Been coming here for years, one of my favorite restaurants of all time. Every meal tastes home cooked. The pan fried pork buns are to die for.
It’s not glamorous, but the prices are good, service is friendly, and food is tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Chen Jinli
Authentic Shanghai style food !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Sophie Chow
Really yummy food in a cozy mom and pop location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Pork Buns
Kevin boenzli
Outstanding food! Very friendly service. I‘m definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Ke Z
Beef pancake is good. But tomato with scrambled egg, a chinese classic dish, is weirdly executed, more like a soup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Leiping Gong
Their pan fried pork buns are probably among the better ones even if compared to the restaurants in China.
cav kat
Small place, food was good. Price is fair. We had pork belly noddle soup, loved it. Combination noodle soup, beef wraps. All very good. Will go back again..
I was excited to try Zen Noodle Bar because the menu has lots of classic Szechuan dishes. I had the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup and Beef Wrap. Both dishes were overly sweet and had the same foul taste of cheap vegetable oil. The Spicy Beef Noodle Soup didn't have any Szechuan peppercorn numbing spice, or really any spiciness at all. The service was good, so I do appreciate that!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
Eric Liang
This place makes the best pan fried pork buns I’ve had in the Bay Area. I love this place!
No service at all. The tips, calculated based on the after-tax amount, are mandatory and the waiter will impose an amount for you to pay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Jolene Wu
No service at all. The tips, calculated based on the after-tax amount, are mandatory and the waiter will impose an amount for you to pay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
Jessica Lau
I understand that you're running a business and need to cover operating costs, and you don't want people using your facilities without making a purchase. However, continuously doubting and questioning your customers is incredibly disrespectful and uncomfortable. It made me feel like I was being treated as a liar, which is unacceptable, especially when we had genuinely patronized your restaurant. This kind of behavior can significantly harm your business, as it creates a very negative impression and discourages future visits.
So here comes our experience visiting this place: Last week, my mother-in-law and I took my two kids out for a trip. By lunchtime, the kids had already fallen asleep in the car. Worried that my mother-in-law might be hungry, I suggested she go ahead to the restaurant to eat while I stayed in the car with the kids. Our plan was that when the kids woke up, I would take them inside to eat.
After my mother-in-law finished her meal and came back to the car, the elder child woke up shortly (about 10 minutes later) and urgently needed to use the restroom. I understand that restrooms in restaurants are typically for customers only, but since my mother-in-law had just dined there, I thought it would be okay. If the elder child was still hungry after using the restroom, we would eat first while my mother-in-law stayed in the car with the still-sleeping younger child.
When I entered the restaurant with my elder child, I noticed a sign at the entrance saying that restrooms were for customers only. So, I explained to the first person who greeted us that my mother-in-law had just eaten there and my child needed to use the restroom. The first person didn't say anything, so we proceeded.
On our way there, an older lady approached us and asked again. I explained the situation once more. When my daughter finished using the restroom and we hadn't yet reached the dining area, the same older lady came up and asked, "Are you sure you just ate here, I have asked everyone and I got a negative answer" I told her that my mother-in-law had just eaten there. She then asked who my mother-in-law was. I described her attire and I mentioned that I still had the receipt from her meal. She asked, "Really?" I said, "Of course, I just threw it in the trash in your restroom. Do you want me to get it for you?" Her skeptical tone and expression really got under my skin. So, I retrieved the receipt from the trash and showed it to her.
This experience was really unpleasant and upsetting. We left after the younger child woke up, without following our original plan to dine there.
Been coming here for years, one of my favorite restaurants of all time. Every meal tastes home cooked. The pan fried pork buns are to die for.
It’s not glamorous, but the prices are good, service is friendly, and food is tasty.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Authentic Shanghai style food !
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Really yummy food in a cozy mom and pop location
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Fried Pork Buns
Outstanding food!
Very friendly service.
I‘m definitely coming back!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Beef pancake is good. But tomato with scrambled egg, a chinese classic dish, is weirdly executed, more like a soup.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Their pan fried pork buns are probably among the better ones even if compared to the restaurants in China.
Small place, food was good. Price is fair. We had pork belly noddle soup, loved it. Combination noodle soup, beef wraps. All very good. Will go back again..
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Noodle Soup, Wrap, Braised Beef
I was excited to try Zen Noodle Bar because the menu has lots of classic Szechuan dishes. I had the Spicy Beef Noodle Soup and Beef Wrap. Both dishes were overly sweet and had the same foul taste of cheap vegetable oil. The Spicy Beef Noodle Soup didn't have any Szechuan peppercorn numbing spice, or really any spiciness at all. The service was good, so I do appreciate that!
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 2
Service: 5
This place makes the best pan fried pork buns I’ve had in the Bay Area. I love this place!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Fried Pork, Dumplings
Best wonton in the bay area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Restaurantji Recommends
Authentic shanghainese restaurant.
They speak shanghainese if you do!
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s pretty good food for takeout. The dumplings are tasty and juicy.
I like the fried dumplings and the wonton dumplings.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Spicy Wonton, Fried Pork Buns, Fried, Dumplings
No service at all. The tips, calculated based on the after-tax amount, are mandatory and the waiter will impose an amount for you to pay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
No service at all. The tips, calculated based on the after-tax amount, are mandatory and the waiter will impose an amount for you to pay.
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 2
Service: 1
I understand that you're running a business and need to cover operating costs, and you don't want people using your facilities without making a purchase. However, continuously doubting and questioning your customers is incredibly disrespectful and uncomfortable. It made me feel like I was being treated as a liar, which is unacceptable, especially when we had genuinely patronized your restaurant. This kind of behavior can significantly harm your business, as it creates a very negative impression and discourages future visits.
So here comes our experience visiting this place:
Last week, my mother-in-law and I took my two kids out for a trip. By lunchtime, the kids had already fallen asleep in the car. Worried that my mother-in-law might be hungry, I suggested she go ahead to the restaurant to eat while I stayed in the car with the kids. Our plan was that when the kids woke up, I would take them inside to eat.
After my mother-in-law finished her meal and came back to the car, the elder child woke up shortly (about 10 minutes later) and urgently needed to use the restroom. I understand that restrooms in restaurants are typically for customers only, but since my mother-in-law had just dined there, I thought it would be okay. If the elder child was still hungry after using the restroom, we would eat first while my mother-in-law stayed in the car with the still-sleeping younger child.
When I entered the restaurant with my elder child, I noticed a sign at the entrance saying that restrooms were for customers only. So, I explained to the first person who greeted us that my mother-in-law had just eaten there and my child needed to use the restroom. The first person didn't say anything, so we proceeded.
On our way there, an older lady approached us and asked again. I explained the situation once more. When my daughter finished using the restroom and we hadn't yet reached the dining area, the same older lady came up and asked, "Are you sure you just ate here, I have asked everyone and I got a negative answer" I told her that my mother-in-law had just eaten there. She then asked who my mother-in-law was. I described her attire and I mentioned that I still had the receipt from her meal. She asked, "Really?" I said, "Of course, I just threw it in the trash in your restroom. Do you want me to get it for you?" Her skeptical tone and expression really got under my skin. So, I retrieved the receipt from the trash and showed it to her.
This experience was really unpleasant and upsetting. We left after the younger child woke up, without following our original plan to dine there.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 1
Recommended dishes: Noodle Soup
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