Wow, this is great. It is really hard to find a good restaurant in East Valley ( SF gets the most of good restaurants). They usually have one or two dishes places. Next time I'm in the area, I'll make sure to stop by & try few of the dishes.
Lived in San Leandro for 3 years and had Sushi at the bar behind you. The owner offered us a whole fish and when we were finished he deep friend the remaining bones and eyes... we ate that too. Really loved this guy. One of the best dining experiences of my life. Folks, if you live in the Bay Area make the trip, it's absolutely worth it.
Another incredible video! I must go to Genghix Asian Fusion and try it out. I'm so glad you guys came to Northern California, my neck of the woods, born and raised.
In all the QFTBC vids, I kept sensing Winston was so freaking eager to get started eating while Laowhy keeps on explaining things. Wish I coulda been there to toast you guys with a beer over dinner! Eating in Chinatown restaurants is my must-do favorite event after a long day of walking, sightseeing, and riding cable cars so am happy you brought that out. Stay Awesome!
Hey guys, I've become addicted to all of your shows, including your solo videos, it's only been about 3 weeks and i'm hooked. I grew up in NYC and am wondering are you considering traveling to NYC and exploring the restaurants there, not only in Chinatown but in all of the boroughs? I haven't been back there in 25 years and I'm wondering what the restaurants are like there now. Back in the day, I've had eaten at some terrific restaurants. I hope some day you do. You're doing fabulous work.
They truly show the authentic way of eating by serving each other. That is such a small detail that really shows how informed and immersed in the Chinese culture. Their credibility has skyrocketed for me as a result.
I have to agree about eggplant. I always did not mind it much, but it was never my favorite. The way my wife prepares it and what I have had in China completely changed my perspective on it. I now enjoy eating it. Keep up the good work!
I've been to San Fransisco once and I loved it, I was totally understand dressed (being from Florida) and froze my ass off in the middle of summer. Definitely a must-see city.
Do you feel a power slump/craving when you move back from the Corvette to bike and Colt? Or is there enough time in-between? The bikes are 250s, right? How is their acceleration compared to the Colt?
I've always wanted to visit San Francisco. When I was 13 my grandma took me to Seattle to visit her sister and Seattle has the steepest angled road in America or at least did in the 80s. Anyway it was neat and made me want to check out San Francisco to compare because San Francisco has many more streets that are on a steep angle. I'm from Ontario Canada and after visiting Seattle and Vancouver I love the mountains.
I am not sure, but when it comes to the "quiet" sign in front of tunnels, we have something similar in Norway. It does not say "quiet" directly, but tell you that your phone will be quiet in this tunnel because there is no mobile connection there.
You guys were literally down the street from where I live! That's awesome that you guys were around the area. I've never been to Genghix but I will now.
You guys are making some great, fun to watch shows lately! I have no doubt your efforts are going pay off big if you keep at it. As an aside, your getting close to a pretty dicey part of the bay area over there in Castro Valley. I’m sure you guys are are long gone now, but if not, you might want to visit the Stanford campus. Definitely go to the top of Coit tower, the City view from there is exceptional.
There is a really authentic Islamic Chinese restaurant in Fullerton in Southern California called Mas' Islamic Chinese. Hopefully next time you can check it out. It's not called Xinjiang food, but it pretty much is. I can't wait to see next week's episode, I looooove Xinjiang food.
I have eaten at that restaurant. There are several really good, authentic, (usually Mandarin) Chinese restaurants in Castro Valley and Hayward that have been passed down through the family for three or four generations -- Most multi generation restaurants were started by Chinese cooks from the railroads, after the railroads were finished. I worked as a cook at one of them right after high school. Each generation wrote their own cookbook. I was able to get all three cookbooks. It was a hoot. What we ate family style at the back of the restaurant was nothing like what they served out front. Fortune cookies and chop suez, and the famous French 'crepe suzette' were all invented by SF Bay Area Chinese chefs. My restaurant had their own herb garden, and their own (family) network of Chinese Farmers and distributors. Can I make a suggestion? When you are checking out various Chinatowns around the world, you should explore their large grocery stores and fish markets -- especially fish markets. It is really fun. They are all different. Each has surprises. Ours have changed so much in the last twenty years -- so much. I recently had a conversation with a waitress in a Chinese Restaurant. She asked me how I liked the food. I said it was kind of interesting. "You have a Cantonese chef in a Hunan restaurant. It is not either Cantonese or Hunan, but halfway in between. Not authentic but delicious." She was like "how did you know that?" I asked "Am I right?" She said, "Yes, absolutely."
