Stopped by Northern Cafe Bar & Grill for lunch sometime on a weekday. Plenty of parking spots…read moreavailable to park. Inside the eatery was bright and plenty of tables available for dining. We were greeted right away by the hostess and she also sat us down. Excellent customer service from the moment we came into the establishment until we left. We tried their famous Chongquing Crispy Chicken along with the Beef, Chicken and Shrimp Fried Rice. It was yummy. Definitely glad we stopped by to try their food. The servings for both the entree and mixed fried rice were plentiful. We can't wait to comeback to try other food items on the menu. Another eatery worth frequenting in the San Fernando Valley.

Decent Chinese food for the Valley - Beef roll: tastiest of…read moreall the dishes! good overall flavor and the pastry was crispy - Fried rice: alright, a little bland, but that could be because it was vegetarian - Beef noodle soup: flavor decent, I especially enjoyed the wide knife cut noodles - Green onion pancake: decent and crispy

I saw the $12 & up Lunch/Dinner Special so I ordered the Sesame Chicken w/ Fried Rice Dinner. All…read moreDinner after 4 is extra $2. Food was ready in less than 10 min. Fried rice was just fried rice but I was impressed by the Sesame Chicken. The portion was bigger than the fried rice and was full of flavor. It came with an egg roll and a small salad. For value, it should have been nice to save maybe 2 dollars. As for the quality, I'll rate it a B+. As for the overall experience, I will say "Not bad at all". I would definitely come back if I'm in the area

"Call back in 5 minutes; I have a big order." Are you kidding? We called another restaurant...read more

Food and service is always great. Sweet and pungent shrimp…read moreand Sauté string beans with chicken With white rice is always the order

Chis has delicious and fresh Chinese cuisine. We typically order to go but the place is always…read morepacked. The atmosphere is family friendly and slightly loud. I love the giant fish tank at the entry. The Wor wanton soup, kung pao chicken and shrimp fried rice are favorites. The thing they lack is crispy noodles. They don't offer them. They are a tad pricey, but you're buying quality so it's a nice treat occasionally.

Food for sure 5 stars. Pricey yes. Worth the price point…read morefor portions . Menu is pretty great and never disappointed . I picked up take out and it was properly packed with all the extra sauces and utensils. The shrimp dishes were . I will return

Truly forgettable Americanized Chinese food in Canoga Park is the most succinct way to describe…read morethis place. Oh well, we had to kill an hour or so in the area, so we decided to try it. We had another Chinese food choice and afterwards, we wished we had chosen the other place. This restaurant is a dumpy little joint located in a truly gross strip mall. That being said, there were plenty of people eating there, and people getting take out. So, for the area, I guess this is considered one of the better places if you don't feel like driving far. They had a new item - NY style egg rolls. As a New Yorker ex-pat, I take these very seriously and look for them all the time. Unfortunately, these were chicken. You know things are going wrong at a Chinese restaurant when the egg rolls and pot stickers are chicken instead of pork. Clearly catering to people who are not Chinese food aficionados. The egg rolls were edible but in no way good. The pot stickers were meh and the size of gyoza rather than potstickers. We got the chicken with garlic sauce and the kung pao shrimp and begged them to make them extra, extra, extra spicy. As in all non-Asian areas of town, the waitresses' eyes went wide as if we didn't know what we were asking for, but she said okay. Sure enough, both dishes came and were not only not at all spicy but completely bland. I mean super, duper bland. It has nothing to do with my rating or my meal, but watching a family at the table next to us trying to eat mu shu pork and not knowing how to eat a simple age old dish like that was somewhat frightening or amusing or both. I don't know. It was like watching a train wreck in slow motion and I was captivated. Anyway, bottom line is I actually like Americanized Chinese food and even crave it sometimes to mix it up from the standard SGV authentic stuff. This just is not a good place and reminded me of all the horrible Chinese restaurants I tried throughout LA when I first moved here from NYC back in 1994. Can't recommend. Don't go.

