Chinese Cafe 南北和 — Restaurant in Westmont

Previous owner would be five star for food and one star for service lol

It used to be our go-to place for sticky rice, congee, youtiao, soy milk and hand-made noodles

It was sold during covid

I remember the good old day, doenst matter if you entered at 11am or 2pm, there will be a line, all the way from the front counter to almost to the door…now probably due to both covid a lot of ppl still stay in or most likely due to the fact the food are no longer good…

We still go once awhile but not use to

They still have to same menu, price adjusted obviously but the taste is just not used to…

The only good thing w/ the new owner is they finally take credit card, no more cash only but customer pay a fee lol

Ps.  Don’t be alarm when a 8yrs old take your order lol Chinese style!  We all worked when we...

This place may not be a comfortable restaurant, but the advantage is no tipping, decent food quality (around 80%), and affordable prices. It's a great choice if you just need a quick lunch. Chinese Cafe also maintains a good standard for some dishes, especially the salt and pepper fish, which is incredibly crispy and worth a try. Recently, the experience I had was that the kitchen completely messed up my friend's noodle order. My friend originally ordered A+B to share and mix with his wife, but the chef made it A+A. However, since it still tasted good, we didn't make a fuss. We're not sure if it was a mistake in taking the order or if the chef...

Family-owned hole in the wall that serves its locals in a run-down international plaza. This place has stood against the test of time in my eyes. If you're headed here for a weekend, make sure to grab a dozen of their fried bread sticks or 油条/yóutiáo early.

It's really a sign of the times that they've gotten smaller over the years, but these long bread sticks are crispy pieces of bread that stretch like melted mozzarella and have that familiar deep fried doughy taste.

I had the Hakkanese Saute with the sesame chicken with a side order of salty Bean Curd soup, and I'm happy to say that these flavors have remained the same after a couple...