Ho Kee Cafe
Cantonese restaurant · San Gabriel ·
Cantonese classics including standout roast duck and noodles
Cantonese classics including standout roast duck and noodles
"A popular spot for dinner in San Gabriel, Ho Kee Cafe serves Cantonese classics in a super -busy dining room. Duck is the best thing here - and you’ll know it as soon as you walk in and see rows of them hanging in the kitchen window. You’ve got plenty of options (you can get it shredded in porridge or soup, or chopped up with rice), but our favorite is just the roast duck with some house-made duck sauce. It’s sweet, salty, and the skin is perfectly crispy." - Brett Keating
"Our Favorite Dishes: Roast Duck, Noodle Soup With Roast BBQ Pork A popular spot for dinner in San Gabriel, Ho Kee Cafe serves Cantonese classics in a super-busy dining room. Duck is the best thing here - and you’ll know it as soon as you walk in and see rows of them hanging in the kitchen window. You’ve got plenty of options (you can get it shredded in porridge or soup, or chopped up with rice), but our favorite is just the roast duck with some house-made duck sauce. It’s sweet, salty, and the skin is perfectly crispy." - jess basser sanders, amy clark, brant cox, brett keating
"Ho Kee is known for its roast duck and array of Cantonese and Hong Kong comfort dishes, but the specialty is its see fong choi (private kitchen dishes). These specialty menu items, which can be on the pricier side, include abalone and sea cucumber, winter melon soup, steamed egg custard in crab shell, garlic steamed razor clams, and jumbo shrimp." - Kristie Hang
"This Cantonese go-to in the San Gabriel Valley is known for playing the hits, though the crumbly, thinly sliced char siu is definitely not for everyone. The one thing that seems to be on every table is the Hong Kong-style roast duck, with the flavorful, gamey meat subtly scented by notes of anise and five-spice." - Euno Lee
"Wonton noodle soup and fried tofu: What more needs to be said?" - Euno Lee