If I could give this place 10 stars, I would! The food is absolutely amazing, the best Chinese food I've had in a long time. Every dish was fresh, flavorful, and delicious. Nelson is amazing! He and the entire team are so friendly, welcoming, and attentive. They constantly checked on us to make sure everything was perfect. I honestly haven't had service this good in a long time. We have been here so many times every time we try new dishes. Thank you so much for such a wonderful experience. We will definitely be back and will recommend Northern Cafe to all our friends and family! Kim & Van read more

Northern Cafe - Mushroom Hot Pot, Mapo Tofu with Ground, Juicy Pork Dumplings, Golden Soup Beef Pot - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Service : 5/5 Thanks to our very attentive server! Ambiance : very cool and spacious especially in this summer heat. The food was delicious and came out in a timely manner. We've noticed a lot of returning customers, whom the server knew well, so it had to be a good sign. The spicy pork wontons were solid, can't go wrong. The golden beef noodle soup wasn't too sour, contained a lot of beef, and was a very generous portion Overall, for its price point, it was well worth the visit. Would definitely come back to try other entrees. read more

Northern Cafe - Pork Steamed Buns - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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Servers were nice. Tried the Mapo Tofu lunch special. Quite good... Will be back soon! read more

Service five out of five excellent! We got the same server twice very helpful and attentive. And great energy The dumplings are some of the best I've had. And the lunch specials are great deals as well read more

Northern Cafe - Sweet-and-sour pork ribs - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

We tried couple times another Northern Cafe at Irvine. Can't not wait to try this new one in this location. Came on yesterday for dinner. They had inside & outside seating. Nice music during enjoy their food Clean restaurant and very friendly staff . Great food came out quickly after we ordered read more

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Yay! Finally a Northern Cafe in HB! We love the ones at UCLA and Irvine but we finally get one here! The menu is extensive. Love all the noodle dishes, dumplings, and the lamb Satay sticks. Location is great, right on Beach Blvd. Lots of free parking. The restaurant is nicely designed. They have lunch specials. We will be back to try all their other dishes. Today we had the lamb sticks and the fried garlic eggplant. Happy Yelping! read more

Northern Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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9/10 Got the green beans, chicken wings, mapo tofu, xlb dumplings, and golden soup beef pot. Everything came out hot which is a huge plus for me. Service was great and all the food was scrumptious. read more

Northern Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Food was super good and we were attended super fast! Staff was super friendly and the food came out right away. We sat outside and it was super nice as the weather was very pleasant, overall a great place very good dumplings! read more

Northern Cafe - A4. Cucumber Salad - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

After watching the Fourth of July parade in Huntington Beach, we came back to Northern Cafe for our second visit. This time we ordered the hot pot, Chongqing-style spicy chicken, pork pie, dan dan noodles, and xiaolongbao. Once again, everything was delicious. The portions are generous, the prices are reasonable, and it's one of those places that's easy to come back to whenever we're craving Chinese food. Definitely coming back again! Northern Cafe 16622 Beach Blvd, Huntington Beach, CA 92647 read more

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Really like there is a northern cafe in HB so I don't have to go to the one in Irvine. Plenty of parking at the Marshall lot and can drive in behind the lot to avoid making a U-turn on beach blvd. The place is clean and the host is really joyful and just ready to greet you to eat there. The usual I Order: beef wrap, fish dumpling, XLB, chive buns, string beans, and lamb skewers. Occasionally will order The hotpot which is spicy be warned! Restroom is limited so have to go to Marshall when you can't wait. Overall great experience read more

Northern Cafe - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

Had to stop by here as we were hungry and saw it driving off Beach Blvd. There's a Northern Cafe in L.A. that is delish, and we recently went to the one in Irvine which was good. We ordered the dumplings of course, pork Xiao Long Bao, cucumber salad, Dan Dan noodles, and Mapo tofu. The cucumber salad came out first and it was good. I've had tastier. The Dan Dan came next and it was good. I immediately tasted peanut sauce, which I love. The meat was tasty. It's kinda hard to scoop so see if they can provide you cooking scissors. We just used the spoon to break it off. The Mapo tofu was good, but it left a numbing sensation in our mouths. We found out that's the Sichuan peppercorns which are meant to do that. Who knew?! I wasn't a fan of this dish, not because of the numbing, but because it left a weird aftertaste. The dumplings were good, especially with vinegar. Make sure you ask for a spoon to eat the dumplings in. The staff were very, VERY attentive. A bit too much. They were trying to grab our dishes/plates when we still had food on it. And it wasn't busy, so no one was waiting for a table. I do like that they kept refilling our water jug. And brought us napkins even when I didn't ask, but I did want. Hope this place survives in HB. read more

