ABC Cafe Restaurant Review, San Mateo

ABC Cafe is a casual Chinese eatery with two locations in San Francisco and a brand new one in downtown San Mateo. The parent company also owns ABC Seafood restaurants. We went to the new location about a week after it opened. They serve Hong Kong style Chinese American food. ABC Cafe is open into the wee hours of the morning.

Decor, Vibe – Brand new modern restaurant with stylish red booths, big pictures on the wall, kitchen in the back. Upstairs alcove seating too. The restaurant had mostly Asian diners of all ages.

Menu (Click to zoom into any picture)

Menu

Noodle Menu

Menu

Full Menu Picture Set

Picks:

Wonton Noodle Soup ($5.75) had about six large wontons in a solid broth along with some thin egg noodles. This was a excellent classic Hong Kong style dish.

House supreme Fish Soup ($6.99) with Lai Fen Rice Stick had lots of sliced fish and a ton of rice noodles. Not the highest in quality or as good as the Wonton soup, but good enough to hit the spot. A hearty meal at a good price.

Hoi Nam Chicken Rice ($7.50) consisted of sliced chicken, chicken flavored rice, cup of bok choy soup, and some condiments. A good version of the classic, with spot on chicken and good soup. The rice could have used more flavor and more chicken would have been nice. At $7.50 you can’t go wrong.

Yang Chow Fried Rice was a healthy portion of very tasty and freshly fried rice with egg and veggies.

OK:

Onion Pork Chop with rice ($6.95) were three pork chops drowned in onion gray and served with two scoops of rice. Tons of meat in this dish. The gravy overwhelmed everything else, but had decent flavor at least.

Roast duck was average. Flavor was fairly sedate and it was pretty greasy.

Pans:
None

ABC Cafe had terrible service as we had to hail people for everything. Service improved the next time we went. Food comes fast when the place is not loaded. The prices are very good and the quality of the food decent, making this place a good value. This restaurant is a good place if you are looking for a quick inexpensive meal, especially if it is late at night. There really are not any places nearby serving the same food, so ABC Cafe should do well.

Also at:
650 Jackson Street
San Francisco, CA 94133
415-981-0803

2500 Noriega Street
San Francisco, CA 94122

$25 Dining Certificate for $5

ABC Cafe Overall Rating: (Good 2)

Come Back?

Food Rating:	(Good)
Service Rating:	(Below Average)
Atmosphere Rating:	(Very Good)
Value Rating:	(Excellent)

Guide: 0 = poor, 1 = Below/Average, 2 = Good, 2.5 = Very Good, 3 = Excellent , 4 = Extraordinary

Alcohol:	No
Attire:	Casual
Hours:	Sun-Th 8am - 1am, Fri-Sat 8am - 3am
Parking:	Street
Reservations:	No
Prices:	$5.95 - $20