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Tim's Kitchen

4.3 (134 reviews)
Open 11:00 am - 8:30 pm

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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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Food is awesome and you get a lot. Didn't like having to pay for refills (even just one single refill on a tea), and the service is slow

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Fast, authentic southern Chinese cafe style food. Service is good, nothing to complain to rave about.

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Price, quality, all amazing and always consistent. Best spaghetti baked pork chop and Portuguese/macanese chicken

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The Good: - Drinks are on point…read more - Food was delicious - Food portions are very good The Bad: - Everything was very good noting bad to report. The Ugly: - The server was not very attentive and not available during our dinner.

When we arrived to meet my son for dinner, we were greeted and seated. The place was semi busy. The…read morewaitress greeted us and asked if we were ready to order, we just sat down, of course not. We finally ordered water and an appetizer while we waited for my son. He finally arrived and we sat there for another 20 minutes until the waitress decided to come back and take our order. She wasn't the most friendliest, seemed to be a bit irritated and you could hear her nect to the bar talking w the other waiters complaining about customers. Our food took forever to arrive and I could see other people waiting for service also and water which was taking forever. The food finally arrived. The appetizerbruschetta was good, and husband liked his calzone, everything else was mediocre. While we were sitting there still eating, the waitress had the audacity to come by our table and didn't just put down but almost a flung, slid boxes in the middle our table- we all looked at one another, like? That was a turn off, because it wasn't even close to closing time, we were still eating after waiting for the food. So we just left, my fiancé thought that was extremely rude of her, didn't even ask us if we wanted the boxes, just came over and tossed them onto the table. Rude.. I also had asked her for a fork earlier and she reponded with a disgusted face and a (what?) I used the restroom also which wasn't the cleanest. Manager contacted me, very professional and was obviously not content about the outcome and review. She took this seriously, and wanted to get down to the bottom of this and rectify the issue at hand. That made me feel more at ease.

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