19 Town — Restaurant in City of Industry

Hello Everyone, I am visiting SoCal customer, and ask around if there is any recommend restaurant that delivery quality foods and service. it's the customer visit, so I am going to try to enjoy the meal probably no the customer's conversation.

the place looks like a fine dinning area, so I made a courtesy calls to book the table ahead of time at 6:00PM. when my customer was late for the dinner for 15 minutes, I receive a courtesy phone call from the restaurant. I enjoy the customer service already. 5 stars

while I was waiting for the customer to show up, I went to sit in, then soon realized it's type romantic restaurant for business meeting and couples. definitely not a family/children place, the entire room are set into the dark ambient that maybe children will get lost while navigating to the bathroom. I give a 5 stars for atmosphere.

as for the foods, with a late new Chinese influence, I notice a major Szechuan cooking style are growing in popular, chief menu is definitely a french cooking style with Chinese ingredient. while I trying to figure out the foods type, the customer shows up late in style. how do I get her to order the foods I want to try? lucky, I discover the chief meal course that allows me to try many combination, so I decide to go for it. $68/per person. oh well, it's company meal

for the main course, I picked wok toss lobster tail, and second course the waitress recommends a lobster bisque style with dumplings (I forgot the dish name already). I enjoy my foods with a bit of heat kicks, so I take the recommendations. when the meals are served, the presentation are nice with delicious color combination, and I can see the chief attemp east meets west style. waitress are very attending, and notifying our meal serving schedule that I found enjoyable. wok toss lobster deep fried lobster tail with Sichuan pepper coating that I was not expected, maybe the lobster taste is too plain that it needs to be seasoning well. shockingly, the 2nd high recommend dish "something something dumplings" is also Sichuan pepper bisque style that my tong did not get a chance to enjoy the food ingredient the chief prepared.

Overall speaking, 19 town offers a romantic sit down, skilled cooking style, and great customers service. I will recommend anyone who take their customer to have pleasure business talk while the foods are not explosively large portion. yet, I enjoy the food transition between each dishes, if I knew every dishes I order are seasoning with Sichuan pepper, I will definitely choose a different set of 2nd course. however if you enjoy Sichuan pepper sensation like my customer, it's all day long menu.

did I mention the special made ice cream got that the flaky Sichuan pepper...

By far one of the most underwhelming dining experiences I have had.

I dined here with my family on New Year's Eve as this was the only restaurant I could book on a short notice. I should've known something was up when I saw there were still a ton of open seats on one of the busiest dining days of the year.

First off, my family and I found the menu a bit confusing. There are no categories listing which of the dishes are appetizers and main course items. We were planning on ordering the duck breast but it turns out that there is a one hour wait for that dish to be prepared. Most places that have dishes that have time-consuming preparation will have a note about that so as to not waste anybody's time when customers are ordering. Overall, we found ordering very inconvenient. We went with the honey garlic pork spare ribs instead and also ordered some small appetizers and the beef tongue fried rice.

The food was severely overpriced for the portions that were served. The spare ribs barely had any meat on them and the amount of ribs given was meager. It was a massive rip-off at $38. Even if it were half the price, I would've felt ripped off. The appetizers we got were underwhelming. One of them was just raw sticks of cucumber with a mediocre, texture-less sesame paste similar to one you'd find at a supermarket. The pickled vegetables were okay at least. As far as the beef tongue fried rice goes, it arrived lukewarm signifying that it was not freshly cooked. The only good things I can say are that none of it tasted absolutely terrible and that the presentation looked nice. However, for the price point, it's an extremely poor value and the presentation just only serves to hide the low quality of the dishes.

The service was okay but a bit slow. The restaurant seemed very understaffed and I saw only two people working the dining room. It took a while for the poor waitresses to get to everybody and to clear the tables of dishes.

For the price that the restaurant is trying to sell at, it is far below the standards of a great fine dining experience. It all just comes off as janky and is way...

I recently had the pleasure of dining at 19 Town, and I must say, I was thoroughly impressed! From the moment I walked in, I was struck by the restaurant's chic and modern atmosphere, which perfectly complemented the restaurant's innovative menu.

One of the highlights of my meal was the shrimp appetizer, which was bursting with flavor and had the perfect balance of sweetness and spice. The shrimp were cooked to perfection and had a great texture, making for a truly mouth-watering appetizer.

Another standout dish was the flaming pork, which was an absolute showstopper. The pork was cooked to perfection and had a wonderfully smoky flavor, which was accentuated by the flames that lit up the dish. It was truly a sight to behold and tasted even better than it looked.

To accompany, I tried a few of the restaurant's cocktails, and my favorite one was the "Weirdo". The mixologists at this restaurant are true artists, and their drinks are definitely worth trying.

Overall, I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone looking for a unique and delicious dining experience. The food is inventive and delicious, the drinks are creative and tasty, and the atmosphere is perfect for a night out with friends or a romantic dinner for two. I can't wait to come back and try more...