems they may have stopped putting on the bill as of Jan 2025 Can host special events or wedding. If something like a birthday celebration you can get the back side of the restaurant. Not private room but you get one side of the building read more

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Service was good, but the food was terrible! Since we have a long night and it just hotel down stairs, we went to here again. And Sorry, one star just for the service. read more

It's taking me getting used to all of these updated and hip looking Dim Sum restaurants now and it's very prevalent in the El Camino-Millbrae areas. With the last amazing dim sum place that closed down, these newer restaurants have been popping up in the area. But, Yan Peninsula was a good visit and the food quality is excellent. Tried their usuals like the Shrimp Ha Gow, Sui Mai, Beef Rice Noodle, Pan-fried Dumplings, and even their special Lobster over e-noodles. So good btw! Everything was good, and the tea refills were good. The customers here are a good mix. Saw a pair of 20 or early 30-somethings dining here, just with friends or colleagues, which was interesting. Normally we go to dim sum because family wants to go lol. So it's a comfy place for the younger crowd too, that's awesome! There's a parking lot here, but you may have to circle around for a spot. Other than that, a good dim sum place to visit if you're in town visiting. read more

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Came here almost at 7 pm on a Saturday night and didn't have to wait in line nor have a reservation, since I read that they don't really honor reservations so just walked in. Quickly led to a table and dropped off with menus and soon after with some tea. These are the items we ordered: 1) Walnut shrimp/Honey Walnut prawns $26.95 - 3.5/5 - typical, shrimps were crispy, but not evenly coated with enough sauce. Some pieces of walnuts seemed a little stale. Would still order again though. 2) Black pepper beef ribs $28.95 - 4/5 - Chinese version of galbi/Korean short ribs in sizzling platter- very flavorful with pepper sauce, but some meat pieces were a little tough. Would order again. 3) House special crispy pork belly $22.95 - 4/5 - Very crispy skin, but some pieces were SUPER fatty, as in, just skin and fat. Came with a like hoisin sauce which made it taste really good. Would order again. 4) Braised seafood with tofu in clay pot $24.95 - 3.5/5 - strong flavor of Shrimp paste and slight spice due to the dried chilies in the clay pot. Tofu was super tender. Came with scallops, squid pieces, and shrimps. Would order again. 5) Pan seared rice noodles with giant clams $28.95 - ran out... 6) fried pork ribs with house special sweet sauce $25.95 - 1/5 - my piece was dry and didn't taste good under the sweet sauce coating on it. My sister's piece was slightly raw. Would not order again. 7) Stir fried beef with mixed mushrooms $26.95 - 4.5/5 - Best dish. Very tender beef pieces with various mushrooms and green beans. The mushrooms weren't all super flavorful, but the green beans were packing flavor. Would order again. Because the Pan seared rice noodles with giant clams ran out, we then replaced the dish with Stir fried dry beef chow fun $20.95. - 3.5/5 - Typical noodle dish. Pretty flavorful. Would probably order again... Service: Typical Chinese restaurant service. 3.5/5. Servers ignored us until we waved them over to order. First dish was served 15 minutes after we ordered and they printed out a receipt with the items ordered. Mostly served dishes steadily, although they told us they ran out of the noodle dish after serving half of our dishes. We requested a menu to choose a replacement dish, but they never came back with a menu, until we called another server over to get another menu. When we only had one more dish to come out, a server tried to offer to replace our plates with new plates, but we declined. After we were done, they packed up our leftovers for us and offered us free red bean desserts, sesame balls and some type of almond cookie. The red bean wasn't as sweet as I've typically eaten. The sesame balls would be better to be brought back home and air fried to crisp them up. Cookies were pretty good. Would I come again? Probably, but not go out of my way to come... I heard their dim sum is supposed to be good so might come here to try that... Overall: 3.5/5 read more

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We stopped by Yan for dim sum before picking up my daughter at SFO, we selected Yan for its convenience to the airport and because I've never tried it before (we usually go to Dragon Beaux - very good, East Ocean in Emeryville, HL Peninsula, used to only go to Hong Kong Flower Lounge in Millbrae before it sadly closed). Our visit confirms that we have yet to find a place as good as Hong Kong Flower Lounge without having to pay for the super expensive Yank Sing dim sum in SF. We ordered a lot of items which were all okay (3/5): house special shrimp siu mai, steamed shanghai dumpling, pan seared scallion pancake, pan fried chives and shrimp dumpling, deep fried meat dumpling (2/5), grill chives and shrimp dumpling (2/5), Hong Kong style shrimp dumpling, BBQ pork rice noodle rolls (2/5), beef chow fun (very little beef, very little flavor overall) The only standout items that I would order again from Yan are: - Signature BBQ Pork Buns - 5*/5 these were truly outstanding, I'd just order a few of these and take them to go for an easy delicious lunch/snack - Steamed tofu skin rolls w/oyster sauce - 5*5, these were also outstanding, one of the best I've ever had - stir fried choy sum - 5/5, solid vegetable and large portion, not too oily The search for really good dim sum in the Bay Area continues...seems like it should be easier, doesn't it? read more

