Really enjoyed this place. The fish we had was very delicious and the fish and chives dumplings were great. I've never had fish and chive dumplings before. Service was prompt and there was no wait. Theres parallel parking in front but its usually filled. Theres a lot behind the store and parking in the next street. The surrounded area is residential so you should be able to find a spot after some hunting. read more

Tasty Place - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

We had not planned on eating here but last-minute decided to dine here given this was our only option in the vicinity. But I'm not upset at all about this impromptu decision as we had a great meal here. Our table of 6 ordered a variety of dishes and everything was delicious. the most notable items for me were the spicy wontons and fish in chili oil. The dishes were spicy but not so much so that you couldn't enjoy the actual flavors of the dish. For those that like the Szechuan tingling feeling, the chicken in explosive chilis was also quite good. We had also given the string beans, green onion pancake, and pork and shrimp dumplings a shot and all of them hit the spot. I'm usually a huge fan of braised beef noodle soup so decided to get that here too. It wasn't the same as if I had gotten this dish at a Taiwanese restaurant; compared to the strong flavors of the other dishes, this one was pretty mild. So it's something I would skip next time I come, but every other dish was on point. Our waitress was also great at taking care of us, bring out our food quickly and helping us to clear the other plates. Even after we finished our meal and overstayed our welcome by continuing to chat, the staff didn't make us feel rushed to leave. read more

Tasty Place - Spicy wontons - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

The place is nice enough. They say they are Szechuan but its Szechuan-ish with some american chinese food mixed in. read more

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Came here recently for a late lunch while I was in the area. Wanted to try a new place and was craving Chinese food so came here after finding it on Yelp. It was not too busy when we came and were seated immediately. The menu had a good selection but we decided on 3 items: the braised beef noodle soup, Dan Dan noodles and eggplant with garlic sauce. The standout was the eggplant with garlic sauce. It came out in a hot bowl and was cut thinner than usual, which I enjoyed as each piece had more of the sauce on it. The sauce was also super flavorful. The Dan Dan noodles came out and were soupier than expected. I am used to the drier sauces with more of a mala flavor but the Dan Dan noodles were not that spicy, which made it taste more like a noodle soup than a dan dan noodle. The braised beef noodle soup I was really looking forward to as there were alot of good reviews. However, the beef broth was rather sweet and the beef wasn't as tender as the usual beef noodle soup at my go to places. It was sadly our least favorite of the 3 items. read more

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This spot is a great find. Decent prices with many tasty chinese dish options. The eggplant was so good and very flavorful. The dumplings were very juicy. The food came out pretty quickly and the lady that helped us was very kind. Great spot! read more

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Yeah this place is a must-go. My partner and I visited Shanghai & Chongqing recently and this blows everything we had out the water. - the fish is so fresh you could taste it - the portions are generous - the seasoning is perfect. You can drink the soup without feeling overwhelmed - the spicy mala numbing flavor is exactly what you'd get in China This restaurant is a gem. read more

Tasty Place - Fresh Fish w/ Pepper Corn - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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[Ambiance] - When I step into the resturant. My first impression was a family type style resturant. Many chinese decoration and quite roomy. 4/5 [Service] - Great Service. My food came at a reasonable time. While I ordered some soup the waitress asked if I need some bowls with that. Very Polite and welcoming 4/5 [Food] - 4/5 House Special Beef Noodle Soup 4/5 "TASTE" - Rich Broth w chill oil, Thick Noodles (Udon-like) soaked in a lot of broth had a nice bouncy texture and very flavorful. (I dont recommend this noodle for the Zha Jiang Mian however) Strong flavors and Seasoned well. "SMELL" - Spicy meaty broth aroma "PRESENTATION" - Looked appetizing. The soup had this this spicy red color to it. I'm glad I ordered mild spice. I was still able to taste after eating it. The dish is topped w fusion peanuts and minced meat House Dumplings w Fish and Celery (Steamed) 4/5 "TASTE" - Delicious. Simple but yet tasty. Came out nice and hot. Seasoned quite well. Its just melts in your mouth with each dumpling. Everything from the dough to the fish and celery fused very well together. "SMELL" - Nothing Particular "PRESENTATION" Dumpling looked nice a plumpy. Served with a chilli oil sauce on the side. Aside from that nothing special Lamb Soup with intestines (Seasonal Menu on the wall) 4/5 "TASTE" - Delicous rich broth. Taste like the broth has been boiled down for many hours. Seasoned well. There was assortment of intestines. "SMELL" - Nothing Particular "PRESENTATION" - Nice milky broth topped with some scallion. Additional comments - It was a cold day out. The Lamb soup was probably one of the better lamb soup I have tasted. Very nice on a cold day to warm up your body. Same for the Beef Noodle soup as well. read more

