S&E is one of my more frequent HK cafe in the area. It has a huge menu to choose from, for whatever you're craving that day. Whatever I order, they never disappoint. Though some dishes may be better than others. But so far, what I've order were very tasty to me, ranging from baked rice to noodles to rice plates. My go-to appetizer is the salt and peppered chicken wings, so do try it! Overall, great spot for your HK food fix. There are a lot of varieties and everything is super affordable! read more

Real deal Hong Kong style food. We ordered off the menu items like sautéed gailan, black bean garlic ginger leek crab, yu choi, and hk style beef ho fun. Good clear broth house soup and taro tapioca dessert in hot coconut soup on the house like the house soup. The crab was live swimming in tank minutes before served to us! read more

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Always a great place to eat with family! The goo is always consistent and awesome!!! The beef curry and the chicken wings are the best

Don't let the name or clientele fool you. This place can do an excelldnt authentic chinese banquet for you in their upstair room. One of their partners owns a seafood wholesale place, so they can get the freshest seafood for their restaurant. You just have to order in advance. The chef's expertise you won't believe until you've tried. My friends and I eat here regularly. Everything they put in front of you are excellent. Can't say any better than that. read more

Walked in because when I peeked through the windows, it was a full house on a Monday during lunch time. Majority of patrons appear to be retired folks and they each showed a plastic card prior to the meal. Most yelpers recommended the HK style pork chop. It's cheap for large portions and the dish come out hot but those are the only upsides. With so many other options on Taraval Street, I won't be returning here. read more

This place is open late so it was awesome to be able to walk in and order fish ball egg noodle soup, a kind of comfort food for me. The portions are really big, so I ended taking half home and finishing it the next day, but it's about as good as this kind of soup will get. So comforting and fills my body with warmth! read more

Everyone orders. T - Spam/Egg Macaroni in Soup [SOFT FOODS FRIENDLY!], D - Stuffed French Toast w/ Peanut Butter, K - Wonton Soup. D is stuffing her face with French toast. T asks for a tiny bite to try. D reluctantly cuts a piece and quickly finishes the rest before anyone else in the group can interrupt. Probably not as amazing as this (http://www.foodnetwork.com/food/recipes/recipe/0,1977,FOOD_9936_28780,00.html), but STILL! Another late night option, perfect for right after Dragon Lounge, since their last call is so early, and they tend to kick people out by 1:40. Extensive HK-style cafe menu - food overall is probably just OK to bad, but that French toast was yummy yummy. If only they had condensed milk... Even though they were closing at 2, they didn't kick us out or rush us. 3 stars. read more

Beware of what you order! The pasta dishes are a no go! Stick with baked rice dishes! Those are green light all day! Baked Pork Chop with Rice, Baked sea food with rice... anything baked is really good here! This place is definitely a step up from ABC and D&A. Just look at the decor. Very clean, fully remodeled! Service is very attentive, food comes out fast.. unlike ABC where its cold, dirty, and food sometimes takes awhile! To bad this place doesn't open late or else i would pick this over ABC any day! read more

Ok so times have changed since I last visited S&E, yes the buns and soup they give you with your meal still is the same but there is something different now. The food, the food is delicious. Yes there were times where I came here for a drunken meal and of course food when you are drunk will always taste good. But even when I was sober the food held up. This is now my place to go for late night hunger. They are open till 2:30 which is fairly late and the food they serve is 100 times better than ABC. Think of S&E as a nicer HK Cafe, one that serves good food with big portions with reasonable pricing. You can really taste the difference in cooking from back then till now. read more

whoa, they remodeled so it doesn't look like a squatted McDonald's anymore. The menu's still the same and the food is as inexpensive and tasty as ever but now they've got a wood theme in the store, nothing deluxe but it's definitely an improvement plus all the employees now wear matching black polo shirts. It's nice and will probably bring in more business but if you're already a regular of the place you'll be glad that they didn't take the budget out of the grocery or cooks budget. read more