The reason crab rangoon isn't done in mainland China is because they don't use much in the way of dairy products other than milk. Its hard to find cream cheese in the stores. Heck it was hard to find butter (or Cow oil) as a girl I once dated called it.
Ha! That's awesome guys! I actually was there a few months ago. I had a first date with a lady and I wanted to find a place close to where she lived in Castro Valley (I'm from Pleasanton). I looked for a great Yelp! recommendation and that place came up with high marks. We both enjoyed the food, but at least now we have more ideas what to order next time we are there.
LOVE LOVE the food influenced food episode. Would like to see some Frog Hotpot and Frog Deep Fried food and and various snails from Guangzhou Tianhe area.
You guys should come to NYC and rate NY Chinese food. Then come to my house in Brooklyn so you can have my Nonna’s eggplant parmigiana. I guarantee you’ll change your minds about western preparation of eggplant. PS- this series is AMAZING.
1:32 Dude, check an actual 45° angle when you have the time. 😉 Hint: 90° is vertical. 2:43 Motorcycle - full throttle, cut ignition - always fun ^^ (With pre-cat bikes at least.) 11:29 I don't know about you, but I'm perfectly fine eating chicken wtihout it looking like one on the plate.
Lolled so hard inside when you guys gave the crab rangoon 0/10 for authencity and 9/10 for taste. Someone can bug about food authenticity for their own smug ego, but they can never beat the very people that like it better another way. As a Chinese, I really appreciate the perspective you bring in as non-Chinese. And yes, Chinese food in the USA is much better than Chinese food in China ;)
Of all the places you've gone to in this series this is the only place so far I would go. Not that the food in the other places was bad I just don't like being a foreigner in my own country and getting the stink eye from the people inside.
Reminds me of Tennessee Williams comment "There are only three cities in the US, New York, New Orleans and San Francisco. Every place else is Cleveland.
I always thought Yu Xiang Qiezi originates from Sichuan province, right? Also this place doesn't seem to have done any of the dishes I always see in Guangdong such as roast goose, that aneamic looking steamed chicken, roast pork, or the fish dishes as well which are a big deal here. loving the series but I thought it was all about finding the most authentic Chinese food, and I'd hazard a guess that there is probably some more orthodox, straight outta Kowloon restaurants in SF than this.
Genghix, isn’t that place in Castro Valley? I used to drive by there and always wondered about it. Maybe I should give it a try, but I always thought it was too Americanized.
Nice series on food quest. On another topic, are Observations of Opposite Characteristics Between USA & China. It seems the Chinese like to work together, given your discussions about China regarding contacts, sharing tips of info, and that the Chinese are good at working together, such as in getting goods from factories. But, in many places in the USA, it seems to be opposite, where many persons of power or position seem to keep regular information secret about goods, or various prices or wages as obscured. And there are huge competitions between various people in the USA, even in small towns, and even between non-profit organizations. Basically, there is often an extreme holding back of information, or good (strings free) deals in the USA. For example, some lawyers and politicians are very bad in USA, and withhold information from clients or citizens. Also, it appears that wages for regular low hourly wages in many parts of the USA are actually reversing, or shrinking in the last 18 years or so; and many employers in USA seem somewhat demanding to certain low wage hourly workers. Do you have any similar observations of these differences between the USA and China, such as in regard to making economic deals, or flow of information?
I just moved out of SF after 22 years. The only issue I have ever had parking sideways on a hill is if you do it in the wrong direction with less then a 1/8 of a tank of gas you may not be able to start your car again.
For all those authentic Chinese restaurants out there in the foreign countries, they should have a sign that says: Food is prepared by Qualified Chinese Chef.
