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    Silver House

    3.8 (528 reviews)
    ModerateChinese, Noodles
    Open 11:00 am - 9:30 pm

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    Casual
    Moderate noise
    Good for groups
    Good for kids

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    Christine W.

    We have been coming here for years and the food is consistently good. Dishes come out pretty quick and there are many choices in the menu along with specials posted on the wall.

    Fried tofu, salt and pepper, beef with snow peas
    Linda D.

    This resto has been around for a very long time, at least 30 years! Not sure if they have the same owner. Since I gave up meat for Lent I could only order vegetarian food. There is not much option under "vegetable" that qualifies as vegetarian dish. Fried tofu it is then. I feel that the salted/peppered tofu don't have enough saltiness but it was nice and crispy soft tofu. I sprinkled extra salt to correct the taste to my liking. The same with the chow mein, need a bit salt. I wonder if it's because I came here after a long hike that I need salt replacement. Hubby said the beef with snow peas tasted pretty good. At 3:30pm there are a few occupied tables, the servers are pretty efficient. Price is reasonable. Plan to come again once I can eat meat.

    Fu King rice. They charged $12 more in addition to the set's price of $25. Not worth it and this was not communicated well.
    Natalie M.

    We got a set of $25 that came with a beef soup with egg drop, scallops, fried prawn, and chicken with ginger. We asked to substitute the fried rice that comes set with the fu king fried rice instead (on the menu, the price difference is $2). In the end they ended up charging $12 additional though the gentleman said it'd be $2 to $3 more. The portions are small for the set and the scallop dish didn't have any flavor. It is not worth it considering you can go across the street to Silver Lake and get better food and service. Was disappointed by this meal. The fu King and chicken ginger dish were yummy. Was all this worth $62? Absolutely not. Wish they explained that getting a different rice would be $12 more since we would have not gone that route. We were bummed out by that. Would probably not go back.

    Elise D.

    AMAZING FOOD, The service is exceptional ... we are treated royally. Recommend fully without hesitation.

    Fish
    Pandy P.

    Very delicious. In this tour the best restaurant. If you like seafood. Choose it . Crab , fish is both great. full of hometown taste . It is traditionally Chinese taste

    walnut shrimp and noodles.

    walnut shrimp is pretty bad I've had walnut shrimp in many places and this is by far the worst one. The lady that greets you is super rude to top it off

    Clay pot eggplant and seafood
    Jane C.

    Super longstanding restaurant in San Mateo- full of locals and their families. Don't come for decor or a clean bathroom. Stay for the food! The best roast duck in the Bay Area! Consistent delicious Cantonese cooking! Fresh veggies and great fish dishes and soups. Quick service

    Shrimp and scrambled eggs over fried rice. Lunch special $13 $3 up charge for fried rice.
    Mia S.

    Service 1/5 I personally received no service. I came in looked at the menu to see if I'd be interested in anything. I decided I was. Upon seating myself while a staff member stood there he then asked if it was to go or dine in. Hhmm... If I've sat down after not being offered a table one would presume it's dine in. Nonetheless I confirmed it was dine in and not to go. Food 4/5 My food was brought to me with a wide mouth serving spoon for a party of one. No offer of a fork nor a place setting with utensils. During my entire dining experience not once was I asked if I needed anything or how my food was. The dish itself was what I expected in flavor. However, some parts of the egg were cooked too hard and brown. I specially stated when ordering I do not like my eggs cooked hard or to have brown on them. That appears to have taken on deaf ears. Once I was full I asked for the check and a to go box. Ambiance 3/5 The ambiance was clean, and standard. Nothing to rave about. If I had received genuinely customer service I'd consider returning but that was not the case. Customer service is important as it's US who are helping to keep your business running.

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    Louis L.

    Every time we get together with families in San Mateo, we tried different kind of food. This time we visit Silver House, the restaurant that my mom used to like very much. It's on the main street, so if you're lucky you find a parking spot in front of the restaurant, if not there're a few spots in the back alley or you have to park on the street some how. The restaurant is clean and simple, it was a Sunday night so there're quite a few people eating. The chef name Wang came and help us because my sister has been coming here quite often. We ordered quite a few dishes, most of them are Cantonese style dishes, the fried eggplants are our favorite, very crispy and tasty, everyone seems to like it very much. I had a craving for Chow Fun and it was excellent too. Every Chinese restaurant I eat, I always tried the Wor Wonton soup, and this place does have good soup with plenty of meats of all kinds, the wontons are tasty, but the bowls they served are too small to hold all the wontons and soup. My nephews love the shrimp crispy chow mein and it's quite good, but the noodles are not crispy throughout but I think that's the way they cook it. The salt and pepper shrimps are crispy and excellent. The Beef with bitter melon is very delicious, not bitter at all, and great sauce. The eggplant hot pot is quite flavorful. The Kung Pow chicken was gone in second due to being to tasty. I didn't get any peanuts at all that I recalled. The price here is quite reasonable and one thing nice is the service, very attentive and fast. We had some leftover to take home for Monday's lunch and chef Wang actually put some more meats for me. Quite surprising. It was a great lunch for me the next day. Every time we want to go to Chinese restaurant in San Mateo, I always request this Silver House from my sister. It's consistently good.

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    This is the spot--full stop. Get their oyster clay pot. We've been here probably 20+ times. The food is always great. The staff is friendly.

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    Good service and the Food was so delicious . The waitress was very kind and helped with the Togo boxes. I recommend this place .

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    Food is very tasty and family style ambiance and always great portion of food and amazing services

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    My order was for pick up but they messed up and had it ready like 45mins later. Food was ok.

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    Very delicious seafood claypot, pan fried beef noodles, and shrimp chow fun! The service is excellent too!

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