Top Asian Fusion Restaurant in San Lorenzo
Taos Fresh
15809 Channel St, San Lorenzo, CA 94580, United States
Pepper lunch is supposedly Japanese, but seeing kimchi and soju on the menu made me think this was a Korean place. That's okay, as long as the food is good, I don't care what kind of place it is. Met up with a friend here to catch up and try something new. I am not familiar with San Lorenzo, but this part of town seems okay. A plaza with plenty of parking so I was relieved that I didn't have to look for street parking. When I got to the restaurant, I was even more confused. It's selling milk tea. Then I heard the server speaking in Mandarin. Okay, maybe this place is owned by Chinese. Oh well, perhaps this place has an identity crisis. Lol.I ordered curry beef rice with cheese. It came out sizzling and I had to quickly cook and move the beef slices before they were overcooked. I throughly enjoyed the beef slices. I wish they added more cheese so that the plate was more gooey. Perhaps I was spoiled and ruined by Daeho's gooey and cheesy Kalbijim, but I digress. This place did a decent job of making pepper lunch dishes. I would go back and maybe next time I would even order their milk tea.
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Hong Kong Cafe
17850 Hesperian Blvd, San Lorenzo, CA 94580, United States
An unexpected gem! If you plan to dine here especially on the weekend, make sure you arrive early; after 7:00PM expect a wait.First, their staff are very friendly and you can crack a joke with them and theyll smile and laugh with you. They do have the traditional shrimp fried rice and chicken chow mein, but I would go for the real family style dishes which are very reasonably priced. Most of their specials are written in Chinese, but if you dont speak or write that language, the waitress are more than willing to explain or make recommendations.We started our meal with 3 pound of fresh prawn (theyre not the real big ones but medium size) and it was priced at $10.95 a pound. The best way is to have it blanched and a mild spicy soy sauce dip. This is not on their regular menu so youll have to ask them.The next was the geoduck. We had a 4-pounder and the belly was used to make soup and the rest was stir fried with celery and other vegetables. This style cost $65.00 and at most higher end restaurant, you can expect to pay over $100 for this.The lobster was on sale at $14.95 each and they were decent size (we ordered two of them). We also ordered the noodles separate and they waitress recommend adding some fresh mushrooms and scallions which really made the noodles come alive. My mom, being a vegetarian we also ordered a vegan chow mein.The broccoli with scrambled duck egg was delicious (it taste better than it sounds) and you get a big plate of food, but be warned that the steam mince pork with salty-fish can be an acquired taste and some may not be pleased with the pungent smell.For a group of 10, the entire bill came to $250 including tips.3 pound fresh shrimp4 pound Geo-duck two ways (soup and stir fry with celery, carrots and snap peas)Cold free range chicken2 Ginger scallion lobstersE-Fu Noodles with fresh mushrooms and scallionsVegan style chow meinSteam mince pork with Salty-FishOrange flavored spare ribsBroccoli with scrambled duck eggI couldnt taste any MSG in their food (or it was used very lightly), but their food was a bit saltier (besides the orange spareribs which was perfectly done) than I prefer. I think if you eat the dishes with white rice, it will balance out the saltiness of their food.