This location used to be Sam Woo restaurant our family came here very often for couple decades until the pandemic the Sam Woo can’t sustained then close for about 2 years when HK VIP Kitchen took over We came to try out the foods which was not that bad (3.5*-4*). Last weekend we came but the food tasted horrible and the waiter brought out the wrong dish. We ordered combo seafood noodles but he brought chicken noodles. I won’t come back here anymore to spend $100 for dinner. The original Sam Woo was gone & the beginning HK VIP Kitchen chef is acceptable until last weekend we found out was the new owner but the name is the same HK VIP Kitchen. I am not recommended. If you like authentic Chinese foods go somewhere else.Oh, one other thing I like to point out is that the restaurant was very noisy because they served alcohol.
This used to be Sam Woo and usually my quick go to place for Chinese BBQ pork. I love many of their dishes here and the seafood congee is surprisingly good! Price is on the higher end but it is still reasonable considering the size of the dishes.
I totally agree Walt C’s comment below. BBQ meat is leftover and very low turn around. The old lady in BBQ section gave the leftover (from yesterday) BBQ meat to customer. The guy cutting the roasted duck replaced the duck meat with the neck section. Avoid this place at all cost. In the small Chinese community, this place won’t survive long with this kind of business conduct and ethics. Unfortunately, there is no negative star selection. Thumb down all the way ?
(Translated by Google) The roast meat is delicious and fresh. Black Truffle Roast Duck is very delicious, the price is more expensive than ordinary roast duck, half a piece is only $25, and the service attitude is also good.(Original)烧腊好味、新鲜。黑松露烧鸭非常好食，价格贵过普通烧鸭，半只就＄25，服務態度也不錯。
Pretty authentic and reasonablly priced Cantonese foods. Portions were good for the price and service was attentive. Will come back to try more!
Food was good. Service was meh.
My mom isn't happy with the prices on menu during dine-in at all. She claims a lot of the meats at BBQ section are not fresh at all, due to low turnover rate and higher prices, which automatically leads to fewer customers buying. It's NOT a good risk to take for a business to start with high-price BBQs to sell, in order to keep food fresh and constantly moving inventory, and less waste into dumpster for any unsold BBQ meat.Mom has over 35 years of experience in dining at Sam Woo type of restaurants, and you know she is the expertise. She gives it a big thumbs down. We hope it will go out of business soon.
The food is very tasty here, nice and clean restaurant, affordable price. Will come back
Really good food. Better then Sam Woo. Great replacement. Everything is upgraded inside. Very nice service as well.
Sam Woo has been our go to restaurant for HK food. There are several of them in the San Gabriel Valley. This location used to house one of them. This Sam Woo became the victim of the pandemic and closed its doored a few months ago.When I saw fellow Yelpers talking about a newly opened HK cafe restaurant at this location, I decided to give it try. I was not disappointed with the food and service.Unlike the previous occupant, the newly remodeled restaurant is bright and clean. The staff are definitely friendlier and helpful.The foods were delicious and better than Sam Woo. We had two dishes for lunch. Since the first thing you see when come in to this restaurant is the BBQ section, we had to order two BBQ meats. The meats were tender and flavorful. I would say the taste is above average. But the Chinese broccoli with dried fish was fantastic and full of wok hei. The authentic HK cooking style showed up on this dish, definitely recommend getting this one for HK food lover.With the new owner, the prices had gone up too. For the two meat BBQ dish, the price had gone up to $15 compared to Sam Woo at $12. But I think it's still worth coming here to indulge in HK food in order to satisfy your craving.