Social Eatery in Millbrae

We waited to be seated. We asked for the table in a nook, seated 8 so the 6 of us were fine. You order through your phone. We got crispy rice with pork ribs and dumplings. I was surprised with broth with dumplings but requested lime and soy sauce for it. My brother ordered BBQ pork and egg with crispy rice. He liked it. My friend ordered a veggie noodle and again surprised that it put in a broth. Also ordered an unagi with crispy rice. It was pretty tasty, a good place for lunch. Service was nice.

My favorites place found out recently which serves good soups, non alcoholic drinks. Few things to try is pure grape & mango drink, Coconut pudding.They have a cool dining area & services are quick. The price is affordable

Stopped here for my sister in-law birthday and she wanted to try this place after I mentioned it. Its nice to see that they change their menu once in a while. But the mala spicy chicken noodle dish is now off the menu. They have added a beef rib plate, pretty large portion but it had less noodles than other items maybe cause large portion of beef. I got it strong spicy, but it wasnt that spicy IMO, soup was a bit tangy which is different from their other broths which its ok but not my favorite. We got 4 clay pots and drinks all around. Food is good. Everyone enjoyed their food and drinks.

The Social Eatery in offers an exceptional dining experience. Their beef bowl is an absolute masterpiece, perfectly cooked and bursting with flavor. The restaurants unique ambiance adds to the overall charm, making every visit memorable. A must-visit spot for food enthusiasts! Parking was limited but not that long of a wait. The is best for lunch or dinner dates.

- Noodle was too oily and for some reason has a bit sweet taste.- Many reviewers has already mentioned the 15% mandatory service charge being annoying. There was no service. Ordering, paying is all through phone, and water is also self served. I don’t mind self serviced restaurants at all but I don’t want to pay a mandatory 15% just for bringing food to our table.- On top of that I really don’t like more and more restaurants putting up signs like the first picture. It was misleading (as you can see in other reviews) that made people thought the service charge was by law. “Law requires charging tax on service charge” is completely irrelevant from “15% service charge is automatically added”. Most customers will have no problem paying 15% as tip, so I really don’t understand what this is supposed to achieve other than making customers confused or annoyed. If you are the owner, you can see most of your negative reviews are about this 15% practice. It’s a lose-lose for both sides.+ clay pot rice was reasonably good.

I tried their curry chicken bowl with mild spice, and it was pretty good. I think the savory curry was peanut based, which is similar to my favorite Filipino dish, kare kare. This one was with wide noodles, which absorbed the curry broth. Ordering is done via scanning a QR code and was easy. Food came out in about 15 minutes on a not-so-busy time.

Love it so far. Once dine in and second take out. All the food we ordered was tasty, fresh and not overly seasoned.Love the decor in here. Very different from typical restaurants.Only note for them is they need better signage for the To-go pickup and staff were not too approachable, meaning if you just stand there. They wont say anything and acknowledge. May be they need a greeter?

Grapeholic has been my top3 boba place, tried the takeout steamed rice at the same spot. Very thoughtful takeout box and kept warm for over an hour, would enjoy more if steamed vege can be added (was sold out even though it was 11am in the day). Chicken tasted better than the ribs.Overall I enjoyed the food and the easy-going environment. One thing can be improved is that the place must be cleaned within 10 mins before I stepped in and the entire restaurant smelled like very strong chemical product, it’s clean obviously but I changed my mind to do takeout due to the odor.

2 restaurants and a boba shop in one! You seat yourself and order online from any combination of the three places in the building. Delicious thick cut noodles and good boba to go with.

There is no communication when I get in after waiting by the sign at the front. I have to flag down a guy. He tells me to sit at the table. I sit there, and the table is sticky, and there is still food from the last customers. I sit there for another 15 minutes, and no one gives me a menu or tell me to use the qr code. When I get to check out, I am charged a 15% service charge. I believe that because you pay the service charge up fount, the waiters have no incentive to give a decent experience. I had to flag down a waiter again to get an update on when dinner arrived, and she disappeared again. Like the mist, when i got my chicken curry, the chicken was over cooked I am never coming again and will not recommend this for dine in as they dont care about quality as you pay up front.