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Eric's Restaurant
- Hours:
Mon-Thu. 11:00 a.m. - 9:00 p.m.
Fri-Sat. 11:00 a.m. - 10:00 p.m.
Sun. 12:30 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
- Attire:
- Casual
- Accepts Credit Cards:
- Yes
- Parking:
- Street
- Price Range:
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$$
- Good for Groups:
- Yes
- Good for Kids:
- Yes
- Takes Reservations:
- No
- Delivery:
- No
- Take-out:
- Yes
- Waiter Service:
- Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible:
- Yes
- Outdoor Seating:
- No
- Good for:
- Dinner
- Alcohol:
- Beer & Wine Only
Alice's Restaurant
- 101 reviews
- Neighborhood:
- Noe Valley
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330 reviews for Eric's Restaurant
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Eric's is so good in so many ways.
food quality is excellent and so are the proportions.
the price is phenomenal, 6 dollar lunch specials come with food to feed 2, or to make 2 or 3 meals out of it,.
favorite dishes are general tsao chicken, twice cooked pork, hunan fish.
oh and the bathroom was the nicest bathroom i've ever been in san francisco.
!:-)
You like chinese food thats not swimming in grease? How about fresh, tasty, and vibrant looking vegetables with just the right amount of "al dente?"
If you said yes to the above, you'll love Eric's.. Yeah.. I know, its not even a Chinese name. Go figure. My favorite chinese restaurant is called ERICS! lol.
Erics is a little place tucked away on beautiful Church Street in Noe Valley. I like it because its unassuming but nice enough to have small group parties and impromptu lunches (It's like shopping at a little neighborhood boutique rather than a department store)
http://erics.ypguides.net/
A mixture of Hunan and Mandarin Chinese Cuisine, the food here is "clean"-- never overly cooked, never overly sauced, never greasy. I love eating chinese food where I'm not OVERWHELMED and ASSAULTED by the sauces, spices or oils. At Eric's I'm pleasantly surprised by the taste of the meats, or the vegetables, "accented" by the spices and sauces. That's how cooking should be!
I'm always suspicious of places that overly sauce. What are they hiding? And why can't I taste anything else BUT the sauce? YIKES!
My favorite dishes at Eric's is the Sesame Chicken, the Walnut Prawns, the Garlic Eggplant, the Hunan Fish and House Fried Rice. Each are presented tastefully on white plates. And if your vegetarian, do not dismay, they have alot of dishes for you as well.
I can't find anything wrong with this place, and wished more places EDITED when cooking. It's not a fancy place, although you'll find people dressed business casual, to just casual. But it's also not a dive. Tables are draped in white cloth with votive candles, for that bistro feel... The large picturesque windows give you a view of one of my favorite neighborhoods in San Francisco. And if you've ever entered this place from a wintery rainy evening; it sets a beautiful mood as your enjoying your hot & sour soup, while looking out at the wet and rainy streets.
Eric's is just a great place to have a nice "fresh and clean" tasting meal. I'd recommend Erics' to everyone. Because there aren't many tables, you won't be at a loss for table service either.
But seriously come here for the food. I love it! (If their tables are full and there's a wait.. walk on over to Alice's (Sanchez Street) just around the corner, and at the tail end of Valley Street behind the Church... It's owned by Eric's as well.)
4.5 Woofs... the food here is GREAT!
Five stars for the Five Taste Chicken, which I order to go at least once per fortnight.
Frankly nothing else at Eric's has thrilled me but I am like a smack addict for the Five Taste Chicken.
I like that the name doesn't immediately pop up as "Oh, hey, that's a Chinese food restaurant, we should go there", thereby keeping the bulk of people wanting Chinese food away and letting people who really, you know, want some badass dumplings and General's get a seat.
No delivery, and that's a shame, but I'm willing to get off my butt for some Eric's. There's Chinese that's closer, but this is way better.
One star added for raising their health inspection score to an 86. Way to go, Eric! Unfortunately I don't know if the food/service is any better because I don't go here any more...
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6/1/2008
A 56 out of 100 score on the latest health inspection (3/08). Yuck.
I've never been a huge fan of… Read more »
Very convenient, basic Chinese restaurant. I like the short wait times, friendly service, abundant natural light, and reasonable prices. Sometimes the sauces on different dishes taste the same, though.