4 words: Never again! & ZERO STARS My first experience was pretty crappy. I thought it was because we arrived @10PM. Second experience @7PM, still crappy. Service was still slow. Food was still mediocre. End of story. You're better off eating at Cafe Bakery especially since they have daily deals on their baked meals. read more

If ABC Cafe asked Denny's on a date in ABC's 1990 Toyota Tercel and ABC had its way with Denny's S&E is the bastard child that would come out. This is how the child would turn out. 1. Food, definately from the ABC side. They also serve escargo. Not sure where they got the snails, but they do give you an ittybitty fork to pick those little suckers out. I think they also serve frogs as well. The snails btw, weren't gross, but I couldn't get myself to eat more than 2 without almost vomiting. Just the thought. The standard items are simple and VERY simple. Spaghetti w/pork chop and the lot. 2. Cleanliness: Denny's for sure. The water glasses I think were clean and I didn't have to hot water boil my silverware before using it. 3. Prices: Somewhere in the middle, not the $4 slop from ABC 4. Service: Probably more on the Denny's side (ABC servers communicate with grunts and scowls 5. Hours of operation: I probably would not go out to this place in the daytime, but at 1:30am its pizza across 19th or this joint. Overall I like the location, food and service, however at my old age I frequently am in bed by 10:30. read more

I came here with my parents and boyfriend for a quick dinner in the city. It was on the tasty side of "meh." The oven baked entrees seem like a good value--$9 for a drink, soup, a dinner roll, and a large plate of rice or noodles, topped with a choice of meat and sauce--although given the location, you could probably find similar food for cheaper. I tried my parents' Portugese style pork chop, and thought it was good, but not anything special. It also had a disturbing taste of Velveeta... but maybe it was just the orange color that made me think of it. My dinner was more delicious but sort of expensive: I ordered the braised beef and tendon with noodles soup. The beef was very well seasoned, and the broth was delicious (light and flavorful, but not way too full of the beef sauce, like some places do it), but the portion was pretty small--maybe four small pieces of beef and four pieces of tendon, with about a fistful of noodles. For $8, it was definitely not worth it. Overall, I had a pretty good experience here, but with all the options for Chinese food on 19th street, I'm not sure I'd come back. read more

Good food here. Very large portions. I couldnt even finish my fish and tomato sauce with rice. I had to take home which I didnt mind bc I got to eat it for breakfast the next day. I will most likely come again :) read more

Very good Chow Fun. Chicken wings a little too greasy. Soup good but too much salt. Please should be cleaner. The horrible Norman Yee (bad political) sign blocking the door is very bad. No to this sign, no to Norman/lazy incumbent, no to this restaurant from all of us who had dinner there. read more

Cozy little place for classic HK/Chinese cafe style food. I like the clam chowder with the flaky bread top thing. Love the baked beef tongue + spagett with red sauce. Tried the escargots my last visit and those were surprisingly good: very tender, not chewy at all. I've had the ribeye steak and the eel here, which were both delicious. Best part is they're open late! read more

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The food here is VERY similar to ABC (in the Sunset and Chinatown). It's Chinese as well as HK style American food. The food here never disappoints. I normally just get chinese food here but their baked pork chop has also been very good. I like the macaroni soup with chicken and ham strips...brings back memories. I've also had their lychee/long on young coconut drink. While it's expensive for just a drink, it's quite tasty. My sister LOVES their dinner roll. If you order a hk style meal, it comes with the dinner roll but if you order a chinese dish, you get nothing. The dinner roll is $1.00. Service is eh...not as bad as ABC since it looks like it's family run. Never too busy. But food...GOOD. read more