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Great food. Great service. We like going for the week day lunch specials that invite a cup of hot and sour soup and a can of soda. The garlic pork chops and green beans are our favorite dishes. read more

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Been waiting for this place to open! The place is clean and food was really good. We got the zha jiang noodles, beef roll, cucumber salad and green beans. Cucumber salad was perfect for this hot weather and the beef roll is probably the best I've had in this area. First time trying the Zha Jiang noodles and actually prefer it over the Dan Dan noodles. Everyone was friendly, but one of the servers forgot our dumpling orders. We didn't say anything because they looked busy and we were honestly already full and still had leftovers, but that's what knocked off a star. Will have to come back for those dumplings, they looked so good, but maybe when it's less busy. read more

Northern Cafe - Zha Jiang Noodle, Beef roll, B13. Sautéed Green Beans - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

I have been back several times now and will say the XLB BOGO promo is over. Everything is still as I experienced and expect. They don't seem to bring out shredded ginger, a staple to XLB, but if you ask for it they will kindly bring it out. The lunch special is a good deal and includes soup, rice, and a soft drink. They told me the portion sizes were the same as dinner and it was true! read more

Northern Cafe - BOGO XLB - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

This place recently opened and my parents have already been there 3 times! This place has good food at really reasonable prices and the employees are really nice and quick. We got the beef rolls (huge portion and so delicious), the XLB (it's currently BOGO free, really good), the stir fried pork (also really good), garlic bok choy (nice and crunchy and garlicky), and orange chicken (our least favorite, but nice crunch and orange flavor). Overall, I would recommend and would come back read more

Northern Cafe - Stir fried pork and beef rolls in the back - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

This location recently opened so they're doing a BOGO free xlb pork dumpling until 6/16/2026. There's a handful of tables. There were seats available, but it took a while for us to get seated as well as getting our initial order in. Aside from the initial delay in service, they were super attentive and friendly throughout the meal. I ordered the xlb, cucumber salad, spicy wonton, and Dan Dan noodles. Their xlb was delicious and had great flavor but sadly more than half of the dumplings ripped so the soup spilled out. The cucumber salad was crunchy and refreshing. The spicy wonton was delicious but the outside texture was a bit tough. I liked the flavor of the dan dan noodles but the noodles were soggy. Overall, the food was decent, prices are okay, and service was great. read more

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They are currently offering BOGO on the steamed pork dumplings for their grand opening! Dine in only. My friend and I also ordered the beef roll and the shang hai style rice cakes. Overall, food was very mediocre. I feel like the pork dumplings were under steamed, as some of the bottoms were still doughy. The beef roll had good flavor from the hoisin but there was literally only one slice of meat inside and too much cilantro. The shang hai style rice cakes weren't bad but could've used more protein. Overall, everything tasted good but could be better. read more

Northern Cafe - steamed pork dumplings - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

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Came on a Thursday 5/21/26 around Noon for lunch with my parents for the BOGO juicy pork dumpling. We took advantage of the lunch special which included soda, hot n sour soup and a bowl of rice. We ordered kung pao chicken, garlic pork ribs, beef rolls and BOGO 6 pc juicy pork dumplings. All the orders came out hot and fast!! Kung Pao Chicken- Super flavorful and delicious, kind of salty if you eat it by itself, but it's really good if you eat it with the white rice. Portion size was huge, lots of chicken and not too much nuts and chili. 5/5 Garlic Pork Ribs- omg this dish was so good!! The pork ribs were Crispy and juicy. Reminded me of a salt and pepper pork ribs. Portion size one again was huge! This was my mom favorite dish, and you know it's good when the mom gives the thumbs up. A must order!! 6/5 Beef rolls- the beef rolls were huge!!! Stuff with fresh herbs and lots of meats. It was delicious, this was my dad favorite dish. 5/5 Juicy Pork Dumplings 6pc BOGO- The reason we came to Northern Cafe was for the BOGO of the juicy pork dumplings. The juicy pork dumpling was so good. The dumplings were juicy, didn't skimp on the meat either. In my opinion just as good as Din tai fung XLB. DTF wrap might taste better, but Northern Cafe pork and juice tastes better. 5/5 Since the portion size was huge, we left with a bunch of togo, good enough for another for us. My parents and I really enjoyed Northern Cafe and gave it a solid 5/5. We definitely want to return and try other items on the menu. read more

