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    4.3 (58 reviews)
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    Boneless Chicken Paw Szechuan spicy
    Will M.

    I haven't left a review for this spot yet, but I've been here at least five times already. It's a little shop that specializes in Chinese cold dishes, and what I come here for the most is their chicken feet. This cold dish is a game-changer because they DEBONE the chicken feet for you! They mix it in a sauce filled with garlic, Sichuan peppers, and other ingredients, making it spicy, tangy, and sweet--super refreshing. While they have other sauces available, my favorite is definitely the Sichuan pepper one. The only downside is that it's $26 a pound for the deboned chicken feet, but to me, it's worth every penny. It's not really a sit-down place, as there are no seats, so it's perfect for takeout. The ladies who help you out are incredibly nice, and everything is sold by the pound, so you just let her know how much you want. They do offer other items, but a lot of people come here specifically for the chicken feet. I normally visit once a week, and it's great to see more people discovering this gem. Plus, they have a stamp card--buy 10 pounds, and you get one free! If you're a fan of chicken feet, I'd definitely give them a try--it's a fantastic dish to enjoy with some beers and friends!

    Amy Z.

    No frills spot for delicious sichuan chili oil chicken! The portions are huge and definitely recommend ordering for takeout and enjoying with some white rice. I ordered online and pickup was smooth!

    Christine S.

    Wildly addicting, even for someone like me who doesn't handle mala spice well. You get quite a lot of chicken feet per order, and the added bonus is that there are few bones to deal with! Takeout only. Parking in this plaza is always a pain to deal with.

    Boneless Chicken Paw
    Grace C.

    Picked up some to go after work and been wanting to try this place. Ordered the Szechuan pepper chicken and the spring onion boneless chicken feet. I ordered mild spicy and the heat was still intense but very delicious. It pairs well with white rice. The boneless chicken feet was pricy, it is charged by the pound. For 1 Lb it was $25.99 . I will be back to try their boneless chicken feet.

    Teng Jiao Ji 藤椒雞
    Ella H.

    This is definitely my NO. 1 spicy seafood of the Chinese "Lao Zhi" The owner is from Qingdao city, Shandong (Province) China. It's a city near the sea where they are abundant in seafood. It used to be colonized by German and Russia so most of the cuisine is diverse and of etiquette flavor. Their dishes are basically the mix of Szechuan and Shandong cuisines. I highly recommend to try the series of "Spicy Seafood" every item is worth trying! This time, I ordered their signature "chili pepper chicken" and again, I was totally impressed about the sauce. Interior seating - The items here are more like appetizers or combination. It's more appropriate to order take-outs and enjoy them at home. Clean and simple decoration indoors. The owner and staff are very friendly and knowledgeable. They know what they are doing!

    1 lb. Chicken Paw with Pickled Peppers
    Emily J.

    Wowza! This place is flavorful and definitely not for the faint at heart. I say that because not everyone eats chicken feet, tendons, or pickled seafood. I must say my favorite item from this restaurant is their marinated Japanese spicy scallops. (A++). It's amazing over rice and furikake. The other items I ordered: Onion Oil Flavor half chicken- Moist, tender, and bursting with sauce (A+) Chicken Paw with pickled pepper- Deboned for you and ready to bite into all the gelatinous goodness (A+) Honey Comb Tripe (A) - tender and tasty unlike some dim sum places that make it hard Dried bean curd (A) - this is amazing in congee and the curds are pre marinated so the flavors really seep in. Black fungus mushrooms (A) - also great over rice or congee. Full bodied flavors and the mushrooms even have a crunch to them. I'm all about textures and these are fun to eat! Potato Slices (A) - I've never had potatoes done this way but they look like Ruffles but are savory. This needs to be eaten fresh when you get them or they become flat the next day. Try it! It's differently a different take on potatoes! I've not eaten here in person only takeout thru Uber. They always get my order correct and they use recyclable boxes.

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    Maggie G.

    I ordered a few items for take out Tuesday around 11:30am. When I arrived the store, there was only one staff, whom was in the phone taking care of personal business despite seeing me walked into the store and waiting to place an order. She continued to speak on the phone for a few more minutes after I walked in. There was one other costumer that was there talking on the phone with her order in the table inside the store. The store was small, I had to use the restroom, and it was located inside the kitchen. I don't know how in the world the health department would passed the inspection!! After seeing the kitchen and restroom, I've already decided this would be my first and last visit. When the staff finished taking care of her personal business, she was actually very friendly, patient, and helpful. After I placed my order, two more staff came into the store and started making my order. I order a couple pounds of spicy bones less chicken feet and a couple pounds of ginger and onion flavor boneless chicken feet @25.99/lb. In addition, I ordered a couple pounds of assorted beef @15.99/lb I think When I got home, I tried the ginger onion flavor chicken feet. I was quite disappointed. First of all, they are not entirely boneless, secondly, some of the chicken feet smelled and tasted like it was old, one can tell it's not fresh. Maybe my expectations were high, so I was disappointed at this place and for the pricy $26/lb of chicken feet that others are raving about. As for its taste, it was pretty good, so I gave them a 3 star for that. They make their sauces for the chicken feet in front of you with four of the flavor options to chose from. After they mix the sauce in a big container, they tossed in the chicken feet and mix them for flavoring. In summary, there are so many options in this area for Asian food, for $26 a pound of chicken feet, I would rather pay for a crab or lobster in the future.

