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The food was fine, and the boyfriend enjoyed his food. But I suppose its just not my style. And I take complete blame for that, after all the restaurant name IS Hong Kong Bistro, not Hong Kong Bistro but I'm sure your Taiwanese taste buds will love us anyways.
Neither of us were very hungry, so we got one of those hot pot casseroles to share (I didn't realize it would have rice already in it, go figure) deep fried intestines (wow, were they horribly done, bland and tasted like dough) and corn soup which was mildly salty but I guess...ok?
As for service, it was pretty much non-existent. They take your order, they drop off your food and occasionally you wave them down (cringe) so you can just have a little bit more water. However, after watching how unbelievably rude/random a lot of the customers are - I too might adopt a more "what happens, happens" POV as well.
This place is great. We live in the same building, and despite there being tons of options for food in the ID, we consistently go back here, especially for take-out when we get in late and don't have time to cook.
The hot and sour soup is particularly good, and all their noodle dishes are pretty reliable. The radish cake that is on the appetizer menu is a giant greasy ball of unhealthy that might be the most delicious thing ever.
The congee is not the best in town, but it is definitely good. With SO many menu options, and such consistent good-ness across the board from all of it, you really can't go wrong here, especially late at night when your choices are here, Jade Garden (where I think some of their sauce comes from cans) and the Purple Dot, which is crazy-central and over priced.
Did I mentioned the hot and sour soup? yum.
I really do like Hong Kong Bistros because the food really do remind me of some of the "cafe diners" in that region.
In terms of price and the amount of good foods on the menu, actually, I would give it 4 and 1/2 stars, but let me get the bad things out of the way first, which is the service. This place is a huge long hall, which makes you think that the staff would see you when they run up and down the isle. But surprise! They normally hastily walk to the back and to their tables without knowing what's going on around them. They don't have a dedicated server, so whatever was ordered, and if they see food, they'll serve it. If the order was lost somewhere along the lines or god forbid, somehow the food was sent to the wrong table, you have no way of knowing unless if you keep track.
Anyways, with the service said, the food here is pretty good for the price, though I would stay away from the soup of the day, unless if you're a fan of corn starchy veggie soup. Their dinners with rice are pretty good. I don't care for the spaghetti much, but you can have that as an alternative rather than rice. I've also had the 13.99 all you can eat hot pot here, and man, it is good.
The hot pot comes in a good variety - sliced meats (chicken/pork/beef, fish/beef), assorted meatballs, vermicelli/udon noodles, beancurd sticks, tofu, tofu puffs, enoki mushrooms, pork stomach, tripe, napa cabbage, and slices of hot dogs. I joined this group in facebook called Seattle Hot Pot Lovers, and we meet every now and then to try hot pots from different places, and so far, this place has be the best hot pot in Seattle. (Though, please let me know if there are others that you think are better)
So all in all, I'm the fan of the food, just remember what you ordered and keep track of your food. Don't feel bad about pestering the waiter/waitresses, they tend to be forgetful. Sometimes you have to nag a few times for water or spoon or whatnot, but just ask so nicely, they're fine with it.
Alright - we're hooked! They've added more broth options to their hot pot. You must try their mango freeze with sago drink. It's delicious and I don't usually like mango. Very yummy!
Came here again last night to try their all you can eat hot pot $13.99pp. We tried the Satay broth… Read more »
Decent Food, but service suffers really bad. I just hope they put some effort in addressing this.
I've only been once and had the pork belly and pickled cabbage stone pot. It may be the tastiest thing I've had in the last year! They have a gazillion items on their menu and I don't even want to try anything else. I just want this damn butter pork belly in an amazing broth. I saved the leftovers and poured it over some rice at home - BOMB!
Any restaurant that has too many choices will have some not so great dishes.
The pork belly is NOT one of them.
Vegetarian you say? Give it up for this - make it a special event like my friend Jordan who sometimes divulges from the vegetarian path for his anniversary!
You'll thank me!
Ok.. I went in here thinking that this place's specialty was the steam hot pot rice and to their credit they have lots to choose from. So i ordered it. To be honest, it was not the best I've had and I would not order it again.
Luckily for Hong Kong Bistro I also ordered something else that day that has made me come back almost weekly to eat. I ordered the Beef Brisket Noodle Soup and I had them add in the Shrimp Wontons. All I can say is.. WOW. The brisket was flavorful and soft and the wontons were delicious. The meat, the broth, the noodles, and the wontons was much better than Mike's Noodle house at same price but with much more meat.
I have to say that the wontons and beef brisket noodle soup is one of the best I've ever had and I've eaten it in Hong Kong, Monterey Park (California), and Vancouver. On the menu though it only has the choice of Wonton Noodle Soup or Beef Brisket Noodle soup so you have to ask them to make it for you.
