Hakka, Hakkan (Southeastern) Chinese in a Large, Family-Style Setting - on Cabrillo Street in Outer Richmond

[TrelayneNYC]

B and I went to Hakka Restaurant (4401 Cabrillo Street (45th Avenue)) in Outer Richmond.

We're definitely returning...

The menu is voluminous. Pictured are most of the Hakka regional specialties and some of the Cantonese ones.

Apparently they give you a complimentary bowl of soup as a sort of a first course. Tonight it was lovely chicken broth with shredded chicken and turnip. The broth was deeply flavored and redolent of garlic and ginger.

Sautéed Chinese broccoli with rice wine.

Pork stomach with salted preserved vegetable.

Slightly chewy and crunchy with a touch of vinegar. Definitely addictive. There's that texture thing going on. B wasn't a fan but I loved it.

Home style steamed sea bass, served with black beans, garlic, ginger and scallion.

It was awesome.

Red bean soup.

Again, a complimentary bowl, served for dessert. Lightly sweet and just right.

Portions are huge. The total for all this food was $62, not including a 20% tip. We have tons of leftovers too.

 

[DonRocks]

Hakka cuisine derives from the Hakka people, who cannot be tied to one, single Province - in general, it encompasses Southeastern Chinese, and can be easily mistaken (and, in fact, overlaps) with Cantonese, Taiwanese, Hong Kongese, etc.