Says barbecue style so I assumed it was over a flame but everything was fried in oil. The qual was good and the clay pot was decent. Pretty oily though
Aaron L.
Service is great!. Food comes out fast. Its fresh and delicious! Really good casual spotswhere my friends vome to hangout. Bonus points because they're open late! A little pricey but well worth the money.
Itsjsme T.
I stumbled on this little Cafe Cantonese style restaurant off Freeport Blvd thru Yelp searching for Clay Pot Rice We tried the beef spare rib Clay pot rice To my delight, the flavor was delicious but be forewarned, make sure you order appetizers bc the Clay pot rice will take approximately 25 min. to cook Beef skewers and garlic egg plant were our choices
Samantha L.
We ordered a big variety for my husband's birthday. Our favorites were the lamb skewers, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, fried mantou with sweetened condensed milk, and preserved meat clay pot rice. The seasoning was so flavorful, and the meat was juicy and a little charred. We'll definitely go back!
Pam L.
A friend recommended this place and it was a hit. The skewers are yum - the pork belly and shrimp was delish. The bacon wrapped mushrooms were also yum. We had the veggies and beef on rice and were already so full. Food kind is trickles to the table. I do wish it all came together sooner. Having the rice with the skewers would have been nice versus having it alone. The place is a little pricey once you add up all the small dishes but still worth going. Good for a medium group
Food L.
Had their clay pot. It was pretty bland. The sausage and eel was good better than the pepper steak. We loved their tea. Feels homey
Ethan T.
It's a small hole in the wall in a random plaza. There wasn't a lot of seating, but during the time we went (9pm) there wasn't a lot of people. They have a wide selection of food items from skewers to clay pots to herbal soup. This place is a very traditional Chinese restaurant with catered taste. The place is a little pricy with small portions, but the ingredients they use are very exquisite. There was no music and no one talking so the place was a little awkward. The food was filling, but I would not recommend it to individual who aren't open to exploring exquisite or select tastes.
Ginger W.
This was a tricky review because the food was very good, but we had a very expensive upsell. We ordered S & P chicken wings, cold cucumber, lamb skewer, sausage skewer, Clay Pot Ribs with blank bean sauce and tried to order Onh Choy. They were sold out of Onh Choy and they asked if we could substitute Bean leaf. We said that was fine, but ended up getting a 17.99 side dish of bean leaf. But it wasn't a side dish. It was a huge order. It was the same size container as our clay pot order. So we paid $18.99 for claypot ribs and $17.99 for bean leaf? How can you charge $18 for a vegetable side? It is very good, but it's such a large portion we didn't even eat 1/2 of it. They also gave us cold seaweed instead of cold cucumber. No biggie, as it was the same price and very good.. The clay pot ribs were absolutely delicious. The amount was generous and definitely enough for two. We couldn't finish it. The S&P wings were quite good. The lamb skewer had good seasoning. The sausage skewer was ok.
Gotham C.
Weird. No rice. Felt super awkward eating there. Food was affordable and good. Just felt super unwelcomed by the staff. The skewers tasted authentic, just such a weird experience.
Doris M.
First time here. Friendly staff, warm environment. Ordered BBQ lamb, and clay pots! Taste pretty decent! Probably will be back again!
Been here three times since the opening. We lived here for two years and this is already in the top 3 places to eat in the area (mahoroba, abc bakery being the other two). Its that good. The food is always perfectly crispy, the flavors are unique but crowd pleasing. You can tell that the chefs here care about food and are very skilled and experienced. Its good enough to plan an outting for, to drive 30 mins to visit with a bunch of your friends and have a fantastic, memorable time. Its unique enough to be an experience and probably would make a great location to bring a date. My only feedback, is that while the tea offerings are a great compliment to the food. Offering beer would take this place to the next level for me. With that I could see myself and 6-8 friends staying here for hours. Im wishing this new resturant all the success it deserves.
Cindy M.
