Just found out they're not open on Mondays :( so I'm reminiscing here cause this place was so good…read moreim having withdrawals LOL Just tried Phin Coffee on Saturday since 1) my usual viet coffee place permanently closed and 2) working an early morning community event I would not have made it if not for the Hanoi Egg Coffee which was so yummy and my first time trying. The staff was so sweet and helpful, they convinced me to try something new (my usual is the viet salt coffee). My friend got the banana milk latte and we're thinking about it now. I felt pumped throughout the day and it was also the best way to start my morning, Interior is nice, parking could be rough (I went at 7:30am when they opened and it was full but probs cause everyone was sleeping in :((( ).

Been wanting to try this place for awhile…read more Truly was a mixed bag. Service was amazing. Drinks were okay. I was dissapointed in my experience. House of Phin with egg cream, definitely the star of the show. Great Vietnamese coffee. Mango dragonfruit lemonade, even though it was fresh, it was just average. Would say Raising Cane or Aunt Annies has better lemonade. Just didn't taste the mango flavor and the dragonfruit was just okay. Would NOT get this again. Panda no crystal boba with coconut cream was the worst. I love coconut, but this was super sweet and just weird tasting. Like a muddled sweet water with coconut syrup kind of taste. Very odd and I would NOT get this again. So, another failed drink at high prices down the drain. Hard to find parking. Stick with the OG Vietnamese coffee and you should do fine.

The food here is always delicious. Their chicken is like the Hainan style where it's steamed or…read moregently boiled, not entirely sure how they cook it, and you dip it on the ginger spring onion sauce. If you like Hainan chicken then you would like it too. Aside from this their garlic noodles with popcorn chicken is good too. Fried chicken wings are great. Many people seem to order this. I recommend this restaurant if you're in San Leandro

I've ate here enough times to say that it's such a decent spot. Average price per order is like $17…read morewhich is absolutely fine considering the portion size. There are sides at each table and you will always find a spot open. The cook time is really fas, probably around 5 minutes at most and they have a variety of drinks that you could choose from. Vietnamese iced coffee aka liquid crack if you need that extra boost or a nice sugar cane drink for a refresher on a hot day. I would like to see their lemon grass recipe for their pork chop get applied to a bbq chicken cut. But I can't complain overall. The takeout is self serve, so you don't need to ask any of the staff for help, but I'm sure they would help if you asked. And if you don't want Vietnamese food, there are a lot of options in the area too. The inside is your typical busy restaurant full of chatter.

Came here a couple times in the past few weeks while we were eating lunch in the surrounding area,…read moreand I was not disappointed! I feel like this location has gone through many businesses so I hope this one lasts! My order: large iced jasmine milk tea for $6.50, 50% sweet Pros: - easy walk-up to the kiosk or at the register - parking lot available behind the shop (which for certain hours you do have to pay) - Pretty quick service, less than 5 minute wait - Pretty broad menu with some more unique drinks that some boba shops don't have, if you come with friends who don't like tea. also has matcha - jasmine milk tea was pretty bomb - The kitty cup sleeves are so cute ! and keep your fingers from getting wet from condensation Cons: - LOL there's an uneven floor surface that I somehow trip over every time, even though it's caution yellowed already (don't be a clutz like me) - not really a place you can "sit and hang out" in the boba shop perspective - only 2 small benches inside that you can wait for your drink at, but you're better off sitting on the benches outside in the surrounding area or taking a walk with it

I visited San Leandro for the first time with my bestie to go for a walk at the marina in between…read morerainy downpours. Afterwards, we decided to get some boba, and I wanted to try a spot I'd never been to before, so my friend looked up some spots, and we settled on Kittea. Since she had her pup with her, she stayed outside, and I ordered tor both of us on the in-store kiosk. I got her a jasmine milk tea and myself a passionfruit tea with pearls. I adjusted the milk tea to 50% sugar but was informed the fruit tea doesn't have added sugar so can't be adjusted. I'm not sure how it's made here, but it was still quite sweet and flavorful, and the boba was the perfect level of qq. While waiting for the teas to be made, I snapped a photo of some cute cat plushies lounging on the window seat. The shop isn't very big, but I was the only customer at the time, so it was cozy but not crowded or cramped. I would come again if visiting San Leandro again.

Finally got my craving satisfied! I love coming to these places for the signature sizzling plates…read more I ordered the beef rice. It came with thin slices of beef, rice, corn, and green onion. It was super delicious. I love the garlic soy sauce and teriyaki sauce! I poured on the sauce all over while its cooking to get all that flavor. I like it when the rice gets a little crispy on the bottom as well. This place is located in a hole in the wall kind of restaurant on a old strip mall. There is good amount of parking. The waitress was very friendly and food came out really quick. My family were only there for about 30 min including ordering, waiting for food, and eating. They also have hawaiian food that looked really good too.

Sorry, the #1 reason for the low rating is due to the excess smoke. It was just hard to breathe and…read moreeat when the room was filled with smoke. Quality/Quantity - This has been booked marked for a while to visit. Overall the food was okay, but NO ventilation?!?! All foods come out on a piping hot sizzling cast iron platter which smoked up the place! I feel sorry for the waitress. Korean BBQ restaurants have ventilation on each table which would make a slightly more comfortable environment. Salmon & Rib Eye Yakiniku with Rice - My wife enjoyed it and actually finished her entire entree. Decent flavors. The quantity is for 1 person. Chicken Garlic Butter Egg Noodles - Substituted rice with egg noodles for $1 more. Well these are NOT egg noodles in my opinion. More like ramen noodles...? Anyway, it had decent quantities of chicken. I had to give 25% of it to my daughter. Well, we ended up taking the leftover chicken with her leftover beef home. Beef Udon. Add Kimchi + $1.50 - Again, with good flavors. The udon noodles were of good quality. Generous beef that we/she took her leftovers to-go. Ambiance - A very small location. I think there are just 7 tables. And because this place was so small, the smoke from the sizzling platters filled up the place. Open 6 days a week. Plenty of mall parking. Service - Good. Price - $56 + tip. Owner Comment - Congrats on all your success since 2019. Are you a franchise?