Decent. Not the most authentic Cantonese food you will get and not the most healthful (my chicken dish was doused with sauce), but a passable alternative in the chinese food desert that is Noe/Mission. The ambiance was much better than I expected - relaxed, not dive-y.
Update on my review based on two recent visits
*Surly lunch service, bordering on yelling. No substitutions at all. No you may not have fried rice instead of the steamed rice. Ok, dude, I hear ya.
*General Tso's is now virtually blackened beyond recognition. Used to be a better, fresher dish. Now resembles gristle.
*Fried rice does need some moistness as it now tastes like warmed over Panda Express
*Mongolian Beef does not look anymore like before. Thin dry rice noodles are indistinguishable from morass blackened sauce.
*Pot stickers need seasoning in the filling. Also dreadful when cold as the grease coagulates.
*Gotta hand it to the hot and sour soup, still shines.
*This place doesnt take Am Ex. What's up with that?
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4/9/2007
My favorite single moment here occurred years ago when I was with my friends who had just moved to… Read more »
I've been on a mu shu pork kick this month: brandy ho's (well, it was mu shu chicken), dragon well in the marina, & last night (7:30ish) from eric's on church.
First impressions are everything:
From the outside, Eric's corner location looks inviting. The decor inside is simple & very pleasing to the eye. It's clean, bright, a has few "Asian" decorating touches. We were acknowledged as soon as we walked in even though they were pretty busy. Service deserves 5 stars- we had three waiters taking care of us, which means our water glasses never ran empty, our food was brought out quickly & we were asked several times how our meal was coming along. The waiters here are attentive.
Chopstick worthy:
We started with the appetizer combo: the potstickers & chicken "drums of heaven" were awesome. The potstickers tastes like the ones I grew up eating & the chicken, what little meat was on them, was tasty & marinated in a sweet & spicy sauce. Their small wonton soup was a large enough portion for two people, the snow peas & carrots were still crispy, & the won tons were really delicious. I think it was the best thing I ate last night.
Evidence that this is "white-afied" Chinese food:
Their fried rice was as white as their walls; I'm used to it being brown from the soy sauce, so it definitely lacked that good fried rice flavor I was looking forward to. Okay, I'm ready to talk about the mu shu pork... it was delicious- i love their hoisin sauce & the pork was very lean, but why, in the name of all that is delicious, did they serve it up with TORTILLAS instead of thin rice paper pancakes??? I was so disappointed! I know they are trying to appeal to a large, non Asian clientele, but mu shu comes with those rice paper pancakes & I can't settle for anything different. The other thing we ordered was orange beef- the good news was that it was a huge portion. The bad news is that, even though it was decent tasting, it was not special/flavorful enough to rave about.
The bf & I ate here a few years ago with some friends & the meal was not very memorable. If it weren't for YELP allowing me to document our latest dining experience here, I'm sure three years from now I would not remember what I ate & if it was even any good. The bf & I agreed we would come back to try other things on their menu to see if anything else holds our attention, but we also agreed that PF Changs in Palo Alto is the best place for "white-afied" Chinese food.
Tonight's bill: $42 (before tip.)
I admit it: sometimes I enjoy Americanized Chinese food. And you know what: I won't feel guilty about that even when more authentic options are available in SF or LA. Plus, this is a good restaurant when you're craving Chinese food, but your dining partners are less adventurous.
Eric's is a great local Noe restaurant. This was one of my favorite places for take out and for lunch when I lived in Noe -- lots of tasty food for a very reasonable price.
I'd like to start with the sizzling rice soup which is fantastic and warms up the belly. Then for the course I'd recommend the sesame beef and the shanghai chicken. The portions are large so you'll be able to have some for lunch the next day. Two meals for the price of one! The spicy eggplant is great as are the mango prawns. I'm getting hungry just writing this.
Staff is friendly and though the restaurant is busy, you probably won't have to wait long for a table.
For my money, this is probably the best service at any restaurant in the city. Alarmingly fast, and very attentive staff.
The lunch special for $6 or so is one of the best deals the city has to offer. I like the "Drums of Heaven" appetizer, which is a kind of spicy, very dry-fried chicken drumette dish. Good General's Chicken and awesome Spicy Garlic Eggplant. No lunch specials on Sundays though.
It's certainly not the most authentic Chinese restaurant the city has to offer, as the dishes are usually pretty healthy and non-oily, but it is consistently one of the best.