Hole-in-the wall restaurant alert! A total gem! I've seen this restaurant many times passing by all the great restaurants in the surrounding area, but was hesitant to come here because of the so-so comments for the longest time...such as people saying "the portions are small," etc. I'm so glad we gave this place a try! First off, we recently dined at Binchoyaki, which also serves skewers, so naturally I had to compare. I'm only comparing it at the skewers, but I acknowledge they are each different styles at each restaurant (Japanese style at Binchoyaki vs. Northern Chinese style here). However, if you're looking for skewers and drinks in general, I highly recommend Da Fei Ge for the flavor and portions. You can't beat getting 2 skewers for the price of basically 1 or even half of a skewer at Binchoyaki. Not only that, but you don't need a reservation to dine here. We got the following skewers (you can opt for spicy or non-spicy, and I appreciated that our server asked us): - lamb skewers (2) - fresh, tender, not too gamey, perfect amount of spice. - beef skewers (2) - tender, nice amount of spice, one of my fave skewers. - shrimp (4) - whole shrimp with head, deep fried, so crunchy, good spice. Cooked perfectly, not overdone. - chicken heart (2) - also a fave, love the chewiness, good spice - chicken gristle (2) - got a bit of a tough chew, some are a little bony, but still good. Definitely not as tough as Binchoyaki's. - eggplant (2) - lots of minced, stir fried garlic, a bit of chili oil. Pretty good! Ordered this because I saw another reviewer ordered it many times. Also ordered a medium eel rice clay pot. The eel has the texture of dim sum chicken feet, where it's a bit chewy, and I liked it. The rice is cooked in the clay pot, so it's a bit crispy when you scoop it out, and it gives it a nice chew/crisp. There's some ginger and green onions in the rice, which make the dish fragrant. Felt it could use a bit more eel for the amount of rice in there. It comes with a side of soy sauce to add, but I also ended up sprinkling a bit of the chili powder to give the rice more flavor, and I'm glad I did! The pot might be small for 1 person, if that's all you plan to order, but personally, I thought it was more than enough even without the skewers. When you add the skewers which are pretty affordable (especially compared to other places), it's plenty of food! Just as a note, the clay pot took a little longer than the skewers to come out, but it was piping hot! Service was good, just the simple ordering and then serving you. They ask that you mark down your order on a paper menu for ordering, and then they confirm your order. They also have a simplified menu, so some of the items you see on Yelp might not be available. You have your choice of 3 different cold unsweetened teas that are self-serve next to the register. I really enjoyed the herbal tea. They had a pretty steady stream of people coming in to dine and placing to-go orders at dinner time...seems like the food is pretty authentic and I'd say it is great comfort food! I would definitely come back!
Peter L.
Wow just wow. The lamb skewers blow me away, it's tender, juicy, just the right amount of spices and cooked perfectly. I would recommend every item on the menu. The free herbal tea is a plus as well. Authentic Chinese food is so hard to come by but this restaurant does it right. I will be visiting this place many times in the future.
Taryn F.
I would mostly likely come back here just for the appetizers. The prices seemed a tad high but I'm sure rent isn't cheap either. - Cucumber salad - $5 very good and generous portion (5 stars) - Fatty pork skewer - $4 delicious and well seasoned (5 stars) - Salt and pepper chicken wings - $8 delicious and well seasoned, it was a little on the salty side but my mom enjoyed them a lot (5 stars) - Salted fish with pork (large size) - $20 ($13 for the small) bought the larger portion thinking we would get more meat. The fish chunks were decent sized. The pork tasted only like pepper. Very very salty. (2 of 5 stars) I would probably not order again. - Sweet potato sago - $4 - portion size TINY and it did not look anything like photo on the menu. Overall it tasted good but didn't have nearly as much filling as the photo. I would not order again (3 stars) Two other customers that came in both ordered a small sized black bean spare rib clay pot ($13 small) and added $2 to add extra sausage. I think I would try that next time.
Wendy N.
I've come here for the chicken heart and gristle skewers and garlic eggplant about 10 times now, so obviously I really like them haha. I do add a bit of salt to them. Some notes: Most of the skewers are SPICY, though it isn't shown on the menu. If you can't handle that, be sure to ask for mild. Please keep in mind that chicken gristle == chicken cartilage. A good chunk of meat is still stuck to them, so the results are delicious, crunchy, and juicy. They use "sausage" to describe both the hotdoggy sausage and the dried Chinese sausages (lap cheong). The preserved meat claypot is simply rice and lap cheong. The lamb, beef, squid, and shrimp skewers were a bit plain, but that could be because I got them mild. Perhaps the spice was part of a seasoning blend? Hope this helps!