It's rather odd that I've become hooked on your channels, as my first ever trip overseas trip in May will be to Thailand - not China - LOL. But, I'm loving your videos anyway. I am assuming that there will be similarities in some cases. I lived in SF for a while in the '60s. So, FYI: When you're parking facing uphill with a curb, you should always turn the front of your front wheels all the way away from the curb and let your car roll backwards until the rear part of the front wheel bumps against the curb using it like a chock. When you're parking facing downhill, you should always turn the front of your front wheels all the way toward the curb and let your car roll forward until the front of the front tire bumps against the curb, again using it like a chock. When you're parking either uphill or downhill with no curb, always turn your front wheels all the way to the right, so that if your car should somehow roll, it will roll away from traffic. Thanks for the video!
If you guys ever come back to SF. I'd like to recommend or take you guys to some Chinese restaurant and have you guys do another comparison again. Definitely got some spots considered higher end or fairly cheap but quality Chinese food you can find here.
I used to live in Las Vegas and I miss the food. There is a small Chinatown with a lot of food options to try, some Americanized,some authentic including Happy Family or Sam Wo started in San Francisco. I still miss the amazing Japanese cuisine that is up there in the world. Food choices in general are up there in Las Vegas, including vegan, cajin, Swedish food at IKEA, Italian, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Greek, Mexican, Indian, Moracco, and Middle Eastern. I can't even begin with the options. Of course there is American including pizza, home style and BBQ. Food prices have been up there too, but the choices are enormous including gourmet like Spago, Emeril, Wolfpuck, and various famous chefs. Don't forget inexpensive options like In-N-Out and mexican food trucks or hole in the wall restaurants. Yum.
I live in the Bay area. If I go to this restaurant can I get the food in this video? I checked their menu online and it seems to be missing several of the featured dishes.
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Wow, this is great. It is really hard to find a good restaurant in East Valley ( SF gets the most of good restaurants). They usually have one or two dishes places. Next time I'm in the area, I'll make sure to stop by & try few of the dishes.
Since u r in N.Cal, YOU HAVE TO CHECKOUT FRENCH LAUNDRY!!!! it's amazing.
The French Laundry. It's the proper name.
This series is really great. I hope you do another on the East Coast.
ADVChina Hey, i belong to that 3% of your audience m8 hahahah😂.
Really enjoying this journey!
Great job guys.
You guys are experts in Chinese foods, that's awesome, really enjoy watching your videos.
Lived in San Leandro for 3 years and had Sushi at the bar behind you. The owner offered us a whole fish and when we were finished he deep friend the remaining bones and eyes... we ate that too. Really loved this guy. One of the best dining experiences of my life. Folks, if you live in the Bay Area make the trip, it's absolutely worth it.
Another incredible video! I must go to Genghix Asian Fusion and try it out. I'm so glad you guys came to Northern California, my neck of the woods, born and raised.
In all the QFTBC vids, I kept sensing Winston was so freaking eager to get started eating while Laowhy keeps on explaining things. Wish I coulda been there to toast you guys with a beer over dinner! Eating in Chinatown restaurants is my must-do favorite event after a long day of walking, sightseeing, and riding cable cars so am happy you brought that out. Stay Awesome!
Hey guys, I've become addicted to all of your shows, including your solo videos, it's only been about 3 weeks and i'm hooked. I grew up in NYC and am wondering are you considering traveling to NYC and exploring the restaurants there, not only in Chinatown but in all of the boroughs? I haven't been back there in 25 years and I'm wondering what the restaurants are like there now. Back in the day, I've had eaten at some terrific restaurants. I hope some day you do. You're doing fabulous work.
They truly show the authentic way of eating by serving each other. That is such a small detail that really shows how informed and immersed in the Chinese culture. Their credibility has skyrocketed for me as a result.
I have to agree about eggplant. I always did not mind it much, but it was never my favorite. The way my wife prepares it and what I have had in China completely changed my perspective on it. I now enjoy eating it. Keep up the good work!
This series keeps getting better and better
I make my living as a chef, I really enjoyed this episode, you guys did really well.
Being only about 2 1/2 hours away, my wife and I will be trying this restaurant. Thanks guys, as always, awesome.
I've been to San Fransisco once and I loved it, I was totally understand dressed (being from Florida) and froze my ass off in the middle of summer. Definitely a must-see city.
