No.5 House

It started well when we first arrived. Both the waitress and the waiter greeted us and asked us to wait for them while they cleaned up a table of 2 customers who had just left for us. We were asked to scan the QR code on the table to see the menu and order. We ordered a lunch special A with Taiwanese beef noodles and 2 side dishes which are cucumber salad and seaweed salad, a Dan Dan noodles, and an order of xiaolongbao. My husband’s Dan Dan noodles came first and it was good. Xiaolongbao came when my husband was halfway done with his noodles, so I asked the waitress about my lunch. She responded that it would be coming in a few minutes. We split the xiaolongbao as there were 6 of them in the steam basket. It was good but still not as good as the ones served at Dingtaifung in Taiwa

Fairly new restaurant on the north end of downtown San Mateo. It got pretty busy Saturday at noon, but I was able to snag a counter seat. They have a frozen dumpling section so of course I had to buy some wontons to go. They were understaffed though - the poor lady looked so flustered and had to deal with 5 things at once. You have to head backto pay, and I ended up waiting a while before someone checked us out. I would come back though, many more items to try. Dandan Noodle - not bad at all! hot sauce would make it better Popcorn chicken - could use some sauce but was somehow addicting

Stopped in for early dinner the other day. Ordered beef brisket bento, chicken corn pot stickers, beef pancake, salt pepper chicken wings, beef onion dumplings and beef soup noodle. The food came out pretty quick. All the food was delicious. The beef pancake was crunchy and had a soup filling like Shanghai soup dumpling. The post stickers were nice and crunchy. The broth for the soup noodles was really tasty. The beef brisket bento, was first time I've had it with a beef gravy and I loved it. Chicken wings tasted more like popcorn chicken instead of salt pepper chicken and it was still good. I think the beef onion dumpling had the same doing as the beef pancake, also very good. Overall everything was good. They even sell the dumplings frozen if you wanted to take them home. Def

No. 5 House – San Mateo Upon entering No. 5 House, the restaurant made a positive first impression with its clean interior and tasteful décor. At the time of my visit, there was only one other customer, and I was invited to sit anywhere. I chose a corner table near the window, which was comfortable and quiet. Ordering is done via a QR code at the table, which was convenient and straightforward. I ordered the braised beef noodle soup, spicy peanut wontons, and a Coke Zero. There was a minor mix-up with my drink, as I was initially served a Diet Coke instead of a Coke Zero, but the server quickly apologized and corrected the order. The braised beef noodle soup arrived hot, which I appreciated. The noodles appeared to be hand-pulled and were soft and enjoyable. The broth was decent but lacked

New Chinese restaurant in downtown San Mateo, offering some Taiwanese dishes as well. The beef noodle soup was decent, although the noodles were over cooked. The pan-fried bao is definitely the star, and the veggies were fresh and well-seasoned. Service was a bit hectic as they seem to be sorting out some issues, hence the soft opening “practice period.” Parking may be hard to find during the peak dining hours.