Our go to is the beef udon sizzling plate and salmon pasta. Both are solid choices. We tried the…read moreHawaiian BBQ for the first time today and it was too salty for our liking. Highly recommend the sizzling plates, not so much for the Hawaiian BBQ. Service is average since you order from a QR code. Food comes relatively fast. They also have appetizers and drinks too, which we have not had the chance to try yet. Nice ambiance with upbeat music in the background.

Love Tao's Fresh. Their menu is big from sizzling plates to Hawaiian BBQ style plates. It's not…read moreauthentic per se but pretty good food with great options. They also have lots of appetizers like popcorn chicken and crab ragoons. I like to get the garlic shrimp rice plate which comes with mac salad. The garlic butter sauce is delicious and super flavorful. Love mixing the leftover sauce with the rice. The mac salad is light and super tasty. Tastes very close to traditional Hawaiian mac salad but not as heavy. My husband gets the BBQ beef plate which is also pretty good. Popcorn chicken is alright, think I'd pass next time as there isn't too much meat and doesn't taste like Taiwanese style which I usually prefer. There's plenty of tables inside and you order via your phone from a QR code. Service is usually fast and quick. Overall nice spot with good food and large menu.

The Husband was tasked with picking a restaurant tonight 11/20/24, and chose Spicy Kitchen (he…read morechose it only because he said that it had a rating of 4.8). When I choose a restaurant, I read other reviewers' comments and their recommendations, then I look at the restaurant's menu online as to what else is offered. I can't do spicy, but because I'm a trooper I made the best of a difficult situation. I chose the following two dishes that sounded "safe": Spring Onion Protected Beef, and Yu Xiang Braised Eggplant. Also, you can't have Asian dishes without the requisite bowls of rice (I ordered a bowl each for us in lieu of ordering a fried rice or fried noodle dish). The Spring Onion Protected Beef was flavorful and delicious, and came with lots of sliced white onions and 1-inch pieces of spring onions (looks like green onions). This was right up my alley because I looove onions (red/white) and spring/green onions. The Yu Xiang Braised Eggplant was ABSOLUTELY divine. It kinda reminded me of eggplant in garlic sauce that you'd get in other Asian restaurants, but much tastier. Make no mistake, this dish came with TWICE the amount of eggplant that you'd receive in other Asian restaurants. It was a good thing I didn't order a third entree because these 2 dishes were just the right amount for 2 people - otherwise, a wheelbarrow would've been needed to wheel me home! When the bill came, I noticed that the eggplant dish was called "Fish-flavored Eggplant". I thought that that was a mistake because the eggplant did not taste fishy or have any fish taste at all. Later on at home I compared the Chinese characters on the bill/receipt to the Chinese characters on the paper menu I asked our server for (to take home), and the dish is correct. So keep in mind that if you're vegan, this eggplant dish does have some kind of a fish ingredient in it. The great thing about this restaurant is that its cuisine is VERY flavorful in comparison to Cantonese cuisine. The only drawback is that unless you speak Mandarin and/or can read and understand the Chinese characters (with English directly below the Chinese characters) on the menu, you'd be clueless as to what most of the dishes are. This is because there is absolutely no description for each of the dishes. For instance, there's a dish called "Millionaire" - I have NO idea if it was a meat or vegetable dish (or for that matter what kind of meat or what kind of vegetable). But if you're the daring and adventurous type, go for it!!! Let it be a wonderful surprise - or let it be a stupendous letdown for you haha. The restaurant was very clean and well-lit, and our server (attractive young man with glasses) was awesome. If you're in the mood for Chinese but are tired of the same-old, same-old Cantonese dishes, come here and treat your taste buds to a glorious adventure - because the dishes are flavorFULL - yes, emphasis on the FULL! In the end, I'm glad I came here and will come back to try other dishes!!! Advice for the restaurant when updating your menu in the future: It would help your customers to: 1) give descriptions as to what each dish is, or the ingredients involved in each dish, 2) separate the dishes into categories - for example: cold dishes, chicken dishes, beef dishes, pork dishes, lamb dishes, seafood dishes, dry pot dishes, house special dishes, fried rice/noodles dishes, soup dishes, other dishes (such as frog, intestine, duck blood, kidney, lung) and lastly, 3) pictures of the dishes (this is especially important). Regardless, based on my experience tonight, this restaurant rates a 5 out of 5 stars