Says barbecue style so I assumed it was over a flame but everything was fried in oil. The qual was good and the clay pot was decent. Pretty oily though
Service is great!. Food comes out fast. Its fresh and delicious! Really good casual spotswhere my friends vome to hangout. Bonus points because they're open late! A little pricey but well worth the money.
I stumbled on this little Cafe Cantonese style restaurant off Freeport Blvd thru Yelp searching for Clay Pot Rice We tried the beef spare rib Clay pot rice To my delight, the flavor was delicious but be forewarned, make sure you order appetizers bc the Clay pot rice will take approximately 25 min. to cook Beef skewers and garlic egg plant were our choices
We ordered a big variety for my husband's birthday. Our favorites were the lamb skewers, bacon-wrapped mushrooms, fried mantou with sweetened condensed milk, and preserved meat clay pot rice. The seasoning was so flavorful, and the meat was juicy and a little charred. We'll definitely go back!
A friend recommended this place and it was a hit. The skewers are yum - the pork belly and shrimp was delish. The bacon wrapped mushrooms were also yum. We had the veggies and beef on rice and were already so full. Food kind is trickles to the table. I do wish it all came together sooner. Having the rice with the skewers would have been nice versus having it alone. The place is a little pricey once you add up all the small dishes but still worth going. Good for a medium group
Had their clay pot. It was pretty bland. The sausage and eel was good better than the pepper steak. We loved their tea. Feels homey
It's a small hole in the wall in a random plaza. There wasn't a lot of seating, but during the time we went (9pm) there wasn't a lot of people. They have a wide selection of food items from skewers to clay pots to herbal soup. This place is a very traditional Chinese restaurant with catered taste. The place is a little pricy with small portions, but the ingredients they use are very exquisite. There was no music and no one talking so the place was a little awkward. The food was filling, but I would not recommend it to individual who aren't open to exploring exquisite or select tastes.
This was a tricky review because the food was very good, but we had a very expensive upsell. We ordered S & P chicken wings, cold cucumber, lamb skewer, sausage skewer, Clay Pot Ribs with blank bean sauce and tried to order Onh Choy. They were sold out of Onh Choy and they asked if we could substitute Bean leaf. We said that was fine, but ended up getting a 17.99 side dish of bean leaf. But it wasn't a side dish. It was a huge order. It was the same size container as our clay pot order. So we paid $18.99 for claypot ribs and $17.99 for bean leaf? How can you charge $18 for a vegetable side? It is very good, but it's such a large portion we didn't even eat 1/2 of it. They also gave us cold seaweed instead of cold cucumber. No biggie, as it was the same price and very good.. The clay pot ribs were absolutely delicious. The amount was generous and definitely enough for two. We couldn't finish it. The S&P wings were quite good. The lamb skewer had good seasoning. The sausage skewer was ok.
Weird. No rice. Felt super awkward eating there. Food was affordable and good. Just felt super unwelcomed by the staff. The skewers tasted authentic, just such a weird experience.
First time here. Friendly staff, warm environment. Ordered BBQ lamb, and clay pots! Taste pretty decent! Probably will be back again!
Restaurantji Recommends
Been here three times since the opening. We lived here for two years and this is already in the top 3 places to eat in the area (mahoroba, abc bakery being the other two). Its that good. The food is always perfectly crispy, the flavors are unique but crowd pleasing. You can tell that the chefs here care about food and are very skilled and experienced. Its good enough to plan an outting for, to drive 30 mins to visit with a bunch of your friends and have a fantastic, memorable time. Its unique enough to be an experience and probably would make a great location to bring a date. My only feedback, is that while the tea offerings are a great compliment to the food. Offering beer would take this place to the next level for me. With that I could see myself and 6-8 friends staying here for hours. Im wishing this new resturant all the success it deserves.