A shade fresher than Alice's around the corner. On nights where there is a school function parking is difficult at Alice's. Erics usually has a wait, but the didn't on a Friday I was there. Everything is good.
Great place to take the visitors from Des Moine. It's ethnic enough to make the noe valley would-be hipster feel "edgy" and multi-culti, but also let's you feel just as safe as when you last dined at the olive garden.
Their 5-taste chicken & a big bowl of rice is all I need.
consistently good.
I have been coming here for years and the food is always great! I stopped for some lunch and I forget how nice the staff are here. Even though, I was waiting the staff offered me a glass of water with a slice of lemon which was great because I was very thirsty. Most places want you out of the way but at Eric's it is totally different.
You can also, sub white rice for brown too! All in All, Eric's is plainly a staple in SF Noe Area, consistent, clean and with great people. Street parking maybe difficult no parking of their own.
Good food! Restaurant is clean, and wait staff are polite and efficient. Lunch special is $6. Dinner dishes are $8-9.50.
Two dinner entrees, one beer, and rice for two: $25.48.
This place was great on Saturday night being en route to a cocktail party. The food was good, we were seated right away and out pretty quickly.
The Shanghai chicken was nice and hot, fresh and tasty. The eggplant was also very good and that's kind of hard to come by in a restaurant. I would also recommend the crab rangoon. Everything we had, appetizers and main dishes, came very quickly.
The service was also very good.
I like this place better than Alice's, which is right down the street. Their food was a lot less greasy than Alice's.
Ummm....I wanted it to be good? I took my parents here when they were in town, hoping to have a tasty and inexpensive dinner. Well, it was pretty inexpensive, but tasty, I think not. The food was ok, but didn't taste fresh or very well flavored. The only thing that we unanimously liked were the pot stickers. All the dishes were totally mediocre...
I might have gone with 3 stars if the staff was at all friendly. It takes my mom a little while to make up her mind, and the waitress kept rushing her and eventually just walked away from the table. They also totally rushed our meal and made us feel like we were at a fast food restaurant, instead of enjoying a leisurely meal at a sit down establishment. If I'm going to pay extra to sit down, I would appreciate it if the wait staff and manager were at least pleasant. Booooo....
Anyone know of any GOOD Chinese in Noe Valley??? I can't seem to find any :(
Went for the second time. Took my whole family here. Walnut prawns were everyone's favorite. We got two orders. The garlic eggplant was awesome. Vegetarian chow fun amazing. We'll go back again, it was delicious. All I can think about since i went there is their walnut prawns. Mmmmmmmm. Great service also, I love the staff.
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7/6/2007
Wonderful place. Really yummy food, nice staff who seem to really care and totally be focused on… Read more »
Gah! Once again, I trusted a friend's recommendation over Yelp's (no offense to my friend!). I voted for Henry's but she voted for Eric's. I don't go out for Chinese food in SF often - it's one of those save-for-a-rainy-day-take-out type of things because let's be honest, nothing can compare to Grandma's cooking so why even bother. I got the crave and headed out to Noe.
Ambiance and service wise, Eric's was great. They had your standard 5 waiters standing around, ready to re-fill your water the second you take a sip. Food was pretty average though. I tried the Shanghai chicken - not a normal dish for me - and I found it to be way too salty. I also didn't dig the green flakey things over real vegetables. Potstickers were above average and the sweet and sour soup was perfectly acceptable. All in all, if they delivered, I would add them into the rotation but since they don't, there's nothing pulling me back.
The service here is bad enough that it doesn't matter whether or not the food is good.
Something about having your waiter scowl at you, avoid eye contact, hurriedly toss food onto your table, and even greedily pick up the tip at the end (instead of waiting for us to leave their nearly-empty restaurant at nowhere near closing time) just doesn't make me want to ever come back.
Also, almost no vegetarian options? In San Francisco? You've GOT to be kidding.
(I'll toss 'em an extra star for having fresh ingredients, but that's all I've got.)
So I'm Chinese and I love my Chinese food. However, I hate American-Chinese food -- especially when it's full-service restaurant-style. The only time when I will accept American-Chinese food is when it's fast food and I'm paying $6.00 for my combination bowl with Orange Chicken. All the people who are saying that this is "authentic" Chinese food are most certainly not of Chinese-decent. Sure they may have authentic Chinese-named dishes, but the taste is definitely not authentic. Still, though, there are American-Chinese restaurants that really do serve great food -- Eric's is not one of them.
