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Yummy Cuisine, 421 N Atlantic Blvd, Unit 108, Monterey Park, CA 91754

Yummy Cuisine is a humble Cantonese eatery in the same shopping center as GW Market (across the street from Atlantic Times Square). They make some of my favorites: rice noodle rolls and congee. The menu also includes noodles, pancakes, dumplings, appetizers, and beverages. You can customize your rice noodle rolls by adding egg, sprouts, lettuce, beef, liver, etc. They have over 13 kinds of rice noodle rolls, including beef brisket, shrimp, scallop, etc.

Pig liver rice noodle roll ($6.99): The portion was about twice as large as other places (enough for a meal). The rice noodle rolls were the crinkled kind with toppings on top (not inside the noodle sheets). The noodle sheets were thin and silky, doused in a sweet soy sauce that wasn’t too salty, topped with scallions and slices of tender liver. Served piping hot! So good!

Preserved egg & pork congee ($11.99): A huge bowl of congee (meal size), not too watery or thin, topped with scallions. There were nice big pieces of preserved egg and tiny bits of pork. It wasn’t as bland as some places but also not the most flavorful – above average though.

Hong Kong style milk tea ($4.75): milky and sweet, not as strong as usual

When I first walked in all I saw was a big counter. The seating area is to the right of the counter. Service was fine – not that attentive but if you catch their attention, they’ll come right over. Utensils and sauces are kept at each table. Strip mall parking is usually easy to find. Credit cards accepted.

4 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

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Tonny Restaurant Home Style Cantonese Dishes

Asian - Shrimp with Lobster Sauce Recipe This is just like you would get at a Cantonese Chinese restaurant. Ground pork, shrimp, and egg are stir-fried in a fragrant sauce.

Tonny Restaurant Home Style Cantonese Dishes

I couldn't remember when was the last time we had dim sum...

Fong Kee Claypot, 1773 Decoto Rd, Union City, CA 94587

There aren’t too many places to get claypot rice, so I was excited to see Fong Kee open. Even more exciting is the fact that they make a mean claypot rice, with crispy rice on the bottom. Many times when I’ve ordered claypot rice, there isn’t much crispy rice – not so here.

Fong Kee Claypot is a Cantonese restaurant. The menu includes appetizers, porridge, double-boiled soup, vegetables, claypot rice (aka rice casserole) – many kinds with eel, Chinese sausage, spareribs, chicken, salted fish, etc. The claypot rice comes in two sizes, regular and large. The large feeds 2-3 people. The casseroles take some time to cook. Ours took 20 minutes.

C9 Salted fish and pork patty, large rice casserole, $27.99: Looked wonderful – two large ground pork patties on top covering most of the surface. There were tiny bits of chopped salted fish (not sure what kind of fish they used but it wasn’t anchovy) on top of the pork patties and a drizzle of their sauce (think sweetened soy sauce). The long grain white rice is on the dry side and it soaks up the sauce and flavors of what’s cooked on top. The juicy pork patties were delicious. The salted fish was too salty for me but after all, it is salted fish. Loved their housemade chili sauce – ask for some. My father was pleased and he rarely likes anything. He does love claypot rice. We ate about half and took the rest home. Generous portion. The smaller size would have been enough for us.

Wish they had thrown some bok choy on top but you can order veggies separately.

The menu is laminated and you’ll write down what you want on the menu. The interior is simple but nice – white walls, wood laminate flooring, newish furniture. It’s a popular place.

4.5 out of 5 stars

By Lolia S.

Tonny Restaurant Home Style Cantonese Dishes

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