It's old school hole in the wall and I used to eat here 40 years ago. The food is the same... So good. Gai lan with garlic sauce, Chow fun and chicken with black bean sauce. It was so so good just like I remember. When you walk in you can smell the authenticity. Cash only like 40 years ago.
J Chan
My go-to in the SGV. Only takes cash, tho.
Stella Wang
Barbecued pork tastes good ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Leon M
This restaurant has been around Alhambra for many years. Their dine-in menus are very affordable with generous portions, but it's only cash based. Servers there are very fast and responsive. As soon as you sit, you will have hot tea, menu, and setting on your table. Lunch menu is on the back with the starting of $10.99 for each item. Sometimes, their portions could be very inconsistent, so it depends on who work on the kitchen. Other than that, this is my go-to restaurant for lunch sometime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soy Sauce Chicken, Beef Chow Fun with Soy Sauce Dry Style 干炒牛河, Sauce, Roasted Duck
Xuan Mua
I have order uber eat for lunch, three delicacy combination .Sam Woo gave leftovers food from yesterday, food is too dark and dry. The taste is weird. Chow mien is too greasy and the sauce is not good at all, tasted frozen seafood smell very fishy. Disappointed, will not buy again
Food: 1
li rui
Very bad, because I can only pay for the meal in cash, so it wastes a lot of my time. The merchant did not inform me in advance, and there was no prompt in the store. I don’t like to use cash because I don’t like to find a bunch of change. In addition, I can’t eat by myself. I didn’t order much, the waiter didn’t even give me tea, she only gave it to me after asking. It was super bad.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
Nicky Escamilla
the best Chinese food in the area
Joshua
Very good food that is consistently good after mulitple visits. Good quantity too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophia
The service attitude of the cashier lady was too bad, but the roast duck still tasted good.
Angela
The attitude of the cashier at the front desk was too bad, as if he owed her money.
Nostalgic vibe and price (the price feel like travel back in time, before the pandemic). Staff could speak some English, they are very welcoming if you speak Chinese with them.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Lilian Ramirez
This place was recommended to my family by a friend who has gone here for fried rice. When we entered we weren’t welcome so we didn’t know where to go, and ended up ordering by a cashier and then took a seat. The waitress where very rude and complained about us for no know how the restaurant works even though we asked around. The waitress kept staring at us with a mean face and made me and my family feel unwelcome. When we where about to leave, two waitresses kept us from leaving for not leaving any tips, and in the presses of leaving I happen to leave my baby’s baby bottle in the table, and it didn’t even took a minute to before I turned around to go get it, our table was clean and when I asked for the bottle every waitress said they don’t know anything. Not to mention the place smells weird, but at least the food was okay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
Linchi Kwok
I have been eating at this place for a few years. It used to be one of a few A-rated Chinese restaurants in town, but a recent B rating does not stop me from going. I admit that I normally don't write reviews for places I visit, even as a regular customer, but I have seen a lot of unfair reviews or comments here, and I feel I must say something.
This restaurant makes me feel like I'm dining in a Cantonese cafe in old Chinatown in Manhattan or San Francisco. Its service staff and atmosphere give me a special feeling of history about first-generation immigrants. However, I understand that not everyone likes its "old" setting.
They offer the best-value meal in town. Tell me if anyone can find other places offering a better deal! When the minimum wage for fast-food workers has gone up to $20 an hour already (they are fighting for $24 an hour now), this place still offers many $6.99 meals if the orders are placed before 11:30 AM. It becomes unfair to compare the $6.99 dishes with those at $30 or $60 at other fancier places. So, please be realistic. Their regular-priced menu usually costs about $10ish per dish, but it is still super affordable. Here, I want to give the following reviews about the food and service in a more realistic review.
The food is not bad at all. Most of the dishes I ordered have authentic Cantonese flavor. I won't say they offer the best Cantonese food in town, but I would rather pay $6.99 or $10 for an authentic Cantonese plate than a cheeseburger meal.
I am not sure if it is because I can also speak Cantonese myself and communicate well with the servers, but I heard them speaking in English with other guests. They are excellent servers. I have always received good service from this place. The labor cost is so high now, and it is so difficult for any restaurants to find good servers. Sometimes, there is only one waitress or waiter to wait 6 - 7 tables in the restaurants, but they work diligently to provide efficient service to me whenever I eat there.
We are very fortunate that there is still a place in LA or the U.S. that offers very affordable yet authentic Cantonese food in today's super harsh business environment in general. After I eat there, I often order some BBQ to go, but keep in mind that the servers only take care of dine-in options. All to-go orders must be ordered and paid for in the designated area/counter for takeout.
It is not the best Cantonese restaurant in town, but it is a place with a history. I hope they will continue doing well, and I want to come back again often.
For today's brunch, I ordered three dishes at $6.99 each for three persons (the congee comes with a small plate of rice noodles). We were very full. I uploaded the pictures here for your references.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Roasted Duck or Roasted Pork, Wonton Soup or Shiu Kao, Crispy Pork, Chow Mein in Soy Sauce, 乾炒牛河, Roasted Duck
Tommy Diep
Great barQ pork and soy sauce chicken the the best in town
It's old school hole in the wall and I used to eat here 40 years ago. The food is the same... So good. Gai lan with garlic sauce, Chow fun and chicken with black bean sauce. It was so so good just like I remember. When you walk in you can smell the authenticity. Cash only like 40 years ago.
