We're looking for a lunch restaurant in Millbrae. What's your pick of the various Chinese restaurants, or do you have another favorite. We're open to suggestions and like all kinds of food.

We won't have a car, and don't want to take BART into San Francisco or otherwise leave Millbrae except for a possible short stroll northward to a San Bruno restaurant.

We'll be staying at a Millbrae motel.

Thanks.

IN-N-OUT Burger,over the bridge by bart station near ramp for 101. 11 Rollins Rd. Millbrae

I don't know how far it is from your motel -- Shanghai Dumpling Shop at 455 Broadway is small but yummy!

Hong Kong Flower Lounge is at Millbrae Ave & El Camino Real. Considered the best by many.

Fook Yuen is 1 block north of Honk Kong Flower Loung. Probably considered the best by Chinese voters. Both restaurants have lots of seafood dishes. Fook Yuen is less exensive.

Stu Dudley

Another vote for Hong Kong Flower Lounge. Finally had a chance to eat there recently and thought the dim sum was excellent, very refined, served piping hot and fresh from the kitchen.

If you choose Fook Yuen (also on El Camino a block from Hong Kong Flower Lounge), the noodles in gravy (or something like that) are super yummy.

We like Hong Kong Flower Lounge better than Fook Yuen. There are cabs all over Millbrae so it's an easy ride.

Thank you all. That's good food for thought.

Another vote for Hong Kong -- seriously good Chinese food, in a spectacular, over-the-top setting, very lively vibes, predominantly Asian clientele. Only advice: don't let the waiters order for you, unless you're reallllllly adventuresome. Absolutely one of our favorite restaurants.

also, if you're considering a "possible short stroll northward to San Bruno" -- skip that, and take a "possible short stroll southward" to Burlingame, where there are lots of good little restaurants and shopping.

Also#2: if you're Asian food fans...Broadway Avenue (in Millbrae -- not the one in Burlingame, which is entirely different) has a number of small, funky, homestyle Asian restaurants. Just walk down the street and take your pick. It's a cute little street, too -- not as nice as Burlingame, but in some ways more "authentic."

Also #3, there's also a Peet's on Broadway in Millbrae ...if you're cappuccino-for-breakfast people, you can't do better!

More food for thought. Thanks.

also, if you're considering a "possible short stroll northward to San Bruno" -- skip that, and take a "possible short stroll southward" to Burlingame, where there are lots of good little restaurants and shopping.

You should also know (and I completely agree with LucieV about the direction to take) that neither San Bruno nor Burlingame is a "short stroll" from Millbrae. Downtown Millbrae to Burlingame Ave. is probably 4 miles.

dmlove is correct. However, being a walker, I assumed that perhaps the OP is also a walker.

That said, I should say that walking from Millbrae Avenue to Burlingame Avenue takes me 45 minutes -- and that's not walking leisurely!

Another vote for Shanghai Dumpling Shop in Millbrae. There aren't a lot of restaurants in San Bruno that I'd recommend, but Burlingame has a few, and much nicer shopping besides.

Here's a list of recommended Millbrae restaurants via Yelp.com:
http://tinyurl.com/4b3lur

There are lots of buses that run from Millbrae up & down El Camino Real - if you don't want to walk. I always seem to get behind them when driving on ECR.

Stu Dudley

Every 20 minutes, Stu, until almost 11pm, I think! (I take buses at least once a month, for one thing or another.)

ip, if you do decide to bus it, all you have to do is call Samtrans 1-800-660-4287 from wherever you are, and you can get a real live human being to provide you up-to-the-minute info.

Thanks for all this good info.

I do know about the bus. The reason we're in Millbrae is we're going to the Maker Faire in San Mateo on our way to New Zealand. Millbrae seemed like a convenient place to stay because there were a few shops, including Trader Joe's, restaurants etc. and it was on the bus line so we could get the bus to San Mateo. Also, it was near the airport for an easy departure.

We've built in that one extra day with nothing to do but stroll about, laze about the motel and eat lunch because of the vagaries of air travel from the Caribbean, where we live. There is no Trader Joe's here, of course, and we also need to go to Mervyn's for socks and other basics we can't buy here.

Thanks all.

Sounds like you've done your research, but just wanted to let you know that Mervyn's and Trader Joe's (as well as a Starbucks, Walgreens, Safeway, and some other stores) are all located in the same "strip".

Many more thanks. Looking forward to browsing the "strip."

I live outside of Philadelphia but there is a restuarant in San Bruno that is one of my favorite places to eat. My husband used to travel for business and he discovered a Mexican restaurant that we've returned to time and time again. It is called Don Picos and is at 461 El Camino Real. There is a great family atmosphere and wonderful food. The last time I was there I got this braised shortrib dish that was outstanding, but he also does great things with seafood.