Hometown Taste 乡味源

I've only had their takeout and it has been great. Since we've had our share of bad Chinese food--gooey sauces, tasteless won ton soup, greasy stir fries filled with water chestnuts, and thickly coated, fried chicken chunks as sweet as candy--Hometown Taste is a breath of fresh air.Their menu is a mix of traditional American-style Chinese food, which they execute very well, indeed, and truly authentic dishes (although, I don't plan on ordering the Chef's Signature Jellyfish Head). I know the latter is good judging by the number of Asian diners (everyone) inside the restaurant every time I pick up my order. But they do an excellent job with our traditional favorites--and more. We've gone three times and some of our favorite dishes have been Shredded Pork With Smoked Bean Curd, the Assorted Won Ton Soup (which is a tasty meal in itself), Garlic Stringbeans, Stir-fried Water Spinach, and Pan-fried Dumplings. I could go on,Hometown Taste leaves places like Chin's and Chopsticks (which used to be our go-to, in the dust.) Highly recommended!

First time trying this place, the place looks dated, I think it needs an update but the service was good. The food was really good but the air conditioner wasn't working so it wasn't very comfortable. We ordered:- Pork Belly with Meigan Cai 外婆家梅菜焖肉.- I really liked it. - Scallion Oil Noodles 葱油拌面.- Another solid dish. - Fried Squirrel-shaped Yellow Croaker w. Sweet and Sour Sauce 松鼠黄鱼.- my favorite, a must try dish you should order. I'll be back to try some other dishes but I'll make sure isn't a hot day unless they have fixed the air conditioner.

A nice addition to Rancho Bernardo community! We ordered salt and pepper chicken, beef chow fen, Sichuan style twice cooked pork belly and soup dumplings. The pork belly dish tasted like the one that I had in China. Salt n Pepper chicken flavor was good but chicken was thin and a bit too chewy and dry. The soup dumplings had thin wrappers and tasty soup. Overall, they were pretty good and authentic.The restaurant is spacious and pleasant and the staff was friendly. It's a place to go back to.

This is a new chinese restaurant in Rancho Bernardo located in a shopping mall. There is plenty of parking in the area, so there is no need to worry.We ordered a lot of food because it all sounded delicious. It definitely was pretty great. The crab ball soup was very unique. It was like a matzo ball soyp with a crab flavor! Delicious and creative. The smashed cucumbers were fresh, crisp, and tasty. The ribs were so tender the meat was falling off the bone. Salt & pepper shrimp was delicious on day one and the next day!I want you to know that I remembered to take pictures halfway into dinner. I apologize as there is more food than what is shown.I also want to compliment the very sweet lady that served us. She was amazing and was very helpful. We had a great time, thank you!

I checked out Hometown Taste in Rancho Bernardo and was somewhat impressed. The restaurant is bright, clean and thoughtfully adorned with subdued Chinese décor, lanterns and whatnot. I found the service to be most pleasant and nice. Parking was surprisingly easy considering they share a lot with Jack in the Box and Carl's Jr. Wine glasses were clean and generously filled. Egg Drop Soup to start was tasty. Prices here are quite reasonable all things considered! I will be back for sure. I appreciate the option of fried rice with my lunch special dishes and was most delighted to see no extra charge for that. I asked about ordering a Fried Wonton Appetizer and the server stated that the lunch special comes with a spring roll. That's nice, but it's not what I asked.I ordered Kung Pao Chicken and it was decent, although not the best you'll find in about a 5 mile radius from here. I think the most off-putting thing for me was it not being spicy. The menu calls out "spicy" however when I got the itemized receipt at the end, it was marked "mild". I didn't know I had a choice! I wish they would have asked. I know at Thai restaurants they have their arbitrary numerical scales of spice they're always quizzing me on when I order. Sometimes it's 1-10, or 0-5, I can never keep track. I've never been asked about spice levels at a Chinese establishment. Either the dish is spicy or it's not. Anyway, the Kung Pao itself was good in that it did not contain any extra unnecessary fillers like water chestnuts, mushrooms, etc. However the wok sear was not as pronounced as I like. The mouthfeel was just a little too flaccid for me.

Paid by card. Hometown Taste is need to Burma Place and offers plaza parking. I went here on a weekday night for dinner and was easily able to be seated even though the restaurant was more than half full. The hostess/server was not that friendly here but I figured the food would be good given the service. I was really disappointed with the food. Everything was so greasy and bland. I ordered the chicken wings, wonton soup, beef and broccoli, dan dan noodles, and beef chow fun.I wouldn't order the same dishes again and I don't think I'd go back to try other things.

Came here back to back in 2 weeks. Food is tasty and good presentation. Price is good too. On a Thursday evening, they were busy. Also many take out orders.We also like the center calligraphy print at the restaurant. It really give an authentic Chinese feel.

I keep coming back. I love the big options there and good price ! So far my fav in north county. And not a long wait !

It's pretty great to see one of the greatest Chinese cuisine types now available in San Diego. The type called HuaiYang cuisine, the region is kinda near Shanghai, but their tastes are slightly different. The HuaiYang foods here are pretty authentic, I love the tofu and bacon dish. Also their meatballs are great! The soup is very tasty as well. If you want to try different types of Chinese cuisines, you should come to try out.

蟹粉狮子头很不错，夫妻肺片也不错。 我们还点了生煎和lunch special。 新开的淮扬菜 推荐一下 nice food. Service is nice and it's new huaiyang food in San Diego.