Tasty Place - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

My friends like to get dumplings for takeout from this place so I decided to try Tasty Place for the first time. Jean who answered the phone was nice and took my order over the phone. She recommended their house dumpling (fish and chive) that she said got them in the Michelin guide so I ordered that along with many items marked as popular on their website. I liked their various dumplings, Old Beijing Zha Jiang Mian. hot and sour soup, mapo tofu (it's spicy), eggplant garlic sauce, and fish with flaming chili oil. Kung pao chicken and broccoli beef were decent too. The lao ma won ton comes in a numbing spicy sauce and was good, but it needs to be eaten right away because the won ton wrappers break when they're in the sauce for too long. I saw they had two websites and she said spicyhome520.com is their current website which takes online orders. The older website had an offer for free wang lao ji herbal tea if you spend over a certain amount which she honored. She gave us 4 cans of herbal tea for free, free eggrolls, and increased the portion of the hot and sour soup for us which normally feeds 2. I requested dishes to be less spicy, and they were for the most part except the braised seabass and tofu was salty. read more

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Friendly staff. Food was delicious and came out quickly. Nicky decorated, intimate place. Large menu with so many options. Tried wonton soup, potstickers and sweet and sour chicken. Large portions to share. Would go back to try more! read more

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Still a positive experience, but my bar is where the dumplings in china are at. Also, they gave us the wrong dumpling but offered to replace read more

Tasty Place - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

I thought this place was decent, maybe 3.5-4 stars or so. We had three dishes: -Dan Dan noodles was really good. Noodles were on the thicker side and I really really liked the sauce they had here. It actually paired really well with the wontons that were a little bland. The dish overall wasn't too spicy. I would definitely get this again. -Spicy wontons. I thought this one was a little bland. I had to add some soy sauce and extra chili oil and then it tasted decent. Then I also tried the dan dan noodles sauce with them and that elevated it a lot! -tender beef flaming pot was ok. I thought this was more like mala xiang guo but it was mostly just beef and onion with not much else. -rice was extra. Service was fine with plenty of water refills. read more

One of my favorite places to get dumplings is at Tasty Place. The restaurant is small but cozy. Workers are very friendly with great services. My husband and I used to come here often when we lived in Millbrae. Our favorite is their house salad and the fish dumplings. They used to give free shredded potato on the side, which brought my husband back to his childhood when his grandma used to make it. Fast forward a few years into the pandemic, we decided to order Tasty Place for takeout on Chinese New Year since my husband grew up eating dumplings on CNY. Of course, we ordered the same items: house salad (spicy one this time), fish dumplings, pork and cabbage dumplings, the shredded potato, and the potstickers. Everything is as good as we remembered. The host/server is extremely polite. The restaurant is packed even though at that time, it should have been closed for the worker's break time. The lady ended up giving me a promotional card (stamp card) so we can get a free bag of frozen dumplings after we order the required amount of dumplings. So nice! In terms of food, everything is spot on. Definitely try the non-spicy house salad for a better flavor and the fish dumplings: very juicy, even juicier and sweeter than the pork and cabbage one. Overall, Tasty Place is delicious and worth coming here! read more

Tasty Place - three trays of dumplings in a car - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Good taste and good service. Will go back again. Recommend 火爆腰花(限量) Quick Fried Pig's Kidney（limited) and salt pepper tofu 椒盐豆腐 read more