The string beans with bean curd was horrible -- dry, tasteless, tough. The Ocean's Delight was mediocre at best (the crispy noodle nest that it comes in was insanely stale). The Eric's bread (which is basically green onion pancake topped with peanut sauce) was decent, but it was definitely concocted for an American tongue -- you will never find such a combination in China. The spicy chicken with basil was not spicy whatsoever (throwing jalapenos into a wok is NOT Chinese spice). Even the white rice was mushy and overcooked. How the hell does a Chinese restaurant not know how to make a decent pot of white rice?!
The service was good for a Chinese restaurant and they served wine, which is always a plus. It's also very clean, which may be a plus for most people, but I like my Chinese restaurants dirty and delicious.
All in all, Eric's just isn't a good Chinese restaurant. I guess maybe if you lived in Noe Valley and you were too lazy to drive to Irving, Richmond, or Chinatown, then I could see this is being a temporary Chinese food fix. But since I don't live in Noe Valley, I'm definitely never coming back.
I find it really odd that a lot of people say they had terrible service. My boyfriend and I treat this place as our staple chinese restaurant ( the hot and sour soup, egg rolls, white rice, and normally a spicy meat dish). Its inexpensive and delicious. I will say that I have had dishes before that really weren't anything special. BUT- if you get the right thing, its perfect. Ask the waiter what they would recommend, and normally they give you great advice.
Also, the staff can get rushy when the place is crowded, otherwise they are attentive and friendly.
Dinner a couple of nights ago. Excellent.
We went a bit on the late side, in the middle of the week. Service was quick and efficient. Got seated right away, up front by the window. Tea came right out with out having to ask.
Hot and sour soup was exactly as I like it. Spouse had wonton soup and it was also excellent. She had noodles and I had mongol beef.
(I lived in the south bay 17 years ago and ever since, I've been trying to find a place with hot and sour soup, and mongolian beef like I used to get in a little place in Mt. View on Castro Street - which is my gold standard for Chinese food).
Bottom line - You want solid Chinese - this is your place. Portions were large and tasty. Service was prompt and friendly. Prices were very reasonable. I would certainly go back again. Give it a try if you are in the area.
Okay it's the very best Chinese food you're likely to eat, but this one goes out to all those bacon freaks who would eat their own shoe, Werner Herzog style, if it was flavored to the tune of bacon. The Smoked Pork dish with the soy sauce is a little scrap like, but whatever those pork slivers were, hiding beneath the baby corn and garnish, they were goooood. Not just good, but good and smokey tasting in a way that will appeal to bacon lovers without actually being a bacon flavored novelty dish. Oh, and contrary to popular opinion of the moment, not everything tastes better fried in bacon fat!....but that's another battle entirely.
Oh, and the pot stickers here are usually darn good and remind me of what I used to get when I ordered them as a kid. That is all.
Chinese food is always a dice game, even in the most heralded, guilded of establishments-- Far too often, perfectly nice vegetables and meats are abused beyond recognition, covered in gluey sodium-ladened sauces, and plopped down on a bed of rice. Not only is that really boring, it's kind of gross. While Eric's is definitely guilty of this in some cases, there are a few things on the menu that are really tasty, very fresh, and wholly satisfying. I usually am pleased with at least one or two parts of the meal, even if the whole picture isn't a home run.
Things to enjoy, even if you're not that into Chinese food: The vegetarian mu shu (A+), hot and sour soup (A-), and Eric's Spicy Eggplant (with chicken, shrimp, basil, and spicy sauce... usually an A, though sometimes it sinks to a B).
Things to avoid: Chow Mein, anything with garlic sauce, the lemon chicken, weekends, the pinot grigio.
We came here for lunch and we shared the potstickers appetizer. It was good. Taste like how a potsticker should taste like. Crispy on the bottom. Tasty meat on the inside. I had the Ma Po Bean Curd lunch special. It came with mushrooms and green peas. It was good but a bit spicy for my taste. Although, I did request for minimal spiciness. I have enough spice in my life. I noticed they have brown rice in the menu which is a great since it's a healthier substitute to white rice.
I'd come back again to try other dishes. Prices are reasonable too.
