Lucky Express

One of my favorite local spots to bring friends and family from out of town to experience. This…read moreplace does not disappoint. My favorites are the Shandong chicken and their signature hand-pulled noodles, so delicious! They are a popular spot so depending on when you go, can be a bit of a wait to get seated. It's not that big and can be a little tight inside. However, there's a reason why they stay busy, because their food is worth the wait! This place is a must when in Oakland and looking for some really tasty Chinese food.

This place can do no wrong in my eyes--or stomach. I've been coming here since 2018, and the…read morequality hasn't skipped a beat. I usually come with my family, and we order damn near everything on the menu. The aunties serving dishes actually laugh when they see how much food they're dropping off at the table. My favorites are the chili oil wontons, hot and dry noodles, bok choy, and General Tso's chicken. The wontons have just the right amount of heat, the noodles are thicccc and chewy, and every dish somehow manages to disappear before we can even think about leftovers. Honestly, you can't go wrong with anything you order. One of my favorite parts is watching them make the noodles by hand. Half the restaurant is dedicated to the noodle-making station, while the other half is for seating. It's not a huge dining room, but they do offer the Yelp Waitlist, so you can check the live wait before heading over. The vibe is very, get your food and head out so they can keep up with table space for incoming guests. Always a hit, never a miss.

Dinning area

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Wonton with Spicy Sauce

Gum Kuo Restaurant

3.9(1.2k reviews)

7.8 mi•Oakland Chinatown

I ordered Salted chicken rice plate and roasted duck…read more Definitely one of the spots I've grown up going to get my chinese bbq fix. Salted chicken rice plate 4.5/5 It's a simple clean meal. Definitely very filling. Chicken is very tender and juicy. Don't be afraid of the pink or red in the bone, it's myoglobin and still safe to eat. Roast Duck 4.5/5 It's nicely roasted, tender and juicy. The sauce is very flavorful and tasty. Ambience 4/5 Very quick and casual small dining area. It does get loud when packed but that is just the nature of chinatown. Also means the food is very good. Staff 4/5 Very friendly but because they are hustling around too much it's a little hard to get their attention.

Used to really enjoy this spot but hadn't been in years so recently gave it another try and I'm so…read moreglad I did! When we first walked in, no other diners were there which made me a little suspicious. We were promptly seated and offered hot tea though so we were locked in. I initially ordered to seafood claypot but was told it takes 45 minutes...so pivoted to chicken wonton soup (no noodles). My partner got kung pao chicken. while we waited for our food, a handful of people came in to pick up their to go orders, which made me feel better. Another party eventually dined in as well. Fyi the interior isn't much to write home about but comfortable. Then the food came. My soup was freaking delicious! Loads of chicken meat (just chopped up with the bones so be careful for shards), plenty of dumplings, and the broth was sooo good! I couldn't finish and took some left overs home; the next day, my soup coagulated (full of collagen)!! Partner enjoyed their kung Pao chicken but said they'd order something else next time. Best part - our meals + tax came out to less than $40! Gawd I love Chinatown!

Inside full crowd

Beef Chow Fun

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Rice Noodle Wrap with Chinese Doughnut

Huangcheng Noodle House

4.5(1.5k reviews)

7.9 mi•Old Oakland

Great food Great service…read more Great ambiance 10/10 recommended This a a great place to enjoy with friends and family!

The food was amazing and the staff was very kind! It was all very flavorful and delicious! Highly…read morerecommend!

8.9 mi•Temescal, North Oakland

D11.Chongqing Street Noodle-

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Tomato noodles with egg. The best.

Yu Yu Za Zang

4.3(375 reviews)

Pro Tip: Order Tang Su Yook with your Jajangmyeon, the two pair well together and will leave you…read morecraving more. With that said although Yu Yu is located in a pretty sketch area of Oakland/Berkeley, I would still recommend eating here just for its authenticity. They seem to have a parking lot in the back but we manage to find street parking in the front. You're better off looking for parking in the back than the front due to limited spaces. As for the food it was delicious. For the jajangmyeon you are given the noodles separately from the sauce; this allows you to pour in as much or as little as you want. I personally felt their flavors were mild enough that I poured in the whole thing. As for the tang su yook, it comes with a sweet and sour sauce that's bomb dot com. Even as stuffed as I was with the jajangmyeon, I managed to still find it in myself to finish the last bits of the tang su yook. Highly recommend. The restaurant itself seems to be newly renovated; don't let the rough exterior fool you. The inside was nice and clean but they only have room for four large tables that can fit a parties of 6, and the rest range from parties of 2-4. Last but not least service, they seem to run lean and understaffed but the gentlemen working did his best. Just be mindful if you come at a busy time you may have to wait. Overall looking forward to coming back here!