Came in again yesterday during usual dinner rush. No parking in the store's lot so had to cruise the nearby neighborhood for a clear spot. Once inside we got seated right away! Considering the parking, that was a pleasant surprise! There was some sort of party going on, but service was quick and attentive. Even gave us wet wipes without asking as they saw we ordered crab. Ambiance is nice, pretty bright and plenty loud. Dishes: Stir fried mixed chives dried shrimp and rose soy sauce chicken (half) out together. -Had the chives dish before and still love it. Great mix of textures and flavors and in general it's a dish that's a little different and shows some thought by the chef. -Chicken was nice. Little sweet and salty but mild. Chicken cooked well, still moist. Enjoyed it! Then other dishes came out 1 by 1. -Dried scallop and egg white fried rice- decent, light, but maybe a tad under flavored. Just ok. -Fried water spinach fermented bean curd- probably the worst dish of the bunch. Too watery, not much flavor, maybe a tad over cooked. Maybe backup chef did this dish? -Hong Kong style spicy crab- This was decent. Nicely presented, decent amount of crab, good flavor. I'm not a crab person, but ate quite a bit. Overall seems with a busy restaurant quality might suffer here. Will be back, but most likely off-hours when the chef has rested up and has his A-game going. read more

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Ambiance: nice ceiling decor. Casual setting. One window in the whole restaurant so a bit darker. Parking: small lot and small spots. Street parking. There were a few spots in the lot left when we got there. Service: came on a Sunday at 10:45am. It wasn't that busy and we got a table for 4 right away. No greeting when we got there and took awhile to wave someone down to walk us to an available table. Took down our own order and waved down a waiter to ask the difference of 2 similar dishes -- he did not know and had to ask someone else. This happened twice when we asked him about the food -- you'd think the waiter would know this. Throughout the meal, had to wave people down for any type of service -- for water, for sauces, for the check, for boxes, etc. Not once did anyone ask how things were or if we wanted anything else. They were not even that busy, there were many empty tables so I am not sure why the service fell short. When leaving, the hostess/any of the staff did not say bye or thank you. Not one acknowledgement and just walked by us. AND 18% service charge is automatically added!! Food: 4/5. I'd say it was pretty good, didn't take too long and food came hot. This was one of the main pros. Unfortunately, the service was so subpar with the 18% automatic service charge that I'd rather go elsewhere with just as good dim sum and better service. read more

I used to come here regularly for dim sum with my family. Their food is decent and the service is adequate. We like that it's low drama and there's usually not a long wait. There's a 18% gratuity fee for all but we don't care as we tip at least that much anyway. But something changed for me. They used to only charge the adults for tea as our grade school children are not drinking the tea. In the last year or so their policy has changed and they charge everyone for tea. I take issue with that as that is basically not a tea fee but rather charging per head that enters the restaurant. We ask about it and someone adamantly told us "That's what everyone else does as well!". To challenge that, we decided to try other local dim sum restaurants and found out that both The Kitchen and Won Kok are not charging kids who are clearly not drinking the teas an extra fee. It's only a few dollars but it's the principle for me and reflects the integrity of the business. read more

We got here right when they opened at 10am. The interior decor is like a venue...beautifully decorated ceiling. Food was really good and fresh. Service was okay. You will have to wave down a server to get what you want. read more

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Came here for dimsum on a Sunday at 10am and there was no wait for our party if 4. They don't do the push cart dimsum, so everything is ordered off the menu. Service was what you would expect - a little slow at times and you have to stalk them sometimes to get what you want, especially when it gets busy around 11/11:30ish. But ordering the dishes on the menu and the speed of arrival was just fine in my opinion. We ordered all the dimsum staples (shrimp dumplings, siu mai, changfen, egg tarts, spareribs, etc) and I honestly thought the food was pretty good. It is great also if you have small kids. My toddler decided he was going to cry for a couple minutes and no one really bat an eye at the noise lol. Definitely will be back! read more

I came here on a Sunday morning for dim sum Good : Spacious, clean, great wait staff Okay : the food was okay. Some were good (egg tarts, custard buns), most were okay, and some were below average. read more