All food here taste very delicious, with the authentic Sichuan Pepper. We came here for our Chinese…read morenew year eve dinner, will come again soon to try other dishes. One of the dishes were sold out on the ordering menu, but when I asked the lady, she said she can still put in the order for me :)

The food was delicious! We ordered the pan fried dumplings, pork and crab roe dumplings, snowflake…read moredumplings (beautiful!), steamed shrimp dumplings, red spicy oil wontons, and spicy beef noodle. My favorite was the snowflake dumplings. I will definitely come back

Goooooood REAL Chinese food。must try guobaorou And dumplings。…read more食物非常好吃，东北菜正宗。小笼包现包的。 环境安静

I haven't had breakfast here for a long time and I was feeling a bit under the weather today and…read morecraving some porridge. I ordered a porridge set with chow mien , satay beef instant noodles with two milk tea for take out. I was surprised how good it was comparing the last time I tried their breakfast. I'm not sure if they changed chefs or ownerships. I would definitely come back more often for authentic HK style breakfast, the milktea reminds me of the ones in HK. I definitely recommend this cafe!

This New Venus Hongkong Cafe is still one of the best in town for morning big breakfasts. I haven't…read morevisited in nearly a decade. They used to accept only cash which made it inconvenient, but nowadays, they do accept credit cards as well. Love it. Excellent customer service too. I like the friendly and welcoming staffs here. Great first impression after so many years. Authentic Hong Kong foods. If you're coming from the South Bay Area, this place doesn't disappoint. We don't have very good Cantonese HK style cafes that serve good A/B/C/D/etc. breakfasts and most places are overpriced. Good value for good foods here. I paid $16 with taxes included for B-breakfast, so I left them $4 tips. $16 for everything was considered cheap! I had french fries/hash brown/two eggs/chicken steak/broccoli/carrot/etc. and comes with hot beverage of choice. Very fulfilling. Delicious foods with authentic drinks. Everything was generous in portions and delicious, so I ate the entire plate of foods along with my hot cup HK milk tea. No leftovers. Yummy! I'm really loving their big breakfasts now. I do miss all the good and affordable Hong Kong cafe foods. Having excellent service is a plus. Television was turned on with HK news. Loved the old interior vibes and beautiful foodie ads on the walls. There's lots of tables and chairs inside too. All positive. I'll be back.

Creamy Rose Topokki 4/5 - This was VERY creamy and almost soup like. Luckily, I love the rose…read moreflavor so much. But I could see how some would find this too overpowering. This could be a meal itself as the big bowl included rice cakes, glass noodles, korean sausages (smokies), fish cake and (I think) bacon. Beef rib soup 4/5 - Contrast to the topokki, this was flavored simple yet comforting. Tender beef ribs with glass noodles. Served with a bowl of white rice. Korean Fried Chicken 4/5 - We chose BBQ and Garlic Soy which were both tasty. Can't ever go wrong with KFC. Nice balance to the other soup dishes we ordered. Service 5/5 - It was a slow dinner service so the lady server was attentive to us. We didn't really need much as they provide you with your own cold water pitcher. Ambiance 4/5 - Big and spacious inside. Can accomodate big groups. Parking can be tricky on busy weekends as there are several other restaurants nearby.

I used to come here a lot during college but Sia seems to have gotten more expensive and the food…read morehas changed. I ordered a mushroom burger and expected button mushrooms but it was covered with sliced shiitake. It came with a side salad which was basically sliced carrots and onions covered in Thousand Island dressing. All of it was unappetizing and I wasted $20.

If you want an asian tapas spot - THIS IS IT!…read more O R D E R E D - Korean beef bone soup - Curry Chicken Toast - Bbq beef ribs - Grilled Mussels - Samgyeopsal (grilled pork belly) V E R D I C T OMG i cannot get enough of the toast from the curry chicken toast, i think i can eat so many orders of the bread alone. it's so soft and fluffy, like eating cloud, if I ever ate that haha. Their portions are bigger than I expected, worth it! This is a fun spot to hangout with friends to grab a bite to eat and to watch a spots game or listen to and watch some Kpop MVs. The service is friendly and attentive, I came on a weekend lunch - dine in wasn't too busy, lucky me but I definitely noticed a lot of to go orders. Parking is easy because they're in a plaza, so no stress there.

