J J Hong Kong Cafe — Restaurant in Monterey Park

Been going to this restaurant at least once per week for years!!! The prices are back to being decent :) (I think they sold the business recently. New staff and a dinner special menu. I think the food servings are slightly less than before. Parking arrangements may have changed, the parking lots are now separated. Use underground parking if necessary)

I recently went back several times, I think they stopped serving soup during lunch. If they're going to stop doing the lunch special soup, I wish they will tell me how to make the beef tomato soup lol

Staff are okay. Frequently packed during mealtime specials. Waiting service can get extremely busy. My favorite dishes are amazing!!!! There's quite a bit of seating. They do take group reservations for rentals, but I don't know the details. I remember you could rent the small room, not sure if they still do that. Atmosphere has a slight cozy feel for a place that can seat so many people.

Awhile back, I went here to buy fried rice because of the epidemic. It was nice and empty. Service was fast while I waited outside for the cooks. I ordered Western style fried rice. One of my favorite dishes here! The food was so hot that the steam coming from the bag was burning my fingers while holding the bag. There was plastic/styrofoam chips in my fried rice. The bottom of my boxes had HUGE cracks in them; I think the intense exposure to the heat and weight of the foods caused the boxes to become brittle and crack while sitting on top of soup containers. It's not a severe problem, I got home and flipped the box upside down onto a dish after getting several bites of styrofoam bits in my mouth. The spoon scooping had enough force to just chip styrofoam polymer pieces off, the foam was now hard brittle plastic.

Great food, I'd order it again during the shutdown to see if the problem still persists but the solution is to flip it into a heat-safe container, like ceramic.

Overall: This place is outstanding!!! The food is great, staff can be helpful, and it amazing enough to bring my...

The food here was really good. However the service was really bad. It started out very slow. We had to wait a long time to order, so when the server finally came to take our drink order, we ordered our food at the same time. When our food came out, we were still waiting for our drinks. Every time we tried to get the attention of our server (actually ANY server) we were blatantly ignored. I noticed other patrons at other tables attempting to get their server's attention and they were ignored as well. Not even a glance or a look to indicate they saw us & would return. Nothing! They literally looked away. And not just our server-it was the same with all the servers. I finally had to get up and go to the beverage station where the servers prepare the drinks & ask someone for a refill, and the girl said, "Ok, go back to your seat"!! I couldn't believe it! A person in our group finally had to ask the manager/host for a refill and that was when we finally received a refill. The food was really good, and I would like to return, but I hesitate because the service was just so horrible. If the service were to improve, I would...

This place has been around for a very long time, I only went couple times years ago. I went for lunch today, very disappointed and will never go again. It took them almost 20 minutes to realize that I am ready to order food. I had 1) Hawaiian Fried Rice 2) Stew Beef with Rice Noodles 3) Curry Beef with rice. Took another 20 minutes to have the first dish -- Hawaiian Fried Rice. The diced pineapple were bad, they were rotten and tasted sour. The waitress didn't apologize. Curry beef took another 10 minutes. When complained about the speed, the waitress stated that because every customer ordered Chinese food today and they only have two cooks for Chinese dish today. Two dishes with 3 drinks, the bill stated $25, considered the services and quality of food, I think it's pricey. There are only two stalls in lady's room, one very large for wheelchair access but the other one was so tiny that my knees hit the door. The restroom was so dirty and messy, a huge roll of tissue was on the floor and it was soaked. I just wanted to get the hell out of there and never come back. I really don't know why they could stay in business...