    Charlie T.

    2021 年的美食探訪活動仍受到疫情影響,外帶 Takeout 成了自己主要的探店手段,但也因此發現不少值得推薦的美食,就像是這間開設在 中式美食 Chinese Cuisine 一級戰區 聖蓋博 San Gabriel 的 小濤家 Tao's Kitchen。這裡專賣各種中式冷盤滷味涼菜,就算是同商場內還有其它火熱的中式餐飲品牌,如知名湘菜館 辣椒王、小陸子清粥、冒菜麻辣燙 芙蓉樹下 Hibiscus Tree 等,這裡仍只做外帶專賣新鮮手拌涼菜,作為消暑美食或下酒美味都打出口碑,創造出屬於自己的藍海奇蹟。 推開餐廳大門,整間店的樣貌就可以一覽無遺,以現場製作涼拌菜色的餐臺為中心,至於餐臺上印製的歌名有何特別含意,就沒過問了。 店面面積應該是整個商場的店舖中最「精巧」的,點餐完回顧四周,目光還是回到料理各種涼菜的餐臺,看著自己剛點完的料理正在製作中。 這裡可以電話點餐,或是網路下單點餐,畢竟這個商場是相當難停車的,建議避開在用餐時段前來,詳細菜品內容與網路點餐可以點 這裡。 中式的涼拌與滷味菜色,其實在許多餐廳都有販售,也並不是太特殊的料理,但這裡卻可以單就這幾樣固定的菜色闖出名號,其新鮮的食材與獨門口味當然是關鍵,但也反應在更高的餐點價格上,像是招牌的麻辣雞一份加稅就近$20元,招牌的無骨雞爪一磅也是近$30元。 餐點的價格雖高,但食材的口感與風味都是相當新鮮,各種蔬菜到肉類食材,現點現拌讓醬汁的風味為食材帶來不凡的風味。 獨門的現調醬汁是讓這裡的涼菜風味更加突出的關鍵,而且還可以依照個人喜好來進行客製化的調整,想要辣一點或是麻一些,都可以跟店家說。 購買當天剛好適逢南加州夏日的高溫,直接點上一份招牌的藤椒雞(半隻)、一份涼拌素菜、一份涼拌滷肉,還有一個火燒來果腹,光是這三盒涼菜就要$70的價格,堪稱是豪華的午餐內容。 藤椒雞不愧是招牌的人氣料理,包括辣椒、藤椒、青檸、香菜等調配而成的醬汁,風味清香鮮辣又透著舒爽的後味麻勁,讓原本口感就十分軟嫩充滿膠質的帶皮白切雞多了一番無法抗拒的清新開胃。 在炎炎夏日中吃上這份料理,感覺特別的消暑解熱,就算原本因天熱而感到食慾不振,也能夠在那酸香爽麻鹹鮮入裡的風味入口後感到精神百倍胃口大開。 涼拌素菜點用了藕片、腐竹、海帶、土豆片/馬鈴薯,因為新鮮所以各種食材的口感都很鮮明,藕片與土豆片的爽脆,腐竹的彈性口感都很不錯,唯獨切絲的海帶沒有太多的表現。 用特別的刨刀刨片的土豆,帶有爽朗清脆的口感,隨著咀嚼越是可以感受到那順口的風味不斷刺激著唾液的分泌。 涼拌滷味雖是肉菜,但在香辣的醬汁與調料提味下,無論是豬肚、耳絲、牛肚、牛腱、豬心等,每一口吃來除了有肉香也能感到涼爽清新的食感,還有花生米來增添香氣。 網紅鳳爪(去骨鳳爪)點用了香辣口味,來跟白切雞的麻辣口味來做個對比,雖少了麻勁但香氣更加突出,加上彈性十足的雞爪膠質口感,越吃越是讓人上癮,無法停止手中的進食。 值得一提的是,各種涼菜的醬汁湯水都很豐沛,但口味卻不會讓人感到吃來特別重或是特別鹹,但那剛剛好的醬汁風味又能讓食材的美味發揮至極致,這就是店家的功力所在。喜歡吃辣一些的朋友,一定要記得跟店家額外索取辣油,看似深沈豔紅的辣油風味剛猛帶勁,完全可以讓原本感覺清爽夠味的食材瞬間轉移至另外一個火辣刺激的門派。 覺得雞爪清爽有餘但風味略顯清淡?沒問題,直直將雞爪沉入那豔紅的辣油後再大口吃下,口中瞬間充斥那既香又辣,風味直衝鼻腔的強猛食感。 如果覺得都是吃涼拌小菜,欠缺來自碳水帶來的飽足感,這裡也有自製的火燒(餅)可以來搭配,但口感有點乾還是配白飯比較夠味,特別是把鹹鮮香辣的湯汁澆上飯後。 在涼拌的素菜與肉品滷味之外,這裡的涼拌海鮮食材也很多人喜歡,像是小章魚、扇貝、甜蝦、蟹肉等,透過藤椒醬汁或是麻辣醬汁來調味增香,相信也是會讓人吃得意猶未竟,下回試過再來分享。

