HL Peninsula Pearl
$$ • Cantonese, Dim Sum, Seafood
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1590 Old Bayshore Hwy, Burlingame
(650) 697-1288
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HL Peninsula Pearl Reviews
Spare ribs, abalone siomai, and super large shrimp dumplings are delicious.Service is popular and indifferentThere are large windows and a large space for dining at a round tableIt's pretty atmospheric
This is a Cantonese dim sum restaurant. As compared to others of this caliber (any restaurant offering specialized teas), I found the food so so. The liquid gold buns (I do not know what the correct name is - see picture) was not liquid; it was on the solid side. As you can see from the pictures, the sauces on the dishes was kind of gelled. For dim sum, food should be temperature hot, otherwise, it gels up. Service was okay. I had to flag the server many times to refill the...read full review
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Hours
Monday | 5 - 9:30PM 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
Tuesday | 5 - 9:30PM 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
Wednesday | 10:30AM - 2:30PM 5 - 9:30PM |
Thursday | 5 - 9:30PM 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
Friday | 5 - 9:30PM 10:30AM - 2:30PM |
Saturday | 9:45AM - 2:15PM 5 - 9:30PM |
Sunday | 9:45AM - 2:15PM 5 - 9:30PM |
service is fastshrimp dumplings had a nice crunchsalted egg yolk bun is a bit mushy when hot, but better cold. a bit under-filled tooegg tarts are flakey, but a tad dry, and had a durian-esque aftertastejasmine tea was inoffensivebeef balls had a nice orange flavor, but overall a bit too soft. I wish they had more water chestnuts.the wild rice deep fried shrimp rice noodle thing was a surprise. surprisingly solid