Great for groups and sharing. Lamb bao Green onion pancake Jiangbing beef Cucumber salad Steam dumplings Tofu Everything was so delicious. There were some language barriers but they were very kind and patient. Also smiley :) Diner booth style seating was fun.
Made me feel like I was back in a no-fuss breakfast joint in Northern China. Food was not spectacular, but stalwartly solid, well-priced for this day and age, and well-portioned. It's hard to find an authentic Tianjinese spot in LA, so this is a necessary shop in LA for those who are nostalgic or curious about Tianjin breakfast dishes. Thick 油条, well-flavored 豆腐脑. Service is blunt in typical Chinese style to go with austere surroundings and is not patient, but this place will not steal money from you like a certain cashier does from Kang Kang Food Court.
Authentic Northern Chinese food, tian Jin breakfast, they have various choices of Bao, they were all delicious, servers are nice.
This is the most authentic bun I ever had in the US during the past 10 years. The flavor so northern taste that I feel back to Tianjin. Each order comes with 8 bun. Ordered delivery from hungry panda, and it took about 1 hour to deliver because all the meat bun is freshly made. When I got my food, it's still hot and fresh. Salted tofu soup is also delicious as it always be. The food portion here is huge. What I ordered is good enough for two people. Total spent $27. Great value and super good food. Worth to give it try.
Saturday breakfast at 9 am - tofu soup, pancake with egg, Chinese donut Service: ok Ambiance: casual Price: ok Food quality, the tofu soup was very good,, the pancake was super flaky , however, the egg and the pancake were totally separated , I expect it should like crepe, all the ingredients wrapped tight not loose. So far so good, beyond my expectations
We were greeted by a big C grade from their most recent inspection. This gave me a signal that the food was going to be really good hahah. Located across the street from the ever popular Mamas Lu Dumpling. If you don't wanna wait for a table there, just cross the street to Fortune 1! Seating: there are 9 booths that can seat 4 , 1 large round table, a few smaller rectangular tables, and I think there is a larger table towards the back but half of it seemed to be covered with ready-made food that is meant for grab&go (?). Not sure! We only ordered 2things but tables seated after us were given their food before us! This made us rather impatient and upset because we definitely saw the same dishes we ordered go to other tables. We added one more thing during this long wait and I hoped that this would remind them that we didn't have any food on our table. Eventually all our food came one after the other, after about a 20-25 minute wait. So service is slow, and also no frills! They are there to take your order, bring your food, and take your money. No smiles or small talk here! Food: We ordered the soy milk, the tianjin buns (#18), and the Chinese donut. The soy milk is not sweetened but you can sweeten it with the sugar readily available at each table. The tianjin buns were nice and plump! The "soup" inside the buns is really salty (!) but the rest of the meat and bun are not overly salty. The Chinese donut was enormous which always puts a big smile on my face. I love eating these, especially with my soy milk. Parking: Limited street parking in front and adjacent street. Seems like you can park in a lot in the back and enter through the back as well though I did not do this. Overall, I'd recommend this place to at least try once. I'd come back and order the same things but I want to try the "Salty Tofu soup" as that was another popular menu item.
I love this place!! Upon entry, Fortune No 1 brings you right to China. The restaurant specializes in Tianjin breakfast. Some people here have claimed that it's Beijing breakfast, it really is Tianjin food even though there are similarities between the neighboring cities. Key giveaway: guo ba cai and the bao zi are Tianjin specialties. Oh and the staff speak the lovely Tianjin dialect :) Service is fast if you speak Mandarin to the staff, as it is their primary language. Some workers speak English too. The ambiance is a very casual, low key kind of atmosphere. It almost feels like I'm eating inside someone's home. During my dine-in experience, I saw many people get take out orders on weekend mornings. It definitely seems to be a local favorite. Some of my personal favorites are: jian bing guo zi, dou fu nao, guo ba cai, and basically any of their meat buns. Enjoy!!!!