I came here for a family birthday dinner. It's located in greenhouse so there's plenty of parking…read morearound, even if it means just a tiny bit further away. The restaurant is really big and we sat at a table for 14 pretty comfortably. We were also here on a Saturday night and the restaurant was full. The service is your typical Chinese restaurant vibe where you leave a little bit emotionally abused after paying for overly priced menu items. We did the à la cart and easily spent up to $1500. Better off with the family plan meal but nothing was of interest to us except one or two dishes. It took forever to come out and I mean FOREVER to a point where we almost cancelled a few dishes and called it a night, but they kept saying it's being made. With as many people and as massive as the restaurant was, and the price tags, I was expecting a more efficient service. A couple of times we saw our dish being brought to the wrong table and the people going "oh we didn't order this." With all of that out of the way, I am giving them an average score of 3 starts because the food did bring them back up. It was actually really good. My favorite of all things we ordered was their sea bass with string beans. The sea bass was fried crispy, garnished salty and still soft inside. It paired really well with the string beans. We ordered a bunch of other things that I couldn't tell you what the name was in English and they were above average taste wise. Their complimentary dessert however, was mass produced and tasted like they added too much water to it. This was the only one I was disappointed in. I still say this place is extremely overpriced but for a family meal experience and if you ever want to impress a date, why not.

This is the restaurant of choice for my wife's family gatherings, and she has a pretty big family,…read moreso we're here quite a bit. To be honest, Fusion used to be terrible, and I used to absolutely hate coming here. Food was slow in coming, what came out was often cold, the dining room was loud, and service was impersonal, at best. On one visit, half the menu was unavailable, requested silverware was crooked, and numerous glasses, bowls, and plates were chipped or damaged. On another visit, I saw multiple families sneak out of the restaurant, walk to McDonald's across the plaza, and smuggle food back in to tide them over until their orders came. After a while, I wasn't alone in meeting the decree of, "come to Fusion on Saturday," with a groan. However, when HL Peninsula opened in Castro Valley and established itself as a threat to Fusion's business, it served as a wake-up call. Food immediately got better (from "below-average" to "know what to order and you'll be fine"), the speed of service improved, and food temperature became consistent and proper. It's not QUITE a "different restaurant" feel, and there are still some negatives. It's still loud and service could still be better (there have been times where chicken wings have taken over an hour to come out, which is a "should not occur"). However, at least I don't dread coming here anymore.

Came here for the second or third time yesterday since they opened this location and ordered the…read morebeef stew with dry noodles and the baby milk tea. my cousin had her usual Hainan chicken. Omg the beef stew was sooo good, probably best I've had! I love the concept of the dry noodle where you dip your noodles as you eat so the beef stew stays flavorful it was so tasty and tender and good balance of meat and tendon (actually lots of meat!) I ate the leftovers today and cleaned my plate % Service was very attentive and of course the ambiance is beautiful with the indoor trees

finally checked out cha chaan teng, it has a mix of comfort food, drinks, and casual dishes…read more the space is pretty cozy with a unique setup, and it's a nice place to come with friends or family overall, a solid spot if you're craving Hong Kong-style cafe food without going into SF. would come back to try more dishes next time

