My wife and I took my mom here and we absolutely loved it. My traditional Chinese mom instantly…read morebecame a fan and went out of her way to save a menu to share with my dad for their next lunch date. We enjoyed the Moon Shrimp cake, hot sour soup, sizzling beef with black bean sauce, sautéed green beans and kung pao salmon. They quickly took us in, ordered and served food. You can really taste the delicious wok flavor in their cooking. You. Must. Order. The green beans. They're sooo delicious and you'll instantly be a big fan. Bonus is that they're not spicy so it's perfect for kids. They'll love to eat their veggies after having a bite of this. Parking is confusing, they have a lot behind that's easy to miss. I recommend parking at the end of the block and walk over.

They are pretty good, it's a hidden spot along El Camino at Palo Alto, I would say the food is good…read moreand the price is also affordable I love restaurants that doesn't charge so much specially when you're located closed by University We ordered Squid and KangKong and other dishes

Delicious! Well priced. I ordered the truffle dumplings-…read morecame out steaming hot and after letting them cool the whole bite experience was amazing. For $10 I thought the pork dumplings were also really great for the price. Great value!

Came on a Sunday around 7pm and there was still a line but we were seated within 15 mins so not…read moreterrible. They use QR scanning on the table but the servers do come around to check if you have questions. We ended up seated outside, which wasn't bad since it was a bit warm that day. We ordered the regular soup dumplings (XLB), the pan fried ones, (SZB), the egg and Chive pancake, and the green onion noodles (recommended by the server). Both baos were excellent and we ended up ordering seconds of both of those. The chive pancakes were pretty good and the noodles were tasty as well but we felt that for the price, it wasn't worth it. We'll likely be back again but stick to the baos.

We ordered the pan-seared steak cubes with chili pepper, shrimp dumplings (har gow), crunchy string…read morebeans, and Shanghai dumplings. The steak was really juicy, and I highly recommend it even though it's a bit pricey. The chili peppers made the steak quite spicy; however, it was still a very good dish. For dim sum, I was a little disappointed because I couldn't order the rice noodle rolls since they were only available on the lunch menu. However, the shrimp dumplings were har gow style, and they were decent and filled with juicy flavor.

My Dad loves coming here, but to be honest…read more AMBIANCE: A liiittle drab and dark. I think it's been like this for years. SERVICE: Ok! Workers are attentive and nice. FOOD: I think you can get better for the price you pay somewhere else! [this goes for a lot of spots in Palo Alto, though; not just this one] Overall, if I didn't have to come here because of family, I wouldn't.

This place is located right off the Embarcadero exit and easy to miss if you're just driving by…read more Surprisingly, they were getting busy when we arrived. There were various dishes on the menu with appetizers, different proteins, carbs, etc. We had already looked at the menu prior to coming so we were able to place our order fairly quickly. Thick stir fried noodles: The noodles were pretty good! They were a mix of bouncy and chewy with small slices of chicken and bok choy throughout the dish. It was quite oily though. Spicy wontons: I thought these were going to be soaked in a peanut sauce but it was definitely more of szechuan chili oil. Maybe I read the description wrong. The wontons were tiny but plentiful. These were just okay, the pork filling was bland. Pan fried dumpling buns: The buns weren't as crispy as they're supposed to be. They had a small amount of pork filling but good soup inside. Be careful biting into one because it was hot. Sweet and sour chicken: Our favorite dish out of everything! It was the perfect combo of sweet and sour. There was more than enough chicken and gave us leftovers for another meal. I enjoyed the extra textures of the bell peppers, onions and pineapple throughout the dish. Definitely recommend! Service was as usual for a Chinese spot. There's a small private room on the right side if you have a reservation for a larger party. They do have a sign up at the front for a $2.50 credit card fee due to rising inflation so heads up.

