Porridge King — Restaurant in Daly City

Came here for a late lunch and it was cold outside, I was tired and missed my lunch and it was almost dinner time. I had a long drive to my hotel and I knew there would be traffic. I just finished a job in the same parking lot. I walked over here as the other places said Cash Only on their door! I ordered the Shrimp and Egg Chow Fun and to go I had the Roast Duck over rice plate. I was super hungry and literally anything should taste good to me. I dug into the shrimp chow fun and was kind of disappointed 😞 the noodles they were using were not great. I think they were not the thick ones have had my entire life. They were thinner and skinner. They tasted like they were from a package of instant noodles. No Wok Hei goodness either. I didn't eat much and just ate the shrimp and eggs. Super disappointed. Since I didn't get any satisfaction from the chow fun I ate the Duck plate as well. That on the other hand was good. I just ate the meat and a little rice to cut the greasy fattiness from the duck. The service was fine and the hot tea was welcome on a cold rainy day. Not sure how to review this as it was bad for me on a easy well known beloved dish. You guys try it...

Located in the compact 99 Ranch shopping complex off skyline boulevard in daly city, Porridge King offers a lot more than porridge.... to varying degrees of success.

The menu is expansive and just about everything is available...from porridge and noodles to roast pork or duck rice plates up to clay pots. This is isn't a higher end seafood restaurant. Just a regular Chinese restaurant mainly serving the locals. Prices are on the high side.

I would steer clear of the noodles with soup. The seem to do better with stir fried dishes. I ordered the beef chow fun with vegetables and gravy "suhp chow choi suhm ngow hoh" ,along with low expectations, and was pleasantly surprised. Dish was piping hot, not too oily with generous portions. Other dishes didn't fare so well. The noodle soups were barely ok. The noodle were fully cooked.. Roast duck rice seemed like a small portion for the price. We didn't try the porridge.

All in all, porridge king fits the bill if you're hungry and want chinese food. Certainly you'll be going where the locals go. I'd go back for the chow fun. Other items,...

So I didn’t know that this is only cash restaurant to begin with so when it’s time for me to pay, they were accepting my debit card but told me that they will charge me 3% fee. So I balked and told them that it is against the law to charge customers of the 3% fee when that is a contract between the merchant and the bank! The male server was so abrasive towards me that in the end the cashier told me that she will refund me the 3% that the POS will automatically charge on my debit card which I agreed just to be able to get out as I was held up for a longtime disputing and getting lost in translation. I still gave them 15% tip despite the hurdle. So everyone for those doing takeouts from this restaurant check your bill and see if you are paying 3% for ordering takeout from them. It’s against California law to be charged the 3% fee CA Covk...