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Signature smoked pork stir-fried with hard-pressed smoked tofu and a variety of vegetables like celery and jalapeos.
Signature smoked pork with sliced bamboo shoots, celery, and jalapeos.
Signature smoked pork with chopped leeks.
Signature smoked pork with pickled long beans and jalapeos.
Signature smoked pork with deep-fried soft tofu.
Our most popular beef dish. Thinly-sliced beef stir-fried with cilantro and peppers. Natural oils and juices provide a unique flavor that goes well with rice or our green onion pancake.
Our "orange chicken" is not like the one at Panda Express. Enjoy delicious pieces of white chicken in a sauce made with freshly-zested oranges, sugar, and vinegar.
Wonderful reimagines this classic Chinese dish. Boneless chicken leg meat is lightly battered and then deep fried before being stir-fried with our own house-made tangy and sweet spicy sauce.
One of our most popular stir-fry dishes. Diced chicken breast, peanuts, green onions, and our secret homemade Kung Pao sauce.
Prawns with diced white onion, peanuts, scallions, and our homemade Kung Pao sauce.
Deep fried chicken wings and drumsticks with Hunan peppers and seasoning. This is not KFC or Wingstop, so don't expect American-style chicken wings.
Pickled long beans with scrambled eggs and jalapenos.
Pickled long beans with chicken gizzards and jalapeos.
Shredded pork, squid, pressed tofu, and celery come together as one in the most famous stir-fry recipe in Hunan.
One of our most popular dishes. Thinly-sliced lamb with cilantro and jalapenos. Use our green onion pancake to soak up the juices from this dish!
Thinly-sliced lamb with shredded yellow onions.
A dish that's never existed in China, but popular with American crowds. Shredded beef with yellow onions and peppers.
Sliced beef with broccoli and brown oyster sauce.
Sliced pork belly with spicy bean sauce, jalapeos, and yellow or white onions.
Shredded pork with diced jalapeos, black beans, and fried eggs (over hard).
Popular stir-fry with sliced hard smoked tofu, shredded pork, and Chinese celery.
Shredded pork with bamboo shoots and wood ear mushrooms. Sauted in a sweet and spicy garlic sauce that has a fermented taste.
Chinese sweet potato noodles, ground pork, pickled Thai chili, and chopped wood ear mushrooms.
Braised and marinated pork belly with red bell pepper, roasted garlic, and green onions.
Deep-fried sliced pork intestines stir-fried with traditional seasoning and diced chilli peppers.
Braised bone-in chicken with jalapeno, bamboo shoots, and Hunan seasoning.
Just pork intestines and tripe, a bit of jalapeno. Spicy.
Our most popular fish dish. Easy to eat bone free fish fillets are boiled in a hot sauce with numbing peppers, chili flakes, cut dried chilis, soft tofu, and bean sprouts. Served in an aluminium pan.
Preserved eggs (aka thousand year eggs, century eggs, black egg, etc.) are stir-fried with jalapeos in this straightforward dish.
Our most popular tofu dish. Soft cubes of tofu are cooked in a spicy-bean broth with minced pork and sometimes a touch of green onions.
Deep fried tofu with a crispy skin, with sliced black mushroom caps and diced red bell peppers.
Reviewed by the San Francisco Chronicle. Steamed sole fillets with soft tofu and diced peppers. Garnished with green onions.
A straightforward dish of steamed egg, served in a metal tray for delivery.
Our most popular iron pot. White cauliflower is stir-fried with our signature thinly sliced house-smoked pork. Natural seasoning and oils from the pork blend well with the cauliflower.
Our most popular vegetable dish, sauted eggplants with string beans, stir-fried with hints of garlic, ginger, and dried peppers. This dish is completely vegetarian.
Deep-fried string beans stir-fried with garlic and soy sauce.
Deep-fried eggplant with spicy garlic sauce. This dish is completely vegetarian.
Not a vegetarian dish. The shrimp in this dish are tiny pieces of dried shrimp, not large jumbo shrimp.
With white cabbage.
One of our more popular vegetable dishes. A dry stir-fry of shredded cabbage with brown sauce and dried peppers.
Broccoli sauteed with garlic and a touch of salt.
Shredded potatoes with Chinese vinegar.
Shredded potatoes with minced chilli peppers.
White cauliflower with our special house-made General Tso's sauce.
A light broth accompanies large slices of winter melon and pork spareribs.
A large serving of our hot and sour soup with wood ear, bamboo shoots, tofu, soy sauce, flurried eggs, and heat coming from added white pepper.
Pickled mustard leaves with fillets of sole, salt, and a hint of white pepper for heat.
Minced chicken breast, corn, and flurried eggs.
Six large potstickers with a delicious pork and cabbage filling. Pan-fried until crispy on the bottom. Includes a small dipping sauce.
