How a Legendary Dim Sum Restaurant Turns a King Crab Into 8 Dishes - The Experts

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  • Опубліковано 26 лип 2022
  • Brothers Ronny and Willy Ng opened Koi Palace in Daly City, CA in 1996, and have since opened 11 restaurants with six more on the way this year. With dishes like espresso coffee ribs, a whole roast suckling pig, and eight different king crab dishes, it has become a landmark of Cantonese cuisine.
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  • @bani_niba
    @bani_niba Рік тому +144

    One of the most famous Chinese/Cantonese restaurants in the Bay Area. For the several times I have eaten there, always a superior experience. A notch above most other places.

  • @looppp
    @looppp Рік тому +707

    Master Cantonese chefs are so underrated in the global sphere. They're usually not "glorified" or put on a pedestal like French or Japanese chefs are.
    They just put out mind boggling good food at a consistent and extremely high output rate. Doesn't make them any worse than say a three Michelin star celebrity chef

    • @edkk2010
      @edkk2010 Рік тому +89

      They serve the public, not the the riches. Not many people need molecular cuisine

    • @tagnetorare5401
      @tagnetorare5401 Рік тому +22

      That's good cause normal people can afford some very authentic Cantonese cuisine, thanks to these masters.

    • @timtam9673
      @timtam9673 Рік тому +24

      Food for food, price for price, Cantonese food are the best.

    • @TheVietnameseDevil
      @TheVietnameseDevil Рік тому +2

      FACTS

    • @lordofthepies
      @lordofthepies Рік тому +13

      From a historical standpoint it's interesting what used to be reserved as delicacies for royal families to now be considered a common family affair thanks to supply and availability

  • @surm7055
    @surm7055 Рік тому +1104

    You know the chef is authentic cantonese-american when he rules the kitchen like a grandmaster, and ended almost every single sentence with "okay?"

    • @vuongn2318
      @vuongn2318 Рік тому +54

      The more he says it, the better the food taste

    • @mandelbomb99
      @mandelbomb99 Рік тому +23

      Omg my grandpa ends almost every sentence with ok

    • @nulnoh219
      @nulnoh219 Рік тому +36

      And that "Okay" is not meant as a question, it's an affirmation. Okay?!

    • @sdazzle2460
      @sdazzle2460 Рік тому +10

      okay la!

    • @cwg73160
      @cwg73160 Рік тому +2

      Omfg lol Are you kidding? That’s not exclusive to Cantonese-American chefs lmao

  • @bannedinallston
    @bannedinallston Рік тому +116

    Man, hearing all that cantonese and all the plating sounds takes me back to when my dad was grinding in the restaurants and I'd get sat down at the bowling arcade game next to the bar 😂 industry life, baby

  • @Shanarai
    @Shanarai Рік тому +351

    Hearing them already have 11 restaurants (after 2 years of covid) and opening another 6 this year is incredible. This is definitely a successful business and they have an excellent management team.
    I can only imagine how much work and planning it took for them to get this far and maintain everything.

    • @AndrewYohanaLaurent
      @AndrewYohanaLaurent Рік тому +4

      There will always be an Asian better than you ig lmao

    • @tr7287
      @tr7287 Рік тому +3

      Planning and logistics must be astronomical

    • @bg710
      @bg710 Рік тому

      they are also very expensive. really tasty but $$$

  • @tr7287
    @tr7287 Рік тому +51

    Koi Palace is legendary in the Bay Area. These owners deserve all the success.

  • @darkfatal207
    @darkfatal207 Рік тому +42

    I am a translator, and I have to say the translations were on point. Well done!

  • @ho7092
    @ho7092 Рік тому +19

    daly city local. Glad to see they are getting the recognition they deserve! Been going here ever since I was a kid. Thankful they haven't closed.

  • @Rika101OfficialYT
    @Rika101OfficialYT Рік тому +145

    for 85-90 percent of all chinese restaurants out there, the service dont talk, the food does the talking.
    trust me, its worth every bit of it.

