5 of us stopped by for dinner. 3 of us are midwestern. All of us loved the food…read more We had the sweet & sour chicken, curry chicken, pork chop with onion, chicken chow fun, string beans with beef, pot stickers, and corn / egg soup. We agreed that the best item was the chicken chow fun. It had a smoky flavor. It reminded me of Thai drunken noodles. They also had really good drinks. We had the mango macha milk tea, mango milk tea and brown sugar iced latte with boba. I am not a sweet drink person so I will take everyone's word that the drinks were good.

Solid place, lots of options. The fish jook with youtiao were straightforward. Instead of bringing…read morethem out together, I had to wait a while for the second item so I sat there anxiously as the first one cooled. The beef chow fun was satisfying. I gotta try the House Special Pan-Fried Crispy Rice Noodle next time because the photos look great. Lots of locals in the place. Plenty of regulars came in and ordered and didn't even take a look at the menu.

Wandering Geary boulevard you run into some interesting businesses. I have been going to lots of…read moreplaces to get Boba in SF. In some cases it had some food available . It also feels sometimes feels disjointing because there is a lack of space to enjoy some food like popcorn chicken. There is a place which brings all the elements of Boba along with appetizers and meals which includes dishes from Taiwan , Japan, and Hong Kong. This place serves ramen and matcha along with Rice Don for Don Juan de la matcha. It is on Geary boulevard at Teawood Cafe. On a Summer stroll on Geary boulevard with not much sun because Karl the Fog was a paid actor so I landed at Teawood Cafe. Inside it feels as if a Boba store converted into full blown a restaurant. There booths and tables to dine in .The menu has lots of great foods and drinks. You will find about more than three pages in just boba drinks and smoothies which are sweet and some sour like some I see on my social media feed like pickled lime lemon soda. They also have the purple Ube latte and Matcha coconut water for Don Juan la matcha. You even find pasta on the menu like the one saw in SF the Chicken In Salted Egg Yolk Cream Sauce Pasta . I got their Taiwanese fried pork chop with Taiwanese minced pork over rice. It was delicious and savory. I then got the Mango Sago and it was tasty and not too sweet. A good place to land for dessert, drinks, and food. Go to a Summer stroll with the cool "Don Juan" when the Summer time is still "on"and go to a place which sells tofu pudding and "Rice Don"and dishes from Japan and "Taiwan" Go to the "TeaWood Cafe" it has an extended Boba shop with the fun vibe wall "display"the have dishes and drinks are "Type A" with dishes and drinks from Hong Kong to "Taipei"

Casual Hong Kong style cafe with many Asian fusion choices for dessert, drinks, appetizers, rice…read moreplates and noodle bowls. This is the older sister to the newly revamped Noriega Cafe on the other side of the park. Service is good with online or hard copy menu and the ability to order thru your phone using a QR code or thru the wait staff. I prefer the quickness of the wait staff and the ability to ask questions about the food. We ordered: - Rose BBQ Chicken Wings, we're addicted to the wings. - Popcorn Chicken and Taiwanese Minced Pork over Rice plate, chicken in the tapioca batter was perfect and minced pork rice could be better with more minced pork - Beef Brisket Won Ton Noodles with Bock Choy in a Spicy Chili Pepper Sauce, braised brisket was tender, wonton was tasty with shrimp and pork filling, noodles nice and chewy and sauce was chili tingly....good mixture - Rose BBQ Chicken Wings, addictive.... - Watermelon Green Tea Slushie was refreshing - Boba Milk Tea, good light chew boba This restaurant is less busy than its Noriega sister, has decent parking on Geary and is not cramped (tables more spaced out) like the other restaurant. Overall, a good place to get a quick bite or dessert. They also have scratchers, two per table for food or merch. My lucky wife got a blind box containing a stuffie while I got long fries to use next time.

This is a no frills joint, definitely helps if you speak Chinese. The ladies here don't speak much…read moreEnglish but they will get by. They are understaffed and can get busy, so don't expect much service. I'm used to this and know what I'm getting myself when I come here, so please have patience. I do like the baked pork chop rice here, it's a big portion and quite tasty, the vermicelli noodle soup is also a big portion and a good price. It's a casual joint and very mom and pop. Support a local business!

Stopped into VIP Coffee & Cake Shop a few weeks ago for the first time. My family and I were next…read moredoor ordering some dim sum and I suddenly had a craving for some egg tarts. By chance, I stopped into VIP Coffee & Cake Shop to see if they may have any solely for the convenience of their location. To my surprise they had a lot out on their display and so much more. Definitely have been sleeping on this spot. VIP Coffee & Cake Shop is a cafe located on Broadway in Chinatown. Their menu offers a mix of savory options and desserts. There is ample seating for customers to dine in (many were dining in during my visit), although several patrons while I was in the restaurant were ordering to go as well. Definitely a popular spot. Service was prompt. Prices on the menu were affordable and portions of the plates for those dining in were generous. As mentioned, we came for egg tarts and they definitely did not disappoint. We ended up ordering several to go because they hit the spot! Highly recommend. Looking forward to returning to VIP Coffee & Cake Shop in the near future. Their food looked (and smelled) great. Also, can't get enough of their egg tarts!