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I walked into this store because I had eaten at a restaurant with the same name before and I thought it was a branch. But I'm so disappointed this is American Chinese food place , The noodles are not handmade at all. It has nothing to do with authentic northern chinese restaurants. The one in monterey park is real. Same name. read more

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Excited for new location for this chain as there arent any authentic Chinese comfort food in HB focusing on noodles, soup dumplings, buns, etc. Service was pretty quick. Restaurant was clean. Pork Soup Dumplings -Though we don't prefer our XLB with peanut seasoning and find the ones from DTF with more broth tastier, the meat filling and skin exterior were done well. Asked for ginger so we could eat with the XLB the right way. Good when eaten hot. Hence I would never order these to be delivered. Beef Roll- large portion to share with a group. A little too much onion. Would prefer more cilantro, and more sauce. Liked the thin slices of beef. Would come back to try other dishes!! read more

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i had been to different northern cafes before and was happy that they opened one in huntington beach, and i feel like this one definitely lived up to the expectations that i had from the other locations! my cousins and i came on a sunday afternoon, and the wait was about 15 mins for our party of 9, but after that the service was super efficient and attentive. and since we had a big party, i was able to try so many yummy dishes! faves: - chongqing crispy chicken: sooo crispy with great spice! this is a dry chicken dish that kinda reminded me of popcorn chicken, and i really liked this! - pork wontons in spicy chili sauce: the wontons were so juicy and went well with the vinegary chili sauce! the sauce wasn't very spicy but was still yummy. - juicy pork xiao long bao: these were pretty juicy like their name! i do prefer when the xlb has a thinner skin, but at least these didn't break easily when picking them up from the steamer. was yummy with their dumpling sauce! - cucumber salad: super refreshing and crunchy! great palette cleanser in between the heavier dishes. - sauteed green beans: sooo addicting! perfectly sauteed in a garlic sauce. could eat a whole plate of this by myself probably hahah other dishes: - beef roll: the pancake was so crispy, and the beef was soft with a good chew. i wasn't a super big fan of all the cilantro and hoisin sauce added, but it was still a pretty solid beef roll. - shrimp wontons in spicy chili sauce: i didn't like how soft and almost mushy-like these wontons were. would definitely choose the pork ones over the shrimp ones! - noodle with hot oil: i liked how thin and flat the noodles were since they picked up the sauce really well and had a good chew! the sauce is more like a vinegary garlic sauce than a chili oil. - eggplant with garlic sauce: the eggplant was cooked really well and the sauce was sweet and savory, but i think the sauce was a little too thick and sticky for my liking. - sauteed bok choy with garlic: pretty straightforward dish, nothing memorable - scallion pancake: really crispy and not oily tasting! read more

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Came here on the second day of opening around 530 as a party of 5. Got seated on the last table without wait. They had buy one get one free xiaolongbao so we got that. It was pretty decent. The main dish we come to northern every time is for the golden soup beef noodle. I think the one at the irvine location is the best since it has a different tang to it than the Cerritos location and this one hasn't quite hit but it scratches the itch. The other ones taste pretty close to the other Cerritos location. The big plate chicken noodles are always good. I love thick noodles so those were perfect. The only note was that the quality of meat in the stir fried rice cakes was quite varied as some pieces were good and some still had a stringy tendon piece or something in it. Besides that I'm glad theres a northern closer to me now and I hope that more people come to try their golden soup beef noodles which are my absolute favorite! read more

