Cancel

    Open app

    Search

    Ho Yuen Kee

    3.6 (245 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Seafood
    Open 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

    Ho Yuen Kee Photos

    Business Info

    HO YUEN KEE ATMOSPHERE

    What's the vibe?
    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

    You might also consider

    Recommended Reviews - Ho Yuen Kee

    Your trust is our priority, so businesses can't pay to alter or remove their reviews. Learn more about reviews.
    Yelp app icon
    Browse more easily on the app
    Review Feed Illustration

    Reviews With Photos

    Steve D.

    It's definitely one of the most authentic HK resturant that I have tasted. Service was great as our server was very nice and we got seated fairly quickly even though there was a long line. My favorite dishes are their corn soup, braised beef noodle and seafood tofu. I can't wait to come back and try other dishes. Thanks Ho Yuen Kee for having us.

    Wonton with mixed noodles
    Anna A.

    It was actually my first time visiting this chinese restaurant although i have heard about it for the longest time Went for lunch with family and we tried some cantonese signature dishes: wonton with mixed noodles, Hong Kong style congee and honey moon fried rice (missed this picture) The congee was very well made and good congee texture. We liked the wonton with the generous fillings. However both the noodles and the fried rice were a bit too moist causing the texture to be too soft. Service was typical chinese restaurant service and the portion sizes were generous for the prices.

    Chloe T.

    Love their lobster rice here and their 旋轉蜜汁骨 (the ribs). Food is overall really good. Decent service. Street parking.

    Pea tip

    Classic Hong Kong style restaurant. You must try their lobster on sticky rice. It's one of the best I ever tasted. Service is good. Food is excellent. Prices are great. Lots of leftovers for us.

    Carmen P.

    This old gem with decent prices sub $15 for a meal is the bomb. Wontons and dumplings are made in house and very flavourful. Good service and typical Chinese restaurant that makes you feel satisfied at the end of the meal.

    Lobster sticky rice
    Selina H.

    This is a great place for family style cantonese food! The wait was about 30 minutes for a party of 5 at 12pm on a sunday which isn't bad at all. All the dishes were pretty good! The jellyfish and chicken dish was a dish dull of texture which was fun to eat. The fried noodles were a little on the saltier side but still had a lot of flavor. The wontons had super chunky pieces of shrimp inside. This place seemed popular for their lobster sticky rice so we tried that and it was pretty good, though the rice lacked flavor in my opinion. The lobster itself was tender and sweet though! Overall would come back for canto food and the service here is really efficient

    Salt and pepper fish filet
    Kate C.

    Finally got to try this place. Didn't do their famous lobster sticky rice (next time!) but got some regular dishes to see if they are more than just their famous dish. There's parking in the residential area near the restaurant. Hand shredded chicken with jelly fish - the volume was big! It had lots of chicken and thick thick jelly fish. They didnt try to cheap out by adding tons of pickled veggies like other places. Crab and fish maw soup - good quality fish maw. Uniform, bouncy and spongy. I can see crab meat chunks so that is a plus. Salt and pepper squid - wow this has got to be one of the best. I wish the portion was a bit more. Perfectly battered and every piece was coated with the salt and pepper. Salt and pepper fish filet - lack luster after the squid. I want to get the silvery fish but they said they ran out. Wouldnt order this again and go for the silvery fish to pair with congee. Deep fried egg tofu with veggies - a little lacking flavor. Tofu was fried well and tasty. Wish the bakchoy was not a big gigantic piece. Overall all dishes had ok portions and had above average taste. I will definitely come back because it seems the chef is really good here.

    Jr J J.

    Had a table full of friends come in for the week. Woot! No words needed to get things started here - good food good times always. One dish of many... 2 of each, of course.

    Seafood Chow Mein.... My favorite
    Halei J.

