Huo Zhou Wang Porridge — Restaurant in San Gabriel

I wanted to give it a 4.5 star JUST BECAUSE the price is overly expensive.

BUT!

Considered about me or other people can always review this place / look at the menu price / ask for the market price on the seafood before ordering and dining in

I'll give it a 5 star because the food quality and the taste is well deserved.

FRIENDLY REMINDER: PRICE CAN BE EXPENSIVE so think before you act.

We "looked up on yelp reviews and price" and decided to give it a try and check it out because the price of this place is pretty famous for expensive congee in the SGV area.

We order 2x dried scallop, prawn and clams congee ( $14.99 x 2 ) + a 2.5LB of crab ( market price is $25/LB ) + pea sprouts ( $10.99 ). It comes out to be around $107. So you see, price is considered expensive for chinese restuarant.

BUT!

The pea sprouts came first and it tasted decent - good i would say and its better than 90% of other places in the area so the price for this is alright. The seafood congee is wonderful with alot of taste and alot of FRESH "seafood" in there. Congee price is double the ones outside but its worth it. The Crab is also fresh and it had alot of meat but thats the most over price one.

I would totally recommend this place. Other than the QUALITY AND TASTE OF IT, Not because i have the money or I'm rich but I know what I pay and I know what I want to try and check it out before I come.

THINK CAREFULLY BEFORE YOU COME BUT ONCE YOU DECIDE TO TRY THIS OR DINE IN AND ORDER THEN PLEASE DON'T COMPLAIN ABOUT THE...

Can you imagine getting charged $230 for 3 ppl just with congee and two appetizers? The waiter steered us into ordering much more expensive options without telling us about the price. We added one medium sized crab (if not small) and that crab alone they ended up charging us $90 because it’s “market price”. The waiter also asked us to order the seafood congee which is $25, per person (beware of this when you order), instead of the $15 per person option we were trying to get. When we saw the bill we were all shocked… I’d say the main thing is probably the astronomical price they tried to charge for the crab. It’s a scam. Beware of that and you should be fine ordering individual portion of congee and...

I was pleasantly surprised how yummy this place was. I saw this place waiting for ramen last time so came to try out today. The beef in spicy sauce wasn't that spicy but was good with it's unique taste. My kids loved the free sides especially the peanuts. We ordered their best known poridge per the server (scallop porridge, 3 portions). We ordered 4 add-ons: fish, pork, 1000yo egg, and a crunchy white root. We included a Chinese donut. Everything was good, better than I expected. Is it a bit pricy, yes, but the quality of the ingredients is worth it in my opinion. I didn't know the base poridge includes shrimp and clams. I think I may add more clams next time. On a cold night, it...