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Okay wow! Excellent Chinese food in Huntington Beach?? What a pleasant surprise. I had dinner here on Monday and returned for takeout on Tuesday. Highlights: Dan dan noodles Scallion pancake BBQ Pork buns Pork dumplings String beans Everything was a hit! I stuffed my face way too quickly, that's for sure. read more

Been wanting to check this place out It's important to support new businesses! The staff is really friendly and they went out of their way to help me with what is vegetarian. I don't eat eggs so they checked which items are made without eggs I ended up getting the cucumber salad and noodle with hot oil The noodles don't contain egg but the dumpling wrappers might (fyi) The cucumber salad was kind of bland. It was really lightly seasoned. I added some vinegar and soy sauce to give it more flavor. I usually really like this especially in a hot day and have had it elsewhere and know what it could have tasted like The noodles were very good though. The sauce its mixed in was pretty delicious. It's sweet sour salty and slightly spicy. read more

Super friendly service. Lucky to get a table right away on a Sunday at 6:30 dinner time. Easy parking in big lot. Clean and comfortable seating. Lots of food choices on the menu, spicy and not spicy. Food was very good. Everything we ordered was delicious. The scallion pancakes were the best I've ever had. read more

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Been driving by here several times, seeing a "Coming Soon" banner each time, hoping they'd be open already. And today I was not disappointed - they finally opened! This is the third location I've been to, and the food seems pretty consistent. Granted, I've only tried their hot pot and some other cold dishes, both are delicious. So today I swung in to pick up some Wontons in Spicy Chili Sauce to go. It was pretty yummy, has thick pork filling, but the sauce was a bit salty. The restaurant itself is pretty small compared to the ones in Irvine. But it still has a cozy feel. Definitely coming back for the hot pot again! read more

I've tried other Northern Cafe locations before and thought they were fine, but this one really impressed me! We came on a Sunday afternoon and it was a short wait for our party of eight. The service was friendly and efficient. All the food came out quickly too. We had to get the BOGO free xiao long baos, and I really appreciated that they let us know there are peanuts in them since one of our friends is allergic. I thought it was odd to have peanuts in them since I'm not used to that, but it was pretty good and not overpowering. Among the items we ordered, my favorites were the green beans and golden noodle soup. The green beans had a nice char and the noodles in the golden soup were cooked perfectly. I also enjoyed the pig ear, but I think they could make it spicier or more flavorful. Parking is easy and I could see myself coming back often. read more

Food: 5/5 We ordered the potstickers, XLB mala beef, shrimp wontons with spicy chili sauce, golden beef noodle soup, scallion pancake, and beef roll. Everything was flavorful, and the spice level was manageable. The pan-fried dishes had great texture with a satisfying crispness. The mala xlb and the spicy dumpling with chili sauce wasn't that spicy or my tolerance went up! Customer Service: 5/5 There wasn't a wait during the weekday, and the meal came out smoothly. A solid option for both lunch and dinner. Location & Parking: 5/5 The restaurant is located in a plaza with plenty of parking spots, which makes visiting easy. Ambiance: 5/5 The atmosphere had a medium noise level--lively enough to feel welcoming, but still comfortable for conversation. read more

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So stoked to have Northern Cafe open right down the street! I've been hitting up their Irvine and Long Beach spots for years, so this is a huge win for the neighborhood. The Dan Dan noodles and beef roll are absolute staples--don't forget to load them up with the hot chili oil. The new space is super spacious and the service is spot on, just like I'm used to. So happy to have them nearby! read more

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New location with a special- buy one get one free steamed dumplings as part of the grand opening. I been to many other locations. My spicy beef noodle broth was off, very bland and oily limited flavor and wasn't very spicy. I felt like it was missing some salt. The Jjaganmien noodles were good but noodle portion were small. The beef roll waa very good along with the chili oil too. read more

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Tried Northern Cafe in Huntington Beach for the first time and it was amazing. It was packed when we walked in with 90% of tables filled with Asians which is always a good sign. We had to wait about ten minutes to be seated. It's the first month of opening and they have a BOGO for their pork dumplings. We didn't order dumplings because we already had some this week so we tried green beans, spicy eggplant (lunch special), beef roll and fried noodles with shrimp Spicy eggplant the spicy eggplant came with hot and sour soup, rice and a soda. I'm not a fan of hot and sour soup, but my husband said it was delicious and very spicy. All the dishes we tried were exceptional. It's hard to pick a favorite because it was all so good. Friendly staff and clean restaurant. They have inside and outside seating. Hard to tell what to expect from the outside because it's a large yellow building with brick and black inside. Good music that isn't too loud and a few tvs showing Asian themed shows. Will definitely be back. read more

