"All You Can Eat lunch"   My Rating
69 Sonja and Dirk	Posted on: Wednesday, July 08, 2009
	Review: We meet up here for the all you can eat lunch with a couple of my former co-workers a few times of year. We all enjoy it as we can try lots of different dishes (my friends are non-veggie too). Two plates per person to start and if you are still hungry, you can order more. The taro rib is my favorite, but the rice cakes are delicious too as is the sesame chicken made with mushrooms. I've liked just about everything I've tried. Almost everyone eating in the restaurant is Chinese, so I assume it's catered to their tastes. We've always had nice service although one of my friends is Chinese, so she orders in Mandarin. We usually stay for hours past the lunch rush and they have no problem refilling our tea the whole time. But I did check the fortune cookies, and yes, they are still NOT vegan.   Pros: all you can eat lunch * reasonable price * lots of variety Cons: too far from me! * *
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"oil slick"   My Rating
304 gr8vegan	Posted on: Sunday, January 25, 2009
	Review: So I went here today with a group for Chinese new year. #1 the fortune cookies are NOT vegan. They contain milk so heads up vegans. They say all the food is vegan, but I had my doubts. Everything on a menu is fried. They have nice large tables with lazy susans so its fun for a group, but I just can't do the oil slick. Was hoping for steamed buns, dumplings, etc no luck. I think you're better off at Garden Wok in Reseda for vegan chinese.   Pros: large groups * * Cons: oil slick * everything is fried * not vegan
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"Great value, good flavors"   My Rating
9 procrastin asian	Posted on: Wednesday, December 03, 2008
	Review: This place definitely feels like an authentic Chinese restaurant. The food and decor are much like those of restaurants in my grandmother's Oakland Chinatown neighborhood. Portions are good-sized, they have a huge menu with lots of options and interesting specials. We've tried things like squid. We never seem to leave the restaurant without feeling uncomfortably full, which I guess is our own fault. The all-you-can-eat is a great deal if you're very hungry!   Pros: Value * New location is much nicer than old one * Huge menu Cons: Service can be slow * Tends to be a bit oily/heavy *
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"Really good food!"   My Rating
11 MichelleOJ	Posted on: Sunday, November 30, 2008
	Review: I haven't been here in a while as the traffic up Atlantic Blvd in the middle of the day is a pain. I've never actually sat down to eat inside the restaurant, always order lunch specials as take-out. The staff is friendly enough and quick. The food is always delish, don't think I've ever ordered something I've been disappointed with. Had the orange chicken (mushrooms) with white rice and a side of spring rolls. The sauce is amazing! A coworker asked what I was eating as it smelled & looked like authentic asian food. I assured him it was all vegan and all good! :)   Pros: Great selection * Healthy * Affordable lunch specials Cons: * *
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"Okay Food - Nice Space"   My Rating
296 Chia	Posted on: Thursday, November 29, 2007
	Review: Been here a few times. Was last here in Nov 07. This restaurant occupies a bright 3rd floor space. It has large windows, Chinese style furniture, simple yet interesting decor. Large space. Came here with family for lunch. We opted for a couple dishes from the very cheap lunch menu ($5 each dish comes with side of bread & rice soup) plus a pineapple fried rice ($6.50). The fried rice was very good. The other two dishes, stir fried string bean, and the vege chicken with cashew nut, were both just okay - tasty enough. The fried bread was tiny and disappointing, but the rice soup was delicious. Service was fair but not great. The staff are too busy to attend to customers to wait around for one to take time to decide. They go away but come right back. Believe it or not, this is actually one of the good choices in Monterey Park. And it's all veg.   Pros: has parking * large menu * vegan-friendly Cons: so-so service * okay food *
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"Good food, poor service"   My Rating
4 maryzaint	Posted on: Friday, November 03, 2006
	Review: My boyfriend and I went here recently after I read about it here on the site. The food was awesome and well worth the 20 minute drive. The service however, wasnt too great. Upon entering the woman asked us if we wanted it to go, no problem here, we declined, we wanted to eat in. She came back literally a minute later to take our order. Beng there are probably 100+ things on the menu, we were far from ready. She seemed aggitated when i asked for a few minutes. Then it took forevvvverrrr for her to come back. Finally she took our order and asked us again if we wanted to take it to go. Again I responded we wanted to stay in. The food arrived and the appetizers were amazing as well as the rest of our meal. I also asked to try the plum juice, she frowned at me and said "you wont like it, it's chinese". Umm what? I could have sworn the whole menu was chinese food. Right? Anyhow, I was annoyed at this point, but I guess the plum juice made up for it. It had a strange aftertaste, but delicious! By the end of our meal she had come back and asked us twice if we were ready to leave. I really did not appreciate this. The whole time we were there I felt as if we were being shooed out. If I go back to this restaraunt, it will be for take out only. :\   Pros: amazing food * plum juice * nice atmosphere Cons: not so nice service * *
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"Not so nice this time"   My Rating
21 eric	Posted on: Saturday, June 24, 2006
	Review: We usually look forward to eating at Happy Family, but the food and service was poor at today's lunch (used to be better). We opted for the lunch all-you-can-eat, and ordered 5 small dishes to try. But trying to get the staff's attention was a struggle. They just didn't seem happy and ignored us a couple times. Our food came fast and hot but some too oily. The bean sprout celery stir fry was light and tasty, but the kung pao "chicken" should be avoided (overly saucy, salty, hard to digest, a bit strange tasting).   Pros: cheap * fast * nice atmosphere Cons: rough service * too much oil *
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