Do you feel a power slump/craving when you move back from the Corvette to bike and Colt? Or is there enough time in-between?
The bikes are 250s, right? How is their acceleration compared to the Colt?
I've always wanted to visit San Francisco. When I was 13 my grandma took me to Seattle to visit her sister and Seattle has the steepest angled road in America or at least did in the 80s. Anyway it was neat and made me want to check out San Francisco to compare because San Francisco has many more streets that are on a steep angle. I'm from Ontario Canada and after visiting Seattle and Vancouver I love the mountains.
Love this series, it's like a Siskel and Ebert/Anthony Bourdain fusion but somehow with more.
This is a great series guy's. I totally regret there is only one left....
Two more
Great video, I look forward to checking out the restaurant.
I am not sure, but when it comes to the "quiet" sign in front of tunnels, we have something similar in Norway.
It does not say "quiet" directly, but tell you that your phone will be quiet in this tunnel because there is no mobile connection there.
I agree, it's hard to screw up a crab puff. You generally only see good and great crab puff.
never thought i would see my little Castro Valley on here. East bay born and raised. Thank you for this video C milk
You guys were literally down the street from where I live! That's awesome that you guys were around the area. I've never been to Genghix but I will now.
This is another episode that made me want to go out to eat. Awesome.
Drooling over the chow fun. I order it everytime.
It's 2:12 Albany time and I just received my t-shirt thanks it's awesome
Gnao Yook (Beef) Chow fun is my absolute fave! 😍
This place.....I must go!
Great series ... Enjoy your style and good chemistry
ADVChina should visit Toronto as well!
This food looks really fantastic. Makes me go to my favorite chinese restaurant. BTW, really cool outside shots in hq. Can't wait to see more.
You guys are making some great, fun to watch shows lately! I have no doubt your efforts are going pay off big if you keep at it.
As an aside, your getting close to a pretty dicey part of the bay area over there in Castro Valley. I’m sure you guys are are long gone now, but if not, you might want to visit the Stanford campus. Definitely go to the top of Coit tower, the City view from there is exceptional.
Wow, this series of Chinese food in America is excellent.
I still have that game somewhere.
Homestyle food is the best, is what you eat everyday is the food that I crave the most and restaurant type food eat that in special occasions.
Fish flavored eggplant, my favorite Cantonese vegetable!
All I can say is I am fakking hungry!!!!! That looked really awesome!
Do you finish your plates after you are done reviewing?
And as usual, another Brilliant episode.
Have to agree about He Fen, one of the few foods I could probably eat happily every day.
There is a really authentic Islamic Chinese restaurant in Fullerton in Southern California called Mas' Islamic Chinese. Hopefully next time you can check it out. It's not called Xinjiang food, but it pretty much is. I can't wait to see next week's episode, I looooove Xinjiang food.
I have eaten at that restaurant. There are several really good, authentic, (usually Mandarin) Chinese restaurants in Castro Valley and Hayward that have been passed down through the family for three or four generations -- Most multi generation restaurants were started by Chinese cooks from the railroads, after the railroads were finished. I worked as a cook at one of them right after high school. Each generation wrote their own cookbook. I was able to get all three cookbooks. It was a hoot. What we ate family style at the back of the restaurant was nothing like what they served out front. Fortune cookies and chop suez, and the famous French 'crepe suzette' were all invented by SF Bay Area Chinese chefs. My restaurant had their own herb garden, and their own (family) network of Chinese Farmers and distributors. Can I make a suggestion? When you are checking out various Chinatowns around the world, you should explore their large grocery stores and fish markets -- especially fish markets. It is really fun. They are all different. Each has surprises. Ours have changed so much in the last twenty years -- so much. I recently had a conversation with a waitress in a Chinese Restaurant. She asked me how I liked the food. I said it was kind of interesting. "You have a Cantonese chef in a Hunan restaurant. It is not either Cantonese or Hunan, but halfway in between. Not authentic but delicious." She was like "how did you know that?" I asked "Am I right?" She said, "Yes, absolutely."
Looks awesome with all that good food guys!
The reason crab rangoon isn't done in mainland China is because they don't use much in the way of dairy products other than milk. Its hard to find cream cheese in the stores. Heck it was hard to find butter (or Cow oil) as a girl I once dated called it.
