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    Tim's Kitchen

    4.3 (133 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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    Outdoor seating

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    Crispy Pork Belly Rice Plate and Unagi Don with Green Beans and garlic sauce
    Lisa C.

    Came on a Sunday during lunch hour, so it was quite busy! The pork belly is super crispy and succulent. The green beans are slightly crispy and reminds me of DTF green beans, flavorful and cooked perfectly. The special rice dish comes with honey lemon ice tea. We're far out from Davis but was in town and glad we came to try this place out. Service is good too. We loved it so much we decided to order their house fried rice to go so we can have it for dinner. Highly recommend! And you really can't beat the price, which makes the food taste even better.

    Soy Sauce Chow Mein
    Loren P.

    Tim's Kitchen is hands-down my favorite HK cafe to support whenever I'm in Davis. The prices seem to be inflation-proof but the quality of their food is not jeopardized at all. The owners speak Cantonese and Mandarin, so I am able to practice my Canto whenever I order, haha. I've already brought my husband several times with me, and he seconds my opinion regarding the food (he especially loves their pork belly dish). The service is pretty attentive for a family-run restaurant, and the AC is cold. The ambiance is chill and generally quiet, so I always have a peaceful place to enjoy my lunch. I never have to wait long for my meal, and the food is always fresh. Tim's Kitchen is the definition of HK home cooking, and I am very happy that there is such a place in Davis. With most of the entrees, you either get a free soda or lemon tea, and I always get the lemon tea. The prawn dishes, which generally run you at least $16 elsewhere, are only $13 at Tim's Kitchen, so it is my go-to protein. They are always cooked well and never overcooked or rubbery. My favorite so far is their prawns with green bean, in a signature HK black bean garlic sauce! I have also had their Hainanese Chicken Rice (海南雞飯) and the chicken is cooked perfectly and pairs wonderfully with their special rice. The ginger and scallion oil is also delicious. I've had their baked spaghetti prawns in cream sauce and that is sooo yummy. The layer of melted cheese on top is broiled to perfection. There are always people ordering DoorDash, Hungry Panda, etc, so business is always stable for Tim's Kitchen. It makes me happy that others enjoy their food as much as I do. I will continue to support Tim's Kitchen for the long haul and highly recommend coming to support this establishment if you're ever in the Davis area, or even passing by on I-80!!

    Ashley K.

    Wow, their dishes had some wonderful flavors! Very delicious, memorable chowfun, and green beans were so fresh, and flavorful. Spicy wontons had that slightly numbing star anise in it, which I love! The only things I marked a point off is on the beef that was not tender, so I'd probably order pork, chicken or shrimp instead next time. Green onion pancake was crispy and yummy. Bittermelon was really good too. Hot and sour soup was kind of bland. Complimentary iced water tasted great! Definitely coming back.

    Honey Lemon Iced Tea
    Shanna P.

    Great quality and affordable food! For almost $13, you get a whole meal that can feed 2 and an iced tea drink. I always get the baked chicken with cream sauce, and it's always cooked to perfection. I tried other items on the menu and they're just as good! This is perfect for college students. Service was quick, and there aren't usually that much people. This place is so underrated. I love introducing my friends to this place!

    New york steak with spaghetti (thickened black pepper sauce came on the side)
    Han-Nha T.

    This place is very cheap with massive portions. It's good for closer friends who like homestyle Chinese food who you don't need to impress. Because it is fusion it does tend to be a little sweeter, but it has overall good flavors. The tomato and egg had a lot of green onion, perfect heat on the eggs, and green beans had good bite. Meat quality was normal in all the dishes, really good considering the price. Chinese pastas have never been my thing, but if you enjoy that category these are nice. A lot of meat and sauce. For me it's always too monotonous in texture and lacking in flavor. Food came out when it finished cooking so you had food almost immediately. I went on a Saturday 2pm, it was almost the only place open, and it was quite empty. Server was pleasant.

    B. Combo Plate House Baked Meal with chicken and cream sauce
    David L.

    Had lunch with the waifu. The deep fried prawns were great! Tasted fresh or not frozen for a long time. The chicken and cream sauce was ok. Nothing bad but nothing good to say either. The boba was not filled to the top. When I pointed that out to the staff, the reply was 'Only filled to line'. Ok. I got what I got. The boba was agar; I like agar so no problem there. Just wish I had more milk tea. Ambiance is always good. Also got hot water on a cold spring day. Letter of Recommendation: B+

    Spicy Green Bean
    Jevanka S.