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I wanted to try this new location in Huntington Beach. They were having their Grand Opening special of the Buy One Get One Free Juicy Pork Dumplings (Xiao Long Bao). I popped in about 1pm on a Wednesday and the restaurant had more seating than I expected. The restaurant was maybe 3/4 full so I was seated right away. I was able to place my order pretty quickly. Of course I got the BOGO pork dumplings and an order of the spicy chicken wonton. Suprisingly the food came within 10 minutes and everything was delicious! I really liked the flavor of the spicy chicken wontons. read more

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Food was delicious. The portions are HUGE for a very reasonable price. Based on our family's taste-test, here were our favorites from most to least favorite: My 46-year-old taste buds: 1. Green Beans 2. Garlic Pork Chops 3. Dumplings in Spicy Sauce 4. Beef Roll 5. Dan Dan Noodles 6. Spicy Fish My 22-year-old son's taste buds: 1. Beef Roll 2. Dumplings 3. Garlic Pork Chops 4. Green Beans 5. Dan Dan Noodles 6. Spicy Fish My 15-year-old son's taste buds: 1. Spicy Dumplings 2. Beef Roll 3. Green Beans 4. Garlic Pork Chops 5. Dan Dan Noodles 6. Spicy Fish The ambiance was spacious, clean, and relaxed with a chill vibe. It was comfortable, not too noisy, and a great place to enjoy a meal with family and friends. Service was great, and the staff were very helpful and sweet! We'll definitely be back to try more dishes. read more

Northern Cafe - Food was delicious. The portions are HUGE!! - Chinese Near Me - Huntington Beach, California

New Northern Cafe opened on Beach Blvd/Heil Ave. in same shopping center as Marshall's/GroceryOutlet plaza. Easy free parking. We came on a Sunday during their Grand Opening promotion which runs to 6/16/2026 - Eatery is offering a BOGO on their Xiang Long Bao soup dumplings for dine-in only. Due to high demand and popularity, there may be a longer wait for them and patience is requested. The XLB soup dumplings were good; needed a bit more broth inside them, maybe less meat. We had to ask for the ginger that is often served with them. Worth waiting for a great promo to get people in to try the restaurant. We also ordered the Bok Choy with Garlic and that was perfect. A nice crisp and beautiful green fresh Bok Choy. The Chicken Noodle dish needed a little more chicken and vegetables however the thick long noodles had terrific texture, not over cooked, great flavor. The Shrimp Fried Rice was alright, nothing special here and seemed to lack something, not sure what though. The shrimps were abundant and large in the fried rice, which we appreciated. Also ordered the Orange Chicken, just the right crispness and sweet and savory to this fish. A winner and I might come back for this again! Their Scallion Pancakes (4 in an order) were excellent-crispy, not too greasy and a great thickness to them. We ordered 2 of orders and all 8 slices were eaten up. Overall, I really liked Northern Cafe a lot and love the addition of this establishment in our community. I hope they do well and continue to perfect a good thing they've got going. Would like to see an expanded dim sum menu. Check them out for Chinese food. The price point was excellent for the quality and quantity of food. Portions were generous with 5 people in our party, we had leftovers to take home. Family friendly, service was responsive and quick. The majority of customers were Asian and some people were saying they've been here already and returning customers. Would recommend and will be going back again for sure! I was so hungry, I forgot to take photos. So great we don't have to travel all the way to Little Saigon for Chinese cuisine. Thanks Northern Cafe, Good Luck and Welcome! read more