We like to order to go, since being seniors we cannot finish a whole bowl at the restaurants…read more Phở Thìn offers many authentic Vietnamese delicacies. My to go dish is always phở, a typical Vietnamese confort dish. But i also like the crab fried rolls here, nem cua bể, and they do it especially well here. Sometimes I would order bún chã Hà Nội too. Service is always friendly. Big dining room, with beautiful orchids. Easy parking, they have their own parking lot.

Great food, nice people. Stopped by pretty late on a Saturday night, within the hour they closed,…read moreafter spending hours at the nearby pet hospital with one of our cats and in need of a hearty meal. The place was nearly empty. They have a pretty large menu here, similar to other Vietnamese restaurants in the area, but they also had specials I'd never seen on other menus, which seem to change out regularly. I ordered the vermicelli with BBQ chicken and an egg roll, which was the perfect amount of food. The chicken was grilled to perfection but still juicy and tender, and the egg roll was crunchy but not overly greasy. I left satisfied with my meal and feeling full with good, healthy food in my stomach. Service was fast and especially given the late hour, and the meal was simple, straightforward, and delicious. No complaints, no issues with anything. Would return again.

The nearest dimsum place near our work. So affordable…read more Prices are reasonable. Big portions for each dimsum. I love their dimsum items. Fast turnout for orders

We were heading to moms for family lunch. We decided that our contribution would be Dim Sum from…read moreDT. They open early and we dropped by around 8:00am to leave our order for pick-up at 10:15am. I found a copy of their order sheet online. It was slightly out of date but it worked out just fine. I handed it to the order taker and she entered it into the computer. There were two items that they apparently no longer make, Egg Custard Tarts and Pork with Peanut Dumplings (Chiu Chow). She rang me up, I paid and she told me to be sure to bring in the itemized receipt to show that I had already paid. Fast forward to 10:20 and I received a phone call to let me know that my order was ready. We were already on the way but hit a bit of traffic that we hadn't expected. Once I arrived, I got into line. When it was my turn, our order was actually sitting on the counter, bagged up and poking out of a food warmer bag. What'd we get? Shu Mai Ha Gao Beef Balls Steamed Tofu Skins in Oyster Sauce Steamed BBQ Pork Buns Steamed Egg Custard Buns Pan Fried Stuffed Bell Peppers with Shrimp Pan Fried Chive Dumplings Pan Fried Turnip Cakes Deep Fried Sticky Rice Meat Dumpling Egg Rolls Steamed Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf Congee with Pork & Preserved Egg Congee with Fish Everything was delicious as expected except the Steamed Egg Custard Buns was quite "bready" and the Custard was completely set rather than wet and flowing. No pictures this time since we've ordered most of the same items before.

My daughter and I were on our way to Oakland Airport with a rental car. There's a cheap Arco gas…read morejust around the corner and it's close to the Oakland Airport so we came here for lunch. I was going to get Pho but the Bun Rieu looked pretty appealing and it's not a usual item to be offered so I opted for Bun Rieu. My daughter got garlic noodles with beef instead. Both items were very good and filling. I like the fact that I can choose the size of my Bun Rieu as most places only offer one size and it's usually for Pho rather than Bun Rieu. Might try their Bun Bo Hue next time. The place gets pretty packed around lunch time so it's a good sign that it's a popular joint for lunch. We arrived just after 12pm. If we were a little later, we might not get a table at all. There was plenty of parking in the strip mall. There's a cheap gas Arco just around the corner.

I've been wanting to try this place for quite a while, but every visit ended the same way. The…read moreparking lot was so packed that I couldn't find a space, so I'd just give up and leave. This visit was finally my lucky day, and I'm glad I stuck with it because it was worth the wait. The restaurant was clean, welcoming, and had a comfortable atmosphere. The staff greeted us with a smile, answered our questions, and were friendly throughout the visit. I ordered a bowl of pho with a side of spring rolls, and both were delicious. Everything tasted fresh, the flavors were well balanced, and the portions were satisfying without feeling overly heavy. One feature I really appreciated was the ability to choose from a small, medium, or large bowl. It's a nice option whether you're looking for a lighter lunch or a hearty meal. There are still several menu items I'd like to try, so I'll definitely be back. My only suggestion is to be patient if you're driving because parking can be a challenge during busy times. Once you get inside, though, the food and service make it well worth the effort.

Food was great and plenty! Service was kind and accommodating and the ambiance was very nice!read more

Been coming here since they opened before Covid & is my go to for service, convenience & price…read more But I slower see the impact of the cost of living & eating out bc their pho bowl meatball was cut in half vs. before you got about 4 whole meatballs & steak slices were sparse. Flavor was on point. Orders: Eggroll-beautifully crisp, filled w/vegetables & meat, this is a great appetizer we haven't gotten in a while & it didn't disappoint. Pho Rare Steak & Meatball- full of flavor in the broth but as mentioned before it was surprising to see my meatballs cut. Steak was sparse but good. Pho Play is convenient & fast & a place visit periodically.