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Sam Woo Bar-B-Q is located in California. This Asian restaurant is known for its bar food. When you step inside the restaurant, you'll notice a family atmosphere. This restaurant is open late and good for groups.
4.0 of 5 stars.
Good Chinese food. They have the hanging duck, bbq pork, and the stuff that I will not touch like pig rectum. That said, you can also order allot of good food off the menu. The plus is that I can...
yelp.com - user review - 10/07/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
These folks know how to do it, from their large display of roast duck and roast pork, to their steam tray goodies, to their large dining room serving nothing but delicious Chinese cuisine. Cash only...
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I haven't been here in years, but I was just recently reminded of it when I drove by to search for Pho places. I have the best memories of my dad taking me here to get his favorite BBQ duck. The...
yelp.com - user review - 09/15/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'm chinese and usually only go to Monterey Park for the authentic chinese food, but I gotta say this is the BEST chinese food in the valley!!!! SO GOOD!!!!!
yelp.com - user review - 08/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My default for real Chinese food in the valley!Big portions to share family-style, an efficient staff, and cheap! Try the Salted fish and chicken fried rice, House special pan fried noodles, and...
yelp.com - user review - 08/16/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Come here for lunch. It is in a center with a grocery store so parking was a little difficult and crowded. However, once instead, it was more relaxed and we were treated to excellent fare.For the...
yelp.com - user review - 08/03/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Soy sauce chicken - does not bode well with children who do not have a palette, I guess, for Asian food. Dry beef chow fun - Good, but there were a bit too many bean sprouts that drowned out the flat...
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
The food is great -- probably the best Chinese I have had in the Valley. The portions are large and It is pretty cheap too. Sure it is not the best Chinese food out there, but for an area outside of...
yelp.com - user review - 06/12/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really great authentic dishes. This is were the Chinese people actually eat. They do not have Moo Shu though. The chow fun is great. The waiters are friendly and remember the regulars.
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i went to sam woo on friday and bamthat food hit the spoti ordered the signapore noodles and wow they were deliciousi also love their barbeque pork and their roast porki took a friend with me and he...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
They serve delicious authentic Chinese food. Everytime I go, I'm usually the only customer who is not Chinese. I have never had a dish there that I did not like, although I haven't tried their...
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Decent chinese food if you're in the area. Nothing mindblasting. Service is a bit lackluster too.
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2009
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I like their eggplants, spare ribs, and roasted duck - over rice. Not a big fan of their noodle dishes - except for wonton noodle.
yelp.com - user review - 03/30/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
The food is great-- there is no doubt about it. Cheap and quick for take out. Bad part is service, mainly the ones who wait on you. I've asked for water a couple of times and it never came until I...
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2009
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We order to-go from here quite often when we are in town visiting my parents. We love the Chicken Chow Mein, it's our favorite! They have a lot of good food. The service is okay and the prices are good. It's...
citysearch.com - user review - 02/11/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
There are many Sam Woos in and around LA. Some have good food while some best resemble something sitting for hours under a heat lamp at your token neighborhood chinese take-out place. This Sam...
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2009
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I've been to four different Sam Woos. Cerritos, Costa Mesa (nicest but no longer open) San Diego....and then there's this one. Maybe it's just me, but I think we asians just toss cleanliness out the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is great, cheap and fast. Like all other chinese places, you're not going to get great service, you may have to ask for your drink a couple times, but it's all part of the experience. When...
yelp.com - user review - 01/28/2009
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We went there because it was convenient location to us. The terrible thing was that they took CASH ONLY and I?m surprised that the IRS still let them run their business like that. We were hungry and waited in...
citysearch.com - user review - 01/26/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love Sam Woo BBQ! The Chinese food is not Americanized like most Chinese restaurants in Los Angeles. The atmosphere is extremely casual and when you walk in you see hanging duck and all the BBQ...
yelp.com - user review - 01/16/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Out in the Westside, there isn't much in the way of excellent Cantonese food. This Sam Woo has the feel of the original Roland Heights Sam Woo: small, loud, and slightly dirty. Other than that, the...
yelp.com - user review - 01/07/2009
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Just like any sam woo cafe. This Sam Woo by no means is the normal banquet style sam woo. This one is just the BBQ joint. This place has a B grade but hell what good Chinese food place has an A...not...
yelp.com - user review - 01/05/2009
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My boyfriend and I deemed this our spot because we'd always end up going here after shopping at Ranch 99--which was always fun for me because i didnt have a car the whole time i was in college!The...
yelp.com - user review - 12/06/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
Haven't been inside yet, but was going to pick up some groceries at the 99-Ranch Mkt next door tonight (Monday 17Nov 2008) and thought i'd go in and grab something to eat to review. Then i noticed...
yelp.com - user review - 11/17/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Porridge is so so, good enough for an impoverished Cantonese Diaspora. Eateable BBQ duck but nothing to write home about. The skin is not crisp and the fat is not sufficiently cooked out. But for...
yelp.com - user review - 11/04/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
cheap greasy authentic cantonese bbq doesn't get any better than this. this place is the real deal; it's authentic, it's super tasty, and it's cheap. you just have to know what to order. if you don't,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/22/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We're in a recession? Portfolio's as droopy as Liberace at a Hooter's convention? You would never know it from a lunchtime visit to the always bustling Wooster. Bowls of steaming wonton soup,...
yelp.com - user review - 10/14/2008
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I lived a couple miles from this place but I came here a couple times, the food was really good, the service great and the prices really reasonable. Man i eat out alot
citysearch.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The Valley is pretty slim pickings for decent chinese food. Sam Woo is my favorite for great Cantonese style comfort food. I'm talking chow mein & chow fun, just the way you like it - greasy, oily,...
