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    Sanbo Chinese Restaurant

    3.8 (58 reviews)
    InexpensiveCantonese
    Closed 4:00 pm - 10:00 PM

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Sweet and sour pork
    Mark L.

    This is one mystery. When I saw the signage of this restaurant, it dictates so many flaws of a good restaurant. The front looks questionable, the name of the restaurant lacks identity, the description of restaurant is confusing... 茶餐廳. But the dishes seems to be more like 酒樓. We never tried this place and someone told us it was good. And we were not disappointed. Sweet and sour pork - Excellent meat will make a huge difference. A little fatty but not too much fat. The meat was tender and the batter was light yet crispy. The flavor also very good (though, a bit more vinegar may emit even better aroma. Soy sauce chicken - we have no idea if they were good but even we called in to reserve a table, she said, do you want to reserve a soy sauce chicken? Then I said yes. It must be something popular here. Sure enough! Amazing chicken perfectly cooked with sweet soy sauce, not too sweet, not too salty. The meat was cooked perfectly, no redness but not tough from overcooking at all. Just impressive. It came with free soup and free dessert. Sam's the green bean soup was done very well.

    Crystal L.

    Food is good. They are famous for their soy sauce chicken. Very flavourful but the meat is slightly pink for my liking. The restaurant is pretty crowded and packed with tables which gives it a HK feel. One server in particular spills things as she carries the dishes and tea. Go for good flavours and don't wear your nicest clothes

    Liyike J.

    Everything was so good. Better reserve their steamed chicken with soy sauce cuz it sells out fast. The duck feet and fish lips dish was amazing, with the fish lips having a great texture. The pork liver was super tender. The fried fish skin with salty egg yolk got a bit greasy toward the end but was still good. Plus, they got free soup and dessert. Service was good Might be a bit noisy and crowdy

    Hot and Sour Soup
    Marilyn V.

    This is a typical Cantonese place where the general ambiance is RUSH, RUSHING and RUSHED. Don't get me wrong. The reason I say this is because there is always a line to get in and they try to accommodate all parties and seatings. Food is excellent and there's an array of popular Cantonese dishes that satisfies the palate and comforts the tummy. Busy place with long lines, loud conversations but good selection of food with decent prices.

    Chloe T.

    One word: delicious. Loved everything we ordered for dinner. And sort of glad we called ahead to reserve a table and preorder the soy sauce chicken (yum). They're a lot busier than I expected.

    July 2024
    Chris C.

    Pretty standard Canto restaurant, nothing particularly stand out to me. The lady upsold us on the lobster lol and it came to $30/lb so that's $90 already, then we just got two standard dishes (sizzling tofu pot with mushroom and broccoli, and a house special chow mein) and that's $160! Luckily we were doing take out or else you slap some tip on that and you're at $200. Anyway, the lobster was good and we had lots of leftovers (for 3 people) so I guess it's okay! Also, here's the most up to date menu from July 2024

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    Alex C.

    This is a Cantonese restaurant with good quality dishes. Recommend if you want some authentic food. Pros: + Taste of dishes is good. Highly recommend the soy sauce chicken. + Ingredients are fresh. + Great selection of dishes. Cons: - Price, though portions are pretty large. - Can get busy at times. - Typical Cantonese vibe - loud and rushed. - Only accepts credit cards over $100.

    Salt Pepper Chicken Wings
    Chanel C.

    Great Service. Good was good. Please was clean. The Curry Crab & Rice Cake dish is a must try. It was my favorite dish of all!

    Sandy Y.

    Richmond is essentially a central place where you can find the best Asian restaurants. Sanbo Restaurant is one of the famous Chinese restaurants known for its extensive Cantonese menu & soy sauce chicken. The quality of food is very consistent and delicious. Our favourite dishes are: - House Special Salted Egg with Deep Fried Fish Skin - Braised Fish Lips with Duck Feet - Spicy Hong Kong Style Chicken Wings - Pan-Fried Chow Style Oyster Omelette Sanbo Restaurant has traditional Cantonese restaurant decor. You can find their chef recommendations on the whiteboard on the wall. It could be a challenge to find a parking spot, but there are rooftop parkades if you don't mind walking a bit far. Food: 4/5 Should Try! Service: 4/5 Kids: 4/5 Yay! (Kids love their fried rice or fried noodles .) Price: 2/5 Price is reasonable (dinner). Presentation: 1/5 Parking: 3/5 Tips: * offers complimentary house soup and dessert if ordering any dinner items. * recommends to make a table reservation. * has large rectangular tables and can serve big group for 12-18 people. * requires pre-order in advance for their feature dishes. Would I Return: Yes ‍

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    Edward L.

    Solid Chinese restaurant in the Empire Mall complex. Parking is available in the strip mall lot. The inside is a bit dated, but typical for this type of Chinese restaurant. Staff were friendly. No complaints. The famous soy chicken here is their signature dish, and requires preordering a day before. I must say it's pretty solid. Not too salty, with a touch of sweetness. Definitely worth ordering. The chicken is pretty big too. I would say a half chicken is enough for 4-5 people. The other dishes I had were tasty but also typical. As in nothing really stood out. With that said, I really enjoyed the spicy garlic por chop, as well as the shredded beef with mixed mushrooms and gravy. They threw in a pot of herbal soup for our group as well as dessert (red bean soup), which was really nice of them. This place is best enjoyed in a large group (6-8 people). Will be back. Recommended.

    Cynthia S.

    Grayson and I have started to have takeout lately because I've been obsessed with having picnics to enjoy the last bits of summer. This time we decided to visit Sanbo Chinese Restaurant in Richmond. Sanbo Chinese Restaurant offers traditional Chinese dishes including rice, noodles, meat, and desserts. The preserved vegetables and pork noodle soup was not what I expected. Instead of being in a dry mixture of pork and vegetables, it came with a thick soy sauce based roux. I mixed the roux in with the rice noodles and it was almost as though I could enjoy it as soupless noodles! I eventually added in the soup because the mixture was on the salty side. Unfortunately, this didn't help because the soup was also very salty. Overall, the noodles were pretty average but hit the spot.

    Half a signature soy sauce chicken - must preorder

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