Chowking - Reservar una mesa

Yeah this place solidifies my belief that the only good Filipino food is Jollibee and Valerio's. Everything else kinda sucks, low tier cuisine imo. The only reason it's not getting a 1 star review is the Siopao. So Chowking is supposed to be Filipino Chinese food. In my eyes, it's a cross between HK Dim Sum and American Chinese food, but a worse version of both. I got a two entree combo meal which came with fried chicken and sweet and sour pork. The fried chicken was awful, much worse than Jollibee's incredible ChickenJoy. I had my hopes up because of my good experience with Jollibee, but Chowking's fried chicken was dry, bland, and not very crispy. The sweet and sour pork was also lacking. It was also dry and soggy, if that makes sense. The breading was not crispy because it's been out for a while, and the meat inside had no juice at all. It reminded me of the deli orange chicken that's been sitting out for a while at Ranch 99. I wanted to get pancit canton with my combo, but they were out of pancit so I had to get white rice. White rice was fine, but I was disappointed that I couldn't get the pancit, as that is one of my favorite Filipino foods. Unlucky. The combo also came with a single dinky sesame ball. It was terrible as well, you could tell that it's been out for a while because it was soggy, greasy, and deflating into itself. I wanted to try more of their menu, so I randomly ordered a carne asada siopao (basically a Chinese steamed BBQ pork bun). It was quite good! Just about traditional Dim Sum quality. This is the only thing that I would get again if I were to ever come back. Looking back, I lost faith in Filipino food. Chowking was a huge disappointment and I don't think I'll come back.

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Customer service was terrible. Waited patiently for extra sauce, I eventually had to ask one of the ladies for some because nobody was acknowledging me she pointed at the cashier saying it was 11 cents. I said okay. I was standing there for over 15 min--eventually there was no line and the staff still ignored me. I even asked if I could use their restroom since the main one was under maintenance, and they lied saying they didn't have one. Honestly, just eat at Grill City. Better food and better staff.

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On a hot day, anything cold is good. But this halo-halo was on another level. Textures and flavors took my mind off the heat. The Lumpiang Shanghai looked a lot different in person than it did on the picture un on the menu which was a bummer. However, that didn't stop us from eating them. The service was fast considering the line was 6 to 7 persons deep for the time I waited for my order to be ready for pickup. Can easily see myself making the drive back for this heat-relieving treat.

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2023/047 Late post Here at Milpitas Ca location. Friendly cashier! Very welcoming like a true Filipino hospitality. Got our favorite breakfast meal!! Flavorful garlic fried rice Sweet tasty Tocino Crunchy fried bangus milkfish) Eggs xcellently poached Taho warm soft silken tofu with syrup and boba) Can't leave without my siopao to go !!! forgot to take a pic of it). What A meal to chow on a rainy day like this and feel like a King... only at CHOWKING!!!

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Good food, bad customer service. The pancit canton is very delicious especially with siopao sauce! The kalamansi drink is very refreshing and has a good taste. However, rude women workers who talk about you in front of your face because they think you do not know the language. Just because I ordered in English does not mean I don't speak Tagalog.

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