I was longing for a good dim sum restaurant ever since Furiwa went out of business bc of poor marketing, it was really a shame they did not figure out marketing was everything esp w social medias. This cafe advertised as a dim sum resto but they have only few dim sum items, it was more a XLB resto. Grand opening special buy 1 get 1 free, that was a good idea, this place reminded me of LingLong, also a XLB resto owned by people from the mainland. The cons: 1) Perhaps it's not fair to rate if in general I'm not a big fan of XLB, even from Din Tai Fung, Idk what the big fascination is all about, I bit into the XLB and the juice squirted out of it, it went straight into my eyes fortunately I wore glasses that day or I might have to go to the ER as it was burning hot. I was definitely clumsy, 2 bites later, it squirted into my dress! of well there goes $6 to dry clean it. 2) I came back 2 days later and ordered beef soup, broth was almost black? I thought it might be like the Taiwanese yummy beef soup but it was not the case. 4) I ordered the beef skewers, now are they joking? it was so spicy hot, really strange spices, I love spices, I have 2 cabinets full of spices and hot sauces but I could not identify what they were, sorry 2 stars. I asked to return it, the owner gracefully took them back so let's get to the yummy stuff THE PROS: 1) THE EGGPLANTS were good 2) When I returned the skewers, I ordered the beef pie, now that was really delicious. I definitely would come back for this ,maybe to order the beef pancake too. 3) the beef hot pot, so so, again not Cantonese which is what most people I know think Chinese food should be from, it was strange but I ate it! it was so reasonably priced so that helped w the rating. So if you are a fan of XLB, come here, it tasted about the same as DTF but 40% cheaper and there is no line here (1 hr line at DTF) also come now to get buy 1 get 1 free. read more

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Wasn't planning on eating here but decided on a whim since already in parking lot. Greeted right upon entrance and seated right away. Ordered: Scallion pancakes: crunchiest scallion pancakes I've ever had. So good that I ordered another togo. Lamb skewers: very, very little meat (see chopsticks for comparison). This was tasty, not dry but just the amount was a turn off. Pork dumplings (bogo free): a thicker wrapper than what I'm used to. Not much soup inside but the meat was very flavorful. Garlic pork riblets: I didnt like this dish too much. More bones than actual meat. And the bones would fragment in your mouth. Purple Potato Balls: very, very small balls but the potato filling was tasty Custard Buns: also very small buns, tasty filling Had to flag down the servers for sauce bowls + soup spoons. Otherwise, service was great for grand opening and the friendly female server also bagged up the leftovers on the table. Spacious dining room and overall food was tasty. Not sure why the take out menu doesn't have a phone number on it. I'd come back again to try additional dishes. I don't really have any major complaints (aside from those lamb skewers). read more

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My son and I were excited to have Nothern Cafe opening in HB. We love the one in Irvine, but HB location is near us. We went to have dinner around 730pm on a Saturday night. It was busy but not crazy crowded. The servers were very tentive and nice. It did not take long for us to receive our dishes. We ordered a lot of food for two ppl because we want to try different things. 1. Popcorn Chicken is the best in OC that I have tried so far. As a Taiwanese, I know how it should taste like. 2. XLB (aka juicy pork dumpling): it was ok, not the best I had. 3 out of 5. It was juicy, but lacking the XLB flavo. 3. Boiled dumplings with shrimp/pork/egg/chive) is good but a bit dry. 4. Chicken fried rice is simple but full with flavor. My son loves it 5. Beef roll is a must order. 6. Spicy shrimp wonton is so good. You can see almost the whole shrimp in the wonton, and the spicy sauce is peanuty, spicy but not overwhelming. 7. Shanghai Rice Cake is good. Love that chewy texture and bold flavor. If you love to eat ginger with XLB and dumpings, you will need to ask the servers for it. Please give the ginger lover more ginger next time please. Overall it was a great experience, the price is reasonable. We will come back soon with whole family soon. read more

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Food here is good with great service. We ordered spicy wontons and hong bao is amazing read more

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Excited to have another dumpling place in the Westminster, Huntington Beach, Fountain Valley area. My son reminded us that Northern Cafe opens today. He always love juicy pork dumplings. We tried a few different dishes from the green beans to the noodle soup to chili pork wontons - all the flavors were spot on it. We especially love the sautéed green beans. Service was great. Love that they provided a pitcher of water at our table with cups. read more

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Good service. Good variety. Taste is on the sweeter side but flavorful. No actual spicy chili if that makes a different read more

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