I was about to go to bed, but now that there's a new ADVChina video out... looks like 1am for me :D
Ha! That's awesome guys! I actually was there a few months ago. I had a first date with a lady and I wanted to find a place close to where she lived in Castro Valley (I'm from Pleasanton). I looked for a great Yelp! recommendation and that place came up with high marks. We both enjoyed the food, but at least now we have more ideas what to order next time we are there.
LOVE LOVE the food influenced food episode. Would like to see some Frog Hotpot and Frog Deep Fried food and and various snails from Guangzhou Tianhe area.
Enjoying the videos
You made the right choice going to the East Bay.
Hi, just wondering as I'm from Canada and we have usually 2 separate menus for westerners and Cantonese. Is that the case where you visited? Thanks!
Funny, my home town Wellington NZ is meant to be a bit like SF, but in our (Mt Vic) tunnel everyone honks their horn. It's a tradition.
these are great videos guys keep it up!!!!
Haha I can finally understand the chinese spoken in your videos referring to the cantonese owner
You guys should come to NYC and rate NY Chinese food. Then come to my house in Brooklyn so you can have my Nonna’s eggplant parmigiana. I guarantee you’ll change your minds about western preparation of eggplant. PS- this series is AMAZING.
I'm super hungry right now, but I can't stop watching these videos. It's like torture.
chao fun is my favorite as well...
You guys are looking younger every time I watch your video. Will there be future videos in South Africa?
Test drive 4 on the PSX!! I had that ! so fun :D
Yes! Aubergine! China really knows how to cook aubergine, 鱼香茄子 is one of my favourite Chinese dishes.
I love chow fun and pepper beef!!!
4:21 Chow Fun!
1:32 Dude, check an actual 45° angle when you have the time. 😉 Hint: 90° is vertical.
2:43 Motorcycle - full throttle, cut ignition - always fun ^^ (With pre-cat bikes at least.)
11:29 I don't know about you, but I'm perfectly fine eating chicken wtihout it looking like one on the plate.
Thanks for mentioning that eggplant is an aubergine... I forgot what it is in my language and you saved time for me to look it up.
Got to try Japanese eggplant. Its very good.
Come to Vancouver : ) Or Richmond, BC.
As a Dutch person I didnt know eggplant was the same as Aubergine. Weer wat geleerd :D Great vid as always
Lolled so hard inside when you guys gave the crab rangoon 0/10 for authencity and 9/10 for taste. Someone can bug about food authenticity for their own smug ego, but they can never beat the very people that like it better another way. As a Chinese, I really appreciate the perspective you bring in as non-Chinese. And yes, Chinese food in the USA is much better than Chinese food in China ;)
The eggplant in Hunan doesn't have too much garlic. It just depends upon what region of China where you eat a particular dish.
Of all the places you've gone to in this series this is the only place so far I would go. Not that the food in the other places was bad I just don't like being a foreigner in my own country and getting the stink eye from the people inside.
Can you do an adventure series on some of the place famous moives were shot in China?
Seattle... I'm telling ya!
Reminds me of Tennessee Williams comment "There are only three cities in the US, New York, New Orleans and San Francisco. Every place else is Cleveland.
He probably felt that way because those were the easiest places to be homosexual at that time.
caulkins69 I never thought of that. I just thought he meant they were all distinct, singular places.
12:55 Winston is referring to tie ban.
I love this series! I'm a food enthusiast and a biker AND part of the 3% aubergine crew. Keep up the great work, guys!
The drone shot at the end is the best shot of the video. Where was it taken?
Lol, Mount Lemmon
ADVChina oh, outside of Tucson, AZ. I thought it was some where in Cali.
It's all fun until you see the real estate price
So hungry after watching this video.... I love this series!!
I always thought Yu Xiang Qiezi originates from Sichuan province, right? Also this place doesn't seem to have done any of the dishes I always see in Guangdong such as roast goose, that aneamic looking steamed chicken, roast pork, or the fish dishes as well which are a big deal here. loving the series but I thought it was all about finding the most authentic Chinese food, and I'd hazard a guess that there is probably some more orthodox, straight outta Kowloon restaurants in SF than this.
