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    4.2 (53 reviews)
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    Duck Pancakes
    Brigitte L.

    Very hole in the wall spot in SGV. The shredded chicken was my favorite and was super fragrant and juicy. The Special Eel with Garlic Butter rice was yummy too. It's only rice and eel, but the eel and rice were flavored really well and we ended up demolishing all the rice. We were most excited for the crispy roast duck pancakes (a play on the beef rolls), but they were a bit small and dry for our liking. Overall, the food was delicious and the service was great!!

    Hainan Chicken Lunch - 6/2/26

    I was excited to tried this restaurant after seeing a recent post on SGV Eats. It turns out a total disappointment. I tried the $9.99 Lunch special Hainan Chicken. The plate came with a big scoop of rice with very little taste of chicken broth. The chicken were boneless with very little meat. I had 5 piece on my plate. Chicken was soft but tasteless. Sour cabbage underneath the chicken. Half a piece of hard boiled egg. You get your 3 sauces. I was still hungry after the small portion. Apparently, there's a minimum charge when using a credit card payment over $20. Otherwise they charged an extra $1 on your bill. Nowhere in the store was posted. So, I placed another lunch special per the recommendation of the owner. She recommended A5 BBQ pork and Chicken rice which was $10.99. When I received the take out. It was ultra light weight. Because I was given paper thin BBQ pork and 3 fatty chicken skins with paper thin white meat attached. I would not recommend this place to anyone. There's far better SGV deals elsewhere than trying to lure people with their $9.99 Lunch Special by filler in rice. With this prices and portion. I'd rather go to Sam Woo, We Chat Cafe, or Garden Cafe.

    Amy Y.

    My cousin recommended this place since it's fairly new. It's a nice diner offering a good variety of Chinese food and drinks. We ordered a few items to share. Unagi Bowl - Served in a stone pot. There was a lot of rice, which didn't quite balance the amount of unagi. The shoyu sauce may have been a bit too salty, likely to flavor the rice. Overall, not bad in taste. Hainanese Chicken - The meat was tasty and tender. Overall, not too bad for a first visit.

    Angela B.

    No Amex accepted, visa or Mastercard only $39 with leftovers for another 1-2 meals! Secret hainan chicken $15 3.5/5 Large portion! Chicken is served cold, rice is ok. I liked the chili and the soy sauce the most. If the ginger scallion oil can be either a little less oily or more salty it'd be great. Shrimp rice roll with egg $10 3.5/5 One shrimp I got was a little fishy, but the others were fine and plump. The rice roll was a little thicker than Ayee, but you get a lot of product. Their sauce could maybe be a little saltier ?? Crispy roasted duck pancake $11 4/5 The best thing! Pancake is crisp and a little dense. Lots of duck and it wasn't gamey. Veggies help to bring some freshness. Service Very sweet. The daughter? Was very pleasant and the mom? Helped me pack my 3 dishes.

    Yvonne C.

    Stopped by this spot to get their prawns again however, they removed it off the menu. Either they're testing out their menu or they've been switching out their chef. Whatever it is, it seems their menu is really inconsistent. Even their chicken rice didn't taste good. It was like yellow oiled up rice. Tonight we ordered Ancient method of shredded salt-baked chicken and it was a cold dish! If it says baked chicken on the menu, I'd assume it's a hot plate of chicken but no, it was cold as ice!! I asked her to recommend a few other dishes and she recommended beef w bitter melon and taishan cauliflower. Both are veggie dishes. We got both her recommended dishes and needless to say, we didn't finish both.

    Kimchi fried rice with clay pot chinese sausage and salted fish
    Kevin L.

    Second time here and this place still does not disappoint. The service is consistently welcoming, friendly, and top notch, which honestly makes the experience even better. The food is delicious, and the duck pancake is a must try. Easily a standout dish and worth coming back for alone. The ambiance is on the relaxed, quieter side, which I actually loved. Since it's a newer spot, it feels a bit like a hidden gem and hasn't been discovered yet. Perfect if you're looking for a chill meal without the chaos. If you're anywhere near the area, this place is absolutely worth checking out. Highly recommend.