Eight of our handmade wontons (filled with pork and shredded bok choy) will be cooked in soup for you.
Marinated fatty pork belly is diced and sandwiched in a house-baked hot and fluffy bun. Choose to add diced cilantro or enjoy it it without.
Your choice of standard or hand-rolled noodles served with our signature "Godfather's sauce". Our godfather's sauce is prepared in-house with our own reand is a combination of minced pork, black beans, chilli peppers, chilli pepper seeds, and diced jalapenos.
Imported bean paste from Beijing is combined with minced pork in this classic noodle dish.
Savory light broth with noodles.
Sliced black mushrooms with shredded pork and boiled bok choy.
Sauteed eggplant with ground pork in brown sauce, your pick of noodles.
Diced pickled beans are mixed with seasoned ground pork to create a very classic Chinese dish. Spicy.
Also know as chao mian, classically stir-fried noodles with your choice of meat or have it vegetarian.
House special 'Dan Dan' sauce, consisting of peanuts and peppers. Our sauce is pre-made and cannot be made less spicy. This dish is completely vegetarian. Spicy.
Noodles served cold with a sauce consisting of chili flakes, soy sauce, peanuts, sesame paste, and numbing peppers. Sauce made 100% in house. Spicy.
A large portion of fried rice (good for 2-3 people) with our signature smoked pork, sliced medium-thin, and stir-fried with seasoning.
A large portion of fried rice (good for 2-3 people) with our godfather's sauce, a ground pork-based spicy sauce with jalapeos, black beans, and chilli peppers. Spicy.
1 portion of steamed white jasmine rice, enough for one person. If you order two portions, they will be packaged in a large box instead of two separate boxes. If you want each portion to be packaged individually, please make it very clear in the notes when you order this item.
Spicy cold-marinated sliced beef with tendons and red chilli oil and spicy sauce, a classic Chinese dish.
A 330mL can of Coca-Cola, served cold.
A 330mL can of Diet Coke, served cold.
A 330mL can of Sprite, served cold.
Also known as Wang Lao Ji or Jia Duo Bao, a popular herbal tea drink from China.
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Tender Beef Iron Pot $22
Cilantro beef with the big pieces of celery
Dan Dan noodles
scallion pancakes
Chicken stir fry
Hot Boiled Fish
Smoked pork fried rice
Iron Skillet Prawns and Onions. Soooo good!
Green Onion Pancake
spicy fish stew
"Ants Climbing The Tree"
Eggplant String Beans
Smork with Smoked Tofu
Pork belly burger
Boiling Hot Fish Fillets
Ants Climbing the Tree
Eggplant with Garlic Sauce
Gizzard Pickled Beans
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Boiling Hot Fish Fillets
C Q.
Feb 16, 2025
So my wife wouldn't shut up about wanting good authentic Chinese food. This was definitely a different type of Chinese food that I am used to. The lady who appeared to be running the show was extremely nice and helpful. My wife ordered the smork fried rice, orange chicken, cilantro beef, scallion pancake. Plus complimentary tea. The food came out pretty quick. Time to eat. I was very impressed with the orange chicken and the cilantro beef. Those were the best plates. I didn't eat the pancakes due to the onions and the smork fried rice wasn't impressive. My kids did love the fried rice and the pancakes. So apparently those were also winning plates. Everyone there was super nice and very attentive to our needs. I felt very welcomed. Side note, they do charge an 18% charge however they do NOT accept tips. Weird I know. That is basically a tip unless the owners are not sharing with the multiple wait and cooking staff.
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Tanisha S.
Feb 7, 2025
We came as a group of 6 for dinner this past Sunday at wonderful. A huge factor to why we had such a wonderful (ha) dinner was because of the great service. Our waitress gave great recommendations, was always checking to make sure our glasses were full, and even offered small complimentary dishes pre-dinner that would go well with the alcohol we were drinking. For food, I'm glad we had a large group because we could try so many dishes. We got the green onion pancake, which is different from the Taiwanese style of green onion pancake. It had so many layers of dough and green onions and was a perfect complement to our spicy dishes. The spicy fish filets was huge, with so much more fish than other restaurants we've tried. I loved the smokiness of the smork with dried tofu, and was so happy to see a gizzard with pickled green beans dish. I ate way more rice than I would've liked, but it's hard not to when eating Hunan food.Definitely recommend coming to wonderful when you have a big group and are craving something spicy. Parking isn't bad on the streets or in the lots in Millbrae. We'll definitely be back soon!
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HanNa P.
Feb 4, 2025
Yes it's good Chinese. We got Smork with smoked tofu, Winter melon soup, Green onion pancake and Deep fried pork intestines. I liked how smokey the smork was. Pretty solid place in peninsula. Inside was clean and service was fast. If you dine in the tip was included. Parking on street in front.
