When you drive by this place, you might be hesitant to give this place a try because from the outside it looks pretty run down. Â They offer a parking lot which is small and usually there isn't any spots available, but there are ample street parking. Â On the inside, it's small and their decor is old and worn out but something about this place gives a homey vibe.
What brings me back to this place is their great service and delicious food. Â It seems to be family owned by an elderly lady. Â She always has a smile on her face and greets you immediately. Â You can't miss her! Â If you are not sure what to order, she is more than welcome to offer you suggestions. Â She also tells you what is in season and what isn't. Â
With every meal, they offer complimentary soup at the beginning and oranges at the end. Â I have eaten things from seafood to beef to vegetables from here and they are always perfectly made. Â Did I also say they are pretty reasonably priced for the size of the dishes they offer? Â Well they are! Â Also don't worry if you are craving for something that isn't on the menu, I have ordered several different dishes and they always try to accommodate. Â So if you are craving authentic Chinese food and want to avoid the chaos in Chinatown, then definitely give this place a try.
Amazing hole-in-the-wall restaurant with great service! Â It doesn't have great looks but definitely gets a +1 for having its own parking lot as well as TVB (Hong Kong Drama)!
It definitely helps if you know Cantonese but the owner's English is sufficient. Â She makes great recommendations. Â She recommended the oysters cooked with garlic and vermicelli the last time I was there because they just came in. Â They were gigantic, delicious, and only $4 each!!!
I also had the salt and pepper japanese tofu. Â Japanese egg white tofu fried till it's golden yellow with just the right amount of salt and pepper and jalapenos.
We also ordered the pork belly with black bean sauce and it really hit the spot. Â Fatty pork with a delicious sauce.
The best plate we ordered with the CHINESE FRIED CHICKEN! It has to be ordered 3 days in advanced, but it is totally worth the wait. Â Not to be confused with sweet and sour chicken and the breaded deep-fried chicken nuggets, Chinese fried chicken is tedious to prepare correctly and even harder to get right. Â Grand Palace will actually mince garlic and cover the entire chicken overnight to give it that extra oomph! Â Combined with crispy skin and meat that is actually marinated correctly it was the first plate to go and we ordered an entire chicken.
I guess I missed out on eating the seafood when I came in here. This place is nice and cosy with a few tables. We had to wait a few minutes upon entering.
I was suggested to eat a fish since it's fresh and arrived today. While ordering I was also suggested to try the clams since it seems to be their specialty or something. Instead, I opted in for a bizarre menu with the following three dishes: mandarin style pork chops, Japanese tofu with scallops and black bean sauce, and the seasonal veggies with shredded meat.
Complementary to the meal was a soup and sliced oranges at the end. I think the oranges were my favorite (they're sweet) next to the seasonal veggies with shredded meat.
I have to say, I was quite confused to what kind of shredded meat it was. It looked like shredded pork, but I can't confirm. The taste of the meat was doused out. The veggies is what will be admired due to their "wok heat." It's juicy, cooked, and still crispy. It was awesome.
The other dishes wasn't much for me to admire. I especially disliked the mandarin style pork chops. If I knew they would make it with ketchup, I would've done so at home since that's how I usually make them. There was a slight crisp, which was pretty good. They're mostly meat and minimally bones (I didn't see much bones, to be honest).
The scallop dish with the Japanese tofu was one of the worst combinations of all. Of course, I ordered the food so I was deemed with bad taste... I'll take this one for you Grand Palace.
Overall, that dish wasn't impressive considering the black beans weren't properly mashed so I tasted a lot of black beans in the sauce. It's always a sudden salty kick with the occasional chipping of the tooth. There's some sand/ shell in there for sure. The scallops were halved so it looks like we got a lot more. The tofu was just barely heated. The sauce definitely drowned out the tofu taste. One of the most disliked dish here.
My date complained the place looked shady, and I just didn't feel impressed about the decorations (I'm here to eat for pete's sake). I was entertained by the TV since it was airing MY DRAMA.
I highly doubt I'll be coming back. I forgot to mention the kids who were treating the place like their relative's home. The staff was definitely friendly. It appears that people who come in are regulars. I disliked having the wind lick my rear while I ate, which was topped off with kids' squeals. This is a family place.
Plus one to them for having their own lot. If the lot is full, that means the tables are full as well, so expect a wait time.
There's an uncorking fee (BYOB).
EDIT: I forgot to mention why the stars were so low... the complementary soup was spoiled. Carrot soup tend to spoil easily and that was exactly the case here. The food was really mediocre for me. The atmosphere can be better experienced by people who love a homely feel (along with the noise).
This restaurant is located right outside Chinatown, but the food here is just as authentic and also really good. From the outside, this place is nothing to brag about. On the inside the place is pretty small and the tables are old. The parking lot is also really small. We almost never find parking in the lot; but no worries, there are tons of free street parking.
The few times that I came here were during the weekend, so it was always busy. It can be confusing waiting because they didn't take our name down while we were waiting. You really don't know when you are next or who is ahead of you. I have no idea how they sit people.
The food here is really good. My all time favorite from here is the lobster yi mein with extra yi mein. This is a must get every time I come! Their clams with black bean sauce is my second favorite thing here. Everything that we ordered was good. I just wish this place was bigger and the service was better. I would have come here more often, but sometimes when the line is lone and they don't take your name down, I just leave to go somewhere else.