Ordered several dishes: Singapore vermicelli noodles:…read moreawesome. Worth going here just for this. The shrimp in this is succulent and awesome. The chicken is bland (like typical thai restaurant chicken). Should substitute this out for shrimp if they allow. Chicken curry toast: this is a qunie item and worth ordering. Had it twice now and liked it on both occasions. Garlic cheese bread: it's fine. Nothing to write home. Lamb chop: sweet in taste. Not so good. Older child finished but did not savor it. Chicken skewer: not good. Daughter did not like it either Hot pot: very fishy (tom yum flavor was good). Did not like any of the meat choices in there (fish ball, fish tofu, Chicken). But flavorful. Awesome service. Fast service. Good ambience with tons of TVs with several options. K-pop was a tad bit loud, but fine.

Not a lot of options for Taiwanese street food in Fremont, especially stinky tofu. There is one…read moreplace that I know of just a quick drive away. We'd been to Milk & Honey a few times for their prepared bento takeout, but this was our first time dining in. We ordered the salt & pepper mushrooms, stir-fried string beans, garlic eggplant, Sichuan chicken, minced pork over rice, a combo noodle dish, and of course, the fermented stinky tofu. Everything was delicious and when you can satisfy a craving...everything just hits different What really made the meal memorable though, was the hospitality. The owner was incredibly warm and attentive, checking in on every table throughout the evening. At one point, she noticed our minced pork rice looked a little light on the gravy (something we hadn't even noticed ourselves). Without us saying a word, she headed back to the kitchen and returned with an extra serving of the pork topping to make sure it was just right. As the dinner rush slowed, she spent time chatting with us about our recent trip to Taiwan, sharing stories about Taiwanese food and what makes the cuisine so special. By the end of the meal, it didn't feel like we were dining at a restaurant--it felt like we were having dinner at an auntie's house, enjoying great food and even better conversation. Great food is easy to appreciate. Genuine hospitality is much harder to find. Milk & Honey gave us both, and we'll definitely be back (and look forward to dine in more often)

I've been here before for an event and my friend recommended me to come back here again. She…read morehappens to know the owner of the restaurant and I'm excited to try their food. Part of the interior is nice though since there's a sofa, chairs, and other items packed in that area. Everything else is very typical in terms of dining area. I was given menus to start order but to actually order, you'll have to scan with QR and place order of items. From scrolling through some items, they don't really have descriptions like the Railroad Porkchop Bento though they do displays photos of them. I picked it since it's a popular dish as well as the boba milk tea. I'm not that hungry, which is why I didn't order after the foods I mentioned. I really like the milk tea though. The milk tasted fresh even though that they have a "Fresh Milk" option which is slightly a surcharge. I also like how small these boba pearls are especially when they go through a thicker straw. I think they do this to prevent larger pearls from stopping too much liquid from going through. About the Railroad Porkchop Bento, I don't really dislike it. The issue is that the boiled egg was too tough and the tofu is just alright. Perhaps they should at least warm up the tofu a bit. I actually like the vegetables though. The rice is steamed well and wasn't too hard. Honestly, I didn't know that this style of pork chop was saucy and they do have their original pork chop bento, but of course that I gotta try something new. I actually like the pork chop. It reminded me of the event I went last year. They really add good flavors there. I do want to try other dishes the next time I visit besides the bentos like their soups and other entrees they have even though that some might be served for multiple people. Yes of course that I can always take it to go when I can't finish it.

I always have an amazing experience every time I dine here! The service is consistently top-notch,…read moreand there's plenty of seating available. As soon as we arrive, we're treated to their delicious complimentary tomato soup, which is always a great start to the meal. Our go-to order is the rice plate with green beans and either beef or chicken, and we also love their noodles. The food is flavorful, the portions are satisfying, and the service is always quick and attentive. If you enjoy Hong Kong-style cuisine, this place is a must-try. Everything we've had here has been absolutely delicious!

