Full House Cafe

If you want the rice rolls then it's available on weekends only till 2pm. There's a variety of them you can choose like beef, bbq pork, shrimp. Whichever meat you choose, the meat isn't rolled INTO the rice roll (which would be traditionally what you expect from dim sum restaurants). Instead it is placed on top and all around the roll. Comes with sauce all over it. See pics. Busier on weekends; No wait plenty of seats in weekdays.Although quite greasy, My favorite dishes were:Beef chow funSalted fish eggplant There's a collab with Yomi yogurt so you can order from the waiter for your drink dessert to be delivered to your table. Durian flavor was subtle, just a nice little hint, not super flavor forward. Mainly taste the yogurt flavor more. Service efficient and quick.

I really try to support Asian businesses in the San Leandro area and am so happy to say there is a lot more variety these days. We were in a time crunch and downtown San Leandro was slammed on a Sunday afternoon! Full House Cafe was able to accommodate our semi large group quickly. The menu has plenty of comforting hk cafe classics including desserts and yumi purple rice drinks. We ordered a variety of noodles and some steamed rice room since it is only available on weekends. I had high hopes but unfortunately, everything was very greasy and lacked flavor. The stir fried beef noodles was generous on... bean sprouts and not as much so with the beef. Sadly, everything dish that came out was the same, super bland and super greasy. I had to use a lot of chili sauce to give the food some life. A couple people got their rice drink and said the flavor was very subtle. They also didn't get purple rice in their drinks so be specific when you order. Service was ok, but cannot fault them as they were very busy.

Reasonable priced but the food is a bit oily to my tasting. It can be a bit busy during weekend.

Came in on a weekday night for dinner. Decor is minimal and there were lots of boxes near the front/on the way to the bathroom. Ambiance does not seem to be a priority. Service was minimal. I was disappointed that they not longer offer the baked dishes that I saw in other pictures.We shared these dishes: Sweet and sour pork - standard pork pieces but the sauce was quite sweet.Fried udon - good that it wasn't overcooked, good amount of ingredients. Nothing too special.

Ordered the frog meat and eel boil clay pot rice, both is good, service was excellent. Will come back and try other things on menu

Honestly, I don't know why there are so many bad reviews. I personally liked the meals I had. Pictured: pork ribs and Chinese sausage and bacon clay pot rice. Not pictured: chicken and salted fish fried rice. I heard their clay pot rice was their specialty and I was definitely craving for it. While there were some crunchy pieces, it still satisfied my cravings. As for the pork ribs, packed with flavor but needed to be a bit more tender. The other claypot rice was perfect. Their chicken and salted fish fried rice was also a great choice. Usually, fried rice is pretty oily but this isn't that oily and was still flavorful.

Slow togo order... and food has no flavor.. my wonton ho fun is brown.. i am really disappointed

We hadn't been in this space since Daimo first opened here so many years ago. Parking is always a bit of a challenge. Never park in the Bank of America parking lot next door. We parked in the small parking lot behind the restaurant. I hope that's still okay. One hour limit. The restaurant is bright inside. Plenty of seatingWe were directed to a two-top that was adjacent to a four-top. Most of the tables were rectangles and could easily be pushed together although it wouldn't be convenient for typical Chinese round table dining. Menus were presented and we were left alone for a few minutes to look at them. They had pretty pictures of some food items but certainly not all of them. Most everything sounded good and it would be fun to bring a crew in and tear up the menu. That's the one bad thing about not having round tables, you can't set up a lazy susan and just spin at will. Everything has to be passed back and forth which, of course, slows down the eating process!We decided to keep it simple for the second day in a row. She ordered:Curry Fish with Steamed Rice - 3 - The fish was very fresh and gently cooked as opposed to cooked to death. There were lots of Green Bell Peppers and Yellow Onions as well as some Carrots balanced with a reasonable quantity of fish. There was enough curry sauce to go with the steamed rice which was good. On the down-side, the curry was somewhat bland and the fish was as well. Had the fish been flash fried to give it some carmelization, that would have added texture as well. I ordered:Assorted Seafood Chow Ho Fun (dry) - 4 - There were 3 small shrimp, 3 pieces of calamari and 4 pieces of fish served with my fun. There was an abundance of bean sprouts, some yellow onions and a reasonable quantity of green onions. The fun was pretty fresh, not super greasy and not broken up. It also had a noticeable degree of wok hay which was nice to find. The fish was very good but while the calamari was still crunchy, it and the shrimp were completely bland. I'm guessing that they were cooked separately and then added in. A small amount of dark soy and white pepper could have fixed that and elevated the dish to a 5-star. we both drank Ice Water and were happy to actually see ice in the disposable cups. There appeared to be one server taking care of the dining room although another woman occasionally came out to serve diners. We would not return just to reorder the same two dishes that we had but we may come back to try other menu items such as Sliced Pork Pan Fried Udon, Chinese Sausage & Preserved Pork Clay Pot Rice, Three kinds of Balls Noodle Soup, and Lotus Leaf Steamed Rice with Ribs.

Service is attentive. No wait on New Year day for lunch. Food is super tasty and big portion. Highly recommend for dining in the area. The sizzling fish is excellent, and must try.

Tried once a few yrs ago, it was pretty average, but we liked their shredded chicken cold dish entree but otherwise dodnt frequent here much. Not sure if under new ownership or new chef but recently tried again and thebfood was pretty dam good. The dessert is worth trying too, it had has good amount of variety but focuses on its yogurt theme, i think its freshly made with lots of fruit and has a refreshing taste.Worth giving a try again.