Hole-in-the wall restaurant alert! A total gem! I've seen this restaurant many times passing by all the great restaurants in the surrounding area, but was hesitant to come here because of the so-so comments for the longest time...such as people saying "the portions are small," etc. I'm so glad we gave this place a try! First off, we recently dined at Binchoyaki, which also serves skewers, so naturally I had to compare. I'm only comparing it at the skewers, but I acknowledge they are each different styles at each restaurant (Japanese style at Binchoyaki vs. Northern Chinese style here). However, if you're looking for skewers and drinks in general, I highly recommend Da Fei Ge for the flavor and portions. You can't beat getting 2 skewers for the price of basically 1 or even half of a skewer at Binchoyaki. Not only that, but you don't need a reservation to dine here. We got the following skewers (you can opt for spicy or non-spicy, and I appreciated that our server asked us): - lamb skewers (2) - fresh, tender, not too gamey, perfect amount of spice. - beef skewers (2) - tender, nice amount of spice, one of my fave skewers. - shrimp (4) - whole shrimp with head, deep fried, so crunchy, good spice. Cooked perfectly, not overdone. - chicken heart (2) - also a fave, love the chewiness, good spice - chicken gristle (2) - got a bit of a tough chew, some are a little bony, but still good. Definitely not as tough as Binchoyaki's. - eggplant (2) - lots of minced, stir fried garlic, a bit of chili oil. Pretty good! Ordered this because I saw another reviewer ordered it many times. Also ordered a medium eel rice clay pot. The eel has the texture of dim sum chicken feet, where it's a bit chewy, and I liked it. The rice is cooked in the clay pot, so it's a bit crispy when you scoop it out, and it gives it a nice chew/crisp. There's some ginger and green onions in the rice, which make the dish fragrant. Felt it could use a bit more eel for the amount of rice in there. It comes with a side of soy sauce to add, but I also ended up sprinkling a bit of the chili powder to give the rice more flavor, and I'm glad I did! The pot might be small for 1 person, if that's all you plan to order, but personally, I thought it was more than enough even without the skewers. When you add the skewers which are pretty affordable (especially compared to other places), it's plenty of food! Just as a note, the clay pot took a little longer than the skewers to come out, but it was piping hot! Service was good, just the simple ordering and then serving you. They ask that you mark down your order on a paper menu for ordering, and then they confirm your order. They also have a simplified menu, so some of the items you see on Yelp might not be available. You have your choice of 3 different cold unsweetened teas that are self-serve next to the register. I really enjoyed the herbal tea. They had a pretty steady stream of people coming in to dine and placing to-go orders at dinner time...seems like the food is pretty authentic and I'd say it is great comfort food! I would definitely come back!
Wow just wow. The lamb skewers blow me away, it's tender, juicy, just the right amount of spices and cooked perfectly. I would recommend every item on the menu. The free herbal tea is a plus as well. Authentic Chinese food is so hard to come by but this restaurant does it right. I will be visiting this place many times in the future.
I would mostly likely come back here just for the appetizers. The prices seemed a tad high but I'm sure rent isn't cheap either. - Cucumber salad - $5 very good and generous portion (5 stars) - Fatty pork skewer - $4 delicious and well seasoned (5 stars) - Salt and pepper chicken wings - $8 delicious and well seasoned, it was a little on the salty side but my mom enjoyed them a lot (5 stars) - Salted fish with pork (large size) - $20 ($13 for the small) bought the larger portion thinking we would get more meat. The fish chunks were decent sized. The pork tasted only like pepper. Very very salty. (2 of 5 stars) I would probably not order again. - Sweet potato sago - $4 - portion size TINY and it did not look anything like photo on the menu. Overall it tasted good but didn't have nearly as much filling as the photo. I would not order again (3 stars) Two other customers that came in both ordered a small sized black bean spare rib clay pot ($13 small) and added $2 to add extra sausage. I think I would try that next time.
I've come here for the chicken heart and gristle skewers and garlic eggplant about 10 times now, so obviously I really like them haha. I do add a bit of salt to them. Some notes: Most of the skewers are SPICY, though it isn't shown on the menu. If you can't handle that, be sure to ask for mild. Please keep in mind that chicken gristle == chicken cartilage. A good chunk of meat is still stuck to them, so the results are delicious, crunchy, and juicy. They use "sausage" to describe both the hotdoggy sausage and the dried Chinese sausages (lap cheong). The preserved meat claypot is simply rice and lap cheong. The lamb, beef, squid, and shrimp skewers were a bit plain, but that could be because I got them mild. Perhaps the spice was part of a seasoning blend? Hope this helps!