Warning: This business is cash only, cash only, cash only!!!!…read more I had a terrible experience here. After I paid, a young female employee took a drink that I had already purchased directly out of my bag without asking for my permission or offering any explanation. Once an item has been paid for, an employee has no right to remove it from a customer's bag. Because this business only accepts cash, I could not dispute the transaction as I could with a credit card. I'm sharing my experience to warn other customers: carefully check your bag and receipt immediately after paying. The name "YUKI" appears on my receipt, although I cannot confirm whether that was the employee involved. I hope management reviews the security footage, investigates what happened, and provides a reasonable explanation. Until this issue is properly addressed, I will not return or recommend this business.

A Sack of Potatoes. I remember when this place was about to open over 5 years ago. I totally…read morethought it was going to be a potato themed fast casual resto doing things like different variants on French fries or stuffed baked potatoes. Boy was I so off the mark. Lol. It is a Chinese tea/boba shop with a super unique Asian fusion-y type of food. They have musubis, gyozas, fried snacks and even some substantial meals like noodle soups and bentos. I haven't tried much of their offerings but in what I have, have not been bad at all. I've only had a couple of versions of milk teas here for drinks. They run about $7ish and are in big cups (at least 16oz). I like them at the 30% sweet level, still a tad sweet but also refreshing. I'd like the tea flavor to be a tad stronger but it is fine here. Gyoza ($7ish/3.5*) these are small lightly deep fried dumplings. Probably from frozen but as a quick cheap snack, most would be satisfied. I was. Spam Musubi ($10/4*) You get 3 fairly large musubis, which is a lot for me. I do 2 as a meal and do the other as a snack later in the day. The rice to spam ratio leans heavy on the rice part. But their rice is unique as there's some toasted rice specs that give the bites a toasty note. Kinda like the crisp rice on the bottom of a claypot dish. Not in texture but in aroma. Never had a musubi like this. There is a good layer of thick sweet teriyaki sauce which I can do without but does bring that sweet n salty principle into effect. This may become my anchor dish here as it's kinda hard to find a good musubi in this town. Pretty stylish space, loud music I think they are targeting that 16-22 age frame. You order through a kiosk which I don't mind but I find theirs to be very clunky with a lot of prompts and not easy progression. But I get my haircut in the same complex so before I hop back in my car, I can set myself up with a refreshment/treat. A useful and local hit-up.

We got a coconut fruit drink with sago and they forgot the sago :(…read more We also got the purple yam bubble waffle and found that half of them weren't filled with purple yam. The ones that did have yam inside were great. The spam musubi with egg and American cheese is top tier though! Great seasoned rice, thick cut of spam, and a nice sweet egg. The service is friendly but the wait was very long, about a half hour. While the inside while cute and cozy, was extremely hot/un air conditioned. Just left disappointed because of the lack of sago in a drink that's revolved around sago, the hot environment, and the long wait.

Delicious, heartwarming, and comforting soup! I usually order the bone broth with moderate spice,…read moreand it always hits the spot. The setup is cafeteria‑style: you grab a bowl and tongs, then move down the line choosing your meats, seafood, veggies, and noodles. Once you've built your bowl, it gets weighed and sent to the kitchen to be cooked. They also have a condiment station where you can mix and match sauces to your liking -- a fun touch that lets you customize your meal even more. Service is simple and straightforward; the staff brings your finished bowl to the table, and everything comes out hot and fresh. The restaurant is located in the Marina Market lot, which has plenty of parking, making it easy to stop by anytime. Highly recommended for anyone craving a warm, flavorful, and comforting bowl of soup.

This review is for takeout delivery service…read more I ordered Beef Bone Broth Base and stacked it heavily on the meats. Pricing is pretty reasonable and quality is above average. The pork intestines were not chewy and the meat portions were pretty generous. My only gripe with the order was that they precooked the meat and placed it in a bowl sized container, and then separated the soup base in another. That caught me off guard as I was expecting raw meats like you would at any other hotpot establishment. I suppose there are pros and cons to their decision to precook the meat for me, but I would have liked to have known they would do that or have the option of receiving it pre-cooked or raw since the doneness of the meat is kind of crucial to how good the hotpot will taste for peoples preference.