It is my second time here. The first time I tried the chicken clay pot and this time I ordered the signature yellow eel clay pot. Umm, both are very under seasoned and bland. There is just no taste. What is this a white people restaurant? Glancing over other reviews my experience isn't an isolated incident. They only provide the regular soy sauce and I agree with some other reviewers. They should have provided the spicy soy sauce to add more flavor because even after pouring the soy sauce into the rice, it still tastes very bland. You have to wait up to half an hour for your rice. I would not be coming back given the price they charge is insanely expensive. The default tip is 18% lol. I have visited many clay pot restaurants in San Mateo, San Jose and SF city. They provide much better value and the foods actually have taste. Their service is nice though. They gave me a phone stand when they noticed that I was holding up my phone with one hand while eating with another.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Peter Ma (Pete)
Small restaurant and might need to wait for seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jian Wang
It’s my first visit here. I loved the rice casserole and the fried pork ribs. The rice casserole was very authentic and delicious, just like the best ones I had in China.
The place was clean and the service was great. The manager answered my questions and when she saw there’s oil on my hands, she got me a paper napkin before I asked. I was very grateful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
S
The clay pots are pretty good and the veggies are great! It’s hard to find a place specializing in clay pot rice in the bay area, so this should fit the bill if a craving hits.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
YJ Tung
Deceptively simple dishes, but exceptionally tasty. The one downside is that the clay pots take a while to wait for, sometimes upwards of 25 minutes after ordering.
But if you order delivery, they separate out the crispy rice which is a nice touch.
Dined in and ordered out several times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
David Chan
Authentic, Hong Kong Style Clay pot rice
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Jack Lau
If you want that comfort food kind of rice pot, this restaurant does it right. Your friendly local neighborhood joint that will serve up a meal that will fill you up. Our server was extremely attentive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Yunong Xiao
Authentic clay pot rice place. Tastes like you’re back in guangzhou. Get the clay pot rice with eel, it’s delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Allen Lee
My son and I really enjoyed the clay pots very much. It’s not fast food … they do cook the rice in the clay pot, so expect to wait a little before it comes out. It’s worth the wait. The burned rice at the bottom, when mixed with the rest of the clay pot gives it a wonderful texture that can’t be replicated except by giving the clay pot rice time on top of the flames.
Robert Wu
Ordered the yellow eel, goose grain, beef brisket in clay pot, spare ribs with black bean sauce, popcorn chicken, and soy marinated combo.
Food: 2-4
Ambiance: Casual Value: 3.5/5
In terms of the claypot, the goose grain was the best and most flavorful (4/5). The yellow eel was a disappointment as it lacked flavor. Just tasted bland (2/5). The spare ribs were okay but still could’ve used more flavor (3/5). The beef brisket was great though (5/5). Was very comforting, soft beef that pulled a part, great flavor and sauce. I’d order that dish again. The popcorn chicken surprisingly was better than it looked. The breading was okay, but the chicken was juicy (4/5). Service was fine as it’s mainly 1-3 staff managing the counter and attending to tables. Could be more attentive though. Value wise, it is pretty reasonable but not as good as some competitors. I probably would try something else before coming back again.
Clay pot rice was really good. I had 3 people and ordered a large rice, 2 soups and veggies.
Tony Cun
Really authentic clay pot rice! I’m a stickler for clay pot rice and this place is legit. To have a restaurant that dedicates it’s menu to clay pot rice is amazing. If you’ve never had clay pot rice, definitely try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
tony yu
The Chinese sausage was good!!! Will return and try other stuff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Jeremy “Adler”
Signature eel claypot was tasteless, little to moderate seasoning.
Peng Wang
This bowl of rice is very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chinese Sausage, Beef Porridge
It is my second time here. The first time I tried the chicken clay pot and this time I ordered the signature yellow eel clay pot. Umm, both are very under seasoned and bland. There is just no taste. What is this a white people restaurant? Glancing over other reviews my experience isn't an isolated incident. They only provide the regular soy sauce and I agree with some other reviewers. They should have provided the spicy soy sauce to add more flavor because even after pouring the soy sauce into the rice, it still tastes very bland. You have to wait up to half an hour for your rice. I would not be coming back given the price they charge is insanely expensive. The default tip is 18% lol. I have visited many clay pot restaurants in San Mateo, San Jose and SF city. They provide much better value and the foods actually have taste. Their service is nice though. They gave me a phone stand when they noticed that I was holding up my phone with one hand while eating with another.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 3
Service: 4
Small restaurant and might need to wait for seating.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
It’s my first visit here. I loved the rice casserole and the fried pork ribs. The rice casserole was very authentic and delicious, just like the best ones I had in China.
The place was clean and the service was great. The manager answered my questions and when she saw there’s oil on my hands, she got me a paper napkin before I asked. I was very grateful!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
The clay pots are pretty good and the veggies are great! It’s hard to find a place specializing in clay pot rice in the bay area, so this should fit the bill if a craving hits.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Deceptively simple dishes, but exceptionally tasty. The one downside is that the clay pots take a while to wait for, sometimes upwards of 25 minutes after ordering.
But if you order delivery, they separate out the crispy rice which is a nice touch.
Dined in and ordered out several times.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Authentic, Hong Kong Style Clay pot rice
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
If you want that comfort food kind of rice pot, this restaurant does it right. Your friendly local neighborhood joint that will serve up a meal that will fill you up. Our server was extremely attentive.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 5
Authentic clay pot rice place. Tastes like you’re back in guangzhou. Get the clay pot rice with eel, it’s delicious!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
My son and I really enjoyed the clay pots very much. It’s not fast food … they do cook the rice in the clay pot, so expect to wait a little before it comes out. It’s worth the wait. The burned rice at the bottom, when mixed with the rest of the clay pot gives it a wonderful texture that can’t be replicated except by giving the clay pot rice time on top of the flames.
Ordered the yellow eel, goose grain, beef brisket in clay pot, spare ribs with black bean sauce, popcorn chicken, and soy marinated combo.
Food: 2-4
Ambiance: Casual
Value: 3.5/5
In terms of the claypot, the goose grain was the best and most flavorful (4/5). The yellow eel was a disappointment as it lacked flavor. Just tasted bland (2/5). The spare ribs were okay but still could’ve used more flavor (3/5). The beef brisket was great though (5/5). Was very comforting, soft beef that pulled a part, great flavor and sauce. I’d order that dish again. The popcorn chicken surprisingly was better than it looked. The breading was okay, but the chicken was juicy (4/5).
Service was fine as it’s mainly 1-3 staff managing the counter and attending to tables. Could be more attentive though. Value wise, it is pretty reasonable but not as good as some competitors.
I probably would try something else before coming back again.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 4
Restaurantji Recommends
Clay pot rice was really good. I had 3 people and ordered a large rice, 2 soups and veggies.
Really authentic clay pot rice! I’m a stickler for clay pot rice and this place is legit. To have a restaurant that dedicates it’s menu to clay pot rice is amazing. If you’ve never had clay pot rice, definitely try this place!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
The Chinese sausage was good!!! Will return and try other stuff
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 3
Signature eel claypot was tasteless, little to moderate seasoning.
This bowl of rice is very good!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Chinese Sausage, Beef Porridge
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