2008

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Dim Sum Restaurant Review

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Hong Kong Flower Lounge

51 Millbrae Ave

Millbrae, CA 94030

650-692-6666

Website

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Hong Kong Flower Lounge is part of the Mayflower restaurant group that has four Chinese Cantonese restaurants locations in the San Francisco Bay area; San Francisco, Millbrae, Union City, and Milpitas. We visited the location in Millbrae. This review concentrates on dim sum served only during lunch. They’ve been around a long time, over 20 years. They have an extensive menu and have lot of items are not on carts, thus needing to be ordered through a waiter.

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Steamer Cart

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Dim Sum Cart

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Dim Sum

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Pan Fry Area

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Busy Scene

This place is a fairly busy and noisy Chinese restaurant with lots of families and friends eating together. We arrived on Sunday at Noon, and had to wait about 45 minutes to be seated, although we were given a 20 minute estimate.

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae seafood tank

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae seafood tank 2

You can easily pick out Chinese cantonese restaurants, as most have tanks of fresh fish, crustaceans.

Menu pics

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Menu 1a

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Menu 1b

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Menu 1c

Dim Sum Menu




Website Menu

Picks:

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Pork Buns

Pork Buns ($2.60) – 3 small ones to an order. Texture and meat were okay.

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Fried Meat Pastry

Fried Meat Pastry (Ham Soi Gok) ($4) – Also Fresh and hot out of the fryer. Crunchy. Good meat filling. Better than the Sesame Balls.

OK:

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Shrimp Rice Noodle

Shrimp Rice Noodle (Shrimp Chung Fun) ($6) – Giggly, normal amount of shrimp, pretty oily.

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Sesame Balls

Sesame Balls ($2.60) – Warm, not straight out of the fryer.  Filling was not too sweet.  Pretty average.

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Steamed Spare ribs

Steamed Spare ribs in Black Bean (pai gwat) ($2.60) – Tender meat but not a lot of flavor. Also oily and salty.

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Shark Fin Dumpling Soup ($3.80) was ok. Broth and dumpling not as good as Joy Luck Place’s.

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Chicken Feet in black bean sauce ($2.60) was average in quality.  Tender and fairly average sauce. Greasy.

Pans:

Hong Kong Flower Lounge Millbrae Steam Sticky Rice

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Steam Sticky Rice Wrapped in Lotus leaf ($4) -  The 2 were huge and filled with stuff but they weren’t very tasty.
More like quantity over quality.

Service was about average for a place like this. You have to hunt down the workers for most requests. They took our order for roast duck and never brought it.  They also over charged us on the tea charge. The breath of items was very good. Nearby places Zen Peninsula, The Kitchen, and Asian Pearl Peninsula offer better food. Hong Kong Flower Lounge, with long waits, and better quality nearby, makes the decision on where to eat easy.

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Overall Rating: (Good)

Come Back?

Food Rating: (Above Average)
Service Rating: (Average)
Atmosphere Rating: (Above Average)
Value Rating: (Good)

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

Alcohol:Full Bar
Attire:Casual
Hours:M-F 11am-230pm/5pm-9pm. Sa/Su 10am-3pm/5pm-10pm
Parking:Free Small lot, Street. Pay lot across street.
Reservations:Yes
Prices:$2.60-$15
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2 Responses to “Hong Kong Flower Lounge Dim Sum Restaurant Review”

  1. Diamond Harbor Seafood Restaurant Review, Foster City, 94404 | Foodnut.com Says:

    [...] The downside is that some items on the dim menu have to be ordered. The food quality is similar to Hong Kong Flower Lounge. While the food is solid, they do not have exotic items. Koi Palace and Zen Peninsula have better [...]

  2. Zen Peninsula Lunch Dim Sum Restaurant Review Millbrae, 94030 | Foodnut.com Says:

    [...] more often. The breath of items was excellent, more extensive and more inventive than nearby places Hong Kong Flower Lounge, The Kitchen. This high quality dim sum, this is a very good choice for lunch.  Asian Pearl [...]

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