    My fiance and I decided to drive up to Davis to grab Shah's initially but found out the whole complex was under renovations. So we deciddd to grab Chinese. We used to live in Davis and never saw this place before and decided to give it a try! My fiance and I loved their salt pepper pork chops, pork belly which was super crispy and I loved their walnut prawns! The only critique we have is that we did not enjoy the spicy green beans as much. It wasn't flavorful enough and it was just a preference for us. The green beans were almost like steamed like rather than stir fried. But we ordered a lot of food and enjoyed everything about it. The lady who was our waitress was super friendly and she gave us a great service! I really liked the interior of the restaurant since it looked super Chinese and gave me the confidence that this will be authentic Chinese food! We will definitely be coming back when we are in the area!

    Baked pork chop in tomato sauce over rice.
    Roger Y.

    Adding a few more pictures after a repeat visit recently. Not much has changed. I was still surprised to not see Spam on the menu which is big in Asia Pacific. The interior is pleasant but rather plain. Wish they would use the long bar left from it was a different business.

    Honey Walnut shrimp (10 piece)合桃虾
    Sofia Y.

    Definitely hidden gem! So delicious! Love their iced tea and portions are really good! Wait time is generally pretty short so greatttttt option!

    Baked Pork Chop with Tomato Sauce over spaghetti
    John C.

    Outstanding food at rock bottom prices. Most meals come with a free soda. Friendly service.

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    Christina L.

    New menu, more options that include more Cantonese style dishes as well as the Hong Kong baked dishes. Most of the dishes come with a free soda or honey lemon tea. Greeted when walked in and was able to sit anywhere we like. The baked dishes are a classic Hong Kong style dish. Although it takes a bit of time, it has good portions and it is delicious. ($11.50 - $12.95) The appetizer is very reasonable priced, so you're able to get a variety of things, from scallion pancakes to chicken wings to vegetables. The place is super spacious, it is clean. With their new updated menu, there are many options to satisfy everyone!

    Delicious crispy orange chicken

    The food is always served fresh. For the portions you get, you can easily share. We got an order of chowmein and their orange chicken is soooo good. We shared between 4 people and had left overs.

    Shrimp and rice with black pepper sauce
    Esther C.

    Not to be mistaken for Tim's Hawaiian on 2nd or 3rd, this is a Cantonese style restaurant. The servers are nice but have a little bit of a hard time speaking English. Food comes out slow. So not great place to come if you're in a rush but no doubt one of my favorite spots to eat out because they have filling meals for extremely reasonable prices ($10).

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    I definitely recommend this place to eat! Very affordable and very good tasting food! It's one of my new favorites!

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    First time there. Food was authentic and we tried some items I have never seen on a menu before.

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    Food, Service, Excellent. Quiet, have never found it crowded. Price cannot be beat. One of my favorite restaraunts in Davis

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    The meat I ordered, pork and beef, were just fat. Very very unappetizing. I recommend you try another vendor.