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"I rarely write reviews, but this experience was too frustrating to ignore. My friend was set to start working at this restaurant on Friday at 5:00pm, as agreed on Tuesday. Then, out of nowhere, she gets a message on Thursday afternoon saying they didn't need her anymore. I mean, really? If you're running a business, basic professionalism and respect for people's time should be a given. My friend had already organized her entire week, working two jobs, only to be ghosted last minute. Beware of places like this--it's just plain inconsiderate and unprofessional." Chinese: "我一般很少写评论，但这次经历实在是让人太无语了。我的朋友周二被告知周五下午5点去上班，结果到了周四下午突然收到消息说不用去了？真是无语！如果你经营一间餐厅，最基本的职业素养和对别人时间的尊重总该有吧？我的朋友还调整了整个一周的时间，安排了两份工作，结果最后一刻被放了鸽子。这种行为真的很不负责任，大家注意一下这样的地方，实在太不专业了。" read more

Tasty Place - Few dish not good anymore! I mean far away from good! Potsticker Mapo Tofu Rice Plate - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

I previously really liked Tasty Place but our most recent visit was disappointing. I really liked their cold sesame noodle dish, but they've since taken that off the menu. We got some dumplings, a soup noodle, and a bean paste noodle. The dumplings were fine, the soup noodle lacked flavor, and the bean paste noodle was also a bit clumpy and flavorless. Service was fine, but we were the only ones in the restaurant for our entire meal. They also didn't receive any take out orders either. Not sure if it was a slow night or if Tasty Place has fallen in popularity. read more

Not bad but I'm comparing it to China so I can't give it the 5/5 but pretty solid for dumplings in America.

This place is by far one of my favorite Chinese restaurants in the Peninsula area. This location is low key but well known. My wife and I had a great experience during our lunch session yesterday. We loved the Mongolian Beef!! The meat is cooked tender and literally breaks apart with the first chew. The onions are sweet and there's just enough red chili peppers; it wasn't overwhelming with heat. My wife is a huge fan of this dish. I loved the House Noodle Soup; this basically tasted like a deconstructed dumpling but in a noodle soup form. The ginger and onion with chive flavor just kept coming. The broth is delicious and has a slight nice chili oily taste. The noodles were soft and almost had the consistency of Soba noodles. We enjoyed their shrimp & chive & pork pan fried dumplings. These were cooked perfectly and paired great with the chili oil and vinegar. This was hand made and tasted authentic. The food here is amazing. We want to come back again and try more of their dishes. We will be back again for more! My Video Review: IG: @theprominentpalate read more

Wow the food is great. Such a surprise find. This restaurant is very close to another Sichuan restaurant and it's right next to a bbq restaurant so make sure you are going to the correct entrance. I recall coming to this place when I meant to go to the Sichuan restaurant so I left last time and I think it was a mistake to try this restaurant only after so many years. This restaurant is amazing. I don't know whether this changed owners but wow the food tastes so good. It's probably my favorite Chinese spicy food restaurant in the Peninsula now. The food portions are small but the prices reflect that and it's nice to see prices didn't go crazy for once. Even the way the ingredients are chopped can tell that the ones in the kitchen paid attention because the pieces are cut properly as opposed to other Chinese restaurants such as Wonderful (they should train the kitchen helper who to chop stuff there). Everything we ordered tastes great. I liked the frog dry pot. I also liked the spicy fish. The pork liver also is tender and flavorful. I really can't find any fault in terms of food here other than maybe presentation but who cares when they taste good. Even white rice tastes good and goes well with spicy food. The service is good and quick. The place is small but has decent number of tables. I don't recommend huge parties due to the space but I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Found the best Chongqing Wanzhou grilled fish in the Bay Area at Millbrae! After work, I wanted to find a Sichuan restaurant to hang out with friends. I hadn't had grilled fish in a while, so we decided to try Tasty Place in Millbrae. Even on a Monday night, the place was packed. The food was absolutely amazing and authentic! I heard the owner used to be a Sichuan chef in China, and the prices are very reasonable, perfect for a small gathering with friends. Highly Recommend: Chongqing Wanzhou Grilled Fish: A whole fish enough for four people. It's fresh, fried, and then boiled, with a perfect blend of spicy and numbing flavors. The seasoning enhances the fish's natural taste, and the veggies that come with it are delicious too. You'll definitely need a lot of rice with this dish! Spicy Pork Kidney: Tender and tasty with a sweet and spicy flavor, served sizzling hot. Highly recommended! Dry Pot Cabbage: Simple appearance but surprisingly delicious. The cabbage is sweet and the basic seasoning is incredible. You'll want more after the first bite! Parking can be a bit tricky, but if you turn right at the next intersection, there are more spots available. The owner and staff are very friendly, and there are lots of non-Chinese customers too. Can't wait to come back for their dan dan noodles and spicy blood curd! read more

