Welcome to Stick & Steam, your atypical casual food diner that's perfect for all ages. When asked about what kind of food we serve, we often find it difficult to provide a direct answer. Here at Stick & Steam, we offer a wide variety of "Asian comfort food, " if you will, with a predominantly Chinese emphasis.
As some locals and regulars may have noticed, much of the inspiration is derived from its parent restaurant, Koi Palace. While the menu hearkens to some of the traditional, authentic recipes found at Koi Palace, Stick & Steam seeks to break the mold by providing a modern twist to offer something new and fresh to the young and old alike.
As some locals and regulars may have noticed, much of the inspiration is derived from its parent restaurant, Koi Palace. While the menu hearkens to some of the traditional, authentic recipes found at Koi Palace, Stick & Steam seeks to break the mold by providing a modern twist to offer something new and fresh to the young and old alike.
Services
Our signature Hainan chicken is freshly prepped every morning and slow-cooked to order, served with fluffy short-grained rice, ginger-garlic, sweet-savory chili, sweet soy sauce. A Stick & Steam must-try. Our chicken is fried to a light crisp, giving a nice crunchy outer layer while retaining a flavorful, tender inside.
Do not let the name fool you-this mess of a drink is a customer-favorite. Brown sugar-laced milk with agar boba topped with our house cream layered with crushed graham crackers, our Dirty Monster is sure to satisfy those with a sweet tooth. The perfect refreshment for a hot summer day or pairing with a hot meal, our Kumquat lemon green tea offers a combination of sweet, sour, and minty goodness to cleanse your palate.
Reviews (10)
Wendel Tse
Jan 28, 2022
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My wife and I visited for the first time for lunch today. The outside of the restaurant looks more like a trendy gourmet burger joint than a typical place for Asian food. The laminated single sheet 2-sided menu had a limited selection, but it had enough popular Hong Kong style comfort food lunch plates to satisfy, including a small selection of dim sum and boba drinks. The service was quick and the food was delicious. We were impressed with a dish sanitizer which looks like a clear door refrigerator placed at the entrance to the dining room. This small eatery, owned by the same owners as the popular
Kat Chan
Jan 01, 2022
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Stick & Steam is a good small place to get some dim sum, beef noodles, baked rice, or Hainan chicken rice, all in one restaurant. The food is good, but not as good as the restaurants that specialize in the single genre. That said, it definitely satisfied the different cravings our family had. The food came out quickly, the service was pleasant, and most importantly the food was good enough to come again. While I personally wouldn’t go out of my way to come here, if you’re in the Millbrae area and want to try some good Chinese comfort food, this place is worth a try.
One more thing - everyone
One more thing - everyone
Terence Lee
Jan 01, 2022
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Cl K.
Dec 16, 2021
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John Almquist
Oct 27, 2021
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Sorry guys. I got some pretty standard dishes on a Saturday afternoon and was really disappointed. Pork buns were tough. Not fresh. Shu Mai was bad. Ha gao was just ok. Come on. Try a little? You’re making In-n-Out seem like the best option on the block - though the Hawaiian place was great.
Glasses were all scratched up. No plates. Just plastic boxes and cheap plastic forks.
Glasses were all scratched up. No plates. Just plastic boxes and cheap plastic forks.
Lawrence Su
Mar 22, 2021
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Serena Yuen
Feb 02, 2020
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Food was okay, but the okra, steak, was sweet. Pretty confusing to my taste buds. The dumplings were great, added soup was delicious. But what I really like was the chicken and rice. The rice wasn't oily and the chicken was on point. Four stars because we also ordered the chicken but unfortunately it was not cooked all the way.
Spencer S.
Dec 28, 2019
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Good value with great dim sum like options. This place has a nice casual vibe and everything is reasonably priced.
The food here tasted yummy but don't expect to get authentic style Hong Kong food. Expect to get new flavours on old recipes with a spice of innovation and cleverness. I recommend their pork skewers and salted duck fries.
Pro tip is to use yelp check-in for queueing or reservation
The food here tasted yummy but don't expect to get authentic style Hong Kong food. Expect to get new flavours on old recipes with a spice of innovation and cleverness. I recommend their pork skewers and salted duck fries.
Pro tip is to use yelp check-in for queueing or reservation
T. C.
Dec 24, 2019
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Asian fusion food in small plates. XLB trio was actually pretty good, can taste all three different flavors, original, crabs and truffle. I especially like the pork belly and wings yakitori, not over cooked, great flavor and hot off the grill! Wish I had try the veggies. The Typhoon Ha Gao was a bit of a let down, I suppose you really shouldn't mess with traditional dim sum. It doesn't taste right, just greasy and can't really taste the traditional Typhoon style in it. But there are still many items in the menu that I would love to return to give it a try.
Kelly Hudiono
Sep 12, 2019
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Decent fusion food with modern dim sum options!
My favorite thing by far was the typhoon ha gao (which is their deep fried version of ha gao). Juicy shrimp inside with a crispy exterior sprinkled with fried garlic! Some other things I got to try:
Egg yolk lava buns: comes with 2. Delicious gooey savory yet slightly sweet egg yolk inside a soft pillowy white steamed bread.
Egg yolk fries: decently flavored and crispy fries!
String beans: a little on the sweet side but still tasty. Surprisingly this took the longest to come out
Spicy Mala chicken: my favorite part of this dish was the pork rib
My favorite thing by far was the typhoon ha gao (which is their deep fried version of ha gao). Juicy shrimp inside with a crispy exterior sprinkled with fried garlic! Some other things I got to try:
Egg yolk lava buns: comes with 2. Delicious gooey savory yet slightly sweet egg yolk inside a soft pillowy white steamed bread.
Egg yolk fries: decently flavored and crispy fries!
String beans: a little on the sweet side but still tasty. Surprisingly this took the longest to come out
Spicy Mala chicken: my favorite part of this dish was the pork rib