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    Tasty Kitchen

    Tasty Kitchen

    3.4(338 reviews)
    0.2 mi
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    It was Thanksgiving day and my husband had come with me to my weekly shift at the California Raptor…read moreCenter. We were both pretty hungry afterwards and weren't sure what places were open, or what we wanted to eat. We decided to drive around downtown Davis just to get a sense of what was open, and saw that Tasty Kitchen was bustling. We had never eaten there before, but as it was pretty much our only option besides fast food (which I did not want), we decided to try them out and have a good Thanksgiving dinner. I took a quick browse at their Yelp reviews before heading in, and the food looked pretty good, so I figured why not. Since we had come pretty much on a whim (I usually heavily research restaurants before trying new places), we weren't quite sure what to order, but I knew I wanted some carbs. We wanted to share a fried rice, so we chose the dried scallop and egg white fried rice. My husband was eyeing the beef stew lo mein, and I was eager to try the beef chow fun with black bean sauce. We were seated quickly and given hot tea to enjoy. It had been a cold day, so the tea was very welcome. We placed our order and then sat back to people watch while we waited. There were a few large groups dining in, but while watching the staff, they all worked efficiently, and food was constantly coming out of the kitchen. Delivery drivers and those who called in for takeout were also coming and going. We waited a while for our food, but it was also because everyone seemed to have ordered at the same time for the dinner rush (and we had come around 17:45 too). I guess everyone was feeling like an early Thanksgiving dinner. We were honestly amazed by the huge portion sizes when our dishes arrived to our table. Everything was reasonably priced as well, and we knew we would have plenty of leftovers. The beef chow fun with black bean sauce was delightfully saucy, and the noodles still had a nice wok hay. The beef was extremely velvety and tender. My husband enjoyed his beef stew lo mein. The egg noodles were perfectly bouncy, and the braised beef was tender. The dried scallop egg white fried rice was pretty good as well. I had hoped for a bit more wok hay and scallop flavor, but it was a little under seasoned. I would say it was a nice palette cleanser if you will, and at least the rice was nice and fluffy. I would have to say that the food here is comforting and hearty, but it didn't have as much depth of flavor as I would have liked. However, you really get your money's worth when you come here. It was $49 for everything before tip, and we had so many leftovers to take home. Our waiter even took our plates and packaged them to go for us, so that was a nice touch. I'm used to packaging my own leftovers these days. There's something for everyone at this restaurant, and I would like to be back to try some of their other dishes. Another table across from us ordered the Mongolian beef, which came on a sizzling platter, and that smelled so good. That will definitely be a contender next time we visit. I'm definitely thankful that Tasty Kitchen was open on Thanksgiving, and will keep this restaurant in our rotation for a holiday meal.

    Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month has passed and I am late on my reviews but after…read moreenjoying my nieces orchestra concert we had a family dinner at Tasty Kitchen! We were thoroughly surprised that we liked all the dishes we ordered! Just check-out my pictures and you'll see what I mean! We especially loved the orange chicken, the house special fried rice and the fried chicken wings! I'm a soup person and the broth for the wor wonton soup and the wontons themselves were so yummy 10/10 would recommend! We got seated right away and our order came out within 15-20 minutes after ordering. Classic Chinese Restaurant vibe with lazy susans and delicious food! And don't forget to drink your hot tea after!

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    Dumpling House

    3.9(1.5k reviews)
    0.1 mi
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    Stopped by with a couple of friends for lunch! We ordered calamari, the pan fried pork dumplings,…read moreand the kimchi pork dumplings. The calamari wasn't quite what we expected. It was pretty heavily battered and not too seasoned, but it wasn't bad. I think there is probably better calamari elsewhere. The dumplings were amazing though! Both came out piping hot. The fried ones had a nice crispy exterior and were super flavorful and juicy. The kimchi ones definitely had a kick, but were also juicy and delicious! We thoroughly enjoyed all of them and would recommend both to anyone in the mood for dumplings. The place itself has good seating options both inside and outside! I would highly recommend enjoying a meal outside on the patio on a nice weather day :)

    It's just ok. If you're needing dumplings it'll do the trick, but I honestly rather buy frozen…read moredumplings from BaoBao 88 or even Trader Joe's. I hate to say it because the workers are very friendly and I love hearing people speak Canto when I'm homesick. Very casual ambiance, might have a wait to be seated but they take a reasonable amount of time to get your food out after ordering. Have a few vegetarian options as well. It is conviently downtown unlike Yang Kee, but I still dont come back to here. I'm glad they've found their audience and seem to be doing well, though.

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    Feast

    Feast

    3.7(205 reviews)
    0.4 mi
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    Great authentic chinese food!…read more We ordered the original style fried fish and the chef accidentally fried their marinated sliced chicken as it looks similar - we totally get it and we did not mind at all as it was delicious! As soon as the owner realized, she immediately told us she will get us a new one and was very cordial and friendly about it all! In general we feel while both are good, their fried chicken is much more flavorful compared to their fried fish. The space is shared with little gem Belgium waffles, is spacious and very clean. We are looking forward to trying their other food!

    Previously Cajun Feast and now Feast Cafe, right at the entrance to downtown Davis. New management…read moreaka the sweetest Chinese couple ever!! They can speak English and try their best. Everything here is made in-house, super authentic, and at a great price. It's clean and well-lit inside, and I even got a tour of the kitchen/storage which is well-organized and I saw that everything is made from scratch. I had the xiaolongbao, $9 for 8 pcs which is easily the best price in Davis. There's a good amount of meat inside and the meat is really soft. The chili oil was also great imo, not overpowering like other places and perfectly spicy. Unc Wei has made xiaolongbao for 20 years and is looking for feedback as he wants to make sure the filling suits local tastes. Highly recommend and will be coming back often!