I have also had their chow mein which is great as well. If any of you have liked restaurants like Sam Woo's BBQ or even Kim Tar BBQ then this is the place for you. If you dont know what Sam Woo's is then you better try this place because aside from flying to SoCal to eat there, this is your best option in the NorthWest.
Probably still one of my favorite late night joints in the International District! The food has been pretty consistent, service is better than most Chinese restaurant I've been to, portions are a good size, but the all-you-can-eat hot pot buffet is a steal! For the price $13.99/person it gets no better!
They give you a list of item you can choose from starting from sliced beef, chicken, pork, black cod, tofu, and their homemade meatballs are fantastic! I usually try to avoid places like this because I know I can get a little carried away =( but every now and then you have to just treat yourself and that's what I did!
My only complaint would be that the girlfriend and I both had the buffet, but the kids ordered something else but ONE of the little one(8yrs old in a 4yrs olds body) had couple nibble of our food and we were charged full price because he "SHARED" with us, it's no biggie but still I was mildly insulted by such a gesture when someone approached me to inform me they were going to charge me another person but I understand it's still business. *cough*cough*SHADY BUSINESS!!!*cough*cough*
This place rocks, plain and simple. We came here after a night of partying and drinking around 2:30… Read more »
I used to be a huge fan of Purple Dot until the issue of "thug wannabe" high school kids smoking outside with the door propped open drove me from that restaurant.
Well, that, and the fact that Hong Kong Bistro is next door.
HK Bistro offers pretty much everything Purple Dot offers (typical Hong Kong tea restaurant fare) at a similar price with higher quality. I usually get the Singapore fried noodles, but I've been known to get some sizzling platters and other dishes as well.
If you like Cantonese food (and other styles of pan-Asian food) it's worth your while to come here.
Ah yes....another haunted chinese restaurant. You wouldn't be able to tell when you walk inside-- it's actually a clean looking place...spacious for a hong kongnese cafe. But before its grand opening--this place was nailed shut for at least 8 years. Rumor has it that a person died here... and nobody wanted to take up on this spot in fear of bad juju...
Anyways. time to get serious. When it comes to the food...it was alright. nothing i havent seen before. Granted we only ordered a plate of steamed dumplings (avoid this at all costs...meat:dough ratio was disappointing) and a baked pork chop rice dish (which was good).
Service was a bit on the slow side when we came in (there were only 2 people working at 5pm on a Saturday). We saw more employees trickle in later around 6pm though. Compared to other cafes, this place is a little bit more expensive (about $1 more/entree) but it offers a wider selection (including an all-u-can-eat-hot pot)
If you come in for lunch, make sure you look to your left (next to the cashier). They post their daily lunch specials there ($6.85 for a dish and a hot drink). If you want a cold drink instead, they add 0.55 to it.
With over 300 items on their menu, I'm pretty sure even the pickiest patron will find something to eat. I came around 11PM with my parents on a Friday and it was super busy! All the customers were on the younger side and eating the $14 All You Can Eat Hot Pot. We were tempted by the idea, but ultimately we decided we wanted a lighter fare.
We ended up ordering the Beef Chow Fun with XO Sauce (for the spiciness!) and Minced Pork and Pickled Cabbage Rice Pot. (Although on the menu it says Mice Pork...) The Beef Chow Fun was a tad on the greasy side, but it was forgivable because when Chow Fun isn't greasy... it just isn't good because the test for good Chow Fun is how much the noodle glistens in the fluorescent lights. The Rice Pot was good, but I ultimately prefer the Pickled Cabbage and Minced Pork that my grandma makes. We got the Cold Tapioca Soup with Mangos for dessert and it wasn't very sweet, so it's very good for the hot weather because it won't leave you extremely thirsty afterwards.
I love yummy Chinese food with a moderate price range.
This place has yummy Chinese food with a moderate price range.
Do I love this place?
It's way more complicated to answer.
I went to this place as a group of 5 people.
Therefore, we ended up sharing a couple dishes.
We all liked our food.
Without exaggeration, their food was very good.
I especially liked the shrimp wanton noodle soup which the wanton has both meat and shrimp inside.
the clear soup was just perfect for the egg noodles, and it also had a bit of boiled bak choy. (yay! veggie!)
However, their service and excreta were.... not too enjoyable.
Although, I wouldn't say it was totally lacking, there should have been
something they could do better.
It started with small things... like not coming to take orders for a while and not having small bowls and spoons to share the soup and etc.
(I'm not gonna point out everything we had here.)
The service was generally very slow.
Finally, it ended with one of us finding an inch long piece of yarn in the congee.
Here, I don't want you to get the situation wrong.
They did apologize and offered us another bowl which is very nice of them.
Overall, It was just a series of small things... but it did ruin our mood a bit.
Maybe this place is kind of new... and that explains the circumstance.
