Bay Area Eats｜Alameda Cantonese Cuisine Gem

Zhen Wei Small Restaurant is a Must-Try🍚 Back at Zhen Wei Small Restaurant again👋! This place is like my "second home kitchen" in the Bay Area—they serve both dim sum and regular meals, and every visit feels like eating at home! We ordered Stir-Fried Snails to satisfy our cravings, and my dad was obsessed with them—he couldn’t stop sucking the snails🐚, saying they’re even more flavorful than those sold outside! The Blanched Prawns🦐 are super fresh, sweet and juicy in every bite, and they’re priced at $30 a pound—great value for money! The Loofah is seedless and extremely sweet. I love the Supreme Soup Poached version so much that I drank the whole soup! Today’s stir-fried Loofah with Black Fungus was also good, but in the US, the quality of fruits and vegetables really depends on the season—they can taste bitter if not in season, which is so relatable! For the Eel (I can never tell if it’s eel or conger eel), always ask the chef to make it Steamed with Black Bean Sauce! That way, you can taste the original flavor of the seafood! Today we tried the Clay Pot Braised version—it’s fragrant, but a bit greasy, which makes sense since this type of fish is naturally high in fat. Other classic dishes we ordered repeatedly: 🔥 Braised Duck with Brine (only available on weekends—rich brine flavor, super tender duck meat) 🍠🌱 Sweet Potato Leaves (refreshing and greasy-cutting, full of home-style flavor) 🦀️ Steamed Crab Rice with Lotus Leaf and Glutinous Rice (glutinous rice absorbs all the crab’s freshness—one bite is a treat) 🍖 Sautéed Beef Tenderloin with Mushrooms in Brown Sauce (mushroom and meat flavors combine perfectly—great with rice) 🦑 Stir-Fried Squid with Chives (tender squid and crisp chives—so satisfying) 🥘 Bamboo Shoot with Organic Lamb Belly/Braised Beef Tail Pot (tender and juicy—warm and comforting) 🥬 Sautéed Soybean Sprouts with Garlic (simple but flavorful—even vegetarian dishes shine here) 🍗 Roast Pigeon (crispy skin and tender meat—one bite is juicy) 🥣 Crucian Carp Soup with Coriander and Tofu (so fresh it’s mouth-watering—warm your whole body after eating) 📍 Kitchen Of Alameda (Zhen Wei Small Restaurant) 1727 Webster St Alameda, CA 94501 #Food #BayArea #California #Seafood #CantoneseFood