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    Taste of Original

    4.1(223 reviews)
    13.1 miSouth Land Park
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    Although this was only my second time eating at Taste of Original, I am still impressed with their…read morefriendly and attentive service, the very excellent "original" menu items and the cleanliness of their facility. This place seems to be very popular with the elderly Chinese and their families, which is a joy to see generations eating and enjoying each others company. Additionally, their portions are large enough to share and still have leftovers. I will definitely recommend this place to my friends and family.

    ** Takeout experience only **…read more Wow. Thank goodness. I finally have a good Chinese spot. Despite there being endless selections in Sacramento sometimes the American Chinese options are .... bleh ... They are either too oily. Mediocre taste. Overpriced. It's hard to find one that really stands out. Recently my coworkers and I all pitched in on takeout from here for Lunar New Year and ordered five dishes as takeout. One of my coworkers was the one who recommended this spot. Let me just say the food was incredible. The seafood chow mein was the standout dish out of everything. Loaded with octopus tentacles, scallops, shrimp. Feel like half the time you get seafood options these days they skimp out but this place did not disappoint. The fried rice was a little more unique than I've personally tried before with pieces of beef and cabbage. But still very tasty. And the pork dishes we got including the sweet and sour were just incredible. One thing I do want to mention was some pieces of the pork did have a bone attached, but I honestly didn't mind it much. The flavor made it up for it. Also inside of this place looks very modern, clean. Since we only got takeout I can't say for certain service for sit down but ordering and getting our food was simple. The staff were very kind and friendly. Again, THANK GOD I finally have a good Chinese food option. No more oily salty food or Panda Express.

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    Yummy Cafe

    Yummy Cafe

    3.4(566 reviews)
    13.5 miCurtis Park
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    If you're looking to try some Hong Kong style cuisine, Yummy Cafe would have been the place to go…read moreto! I am very sad that they closed down, and it feels heavy in my heart as I'm writing this review. When you first step in, you are hit by a wave of nostalgia and it feels like you've been brought back to your childhood. The restaurant gives off a feeling of being back home and it's decorated simply with some pictures of their food on the walls. The servers are friendly and straightforward, which is something I'm used to with other Asian restaurants. My favorite item to get was the stir fried chow fun with chicken. Every time I ordered, it was cooked to perfection! The noodles had a great texture and the dish was seasoned nicely overall. I also liked to order a Hong-Kong milk tea on the side with it as part of the lunch special. The wait time for the food wasn't that long, as I typically come with a few people every time I go. I will miss Yummy Cafe, and I really hope they open up again in the future. The food was made perfectly each time I visited and it does not disappoint in any way. Thank you Yummy Cafe for the wonderful experiences I had!

    We have been on the lookout for a HK style cafe since relocating from the Bay Area and we're happy…read moreto say this is it! Visited (twice now) on Saturday afternoons after perusing the Midtown Farmer's Market. This is the type of place where you know locals frequent. Tons of menu options and authentic tastes await. Look around on the walls for postings of (seasonal) specials/menu add-ons. We were checked on frequently and had everything we needed. If you pay in cash there's a discount on your total. We're sure to hit this place up whenever we're in Sac!

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    3.6(204 reviews)
    13.2 miHollywood Park, South Land Park
    $$

    My friends and I enjoyed singing karaoke and dinner on a weekday night here! We came in with no…read morereservations and wanted a smaller room, but unfortunately all the smaller rooms had reservations already. We opted for a medium size room, which had a bar-like seating area and multiple couches. Salt & Pepper Fish: This was crispy and well-seasoned and personally my favorite snack/dish! Green Beans: There was a good balance of garlic and spice, and this made for a good side vegetable dish. Empress Martini: They originally brought out the wrong drink (Espresso Martini) and double-downed that it was the correct drink. Thankfully, I was able to convince them that it was the incorrect drink, and I was brought the Empress Martini instead, which was refershing and smooth. Good food and drinks, and the selection of music is ample to choose from (there is also the option of searching up Youtube videos).

    Me and my friends love this place - not for the karaoke (we do home karaoke), but for the snack…read morefood and Cantonese cuisine staples! On addition, it's always the only place open after 10 pm so when we have the munchies, this is the go to. I recently came back from the east coast and, like always, this is always our first gathering spot, and for many other locals it is the local 3rd place. If traveling from out of town, come here if you want to get a feel for Sacramento, and it's charm!

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