Um… Hop Woo (Olympic & Sepulveda) has been fulfilling such Westsider fantasies for years now…
Perhaps I should have phrased this a bit differently - I’ve hoped to find a place on the Westside where I can get congee and kun pao chicken that matches the quality of the best SGV restaurants at 4:00 pm in the afternoon on a Saturday afternoon.
I’m curious to see if FTCers have tried a lot of the non-dim sum options at Capital in BH. I went there, and really enjoyed a steamed chicken dish, with a scallion and ginger sauce on the side. It was a deceptively simple dish, but all the flavors were great. I also had a steamed whole fresh fish - I think it was rock cod - again, very simple, with ginger and scallion. I also thought it was excellent - at $32 per pound, a bit pricey, but I get the whole Beverly Hills rent issue, and I certainly didn’t feel ripped off.
I’d be interested in hearing what other folks think about the after-3:00-pm options at Capital. As some folks have said about the dim sum, I’m willing to go to Capital to get food that’s better than most Westside Chinese places offer, even if it’s not at the very top-level of SGV, because so much of Westside Chinese food is just average.
In that connection, I’ve only tried Hop Woo once or twice, and thought it was just mediocre - should I be trying it more often, and if so, what would you suggest I order?
-Roz
At Hop Woo, get the pork congee with preserved egg, the pea tendrils, ginger & scallion lobster, e-fu noodles with mushroom, and the steamed rock cod.
Lol, I use Yelp to get oriented and get the lay of the land. It’s an invaluable directory but no substitute for the qualitative content here!
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I haven’t been to the BH location but been to the Irvine location many times for lunch before it closed. We’d go with a lot of people from work, many who were more accustomed to the Panda Express Chinese food experience. These dishes are good versions of Americanized non dim sim items
- orange chicken
- beef chow fun
- kung pao chicken
- walnut shrimp
- string beans
Was a very nice second visit for a work lunch. Place was busy but we were seated right away. They’ll be empty mid day as expected.
Loved the shrimp eggrolls, my kid will be tearing these up.
probably skipping the steamed bbq buns next time… small, unremarkable… fine. not pic worthy
great chicken feet… not that i can eat more than 2 bites of it (textural issues)
really loved the XO noodle rolls that @chandavkl showed us the way to.
very nice shrimp rice noodle… delicate, perfectly fresh… shrimp cooked ever so gently… pic not needed
pork/chicken/peanut dumplings i love as well
6 dishes+tea, more than plenty for 2 people. $50 fully loaded cost
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that’s Nemroz $50 right? Just making sure.
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“Nemroz Cost” or “Nemroz Currency”, otherwise known as “Nemrubles” or “Nemlires” is hereby defined as fully loaded and inclusive of all direct costs paid to the restaurants. Does not include the cost of ride share to restaurant, the cost of the data plan used while uploading photos, nor the opportunity cost of having chosen this restaurant over a different one.
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I don’t know if I can stand behind this methodology - I bet you’re just trying to hide your generous 4% gratuity.
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That’s cool. You can start the N$1 curency
Go crypto with this, dude.
I discovered the XO noodles at their Diamond Jamboree location years ago. Love those things.
Fortunately the Beverly Hills location is worlds better than that branch of Capital Seafood was.
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Whew. High rent nabe. Our fave place in Seattle comes in at about $20 for 5 dishes and tea.
I bet it’s not in Capitol Hill
And I bet you’re right! Did a little search and found this. Will have to check it out.
I had a nice dinner here the other night with some Singaporeans vacationing for the holiday. We enjoyed the dinner, ordered entirely from the waitress’ recommendations. Pea Leaves in Superior Broth were excellent, as was the Char Siu. There was a Lemon Beef that was good, but the Steamed Fish was the star of the show. I think it was a Red Big Eye Snapper, as the eyes were quite large. Very fresh, and steamed so delicately. We also had a fish and vegetable soup, and while it was okay, it needed some seasoning. Roast duck was good!
Overall, I think Capital Seafood was adequate for the Chinese stomachs after a long flight, especially since Sichuan and other spicy food was off the table due to dietary restrictions, and the SGV was too far from the airport.
No photos, unfortunately; I was too present and enjoying my company.
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And for THIS we can all be grateful 
…you don’t appreciate my photos?
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OMG, LOL! I’m SO sorry. Not YOURS. I do tire of dozens of photos from one meal, especially multiples of most/every dish. Mea multima culpa.
I also meant to mention that I loved their calling it “SUPERIOR broth.”