Top Asian Restaurant in Walnut
Creek House Dim Sum Restaurant
1291 Parkside Dr, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, United States
Food was extremely on point. I didnt care for their extremely dry Pinot Noir in the least or thier lack of choices in their very limited beer and wine only selections. Their food was extremely good. Their customer service was perfect. Even after a mistake the waiter fixed it immediately which is golden.If youre look for a Chinese Chinese Restaurant this place fits the bill. Plenty of authentic Asians filling a round trouble with large sharable plates.I would recommend their menu, but if your looking for a cart Dim Sum, this is not it. They only serve from the menu. Also they keep their inventory in the front of the house which is very unnerving and just horrible to see. But their food and customer service was impeccable so Im giving them a 5 of 5.
Shanghai Chinese Restaurant
5131 W Walnut Ave, Visalia, CA 93277, United States
The young waitress was nice and helpful. The older asian lady was very rude she was yelling at me when she brought my order to me lol. I thought to myself, I’d be happy if someone was contributing to my payroll? She didn’t seem happy at all. Also, she didn’t put any napkins or utensils inside the bag. And the food tasted alright until I started to crunch on what I thought was walnuts but i was wrong my chow mein was under cooked. Spent 25$ on a few items and was treated unfairly to say the least. Find it sad for people to not have any gratitude for wherever they are, and the elderly asian woman seemed angry for no reason, and the restaurant wasn’t even busy. Poor lady if i was the problem she could have just refunded me or, told me take my business elsewhere respectfully. 1st time here I’m going to have to wish you guys luck. And definitely would not recommend going here. A bunch of other good looking restaurants in the plaza
Sala Thai Restaurant
3241 Walnut Ave, Fremont, CA 94538, United States
Overall: 4.4/5Came here for Sunday lunch right when they opened at noon so we got seated right away for a party of 7. They have QR codes on the table for you to order online if you want but also provided menus in case you want to order with the waitresses. The menu is pretty extensive but since we were a big group, we ordered all different items to share family style. The place started to get crowded by the time we put in our order online and there was a line by the time we left.Roti Canai ($6.95): The roti was flat, flakey, & tasted like a green onion pancake without the green onion. It came with a curry sauce that wasnt too strong since it had a more watery consistency than regular curry. It was good but not worth it. The portion is small too.Golden Tofu ($7.95): The tofu looks pretty normal but the way they fry it kept the tofu soft inside. But the best part of the dish was actually the peanut sauce. It was delicious so you just have to get the tofu coated in it.Crab Fried Rice ($18.95): This fried rice is so good in multiple ways. The first is by itself. The seasoning is light but theres enough taste from the ingredients like the crab and oil that it gives the fried rice just enough flavor. The second way we ate the rice was with the crispy fish and its sauce. The third way was with the duck curry. Both the 2nd and 3rd way give you a depth of umami that just complements the fried rice.Crispy Fish With Sweet Garlic Sauce ($17.95): This is their special dish and a must have! We got two orders for the table since they give huge pieces of fish but small quantity. The fish is really crispy - fried to perfection. The sauce is also amazing. You have to drizzle it on the fish and the fried rice *chefs kissDuck Curry ($16.95): Im really bummed that Thai restaurants dont give rice with curry dishes anymore. We ate this with the crab fried rice instead. The duck was very tender and the curry was packed full of flavors. I didnt think it was salty but my family thought it was a bit. I do think the prices for Thai curry is pretty steep for the small portion size though.Pad Thai With Chicken ($14.95): This is good if you eat it before the crispy fish and duck curry because those dishes are really umami so it will change your palette taste for the pad thai afterwards. The pad Thai is not a specialty here and we had better at other Thai restaurants so you can skip this item.Basil Chicken Entree ($14.95): My brother got this since hes on a strict diet but it was not good. The chicken was kinda bland at the beginning since it hasnt had time to soak up the sauce but after 20 minutes, the chicken was very salty. The bell pepper was a bit undercooked too. Hard pass.