    Beef short rib
    Louis C.

    Looking for a new place to try out and found Top One. It offers a mixture of Cantonese, northern Chinese and HK style western dishes. The lady who waited on us was super nice and attentive. The large beef short rib with red sauce seemed pretty popular based on Yelp reviews. It was very tender; but, it was a bit bland for me. The roast duck scallion pancake rolls were unique and tasty. The star of the meal was definitely the clay pot rice. It was very legit and had the proper burnt crust at the bottom. I'd come back again and again just for that.

    Marcus L.

    Top One is fairly new. They opened several months ago and I've been here once for dinner. I My experience was good and the dishes I tried beat my expectation. The restaurant is simple and casual. FOOD We asked them for recommendations and all of the recommendations (half-chicken dish, duck pancake roll, veggie dish) we went with were good. The curry wasn't spicy but it was still good. The portion sizes are also a bit larger than they seem. SERVICE Friendly and helpful PARKING Shared parking lot (free). Can sometimes be hard to find parking. Street parking is also available.

    George C.

    Its small and cozy so can be a bit of a wait at peak hours bu the food is really good. I first came here after hearing about the eel curry rice which I like to try at every location that offers it and it was pretty good, also available with garlic fried rice instead if one isn't up for spicy. Hainan chicken can be ordered whole, half, or an entree with rice, very tender and flavorful and a must order for me every visit. The clay pot rice is well made here, good grains, good timing and fire control to get a nice crispy layer, my friend likes the freshwater eel topping and I go for the pork patties. We asked a waiter for recommendation and they suggested we try the roast duck roll, it feels like a cross between a pre-rolled Beijing Duck in pancake and a ShangDong beef pancake roll. Good food, try and visit off peak hours!

    Pork chung fun, good!
    Meryn D.

    The second time here and we ordered togo, we were sad about the food quality, the portion of the sweet and sour pork was very small, and they gave us fat meat that we couldn't eat. They didn't have beef chow fun so they gave us shabu beef meat chow fun, which tasted bad. The only thing was good was the rice noodles roll (cheung fun). We probably won't come here again.

    Cam H.

    PLEASANT AND YUMMY Excited to have a new delicious Cantonese food spot in town. Plenty of seats and cute vibes. Everything was freshly made and serve to order. I really enjoyed my lunch and got my rice noodle fix!! Solid hainan chicken and the duck wrap was soo good. The wrap was flakey and warm and the duck was tasty. Service was attentive and nice. Will be back!!

    Salt baked shredded chicken
    Mimi C.

    My friend brings me there last month since the Chinese name of this restaurant attracts her, she used to work at Wai Chai (灣仔) district when she lived at Hong Kong. Even though the name had nothing related with the interior decoration (she said the wall decoration looks more like a local city of Guangzhou), but the food didn't disappoint us. We both love the salt baked shredded chicken so much! This dish becomes our all time favorite, we then come back for couple times and they keep the standard. The chicken is not salty, but the meat tastes fantastic every time. The peanuts were delicious too, crispy like our family's traditional homemade LNY snack. We also got the rice rolls and some other dishes, they were good too, but we loved the chicken dish the most. The service was nice, they were friendly and helpful. I will keep coming back for sure!

    Beef noodle, shrimp rice rolls, claypot rice, and sweet and sour pork
    Wendy X.

    On my trip to Los Angeles, I was recommended the Top One restaurant from my LA friends who was telling us about new Cantonese restaurants in the SGV. I came to try with my friends and ordered the beef noodle, shrimp rice rolls, claypot rice, and sweet and sour pork. Everything was seasoned well, not too salty or oily. We also got the herbal tea which was delicious. It was really good comfort food from our long drive from San Francisco. Service was fast, the owner was very attentive to our table. Semi-noisy and family friendly. Free WiFi. Overall, really love this place and would definitely recommend for other people to come try.

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    Last time being here to be honest, the food was fine but very bad services and dirty table.

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    Food was mediocre. Water tastes dirty . Two people in my party has a stomach ache from it

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