347656 Sun Dec 03 00:49:18 -0800 2006 33 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 2065013 so i just went through previous postings, and again, I am at a loss for any good chinese nearby.... lucky buddha is okay, been there a few times, but anything else.... i am sick and dying for some spicy hot and sour soup. thanks Sun Dec 03 00:49:18 -0800 2006 11257 Mel 1 2065107 China Village on Ralston in Belmont is probably your best bet though I can't recall having their Hot & Sour soup specifically... Sun Dec 03 01:52:53 -0800 2006 2065013 10378 RWCFoodie 1 2065489 Yan's Garden on Laurel is getting really good reviews by the local parents' online group. I've eaten there and found it fresh, hot and better than many of the others in town. http://www.yansgarden.com/v3/ Also highly recommended is a more upscale place in Belmont called Gin Mon. Sun Dec 03 06:33:09 -0800 2006 2065013 43540 orezscu 2 2065927 After being spoiled eating SF Chinese food, i've sadly come to the conclusion that the chinese restaurants in San Carlos/Belmont aren't up to snuff. Out of curiousity, can you post the link to the "local parents' online group"? Sun Dec 03 16:29:32 -0800 2006 2065489 47091 gourmetwannabe 3 2066117 Have you tried Yan's garden? I'm curious if this could be a new find since I'd love a local dependable chinese food place and it looks like the prices are reasonable. Sun Dec 03 18:00:35 -0800 2006 2065927 15457 peppatty 1 2066042 Sorry, it's a mailing list, not a website. Is there anything in closer towns, like San Bruno (larger Asian communities, I believe) that is more legit? I think the only live seafood tank I've even seen in the area is at Lucky Buddha. Sun Dec 03 17:25:34 -0800 2006 2065013 43540 orezscu 1 2066061 The choices in the is mostly limited to American Chinese. You will need to either head North (San Mateo) or South (Moutain View) for better Chinese. I was told Lucky Buddha has recently changed hands and may not be doing Cantonese/Macau style food. If it go more Northern Chinese it maybe what you may want. Sun Dec 03 17:33:12 -0800 2006 2065013 10686 yimster 2 2098897 My brother who used to order catering from LB for work in San Mateo directly from the owner, told me that the ownership has not changed. In fact the same people also own a restaurant somewhere in San Jose (near where my brother works now, who still frequently puts in catering orders through the same owner who spends time between LB and the SJ restaurant - sorry don't know the name right now). The latest news is that the owner also recently bought Jade Palace at Stanford Shopping Center, so not sure where you heard LB changed hands... Thu Dec 14 12:42:09 -0800 2006 2066061 12872 K K 3 2100222 I went to Lucky Buddha for the first time this past weekend, for take-out. The restaurant is changing its name to "Henry's Garden Restaurant", but it's under the same owner. I'm not sure if the menu is changing. We ordered standard dishes but nothing was very good; perhaps the white board items would be better. The kung pao chicken was probably one of the worst renditions I've ever had. Also we had a discomforting experience when one of the items was missing and tried calling the restaurant about it. The result was weird and I wouldn't order from them again. Thu Dec 14 20:05:17 -0800 2006 2098897 13179 PekoePeony 4 2101351 Well, I was told by someone who knows the owner of LB and I guess I will have to go and try it myself soon. Fri Dec 15 01:33:48 -0800 2006 2100222 10686 yimster 5 2104723 OK so another version of the story I heard tonight during dinner at Chef Wai with family is that Jenny (the Vietnamese Chinese owner of LB) did sell the LB location in San Carlos. The original LB chef is headed for the newly bought Jade Palace at Stanford Shopping Center, supposedly same food. Not sure if the restaurant will now be LB or Jade Palace. My brother said the San Jose restaurant that Jenny owns is so so. If this is all true, then perhaps Jade Palace is the place to go next (assuming the chef from Macau that was a LB will be at JP). We'll see. The part about Jenny buying JP is