Shalimar Restaurant
3325 Walnut Ave, Fremont, CA 94538, United States
I am really sorry for the 1* review in-spite of having eaten a relatively good meal in Shalimar Restaurant.Shalimar Restaurant is a very basic restaurant where one orders at the counter and food is served at your table. it has pretty ordinary tables, basic plates and cutlery and very attractively priced dishes which spell value for money.They have some sliced onions next to the order counter which is basically on self-service. They also have Masala Tea with disposable cups next the counter on self-service.Our order for Kadhai Chicken along with Naans and Goat Biryani was served at our table within 10 minutes by eager to serve servers. The Kadhai Chicken was very well cooked and spiced to perfection (I agree with other reviewers that the curries are a bit too oily but then that is how Kadhai Chicken needs to be cooked).Though I have eaten better Naans elsewhere - the Naans served out here were not bad and had a character of their own.Starting off with the Goat Biryani - the first few bites and pieces of goat meat was quite delectable but then one big piece of completely dry and burnt meat came up which was simply not edible. Then my wife found a piece of Chicken meat from the confines of the Goat Biryani!Even at this point we were not disappointed with Shalimar Restaurant. Having finished our meal - I decided to wash my hands and started looking for the restroom which was hidden away in the back with its door opposite the kitchen door.As I awaited my turn outside the restroom the door to the kitchen opened giving me a sneak peek into the kitchen. The view is simply unforgettable. It was dirty, filthy, greasy and in a complete mess. Mayhem may be the most appropriate word to describe the kitchen at best.The restroom got vacant - I entered and walked right out!I am hard pressed in comprehending how Shalimar Restaurant has managed to get its operations approved by the City of Fremont?
Peony Garden
1448 S Main St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, United States
DONT GO. THIS PLACE IS DISHONEST AND DISCRIMINATING.We went there for lunch on Saturday between 11am and 3pm. Their web site clearly stated that they serve the luncheon specials lunch every day from 11am to 3pm. We were initially only offered the regular items menu. We then specifically asked for the luncheon specials menu, but the waiter said that its not available Saturday and Sunday. THATS DISHONEST!Okay, we choose to not argue with him (for food safety reasons) and go on and order from the regular menu. By the time we were about to finish our lunch, I saw another non-Asian customer, at the table in front of us, was offered the luncheon specials menu!!! He ordered an item from it, by which the same waiter gladly taken!!! Obviously, they do not (want to) offer the luncheon specials menu to Asian customers (both I and my wife are Asian Americans). THATS RACIAL PROFILING AND RACIAL DISCRIMINATING! We are also considering filing a discrimination complaint with the State Government.We live locally and thought we have found one good Chinese restaurant nearby. No, not anymore, will never go back again. I dont care how good the food is, a dishonest and discriminating restaurant will never earn my business. Yes, they made several more dollars from us this time, but thats at the expense of much much more potential future business they are losing. They thought we were stupid, not knowing that the only ones who are stupid are them. HA HA HA!