    • @carzfn8163
      @carzfn8163 Рік тому +30

      You know an Asian restaurant is gonna be good when the service is bad. They know you're going to come back regardless of the service 🤣

    • @pvantran82
      @pvantran82 Рік тому

      They don't talk because g'damn they don't know English. 😂

    • @patricecheung4575
      @patricecheung4575 Рік тому

      @@pvantran82 it’s not true. The service is even worse in Hong Kong. Waiters would just yell at you and being very rude. Chinese restaurant normally doesn’t care about the service.

  • @fullmindstorm
    @fullmindstorm Рік тому +24

    They did what they knew and even innovated. Ive only seen good king crab cooking in asia, places like singapore, japan, and hong kong, and now at this place 👏🏼 high quality products and high quality people and employees.

  • @badassmillz_
    @badassmillz_ Рік тому +28

    11 restaurants + 6 coming soon. That's insane!!
    Koi Palace is on my go-to list now in Bay Area

  • @lilithyolanda9851
    @lilithyolanda9851 Рік тому +13

    I swear we need more restaurants like this (not seafood wise but presentable wise)
    Their able to give out a good amount of food, while also keeping it “presentable” in a professional Michelins style.

  • @brianyim22
    @brianyim22 Рік тому +5

    Having grown up eating at places like this I never gave them much thought - French cuisine was seen as something fancy. Chinese? Not so much. Documentaries like this have really shown a light onto Chinese cuisine and have given me a newfound respect for my own culture.

  • @NeuroHead
    @NeuroHead Рік тому +6

    That place looks incredible . Big places like this that still manages to keep a high level on every plate blows my mind. These guys know what they are doing.

  • @tr7287
    @tr7287 Рік тому +8

    These guys have my respect. The work and sheer brain power to run these business is immeasurable.

  • @NomNomBenji
    @NomNomBenji Рік тому +18

    Cantonese cooking is such a beautiful thing

  • @thomasstengel7356
    @thomasstengel7356 Рік тому +88

    I would be 100 lbs. heavier if I lived within 50 miles of this place. There are very few things I prefer to dim sum. And, this looks incredible.

    • @hby7768
      @hby7768 Рік тому

      That crap is $60-$80/lb - i order one from there for about $700

    • @shaggydawg5419
      @shaggydawg5419 Рік тому +8

      you will max out all credit cards too.

    • @thomasstengel7356
      @thomasstengel7356 Рік тому +7

      @@shaggydawg5419 There are far worse reasons to do so, IMO.

  • @tchoo18
    @tchoo18 Рік тому +15

    Different level! Top level Cantonese cooking with top level ingredients. Michelin does not need to turn up to say what they think.

  • @FramesFTW
    @FramesFTW Рік тому +88

    This series is just too good sometimes, wow 👏👏👏

  • @thihal123
    @thihal123 Рік тому +22

    Great video!! May the restaurant See continued prosperity and may its staff be happy and healthy

  • @heyyou3359
    @heyyou3359 Рік тому +14

    So excited to see them grow, one of my favorite dim sum place in the bay!

  • @DewitaSoeharjono
    @DewitaSoeharjono Рік тому +18

    Nothing is wasted with this King Crab. Way to go! I'm hangry just looking at the food.. lol

  • @greatwhitenorth3717
    @greatwhitenorth3717 Рік тому +4

    The dim sum calibre is next level and the ways of King Crab preparations are my favorite way to enjoy King Crab.

  • @anothertarnishedone5960
    @anothertarnishedone5960 Рік тому +21

    I love the detail of serving the coffe ribs inside a cup 😂

  • @donaldhamilton5380
    @donaldhamilton5380 Рік тому +4

    Amazing. Food is the connection to all people from everywhere.

  • @annestanley2330
    @annestanley2330 Рік тому +61

    Exciting to see a place in my neighborhood featured on this channel! We’ve yet to eat inside the restaurant due to COVID, but we order their dim sum to-go at least once a month. So good!

    • @eldiablo7862
      @eldiablo7862 Рік тому +1

      Put the kool-aid down and sit down inside to eat.

