Inshou Cafe
2942 S Norfolk St, San Mateo
(650) 341-1899
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My favorite style of food growing up is Hong Kong cafe style, so to have Inshou close to home is a treat! A regular order is the baked spaghetti bolognese and brick toast (with condensed milk and peanut butter). Topping it off with a HK milk tea makes it perfect! The staff are super friendly and they remember us, and weโve hardly ever had to wait for a table. Service is fast as well.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
This place had mini taste of Hong Kong. Had the combo breakfast with milk tea. The menu is great with many comfort food. PS: returned for pre SFO flight lunch. Wow even better this time ๐
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jfyi- they do not have sushi or other Japanese food - Google's pics are outdated!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Very close to Hong Kong tea cafe
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Good place to visit for a Hong Kong style cafe. We ordered the curry beef tongue and enjoyed the dish . The portion is good. The fried fish ball is also delicious.
Jan 24, 2026 We came back for an afternoon snack with the special milk tea ๅฐ้ฎๅฅถ่ถ๏ผ้ด้ดฆ. There are not that many customers and make it a great place to chill and enjoy the milk tea.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
THEY OPEN FOR BREAKFAST, 9AM. In the area itโs hard to find a Chinese/Hong Kong restaurant that opens for a legit breakfast/brunch, even on weekdays (closed Thursdays) Authentic and solid Hong Kong breakfast selection (a la carte or set meals), friendly and efficient servers.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 5
What an amazing dumpling place! Totally deserves 5 stars. We came at 9:40am on a Saturday and it was already packed. Obviously the locals know about this place! This is from my 13 year old son: Best soup dumplings I think Iโve ever had. Obviously traditional and great. 6 stars if possible.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Your typical hong Kong-nese cafe. We usually come here for the breakfast sets with HK style milk tea.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
classic cantonese, cheap
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
this porridge 5/5 stars
The Beef stew 5/5
Wontons 7/10 (the shrimp is hard)
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Its name looks like a Japanese canteen but its Cantonese food is great as well!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic Hong Kong style Chinese food with high quality food.
The quality of the food here is a highlight. All that is familiar with Hong Kong style Chinese will agree.
Everything we have ever ordered had always been up to our standard and we have had Chinese food all our lives.
The food is not too oily, not too sweet, not too salty. All the flavors are very balanced.
The HK milk tea is was made in a traditional and authentic way. The bitterness and sweetness is well balanced.
I highly recommend this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food is super fast, just like Hong Kong.
The Portuguese fish baked rice is really good. Top. Fish has a great texture, chewy in a good way. Has broccoli and carrot also cooked well just soft enough. They call it Lisbon fish rice here. Definitely order this again.
Beef brisket soup noodle is top. Has strong MSG but soft flavorful brisket and chewy noodles. Can order again.
We also ordered ox tongue spaghetti, the meat is good texture, the sauce is just okay, it was supposed to be tomato sauce but it was more like a gravy. I've had better of this one.
If you're craving Hong Kong food, this is a decent choice. There aren't that many on the peninsula.
The service is so fast that they were literally taking the plate out from under me while I was still trying to finish the last bite. At least they didn't pull the spoon out of my hand ๐
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
This HK style Cha Chaan Teng was conveniently located near my hotel (Hampton Inn SFO) during my visit back in May. I had their Hainanese Chicken Rice as well as salt & pepper chicken wings for take outs. The chicken rice was decent and the portion size was acceptable. However, as someone who loves the Singaporean version, I was disappointed by the lack of the classic tangy and spicy chili sauce, which really completes the dish. Overall, an average experience.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 3
Had lunch there with few friends that had not seen in few years. One of the few places that serve porridge. N bake beef tongue over rice. Taste is average but the price is reasonable. Serve was really good n friendly. Good place to get together n visit n eat. Will come back again.
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