I've been here twice now, and my first visit was on Mother's Day. I must say, this place is…read morefantastic! I ordered the Taiwanese Supreme Spicy Hot Soup, and the portion was generous enough for two people to share comfortably. The hot pot itself reminded me of Taiwan, bringing back memories with its authentic flavors and comforting taste. While I wasn't a huge fan of the takoyaki, everything else more than made up for it. The service was excellent--friendly, attentive, and very welcoming. The atmosphere was relaxed and inviting, making it a great place to enjoy a meal and unwind. A big bonus is the unlimited soup, which adds even more value to the dining experience. Overall, I highly recommend this place and will definitely be coming back!

How can a business with great and unique food and good workers get 1 star and If I could give it 0…read morei would? Here is how: I have been coming to this place since it soft opened late 2023. Over the years, the place has a good customer base for good reason. The issue is that they are ALWAYS understaffed. Don't let the hiring sign on their door fool you. Owership intentionally understaffs even when they have people hired to cut cost. They are so understaffed that customers wait over an hour on average to be seated during typical dining hours on WEEKENDS with half the restaurant seating capacity available and unused. Then ordering, the staff is so busy that they do not take in restaurant orders and ask the people seated in the restaurant to place online orders for pickup which also forces you 5o pay gratuity upfront unless you carey cash which most people no logner do then take their receipt to the cashier. Then you have the issue of this rule being selectively enforced. The staff seems to pick and choose who is forced into placing an order online vs who is not. Today we arrived at the restaurant around 6:20pm. Despite half empty, we were seated around 7:45. 10 minutes later of not being aknowledged, i wave a familaor face and he tells me that it would likely be faster if we place the order online. The order was placed by 7:57. it should order compelte by 8:28 but by 8:38 our food had not arrived. i get frustrated and ask what seemed to be staff that was already frustrated where the food is and before i even get to the part that it shows online our food was already served, he tells me: Dude, we are really busy. it will come out when its ready. a few minutes later the food came out and i asked the person bringing the food who us the manager. he said he was and i told him the situation. he took full accountability and even offered a refund saying he recognized we were regulars. i said i recognized him too and said I will not accept a refund. It is not fair to make food for people and not get paid but I told him that that someone whether it was him, the manager before he took over the shift, or ownership is accountable. This type of experience and standard of service is horrible for a business. He kept apologizing snd isnisted on a refund to his credit. I refused but thanked him for the courtesy. I made sure that above all, respect for customers should be prioritized when other service variables fall short. its the one thing that can mitigate this type of feedback and the one person that tipped this in the wrong direction leading to this review was the last straw that broke the camels back. But to be clear this is not a one incident occurence. This is the third and likely final time I come to Tasty Pot.

Soup very flavorful and service very well ... little bit of a wait but overall great place to eatread more

Got the regular dinner option and left stuffed! If you want to get a good package for your money, I…read morewould definitely check this place out. You get 90 min of meats of your choice (according to which ayce option you choose) and a full sauce and sides bar. There is so much to choose from. My sister and I went for a quick and casual dinner and did not leave disappointed. We were seated right away when we arrived and even though it was a little busy, we had servers checking on us regularly (filling up our bowls and water, asking for more meat orders, etc) Would definitely check it out!

I loved the orange chicken it was to die for this place is the real deal it's not like another…read moreother.

Second time coming here and we absolutely love this local Chinese restaurant! Everything was very…read morefresh and delicious. The flavors were amazing, the portions were great, and the service was very friendly. You can really tell they care about the quality of their food. We'll definitely keep coming back!

honestly just keep coming back for the vegetable dan mein noodles!! they are so saucy and packed…read morewith flavor, every veggie tastes delightful. i tried the salt and pepper tofu this time, which were surprisingly light! i think they may use rice paper or something more gelatinous to fry the tofu in, which was nice. the toppings and sauce have a nice texture as well. i have previously tried the scallion pancakes, which are a star! the vegetable dumplings are fine in my opinion, but i don't find myself jumping to order them. overall a great option for some well-priced chinese food, executed a step above a local takeout spot

Food was surprisingly good. No idea this place existed. Came to try some dumplings. I won't say it…read morewas the best Asian I've ever had but it was clean. Very fresh. Very different than most. Didn't have any meat dishes. What made it all worth coming was not necessarily the dumplings, the udon style noodles were phenomenal. Service was great. Attentive. Kind and respectful. Ambience is casual. Large numbers of people can be accommodated. I may just order take out and try some other items.