I came here tonight after a movie because my friend was feeling sick and wanted me to pick him up some congee to go. This is the only place in the area (along the L muni route) that serves congee and is open after 10pm on a Tuesday, so I didn't have many options. But wow does this place suck. It took them about 35 minutes to make chicken congee! And during that time, no one came by to check up on me until maybe 2 minutes before the food was ready. Seriously, all you have to do is scoop it out of a premade bowl and add some scallions and sliced chicken. That doesn't take 35 minutes! To add insult to injury, the congee was really bland and there were only a few pieces of chicken in it. It was almost like eating plain congee. I also noticed that everything on the menu was more expensive than other similar HK style cafes in the neighborhood. Too bad T-28 is closed on Tuesdays, or I would have gone there instead. The bottom line is to stay away from this place, you can get better food for cheaper. read more

my boyfriend and I were hungry and wanted cheap food so we came here cause we've never had it before. the prices are all very reasonable. service is good, all the workers were very nice and polite. we ordered the Hong Kong style rolled rice noodles which were very good. it was sweet and peanuty because there's a peanut sauce on it. we also got the salt & pepper chicken wings which had the right amounts of seasoning & the perfect amount of fry. and we also got an order of oxtail tongue with mushrooms and Portuguese sauce over spaghetti noodles. the sauce was sweet and creamy. everything we ordered was delicious and we would actually come back here a lot and try other things off the menu, which is really good because we're both extremely picky about where we eat. read more

S & E Cafe - salt & pepper chicken wings, oxtail tongue spaghetti, & Hong Kong rolled rice noodles. - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Came here for a quick bite, and it was pretty good. Boyfriend had the Hong Kong style baked chicken rice, the chicken was crispy on the outside and soft inside. I had the cream corn soup with puff pastry and it was delicious. The HK milk tea had just about the right milk and tea portion, we ordered 2 more to go. Overall a pretty chill place to eat, but had to take a star off for cleanliness. On some of the plates (one of them was underneath my soup bowl), I could see black specs. read more

I order take-out from this place pretty often. I have only had a few dishes here, but the ones I always go to now are the Curry Beef Stew over rice and the Macau-style chicken over rice (with white sauce). If I sit down to eat, I will occasionally order the rib-eye. For the price, you can't beat it. My only complaint is I wish the rice was a bit higher quality. read more

The most expensive Hk style cafe in sunset district or San Francisco I believe .. Curry beef stew over rice $14 or $15 forgot !! But come on, you charge everything expensive than other place, but the taste is worst than other place. Plus you don't have any fancy interior .. Why everything expensive than other cafe over $2-$5 different SMH read more

This place is conveniently close to my house and has late hours. The food is pretty consistent, but the services stinks! I'm used to receiving horrible service at Chinese restaurants, but this one really takes the cake. They never respond to you when you are asking about your order or if you request more water. Just be prepared to raise your hand a lot when you come here. For food, I do enjoy their Baked Rice dishes. Their Baked Pork Chop over Fried Rice is prety good, the piece of meat is a good size. I will admit also that they have a pretty good Portugese Sauce. My mom enjoys it with the Baked Fish over rice. Overall, their portion sizes are reasonable for the price, but as I mentioned, service is way below average. read more

Precisely what it is. A chinese cafe open late and YES, i am a fan! The portions are relatively large, the servers were super courteous, open late and decent food! What more can you ask for?? Not to mention you get a free soda check in deal?! Holy cow, I will come back for my drunken late night munchies!! S&E cafe, you will soon see me on a regular basis :) TIPS: So far I've ordered the beef chow fun (not as much beef as I would have liked) but the noodles didn't seem to greasy - OKAY Pan fried noodles with chicken and veggies (super good! They loaded up on so much bok choy and I LOVED IT! - must order next time!! read more

I would give this place a solid 3-star. + Big portions + Powerful milk tea + Nice waiters + Good soup and dessert. The bun/bao that came with it is delicious. I liked it so much, I accidentally ate my pastor's, too. Boy, do I feel bad. + Good place to come if you want to hang out for a long time. - I got the baked pork chop with onions and gravy over rice. It came with some steamed broccoli, which I wish I had more of. It was decent, but nothing I'd dream about at night. - Also, they wouldn't let me order off the kid menu. since I wasn't 10 or under. I guess I can't fault them for that... hehe. read more

