Chinese · Cantonese
Late on a Friday night with a group of ten, Roger ordered the 3-item BBQ combo rice plate at this Kearny Mesa Cantonese cafe; he found it decent, if not the freshest, and noted a minor dispute with staff over outside boba drinks brought to the table.
The documented visit included 3-item BBQ combo rice plate (char siu, roast duck, soy chicken). This record does not turn that order into a recommendation.
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Checked in 8 times on Yelp, most recently Jan 13, 2025. See the check-in log
“It was quite decent, not the freshest and best tasting but it satisfied me.”
Roger returned to this Kearny Mesa spot after a long gap, ordering the 3-item BBQ combo of char siu, roast duck and soy chicken with a group of ten late on a Friday; the food was decent though not the freshest, and staff pushed back when some of the group briefly stepped out for boba.
Stay in the neighborhood
A Convoy District spot Roger rated among the better local options for xiao long bao and pan-fried sheng jian bao, with better-than-typical service to match.
A Kearny Mesa Vietnamese spot Roger praised for freshly made, generous portions — nothing mass-ordered frozen — plus made-to-order coffee and wings he ranks among the only two worth ordering at an Asian restaurant in town.
A low-key Convoy-area grocery Roger called a one-stop shop for a Chinese household: herbal remedies, dried seafood, nostalgic HK/China/Taiwan sodas and whole-leaf teas, tucked in a warehouse half a block west of Convoy.
Keep exploring
Browse the Chinese page, or continue to another place with a matching cuisine.
Comforting Hong Kong-style cooking in Clairemont, with the kind of unfussy menu that makes repeat visits easy.
Roger’s pick for Cantonese roast meats in town: roast duck and char siu, bought early and paid for in cash.