U2 Cafe & BBQ 庸記燒臘小廚 image

U2 Cafe & BBQ 庸記燒臘小廚

Restaurant Cafe Breakfast restaurant Family restaurant Chinese restaurant Seafood restaurant Asian fusion restaurant Chinese noodle restaurant Delivery chinese restaurant Cantonese restaurant Hong kong style fast food restaurant

One of the Most Reviewed Chinese noodle restaurants in Alhambra


Address

1200 E Valley Blvd, Alhambra, CA 91801, United States

Website

www.facebook.com

Contact

+1 626-282-1800

Price rating

$ $$$

Rating on Google Maps

4.00 (545 reviews)

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Frequently mentioned in reviews: good (13) sauce (9) style (8) steak (7) dishes (6) restaurant (6) ordered (6) chicken (6) Cantonese (6) waitress (6)
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  • 4/5 Albert W. 1 year ago on Google
    The ambiance is ok. Not crowded. Parking is not a challenge. Service is ok. Menu is long. Most are HK-style dishes that are quite appealing although not the healthiest. Portions are big. One can usually order one dish and have some leftover to take away. Prices are good.
    5 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Ryant T. 2 years ago on Google
    Seen this restaurant so many times passing by from the 99 Ranch Market and always wanted to check it out. Well today was a good start! After finding parking on the street *Their parking lot was full* we were immediately greeted and seated upon walking up. Didn't take long to scan and order from the menu. I ordered Hainan chicken with garlic rice, wifey ordered Singaporean noodles, kiddo spring rolls & fried shrimp. Everything was delicious and a bit more than expected. We'll be back to try more from their menu. Service was excellent/friendly and plenty of seating in or outside large patio area. Dining in is an option however patio was more pleasant. Practice social distancing here, sanitize and very clean. I'll give them 5 stars for their excellence.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 3/5 regis k. 3 years ago on Google
    Another HK cafe reopened for outdoor dining. Went there today for lunch. A lot of people there and we had to wait for 20 minutes before were seated. The seats are setup with dividers between tables under a big tent. All staffs are wearing masks and face shield. They do sanitize tables between customers. They have all the Cantonese dishes that would expect a HK cafe. But the taste of the dishes are ordinary. Portions are small too. Prices are medium to high compared to other HK cafes down the street. One thing stood out was their egg waffle. They did a good job on this one. The taste is very similar to the ones in HK. Other dishes are not too bad but not outstanding giving the portions are relatively small. The fried noodle with seafood was a bit fishy smell. Didn’t know how this dish was done. Normally, the smell is fresh and full of Wok Hei. The curry is not too bad, the only things was that the dish had very few beef briskets and beef tendons. Finally, the milk tea, this was done right, not too bad. Overall, I was not impressed. Other people must be impressed since the restaurant was crowded during lunch time when we were there on Saturday.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 2/5 Erica F. 1 year ago on Google
    I have been coming to this place since long time ago, and never had an issue until 10/1/2022. My cousin is in town visiting, so I took him to enjoy some authentic Hong Kong style food. We were seated by a waiter who I am familiar with, and he was friendly and nice as usual. A waitress came over and took our order. We ordered via Cantonese (I am fluent by the way). My cousin ordered an udon, and I ordered chicken steak. The waitress asked me if I want rice or pasta in Cantonese. I asked if I can have French fries. She gave me an attitude and said “I already asked if you want French fries (she said French fries in English).” I was shocked as she was bit rude. She then turned and walked away. The udon was pretty bad. The broth is very watery. It is like udon in hot water, not even with the MSG packet. The chicken steak was good as usual that the chicken skin was very crispy. It was tender and flavorful. Two stars for the chicken steak. After we paid our bill, I asked the same waitress for some tape (in cantonese, I know it is odd) because my cousin needed to tape something in his car. She pointed to the other side “ask them!” I told her that someone directed me to come ask her. The waitress sounded very annoyed “what do you need again (in Cantonese)?” I told her tape in Cantonese. She said, “what?” The nice waiter brought me the tape patiently. The waitress then said “oh, tape (in English).” I wonder if I should start speaking English when I come to this authentic Hong Kong style restaurant next time. I do not mind speaking English if that will make the ordering process easier. The waitress will definitely benefit in some training as she could have ask me to speak to her in English. I also would like to give her benefit of the doubt as she might have a bad day. Hope she will have a better day, when I return next time.
    2 people found this review helpful 👍