Murray Roy. I think you are right with yu xiang qie zi 鱼香茄子 being Sichuan 四川.
Genghix, isn’t that place in Castro Valley? I used to drive by there and always wondered about it.
Maybe I should give it a try, but I always thought it was too Americanized.
Cantonese food is know for its seafood. That eggplant dish is actually not Cantonese cuisine but rather come from Sichuan.
Nice series on food quest. On another topic, are Observations of Opposite Characteristics Between USA & China. It seems the Chinese like to work together, given your discussions about China regarding contacts, sharing tips of info, and that the Chinese are good at working together, such as in getting goods from factories. But, in many places in the USA, it seems to be opposite, where many persons of power or position seem to keep regular information secret about goods, or various prices or wages as obscured. And there are huge competitions between various people in the USA, even in small towns, and even between non-profit organizations. Basically, there is often an extreme holding back of information, or good (strings free) deals in the USA. For example, some lawyers and politicians are very bad in USA, and withhold information from clients or citizens. Also, it appears that wages for regular low hourly wages in many parts of the USA are actually reversing, or shrinking in the last 18 years or so; and many employers in USA seem somewhat demanding to certain low wage hourly workers. Do you have any similar observations of these differences between the USA and China, such as in regard to making economic deals, or flow of information?
great video !!
I just moved out of SF after 22 years. The only issue I have ever had parking sideways on a hill is if you do it in the wrong direction with less then a 1/8 of a tank of gas you may not be able to start your car again.
For all those authentic Chinese restaurants out there in the foreign countries, they should have a sign that says: Food is prepared by Qualified Chinese Chef.
It's rather odd that I've become hooked on your channels, as my first ever trip overseas trip in May will be to Thailand - not China - LOL. But, I'm loving your videos anyway. I am assuming that there will be similarities in some cases.
I lived in SF for a while in the '60s. So, FYI:
When you're parking facing uphill with a curb, you should always turn the front of your front wheels all the way away from the curb and let your car roll backwards until the rear part of the front wheel bumps against the curb using it like a chock.
When you're parking facing downhill, you should always turn the front of your front wheels all the way toward the curb and let your car roll forward until the front of the front tire bumps against the curb, again using it like a chock.
When you're parking either uphill or downhill with no curb, always turn your front wheels all the way to the right, so that if your car should somehow roll, it will roll away from traffic.
Thanks for the video!
Fried eggplant is delicious. Crab rangoons are the best. Now my American palette wants some.
Mmm it all looked so good!
Next series; best way to diet in China?
If you guys ever come back to SF. I'd like to recommend or take you guys to some Chinese restaurant and have you guys do another comparison again. Definitely got some spots considered higher end or fairly cheap but quality Chinese food you can find here.
That's a kool classy restaurant with what obviously appears to be the finest ingredients of quality rarely used in restaurant cooking.
When you guys gonna do a tour to canada
Really enjoying this food series in US!
I've been in SF bay area 17 years. Its kick ass for food, people and culture. But maybe not much longer...
i like you guys great videos do you travel some day to europe, germany? in Düsseldorf are a lot of Chinese and Japanese people
I used to live in Las Vegas and I miss the food. There is a small Chinatown with a lot of food options to try, some Americanized,some authentic including Happy Family or Sam Wo started in San Francisco. I still miss the amazing Japanese cuisine that is up there in the world. Food choices in general are up there in Las Vegas, including vegan, cajin, Swedish food at IKEA, Italian, Korean, Vietnamese, Thai, Japanese, Greek, Mexican, Indian, Moracco, and Middle Eastern. I can't even begin with the options. Of course there is American including pizza, home style and BBQ. Food prices have been up there too, but the choices are enormous including gourmet like Spago, Emeril, Wolfpuck, and various famous chefs. Don't forget inexpensive options like In-N-Out and mexican food trucks or hole in the wall restaurants. Yum.
Always good!
I live in the Bay area. If I go to this restaurant can I get the food in this video? I checked their menu online and it seems to be missing several of the featured dishes.
I just might buy a T-shirt! Love you guys.
How are you guys eating all that without steamed rice?
Thanks for translating to aubergine. Greeting from Germany. :D
loving the series guys thank you 👍👍