Habibiz — Restaurant in Fremont

100% Zabiha Halal Chinese Restaurant

My mom and I have a tradition. Once a week, after work we drive to a restaurant and enjoy our meal in the car; we have a car date. So when I heard about a Zabiha Halal Chinese restaurant, OF COURSE, I had to drop everything and run (read: drive) to it! Anyone that knows me knows that I don’t drive further than Dublin 😂 so my going to Fremont for a restaurant was one of the wildest things I have done in quite a while!

I came across multiple posts with positive reviews about the food at Habibiz and obviously that contributed to the formation my impromptu early dinner date with my mom.

We got there at the right(est) time as moments after we entered, the queue began getting long after us.

The restaurant was clean and it gives a typical Chinese restaurant see-what-you-eat vibe, with the food neatly set up for display. After deep consideration, we decided what we were going to get. We got two boxes; one with fried rice and one with chowmein. Both, my mom and I are Chicken gals so we opted for that protein. We ordered orange chicken, chili chicken dry and a chicken gravy dish with vegetables that was hot and sour (I forgot to ask what’s it called). We also got a couple of egg rolls and a side of fried fish. The portions are really good and the price? THE BEST!

The food lived up to the hype! It was absolutely delicious and while everything was so so good, I had a few favorites; the chili chicken (dry), chowmein and the fish were absolutely yummy! My mom loved the orange chicken!

Okay, now that we have the food review out of the way, I want to make a special mention of the fact that the owner has made a masjid right next to the restaurant and I think that’s wonderful! We weren’t sure if we could use the masjid since some work was being done inside and coincidentally, we met with the owner right outside the masjid. Brother informed us that a few final touches were being made but the masjid was open and guided us inside. I would like to end this long overdue post with something a brother working at the masjid said. He said that we had food for the body and the soul at the same place and I think that’s a...

Without a doubt, the best halal chinese place I have been in the Bay Area ever. To start things off I will give context to my visit. I had been traveling across the east bay from palo alto going from berkeley to san ramon to pleasanton and ultimately stopping at fremont. I was starving running off of just one cup of chai, a pastry, and a couple of french fries. Alhamdulillah one of my friends told me about this halal chinese place called Habibiz. He had told me "it's basically a halal panda express". But my god is that an understatement. I arrived there an hour before closing (around 8 pm) and honestly I was shocked to walk in and see 1. how packed the store was, and 2. to see just how clean it was inside. Alhamdulillah this place is really well staffed too. When my turn in the line came, I asked the person serving me the food to give me a three entree plate with chow mein and his three favorite entrees. I believe he gave me the Pepper Beef, the Mongolian Beef, and the Szechwan chicken. When I made it to the register I was pleasantly surprised to find that they also served one of my favorite drinks, peach soda. My total came out to be about 20 dollars and I can honestly say that it was worth every penny. All of the beef dishes I had were extremely tender and packed with flavor, the chow mein was with thick cut noodles and wasn't too oily, and the szechwan chicken was very crispy although it was not super tender (although I think this was because I got the last serving from the batch that was there). I finished the whole plate and I can say for certain that I left satisfied.

What I ordered: Main - 3 Entree plate with Chow Mein, Pepper Beef, Mongolian Beef, and Szechwan Chicken. Totaled to around $14 or $15 Drink...

Oh what a find! First, halal Chinese food is rare in this area. Even more rare, delicious Chinese food for an affordable price! I've now been to Habibiz a few times, sampling everything they have to offer. For a setup a little like PandaX, with hot plates of pre-made dishes, I was so surprised to find that everything tasted excellent. Not a single dish has ever been overcooked or had that days old texture. For under $20 you can get a take-out plate with rice or chow mein, plus 3 dishes of your choice. The curry, kung pao shrimp and chicken, and the beef are my favorites so far. All of the meat is quality; not stringy or fatty. The shrimp are large. The portions are very large!

You'll find that the staff is warm and friendly and there is usually ample parking available, as well as both indoor and outdoor seating. I love that the outdoor tables have umbrellas, so you can enjoy the weather without getting cooked by the sun.

There's a soft serve machine!!! It took three visits for me to realize that a soft serve cone is included with every meal order. Just go to the counter and ask for a cone and serve yourself. Vanilla, chocolate and combination. Just when I thought this place couldn't get any...