Hop Woo restaurant

pretty good food but funny experience there one time. the tall skinny waiter was super nice, all smiles and very friendly to a table of Chinese people but whenever he'd come to our table his smile would turn into a bitter frown

I've been coming to this place since 1999. It never disappointed me so far. Spicy salt pork chops are my favorite.

The service was extremely poor. We waited there for ten minutes and no one came to assist us. The staff looked at us as if we were blocking their way, and their attitude was very arrogant.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 1

Service: 1

I arrived at 10 til 9 and they were friendly. The restaurant is quaint and warm. I ordered the duck on rice. The duck was cooked well and the rice was just sticky enough to enjoy with chopsticks. Overall a great experience and good value.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This place is legit!! the chinese food is super yummy and full of flavour. Service was friendly, fast and they even packed up our food for us. I havent had chinese food this authentic in LA since i came here from Canada 😅 Best part is, parking was free!! 😂

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

This was not the Hop Woo I remember. For $65 for hot and sour soup, vegetable foo young, chicken fried rice which was all bad. The vegetable foo young g was the wrong, 3 football size foo young not fully cooked. Too much ‘binders’ and not cooked completely was just a huge ball of gunk. So disapointed

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Place stinks of cigarette smoke. Front desk staff guy with glasses is incredibly rude and lacks any manners whatsoever. Food was horrible. If you want to have a genuinely back experience come here. Fast food would be leagues better of this place and you’ll probably won’t get treated rudely and dismissively. Also, wait until you see how they treat gig workers. Shameful.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Food is so so, but employees are very rude (( I’m really disappointed

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 2

Service: 1

Authentic dishes , generous portions, good prices too.

Egg white fried rice,
Any of their congee is a great choice for breakfast the next morning, tooth pick lamb ( so bomb).

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

We’ve ordered takeout from this restaurant numerous times, but this was our first visit in person. The atmosphere and service are fairly standard — though we did notice a few flies occasionally flying around the dining area (not in the food, to be clear) — but the quality of the food more than makes up for it. When it comes to Sichuan cuisine in the West LA area, this place is truly top-tier.

We ordered the Griddle Cooked Cauliflower and the Green Peppercorn Fish, both of which were exceptional. The cauliflower was deeply flavorful, seasoned with rich aromatics and enhanced by the savory intensity of pork belly. The fish fillets were fresh, thinly sliced, and perfectly tender. What really stood out was the use of three different types of peppercorns, which created a layered, complex interplay of heat and numbing spice.

Portions were generous — easily enough to serve three people. In addition to their authentic Sichuan offerings, the restaurant also excels at Cantonese dishes, making it a rare and irreplaceable gem in West LA’s Chinese food scene.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 4

It's been a while since we do dine in here. The restaurant apparently has changed hands. The old folks are not there anymore. The standard chinese dishes that I use to compare Sichuan Chinese restaurants are KungPao chicken and Mongolian beef. They are a notch lower than before, but still pretty good for WLA area. Reviewed again 07/22/25
The place seems to improved. I do recommend this place now. Price factor and quality of food improve.

The salt and pepper fried tofu and string beans are amazing! Lovely ambiance 10/10

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

I ordered kung pao chicken that comes in a pretty small case for 20$ without rice. While the food was pretty good, the dish consisted of mostly onions on the bottom and throughout. I personally don't feel this place is worth the money.

very slow service

Really good!!