Spicy Sichuan fare & other Chinese eats in a swanky space with whimsical decor, a bar & a VIP room.
Hours
| Friday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Saturday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Sunday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Monday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Tuesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Wednesday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
| Thursday | 11:30 AM–2:30 PM, 5–9:30 PM |
Address and Contact Information
Address: 1368 El Camino Real, Menlo Park, CA 94025
Phone: (650) 324-8888
Website: http://feyrestaurant.com/
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Reviews
We also ordered pork & shrimp wonton soup for the kids, but the wonton has full of dough and no sign for pork and shrimp. It is even much worse than the frozen ones from 99 ranch.
Other food is spicy and definitely not authentic Chinese food.
People may say the cook might not be skillful. But cooking the wonton like this and serving the pork stomach that feels to be frozen for month, I would say the owner lacks of ethics.
Some of my favorites dishes include their steamed fish, stir fry eggplant, and spicy beef tendon . I also like their salt and pepper tofu, yang zhou fried rice, grilled cumin lamb skewers, egg drop soup. My boyfriend likes their hong shao rou, and the
The service is good. I don’t feel like we ever wait too long to order or get the bill. The wait staff speaks both English and Chinese so if you prefer speaking in Chinese there’s always that option.
The interior is nice. It feels like a traditional fancy Chinese restaurant. They have pretty light fixtures and sculptures on the wall. We usually sit in one of the booths, but they also have family-style seating in the back (big round tables with a lazy Susan).
Parking: The parking lot’s pretty small in the back but we usually manage to find a spot. If not, Menlo Park downtown has a lot of free parking lots you can park at and then walk over
Also the fortune cookies have major rizz
The Great Migration and the Fading Echo
We know the history: the great chefs moved on, and for a period, a flicker of that glorious flame was carried by subsequent locations. It’s difficult to pin down the exact timeline, but at some point, a vital connection was made with FEY.
During that window–whether it was from the very start or after a change in kitchen personnel–you could absolutely taste the pedigree. It was like finding a rare vinyl record of a band that had broken up–the sound was authentic! It felt like the perfect, elusive Mala dragon was finally within reach.
But today? The vinyl is warped. The concert is over.
It appears the true masters of the Sichuan universe have, once again, packed their bags and their wok-skills and departed. The current kitchen staff is operating on autopilot–and I’m fairly certain the autopilot is set to “Mildly Flavorful.” The restaurant is now simply an echo of the quality that once drew a dedicated following.
The Culinary Crime Scene: Suanni Bairou
The most egregious offense on my latest visit was the Suanni Bairou (Sliced Pork with Garlic Sauce).
This is a dish that should sing with fresh garlic, fragrant chili oil, and perfectly cooked pork. What arrived, however, was a visual metaphor for my own broken heart:
The pork was… present.
The sauce, intended to be a vibrant, complex symphony, tasted like someone asked an intern to Google, “What do Chinese people put on pork?” and they only got as far as “Soy Sauce + Garlic.”
Seriously, the flavor was so muted, so fundamentally wrong, that I had to restrain myself from asking the waiter for a spoon and a packet of chili crisps just to give the poor thing a fighting chance. I guarantee you, my own attempt at this dish on a Tuesday night using whatever condiments are hiding in my fridge is more authentically Sichuan than what FEY is serving right now. It’s not just that it was bad; it was the tragic loss of a dish that was once legendary.
Final Verdict: A Nostalgia Trap
Look, FEY isn’t actively offensive–it’s just soul-crushingly mediocre, especially when you measure it against the history we know it briefly shared.
If you are just looking for A Chinese meal, it will technically fill you up. But if you come here expecting the Little Sichuan legend, you’ll be profoundly disappointed and possibly weep into your noodles.
The clear truth is this: The legendary chefs have moved on, and FEY is simply a monument to what used to be FEY.