Chong Yuen Fong 狀元坊 (CYFKitchen)

The food was great. Came here for a weekday for lunch. They are not busy at all. They mainly sell claypot rice with 2 choices of meats. There is also an option to choose daily soup or drinks with cheaper prices that came with meals. I think soup around $5 plus and drink $3 plus. After finish, we get to try their Portuguese tarts, which are quite good. Overall, this restaurant is 1 woman show. She did the cashier, cooking and serving to you. I'm not sure about washing dishes. The only things that need improvements are their bowls, have some stains and no paper napkin on tables. Other than that, their dishes are quite good.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 4

The egg tarts are delicious! The taste is crispy, sweet but not greasy. Fortunately, I bought it, I like it

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Clay pot rice is best for dine-in! Everything tasted authentic and not too salty/MSG. My favorite was the cha siu, which they make in-house. It was delicious and probably the best cha siu I’ve had in LA. There was only one employee taking care of everything and she was so nice and kind. Highly recommend this restaurant ⭐️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place takes me back to Hong Kong based on the decor and menu. For 8 people we ordered 5 different bowls, 1 bok choy dish, 1 soup, and multiple egg tarts. For the claypot, you can choose up to 2 different proteins and add additional toppings like a fried egg.

- Minced Pork & Preserved Meat Claypot
- Mushroom & Chicken Claypot
- Beef Brisket Claypot
- Char Siu Rice Bowl

All the rice dishes were solid, with the best proteins being the minced pork and char siu. Highly recommend doing the minced pork + char siu combo in a claypot! The char siu was succulent and tasty!

Given that the main offering are rice dishes, I recommend that this restaurant offers more side dishes or the option to purchase the meat as is. In fact, we ordered another beef brisket bowl but told him to hold the rice. We saw that another lady coming in who wanted just the char siu for takeout but she left because she was told it had to be a rice bowl.

The egg tarts are really good here! The pastry is standard but it’s the filling that really takes it over the top.

The prices are SO cheap compared to every other restaurant these days. We even ordered more to-go. The total for 6 bowls, 8 egg tarts, 1 veggie, 1 soup, and a drink was $110.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: portuguese egg tart 2 pieces 葡式蛋挞 2只, Honey Sauce BBQ Pork Claypot Rice

Small corner restaurant, no front access, must enter from parking lot area. Expect 15-20min as food is made to order.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 4

If you don’t like MSG food like me please support them. This place is authentic and tasty. Their egg tarts sold out by night time so get them early. We had our clay pot with chicken, mushrooms and five favors pork , extra veggies and soup. So good served with their sweet soy sauce.
The server told us to add our salt and for soup; this is the very first time a restaurant hand us pink salt. I just feel like home because they serves pink salt. ?

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 5

Service: 3

It's a very retro place, the dining atmosphere is very good, the food is surprisingly delicious, and you can tell that every meal is prepared with great care.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I'm extremely disappointed with my recent experience at this store. I ordered the chicken soup last Wednesday, but it was a total letdown. The soup tasted like water with Chinese herbs, lacking any flavor or meat taste whatsoever. To make matters worse, the tiny box was not even full, and they charged me $10 for it! This is hands down the worst soup I've ever had in my life. As a Cantonese person who grew up having soup daily, I had high expectations, but this place failed to deliver. I regret not getting a refund or exchanging it for something else.
The soup was so bad, I threw away the soup, that I felt like I was throwing my $10 bill away. I'm surprised to see many good reviews, but I wish I had read the lower-star reviews before visiting. If you are soup lovers like me, I recommend avoiding this place and saving your money and time. I will never come back here again.

Atmosphere: 1

are u serious about the portion of eel? for 17 bucks

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 2

Chong Yuen Fong is owned and run by a friendly Hong Kong couple, serving traditional clay pot rice dishes, soups and egg tarts. While, they do offer more commonly found streamed rice bowls with a choice of meat, their clay pot dishes are superb. They prepare their meat here as well as their tarts, and they are delicious. Prices are reasonable and the service is friendly and welcoming. This is simply wonderful Cantonese cuisine.

Parking: There is a free lot in the back. Finding a spot is generally ok.

Wheelchair accessibility: You can easily navigate and enter into the stores on the ground floor. An elevator can get you to the upper level.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Best Hong Kong pot rice in town

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Portuguese Egg Tart 4 pcs, Honey Sauce BBQ Pork Claypot Rice

Very authentic Cantonese/HK style clay pot steam rice. Great job!

Food is in the pricier side but taste compensates that.

Great service when not busy. Space is small and comfy. It is hiding at the end of the hallway across the building if you enter from the parking lot. Will come back with friends.

Order and pre-paid at the counter before sitting down.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The food wasn’t full of flavor as I expected. We ordered the Hainanese Chicken Rice and the Beef Rice Clay Pot. We added sauce as well, and it still seemed like it still lacked something. The place was empty and slow, and service was great. I just don’t think I’ll be coming back again, especially totally $30.Parking is widely available in the back. Lots of seating if it’s slow. Averagely priced.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 2

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: 15 Hainan Chicken Rice

This is a cute little restaurant that mainly serves clay pot rice and steamed soup. I like its casual atmosphere. This is a place where you can grab a quick bite without having to pay a huge tip. The clay pot rice is made to order and you can choose different meat toppings. The soups are also filled with authentic Cantonese soup ingredients. I like that they serve the soups and rice unseasoned, so you can decide how much salt or soy sauce you want to put in. I would recommend giving more veggies and meat so that the clay pot is filled with toppings rather than looking a little empty. Even if the price is a little more expensive, I think the customers would find it more appetizing.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Very authentic claypot rice, the rice is very cooked, I hope the boss will consider adding yellow rice ?The egg tart and soup are both delicious.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5