OK - so just stop it. stop the whole 'why would you get Orange Chicken at a Chinese place when you live in San Francisco' thing. Sometimes you just want some more so American-Chinese food. And if you do - Erics is the place. General Chicken - check. Sesame Beef - check. Deep fried egg rolls - check. Steamed rice - check. Big portions - check. Pick up in 10 minutes - check. Tasty Tasty - check. They have some more so 'authentic' things on the menu...and one day i might venture to try them. Really i might. If i can refrain from the General Tso. Probably the only Chinese place in the Mission-Noe-Bernal area worth eating at.
Saw Benjamin Bratt here once. Hey if it's good enough for him...
"White people chinese food" it may be, but it's great nonetheless. But then I'm not one to be stuck up about "authentic" when "delicious" presents itself instead. When all's said & done, it's the taste that matters, ja?
What this place used to do exceedingly well, was make good, clean, fresh-tasting American Chinese food. The walnut prawns & Buddha's Delight were always my favorite dishes. Unfortunately, on recent visits, I've found that the soggy vegetables are now merely bland, dripping apparitions of their former crisp & crunchy selves. The sweet, perfectly cooked prawns have become tough, overcooked flavorous chunks. I suspect there is a direct correlation between this downturn and the downward sloping ratings they've been getting on their cleanliness scores as posted by Adam X:
http://www.cleanscores...
I fear this restaurant has been resting on its laurels so long that the poor evergreen leaves have now been rendered flattened and soggy beyond recognition; much like the food they serve.
I have to share an alarming and stomach turning experience I had while dining at Eric"s. I was there with friends and we were sharing the Mango Chicken among other dishes. I put a bite of mango chicken into my mouth and bit down on a filthy disgusting nasty cigarette butt.
I went outside and emptied the contents of my mouth, etc...
Upon reentering the restaurant I explained what happened to the waitress. She walked away and everyone that was working in the restaurant that evening scattered and avoided eye contact for the next 7 minutes. The waitress returned to the table and had no explanation for what happened. She presented the bill and offered me a gift certificate. I declined the bill and refused the gift certificate.
There is no excuse for something as filthy as a cigarette butt to get into a dish at any restaurant. I was going to call the health department but decided to leave the horrifying experience behind me. Until today as I recount my dining experience at Eric's.
Think twice and be wary of all of the other rave reviews. The food may taste good going down but the ingredients and their after effects on your body are really, seriously not worth it.
Mo ho ho ho
(evil Japanese anime laugh)
After attending a friend's first SF foray into an art gallery opening, I decided to treat him to some tasty Chinese in my hood and we did this by simply crossing the street: the seductive and alluring smells wafting out from a well-lit corner establishment herded us straight to the door.
Eric's is situated on a busy corner in Noe Valley. Granted, my living here has never once tempted me indoors (I usually stick to Chinese on Clement or just simple dim sum I pick during window shopping excursions for cheesy stocking stuffers in Chinatown) but tonight was different. I had just finished my friends art show, had an hour to kill during a viciously cold breezy evening, then it was off to the Cat Club for some dancing-to-the-80's night.
Small, cozy and warm, we sat by the window which afforded us views of other Noe suburbanites waddling away in their cashmere scarves and Merrell Shoes. Since it was freezing, we ordered a small portion of their Hot and Sour soup followed closely with their Spicy Eggplant and the pork Mu Shu.
"Rice?"
But of course. A side of your brown rice please.
I have to say, that every dish was amazing. The Hot and Sour soup had the right balance and was very savory, with crunchy strips of bamboo and slightly salty pieces of pork. I may have to request it extra hot for next time since it cooled quickly. The Spicy Eggplant was sooooooo intense in flavors that I was ladling it right on top of my brown rice, which incidentally, was one of the best bowls of brown rice in my life. It had a consistent texture and the right amount of "give" as I ate away. The eggplant was not overdone, usually the consequence of this vegetable being simmered. But in this case it absorbed the flavors of the sauce without sacrificing the texture of the eggplant. The Mu Shu was perfect and after the crepes were utilized, I continued to pick away at the julienned slices of veggies and tasty bits of pork.
The beauty of most Noe Valley establishments is that you will inevitably run into someone from the surrounding blocks. As we consumed our order, several groups of people escaped the cold to take a seat in this little restaurant, smiling and waving as we took turns with salutations.