Wasn't feeling too well so decided to get takeout from a Hong Kong cafe. I tried Venus Cafe at…read moreother locations but it was my first time at this location. There's a daily special on the whiteboard inside the restaurant that comes with a drink if you pay a few extra dollars. I wish it came with more options but can't complain. The stir fried beef was super flavorful and the beef was tender! The onion was also sweet. I would definitely get this again! The baked tomato pork chop was alright. The tomato flavor wasn't too strong, which was disappointing but the pork chop was tender and not too dry, so that was good.

Upon sitting down and ordering, you get a complimentary seaweed soup which is common at some HK…read morecafes. The soft canto ballads playing in the background really adds to the ambiance lol. Baked seafood combo with white sauce (2/5 stars): You have the choice to pick this over rice or spaghetti and I chose rice. This is my go-to item at a HK cafe so I know what I like and it is not this! The flavor was bland and needed heavy seasoning. The cream had a strange slight sweetness to it. I did appreciate the corn and the rice being egg fried rice but those were the only saving graces of the dish. If I'm craving this dish, I'd definitely go elsewhere. Beef chow fun with gravy (5/5 stars): Ok NOW we're talking! Another one of my staples, this was actually so flavorful. You can taste the "wok hei", the smoky charred flavor made by the wok on a gas stove. And to still be able to taste this under wet gravy? Just perfect. I'd get the chow fun again and try the hot desserts next time I'm here!

Food came fast, the taste is pure chinese cuisine. Reasonable pricing with amazing customer…read moreservice. 100% recommend.

Delicious dessert, highly recommended! Definitely worth the visit! Will come for other dishes!read more

LOVE LOVE their ribeye steak. It's incredibly flavorful, and for under $30!! That's almost unheard…read moreof these days. I've had a few disappointing steaks lately, but this place has officially become my go to!! I hadn't been back in over a decade. They were always famous for their pork chop, which I used to eat all the time during my early college years. Now that I'm in Chinatown/FiDi more often, I'm so glad I decided to come back. The service is pretty typical for a hole-in-the-wall spot... it's not what people come here for. The restaurant is very small and parking is challenging but I'll definitely be back for that ribeye.

New Lun Ting Cafe finally resurrected. They were full on a Tuesday night. We had the egg rolls $9,…read morebeef tongue $16.45, rib eye steak $27, wings $11, roast pork & corned beef $16.45. The little booths are now gone, walls repainted, new lights and new menus. The staff is the same. Although, I didn't see the skinnier lady tonight. Food remains the same with excellent service. Wait time was longer than usual because they were busy. Meals come with free tea, pot sticker and soup.

I've ordered from LetsSweet Kitchen a handful of times now and they honestly never miss. If you're…read morecraving proper Hong Kong cafe-style food, this place is the real deal. A few standouts you have to try: The Curry Combo: This is pure nostalgia. Curry Beef Brisket over Rice: The brisket is incredibly tender and slow-cooked Braised Pork Hock over Rice

I was on my way to REI when I realized I hadn't eaten breakfast and was ravenous. I looked on Yelp…read moreand saw that LetsSweet Kitchen was nearby. But it was packed as it was the lunch hour, so I decided to come back after shopping. When I returned, a group had just left so I got their table. Everything on the menu looked really good. As much as I wanted to order most of their snacks, I decided on getting the chicken and pork jowl rice bowl. I also got their icey grass jelly to refresh myself from all the walking. The chicken and pork bowl was yummy! The chicken had a nice crisp from the skin. And the pork was very flavorful and slightly chewy. It came with a savory sauce that was almost like teriyaki. The grass jelly, which came with coconut milk, was truly refreshing on a sorta hot day and not too sweet. The space is small, but there are plenty of tables to accommodate parties of four. Service was quick and friendly. I need to come back here with friends so we can try multiple items off their snacks menu.

Little bit small interior. Nice big XLB (xiao long bao), crispy green pancake, flavorful Sichuan…read moredumplings (could be spicier), and good eggplant/green bean dish. Service was pretty fast, in and out quick with food being served quickly as well

My husband and I both found it to be okay. We got combination fried rice, pork & shrimp dumplings,…read moreand the beef brisket noodle soup. Nothing was very well seasoned. Not sure if this was an off day because the place was packed so clearly others like it. Service was a well oiled machine. We put our name on the waitlist with the tablet and got seated within 15min. Food came out quickly. Parking: street parking throughout Chinatown.