The chicken is amazing! The staff is friendly and the restaurant can get pretty busy for dinner and…read moreweekends, but it's one of my favorite Chinese restaurants to visit. They're closed for vacation right now and I miss the food. Looking forward to their reopening.

"Everything was delicious! I will be back" not greasy at all…read more Thanks to my friend, Anna for introducing me to this place!

Perfect order and take-out experience. We ordered Zhong's Dumplings, Dry Pot Pork Ribs, and…read moreShredded Pork w/ Green beans. Everything was delicious. This is now our go to spot for Chinese. Yummy!

The menu has quite a great variety of food. one of their recommendations is the wonton soup which…read moreis delicious, packed with various type of ingredients such as veggies and meat inside. The wontons were intact in the soup when served, which was great. Though it was good, it's slightly overpriced considering other offerings in the area Street parking can be difficult to find during busy hours.

Ambiance was good! Food was made to order and within 15-20 minutes. Service was provided well…read more Portions were on the big side! Lunch specials were priced decently! had half a duck and taste was good not salty at all and sauce paired well with the cabbage and rice.

Located on Laurel street in San Carlos new canton restaurant is a cute Chinese restaurant with an…read moreattached boba tea shop. The owners and works are very nice and friendly. The restaurant is quite clean and there a good indoor seating options in both shops. What really impressed me was the quality of service and the portion size - very generous and the food came out fast. I particularly enjoyed the hot and sour soup and the salt and pepper fish. The kung pao chicken was also very tasty and the chicken was tender. I would definitely come back and support this local restaurant.

If you like Chinese restaurants from the 90s this is the place for you. This has the look and also…read morethe same menu from the era. As anyone who knows classic Chinese restiarants knows, if the server is rude the the restiarnt is good. This is the restuarnt for you.

I had a very nice early dinner at "King Chuan Restaurant" in San Carlos…read more I was there at around 4:30pm, on a sunny Tuesday. I got a tip from another Yelper that the food is good here. My server/waiter was an older gentleman. He offered me a table by the window. The table setting was very thoughtful. They offer chopsticks, but there's also a fork and knife wrapped in a red cloth napkin. They gave me ice water, but I also asked for hot tea. King Chuan has a detailed menu, with several dishes having a brief description. I ordered Wor Won Ton Soup. I asked for dark meat chicken only. They said "no problem." The Wor Won Ton Soup was very good. The soup had napa cabbage, carrots and broccoli. The chicken was tender and easy to eat. It also had pieces of beef and a few shrimp. The broth was light, and not salty. I also ordered the "Hot Dragon Chicken Wings." With a name like that, I expected very spicy wings. The wings were not spicy at all. In fact, I had to add salt to bring the flavor out. I was puzzled as to why these fried chicken wings have a mild flavor if they're served with spicy seasonings. I guess I was expecting something else. Overall, a nice experience. I would come back. ----------------------------------------------------------------------- Street parking Also, Toot Sweet frozen yogurt is a few doors away.

Clean, modern, and inviting restaurant with very reasonable prices. The chow mein was definitely…read morethe highlight--thick noodles with great texture, and it wasn't overly oily or drenched in sauce like you often find elsewhere. I also ordered the Mongolian beef, which was flavorful and made with good-quality beef that wasn't fatty. My only complaint was the amount of sauce--it was very thick and oily, and enough leaked out of the to-go container to make a mess. The bean paste chicken was also tasty, with fresh vegetables and tender chicken, but again there was a heavy pool of sauce at the bottom of the container. Cutting back on the sauce a bit would make both dishes even better. Overall, the food was flavorful, portions were solid, and the prices are hard to beat. I'd definitely come back when I'm in the area.

Not sure how on earth this place is still carrying 4 stars at the moment. It used to be decent…read more Not remotely what I would consider quality Americanized Chinese takeout. Or really any quality takeout of any kind. $90 order, ranging from dumplings to basic entrees to rice. Everything was off - slopped together, underseasoned, lazy vegetable chopping (and questionable) choices of vegetable ingredients. No Wok fire/heat evident in any of the entree's and everything was a gluey, flavorless mess. The noodles for the Lo Mein seemed honestly just spaghetti. The orange chicken was dry/old, almost no breading, and honestly didn't taste orangey at all. The kung pao looked like what my 7 year old could have made (when we was seven). More like boiled chicken topped with raw Safeway vegetables, whole peanuts, and a soupy cornstarch soy sauce afterthought. The kicker was they do not have any house made sauces, so if you want good mustard or something edible for dipping - welcome to shitty packet hell as they refused to provide those (if they existed). I'm curious what they do when you're in-house but if I''m paying for the same food I'm not sure why I wouldn't get something besides high-fructose corn syrup garbage stamped out in a factory two years ago. This reflects lack of care to the product and customer experience. Highly unfortunate for an establishment that used to be "decent" as I said.