  • 1/5 Vincent S. 1 year ago on Google
    Lazy cooks that can’t cook… Came here June 1st around 3:30pm… This is suppose to be medium rare rib eye steak with pork chop… ordered with spicy garlic sauce… had to wash the steak down with sauce cause I was in a rush and just didn’t want to waste food… tried to get more sauce and the server told me they needed to charge $1 for extra sauce… I looked at her and told her to look at the steak and asked you seriously gonna try to charge for the sauce? look at your medium rear steak… she later came back out with the none spicy garlic sauce and told me they had to charge extra for the spicy sauce cause the cooks needs to make it… So mystery solved… it’s the cooks that doesn’t want to move and do their job… they should’ve just quit rather than wasting food… I could’ve done a way better job when he did although I don’t know how to cook that well either…
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Vince Y. 3 years ago on Google
    Lots of spaced out outdoor seating, staff does a really great job with the covid protocols. Great Cantonese style food and definitely recommend the BBQ meats.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Alfonso Anzures, J. 1 year ago on Google
    One of my favorite place around Alhambra, come almost weekly. For those not familiar with Hong Kong style café, they serve Chinese food with food that is an interpretation of Western(American) food. The menu varies by restaurant but you can usually find spam with eggs, in soup and various version of American sandwiches with different meats and cheese, and usually a type of Club Sandwich, though it might not have the meats and cheeses you might expect. Also, most places have French Toast, usually very good. A little crisp on the outside, soft center, with butter and maple syrup. Careful, sometimes they might have peanut butter or red bean inside(not at U2)! U2 also serves a variety of grilled meats with American style veggies and a choice of steamed rice or spaghetti with a tomato sauce(not really Italian). Their chef has always cooked our meats perfectly(Filet Mignon, Pork Chop, & Chicken Breast). Big portions so usually share with a friend. Great ice tea(with lemon or orange), pre-sweetened or not. They have a café menu and a full Chinese dishes menu that you'll have to ask for if you don't sit in the BBQ section. Oh, the restaurant has 2 sections, Café or BBQ. They have great cream soups for about $7.50. Like the Cream with Mushroom and the Cream with Sweet Corn & Chicken. Everything is pretty much excellent. Cold beer around $5 and great service from the waitresses and Manager Eric.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 4/5 L T. 1 year ago on Google
    I often come to ,the service is good. Try some of their lunch specials. The price is very reasonable.If you are three to four people together, the total cost should not over 120 after tax. Plenty of parking.The bathroom was clean. Their tea and coffee are unlimited refills. the chicken and pork are good, and the duck is better.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Susanna L. 6 months ago on Google
    I tried The place with my sister. The place has an A rating. It's clean, open and easy to get to. There is easy access to the parking lot. The restaurant has a takeout side and a dine-in side. The service was friendly and quick. We had the fried pork chop with tomato sauce over rice and Hong Kong style chow mein. They give you plenty of food. We paid about $32. Pretty reasonable for the amount of food and quality. We look forward to trying other dishes in the future.
    1 person found this review helpful 👍

  • 5/5 Candice C. 1 year ago on Google
    The staff is very polite and friendly, and the food is always yummy 😋 They have a service button so you don't need to wait around 👍🏼✨ There's a small patio area to sit with your fur baby. Im glad they still have that set up, I love going there my dog 🐕

  • 4/5 Kevin K. 1 year ago on Google
    Great service, friendly to the kids. Breakfasts are a great deal. Warning this place is generous with their huge portion size. Try the congee. Large outdoor dining space

  • 5/5 Ja-Hye P. 1 year ago on Google
    I love this hk style cafe. It was a great place to meet with friends for breakfast. Food was decent and the price was good.

  • 4/5 BURPEEyoga u. 9 months ago on Google
    Been coming here for 2 decades lol. they still play the same hong kong pop song piano covers. i did a review of the 2023 version of this place, it's on my yt channel. we had the Shredded Pork Vermicelli in soup with Pickle and the satay instant noodle with egg ham sandwich. the good ole days..lol

  • 2/5 Angela F. 1 year ago on Google
    Is ok, very good service but food is not very HK style and not much taste

  • 4/5 Shiang L. 4 months ago on Google
    I went to U2 Cafe on a Tuesday night. It was quiet and there were maybe 5 tables filled. Food was good. I enjoyed the baked spinach and fish dish a lot. Steak was good and cooked well. Soup was good and my kids got soup too! Definitely will come back for breakfast.


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Amenities


  • Pets
    • ✓️ Dogs allowed
  • Parking
    • ✓️ Free parking lot
    • ✓️ Plenty of parking
  • Payments
    • ✓️ Debit cards
    • ✓️ Credit cards
    • ✓️ NFC mobile payments
  • Offerings
    • ✓️ Beer
    • ✓️ Wine
    • ✓️ Coffee
    • ✓️ Alcohol
    • ✓️ Quick bite
    • ✓️ Comfort food
    • ✓️ Small plates
    • ✓️ Organic dishes
    • ✓️ Happy-hour food
    • ✓️ Healthy options
    • ✓️ Late-night food
    • ✓️ Happy-hour drinks
  • Popular for
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Breakfast
    • ✓️ Solo dining
  • Accessibility
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible toilet
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible seating
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible car park
    • ✓️ Wheelchair-accessible entrance
  • Dining options
    • ✓️ Lunch
    • ✓️ Brunch
    • ✓️ Dinner
    • ✓️ Dessert
    • ✓️ Seating
    • ✓️ Catering
    • ✓️ Breakfast
  • Service options
    • ✓️ Dine-in
    • ✓️ Delivery
    • ✓️ Takeaway
    • ✓️ Drive-through
    • ✓️ Kerbside pickup
    • ✓️ Outdoor seating
    • ✓️ No-contact delivery
  • From the business
    • ✓️ Identifies as Asian-owned

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