Ju Fu Restaurant — Restaurant in Pacifica

Love this place ... One of my favorite casual traditional (as opposed to fancier SF options) Chinese places in the Bay Area, and definitely the best in Pacifica. Food has FLAVOR and well prepared. Even something as simple as chow mein -- many places I've been to in Bay Area serve flavorless and dry -- Ju Fu's version is very tasty and nice sauce. Unlike many other Chinese places, they have some dishes using chicken breast, but also dark meat in many dishes -- but if you want a dish that they usually use dark meat with (e.g., orange chicken, Kung Pao chicken) just ask and they'll do it with white meat. Owner/chef is a sweetheart, and his son, who is a server, is a double sweetheart and very professional. Young lady who serves is very nice but sometimes hard to communicate with on phone, so make sure to reconfirm your order if you're ordering to-go. Highly recommend Ju Fu -- worth the drive to the back of...

I feel like everyone in Pacifica must know of this place so this review is mostly for the out of towner. Go here. Keep in mind that it is typical Chinese American cuisine and you will not find anything truly traditional or experimental here but what you will find is many go to dishes done exceptionally well. I've been here four or five times now and have tried many things on the menu. Too many to specifically review right now but I cannot remember having something that was not good and many were truly great. Once again, for this type of cuisine it is stand out. It's not Eight Tables, it's a neighborhood Chinese joint where you can't go wrong. Give it a shot and you...

Edit: Went back, same day, same time, same order. Price was now around $17.50. Now it’s not really worth it. Still delicious but next time I’d skip the rice order since that costs pennies to make at home.

Paid $16 for orange chicken and rice to go ($12+$3+tax) which I thought was high at first, but the portions made it fair. I was hungry, but only ate half so it would be enough for two people. The orange chicken was still crispy despite the ample sauce. No broccoli (which often makes orange chicken soggy when included) so that was a plus. Only complaint would be that I would have liked more kick to the sauce. Staff were nice. Would...