Their menu inside and their receipts spell their name as one word...Jingege. Why different on this…read morelisting? There's usually a pretty good line right by the register, so this place is pretty well known by the Asian locals. Shrimp Wonton Noodle Soup ($16/2*) First outing here I sat for lunch and tried this. Surprisingly disappointing seeing how busy and popular this place is. The wontons were okay, decent flavor with a strong sesame oil presence. But they weren't that plump and luxurious, just seemed like homemade/amateur versions. Which is fine, except given the nicer restaurant feel, I just expected something more elevated. The noodles were fine, super thin egg noodles that had a nice QQ. BUT their broth was so bland and unremarkable that it kinda ruined the whole experience. I couldn't even taste/detect the protein that made up the stock, just tasted like murky liquid to me. And zero condiments on the table, so I just ate the wontons and the plain tasting noodles cuz the broth couldn't offer anything to the noodles. Womp womp. And their bowl of choice is very weird to eat from. Super tall bowl that if you leave a spoon in there it will sink and be submerged for you to fish out...in piping hot liquid. If I would have reviewed this place just on this one visit, then it surely would have been a sub 3* rating. But I knew I couldn't leave my impression with that one lone visit. Roast Duck - Half ($20/4*) Came back for some take-out deli items and I was handsomely rewarded. Total 180 experience from the soup outing. Their ducks here are slightly more expensive than most others for the area. But it is still worth it imo. They cut it with good skill and even for a take-out box they present it nicely, with the shape of duck still somewhat intact. The skin is not crisp at all but it is very well rendered. Some pieces were not that salty at all but some other pieces are well seasoned, which I thought was strange. But overall a very solid roast duck is to be found here. There's also a big scoop of these tiny beans that are slightly sweet almost like baked beans just not as gloopy. But the bean texture is very al dente, almost crunchy, which I found very strange. Macao Roast Pork w/ Rice ($19/4.5*) This is crazy good...I'll even say special. Super seasoned pork belly is roasted til the skin gets crisp...like chicharon status, except it is just a very thin layer of crispness. So the balance between the sturdy crunch and juicy flavorful meat was practically perfect. It is definitely on the salty side, almost the same intenseness as eating Spam with white rice, but white rice offsets those salty components beautifully. And they garnish this massive plate with perfectly blanched gai lan (Chinese Broccoli) and some other pickled greens that add a nice sweet and tangy component. So between the decadent pork, white rice and diverse greens offerings just made this a complete one stop shop that could make a regular out of me. There's also a Share Tea next door so I've got a harmonious tandem going on here. Lucky Ducky Me yassss!

I decided to take start off the New Year by being grateful, taking my friend to lunch, a wonderful…read morelunch at that! Service was ok, they give you a pad to order from, comes in English or Chinese. We ordered their specialty fish and pickled veggies, spicy and numbing but we all liked it, we opted for noodles to pair with it. Then we ordered sweet and sour spareribs, I've always had a tangy tastebud, then the ultimate Bbq pork which a special that I've yet to have anywhere else, it was the best tasting bbq pork. We ordered a dessert of sticky rice sticks that was intended to be crunchy but it wasn't so I'd skip that, not really worth it.

This evening when one of my mom's friend named Jason who is one of my friend's in Sacramento…read moreactually her name is Julie Tsoi I met her family when she was 7 or 8 (I don't know) we booked the table at the same time. My mom's friend Uncle Billy introduce to his friend back at his home last year I remember it was very friendly to meet him and his wife. Everything the atmosphere was brand new and very clean even though last time probably I rate 5 out of 10 (5 and why? Because last time it is really messy and there's a lot of things happening they didn't open their private secret entrance so I am glad they didn't.) Probably this is my aunt's favorite restaurant and I remember I came across here with my aunt and uncle with my grandpa last time I went there. (I just remember this when my grandpa before he lost his memory I don't remember the actual time) Meanwhile the food arrived and it was quick enough to have some good meals one of the best is the wild rice with some Lap Cheong and Egg Roe (Japanese) as well as the shrimp perfect. The lamb was too salty however the soup was perfect balance. Rate: 10/10

Came here to celebrate a birthday with my friends, but was immedietly met with some challenges…read more First of all, my group doesn't speak fluent Chinese. So what happened when my friend spoke one to the host? She laughed in her face. We got our food fast, but it was only decent. They also missed a couple items we marked on the menu. And the waiter who was wearing something different from the rest was VERY dismissive when they ran out of a certain item and when we tried to ask some questions. Overall it was a really bad experience for me and my friends which is crazy because they weren't always so bad!

The food was amazing!!…read more The khao soi (curry noodle dish) had great, deep flavor! The curry was not too watery! The pad see ew had a nice, smoky flavor from the wok hei, and was savory! My personal favorite dish was the beef satay with the peanut sauce. The meat was extremely tender, savory, and aromatic. The thai tea was also not too sweet, which is a great thing when you're in your 30s like me . The service was great!! Food came out on time, and waters were refilled quickly.