  • @Bunbun10379
    @Bunbun10379 Рік тому +10

    Everything looks so good!!! Definitely want to try it one day! 🤤

  • @theonlineguy2113
    @theonlineguy2113 Рік тому +2

    High volume and quality proven only with time. Great feature!

  • @Briguy1027
    @Briguy1027 Рік тому +5

    Wow, everything looked so yummy. Far more complex than just stir-frying everything.

  • @heythave
    @heythave Рік тому +9

    That king crab spinach dumpling looks delicious!

  • @GtheGeneral
    @GtheGeneral Рік тому

    Awesome I love love love these documentaries it teaches me so much about the food the chefs and their stories please please please keep making more

  • @ot7stan207
    @ot7stan207 Рік тому +6

    cantonese cuisine is so overlooked, it takes. awhole lot of skill and time to be able to product what they do

  • @theunboxinggod5680
    @theunboxinggod5680 Рік тому +1

    i cant belive this dont have millions of views these guys are a powerhouse of culinary arts

  • @kfcbandit4713
    @kfcbandit4713 Рік тому +7

    I love Cantonese food. They always give you hardy, large plates and make sure you get your moneys worth.

  • @alexandregoulet1639
    @alexandregoulet1639 Рік тому +1

    Loved this story!

  • @when_life_gives_you_limes
    @when_life_gives_you_limes Рік тому +2

    Everything looks delicious 🤤

  • @CBD7069..
    @CBD7069.. Рік тому +1

    Such a good restaurant! Worth the wait, super busy even on weekdays

  • @Scyths1
    @Scyths1 Рік тому +58

    11 restaurants and 6 more coming up this year, that's a lot.

    • @alargecorgi2199
      @alargecorgi2199 Рік тому +10

      That's more than a lot. That's insanity. Opening 1 restaraunt a year is already enough for most big named chefs. Opening 6? Behind these two brothers must be one hell of a administrative staff that helps them manage all 17 restaurants.

    • @timtam9673
      @timtam9673 Рік тому

      Not all at the same level

  • @francesgo1777
    @francesgo1777 Рік тому +1

    I love how Cantonese people talk. My
    Mum from
    Hongkong.

  • @spyplus7260
    @spyplus7260 Рік тому +1

    Im salivating while watching this! Amazing place!

  • @johnsonsmith402
    @johnsonsmith402 Рік тому

    I’ve eatin at this restaurant and it’s my favorite restaurant honestly. Everything is made with Quality.

  • @roxstix
    @roxstix Рік тому +8

    I always had to call it in for a take-out on the weekends because the line for a table was too long. Parking is hard to find as well (for Daly City location, Milpitas is easier to get in due to more dim sum restaurants nearby).

  • @oceanking440
    @oceanking440 Рік тому

    So creative...make so many type dishes 👍 look delicious 😋

  • @vbjoker
    @vbjoker Рік тому

    The food presentation is top notch. I am salivating.

  • @phillipdodds7860
    @phillipdodds7860 Рік тому +15

    This restaurant looks like seafood/dumpling heaven!!! Wish I’d know about it when I lived in the Bay Area.

  • @MindofUhuru
    @MindofUhuru Рік тому

    Why the expertise is amazing!

  • @amazon4716
    @amazon4716 Рік тому +12

    With the boss presence
    You know the standard is consistent.
    Looks delicious 😋 😍

  • @SeraphineParadiso
    @SeraphineParadiso Рік тому

    Watch all those food made me miss hongkong so much,,spend 8 years there,,a lot of memory eating dimsum too,goes back to my hometown during early pandemic 2020,2 years passed but felt like my soul still in HK..😢

  • @tanzil88
    @tanzil88 Рік тому +13

    So hungry for dimsum

  • @Clarkyson
    @Clarkyson Рік тому

    Amazing skills and consistency

  • @bigbird2451
    @bigbird2451 Рік тому +29

    When Cantonese brother said there is only one thing that matters and that is respect, my heart sank. Was he going to say Respect Me Or Else? Thankfully he said respect others and you will prosper. In so much of the world, particularly here in America, people have forgotten this. May the rest of the world remember and may your restaurant prosper. RESPECT.