    Onion oil flavor chicken 葱油鸡
    Jeremy L.

    The taste of an Onion Oil Chicken is the best and the chicken is tender. Will come back.

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    The chicken feet is the best I ever had! And the front girl is very nice and patient!

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    6 years ago

    Its a bit pricy but the flavor is amazing! Its pretty spicy too. Perfect cold dish or appetizer.

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    Wow, the boneless chicken legs is really bomb. I always get it with the super spicy sauce.

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    The lor mei fan is delicious and service was excellent! Definitely recommend coming here!

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    So addicting, full of flavors and light oil! I ordered half pound to try and it was amazing!

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    Their spicy favor chicken is a must. I really recommend it. The store is clean, the people work here are nice.

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    Definitely a spot you come to on special occasions as it is pricey. We came with a reservation for…read more9 people, and they had everything ready for us when we arrived. We ended up getting a set for $168 this time, which came with 6 dishes. It's also $35 per lb for lobster, and I asked for the smallest one. Apparently, the smallest one was 4.8 lbs, which was another $168, so I'm not sure if they upsold me. Anyways, the food was fantastic and everyone enjoyed it. This is what I thought about the food we got. House Seafood Soup - Simple and clean soup. Good portion, and it was soothing to eat. Lots of squid. (4/5) Clams with Spicy Sauce - Large clams with tons of meat, and the sauce was fire. Always a good choice. (5/5) Crab with Salt & Pepper - Loved the seasoning, and the flavors were solid. (4.5/5) Thai Style Beef Stew - First time trying this, and it was good. A bit different, but the meat chunks were tasty and the overall flavors were good. (4/5) Sautéed Pea Sprouts - Nicely done vegetable dish. It's simple but refreshing with good flavors. (4/5) Fried Whole Fish - This dish was gone so fast because it was delicious. Nicely fried and not overly seasoned. (5/5) Signature Lobster - I feel like you have to get this here since it's their specialty. It's pricey, but in my opinion, it's the best and freshest lobster in town. Tons of green onions, seasoned well, fresh meat, and lots of lobster roe. (5/5) Service was good, and they didn't automatically add a mandatory tip for a large party. The total came out to around $364, which is pricey, but the food was phenomenal. Parking - Valet only, but they have street parking in front. I parked on the street since there were plenty of spots on a Wednesday, but I assume it gets busy on weekends.

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    On the way back from Santa Ana, find LuYiXuan Restaurant in Alhambra, which serves Shanghainese and…read moreTaiwanese cuisine. This restaurant is difficult to get parking because it is located inside a small plaza on the corner of Valley and Garfield. Fortunately, I found a parking space there. The restaurant is not particularly large, But there are many customers dining there. We ordered Garlic Cucumber, Braised Pork Rice, Garlic Water Spinach, Braised Beef Noodles, Sweet and Sour Pork Ribs, Garlic Beef Cubes, and two Thai Milk Teas. I'm able to speak with the owner, who informs me that this restaurant does not use MSG or other ingredients. Everything is fresh and healthy. After tasting the food and the Braised Beef Noodles, I can tell it's really tasty and light, with no harsh components that make you thirsty and want to drink more water. So far, my family and I have really enjoyed the food here. Definitely will return and try other delicious foods next time.

    Prices and portions are fair in this little shop in Alhambra, and the pig ear here is cut thin and…read moremarinated in a classic chili sauce! Service is outstanding and very friendly, and the restroom is clean. Lots of free parking is available in the small lot outside. The restaurant is in a corner of the lot within unassuming outside exterior but very nice interior. The garlic cucumber was crunchy and light in marinade. I enjoyed the pig ear but prefer thicker cuts typically. It would be wonderful to come back to try other entrees.

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    Couple's sliced beef
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