I really had high hopes for this place. Im so picky with my pad thai!!…read more From the color i already knew it was lacking flavor. Even without spice, it was so bland to the noodles chicken and tofu. The shrimp egg rolls looked more like mini meat inside and no shrimp. Thai tea had the right color but i was hoping it to be sweet. Ill come back and try other items, but i would skip everything i had today. Great customer service. Order was made to order. Parking can be challenging during dinner time

Called in an order on Memorial Day afternoon, was told about 15 minutes , when I got there the…read moreorder was ready. Beef Visceral Ho Fun (Flat Rice Noodles) Soup was good, the Beef Visceral was tender and flavorful. It also came with 2 pieces of choy sum. The broth is good, needs maybe needs a little more flavor. Overall good, I would get this again. Wonton Soup was good, the wontons were average size with shrimp and pork. Same broth they used for the noodles. Also came with 2 pieces of choy sum. Overall good, I would get this again. The portions were pretty big so I was able to turn it into 2 meals!!! I came back again already and ordered the same thing a week later!!!

Late-night Cantonese cafe that somehow still draws a crowd around 10pm, myself included. The menu…read moreis pretty large, with more lunch and tea-time items than breakfast options, plus some dessert items mixed in. It's a bit overwhelming at first, but manageable. The place is nice and clean, and service is standard Chinese. Nothing really stood out for me, and I'm not sure I'd come back, but it does the job if you need something late. Service: Standard and efficient Food/Drinks: Large menu with decent options, nothing particularly memorable Ambiance: Clean and simple, typical Cantonese cafe feel 5/10 Convenient late-night option, but not especially memorable

My new favorite Chinese restaurant They called it "New Hong Kong " because of its regional cooking…read morestyle. Better than the mainland China style of cooking. Better ingredients, better cooking ways. That all said: Compared to the rest of the Chinese food competition in the area, the meat portions are generous, meatier, bigger than others, some put too many vegetables to compensate for the lack of meat or small meat portions, the new Hong Kong gives you meatier, generous portions with just enough vegetables to enjoy the food. They used to have or do deep fried whole fish but they discontinued that one. The dining room area seemed small but spacious and clean. You scan the menu via your phone and order from there. If you call to order and no one answers and a Vmail comes in, just hang up and try again later, they are sometimes busy in the kitchen. Staff are accommodating. Will patronize and come back!

I cannot comment on the staff, Parking, ambience as this was ordered through work. Portions are…read morevery generous and pricing is very fair especially when it comes to the launch specials that includes a soup. Food itself is solid. Nothing spectacular but it does taste homemade and fresh as well as of good-quality. And because of that, I will round up the 3.5 star review to a 4

I came here on the weekend around noon with some friends and this place was packed. Surprisingly,…read morethere was no one in line and we were seated right away. I guess this was when it started to get less busy. Within an hour, half the diners were already gone. Service was a little slow. They did not have enough servers working all the tables. Our server barely came back to check in on us. The only thing we needed were extra tea refills. The food on the other hand came out in a timely manner and were steaming hot when they got to our table. We ordered about a dozen dishes and they were all delicious. My favorite dish was the Golden Tofu Cube with Salted Egg. It was a little salty and the inside was soft while the outside was crispy. I also liked the Stir Fried XO Sauce Rice Rolls. It was flavorful, tender and I thought they used the right amount of sauce for my liking. The dining area was quite big. It looked like they had just hosted a party the night before since their speakers equipment were still out. This place did have a parking lot which might look big but it could easily fill up during their busy hours. I was lucky to find an open spot when I got here.

I'm gonna rate each food we ordered and service…read more XLB 3/5 Did not looked appealing, plenty of meat and tasted just okay. . GARLIC PORK GREEN BEANS 5/5 That's stuff was good! Lots of flavor. STEAMED BBQ PORK BUN 4/5 flavor was good but needed more meat. HAR GAW 4.5/5 Had 2 good size shrimp inside. SHU MAI 4/5 Tasty but could be bigger. STICKY RICE 5.5/5 Great filling! It had Chinese Sausage and Salted Egg. Which is a plus!. Other Dim sum place has only pork fillings. PUFF PASTRY WITH MEAT 2/5 It was dry and lacking flavor. BAKED BBQ PORK BUN 6/5 Was the star of the table that day! Packed lots of flavor sweet, salty and crunchy on the outside. SERVICE 3/5 It was a hit and miss... I wish they would understood me more. I was asking this worker that looked like a manager what food did this server lady brought out to the table next to us that looked good and he did not understand me. When you get your check they automatically add 15% tip to your bill. I wonder if they do this to none Chinese looking patrons. Let me know. Still good place to eat! This place was a live and thriving. Plenty of big tables with turntable to move food around instead of passing food around.