true though. Sat Dec 16 04:46:32 -0800 2006 2101351 12872 K K 6 2104857 Where is Jade Palace? I wasn't aware that there was a Chinese restaurant in the Stanford Shopping Center. Sat Dec 16 06:38:25 -0800 2006 2104723 10832 Humbucker 7 2104895 Stumped me too. Here's the listing of restaurants at Stanford Shopping Center. http://www.stanfordshop.com/Dining.aspx We can only hope that the horrid Long Life Noodle is kaput. But there is a Jade Palace on California Avenue in Palo Alto, maybe that's the location? JADE PALACE 151 S CALIFORNIA AV PALO ALTO, CA 94306 Phone 650-329-0311 Sat Dec 16 07:19:19 -0800 2006 2104857 10039 Melanie Wong 6 2189581 Any updates on Jade Palace/Lucky Buddha in Palo Alto? Mon Jan 15 04:57:46 -0800 2007 2104723 10039 Melanie Wong 7 2190339 If Jade Palace is the place in the condo complex on California Avenu near the railroad tracks, it is pretty bad. Nice people, good service, but on the basis of my 1 visit, I wouldn't return. I had the dish I usually order to test the freshness of ingredients in new places -- some variation of crispy noodles with seafood -- typically scallops, shrimps, and calamari. I smelled the dish before it hit the table, and clearly some of the seafood was off. A couple of the scallops were grayish, so that may have been it, but they also served the rubbery/preserved calamari which I'm not a fan of. This location has been a death trap for restaurants ...maybe they'll get their act together, but it's a "no" for now. Mon Jan 15 16:07:51 -0800 2007 2189581 11473 doc 8 2191131 Sorry to hear this, sounds pretty icky. How recently was this? Mon Jan 15 19:23:53 -0800 2007 2190339 10039 Melanie Wong 9 2192191 Recently ... I think about a month ago. Mon Jan 15 23:59:16 -0800 2007 2191131 11473 doc 8 2440564 I went to eat at Jade Palace once and I will not recommend anyone to go there. Three of us ordered black pepper cubed steak $19.95 ( recommend by the waiter). Thai style fish, less than a pound, $25.95 on our check, the price written on the board is just $19.95, Jenny told us the price difference is because the chef use a better kind of fish instead of the catfish. It's a rip off. Lastly we had a clay pot of 3 cups chicken. The food is all very bland with MSG and it's not worth for the price. Sun Apr 01 12:30:11 -0700 2007 2190339 87718 AnnCw 1 2066179 well i ordered from Yan's last night and the hot and sour soup was good, as well as the kung pao chicken. It wasn't the best I have had, but it was definitely better than other places we have tried around here. It all seemed fresh and not overly greasy. I also think it might have been better if the delivery guy didn't get lost for 20 minutes. Next time, I would go and pick it up. Sun Dec 03 18:31:54 -0800 2006 2065013 11257 Mel 2 2101435 I ordered Yan's last night and they didn't get lost and were at my house within 20 minutes, food pipping hot and very delicious. I think this might be the best in SC that I have found. Fri Dec 15 02:14:56 -0800 2006 2066179 11257 Mel 3 2101717 There are so many Chinese restaurants on Laurel St in San Carlos, particularly south of Arroyo. Has anyone tried the string of little hole-in-the-wall places -- Flower Drum, Oxford St., Amazing Wok, New Canton, etc. Yan's delivery is very fast, had it twice now. Fri Dec 15 04:36:17 -0800 2006 2101435 43540 orezscu 4 2102644 amazing wok is marginal at best Fri Dec 15 16:33:23 -0800 2006 2101717 11257 Mel 4 2118160 I think that Flower Drum is owned by the same people as Lucky Buddha. We get take out from there often because it seems like the best choice out a mediocre bunch. Their Walnut prawns are good but their hot and sour soup is bland. Thu Dec 21 00:31:05 -0800 2006 2101717 20656 plainjane 1 2066195 Hung To Seafood Restaurant (in South City) is great for dim sum in the late mornings - afternoon http://www.hungtoseafood.com/ Sun Dec 03 18:41:25 -0800 2006 2065013 34428 scarmoza 1 2145472 The best Chinese place we have found so far in San Carlos is Fon Yong. It is next to the Buffalo Wing restaurant on Holly Street across from 7-11. They have a great curry beef. They use