Had a dim sum craving and saw this place on my way home so I decided to stop for a quick bite. The place is huge inside with bright lights and was clean! The staff seated me right away and asked if I had any questions before they served me tea and water. My order came out literally scalding hot which I appreciated. Had to let it cool down a bit so I wouldn't burn my mouth! Everyone was very nice and the owner came by as she was greeting everyone at their tables which is rare nowadays. I'll definitely be back to try the dinner menu and you should too!!! read more

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I've been to this dim sum house numerous times but cell reception always was an issue in getting a review done. So I'm finally able to do a review. First of all, regardless of their low staff issues, they still seemed to effortlessly take care of all their guests, I they're amazing. Very few dim sum places use carts and this place is no different, but the upside is you get real hot dim sum instead of running out if items you may want at the end of the cart run. I may seem over simplistic, but I really enjoy good chicken feet and dry tofu wrapped wood ear, this restaurant does a great job if these dim sums. Their duck feet and duck tongue in soy sauce was a big hit also. Since my friends did most of the ordering, I was most impressed with their choices since they're more sophisticated at ordering than I. I did forget to get a picture of the pigs ears but I can tell you it was darn wonderful. Parking is terrible but I guess that's an indication that this dims sum house is outstanding. read more

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We WON'T going back!!!!!! If You want to pay 18% tip for no service, then go here!! I work at the hospitality managment as well, if i were to charge 18% tip on whatever purposes, I would give good customer service to patrons. This place is Ridiculous suck! Food was mediocre at best and no service for water or ask if anything okay at all instead charging you 18% tips which ideally says' " for employee benefits". cut your Cra*! We ordered the picking duck that tasted old, dry and small for $55. Egg fried rice and horrible pumpkin egg yolk which was very greasy and not crispy at all. 0/5 read more

Yan Peninsula - Seafood Near Me - Millbrae, California

Solid spot for dim sum! They have lots of classic dishes -- my favorites are the regular har gow, siu mai, preserved egg and pork congee, and crispy shrimp rice rolls. The salt & pepper crispy chicken wings were also really good! A big plus is they're open on major holidays and can accommodate large groups on short notice. I came with a party of 20 on New Year Day today and they seated us in about half hour in their private room upstairs. It was really nice to have our own space since and we could be more chaotic without disturbing other customers. The staff is pretty attentive and kept coming upstairs to check on us. The food came out promptly and tasted fresh. Things to note -- the parking lot is pretty tiny. I recommend driving over to the residential area to park at Landing Lane or San Anselmo Ave and walking over. I'll come back to make use of their private room. Apparently they also offer karaoke in the room -- sounds fun for a party outing! read more

Came here early at 10:30am on a Wednesday and there was no wait! The menu was quite extensive with dishes I've never seen before, and we ordered via a paper and pen checklist. It took a while for the food to come out, likely because it was relatively empty and everything was made-to-order. Unfortunately, the service wasn't the best, and we had to ask for water and sauces (soy sauce and hot sauce) ourselves and more than once. The desserts came out first, then the steamed items, and finally the fried items. There were more than three types of custard buns, which all tasted very similar but had a different outer coating. My favorite was the Baked Salted Egg Yolk Lava Buns. Compared to Creamy Custard Buns (with the cartoon man stamped on top), it was much more tasteful and the outer crust provided a nice crunchy texture. If I were to come back, I would order only one of the custard buns. We also ordered the dim sum staples like Siu Mai, Shrimp Dumplings, and Spareribs with Black Bean Sauce. All were delicious, especially the Spareribs which wasn't as oily/heavy as other dim sum restaurants I've been to. We went ahead and tried the Corn Shrimp Dumplings in Goldfish Shape too (because we thought they were cute), but were disappointed when they didn't have much flavor nor taste much like corn. I likely wouldn't order this again. For dessert, we went with the egg tarts which were by far my favorite thing we ordered. They were soft and creamy on the top and flaky on the bottom. I would recommend eating them as soon as they come out while they're hot! The prices here were on the more expensive side as well. The dim sum was pretty good, but there are definitely better places in the Santa Clara area. Tips: - Desserts don't take long to prepare, so I would recommend ordering them at the end when you're ready to eat them immediately - Sauces aren't provided at the table, you will need to ask for them read more

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This place is off the hook! I came here on a weekday to meet some clients -- I haven't had weekday dim sum in a while, and wow, the lot was packed! The food is absolutely delicious, and the owner, Queenie, is incredibly sweet and welcoming. I love this place and will definitely be coming back again! read more