    • @looppp
      @looppp Рік тому +2

      He says 尊重别人 which means respect others

    • @cwg73160
      @cwg73160 Рік тому +1

      Please stop.

  • @jairexplores8718
    @jairexplores8718 Рік тому

    Ok all of the dumplings looked fire! Also the duck and the spicy crab.

  • @sifx
    @sifx Рік тому

    amazing elevated cantonese cuisine!

  • @veerox
    @veerox Рік тому

    Love this place. Grew up on their food! Every Sunday yumcha at KP!

  • @timsmith4311
    @timsmith4311 Рік тому

    love food channel. always make me hungry

  • @Quangthao88
    @Quangthao88 Рік тому +12

    Elaborate and professional process wish you good health👍🥰🥰

  • @daveh640
    @daveh640 Рік тому +6

    I grew up in Asia. Now I live in New Hampshire. Because of this video we are going to cross this country and feast at this restaurant!

    • @andylam6735
      @andylam6735 Рік тому

      Just go down to 8th Ave, Brooklyn. You can get good seafood.

    • @daveh640
      @daveh640 Рік тому +1

      @@andylam6735 china town dim sum in Boston is also very good. But this place looks extra special.

    • @giovannir9947
      @giovannir9947 Рік тому +1

      Coming from a bay area native this is the best cantonese restaurant outside of HK ! This location (Daly City adjacent to SF) has a longggg line of cantonese people so you know it’s official! I’ve eaten at a lot of dim sum places threw out the U.S but this stands out I think the secret is they are so busy that the dim sum and dishes they serve never get to sit and the ingredients are high quality juts my two cents lol

    • @daveh640
      @daveh640 Рік тому +1

      @@giovannir9947 thank u!

  • @yabo2424
    @yabo2424 Рік тому +1

    This is next level Dim Sum. I wish I still lived in Cali ..

  • @codylong3517
    @codylong3517 Рік тому

    I remember biting into one of those small soup dumpling without knowing thew ins and out, An expierence I will never forget

  • @basketbalr7258
    @basketbalr7258 Рік тому +3

    As a Hongkongnese I confirm this restaurant is legit and top! Haven't seen this high level in Europe.

  • @Alex.8081
    @Alex.8081 Рік тому +1

    Well done and i must go there soon...!!!

  • @Ngentots.McKontolssen
    @Ngentots.McKontolssen Рік тому +15

    Had the one in Dublin CA and its delicious

    • @M_Jono
      @M_Jono Рік тому

      Your name LOL , Ngewe McTitit 🤣

  • @andrewlawson4901
    @andrewlawson4901 Рік тому

    looks delicious 😋😋

  • @Jack-zp3ew
    @Jack-zp3ew Рік тому

    Looks so good

  • @Enmol123
    @Enmol123 10 місяців тому

    Best canto food documentary man

  • @ChhetLife
    @ChhetLife Рік тому

    very nice video. Thanks for sharing

  • @glennusher4160
    @glennusher4160 Рік тому

    Beautiful.

  • @kevinvo6702
    @kevinvo6702 Рік тому

    Mad respect

  • @pvoshefski
    @pvoshefski Рік тому

    A really fantastic story.

  • @jf4595
    @jf4595 Рік тому

    Best of the Best!!!

  • @marylenehall405
    @marylenehall405 11 місяців тому

    I’d love to eat there and they seem so kind

  • @jossboss11
    @jossboss11 Рік тому

    Now I wanna try

  • @georgeclinton6833
    @georgeclinton6833 Рік тому

    Everything looks so tasty

  • @Romafood
    @Romafood Рік тому +2

    Great restaurant

  • @iluvmyboba
    @iluvmyboba Рік тому +2

    Those sauteed king crab legs look interesting. Plump, sweet meat. Oh, my goodness!!!