Hands down the best Cheung Hing around. Dining here is good because the location is a fair size,…read moreclean and bright. Service is always consistent and the servers are friendly. Recently I stopped to pick-up dinner with the plan to have leftovers. I called my order in and was quoted 40 minutes for my order to be ready. My order consisted of salted fish and chicken fried rice (this location has the best around SF and the peninsula), bitter melon beef, chicken chow mein, Thai style fried vermicelli (my favorite dish here), salt and pepper chicken wings. We also received a complimentary bbq pork fried rice. Everything was fantastic and we had plenty of leftovers for a few days.

San Mateo location, my usual favorite Chinese food…read more Won ton soup - might've been the first time I've ordered it here. Felt like having won ton soup to help a cold and cough. Big won ton filled w pork and shrimp. Bok choy Broth not much flavor, in a separate container since this was a take-home order. Curry Beef Stew I've never had Curry beef stew before, prefer chicken, curry, but for some odd reason, I decided to order this dish. It was underwhelming and I won't order it again. The Curry sauce itself was OK but the big long pieces of beef were somewhat gross, lots of fat. They added plenty of slices to onions and a few pieces of green pepper and Julienned carrots, but that's about it for being called a stew. So I learned my lesson by not sticking to my usual order, and won't order wonton soup or curry beef stew again.

First time eating inside this restaurant although I've had their takeout a ton…read more Amazing Wok never disappoints. They are truly amazing. Service was good. Food was hot and delicious. Ambience is nice enough and the price is the best in San Carlos. Woot Woot!

I asked for a dish modification and they served me a delicious entree. Haven't had Chinese food for…read moreawhile and was craving a flavor packed Mongolian beef but with a twist. I ordered Mongolian beef but requested they also add chow fun to it (wide rice noodles) instead of ordering a side of rice as its complement. Wow, what a delicious, spicy, flavorful combination! The beef tender, the noodles softly chewy, lots of onion, red pepper flakes/sauce for the heat , garlic and a bit of ginger to make the sauce have a complex and flavorful punch. Lip burning good. Amazing Wok likely has changed ownership again but their chef delivered in spite of this item being off menu. Bonus is that they stay open from 11am-9pm , 7 days/week so if I'm having a late day and miss lunch hours I can grab a tasty meal to make it my linner. Thank you!

We lived in san mateo county for almost a decade and cant believe we just discovered peking alley…read more The food is soooo authentic and brings me back to my childhood in beijing. They have a number of nostalgic dishes including - lu da guer (驴打滚), jian bing, braised pork on the menu. We ordered peking eggplant- this is a must order on the menu! The eggplant was cooked perfectly (flavorful and delicate)- not greasy. The service was also amazing- the chef came out and checked on us a number of times. We had our kids and the chef gifted us sesame balls for dessert. The restaurant had a very mom and pop shop feel. Alot of the diners were regulars. It felt so cozy, casual, and relaxing. Ive been trying to introduce my kids to a traditional Chinese restaurant (not asian fusion like your pf chang)- Peking alley is the perfect place if you want to get some exposure to authentic chinese food. We cant wait to go back and try more dishes!

Peking Alley has a fun, authentic Chinese menu, but execution could use some work…read more Weekend Specials are available all day on the weekends, not just Chinese breakfast hours. Homemade Soy Milk - 1/5 I think ordering this at dinnertime when the soy milk has been cooking all day was a mistake. It looked fine, but it tasted burned. When I brought attention to it, the server said it was supposed to be that way, denying it was burned and awkwardly joking about it afterward. Unsweetened, so you need to add sugar yourself. Soft Tofu - 4/5 Soft tofu, wood ear, golden needles (daylily buds) in a thickened soup. Looks a bit like hot & sour soup in appearance and texture, but it's neither spicy nor sour. In a few spoonfuls, the soft tofu did taste burned to me, but I could overlook it mostly. Comforting to eat on a cold day. Chive Pie - 3/5 Impressively huge. However, because they are big, thin, and flimsy, you cannot easily eat this as a handheld. Not crispy or thick enough a pancake to hold the delicious eggs & chives filling. Cumin Lamb - 3/5 My friend seemed to enjoy the lamb, but she didn't eat any of the greens, telling me they were for seasoning purposes. I ate the greens, but this dish came out fast and wasn't warm or heated enough. Beijing Mu Shu Pork - 5/5 I enjoyed the taste and texture of this mix of pork, egg, wood ear, cucumber, and golden needles. We were forewarned that this dish doesn't come with pancakes, like typical mu shu entrees do. We received a complimentary shredded potato chilled appetizer (4/5) and warm sesame balls dessert (3/5). Sesame balls seemed overfried. Restaurant has its own dedicated parking lot, so servers are expecting you to enter from the door closest to that. We entered through the street main entrance, which caught them by surprise. Restaurant appears to be a converted house, so you can dine in various little rooms. Restaurant was cold inside. It seemed that one door would not necessarily stay shut. I also don't think the heat was turned up. I felt like all of us were wearing coats. I chose most of the dishes and let my friend order in Mandarin Chinese. The chef came out a couple times to check on us, but primarily interacted with her in Chinese.