    I've been here twice now, once for lunch and once for dinner. I would have to say dinner is much better. For lunch we had beef brisket noodles and a beef noodle dish, they were pretty good. For dinner we had a sweet and sour pork, a seafood chow mein, fried tofu and some pea shoots, they were all really good. It's a fairly good size restaurant and the service is pretty good for a "Chinese" restaurant. The prices are pretty good and the portions are a good size so it does get quite busy. When we came for dinner it was a Monday night and it was packed. It's probably a good idea to make a reso. There is pay street parking out front on Fraser St. When I'm craving Hong Kong/Cantonese food this is where I'm coming........

    Colin S.

    Affordable and perfect for larger groups. We ordered a variety of dishes and left absolutely stuffed. The lemon fish was perhaps the star of the show

    Sticky rice
    Angela W.

    We haven't been here for over ten years since Richmond been adding more and more Chinese restaurants. We were there at 5:30 quite empty but started to fill up around 6:30. One of their signature dish is Lobster on sticky rice--$30/lb+ sticky rice is $12 per portion( about 2-3 rice bowl size) The 21/2 lb lobster is fresh and silky smooth, rice has absorbed some broth from lobster. Recommend. Another dish is Honey peppered beef with fried coconut milk--okay dish, beef a lil chewy Green beans with ground pork-- a lot of the beans are getting "old", quite stringy-- do not recommend Complimentary sweet mung bean porridge--very good, done right We also ordered a bowl of Double Boiled milk custard that is the right consistency. Dishes with lobster shells are removed frequently, wait staff came to chat with us a couple of times. Prices are in line with other casual restaurants that serve noodles, wontons, rice porridges. It is not 'refined' cooking! My husband who is Cantonese loves to frequent this type of eateries. Will go for lunch next time:-)

    Salted chicken with jellyfish.   Must have!
    Robert B.

    Awesome staff. Very very busy place filled with mostly Cantonese speakers, which is always a good sign. Very bright and lively atmosphere. The congee is excellent, and they have good salted doughnut to go with. It's not on the menu, but you can order a smaller portion of gai lan with oyster sauce, so a veg won't break the bank. An absolute must try is the salted chicken with jellyfish. This is an awesome cold dish that blends the aforementioned items with pickled cabbage, cashew nuts, cilantro, and strips of deep fried won ton skin. All seasoned lightly with sesame oil. Outstanding...

    Lobster with sticky rice
    Michael L.

    This is an old style HK/Cantonese establishment on Fraser St. I heard it is quite busy for the dinner service. We stopped by in a group of three for lunch on a weekday and there was plenty of seating available. They are known for their lobster with sticky rice and we ordered that, with congee, an eggplant dish and chicken with green beans. The food came out pretty quick and the taste and presentation were great. I loved the way they cooked and cut up the lobster so that was much easier to eat. There was no issue with the service. It was a positive food experience.

    Lobster sticky rice

    See all

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    16 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    9 days ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Ray S.
    42
    44
    1

    14 days ago

    Great food, and quick service. There is a reason this restaurant is always full. Their eggplant dish was awesome

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of H H.
    0
    197
    533

    4 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 1
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jr J J.
    5
    183
    311

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Robert B.
    52
    104
    86

    10 months ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 4
    Thanks 3
    Love this 6
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Sun G.
    163
    544
    2873

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of C C.
    0
    1
    0

    11 months ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    1 year ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 1
    Love this 3
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 38
    Thanks 0
    Love this 38
    Oh no 0

    4 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Bev W.
    108
    14
    54

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Jim T.
    0
    23
    0

    1 year ago

    Food was good and felt like being in HK with the Chinese families all having meals around us. Service was a bit slow but good.

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    5 years ago

    Helpful 2
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 0

    7 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    8 years ago

    Helpful 1
    Thanks 0
    Love this 1
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0
    Photo of Stel C.
    0
    15
    14

    3 years ago

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 1

    2 years ago

    Great tasting food, reasonably priced! The lobster rice is the best among the many other restaurants that offer the same dish!