My go-to in the SGV.
Only takes cash, tho.
Barbecued pork tastes good ?
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This restaurant has been around Alhambra for many years. Their dine-in menus are very affordable with generous portions, but it's only cash based. Servers there are very fast and responsive. As soon as you sit, you will have hot tea, menu, and setting on your table. Lunch menu is on the back with the starting of $10.99 for each item. Sometimes, their portions could be very inconsistent, so it depends on who work on the kitchen. Other than that, this is my go-to restaurant for lunch sometime.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Soy Sauce Chicken, Beef Chow Fun with Soy Sauce Dry Style 干炒牛河, Sauce, Roasted Duck
I have order uber eat for lunch, three delicacy combination .Sam Woo gave leftovers food from yesterday, food is too dark and dry. The taste is weird.
Chow mien is too greasy and the sauce is not good at all, tasted frozen seafood smell very fishy.
Disappointed, will not buy again
Food: 1
Very bad, because I can only pay for the meal in cash, so it wastes a lot of my time. The merchant did not inform me in advance, and there was no prompt in the store. I don’t like to use cash because I don’t like to find a bunch of change. In addition, I can’t eat by myself. I didn’t order much, the waiter didn’t even give me tea, she only gave it to me after asking. It was super bad.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 1
the best Chinese food in the area
Very good food that is consistently good after mulitple visits. Good quantity too
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The service attitude of the cashier lady was too bad, but the roast duck still tasted good.
The attitude of the cashier at the front desk was too bad, as if he owed her money.
Restaurantji Recommends
Nostalgic vibe and price (the price feel like travel back in time, before the pandemic). Staff could speak some English, they are very welcoming if you speak Chinese with them.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
This place was recommended to my family by a friend who has gone here for fried rice. When we entered we weren’t welcome so we didn’t know where to go, and ended up ordering by a cashier and then took a seat. The waitress where very rude and complained about us for no know how the restaurant works even though we asked around. The waitress kept staring at us with a mean face and made me and my family feel unwelcome. When we where about to leave, two waitresses kept us from leaving for not leaving any tips, and in the presses of leaving I happen to leave my baby’s baby bottle in the table, and it didn’t even took a minute to before I turned around to go get it, our table was clean and when I asked for the bottle every waitress said they don’t know anything. Not to mention the place smells weird, but at least the food was okay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
I have been eating at this place for a few years. It used to be one of a few A-rated Chinese restaurants in town, but a recent B rating does not stop me from going. I admit that I normally don't write reviews for places I visit, even as a regular customer, but I have seen a lot of unfair reviews or comments here, and I feel I must say something.
This restaurant makes me feel like I'm dining in a Cantonese cafe in old Chinatown in Manhattan or San Francisco. Its service staff and atmosphere give me a special feeling of history about first-generation immigrants. However, I understand that not everyone likes its "old" setting.
They offer the best-value meal in town. Tell me if anyone can find other places offering a better deal! When the minimum wage for fast-food workers has gone up to $20 an hour already (they are fighting for $24 an hour now), this place still offers many $6.99 meals if the orders are placed before 11:30 AM. It becomes unfair to compare the $6.99 dishes with those at $30 or $60 at other fancier places. So, please be realistic. Their regular-priced menu usually costs about $10ish per dish, but it is still super affordable. Here, I want to give the following reviews about the food and service in a more realistic review.
The food is not bad at all. Most of the dishes I ordered have authentic Cantonese flavor. I won't say they offer the best Cantonese food in town, but I would rather pay $6.99 or $10 for an authentic Cantonese plate than a cheeseburger meal.
I am not sure if it is because I can also speak Cantonese myself and communicate well with the servers, but I heard them speaking in English with other guests. They are excellent servers. I have always received good service from this place. The labor cost is so high now, and it is so difficult for any restaurants to find good servers. Sometimes, there is only one waitress or waiter to wait 6 - 7 tables in the restaurants, but they work diligently to provide efficient service to me whenever I eat there.
We are very fortunate that there is still a place in LA or the U.S. that offers very affordable yet authentic Cantonese food in today's super harsh business environment in general. After I eat there, I often order some BBQ to go, but keep in mind that the servers only take care of dine-in options. All to-go orders must be ordered and paid for in the designated area/counter for takeout.
It is not the best Cantonese restaurant in town, but it is a place with a history. I hope they will continue doing well, and I want to come back again often.
For today's brunch, I ordered three dishes at $6.99 each for three persons (the congee comes with a small plate of rice noodles). We were very full. I uploaded the pictures here for your references.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Roasted Duck or Roasted Pork, Wonton Soup or Shiu Kao, Crispy Pork, Chow Mein in Soy Sauce, 乾炒牛河, Roasted Duck
Great barQ pork and soy sauce chicken the the best in town
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Terrible services, they are rude
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 3
Service: 1
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