only white meat chicken in their dishes, and they use no MSG and very little oil. Their portions are very generous, and they recently started delivery service. We had Yan's delivered once, and we found their food to be very bland. But maybe it was an off night? In San Mateo, hands down our favorite is Little Szechuan, on 4th Avenue. Their Kung Pao chicken is the best we've had, and very spicy with fresh jalepenos. We had take out last night from Oxford Street on Laurel, and it was very good, and large portions. Tue Jan 02 17:49:59 -0800 2007 2065013 63566 vwbug7 2 2234609 I'm glad to hear you've had good food at Fon Yong. Last time I stopped in I got some chow fun that had been boiled almost to a paste, but in the past I've enjoyed several meals there. Yes, they use all-white chicken meat, which I think is unusual, and he has some meat prep technique where the chunks have a rough-looking surface texture (but are extremely tender). The woman who runs the front of the (small) house is extremely friendly and remembered me though it had been maybe three weeks between my first and second visit. In fact, one time I was walking past with my daughter and she ran out with a fortune cookie for her. I understand they are recognized as a vegetarian specialty place, offering recreations of things like "kung pao chicken" that use wheat gluten chunks or what have you. Yan's is clean-tasting fresh food, but not likely to turn your forehead red, no. I like the greaselessness of their broths and the clean, pure flavors of their vegetables. Sat Jan 27 23:32:38 -0800 2007 2145472 43540 orezscu 2 4048073 I just had lunch at Little Sichuan based on your rec, vw, and wow it was really good! Based on a Yelp review, I ordered the Spicy Cold Noodles with Shredded Chicken. It was delicious. First of all, it is an enormous portion of noodles for the reasonable price of $7. The lunch meal is served with a sweet and sour starter soup that has a yummy smoky flavor, a plate of sweetened won-ton chips and a pot of tea, all included in the $7 price tag. The cold dish itself (which was served in 5 minutes) was simple, and perfectly executed: two types of noodles (I think one was chow mien), flavorful white chicken, a nice spicy-hot sauce that I'd never tried before, all topped with fresh thinly sliced cucumbers. The service was excellent and the spacious venue was clean and crowded. This Chower HIGHLY recommends Little Sichuan in San Mateo. Thanks for the rec, vwbug7! Fri Sep 19 14:30:22 -0700 2008 2145472 83627 montanahans 3 4051375 link Sun Sep 21 14:01:37 -0700 2008 4048073 10264 rworange 4 4051491 Let's see if I can get it right this time. Sun Sep 21 16:40:01 -0700 2008 4051375 10264 rworange 4 4051501 one more try Sun Sep 21 16:44:32 -0700 2008 4051375 10264 rworange 1 2189212 We like Yan's Garden, particularly the delivery option. Some items are better than others. I really like their Phoenix and Dragon for not spicy. Their potstickers and fried wontons are good too. There is also a place in Foster City, called ABC Seafood, that is outstanding. It was recommended by a Chinese friend, who is a real "foodie". Mon Jan 15 02:20:29 -0800 2007 2065013 61104 barbara234 2 2189292 I haven't eaten at ABC in awhile but can verify that it's a very busy place. Very popular on Sundays w/many Chinese families. I see lots of wedding parties go there. Mon Jan 15 02:52:35 -0800 2007 2189212 14447 rednails 1 2189657 ABC is OK. I took a couple of years off and just visited again recently. It's definitely not great but it is reasonably good. Instead of hot & sour for your cold, why not some great wonton soup or the hot pot at Broadway Bistro in Millbrae? It's goooood...and cheap. Mon Jan 15 05:41:39 -0800 2007 2065013 21747 Tabetai yo 1 2235143 You might try the Hong Kong on Ralston Ave about a half block from the El Camino. It's a hole in the wall, but I love the Char Sui Won Ton, Hong Kong style chow mein, and Beef Stew Chow Mein. Three of us had that last nite, and the check was only $18 including tax. Hard to beat the prices. Sun Jan 28 09:13:50 -0800 2007 2065013 27552 Ronald Wong