    Helpful 0
    Thanks 0
    Love this 0
    Oh no 0

    Page 1 of 7

    Ho Yuen Kee Reviews in Other Languages

    You might also consider

    Verify this business for free

    People searched for Chinese 16,003 times last month within 15 miles of this business.

    Verify this business

    Pink Peppercorn Seafood House

    Pink Peppercorn Seafood House

    4.4
    (164 reviews)
    2.7 km
    $$$

    I love coming to Pink Peppercorn Seafood House with my family and friends. I usually go there to…read morecelebrate something. The service is amazing: personable, attentive, and funny. Everything I have had there is delicious and huge portions. The decor is like an old restaurant like we are at sea. The volume is good and it feels comfortable having dinner and chatting.

    The Pink Peppercorn Seafood House has been out family's choice for special occasions like birthdays…read moreand before holiday gatherings. It's a cosy restaurant and I always tell my nephew of the original Cannary Restaurant located on the waterfront and i had to drive over train tracks. On a misty day, Now located for many years at the current location which offers more accessible for public transit and lots of street parking. We were here this weekend to celebrate. We love the bread with lobster and balsamic dipping sauce. We had 2 plates of the San Francisco style mussels to share. Our mains were the Ahi Tuna, West Coast Bouillabaisse and the daily specials of halibut and sablefish. All were delicious and portions huge. We contemplate about Oder a streak but we all 7 of us decided on seafood. Service was good as usual. My only pick to the owner, please do some deep cleaning as there were loads of dust sitting on the ropes from the decor. Was not pleasant sitting next to that and seeing all that next to my food.

    Photos
    Salmon Wellington
    Salmon Wellington
    Pink Peppercorn Seafood House
    Bouillabaisse was very good.  Portions were incredible.

    See all

    Bouillabaisse was very good. Portions were incredible.
    The Crab King

    The Crab King

    4.5
    (4 reviews)
    13.5 km

    My wife and I were a little apprehensive about trying this restaurant, as there were no reviews on…read moreYelp, and those on Google were less-than-enthusiastic, although looking more in depth, it seems that the negative reviews were all several years old, and things seemingly had improved significantly in recent years. And while there are no shortage of seafood restaurants serving fresh crab on the Steveston waterfront, we wanted to give The Crab King a fair shake. I'm so glad that we did! My wife ordered a King Crab for herself which, after tearing it literally limb-from-limb, eventually declared it to be tied for her favorite boiled crab dish anywhere! High praise coming from such a consummate crustacean connoisseur! For myself and our son, an order of fish and chips, and the grilled chicken sandwich rounded out our order, both of which were crispy, tasty and delicious. Regarding the fish and chips, they appeared to be tempura-battered, and I'm still not 100% sure what type of fish it was. It may have been cod, but it seemed more like catfish, but either way, it was tender, juicy, flaky and delicious. No complaints here! More than anything, though, the employees here went out of their way to make our experience enjoyable. Our toddler son, who is normally extremely well-behaved in restaurants, was having a bit of a fuss here and there. Without prompting, the servers brought us a little radio to play music for him, as well as a couple of toys to play with, one of them being a wind-up truck that they gave to him to take home! He loved it there, and still plays with it at home! They even played peek-a-boo with him from behind the counter, soliciting laughs and giggles, for the better part of 15 minutes! That sort of customer service is nearly impossible to find, and should be praised and cherished wherever it is found! Whatever the past may have held for this restaurant, the Crab King is an entirely new animal now, serving up fresh seafood by uncommonly wonderful employees, in a fantastic floating location. They even offer to cook spot prawns and other seafood purchased from the boats docked at the nearby waterfront marketplace, for a modest fee. With all these things going for it, there's no doubt who wears the crown of Crab King in Steveston Harbor!

