Seafood Palace in Temple City

The deco is clean and modern, The food and service is quite good for a Chinese restaurant. The shrimp is large and fresh, and the taste is very succulent. This is a good option for a large crowd and gathering. There are no condiments on the table, you would need to ask for salt, pepper, hot sauce, etc. Parking is somewhat limited, there is some street parking available. Many regular patrons park at the bank parking spot during non business hours and walk over. The waiter at this restaurant speaks Cantonese, Mandarin and English as well. For their lunch special this restaurant charges $1.80 for a bowl of white rice. Many regular patrons would order fried rice instead as the portion is very generous. Many people order take out as well, there is a long table for take out pick up.

May 30, 2022 - The garlic crab was very delicious! Quite fulfilling to eat with fried rice. The service was also very nice. Su was super friendly and made great recommendations. The crab cost about $69. The lobster was selling for around $33 a pound. They did not have the fried pork hock here versus the other location in Garvey boulevard. They are open EVERY DAY starting at 11am. They have a lunch special menu.

3 1/2 * the crab is really the best top notch. The other dishes are just ok and wish their lunch hours lasted longer.

Its been 6 years since I last came to this place. At first, it was rumored that the main chef had it out with the bosses of the place, then after several years of renovations and the pandemic, me and my group never came back. Now that Im here, the food isnt bad. I feel that their batter for the 椒鹽蝦 (Salt & Pepper Shrimp) overpowers the shrimp a bit, but has a nice crisp to it. The 魚香茄子 wasnt bad. Nice glaze on the outside, and the sauce didnt take away from the egg plant itself. The 鹹蛋蒸肉餅 was interesting. Im used to a MUCH more saltier version, which has to balanced out with copious amounts of rice. The flavor here is more tamed. Not bad. Subtle, and thats fine. BUT they did put some sugar in the soy sauce, and that disturbed my friend. I didnt have any issues with it, but you know, to each and of their own, tastes are a subjective matter. Keep in mind, when we were asked if we wanted 1 or 2 bowls of rice, my friend said, They used to give us a deep pan of rice. I had to tell her, lots of places are giving rice by the bowl now. Come on! Plus, its been 6 years since weve been here. Everyones dealing with inflation.The decor looks much more modern than before. Very nice. Still maintains that sort of golden interior, but with more modern art hanging on the walls, the lights, and the ceiling add a nice touch. Plus, with the space they have, theyve added more private rooms for big occasions.PRO-TIP: If youre coming with about 18 people, thats the maximum a big table can fit (normally the max for a big table is 16 to sit comfortably). Any bigger than that, youll have to divide it into 2 tables.

Food was very tasty and reminded me of home, its now one of my fav Cantonese restaurants in the area. Service was okay as well. Only complaint is that it was super loud (Sat night and there were obnoxious people playing pokers inside the restaurant laughing and yelling at each other).

Place is empty. Only couple tables compared to years ago when the place would be full for lunch special. Food is yummy. Portion and be inconsistent. Sometimes the shrimp and egg dish will have a lot, sometimes a bit less. Maybe depends on the chef. Good to know: $1.89 per person for rice.

Very tasty. I dine here over last 20 years - still good in 2020.

Tasty Cantonese food with large portions! Such a great place for a large family meal

Love the food. Used to be better for the crab menu

Went back for the first time since the pandemic. The place was renovated and feels a lot cleaner but unfortunately the food was over cooked and quite salty. Definitely not to moms liking. One dungeness crab was $80 ouch. Used to cost about $120 for a family outing and now its 180. No wonder traffic was light even on Sunday.