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Always friendly service. Noodles and dumplings are super fresh and can't get enough when we come here. Intimate and cozy dining room. Good comfort food! read more

We enjoyed our meal here. We ordered a few rice plates and they all were very well flavored. We got the black bean fish filled, garlic eggplant (with chicken it's $3 more), scrambled egg and combination chow mein. The sauces were so good and so flavorful. We enjoyed the freshness of the veggies and the taste of the meats. The scrambled egg and shrimp was good but could probably have a bit more egg. Nonetheless, we loved the food here! read more

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Dude their dumpling wrapper is so thin. Just wow. When I arrived to pick up my order, it was closing time and Maggie was singing. It was so cute. Behind her I saw chili oil in glass jars so I went ahead and added one to my order. ~$5 additional. I ordered chive, shrimp, and egg dumpling pan fried and Zha Jiang Mian. (Wish I ordered boiled, but wanted to try out her pan fried recommendation haha.) read more

Tasty Place - Zha-Jiang-Mian - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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My photos show the spicy wontons(not spicy though), Taiwanese beef rolls/beef pancake, a sweet/sour fatty pork soup, sea bass + tofu clay pot, pork and cabbage dumplings, and basil eggplant. I didn't love the spicy wontons much since they were spicy at all and the wontons themselves were small and not very stuffed with meat or veggies. I liked the pork and cabbage dumplings though. The beef rolls were good, but there are definitely a lot of places with better beef rolls. It wouldn't be fair to compare Tasty Place's beef rolls to other places since it's not their specialty though. I did really enjoy the pork soup. Besides pork inside it, there's also the thin, clear noddles called 米粉/mi fen inside so it's actually quite filling. The soup was a good consistency as well. The noodles are a bit chewy of a texture so even after you take it home as leftovers, it won't be too soggy the next day. I was disappointed with the sea bass tofu clay pot, I must say. I really love sea bass but this particular dish didn't have much fish at all. It was mostly tofu, which luckily I love too. The name should be changed to Tofu with sea bass, since clearly the main dish is 85% tofu with just a few pieces of fish on top(I believe there were 4 pieces). Next time I'd order fish from the chefs specialty section for sure. The eggplant basil I fully enjoyed. I love eggplant and I order it very often in restaurants. Tasty Place's eggplant basil was super flavorful inside and out. It was cooked just to the right texture. Overall verdict: Tasty Place IS indeed tasty! read more

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We decided to visit Tasty place when we were in the area and craving authentic Asian food. Unlike some of the other areas in Millbrae, it was easier to find parking around this restaurant. Ambiance was down to earth and homey. Service was timely and thoughtful. As soon as we stepped in, we were attended to and seated. They weren't pushy and didn't make us feel like we must rush to order. We ordered green onion pancakes, general tsao chicken, and house special tofu with white steamed rice. Onion pancakes 3.5/5 - pancakes themselves were perfectly fine and tasty but tasted dry as they were not served with any side of sauce. In my experience, most restaurants provide a side of sweet chili sauce which really elevates the experience. General tsao chicken - 3.5/5 - I'm a vegetarian, so I had to rely on my partner's review. He said the chicken was good and tasty but this wasn't the best general tsao chicken he has had. Because it's his go to dish, I ask him to rate it at every restaurant. House special tofu - 5/5 - tofu was incredibly good, perhaps one of the most flavorful tofu dishes I've ever had. Lightly fried and crispy on the surface + soft but not rubbery on the inside, with delicious sweet sauce and peanuts. read more

I was visiting my friend in San Francisco. She heard good things about this restaurant and wanted to try. As we walked into the restaurant, it was not so busy. We got a menu but the ladies who were working didn't really speak English. We wanted to ask more questions but gave up. We ordered dan dan noodles, wanton, and crispy tofu. Dishes were a bit salty but overall flavor was good. The restaurant seemed busy as the restaurant got full while we were eating. The place is not so big and has no fancy decor. But you can get tasty Chinese dishes. read more