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Jo W.
Jan 14, 2025
Wonderful is certainly wonderful! We get some pretty solid Chinese food here. I really recommend the Zhajiangmian (noodles in black bean sauce) and the Green onion pancakes. Though even though the menu labels them as pancakes, they're actually not pancakes. They're really thick breads stuffed with green onions.A good spot in Millbrae, close to San Bruno!
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Lawrence L.
Feb 3, 2025
This place has amazing Hunan style meals!! My friends and I are so happy we stumbled in here. First let me say their boiled fish in chili oil IS HUGE. They do not skimp out on the amount of fish. When it arrived we thought the kitchen got our order wrong and sent out two! I'm just going to name out the standouts and must haves: boiled fish on chili oil, green onion pancake, cilantro beef, sliced minced pork and the gizzard pickles beans. The service was also great, our waitress recommended some of the dishes above and they did not disappoint. We will definitely be back.
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Michael Y.
Feb 2, 2025
Having tried Chez Xue located in Foster City, it had come to my attention that the owners actually started their parent restaurant, wonderful, located in Millbrae a few years before. With a larger variety of items, I wanted to stop by and check out what they had to offer. I arrived at the restaurant around 1PM on a Friday afternoon to find a empty dining room. This seemed to be irregular judging from the amount of reviews here on Yelp, so perhaps weekday lunch is the best time to come without having to wait. For this meal, I noticed that the Boiling Hot Fish Fillets was one of the more popular items, so I decided to order one order which cost about 35 dollars at the time of this review.Looking at the dish, the portion size was HUGE. For one, the dish was served in a large silver bowl and easily had about 30 thick pieces of fish or more inside. Along with this, the bowl had pieces of chopped onions and chili peppers, cabbage, tofu, chunks of bean sprouts, and a large amount of broth. Definitely do not order this by yourself unless you plan to split it up into multiple meals to-go. And to this point, bring some people with you to finish this bowl. It's a lot. For $36 in the Millbrae area, it might seem to be expensive at first. But even after splitting this dish among 3 people, it lasted for two more meals afterwards. This said, price to portion is a steal.Of anything I can say about the taste, I wish it was more spicy! The broth was rich with spices and tasted pretty spicy, but I expected a tad more! Nonetheless, the broth made the fish taste spicy and made the meat very moist. Texture-wise, the fish was very soft and easily melted in the mouth. The fish itself did not appear to taste seasoned or marinated. But because it was drenched in broth, it did not matter. As for the tofu and cabbage, I found both to taste similar to the fish. But because they were all included inside the broth, it made sense for them to taste spicy as well.After trying wonderful's Boiling Hot Fish Fillets, I knew that I would be back for more. There is something about their food that screams "home-made"! Perhaps it could be because of the simplicity of the dish, or maybe it was the warm service. But nonetheless, there is a reason why wonderful has so many great reviews here on Yelp. Of anything I can say though, be aware that wonderful requires a mandatory service charge of 7% when taking out or 18% when dining in. But in all, wonderful definitely earns its title with a very high 5 star rating. Very wonderful, wonderful.
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Mahima D.
Jan 20, 2025
Solid spot, came here for dinner to catch up with friends. Good, quick service.Got the chili chicken, string beans, green onion pancake and dan dan noodles to share. Wasn't that impressed by green onion pancake - felt too thick and dry. I don't eat much pork so maybe the sauce it comes with would've saved it.. Dan Dan noodles also weren't as flavorful as I had hoped, was just ok in my view. Lot of options on the menu though so would be open to coming back to try other things! Did seem pretty authentic.
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Jocelyn L.
Jan 9, 2025
There is something extremely satisfying about this food. I can't really put my finger on it. I haven't actually dined in the restaurant itself, but got this for take out several times. The most recent time, the dishes that were stand out were the Numbing Boiling Fish Fillets, General Tso Chicken, eggplant and green beans, and smork fried rice. I loved all their dishes in different ways. Again, there's some X factor in the food that is just amazingly satisfying. I feel a little sad the restaurant is so far from the city, but it's a great option for when we go down to the Peninsua for a dinner party or whatnot!
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Corinna T.
Oct 18, 2024
Wonderful is a Michelin guide restaurant serving casual Chinese/Hunan cuisine. They have a wide selection of dishes and spicy food at a higher than average price (this is a non-tipping institution). Service was proactive and quick.The green onion buns and hand pulled noodles were the stand out dishes. Overall, Wonderful doesn't compromise on taste and flavor. Would come back.
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Ying C.
Feb 5, 2025
Has automatic 18% tip. Too expensive. Food looks good and taste so so. Food comes very quick. Nice environment. Wok fried dish is better. Would not recommend noodles.
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