Dumpling Hours
United States, California, Walnut Creek, N Main St, 邮政编码: 94596
I paid a visit to dumpling hours today, foods are okay, XLB pork soup dumplings and Pan fried steam buns are top notch, the rest of dishes are so so, I would give the food 4 out of 5, but the service is horrible, to be honest, there were three ladies serving, the older one is rude particularly, first look at me judging then look at the watch, because i entered the store right at 11 am, when they should open, she reluctantly took me and sat me in the corridor without even asking, I spoke Chinese tonher( well I can speak Chinese and it's a Chinese restaurant) she seems like not willing to talk in in Chinese, then told me to scan the QR code, walked away, I ordered some foods, came relatively quick, but seems like everybody is busy, no smiling, no refill of water, i ordered more foods, so they put two receipts on my table and ladies keep come checking, and told me this one is the final check while I was eating, it's such a small table, you can see from the picture! I regret going there honestly and gave a 10% tip, I don't think the service is acceptable, and I don't understand why everybody tried to speak broken English to me while they all can speak Chinese! Anyway would not recommend this restaurant, again foods are good, service is one star
Vanessas Bistro 2 Vietnamese Restaurant
1512 Locust St, Walnut Creek, CA 94596, United States
This place is disgusting!!! Not only did I find hairs in my food but the customer service was horrible! The bald asian guy was extremely rude and cussed out a young couple right in front of the restaurant. DO NOT CHOOSE THIS VIETNAMESE FOOD. Terrible people
Mr. Pho California Kitchen - Walnut
505 N Grand Ave Suite G, Walnut, CA 91789, United States
My first time ordering from Mr. Pho. I got the chicken pho and the Saigon sandwich. Heres my verdict:Chicken Pho - Dont get it. This is not chicken pho. The broth doesnt taste like pho, the chicken is shredded, dry and not fresh. You cant just throw chicken broth, noodles and shredded chicken together and call it chicken pho. Chicken pho has to be done right and its not easy. There are restaurants that specializes in chicken pho only. There are very few that can do both beef and chicken. You are misleading your customers by offering this. Many may never have chicken pho before and youve given them a false representation of what many consider a core staple of Vietnamese cuisine.Saigon sandwich - Good but with a caveat. The insides (meat and vegs) is very good. The bread was REALLY chewy. Maybe because I got it to go and the bread was toasted but its been sitting there so thats why its chewy ? At any rate, I took it home, took out the insides, toasted the bread, put back the insides, and everything is good. So maybe only order the sandwich when you are at the restaurant.I should probably come back for the oxtail pho. But $20.00 for a bowl of Pho ??
Panda Express
558 Grand Ave, Walnut, CA 91789, United States
There was a promotion for the online ordering and it stated if we placed the order the end of that night, the order would be placed. When we placed the order the panda was already closing so it made us place it for the next day, which was fine. We got our order confirmation and everything and even the morning OF got confirmation of our orders sent to us again so we were good to go. We drive all the way to the location and not even a friendly welcome or anything the lady was rude and just started saying they didnt put in our order because theyre not going to honor it so if we wouldve came in yesterday fine but since it is today, its too bad. She was extremely rude and what irritates me is that I came all the way here with an infant which is a hassle, and they couldnt contact us back earlier letting us know that? The order was placed yesterday so they had ALL DAY to let us know, absolutely ridiculous that I wasted our lunch time coming all this way for this rude nonsense. Apparently at the other pandas they WERE honoring it anyways and not being extremely rude about it all. Every time I come to this panda they are rude, and when I go through the drive thru they ALWAYS forget something so I have to make the trip and come back. This was the last straw.UPDATE: we contacted corporate and the promotion is valid until 4 PM TODAY so why is it that this is the only one that is lying about it being only yesterday? Extremely annoyed at this Panda Express, if I wouldve known I wouldve ordered from ANOTHER store. Ridiculous.
Nama Sushi & Teriyaki
1502 Sunnyvale Ave, Walnut Creek, CA 94597, United States
This is my second official review of my series: Lunch in the Creek. I went on Yelp, typed in lunch and searched for the top rated lunch spots. What did I find? Check out my list.Ive been enjoying sushi for a number of years now. I havent always been a fan, but I know what I like. I normally go with the more American sushi rolls, but I can appreciate some more authentic sushi too.Since this was my first time here, I saw that the Ryan roll was popular on Yelp and I also decided to get a California crunch (a old fave of mine). While many of the reviews are true (this place is pricey), Ive never been disappointed spending extra for some good sushi and this place has some good sushi.The Ryan roll is just wow! The flavors mix perfectly and thats what I love about it. There is a lot going on there and it is definitely unique. The crunch roll had the perfect slight crunch to it, while not taking away from the rice, sushi and avocado. Both had a spicy sauce that added a much appreciated, extra kick. The rolls are what I would call standard size, about 10 rolls total.I wont be coming here often, but Id definitely come again.