Tangsuyuk (Sweet & Sour Pork) - The highlight of the meal. The pork was fried perfectly with a…read morelight, crispy batter that stayed crunchy without feeling greasy. Jjamppong - Rich, spicy seafood broth with a nice kick. It was loaded with seafood and vegetables, and the noodles had a great chewy texture. Jajangmyeon - Thick, savory black bean sauce that wasn't overly salty or sweet. Overall vibe feels homey and traditional, the server is polite and friendly.

6.9 mi•Lakeshore, Lower Hills

Left side seating arrangement

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Tang Su Yook (Sweet & Sour Pork) / 탕수육

Lin Jia Asian Kitchen

4.2(574 reviews)

I'm really on the fence about this review. I love ordering…read moreand getting my food roaring hot right on time, every time. THE FOOD!!! What were we eating before Lin Jai? (Oh yea... we were eating Shen Hua on College - EDWARD COME BACK TO US!!!). If it waddles, quacks and tastes like a duck... Lin Jai seems very Chinese to me (howdy y'all) but they call themselves "Asian Cafe". Who am I to argue, but most dishes I love there seem pretty Chinese to me??!? I don't know where the lights-out super cuminy beef is from (Uyghur, or Mongolian?) and the Singapore/curry noodles (curry perfection) might be from Taiwan. The fish dishes seem to float down from some fishy astral plane... THEY HAVE MU SHU!!! They're fully staffed by people that seem to love their work... Ok, I'm starting to GUSH... Dang it, just get carry out and shut up about it already

Delicious hunan noodles w/shrimp. They give 5 large shrimp very good and large portion for $22…read moretotal. The older guy is so funny and their potstickers are delicious not too doughy the ratio is perfect!!

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Buddha sculpture,.as though floating on a lotus

Ming's Tasty Restaurant

4.3(713 reviews)

Ming's seems like an establishment for dim sum in Oakland, and I am glad I finally got to try it…read moreout. The building itself is so unassuming, you'd never expect a great dim sum place to be here! Came on a Saturday mid-afternoon, and fortunately, did not wait too long for a table. My partner and I definitely ordered TOO much for just us two, but we wanted to try an assortment of things! The standouts were their rice noodle roll w/ crispy shrimp, siumai, and hargow. Their siumai and hargow were so plump and juicy! Usually they're tiny at dim sum spots. Everything else was good as well! We even took some home to our families. My parents really enjoyed their chicken feet too! Service was amazing and fast. They are so kind! I get why Ming's is people's fave.

Terrible place to go if you are a vegetarian. Non starter. The only options are plain noodles,…read moreplain rice, or plain veggies. I had to make do because I was with a group. I asked them to show me what was vegetarian and took special care to note that I cannot eat shellfish. They circled things in CHINESE, not in English, so I ended up ordering something that had shrimp in it!!! And then I told the guy and he would not refund it because he "told us in advance" even though he circled in Chinese and still allowed me to order it after I just told him I couldn't eat that. So annoying. How do you have that level of incompetence at a restaurant?

Snowy Baked BBQ Pork Bun

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Interior Glimpse

Imperial Soup 皇帝湯

4.4(256 reviews)

This has been my fav go to for nutritional soup whenever I'm in Oakland. Love their wide variety of…read moreherbal soups and how they make it easy for patrons to choose by grouping the soups by : body detox, beauty care, healthy liver, nourish lungs/kidney etc. We had the Chicken with Morel mushroom & herbs soup (羊肚菌石斛炖雞) along with the traditional silkie chicken with dried scallop & herb soup. For main dishes couldn't resist their delicious wonton noodle soup as well as Their steamed rice with dried shrimp/fish minced pork served on lotus leaf wrap which added nice touch of lotus leaf fragrance to the steamed rice. And ended with another nutritious dessert - steamed chick pea & peach gum with dried rose. 玫瑰花冰糖炖雪蓮子桃. Love how it's not too sweet with nice rose taste to it.