The prices here are slightly more than I usually spend at Chinese restaurants, but it is probably warranted because it is Noe and add in the exorbitant and insane prices for rent here, I'm not surprised.
Great food and a perfect little corner spot to keep an eye on Noe traffic, wheels and feet. Parking is a pain, so if you live a few blocks away, a nice walk will whet the appetite for your meal here.
I have eaten here before with a friend or two... service has never been their strong point, in my opinion, but the food is tasty enough and I trust the chicken. I suppose take out would avoid the service issues.
But on Christmas Eve, I was a solitary Jew in search of a quiet, Chinese-ish meal. I don't have any issues about dining out alone, but apparently the staff at Eric's would prefer I didn't. When I walked in, I stood at the front for a few minutes with no acknowledgment. There were not many diners, most of the tables were empty, but several folks were waiting off to the side for their take out. A couple entered, walked in front of me, and were immediately greeted and sat. I remained invisible. I caught a server's attention and the conversation went like this:
Me: "Hi there:
Him: "Can I help you?"
Me: " Um, yeah, I was hoping to get a table"
Him: "what do you want?"
Me; "Well, to eat dinner"
Him: "How many are you?"
Me: "Just me"
Him: "Only you? One? That's all?"
He then asked if I would like to sit at the table in the back, where everyone was waiting for their take out. Eric's is a pretty small place, and we now were the center of attention. I told him I would rather take my business elsewhere, and I did.
SF is full of great food, so there is no need for me as a single diner or when out with a group to patronize a location with sub-par service. I won't go back.
Well, it's not really Chinese food at Eric's. It's Chinese-American food. But that having been said, it was pretty tasty Chinese-American food! And surprisingly crowded at 3:45 pm, although it was a holiday weekend...of course, I *did* notice that we were the only Chinese (or even asian) table.
We had four dishes:
1. Eric's special spicy eggplant dish (quite tasty with chicken, shrimp, and peppers in a brown sauce)
2. Vegetarian delight (good portion and variety of veggies in a cornstarch sauce)
3. Szechuan chicken (which actually was chicken with pinenuts and seaweed in a brown sauce, which didn't strike me as being particularly szechuan, but I enjoyed it anyway)
4. Eric's fried rice (very so-so, nothing special here)
Overall, I liked it! But my parents (who prefer traditional Chinese dishes) were not as impressed.
Eric's used to be one of my favorite Chinese places in the city. Sadly, over the past year or so the quality of food has really suffered.
Their food used to be really good and fresh. My family ordered it for years. I used to love their chow mien and live for their sesame chicken. All the food was just soooo good.
Sadly, it seems it might have been all too good to be true. The food now is hit or miss. Sometimes its to old Eric's, my good friend. Sometimes is the new Eric's, greasy and heavy and just not appetizing. Its sad.
I give it 3 stars, because I have hope for a comeback...
Wow, I was sure Eric's didn't need another 5* review but after having read some of the reviews I feel obliged to share my affection for this place.
Well, I am not an expert on either Chinese or American Chinese food but I can tell the quality of the ingredients and that's what keeps me coming back, it's always fresh.
My favorites: veggie soup, crab rangoon, avocado rolls and Shanghai chicken.
The last but not least - the bathroom is very clean and nicely decorated.
fyi, they don't do lunch specials on Sunday. all other days until 3pm.
I kept hearing about this little Chinese place just around the corner from our apartment so I decided to finally check it out. We ordered Wonton, spicy chicken and Buddha delight spicy, and avocado egg rolls.
The service was great. Very friendly. When we got home and tried the food I was a little shocked. The Spicy chicken and the BUddha delight tasted exactly the same. The wonton soup however was divine. They make their own broth and used little if any MSG.
Must try: AVOCADO EGG rolls! Make sure you get plenty of the delicious dipping sauce. Its ten times better than the Cheesecake Factory's version!
This place has yummy Cal-Chinese. I've been here a bunch of times and usually like what I get, although many of the dishes are salty (which I guess is typical of Chinese food). The wonton soup is good but on the spicy side- not a good substitute for mom's chicken noodle when you're sick! The only thing I haven't liked is the rainbow fish (sauteed diced rock cod with bell pepper & pine nut in white garlic sauce). The sauce was goopy and there weren't very many pine nuts. The decor is very trendy with lots of orchids, but beware that it gets very loud (even thought they don't play music).


