Stick & Steam in Millbrae

Kimchi fried rice was more sour than expected. Pan fried dumplings were good but nothing crazy. The pork Xiao long bao was very ginger-forward.

Pretty solid spot! An easy fix for some dim sum or Hainan Chicken. Overall a bit more on the modern/fusion side in terms of the food and style and if thats what youre looking for then perfect! Cute spot and I was really intrigued by the salted egg yolk fries. Worth it, and I became a huge fan of their fries. Definitely my favorite thing out of the stuff we ordered, with the chicken coming in second. Both very flavorful. The pork belly probably wouldnt order again though. A tad on the dryer side but still good.

Small business with great variety of Asian delights. The food we ordered was delicious. Shrimp Dumpling Noodles Soup, Siu Mai Dim Sum, Crispy Fried Chicken with various sauces and rice. It was yummy!!!

Stick & Steam is a good small place to get some dim sum, beef noodles, baked rice, or Hainan chicken rice, all in one restaurant. The food is good, but not as good as the restaurants that specialize in the single genre. That said, it definitely satisfied the different cravings our family had. The food came out quickly, the service was pleasant, and most importantly the food was good enough to come again. While I personally wouldn’t go out of my way to come here, if you’re in the Millbrae area and want to try some good Chinese comfort food, this place is worth a try.One more thing - everyone raves about the salted egg fries, but I thought they were only okay. Now the sea bass…..that’s something to rave about.

I really want to like this place but its a letdown unfortunately. This place attracted its customers (including me) because its rumored to be associated with the owner of Koi Palace. The place has all the ingredients of a good place if you dont want to wait in lines for some dim sum or a quick bite and the food looks great. However the biggest missing piece is the taste. For example the Har Gow (shrimp dumplings) are huge but not only the skins break apart easily (not good) but that the shrimps are not fully cooked. Maybe because of the undercooked shrimp flavors do not permeate within the Har Gow when you bite into it. The Hainan chicken is not very tender and the pork belly is over cooked so not as juicy as it could be. Overall, its missing the flavor part of a good restaurant.

Stick & Steam makes delicious and very reasonably priced dim sums 🥟The mala seafood 🥟 and pan-fried XLB are great. Chicken wings and mala spiced chicken and rice are also very good.

We got yolk fries and I got several items but forgot to take pictures (I also forgot exact names, sorry):Sampler dumplingsCheesy baked chicken and riceGreen beansBrown sugar bobaThe brown sugar milk tea was made with some kind of special jelly that wasn’t at all tapioca balls. The texture was more like a semi-firm, uniform jelly- and it was delicious!! I personally dislike the texture of tapioca balls- most places make them taste too sticky or undercook them and they have a grainy taste. These jellies were delicious! They add some kind of graham cracker crumble on top too- which is nice.Cheesy baked chicken and rice was a little heavy, and I probably should have gotten something lighter.Sampler dumplings were delicious, but I was hungry and ate them too fast, so I don’t really remember the taste.Green beans were cooked well- crunchy and fresh- with some delicious onions in there too!

Food was okay, but the okra, steak, was sweet. Pretty confusing to my taste buds. The dumplings were great, added soup was delicious. But what I really like was the chicken and rice. The rice wasnt oily and the chicken was on point. Four stars because we also ordered the chicken but unfortunately it was not cooked all the way.

Good value with great dim sum like options. This place has a nice casual vibe and everything is reasonably priced.The food here tasted yummy but dont expect to get authentic style Hong Kong food. Expect to get new flavours on old recipes with a spice of innovation and cleverness. I recommend their pork skewers and salted duck fries.Pro tip is to use yelp check-in for queueing or reservation

Decent fusion food with modern dim sum options!My favorite thing by far was the typhoon ha gao (which is their deep fried version of ha gao). Juicy shrimp inside with a crispy exterior sprinkled with fried garlic! Some other things I got to try:Egg yolk lava buns: comes with 2. Delicious gooey savory yet slightly sweet egg yolk inside a soft pillowy white steamed bread.Egg yolk fries: decently flavored and crispy fries!String beans: a little on the sweet side but still tasty. Surprisingly this took the longest to come outSpicy Mala chicken: my favorite part of this dish was the pork rib bone soup (that I paid extra for). The chicken wasnt really spicy but your mouth will definitely be numb from the mala!Overall good place for some quick bites!