I love seafood and i esp love cantonese style seafood and grand palace is a good place to enjoy that
us being first timers, we solicited recommendations from the chef what we should order and we ended up with clams with lobster sauce (the clam was gigantic!!), steamed razor clams, deep fried pork intestines and greens
everything was fresh and tasty and the staff can't be friendlier (it helps since i speak cantonese i suppose) :)
can't wait to try other dishes!!
Hm. I'm almost hesitant to write my review because I want to keep this little gem to myself. This place is authentic. It's like going to my aunt's house for dinner because it really feels like I walked into my aunt's house and sat down at her table.
I always go with my dad and step-mom. We NEVER order from the menu. There *is* no menu. Those plastic things the owner lady gives you? Yeah, that's just for your reading entertainment.
Talk to her. Ask her what's fresh today. What vegetables did she get that day. Granted, this place is great for seafood lovers and just ok for meat lovers. Sure you can have your pepper steak and soy sauce chicken, but to truly experience what this place has to offer, YOU HAVE TO EAT THE SEAFOOD.
My most recent meal I had there: soup of the day(some Chinese herbal soup), sweet potato leaves (kinda taste like spinach and seasonal), and the biggest clam I've ever seen in my life. It was bigger than the bowl of rice I was eating. The meat was tender and sweet and it was topped with lobster sauce. I was surprised because I was expecting it to be tough.
Service is always fast and the owner is attentive. She's friendly and I like that at the end of the meal we don't just get the usual sweet tapioca dessert like other restaurants. Bleh. Once we had a papaya and snow fungus dessert soup and this last time we went we had chilled longans.
Yup. It's just like home. ^_^
A new hole-in-the-wall favorite! The restaurant is located on the outskirts of Chinatown, and like my fellow yelpers said, it's pretty sketchy on the outside. You'd never guess that this place would serve such delicious food! The Chinese name of the restaurant translates to "Lucky/Fortunate Taste Chamber." Yes, I'd say that I was fortuitous to have found such wonderful food!
My friend and I ordered the following:
- Bowl of seafood soup (possibly their special for the day)... This was just OK. It was a bit watered down, but my friend swears that they usually have better soup. Since this was the first item to come out, I was a little hesitant to believe her, but I soon became a believer as everything else was excellent!
- Steamed oysters on some bead threads and green onions and ginger. Yum!
- Boiled chicken with ginger/green scallions. Expect it to be a little salty. It's supposed to taste like that. VERY delicious! One of my favorites.
- Lobster cooked with green onions and ginger. Delicious! The meat came out easily with a fork. Another favorite.
- A-choy cooked with garlic. I love veggies and garlic, so this was naturally another favorite.
Yes, we can eat.
Our total? Approximately $49. We each paid $29, including tip.
Yeah, it's true the interior doesn't look as nice as the other restaurants in Chinatown. Maximum capacity is 41 people, and there's a parking lot. There are children (of the owners, I'm presuming) working at the restaurant so service is a little slow sometimes. But really, I could care less because the food is delicious! And you know how else you'd know that this place is the shit? Old Chinese people go here! With their entire family!! I was also told that their seafood selection changes daily, so you know it's fresh. Good to know!
GO.
Eating at this restaurant is like eating grandma's cooking. Very authentic Cantonese style where you get the soup of the day once you are seated. I personally fall in love with the steam egg with dry scallop and fish head stew and steam fish and mutton stew and.....I am hungry !
If you are a "fine dining" person, please stay away from this restaurant. You probably will get a heart attack about its decor, from outside to inside, top to bottom. This place is guaranteed for home cook food and for person like me who could hit by excessive MSG.
Price wise, another big surprise. 3 families with 6 adults, 4 kids, 5 dishes, 20% tips, $23/family. Great price with great food, that's the restaurant for this economy. Â I am going there every week !
Yeah, it looks kinda sketchy from the outside, but on the inside it's pretty good Chinese food, at a super cheap price. Â I guess my biggest qualm was that things were not sweet enough, and if they were, then they weren't sour enough. Â But for the price we paid ($14 for 2 entrees, soup and egg roll), I definitely felt we got what we paid for.
Review Source:My mom and I came here to get carry out. It was a bit busy, but seem most of the tables were already eating or just got their food. So, we placed 3 rice box orders and it came out to $16. She told us 20 minutes.....wow quite long for carry out. So we went outside to wait.
My mom went back inside to check on food after 20 minutes already. I was outside and I'm not kidding.....it took like another 15 minutes. WTF! 35 minutes for 3 rice boxes......that's crazy. My mom said she saw 3 tables that came after us get their food. Wow, you would think you get the carry out orders first and we walked in...not called.
HIRE MORE PEOPLE IF YOU NEED IT!!!
The food was ok, nothing spectacular. I suggest going to chinatown instead. Still irked at the 35 minute wait......(shakes head).
I've lived close to this place for a few years now but have never ventured in until recently. Grand Palace offers delicious tradition Chinese cooking at very reasonable prices. First off, don't expect any type of fancy decor because there is none. The dining area consists of a few small and large tables. Anyways, getting to the food. These people are very accommodating and friendly. I've never looked at the menu as it's rather plain. Basically if you can describe what you want, they can make it. If there are things that they normally don't carry, you can call in ahead of time and they will purchase the item(s). I never been to a restaurant that had this service. Things I love are the steamed fish with pickled veggie, Chinese style sweet and sour pork and this tofu and veggie bowl. Be warned that this place does get packed so be ready to wait. Oh, all their meals come with a daily soup which I have always loved. Can't wait to go again.
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