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4.0 of 5 stars.
Technically not really Chinese, more like fusion. Excellent food. The price is not high and every time I eat there it is delcious and the wait staff is friendly. The owner or manager is frequently...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is classy and serves GREAT food. I searched through Yelp reviews for an hour trying to find a pretty consistent review on a Chinese restaurant I could take my wife to for our 4th...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's At The Vineyard is definitely an upscale chinese restaurant. It has lovely decor with low lighting and lots of wine bottles. The service was good although we were disappointed that the...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is just what downtown Livermore needed... Delicious food ( I personally love the orange beef yum!!!) The wine list is outstanding and the bar is classy and casual at the same time. I could...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite place in Livermore to eat. Uncle Yu's is classy, the front of the house/ waiters are so sweet! Thanks again Eric for our wine lesson!The orange peel chicken is a must, and heard it's their...
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Place is amazing. Chrissy (named after Susanne Sommers from Three's Company) Was spectacular, beautiful, and full of amazing service. Tiffany clad and ready to go, she will be the mayor of Livermore...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great Food, But very expensive... You pay for the overhead. I've had food just as good at small places in Fremont at half the cost.I will say the help is very attentive and friendly. Although the...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is a step up from your average chinese restaurant. You can taste the freshness from the first bite. I only eat chicken so I had mu shu chicken and chicken with portabello mushrooms w/veggies....
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I hate to write a bad review when the economy is already this bad. So let's start with some positive notes: Clean, friendly, beautiful setting, great decor, wonderful location, nice bar area. Some of...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is the first place since the Commerce Casino in L.A. that I've found really good Singapore Noodles. I've only been here once but I want to go back because the Singapore Noodles are calling to me....
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great restaurant in downtown Livermore!!! The beef with aged orange peel is our favorite. We've never had a bad meal here and go a couple times a month. We're not wine people but this place really...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fresh food, great pairings and a cosmopolitan atmosphere. The vegetarian hot and sour soup is outstanding.
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Solid four stars. We went for the first time last Friday for dinner, just so I could write a review. We went around 6pm, an early dinner, and the restaurant wasn't quite full yet, as we were seated...
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know what my roomie was thinking bringing me here. Will give it 5 stars for great ambiance. Dim lighting, Etta James in the background, a wine list that would choke Napa! Food is probably...
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Every single time we go to Uncle Yu's we have a great experience. They really go out of their way. One Saturday a while back we decided to go to a movie and dinner. We bought our movie tickets and...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Eh. Overpriced over-sauced chinese food doesn't do it for me. Our large party shared the salt and pepper calamari, hot-n-sour soup, lemon chicken, crispy chicken, pot stickers, noodles, rice, and...
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I ate here last night and my server (chrissy) was amazing! So helpful and knowledgeable. The food was excellent as well, I especially loved the honey walnut prawns and the sea bass! A lot of people...
yelp.com - user review - 04/17/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Dined with friends last evening on our recommendation. Service was a little slow at first. Then proved to be fine. The food was okay. The salad and appetizer were the favorites. However when our last...
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Came back early last wek to give Uncle Yu's another try. This time I ordered sweet and sour pork for the lunch special, and was wowed! I definitely plan to return to Uncle Yu's! The rest of the...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Grossly over priced wine list. This is yet another restaurant that equates size of wine list with quality. I'd much prefer 1/10th the list at half the price. Hint: Bring your own wine. Even a...
yelp.com - user review - 02/10/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've had several exceptional dining experiences at Uncle Yu's. I'm stuck on the Seafood Soup and Crab Puffs! Prices are a little high but to be expected for the dining atmosphere, quality food and...
yelp.com - user review - 01/24/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Its good enough chinese food and the ambience is goregous but they are very overpriced and the portions are TINY. If your trying to impress someone on how you love to overpay this place is for you!