We got the spicy beef tendon and squid in flaming pot. Both were really good. The fish with pickle mustard was just ok. Not my fav but overall this place deserve a Food came fast and service was good. Will come back! read more

Accidentally went in this restaurant since the other one is too many people and long wait. We ordered 4 dishes for two people. Best Hunan Fish ever. Really surprised how good it is. Kung-Pao chicken is also very good. Best garlic cucumber ever. It's crispy with well balanced flavors. Hot and sour shredded potato is crunchy and also well balanced. In all, genuinely surprised about the high quality of foods. Maybe the chef is from famous Chinese restaurant in China. Definitely will come back soon. read more

Tasty Place - Hunan fish - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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This is my favorite Chinese restaurant in the area! Their noodle soups, dumplings, and wontons are packed with tons of flavor. The noodle soup portions are very generous for the price, I always have leftovers to take home. I also like that the noodles are thick and slightly chewy, so they don't get soggy the next day. My favorite noodles are the dan dan noodles and braised beef noodles. My friend said that the noodles with the pickled mustard greens was also delicious, with a strong ginger broth. I have only had a few of their meat dishes. The general tso's chicken was also very tasty but you get more for your money if you order noodle soup. Lastly, I appreciate that the prompt, friendly service as well as the nice presentations for the plates, which was a pleasant surprise. read more

Tasty Place - Dan dan noodles (left) and Braised Beef Tenderloin Noodle Soup (right) - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

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Tasty Place. This place is quite tasty indeed! We ordered - beef noodle soup - spicy wontons - dragon eggplant - baby crab (soft shell crab) - fried 3/4 dishes were DEFINITELY above average. We would be happy to come again to try more items and to order the soft shell crab again. OMG. So. Damn. Good. I think I also want to try the five color eggplant next time based on the pics and based on how good our eggplant dish was. Beef noodle soup - serving was HEAPING and they gave what seemed like two servings of noodles in one bowl lol. Plenty of very tender beef pieces. For a restaurant that doesn't specialize in this, it was actually still very good and above average. Spicy wonton - just ok. The skin was thin but seemed like it had hardened (maybe cooked from frozen) and filling-wise wasn't as bouncy or shrimpy as I would have liked from a wonton Dragon eggplant - SO DELICIOUS, we gobbled this one up quick mostly because this was really only ONE eggplant that was cut up intricately and shaped into a dragon. Super cool and highly skillful but I wish it came with more. On the pricey side at $21 but shows their cooking prowess. They call it baby crab here and it was like mini fried soft shell crabs. Perfectly salted and fried. My kids loved this (unfortunately) which meant us adults had only 1-2 pieces lol. I would definitely order this again, I don't even often see soft shell crab or baby crab on many menus! read more

Something different your own hot bowl brought to you not self serve,you don't share your food

We were looking for a good beef noodle soup place and have seen Tasty Place on El Co, so we decided to try it out. The name itself made me salivate, but did it live up to it's name? not so much. Although not crowded, the service was very very slow. Ordered the braised beef brisket soup and found it just so so. The broth and noodles were okay, but overall the soup didn't hit home like I expected. Perhaps the other dishes on the menu are Tasty, but the street parking, slow service and meh soup probably won't have me coming back again. read more

Food was just ok. Was hoping for another good Northern Chinese restaurant, but the flavors were off in most of the dishes. We ordered: - Jalapeno Bean Curd - they do add ground pork which other restaurants don't, but the overall dish was too salty - Shrimp, Pork and Chives Dumpling - the filling was too salty, I prefer to have a more fresh filling so dipping in soy sauce can be optional. Couldn't taste the shrimp and the dough didn't taste fresh or qq - Roasted Eggplant - this dish was pretty good, would appease eggplant lovers. The eggplant is peeled and roasted, but tastes a bit like it has been battered and fried and smothered in sauce - Zha-Jiang-Mian - the ground pork was too salty, but the noodles and the sauce without the ground pork were good - Traditional Sweet & Sour Pork (Guo Bao Rou) - more of a ketchup-based sauce, was too sweet and not crispy enough - House Special Mix - was expecting more based on the reviews, it was just ok - basically a mix of the dried bean curd, seaweed, cucumber, and some mild sauce read more

