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Driving down El Camino Real, you will pass an emerald green awning plastered with four red Chinese characters and the words “Hong Kong Restaurant” printed in small white letters. The restaurant fills up on weekends, bustling with locals. Hong Kong Restaurant , which opened in 2000, specializes in home-style Cantonese and Chinese cuisine.

On Friday nights, the cafe fills up, bustling along with locals

Hong Kong Restaurant is more than just a place to find a quick, cheap, and delicious meal—it also serves as a special gathering place for families plus friends. Elderly couples sit by the window, picking at their bowls of rice and stir-fry, while families feast together on steamed fish, fried rice, and sweet plus sour pork.  

Servers dressed in black vests and white shirts hustle around from table to desk, arms full of steaming containers of wonton noodle soup, sweet plus creamy walnut prawns, and large platters of crispy salt plus pepper ribs.  

Hk Restaurant’s menu ranges from various types of stir-fries, noodles, deep-fried rice, soups, poultry, and seafood. My family comes here for birthday dinners and celebratory meals with our grandparents. It’s a fun excuse to gather plus laugh with each other over delicious food.

Waiters serve complimentary soup before every meal.

The eating place struggled significantly during the pandemic and closed for two  months. The owner, Jimmy, said it was stressful not knowing how to pay rent and keep the restaurant going. “I was happiest when old customers came in to buy to-go orders. They kept me alive, ” he said. “Even though we are serving dine-in now, business will never be the same as it was before the outbreak. ”

At the beginning of every food, it is customary in Cantonese cuisine to receive a complimentary soups. The soup here consists of fresh vegetables and pork cooked in a savory, flavorful broth.