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The food is just alright.. not really authentic if you want legit Chinese food. They have a very nice ambience within the restaurant, it's clean, and well decorated. The prices are extremely high...
yelp.com - user review - 01/13/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's is large, nicely decorated, overwhelming with wine selection, cozy and has an upscale feel to it. That description is pleasant and accurate. If I were to follow that age old adage "If you...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is a bit pricey but the food is fab. Both times we've been we've brought our 2 year old with us. They've taken him being there is stride but haven't looked pleased to see him walk in. This...
yelp.com - user review - 12/24/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We went to Uncle Yu's on a Friday night. Of course, our friends know the owner, so we got right in. Overall, we were actually pretty impressed with the food and service. Looking back a week later, I...
yelp.com - user review - 12/23/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of the best restaurants in Livermore! This is a favorite for me and my wife to go to. Great appetizer list and a top notch wine list. The presentation of the food is upscale and we have had a...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Sad to say I have to take Uncle Yu's down a notch based on lunch today.The service was fine, it was very busy, and our server was fast and efficient.The hot and sour soup was good...but that was about...
yelp.com - user review - 12/19/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I finally came here for dinner (on a weeknight) and was glad to see the place about half full (I figured for a weeknight, that's not bad). I had previously eaten at the San Ramon location and thought...
yelp.com - user review - 12/17/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I have a lot of respect for the folks who run this place. There are very few Chinese places in the Bay Area with this kind of professional service. The Livermore location is my fav. Organic greens and...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Where everybody knows your name ... This is a warm, classy, great food everytime dining experience. Creative menu and worth the visit if you have never been. We have eaten there at least 100 times...
yelp.com - user review - 12/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm pretty sure you pay for the atmosphere because it is really nice inside here. I imagine this is a good date place because of the dimly lit romantic lighting. The portions are pretty small but the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I really liked it!Now, part of the excellent rating is a matter of what I expected. I didn't expect the French Laundry or Chez Panisse. If you want those, go to Napa, not Livermore! But it is a...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I can't believe these good reviews. I find the food to be small portions, expensive and salty.The restaurant itself has nice ambiance and decor but that is not enough for me to come back.
yelp.com - user review - 10/29/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like the place and it's ambiance and the food was great. That being said, the only down side to this place is it's overpriced chineese food. I don't think i will be going there again. It's just too...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2008
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The ambiance of this restaurant is fantastic! A couple dishes is a plenty amount of food for two people! The prices are alittle higher than I would like them to be, but for a once in a while treat - it is...
citysearch.com - user review - 10/16/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A fantasic mashup of cuisine is found here! UncleYu's has a wonderful presentaion on every order. Great wine list and good ambiance is a plus. Every order I've had has been perfect.
yelp.com - user review - 10/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
LOVE this place..The food was amazing. I was really surprised to find a place like this in Livermore. Their won ton soup is made with organic pork and the vegetables were nice and fresh. The ambiance...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I read some of the review's for Uncle Yu's, and wanted to comment on the statement "pairing wines with Chinese food". The wine selection is one of the foremost features of the resturant. Nick, is...
yelp.com - user review - 09/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This restaurant has the 3 "Great's":- food- ambience- serviceWhat more could you ask for?
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I LOVE Uncle Yu's. It is located in beautiful downtown Livermore...only steps from the office so it's a great convenience to have. The owners are very very sweet and will come talk to you while you...
yelp.com - user review - 09/05/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's proves that if you have the right food, the right prices, and the right staff, a GREAT restuarant in Livermore can be successful!It is a great place to grab a drink and appetizer, or have a...
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I came here with a total of 12 people. The service was good, the ambience was really nice, and the restaurant was very clean.They have nice decoration with wine bottles on every wall you look at...
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great food, wonderful interior and ambiance.The servers are always friendly and upbeat.Martinis are good, and they have a good selection.My favourite entree is their beef with orange peel - to DIE for...
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorites. The service is awesome and the food is great. I came to meet my mom and her boyfriend here and as soon as I walked in the people were very nice. A girl in a blue dress, who...
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The food was good, but not great but the service OH the service.My husband and I came here on a whim one afternoon, we were looking to just relax and hang out.We saw that there weren't too many people...
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Yeah!Good food is in Livermore!We are always trying to get a bit more out of our Livermore experiences.This weekend after attending the 'Art Under the Oaks' event at Alden Lane Nursery, we drove into...