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Had a great dinner here tonight with my family. We literally ordered so much food, the waitress asked if it was someone's birthday hahaha. Everything we ordered tonight was 5/5! And the portions are huge. We took home so much leftovers and the best part is how affordable the prices are here. The restaurant is super clean and you are able to see the chefs cooking in kitchen. My favorite dishes from tonight were the Braised Beef Noodle Soup, Jajangmian, and Mapo Tofu! read more

Tasty Place - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

I really like the variety and uniqueness of the food. Every thing I ordered was delicious- dumplings and soup. I'll be going here again, I like that they keep true to their family flavors.. read more

We used to go to Tasty Place all the time pre-pandemic, and have ordered delivery from them twice since the pandemic. Both times the food arrived super fast, hot, and just as delicious as we remembered. We ordered the ZhaJiangMian with handmade noodles and the Honey Walnut Shrimp. ZhaJiangMian: The handmade noodles are nice and springy and topped with an excellent ground pork-based black bean sauce. Honey Walnut Shrimp: What can I say, this super decadent dish is deep fried battered shrimp coated in mayonnaise with candied walnuts. I don't think I've ever met a honey walnut shrimp I didn't like. Our roommate got the vegetarian dumplings which were also good. You get 2 additional dumplings when you get them boiled rather than fried or in soup. Tasty Place lives up to it's name and we will definitely be ordering again. read more

Tasty Place - ZhaJiangMian and Honey Walnut Shrimp - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Have ordered take out several times before . Quantity and quality is good. Easy to park nearby and lady behind the plastic sheet (!) is always friendly and healthy precautions in place. Menu is placed outside the front entrance with hand sanitizer available to use. We ordered general tso chicken and Mongolian beef . Would have liked it a little bit more spicy and less oily. But it was still delicious . read more

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Their Beef Noodle Soup is a must try! With their tender beef and flavorful broth, this is easily the best spot for beef noodle soup in the area. Pair it with their soy milk and it tastes extra authentic. Service is always quick and they're the nicest ladies. Street parking is pretty convenient right outside the storefront! read more

I've gone to Tasty Place a couple times and I had a solid experience each time. It is definitely worth coming here if you are looking for authentic Chinese food and their noodles are handmade which is a plus. What stood out to me the most was how clean this restaurant was. The soy sauce containers to the windows were pretty much spotless. The ladies working there also provided great customer service although one time I went, some vegetarian customers came in asking about vegetarian items on the menu and the waitresses seemed a bit confused and didn't know how to help them which was a bit odd. Regardless, I have yet to have a bad experience personally. Food wise most of their items are pretty solid. Their Zha-Jiang-Mian which was at a solid price of $11.99 and Eggplant with Ground Pork and Garlic are easily my favorites although it costed $16.99. You can't go wrong with their dumplings either. Definitely avoid the Americanized type of dishes like the General Tao's Chicken. It was kinda odd and almost tasted like orange chicken. Also avoid the Braised Tofu if you don't like MSG bombs because they put A LOT of MSG in it. It's certainly bold to call a restaurant Tasty Place, but a lot of the dishes really are tasty. There might be some misses in my opinion, but I've been satisfied with a majority of their items. The service and atmosphere are definitely the biggest standouts for me because you don't always get that type of welcoming service at every Chinese restaurant or have the same level of attention to detail in cleanliness. I'd come back again whenever I'm in the area craving noodles or dumplings. read more

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My favorite item here is the pork, shrimp, and chives boiled dumplings. all of their dumplings are made fresh where you can see the cooks making them in front with care. they have a loyalty stamp card for frequent customers. i love their chili oil which they sell in glass containers if you want to enjoy it at home with any meal! read more

Tasty Place - Pork & Shrimp & Chives Dumpling (Soup) - Chinese Near Me - Millbrae, California

Service AND PORTION SIZE very bad. Also, how about a fortune cookie. Really felt taken advantage of by the combination of high prices and very little meat. read more