I hadn't been to Pepper Lunch in 8 years-- and I had to come back to tell y'all it is just as good as you remember (+ way better than Sizzling Lunch!)
I went on a Friday evening, but there was no line at 5:30 right when they opened. Even leaving at 6:30, the restaurant was medium-full. I remember having to queue up for hours, seems to not be the case anymore.
I stuck with my classic, #1 Beef Pepper Rice. Is it just me, the portion seems even bigger now?! They still give the extra garlic butter on request which is always my favorite part. I've seen some reviews talk about the meat quality going down-- to be honest it felt the same to me. I had no complaints there.
The prices really haven't been hit by inflation all that much, my #1 was only ~$15 pre-tax/tip. Considering it's been 8 years since my last visit, this is not a big change at all!
I value Pepper Lunch for their prices and maintained quality. Still a pillar of the community in my opinion!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepper Rice
sion cheong
The server was very friendly, and the food was delicious! I ordered numbers 1, 3, and 14!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Dilay Sayer
Delicious food & so many options to choose from!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
oliver lou
Great food n good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Alexica Qian
Reasonable price, better than sizzling imo. I like to add one egg on it to make it more tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice
Ziping Liu
The food is average, far inferior to sizzling lunch
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Ray Kwan
Good food as always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Pepper Rice, Steak
Jun Bautista
Diner beware. This location is not official location of the Pepper Lunch chain, so the offerings may look the same, do not expect it to measure up to the real thing. Was this an official location and refused to change the name when the real thing pulled out of Norcal? I’ve frequented Pepper Lunch overseas as well as the Las Vegas and Alhambra locations, and this does have the same look and feel, and nor do they make an effort to make that distinction.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
Daniyel Garcia
The original. Way better than the copycat Sizzling Lunch.
I ordered the beef yakasoba, it was very good and fun to watch the beef cook on the hot plate in front of me
Bill Murphy
Flavorful food with a unique experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice
Daniel B
I ordered the beef yakasoba, it was very good and fun to watch the beef cook on the hot plate in front of me
Mahasin Abdullah
The curry beef pepper Udon (garlic butter) was delicious ? So much so that I had to try and recreate it at home....I'll be heading back for more, lol! The staff is extremely polite ?, and the service is excellent. It's a great spot to grab a quick bite, and you will not leave disappointed!! ??
Pepper Lunch is always a great meal! I enjoyed my yummy food with all the fixings available (cheese, eggs, garlic butter, garlic soy sauce, teriyaki sauce). We had a short wait and entered when the house was packed. The service was also amazing with such kind servers. We had the beef pepper rice and the curry pepper rice and both were so delicious. We also tried the agedashi tofu and that was amazing as well.Apparently, the Yelp “free egg” for check-in is not a deal anymore but our server was so kind to offer it anyways.
I hadn't been to Pepper Lunch in 8 years-- and I had to come back to tell y'all it is just as good as you remember (+ way better than Sizzling Lunch!)
I went on a Friday evening, but there was no line at 5:30 right when they opened. Even leaving at 6:30, the restaurant was medium-full. I remember having to queue up for hours, seems to not be the case anymore.
I stuck with my classic, #1 Beef Pepper Rice. Is it just me, the portion seems even bigger now?! They still give the extra garlic butter on request which is always my favorite part. I've seen some reviews talk about the meat quality going down-- to be honest it felt the same to me. I had no complaints there.
The prices really haven't been hit by inflation all that much, my #1 was only ~$15 pre-tax/tip. Considering it's been 8 years since my last visit, this is not a big change at all!
I value Pepper Lunch for their prices and maintained quality. Still a pillar of the community in my opinion!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Pepper Rice
The server was very friendly, and the food was delicious!
I ordered numbers 1, 3, and 14!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Delicious food & so many options to choose from!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Great food n good service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Reasonable price, better than sizzling imo.
I like to add one egg on it to make it more tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice
The food is average, far inferior to sizzling lunch
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 3
Service: 3
Good food as always
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Pepper Rice, Steak
Diner beware. This location is not official location of the Pepper Lunch chain, so the offerings may look the same, do not expect it to measure up to the real thing. Was this an official location and refused to change the name when the real thing pulled out of Norcal? I’ve frequented Pepper Lunch overseas as well as the Las Vegas and Alhambra locations, and this does have the same look and feel, and nor do they make an effort to make that distinction.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 2
The original. Way better than the copycat Sizzling Lunch.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Garlic Butter, Pepper Lunch, Pepper Rice
Flavorful food with a unique experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice
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I ordered the beef yakasoba, it was very good and fun to watch the beef cook on the hot plate in front of me
Flavorful food with a unique experience.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice
I ordered the beef yakasoba, it was very good and fun to watch the beef cook on the hot plate in front of me
The curry beef pepper Udon (garlic butter) was delicious ? So much so that I had to try and recreate it at home....I'll be heading back for more, lol! The staff is extremely polite ?, and the service is excellent. It's a great spot to grab a quick bite, and you will not leave disappointed!! ??
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Miso Soup, Beef Udon, Garlic Butter, Beef Pepper Udon
Pepper Lunch is always a great meal! I enjoyed my yummy food with all the fixings available (cheese, eggs, garlic butter, garlic soy sauce, teriyaki sauce). We had a short wait and entered when the house was packed. The service was also amazing with such kind servers. We had the beef pepper rice and the curry pepper rice and both were so delicious. We also tried the agedashi tofu and that was amazing as well.Apparently, the Yelp “free egg” for check-in is not a deal anymore but our server was so kind to offer it anyways.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Curry Beef Pepper Rice, Pepper Rice
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