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We enjoyed our first experience at Uncle Yu's. The interior is very attractive and the outdoor patio, where we had dinner on a warm summer night, is pleasant, with piped in music and plenty of space...
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went there for dinner the other nite and this place is still THE BEST! -Orange peel Angus beef? Yes please!-Honey pecan prawns?-duh, of course!-Cream cheese/crab appetizers?-you know I'm in! -Uncle...
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is EXCELLENT asian cuisine. Not to mention, during the summer you can sit on the patio and enjoy the Tuesday Tunes comfortably and with a full bar!I believe the appetizers are the most...
yelp.com - user review - 06/03/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I'm shocked at all the glowing reviews. While the food was decent it wasn't 5 star quality and seemed slightly over priced. I'll take PF Chang's anytime.I will have to try it again I guess, Notice...
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place. When you don't mind spending a little money, pairing your food with some great wine or martinis and enjoying a meal at a nice pace. The food is really good. I love the orange...
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Food was OK, but waiters were sitting and talking and ignored us for the first minute while we stood there waiting for a table for lunch.
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have eaten at this location a hadful of times as well as the San Ramon location and both are great but I really like the Livermore one for some reason. The staff/service has always been great. I...
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Yummy wonton soup! I can go there just for the soup!!!Sometimes theres a super long wait (fri-sat-sun) so try and make reservations.I think it's great once and awhile, or if you just wanted top...
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great date place. Great decor and really good food and amazing service. I can't see anyone not loving this place. Yum!!
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Most dishes are fantastic, even though some are just upscale versions of regular Chinese restaurant fare. That said, the Aged Orange Peel Beef is out of this world. I had it the first time and have...
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What a beautifully designed restaurant! Also, a great concept of having Chinese food with fine wines...I am a wine drinker, and always find the list lacking if they have one at all at other places......
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tried for lunch and was pretty impressed! We had a little glitch in the beginning getting our waiter to take our order (he brought the wine and didn't return to take our orders until we had the...
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Yu's attemps to bring a slightly upscale approach to Chinese food a la PF Changs. They did a good job on the design of the restaurant with the exception of the detached communal bathroom (bah!). The...
yelp.com - user review - 04/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Atmosphere is pretty cool. The food is unremarkable. I mean its fairly good, but its not that great. I am not sure if the price versus quality ratio matches up here. Service is hit and miss. If...
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Everything you order will be good!Great food but a little expensive. $10 for 3 pot stickers??? (but they were really good!)Food is the same quality at both Yu's (San Ramon and Livermore)Very yummy!
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I think P.F. Chang must have an Uncle Yu. These places taste exactly the same to me and have the same atmosphere! I think it's a little expensive for Chinese food, but it is good. I definitely...
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
What is there not to like about Uncle Yu's? This is clearly the best Chinese food establishment in the tri-valley. Service is attentive without being overbearing. It's nice to be able to relax with a...
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's in Livermore is a vastly different experience then the one in San Ramon. It's a low-lit restaurant that seats many, and in turn can be really loud. Good luck having a private conversation....
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2008
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Great Food and a great atmosphere. I would highly recommend this restaurant to anyone. General Tsao's chicken and lettuce wraps are a must.
citysearch.com - user review - 01/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Great decor, great food, great wine. CHECK PLEASE! 5-stars.
yelp.com - user review - 01/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Chinese food I have ever had. I used to be a huge fan of PF Changs but that has all changed now that I have tried Uncle Yu's. Their chicken is free range organic all white meat and their beef...
yelp.com - user review - 01/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Fancy. Has a PF Changs air to it but nicer. The sweet and sour pork was great, we finished that off quick. The Kung Pao chicken had green beans, which was a nice twist. The chow mien was good and the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Best Chinese Food Restaurant Ever!I really wouldn't limit this to just a Chinese restaurant. My favorite is actually the Chilean Sea Bass (not a dish you'd find at most Chinese restaurants). The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite restaurants! This is an upscale, but not stuffy Chinese restaurant. They have excellent service, couldn't be better and their food is amazing. People say all Chinese food tastes...
yelp.com - user review - 12/09/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
i have been to uncle yu's twice for dinner. both times the food was good but never great. the first time we had a male server and he was so friendly and knew the menu well. i really liked him and the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
If you like PF Changs but dont like the main stream franchise/cookie cutter resturants, this is the place. The Calamari dish is my favorite. Very nice inside, nice bar, outdoor seating. And you can...
yelp.com - user review - 11/01/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Underwhelming. The husband and I had wanted to try this place for few months and went for dinner one night. The service was very nice and attentive and like everyone else has said, the wine list is...
yelp.com - user review - 10/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Service at uncle yu is good, nice friendly staff from the moment you walk in. My wife told me i should come here, she came here two or three weeks prior. She was telling me to try this german wine...