I came here about twice in my lifetime. Both times, I had no problem with the service and it's great to know that they have wifi ! My biggest concern here is the oil level with the food. A lot of HK style food tends to have a lot of oil and I have had my fair share of HK food experiences, but not quite like this. Some of the dishes I had here were extremely oily, like the spaghetti and the fish and vegetables. Oh my goodness, the vegetables. When you get the vegetables, it's not just boiled, but rather coated with a few layers of oil. You will know when you get a puddle of oil after you finish your meal. I would only come here if I am totally desperate. In terms of price, it is a little bit pricer than I expected from a HK style place. The atmosphere of the restaurant is great, but the food tends to be too oily. read more

Had the Fish Filet & Pork Chops over spaghetti and Portuguese sauce for the first time and have to say was amazing. It was the first time I ate here thought what a Unique menu. I highly recommend the Bacon Prawns which were recommended by the nice waitress and were sooooo good. For the Soup we were served clam chowder, not the usual wonton or egg drop so it was a change and thought how different. Have to say it was good and enjoyed the soup. So if your looking for something a little different I would try this place. Can't wait to go back and try something else off the menu. read more

S & E Cafe - Fish Filet & Pork chops over spaghetti and Portuguese sauce. - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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It's authentic Hong Kong style cafe food and the bake and grilled spaghetti are awesome. Had the baked fish and pork chop combination and the pork chop is juicy and tasty. The portions here is huge! Some reviewers think that the food is pricier than other Asian place. Absolutely NOT! For $10 you get a big portion entree with the following: 1) Dinner roll ( not some crappy hard dinner roll mind you! It's soft, warm and fresh, it's homely awesomeness. 2) cup of soup. (we had minestrone and its 7/10 ) 3) drink, I had the Hong Kong milk tea and it's better than a lot I have had in the bay area. 4) finally choice of dessert - red bean soup or jello Now that's a five course meal for $10. Take that bozos! read more

We came here to get something quick and warm. I had the beef stew won ton mein and I enjoyed it. It's a good place to get something quick or if where you go doesn't matter. It's almost like any Chinese cafe kinda deal. Service wasn't bad either read more

Dear S&E cafe, I am sorry about last night. Or was it this morning? It was one of those nights of partying and drinking that really screwed me up. Shortly after I ordered my food, which tasted great and came quickly, I fell asleep next to the other half of my club sandwich for about half an hour. When I woke up, I threw up in your sink, which is probably clogged by now. I avoided the toilet because of my bad knee and because I didn't want to touch the toilet or the ground. I am really sorry. Your restaurant has great food and great service. From what I remember, the club sandwich was great, and did a good job of keeping me full for that half hour. I will come again for sure! I wont throw up in your sink anymore! -Danny read more

Disappointing! I used to be a regular customer before change of ownership. Under new ownership, price is up but not the services. Take so long for foods to come. We ordered 2 entrees and 1 fried rice to go at the same time. After 30 min, guess what?! The fried rice came first and the waitress handed us the bill !!! My suggestion to the staff: pay attention to your customers My suggestion to the owner: don't set up so many tables if your crew can't serve that many. I don't come pay to waste my time! read more

Why do I still go here every once in a blue moon and expect a different result? I practically bused my own table because the waitresses were completely oblivious to everyone. If you crave HK style food late at night, I'm sure this place hits the spot for you. (Un)fortunately I never will have that craving, but I have a lot of friends who do. read more

