Kowloon Tong Dessert Cafe — Restaurant in San Francisco

The menu is extensive. There are so many different dessert items that it took us quite awhile before we figured out what to order. From noodles to sago to milkshakes, they have pretty much all the essential Hong Kong desserts you can think of.

Dessert Items:

Mixed Fruit Sago w/ Condensed Milk: I just wanted to get a dessert item, and thought this sounded fairly good. It was underwhelming and definitely not what I was expecting. I think I could probably throw this concoction together at home. There were various fruits on top of the condensed milk, but nothing special. The condensed milk was sweet and the sago was chewy enough, but it pretty much tasted like a typical dessert you'd get at the end of a meal at a Chinese restaurant. I would not order this again.

Black Sesame Dessert: This was part of the daily special - I thought it tasted okay. It had a strong sesame flavor, which is preferred, but this dessert isn't a favorite of mine, so I can't really give a fair review. My parents thought it tasted pretty good, although I think they've had better from Premiere Dessert back in LA.

Egg Waffles: Our waffles were a little burnt, so they came out crispy rather than soft. I actually prefer crispy, but the batter had no taste to it, so it was kind of like eating crispy crackers. The inside was pretty soft, but without the sweetness that it needs, it wasn't too good.

Complimentary Ice Cream Waffles: If you spend over $30, they give you a free ice cream waffle dish, which my mom was set on trying. And I'm glad we did because this was probably the best thing I had here! They serve real Dreyer's ice cream, so they placed a thick scoop of vanilla ice cream in between two crispy waffles. It came out well. Because the batter is not sweet (probably the same batter as the Egg Waffle batter), the ice cream from the center really gives the entire bite the sweetness that I craved. The crispiness of the waffles and the softness of the ice cream really worked for me.

Horlick Drink: This came with the daily special as well. The drink was okay. My parents really like the drink because it reminds them of their childhood days. There was good flavor, but I'm not a fan.

Savory Dishes:

Curry Fish Balls: There were 8 fish balls altogether. While the fish balls weren't too special - they tasted as if they were frozen beforehand - the curry did taste really good. It wasn't too spicy, but had a good earthy flavor to it that made me want to add rice to it. Not too bad.

Imitation Shark Fin Soup: $4.25 It was decent, but definitely had better in HK. Even HK's 7/11's have better tasting (and cheaper) imitation shark fin soup! I thought this one tasted too salty. There was a decent amount of ingredients inside, but the saltiness of the soup overpowered everything.

Soya Chicken Wings with Vermicelli: $6.50 I thought this was a pretty decent dish considering the price. There were three chicken wings with a pretty big bowl of vermicelli. It was enough to fill my sister and me up. The dish took around 15 minutes to cook, and it was well worth the time because the chicken wings had good flavor that really soaked through beyond the skin of the chicken. The soup base was not too heavy and was quite light, which was nice.

Chicken and Pork daily special: This was $9.50 plus an additional $1.95. I thought the price was a little expensive considering the tiny pieces of chicken and pork that came with the dish. You're able to pick your choice of sauce, rice or spaghetti, one hot drink, and a dessert (additional $2). So overall this dish was over $13. There was a good amount of rice (which we used to soak up the curry sauce) as well as a small scoop of corn. The chicken and pork were cooked well and the skin had that crispy perfection to it. I just thought they were quite small.

tl;dr - Overall, I thought it was a decent place to have dinner. It's reminiscent of Hong Kong, but doesn't really come close to the authenticity of HK's...

I ordered pickup through Doordash and it said it was going to be ready by 11:35 AM. When I got there, it was closed. I saw a man inside and knocked on the door but he didn't respond. I checked my phone again and it said it would be ready at 12:31 PM. I called and they didn't answer. I called again at noon and they did pick up and told me it would be ready in ten minutes. I arrived ten minutes later and it was ready. I had to wait for a minute to get my stuff but it was a smooth pickup overall. I ordered the original popcorn chicken, egg puffs, Ovaltine, deep fried chicken wings with udon, and Hong Kong milk tea (iced). I received everything except the deep fried chicken wings. There was deep fried tofu instead which is not what I ordered. However, I got a refund for that item through Doordash. I also received some super hot broth looking liquid with sliced scallions that I did not order. The Hong Kong milk tea was very very good. It just was sweet enough and tasted like very strong tea which is what it's supposed to be. The Ovaltine was Ovaltine. The popcorn chicken looked kind of gray and pallid but tasted great. The deep fried tofu wasn't fried chicken and the udon tasted a little too salty for me. The egg puffs were very nice. I didn't try the broth because I didn't order it and I didn't want it. The ordering experience was horrible but it's not their fault. The food overall was pretty good but the service wasn't good but it felt like the man was trying his best. I ordered about $30 worth of food but used Doordash's promo code SEPT50 for 50% off up to $15 so I paid like $19 in total after fees and tipping. When I went to pick up my food, all the lights were off which felt weird. The portions were generous and I finished all the food over the...

It's been quite some time since I've been here, and since they're open late, it's the perfect spot for my group after we play volleyball. Located right off Geary, there's tons of parking either on Geary itself or on 7th where the store front is located. It's not hard to miss because it's probably one of the only spots open in that area at that time of night.

When we walked in, there were a good amount of people eating inside. We were greeted by the staff and immediately were given a table and menus. They have an extensive menu one with desserts and drinks and another one with food. the Hong Kong Cafe style restaurant so tons of smaller snacks as well as meals. I opted to get a meal set which is $13.85 and includes entree, with either rice or spaghetti, choice of sauce, one drink, and dessert (for an additional charge). I got the chicken wings with curry sauce and spaghetti. We are also giving corn as part of our meal. The milk tea that I had was nicely sweet and tasted great. I highly suggest getting the mango pudding for dessert it was a large size and actually came with chunks of mango on top.

Other items that we got to share were fried tofu, rice rolls, and salted yolk fries. The salted fries are okay not too much of a flavor except when you get to the bottom of the basket. Highly suggest getting the rice rolls as they are so delicious.

Overall a really awesome experience because all of the food was pretty decent and service is great. Definitely will be coming back here as they have an extensive menu and...