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Atmosphere fabulous! Wine flights, wonderful! Food, most of it pretty good, some of it bland. Great restaurant for a date night. Wonderful, friendly service and a roaming sommelier- very nice!
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Okay, you must try this place.This is not a chinese restaurant..this is the emperors frickin kitchen.The wife and I needed a good date and we headed over to Fire and Ice...the new hipster place in...
yelp.com - user review - 08/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's is not your every day Chinese Restaurant. This place is a smash hit if you appreciate how an Alsatian Pinot Gris can go well with your Hot and Sour Soup. Better yet, how their famous...
yelp.com - user review - 08/05/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent. Good service good food = good restaurant. PS the Sommelier has got be one of the best I've ever met.
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite here in town. Great place for a date. Love the wine list. Quality of food preperation was superb.
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
This is a restaurant for someone who is looking for more flash than substance. For a chinese restaurant, the environment is modern and glitzy, and your bill will certainly reflect the fact that they...
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's is an expense account place. I went there for a business dinner. Food is very much like PF Changs with small dishes. I don't like PF Changs, so I really don't like Uncle Yu's food that...
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I used to eat at the Uncle Yu's location in San Ramon and remember it having the best Chinese food ever.We finally tried out this location on a Friday evening at 6pm and there was no wait at all. The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent, high quality Chinese food. This is not your typical Chinese restaurant. The food was all wonderful and of the highest quality (none of the mystery meat so common in Chinese food). The...
yelp.com - user review - 03/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Pricey for Chinese food...but good Chinese food it is. PF Chang's can take a backseat to this place, as far as I'm concerned. Nice & cozy seating, a little more upscale and overall better tasting than...
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This is by far the best, freshest Chinese food ever! Livermore was crying for a high end restaurant like this. The staff is very good, as well as the wine and food selections! We are regulars,...
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food, wonderful service, and not as expensive as one might think.My husband and I like to go for appetizers and cocktails, but we brought our kids (4 of them) and the tab was still under...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ate here last night for new year's eve with our neighbors (6 of us). The food was really delicious. There were lots of good choices. They had some special 3 course or 5 course thing because it was...
yelp.com - user review - 01/01/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Extremely good service, and like the other locations - an impressive wine list. I showed up there yesterday for a company event and asked the waitress if there was *anything* that could be prepared...
yelp.com - user review - 12/22/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We were excited to see Uncle Yu's coming to Livermore and have now been twice.This is not your typical fried rice and wonton soup Chinese food. You can get these items here but what a waste of the...
yelp.com - user review - 11/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's has been one of my favorite resturaunts growing up. I;ve been to all there locations (lafayette, San Ramon) and now Livermore. I hadn't gone to any of the older locations since I moved out...
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Excellent food, standard Americanized chinese. A bit expensive, but definitely worth it. Service is certainly the best I've ever encountered. The location has always seemed to not hold anything for...
yelp.com - user review - 09/24/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice 'PF Chang's' type of a place. Big wine list although I wish they had more Livermore wine (Bodegas Aguirre and Steven Kent would be nice!). Service was spectacular. The bartender happily let us...
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Uncle Yu's just opened in the cursed corner location of First Street and N. Livermore Ave where many have fallen before (Rattlesnake , Blue Jean Cafe, and many others) and it looks like 12th times the...
yelp.com - user review - 07/11/2006
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Winner of Diablo's Best of the East Bay Award, Uncle Yu's delivers Asian cuisine with a twist. Innovative Asian cuisine enhanced with quality ingredients, paired with a Wine Spectator Award winning wine list,...
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