Inshou Cafe 茶記 (Street Food Cafe)
About the Business
Inshou Cafe 茶記 is a cozy street food cafe located in the heart of San Mateo, California. Our cafe offers a unique blend of traditional and modern Asian cuisine, specializing in delicious street food favorites. From savory bao buns to flavorful rice bowls and refreshing bubble teas, our menu is sure to satisfy your cravings. Come visit us at 2942 South Norfolk Street and experience the vibrant flavors of Inshou Cafe 茶記 for yourself!
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Location & Phone number
2942 S Norfolk St, San Mateo, CA 94403, United States
Hours open
Monday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Tuesday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Wednesday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Thursday:
Closed
Friday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Saturday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Sunday:
9:00 AM - 8:00 PM
Reviews
"We came for the Japanese cuisine - Inshou. Instead of, we got this HK style cafe. Man, if you take over someone else’s business location, at least change to a different name. This is really misleading. It feels like you want to take the fame of the previous Inshou. The store is big. Service was attentive and quick, but not in a friendly way. The food was just okay. We ordered Hainanese Chicken over rice, Wonton noodle soup, Shrimp dumplings and Chilled milk tea. Dude, I honestly thought the black circle in the picture was a label or sticker. Turned out it was a hole in the middle of bottle. Felt so cheated. And it tasted too sweet. The chicken rice was very salty. The wonton noodle had weird ingredients. Typical wonton didn’t have peanuts. This one had. Both my husband and I could taste the peanut flavor in the wonton, which weirded us out. The only normal was shrimp dumplings. And, the food was kind of on the pricey side."
"There was one table when I was there and it was around dinner time. I ordered the baked pork chop fried rice & egg. It is not the HK style with red tomato based sauce. The pork is dry, not marianted and taste bland. Cheese is NOT melted with aroma, it is mixed with some sauce in some liquid form. Fried rice is not stir-fried enough. The orange sauce is the first time I see and it taste weird. They charge $18, given the quality, totally not worth it to me. Service is attentive and prompt."
"Besides the pictures we did ordered Beef chow fun, Wontons noodles soup and Hong Kong milk teas. Food tastes great, price is a little bit higher but portion size is big."
"Authentic (according to my dad) HK-style cafe serving generous portions of comfort food. Attentive service. Reasonable prices. The highlight was definitely the baked pork chop fried rice & egg, but we also got curry hamburger steak with egg, Hai-Nan style chicken over rice, and pork ribs with black bean rice barrel. All satisfying dishes."
"Food tasted great, my wife is from Hong Kong and really enjoys the authenticity. As a more Americanized Taiwanese guy, I thought the chashu and duck was fantastic, rice was cooked just right and won tons are super tasty. The wonton noodle soup has a particular taste that my wife assured me is how it's supposed to taste but it's not really for me. Service was typical of a Chinese style restaurant. They had both indoor and outdoor seating, outdoor seating we took was clean. A little on the pricey side though."
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