I will come back here soon to re-rate this review.
I went back last night for the all you can eat hot pot. I eyed it on my initial visit, but we just didn't have enough time..... it was funny though since we walked in the door and lo and behold, it's the same servers from the night before...
At 13.99/person, it's not a bad deal. You can pick from an extraordinary long list of items for the hot pot, and 2 broths from a choice of 4. We went with the "superior" broth (whatever that means), and the satay, which is less spicy than the Szechwan we were told. The list of items for dipping was loooong - sliced beef, tofu, vegetables, mushrooms, squid, noodles, fish, beef balls, etc. We opted to stay away from the less common items, ie kidneys, liver and stomach. Everything was fresh and tasted good, except for the beef which was slightly frozen and not the highest quality. I wish there were more choices for vegetables though. I could've used some bok choy...
The servers were also exceptional - I must say this is the best service I've seen from a Chinese restaurant. They were constantly refilling our tea, asking if we needed more items for the hot pot, and even informed us that the hot pot came with a free soybean drink. Free items = good times. We were there for a good two hours or so, and I didn't feel pressured into leaving or anything. But considering the restaurant was only half full, it wasn't really necessary...
I'll be back, my new flavor of the week restaurant :)
Yay! I like this place. I had read some where on Yelp that either a) the owner from Homestyle… Read more »
Came here today for my friend's birthday. Like Amary N. mentioned already, this place has the same owners as Homestyle Cafe. So what can you expect? Pretty good food and very cheap prices. This new place has the prices right, but the food was a little bit lacking.
We got the honey walnut prawn, but they had no walnuts so they replaced them with random fruits. Fruit lathered in mayo isn't exactly what I was looking for.
We also ordered three of their stone pots. One with garlic shrimp which had way too much garlic in it. Another one with chinese sausage that was mighty tasty. And a final one with ground beef with egg which was pretty good as well.
The Hong Kong spaghetti was pretty good as well. It was a decent size, enough to share with 11 people with everyone getting a decent amount.
String Bean with Beef is always a good choice, and it didn't disappoint here.
Bok Choi with dressing also comes recommended, especially when every other dish we had had tons of meat in it.
We had the desserts as well. Mango pudding, Milk pudding, Sesame sweet stuff. It was all good, but not great, pretty decent actually.
Overall this place is great for groups because of the price and size of dishes, however the food quality falls compared to Homestyle Cafe.
The owner who owns Homestyle Cafe, moved. And opened a new restaurant. This week is the opening week. Was really excited about it!!
Sadly, the food is not good as before. They have an extensive menu. Which is why, they can't concentrate on their specialties. This place serves HK cafe style food.
I hope the food will improve. The noodles were hard, curries lacked of flavor, broth could be better. The restaurant is huge and it could seat a lot of people.
Far superior in food than the adjacent Purple Dot, and very nice service in a jovial atmosphere. The menu is a bit lacking if you just want barbecued meat (go around the corner to 663 Cafe or to *shudder* Kau Kau) but their other choices are good. Late night snack suggestion: toast with butter and condensed milk, cold (i.e. iced hot) Ovaltine, etc. Then next door to Purple Dot for more liquid intake with more bright ambiance. It's a good time, folks.
Be sure to stare at the pepper-eggplant-grape (with threee grape varieties) vine winding around the arch in the middle of the space. Be in awe of their gardening techniques. Or something :)
When Homestyle cafe first opened, I was living in Uwajimaya apartments so I know the ID district quite well. I feel like Homestyle cafe has grown with me as I settled in Seattle. Theirs is a wonderful story! The family opened their first store in a hole in the wall corner across Hing Hay Park with a hanging sign--"Lai Lai" (Come Come)... and now it has grown into such a nice restaurant. My babe and I call this place the "happy place" because we always leave feeling so happy and contented after eating here. It was also here Eric found out he got hired to his first job. We were busy stuffing our faces, then a life changing phone call... *YAY!* and we ordered more food. :)
Now, the new location--Hong Kong Bistro, I think there are a few kinks they need to iron out. The congee needs to be scalding hot like it was at Homestyle... but I am sure they will return to their original standards once they get settled in. The wait staff and the entire Hong Kong Bistro family are so enthusiatic about their business--it shows. I wish this place my best wishes and hope to see them move into an even bigger place in the future.
Great hong kong cafe style food at a good price. Lots of care goes into the food preparation. Without my mommy in Seattle, this place is where I go when I miss home. This is a must try in Seattle.
Known for their clay pot rice bowls and hot pot, HK Bistro has my two thumbs up! Their portions are much bigger than any other Chinese restaurants in town! Their menu caught our eyes while we were wandering around Chinatown trying to experiment with a new place to try. They must have at least 100 diff items on their menu! They also have a great selection in drinks (non-alcoholic) such as Horlicks & Ovaltine... and best of all, they have SAGO dessert! Mmm Mmm good! I even have to say service isn't too bad either (considering it's Chinatown). Prices are decent. Will definately eat there again.
