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    Eiko Cafe

    4.1 (29 reviews)
    Open • 11:30 am - 10:30 pm
    Updated 1 month ago

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    Robert B.

    I would describe this restaurant as a true locals spot and a hidden gem. Its cafe style restaurant with excellent service. Everyone is super nice and helpful. Since it was our first time we ordered some items like the braised pork (highly recommend), a noodle dish, and vegetable dish. It tasted like a well hone cooked meal. Tables around us were mostly regular customers. New customers were all treated with attention and helped on questions on the menu with care. Honestly, a bit more I would have expected and impressed. If you're in the area drop by. Worth a try and glad we passed by on our visit to Salt Lake City.

    stir fried pork and peppers
    Tony J.

    Small Chinese restaurant in a strip mall. The English name sounds Japanese, but seems mainly to be a Chinese restaurant. Menu has both Chinese and English. As with some other Chinese restaurants in Salt Lake City, the menu has the typical Americanized Chinese items and also some more authentic items. The Chinese name indicates they have some cuisine from the Jiangnan region of China, so we ordered a few dishes recommended by the staff. The stir fried pepper and pork was savory, a little spicy. Has the wok hay. The braised pork belly with bean curd knows was pretty substantial and heavy. The flavor is on the sweeter side which I heard was the signature from that region. Lastly, the noodles/chow mein is also a regional specialty and tasted decent. We asked for mild spicy so it wasn't spicy. Portion for noodles was big, and normal for the other two dishes. My non-Chinese friend ordered mango chicken combo which included rice. It was a big plate and the chicken tasted sweet as expected. Overall, food was decent considering it's SLC. 3.5 stars, round up to 4.

    This restaurant operates like a scam -- absolutely unacceptable service! Taking my parents here for dinner last night was the worst decision of our entire trip. 1 Half of our dishes were served, yet we still hadn't received any utensils. I asked for them three times, but we never got a spoon. In the end, my mother had to get up and grab one herself from the counter. 2 Throughout the meal, there was zero basic service -- no greetings, no refilling water, nothing. 3 When we finished eating, no one came to give us the bill. I am tired of waiting. I had to physically walk up to the counter and stop a staff member with my credit card to request to pay. 4 At checkout, I chose to skip the tip, but the server canceled the transaction and told me that if I don't want to tip, I should go into the kitchen and cook for myself. 5 The server then took my card and forcibly added a 15% tip, saying that 15% tipping is mandatory at this restaurant. 6 Lastly, he told me that if I refused to tip, my family and I would have to clean the table ourselves and wash our own dishes before leaving. The server was a Chinese male with a sharp, angular face (I mention this only for identification -- I'm also Chinese, so this is not about race).

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    Jack W.

    Great authentic chinese food. Good friendly service. Don't expect the greatest decor just come here and order some authentic chinese food.

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    Whitney R.

    The food was so amazing!! The portions were huge. My husband's plate was enough for 3 people.

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    Funny that the dumplings tasted and looked exactly the same as the frozen 芹菜豬肉 dumplings (W* brand) I bought from Chinese supermarket.

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    Good food. Good service. Good price. I stopped in after flying in. The service was quick and the food was good. The price was fair.

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    food is great and it is real chinese food from east part of china ,we order $90dollar for 4 guys and all of us like it

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