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is classic Chinese BBQ fare: char siu, roast duck, roasty-toasty pork, and more. We frequented this place because it was the only authentic place for this kind of food in the area, unless...
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
B Rated but don't let that stop you! The food here is soooo yummy! And do you have any idea how easy it is to get a B rating? If this place was dirty or had an infestation the rating would be MUCH...
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
It's alright, for lack of any other option. If there is no where else you can go and desperately need prepared chinese food get it here. It's convenient in a small strip mall right next to the 99Ranch...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
When I don't feel like making the drive out to Alhambra, I rely on Sam Woo's in the valley for my chinese fix. Every time I go I am completely disgusted by the non existent sanitary standards. i...
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I used to frequent San Woo in Alhambra. This location is so close to my place but was utterly disappointed. How come they don't have ducks hanging in the window? Hahha. But seriously, it doesn't...
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
typical chinese food chain, but better b.c they have great tasting food.loud, busy, large portions and cheap prices=great meal combo.when we can't make it all the way to chinatown, we settle for sam...
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
To think I turned down a visit to Pho So 1 to try and add to my Jook list. Was it worth it? Maybe... - Review based only on jook.Stop #4 took me to So Cal, to try some pi dan so rou jook at Sam Woo....
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
If ever you're in the mood for a spartan decor and gruff barely-English speaking waiters serving oily pedestrian Chinese food, then this is your lucky day. I first saw this place a while back when I...
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2008
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Sam Woo is the best authentic Chinese restaurant in the San Fernando Valley. Save the trip to Chinatown as they have another location there. The food is served family style in large portions, like most...
citysearch.com - user review - 12/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I only give it four stars and not five because the Sam Woo in SGV has better quality ingredients. But, for the quality of food they have here, they make the best of it to encompass their ginormous...
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I thought I'd like this place more (since it came highly recommended by one of my friends), but in my opinion I really can't say that it's anything special--and the coworkers I came with also agreed....
yelp.com - user review - 12/12/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
10:30AMMe: Can I put in a phone order for a duck with wonton and egg noodle soup?Phone Order Lady: No (graffly), take-out start at 11. Call back. *click*She's so mean to me. But I think she's warming...
yelp.com - user review - 12/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Ever have that type of day where because of work or school you end up eating dinner way too early but not so early that you'll eat again? Then for whatever reason, you go to bed kinda late and you're...
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
In the 818 area, in which personally I think lacks good Asian and more specifically Chinese Restaurants, this would qualify as being simply an alright place to eat. I'm only saying this because it's...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Didn't like it very much. My boyfriend has been raving about this place for such a long time and we finally went. My first sign to run was when I saw a B rating in the window. Yuck. The place was...
yelp.com - user review - 09/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I come to Sam Woo to define the word GLUTTONY. For everyone who's familiar with this restaurant, they know how bad the wait is on Saturday afternoons and especially gods day on Sunday. Everyone after...
yelp.com - user review - 09/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My family used to frequent the one in China town, but ever since opening this one up in the Valley, this has been the location of choice. Parking in the huge lot is a hassle, but worth it, just have...
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2007
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Ther service is average. The guys don't seem to smile, but the food makes up for it. I don't know what the other reviewer was talking about. They didn't have steamed beef on their menu. The food is fast and...
citysearch.com - user review - 08/26/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is actually one of those rare, authentic Chinese restaurants within the valley. The style is pretty much Cantonese cuisine.I've been here dozens of times, because this is the closest thing to...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
When I am not in the mood to drive to the san gabriel valley, this is the place.Quality of the BBQ is very good though not as varied. But the basics work very well here.Try the beef tendon hotpot...
yelp.com - user review - 07/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I don't know who made up the rule that if you are (insert any ethnicity), then you must order the take-out (insert ethnicity again) food. I suppose this practice makes sense on one level - but it...
yelp.com - user review - 06/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
swang by sam woo's last night after reading reviews here and on chowhound. i'm a little torn as to how to rate this place. i ordered takeout, so it didn't affect me, but the atmosphere really leaves...
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It's hard to decide whether to come to Sam Woo, or Pho 999 across the street. Either way you get good cheap Asian eats. Plus you're right next to 99 Ranch Market, always a good time (what's with all...
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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Sam Woo's is a Chinese restaurant that serves some typical Chinese dishes but it also has some specialties that you should probably check out.The parking ...
gusto.com - user review - 02/05/2007
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I read the other review for this restaurant which is why we went there. It's cash only (which we didn't know) and the food was awful. We had barbeque and ordered from the stir fry menu--the beef was tough and...
citysearch.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
the food is as good and authentic as you could hope to get for a bargain. unfortunately so is the atmosphere, and by atmosphere i mean the sometimes surly wait staff and the communal vibe where you...
yelp.com - user review - 06/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like the place. The duck is excellent and so is the bbq pork. The line can be huge so try to not go at peak times. It's also cheap.
yelp.com - user review - 03/09/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Cheap and tasty chinese BBQ. If you don't mind the hanging duck or half pig in the window you'll love this place. Great inexpensive chinese bbq, a solid jellyfish salad, and great fried calamari...
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2005
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I was introduced to this place by people who live in the area who told me that this was the best in town. They were not kidding! I even had to wait for a table in the middle of the week! This is definitely a...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/07/2005
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if you want atmosphere, go to chinatown. if what you're really looking for is great-tasting, authentic chinese food, stray no further than this san fernando valley hotspot. the large menu offers virtually...
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if you want atmosphere, go to chinatown. if what you're really looking for is great-tasting, authentic chinese food, stray no further than this san fernando valley hotspot. the large menu offers virtually...
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