Moderately priced with generous portions. I've been here for the congee several times. Not the best congee I've had, but it is pretty tasty and a great value. Their seafood soup special is quite delectable. I'll be coming back to try some of their other dishes, but the one thing that keeps me coming back consistently is their red bean freeze with coconut milk - one of my favorite drinks this summer (next to beer)!
Went for lunch, just after the lunch rush. Had the chicken/mushroom sand pot. It was so so delicious. The flavors were perfect, the portions were generous and crunch is phenomenal. The "pot" comes with a couple slices of baby bok choy.
They have a gi-normous menu.
The service was good and the place is clean. Will definitely go back.
I'm gonna start off by saying that I feel the rating should be closer to 3.5 stars but I'm giving them the benefit of the doubt since I eat there so often... lol
Why? Pretty darn good chinese food at good prices and plenty of comfortable seating for lots of people. Oh, and the hotpot is probably the BEST hotpot place I can think of so far. I'll start off on some dishes I ate, then move onto hotpot.
The menu has a decent spread, and pretty much anything you expect form a HK style cafe restaurant. Baked rice/spaghetti dishes, stir-fry, noodles, rice dishes, various appetizers, stone pot rice dishes, congee, etc etc are all pretty decent. Not great or amazing, just good.
What gives this place the bump up is their $14 all you can eat hotpot deal. ALL YOU CAN EAT FOR JUST $14!!! That's a pretty good deal if you ask me. And this place doesn't just give you a few meats, vermicelli, and veggies; they also give you organs (not that i eat em), various meatballs and fishballs, fish, udon, instant noodles, daikon, regular and fried tofu, etc. Also, they have the option of a Satay soup base which is superb! I've always thought at other places (same with this place) that the szechuan base was just too much spice. It's almost as if you're just putting peppercorns on everything. But this satay (not the peanut kind, chinese kind) makes everything tastes amazing. Especially the instant noodles. Oh man, I JUST STARTED SALIVATING. Then there's the traditional "regular broth" and also a "pork bones with pumpkin" broth that I've heard would be good in the winter time, but I haven't had the chance to try it. (disclaimer: like everything else in life, there can be too much and yes, if you sit there eating the same thing, even the hotpot will seem old; but at least this place gives you a pretty good spread of stuff)
All in all, this place will definitely have something to satisfy your chinese food craving, whether you're ready to go beast mode on some all-you-can-eat, or just some regular dishes.
people told me homestyle cafe was back, I was so excited.
the congee and chili paste were as good as i remember at the old place.
i need to try other dishes to really know if one is better than the other, but so far, i am glad they are back.
my stars taken away for their late opening....
Opens at 11am, wish it was earlier...
An order of Singapore noodles is my beta test to new restaurants. It was average. However, the menu has some very interesting Portugese dishes; that which I plan to return to sample.
The bathroom was VERY CLEAN! How unusual for a Chinese restaraunt! Granted, it's new. I'm very appreciative of the fact this restaurant is very clean!
i just visited these guys again for my second visit over the weekend. as mentioned before, these guys used to own homestyle hk on king st. they sold that spot and remodelled this new place just around the corner. if i was the new owners of homestyle hk, i'd be pissed. haha. i used to dig homestyle hk's claypot rice dishes and so i thought i'd give it a try here at their new restaurant, this time it was the black bean sparerib claypot. it's pretty much the same as i remember it before. coulda used a lil more garlic on the spareribs and it looked like they just put a couple dollips of black beans in (it wasn't mixed in very well). still, if you're gonna steam your ingredients with your rice, you're rice is guaranteed to be flavorful - mmm MMM! i doused it with the soysauce but for some reason they took the lid to my claypot away! how am i supposed to let it steam a lil bit??? grrrr! it's ok, i flipped my plate over on top. they say necessity is the mother of innovation, right? claypot rice coulda used a smidge more salt too (even after dousing with soysauce). i also had the salt and pepper chit'lins (i don't remember what it's called on the menu but it's pork intestines). oh man oh man! my cholesterol is prolly through the roof right now! deep fried chit'lins is pretty much all fat. goddam it was good. i better chew some aspirin before i have a heart attack. i think i woulda like this a lil more if it was pan fried vs deep fried and sans the dusting of flour or whatever they dredge it through first before frying. still, deep fried fat is a beatiful thing. their beef brisket noodles (that's what my kid had) was only ok. a lil too much black pepper or star anise when seasoning it for my tastes. my kid loved it, tho. i'll be back again to try the all-you-can-eat (and i'm gonna eat it all, mark my words) hot pot there. for $13.99 that's a smokin' deal!
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