Hong Kong Cafe - San Lorenzo, California

H L. (.

I’ve often visited Vietnamese restaurants around this area but never tried this one before. The main reason was that, from the outside, the windows and the area around the entrance looked cluttered and unclean. However, today, I found out my usual Vietnamese spot was closed, and since I was already hungry, I decided to give this place a shot. To my surprise, the interior was modern, clean, and well-designed, which was quite unexpected.

Once I got the menu, I was amazed by the sheer variety of dishes. It featured not only fusion options similar to what you’d find at a leisure café but also traditional Hong Kong-style dishes. There were so many choices that I spent a long time deciding what to order.

I ended up trying the stir-fried beef with ginger, onion, and green onion, which was excellent, as were the sweet and sour spare ribs. However, the seafood soup was far too watery, and the baked meat sauce spaghetti was disappointing. It seems like they’re trying to offer too many options, which might be diluting their quality. I think they should focus on their specialties and narrow down the menu a bit to refine what they’re best at.

Still, the sweet and sour pork spare ribs and the stir-fried beef were so delicious that I’ll definitely come back again.

John L.

Pleasant place to have lunch. The food had good flavor quality and quantity.

M W.

Service was very attentive as soon as we walked in. They have a great happy hour menu from 2:30pm-6pm. We got a bowl of brisket noodle soup for $4.25. You can't beat that price. The meat was super tender and tasty. The noodle was really nice. The broth was really clear. Also got the brocolli and oyster sauce for $4.65. It came out quite nice and crunchy and the amount was quite substantial eventhough it was the happy hour amount. Since I was really hungry, I also order the salt and pepper chicken wings for $4.25. It was not oily and the spices were just perfect. It tasted so good. Next time I will need to order two plates of the wings...The chef here really knows his stuff. Plus, the place is really clean. Would definitely go back next time I am in the area.

Chi H.

Not bad overall.
Parking maybe an issue.

There are a lot of varieties to choose from.
Food is ok, but the quantity is good.

J K.

Good and authentic Hong Kong style. But maybe not among the top in the Bay Area. We ordered beef chowfun and bake pork chop rice, which are the staple of HK style cafe. The noodles and rice are very good and full of flavor. But the meat was a bit dry for both.
BTW, prices are very reasonable and much cheaper than what you can find in SF and South Bay Area.

Miguel S.

This is an authentic Chinese food. They have been serving more than 20 years. They are always busy because their food is top quality.

Samuel Y.

This place is a famous Char Chang Ting style set up. Food is very delicious and the price is very reasonable as the Char Chang Ting famous for. Staffs are very helpful and professional. The orders are as follows. Braised Pork,8 precious tofu clay pot,and the Book Kin fried rice. Professionally prepared.

Junyan L.

I just love their fried rice. They know how to make it perfect, not oily all all and yet it is very tasty .