Hong Kong VIP Kitchen

This is my most memorable Chinese food I tried in my 5 trips to US! It’s even better than many of the Chinese restaurants back in Singapore (where Chinese are the majority).

The portion is as usual huge, similar to other eateries in US.

I initially only ordered the 双拼饭, with roast duck and roast pork as the 双拼, as I was not sure how good will it be. Turns out the roast duck was really very good! The roast pork was not bad as well.

With my appetite whetted, I later added a wanton soup. The wanton was quite huge and the fillings were very generous. The soup was also very tasty.

Highly recommend this place.

The barbeque here is obscenely good. Seriously, there are plenty of Cantonese barbeque restaurants, and Hong Kong VIP ranks among the top two or three. Their BBQ pork is beyond delicious...the meat is soft, the coloring is natural and with minimal processing; a light honey taste is all that is present. Their sausage, duck and chicken are equally well prepared. The restaurant had a solid menu of traditional Canton food...good soups, rice dishes, and a nice selection of vegetables as well. Service is fine, though the manager is arguably more friendly than the server. Prices are fair, and particularly good for the deli counter.

Good Hong Kong barbecue/ Chinese food. Their "Roast Duck with Black Truffle" is extraordinary and must try. Everything else is decent/ average. Good portion for the price, as is everything in this area. Expect to pay about $25-30 per person. I only recommend coming here for the "Roast Duck with Black Truffle" to-go.

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.