Inshou Cafe

Solid Hong Kong style cafe! We came on a random week night and made it in time for happy hour.There was no wait and got seated right away.We ordered a bunch of different things. Poore and preserved egg porridge 4/5Delicious and tasty porridge. They also give you a lot considering it was happy hour. Took the other half home.Pan fried rice noodles 4/5Perfectly pan fried and tasty. Went well with the sauces. Wish I had asked for more hoisin sauce. It is kind of expensive for what you get though.Chicken wings 4/5Chicken wings are juicy and fried perfectly. Has a nice crunch. They also season these well so you don't need the sauce that I did not really like.French fries 3/5Standard fries. I drowned them in ketchup. Mini crispy chicken over rice 3.5/5This was pretty tasty and the sauce wasn't super over powering. Perfect amount for a meal. Wouldn't say it's the cheapest thing on the happy hour menu though.We also got the happy hour milk tea and lemon tea. Both were good and they let us take home the extra.Overall, I'm excited to come back and try more things here. I especially want to try the breakfast specials. If you are craving Hong Kong cafe food, you need to stop by!

After reading other reviews we must've just missed the mark in terms of ordering food. Therefore giving 2 stars, as we are the choosers of our own destiny. We tried the pork ribs, pineapple bun with ice butter, and the wonton noodle soup. The pineapple bun was tasty and they give plenty of butter but the entrees both tasted "off". The wonton soup, smelled like bad water or something and ultimately gave me a really bad stomach ache. I took the leftovers home but ended up trashing them again after smelling the container. Hard to explain the smell but it was "old."I will not be returning

YES! Finally a place that makes the porridge I grew up with in San Francisco!!Got to try this place with the kids and I'm so glad we got to try it - it's HK style - a bit of comfort food for those of us who miss Cantonese food! We started with the pork and preserved egg porridge and I was SO HAPPY - the pork was tender and there WAS pork... but the big plus for me was the preserved egg. So many other places give so little and the yolk melts into the porridge so you don't get much of the preserved egg. This place provides CHUNKS so everyone gets it with their serving. And the consistency was the way I like it. Everyone has a preference - I like mine a little thicker - not soupy which this place served it that way. This is definitely our go to for rice porridge!! And we added the chinese donut - a bit decadent but totally worth it! :)We got the pan fried rice sheet roll - it came with a sesame and hoisin sauce. It was tasty - especially with the sauce - and you get quite a bit. Crunchy on the outside - chewy on the inside. Flavor was mild so you definitely needed the dipping sauce. I'm used to it at dim sum places where the rice sheet roll is flavored so it was a nice change.We also go the Fish Combo Rice Noodle soup - I have to say - it was okay - not something I would order again but I'm glad I tried it. There was definitely chunks of white fish but flavor was lacking a bit. They give you something you can add on top - but it was spicy as heck. And the Rice Noodles were a bit overcooked so too mushy for me...A hit with everyone was the pork ribs in black bean sauce over rice! MEATY and flavorful pork ribs in a mild black bean sauce! Demolished this dish - and brought back so many memories. But the pork was huge and meaty which was nice. Not like the kind you get at dim sum - definitely dinner worthy dish.Am definitely coming back to try more dishes! Nice to have a HK style cafe that serves dishes I grew up with!

This is my 4X here in 2 yrs in a row. I only came up here during Thanksgiving for family visit. And was craving for good dim sum, wonton noodle, congee, dumplings and soy milk w/ Chinese donut. This place got it all and at really reasonable prices. They also have beers and sake too. If I don't have to visit my family, I would be there for breakfast (congee, dim sum, soy milk w/ donuts), lunch (everything else w/ milk tea or beers), dinner wonton noodle soup, dumplings and sake). Service is better than I expected and fast too. I ordered and within 10mins, our foods came out. The places is in a strip mall so minimum decor but simple & clean cut. I would definitely come back again and again whenever I'm in the areas or within 30mins drives. Yeah I like the place more than I can say.

3.5 Yelp Stars ***My colleagues and I tried Inshou Cafe's dim sum many times because our patient was a regular here and would bring us take out every few weeks. The patient ordered lots of siu mai, shrimp dumplings, xiao loong bao, bbq pork buns, and rice noodles. Their siu mai was my favorite!Finally took my family here a few weeks ago! I wanted their siu mai since it was tasty, so I thought the other cafe food here would be just as good. I ordered the pork chop with meat sauce that many people talked about on Yelp! I expected the orange tomato paste meat sauce, but it was more similar to a salty pepper meat sauce. Not what I wanted. Same goes for their spaghetti. My husband and I prefer the tomato paste instead. Siu mai was good but it cost slightly more than regular dim sum restaurants in SF or DC since it only came with three pieces. 15 minutes for all dim sum orders as they were made after placing the order.Inshou Cafe had a happy hour menu where the regular entrees were mini plates for a few bucks cheaper, and HK milk tea and iced lemon tea was cheaper too! The HK milk tea was authentic and very good. Iced lemon tea was decent but not the best. They charge more for to-go drinks.The service was pretty quick! We went on a weekday in the middle of the week. It was not crowded and plenty of tables. They also play HK pop songs so it did remind me of some cafes in HK. This restaurant was situated inside a plaza that was not too busy with lots of parking in the lot. Not my favorite HK cafe. I would rather stick to my usual ones in SF.

My family came to visit me in the bay area, and we decided to go eat here. Parking is not an issue because this place is a part of a plaza, and there was no wait when we entered. The food was really tasty and we enjoyed everything we ordered. Our server was friendly and attentive too. They got our table ready super fast, even though they seemed busy. I recommend the baked rice dishes, you will have to wait 15 minutes but it is worth it! My dad loved the fish balls and the noodle soup.Overall, this was our first visit and we were pleasantly surprised with how authentic their hk cafe food was. I will definitely take my parents here again when they visit!

average food quality. I think the butter that came with the bun tasted off. (Not spoiled but didn't taste like real butter; maybe margarine?) Waited a bit for a table. Got seated very soon. Staff are quick and friendly. Lots of tables inside. Bathroom is located behind the drink counter. Overall not bad.

Tons of comfort food options with reasonable prices. Would recommend the wonton noodle soup and fish ball soup with seaweed. The pineapple bun with butter is meh unfortunately, not crispy and butter doesn't melt inside the bun. The tomato ox tongue rice has good flavoring but I wish the rice is fried rice, not white rice. This is a very clean Hong Kong restaurant (compared to others in the area). Quick service.

Craving classic Hong Kong breakfast food? This is the place! Ordered the porridge set with pork and preserved egg and pan fried rice rolls. Delicious. We also tried the ham and egg and toast breakfast and a side of the French toast. So flavorful and hits the spot. Just like home cooking. Service was efficient and friendly. Tea was great. Very nice environment and setup. Will be back. Highly recommended!

Curry fish filets were good! Great flavor and large fish filets with vege and potatoes. Baked pork chop was tasty and a very generous portion of pork chop baked with rice and sauce. Service staff was very courteous and helpful.