    We ordered seafood salad, clam chowder and lobster roll... all the dishes were well prepared and…read moreprices were reasonable. Service is fair not fancy and the ambiance is adequate could improvement through a new renovation.

    Photos
    The Crab King
    The Crab King
    The Crab King

    See all

    Seaside Provisions

    Seaside Provisions

    4.2
    (67 reviews)
    9.2 km
    $$$

    always a great place for happy hour highly recommend good service and excellent food!…read moreThe drinks are excellent as well. I like to sit at the bar.

    Came here to celebrate my anniversary as won a gift card to use. The restaurant is located on the…read moreground floor of the Seaside Hotel in North Vancouver and has two entrances - one from the street and another through the hotel. My boyfriend and I were in a seafood mood and ordered the following: Seafood Tower: A showstopper. Beautifully presented, overflowing with fresh oysters, chilled prawns, lobster rolls, caviche, and tuna tartar. Everything tasted fresh and ocean-sweet but the lobster rolls buns were getting wet and soggy from the plate to ice condensation - an oversight on presentation logistics. Wagyu Carpaccio: Melt-in-your-mouth perfection. The wagyu was sliced paper thin and had that rich, buttery texture you hope for. The shaved truffle garnishe added just enough flavour without overshadowing the beef. Served with a few pieces of sourdough bread, it was one of my favourites. Roasted Chicken: I know--ordering chicken at a seafood-forward spot felt risky, but it ended up being one of the surprise standouts. Perfectly roasted with crispy skin and juicy, flavorful meat. It was served with a zesty sauce and roasted vegetables and really homey and tasty. Scallops Risotto: Creamy, aromatic, and cooked to that ideal al dente bite. The scallops were seared beautifully--golden on the outside and tender inside. Service was warm and attentive, and the coastal-chic atmosphere made the whole experience feel relaxed but still special. If you're anywhere near the area, Seaside Provisions is worth a visit especially since they have a Happy Hour.

    Photos
    Seaside Provisions
    Seafood platter ($99)
    Seafood platter ($99)
    Seafood platter ($99)

    See all

    Seafood platter ($99)
    Rodney's Oyster House

    Rodney's Oyster House

    4.0
    (907 reviews)
    5.7 km
    $$

    Fresh delicious seafood in a lively restaurant!…read more Had an amazing experience here. Took a solo vacay trip to Vancouver and this was on my bookmarks. Did not disappoint!! Was seated front row to all the action. Watched as the employees shucked the oysters at the oyster bar while enjoying my delicious meal. The ambiance is loud, fun, and open. Service was friendly and helpful. My water was refilled often and the men working the oyster bar had great communication. I ordered the Manila clams and many oysters. Delicious. Amazing. Everything I wanted and blew me away. Presentation was immaculate and taste was phenomenal. Incredible meal that left me smiling the rest of the day. Filling and sooo so delicious. I highly recommend Rodney's and will definitely return when in Vancouver!

    I was here for a business event. The place looks like a seafood restaurant with obvious emphasis on…read morenautical gear throughout the dining space. Since the host ordered everything I don't quite remember everything we got. What we had was generally good, but also I thought to myself that each item was quite small, and hard to share evenly among the 7 people there. I remember looking at the menu after and thought to myself that it was quite expensive for very small portions. A number of guests were disappointed the restaurant only served beer and wine, and couldn't mix drinks. Service was good enough - friendly and interactive but nothing outstanding. I didn't pay for this meal, so it was fine. But I don't think I would be rushing back because it's quite expensive for small portions.

    Photos
    Oyster Bar
    Oyster Bar
    Seafood pasta - pasta was all dente. The seafood was fresh and well cooked.  Delicious.
    Seafood pasta - pasta was all dente. The seafood was fresh and well cooked. Delicious.
    Lobster Sliders

    See all

    Lobster Sliders

    Ho Yuen Kee - chinese - Updated July 2026

    Loading...
    Loading...
    Loading...