We ordered the pork belly in the lotus leaf and a beef rice noodle roll plate. The lotus leaf was…read moredelicious, but wish there were more veggies in it. All of the other lotus leaf dishes that passed by our tabled looked great also -- seems like you cant go wrong with any of them! Its a casual spot in the middle of Chinatown, and its very reasonably priced! A great weekend lunch.

7.0 mi•Lakeshore, Lower Hills

1/2 steamed chicken

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16b. Beef Flank with Steamed Rice Noodle

Dumpling Hours

4.3(261 reviews)

Women-owned & operated

Fine dining

I love the egg drop and seaweed soup, and the long baos. The sautéed green beans are some of the…read morebest in the neighborhood. Lots of well maintained seating and an attentive and efficient staff. Well balanced background music. They have both physical and QR code menus.

We were the first to arrive, so they were kind enough to let us in to sit til they opened…read more We ordered lots of food you'll see in the photos, pretty good choices but they were out of beef, you would think they would be prepared for weekends because I heard other tables trying to also order beef noodle soup. Their prices are steep, much higher than other Bay Area restaurants serving that same style of food. Service was good, got too see the ladies wrapping all types of dumplings. Would return to eat again

Pork Xiao Long Bao

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Juicy Pan-Fried Pork Buns

Mr Liu Noodle House

4.5(131 reviews)

I stayed over the weekend in Oakland for outside lands. My brother recommended a noodle place…read morenearby his home since soup is on the menu. We arrived just at about dinner time and the waitress took our orders just 10 mins after seating. The dishes were served fast, tasted very savory and spicy. I am happily surprised how the stur fried green beans were so crispy and loaded with. I had a beef bowl noodle soup and the serving is enough for 2-3 people. I would visit again if i visit Oakland in the future.

I really enjoyed this spot, although my one complaint would be that everything (including the…read morechairs) felt slightly greasy... We ordered the 牛肉面、牛肉卷饼、莲藕片和担担面. My personal favorites were both the apps: the lotus and the beef rolls. The lotus was simply seasoned but it reminded me of some of the 凉菜in China. The beef rolls had tender meat but the pancake portion were crispy and well fried - a great textural contrast. Noodles were also good, I think the 刀削might have a slight edge because it was more Q.

6.6 mi•Montclair Village, Oakland Hills

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House special beef noodle soup

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24. Shredded Pig Ear

5 Spiced Kitchen

4.4(155 reviews)

Update: 6/21: Food is still great here. Service is very accomodating. The only issue I had was that…read morethe mai tai that was their specialty was very weak and watery. When we told them about what it tastes like, they charged us for additional alcohol to be placed into it. They never told is they were going to do that not that we would be charged. The drinks were already $15 prior. The last time, the female owner made out drinks and they were on point. No need to add anything else or be charged extra. The bartender on this day, did not do a great mix at all.

The below average: hot and sour soup. Too sour. Good: chow…read moremein and fried rice. Both flavorful. Really good: sesame prawns. Decent amount of spice, good dose of garlic, very tasty. Service was fast and efficient. Overall a pretty good Chinese place in Montclair.

Mo Shu Pork

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Empress Chicken Salad- in a sesame dressing topped with dried berries, crispy noodles & candied walnuts

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Diggie M.

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10 years ago

I live near here and the food is great. I come here every morning before work. Even though there are different restaurant choices I choose this one. In the morning the food is freshly made rather than cold and soggy since they open at 9:00. read more

Marsha Marsha M.

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10 months ago

One of the worst place to go in Oakland!! Horrible customer service!! Will NEVER COME BACK HERE!!!

Raider N.

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6

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6 years ago

Good food.. prices are decent, they fill up to the rim. Got left over for later tonight! Right on

Pete V.

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16

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7 years ago

Food is not fresh and just sitting out. It's tasty though but I do not recommend this place.

C W G.

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5 years ago

Great food they know me as a regular I appreciate them so much !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Steven C.

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2

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10 years ago

Don't know what these other people are talking about. Great food.

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