  • @JohnHausser
    @JohnHausser Рік тому +9

    Notice the amount of 🦀 meat he puts in 🥟 ! Very good!
    Cheers from San Diego California

  • @thedeeprot
    @thedeeprot Рік тому +1

    *WOW OH WOW!!!* 💯

  • @narasakee7992
    @narasakee7992 Рік тому

    I love this place ❗️❗️❗️❗️❣️💠

  • @norasheffield8036
    @norasheffield8036 Рік тому

    Please bring one of your restaurants to South Georgia! We need a great Asian place for dim sum!

  • @GabGotti3
    @GabGotti3 Рік тому

    Wow just wow.

  • @bonkersblock
    @bonkersblock Рік тому

    I live by John Daly boulevard and that place is close to us! We go there all the time for seafood 🦞

  • @exilemediaprod
    @exilemediaprod Рік тому

    Severe .. only word I could find to describe this

  • @kagutomnorthtv7852
    @kagutomnorthtv7852 Рік тому

    wow chef amazing to.prepare a dump.of foods

  • @sinbadddx
    @sinbadddx Рік тому

    This is beautiful

  • @s_u_b_z_e_r_0896
    @s_u_b_z_e_r_0896 Рік тому +1

    I can eat dim sum n suckling pigs etc any day of the week! Just comfort food from The heart like Japan, an many more 💯

  • @beardedelephant3023
    @beardedelephant3023 Рік тому

    Every single dish looks good as f. I’m a huge fan of dim sum. Definitely hitting this spot the next time I’m in The Bay

  • @tomkarren2473
    @tomkarren2473 Рік тому

    Amazing

  • @kingkongkingkong4718
    @kingkongkingkong4718 Рік тому +1

    Dam that’s one find dining dim sum place I’ve ever seen , I’m going there next time I’m in the Bay Area

  • @jarrodyuki7081
    @jarrodyuki7081 Рік тому

    i love it.

  • @MCwalk02
    @MCwalk02 Рік тому

    Bro, they got crazy seafood, this place gets my respect.

  • @DanyCesc83
    @DanyCesc83 Рік тому +1

    I love their food, too bad they don't have a place in Orange County or Irvine to be more specific, I would eat there every day lol

  • @harrisoakley711
    @harrisoakley711 Рік тому +1

    This is a really good restaurant.

  • @SpenyGreenwoodie
    @SpenyGreenwoodie 10 місяців тому

    Man those brothers must be rich but they keep their craft going everyday. Ultra commendable and respectful

  • @jecstrike
    @jecstrike Рік тому

    that is a different level of dimsum expertise.

  • @katherinezp
    @katherinezp Рік тому

    My favorite

  • @ericarose1979
    @ericarose1979 Рік тому

    The world is in a different place since covid. I am glad to see they have been so successful. Many people in the states have not been. Amazon car hop trays.

  • @davincisace9059
    @davincisace9059 Рік тому

    that’s the nicest marshmallow i’ve ever seen roasted

  • @simonlau7652
    @simonlau7652 11 місяців тому

    ive been here and the food tastes good

  • @davey6024
    @davey6024 Рік тому +10

    "My brother he take care of fish for better life"
    Brother proceeds to throw crab in tank by one leg ready to slaughter

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae Рік тому +3

      He said longer life, no? But yeah. Can't imagine any sea creature has a particularly long or bright future at that stage haha.

    • @davey6024
      @davey6024 Рік тому +2

      @@Cyrribrae yeah yeah that's what I meant. But now I'm thinking about it did he just mean the fish have a longer life because it benefits the business and he wasn't trying to spin that they have the aquariums to be kind to the fish. Ah I'm too stoned 🤣

    • @Cyrribrae
      @Cyrribrae Рік тому +2

      @@davey6024 I mean, without meming, he just means that he has the experience to know which general category of tank and water each of the types of seafood they're getting should go into.
      But he's not gonna get hired by any aquariums anytime soon, I bet haha.

    • @gabelstapler19
      @gabelstapler19 Рік тому +2

      The point is, they get fresh, live seafood from around the globe once a week, and they need to keep the animals healthy and alive so the dim sum tastes as good (and has the same variety) all week long.

  • @siliconsoy
    @siliconsoy Рік тому

    LETSGOOOO !!! LEGENDS !!!