+/- THE FOOD The food is pretty decent Hong Kong style cafe food. A group of 5 of us had preserved egg and meat porridge, soy sauce pan-fried noodles, Hong Kong style rice noodle rolls, Chinese donut, salt and pepper chicken wings, baked clam spaghetti, and 2 puff pastry soups. The noodles and porridge were a great combo and provided a nice balance between bland and salty. The salt and pepper chicken wings were perfectly juicy and had a nice crispy texture to it. The rice noodle rolls had the classic peanut butter, hoisin sauce, and srircha sauce to it. the puff pastry soups were good but took WAY too long to come out. It came out at the end of the meal when everyone was done eating already. Next time, I would probably opt for the soups without puff pastry, especially since they're an additional $2.50 for puff pastry. read more

Finally a good tasting HK style cafe that is actually clean and modern! I like the bathroom signs. The food is very good here - if you are familiar with HK style cooking. read more

My boyfriend got the wonton soup and said it was pretty good, but the service here is horrible. It took a long time for someone to take our order and on top of that my food took 35+ minutes to come out. I definitely wouldn't come back because there are way better options in the area. ALSO right when I got my food I found an ant on the plate. Okay den.. read more

Stopped by yesterday to pick up my usual- ketchup sauce baked pork chop over rice. It comes with a small side of soup and a crostini. Yummm!! If you check in on Yelp, you also get a free iced lemon tea or soda. Great service and awesome prices! read more

I had dinner here for the first time and it was mediocre. Nothing in the restaurant was interesting expect maybe the flat screen t.v.s. But I couldn't even see them. Patrons were seated west and east as the t.v.'s were positioned on the north and south of the restaurant. I ordered a won ton noodle and my brother ordered a steak rice. My brother asked for tea, but the waitress said they didn't have any and MADE him order a coffee. What a jip! I ordered a red bean ice and there was more ice than drink. I would say this is a more modern looking ABC restaurant if anything, and I think ABC has better tasting food. read more

I ordered the baked chicken over spaghetti with white mushroom sauce.. yummy!!! I actually stared at it for a while- thinking that wow! it's definitely much more presentable than cafe bakery and abc.. OH and t-28 ... the great thing about it is that they open LATE.. I would definitely recommend coming here at night.. with a bunch of your friends.. or if you get lonely and want to come here alone.. you can ask for kenny :] read more

this place has gone downhill............................... Went there often for dinner and liked going there because it felt cleaner than ABC, but the more often we went the nastier the food seemed and the smaller the portion. The last visit has made me decide to put them on my ban list. Went there with a group of friends, and the service was horrible. The waitress forgot everything and was in a permanent bad mood. And the food, eh....... my baked salmon cream's sauce was watery (probably caused by the fish being frozen) There was not one item that our group ordered that was yummy. read more

I honestly don't know what HK style food is, but if this place is at all representative of that cuisine, I think I like it. My go-to item is the HK Style Porkchop with rice and Portuguese sauce. It's just a good hearty meal. Their white sauce is good too. I usually end up coming here around 10pm, when I finish work late and most dinner places are closed. Seems like they're open till 2am on most nights! It's one of the very few restaurants in the Sunset open so late. I expected this place to be constantly packed with SF State students considering the late hours and location, but that isn't the case. It's a good thing. Heh. My one gripe about this place is that a lot of times it seems like they're understaffed. When this place gets anywhere near full, expect your food to take about 30minutes. There was one meal when it was just me and the gf, and the dinner took close to 2 hours. They brought out the wrong item to us twice after 20min waits each time, and after the second time we gave up and ate it. Now it would have been fine if we were having an amazing conversation and all, but we were just trying to grab a quick dinner. There was only one server working and one other girl that was half working? I say half working because she wasn't dressed in uniform, she had no idea about anything on the menu, and she was bussing tables two plates at a time. The story we came up with was that half worker girl was originally there to eat, but her waitress friend begged her to help because two servers called in sick, and half worker girl was there reluctantly kinda working but not. Anyways, I like the food here. I've been back several times even after that 2 hour long meal, so they must be doing something right. read more

S & E Cafe - HK Style Pork Chop with Portuguese Sauce - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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