New Asian Pearl Peninsula

Cuisine	Chinese
Price	$$ (16-30)
Rating	6/10
Last Visit	Nov. 23, 2025
Location	SFBA: Peninsula

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General Notes

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Solid Cantonese restaurant in Millbrae. All the waitstaff spoke Cantonese to me, which was pretty interesting.

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Dishes Tasted

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• ★★☆☆ pea sprouts in broth -- the flavor wasn't quite as good as the time I ordered watercress (for some reason) but it's fundamentally the same dish
• ★★★★ baked pineapple egg yolk bun -- this is so delicious, it's nice and warm and actually like lava
• ★★☆☆ scallop dumpling -- this is just a glorified shrimp dumpling with a few small pieces of scallop on top. It still tastes pretty good, though
• ★★☆☆ Truffle Roast Duck -- the truffle flavor is good, but the duck is a little too fatty and not at all crispy skin
• ★★★★ Purple Rice Roll -- the purple-ness of the rice roll doesn't really do anything for the taste, but it's got shrimp that's fried like 油条 inside and it's DELICIOUS
• ★☆☆☆ Jellyfish with Seaweed -- it's okay but the flavor and texture both leave a little bit to be desired.
• ★★★★ Roast Squab -- crispy skin, super tender / juicy meat. Perfectly seasoned. Squab feels like it's really easy to overcook, but this was absolutely delicious; I am pleasantly surprised.
• ★★☆☆ Golden Fried Rice with Black Truffle -- decent fried rice, you can definitely taste the truffle flavor, not a huge fan of all the mushrooms though
• ★★★☆ Watercress with Fish Paste -- watercress blanched in fish broth, served with fish paste, goji berries, and some other miscellaneous things. This method of cooking is called 上汤; I was skeptical at first but it's very good! The broth is delicious, super flavorful. The fish paste has a little bit of tangerine peel flavor, which is interesting. Watercress is cooked well.
• ★★★☆ Chicken Feet -- this was prepared surprisingly well -- perhaps from the way it was fried, the texture was excellent and bubbly