My husband ordered it to go for us, and got us some broccoli beef as I love it, some soup…read moredumplings, fried rice, wonton soup and chicken. They were all salty, the flavor was good, but everything was too rich and salty for my taste. Can't comment on service or the ambience as it was a to go order given we love Chinese food and wanted to try this spot. - General's Chicken 左宗棠鸡 - in the sweet side but also salty - 2 stars - XLB 上海小笼包 rich but tasty - 3 stars - Beef & Broccoli 芥兰牛肉 - 2 stars - Shepherd Wonton 荠菜肉馄饨 3 stars - Chicken Fried Rice 鸡肉炒饭 4 stars

Really nice experience here with my family!…read more Good - each dish was high quality - especially like the honey walnut prawns and the tomato egg noodles - very savory and crunchy - The portion sizes are large! Super full at the end - The waiters are really nice and friendly especially if you speak Chinese - super quiet and good for catching up here, modern ambiance Bad Pretty expensive overall Wait time was a bit more long Overall this was a really nice time and especially with a large group!

This place is amazing! Wonderful service, very clean, and the food was absolutely delicious. We…read morecame in right when they opened for dinner and at first the restaurant was empty so we were a little nervous but it quickly filled right up and as soon as we tried the food we knew we made the right choice! We had hot and sour soup and potstickers to start, then tea roasted duck, kung pao beef, chicken chow mein, sweet and sour pork and fried rice with chicken, beef, and shrimp. Seriously everything was so yummy and perfectly cooked. We over-ordered a little and couldn't finish everything but who doesn't love leftover Chinese food? We loved this dinner so much. Thank you, The Mandarin! We will definitely come back in next time we are in town!! Chef's kiss!

Great food, fast service! I go there for my birthday. And take my friends there for their…read morebirthdays...

Was craving American Chinese food and decided to finally try John Chu's family restaurant…read more Very classic American Chinese food, but slightly elevated. The inside is bright and roomy. Service was very good. Always checking on us to see what we need and removed empty dishes. We didn't get to see but my friend said they have a banquet hall upstairs and you can pre order roast duck. For the food, we tried a few classics, and I think the hot and sour soup is a must try. Parking was pretty easy. Lots of spots in the back. Also the restaurant is close to Trader Joe's and Safeway. Nice way to get groceries done after dinner.

We have been going to Hong Kong Restaurant for years! Always good family style Cantonese food…read more Food: very authentic. Ever since the new owners the taste has become even better! Service: very fast and friendly. Some of the waiters from Kirin's Chinese restaurant in Mtn View now work there Ambiance: brightly lit and lively. Always busy around dinner time

Excellent customer services 5/5 Food quality and taste 3/5…read moreValue 4/5. We came for mother's birthday day dinner. We order the family meal set for $484 for 10 people along with Mongolia beef, walnut prawn and a few other dishes. Food came out fast and hot. Sea food soup has imitation crab which is not acceptable for this price point. Everything else is average Cantonese cuisine relative to other Chinese restaurant in the Bay Area. Nothing to standout but adequate.Parking is on the street and neighborhood residential area only.

We had a great experience walking down Castro Street in Mountain View and finding this dumpling…read morejoint. The service was excellent and friendly and everything we had was fantastic. We started with the crispy green beans and I asked for light garlic and they were perfect. We then had chicken and pork dumplings and they both were sublime. My son enjoyed improving his chopstick skills and everyone was well fed and happy with our experience.

My friend recommended this place because he knows I love shanghai style pan fried pork buns, and he…read morewas right! They were definitely the star of the show here. It was SO crispy and SO juicy and came out piping hot :) The green beans were also great & I appreciated that it wasn't too oily! The pork xlb was another solid option. The wrapper was thin and the pork and soup were really flavorful. The scallion oil soy sauce noodles were just alright tho. Like the flavor was decent but it didn't have any protein and it was a bit too oily for me so I wouldn't get it again. The pork and vegetable pot stickers were also kinda mid unfortunately. The dough was too thick and the filling was a bit bland. Overall, a really solid spot though, and I'll def be coming back!