Inshou Cafe Menu (2025 Update)

Inshou Cafe in San Mateo, CA, offers a diverse menu of Hong Kong Style Cafe dishes, including appetizers like House Sampler Curry fish balls and Chef's Specials like Baked Salmon and Rock Cod with Spinach Mushroom Sauce. Customers praise the flavorful dim sum, especially the siu mai and shrimp dumplings. The restaurant's ambiance is reminiscent of cafes in Hong Kong, providing a cozy and spacious dining experience. With a variety of options for breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner, Inshou Cafe is a go-to spot for those craving homey comfort food. The outdoor seating, free Wi-Fi, and attentive service make it a welcoming place for families and friends to gather. Whether you're in the mood for sizzling platters or traditional porridge, Inshou Cafe delivers delicious dishes that will satisfy your cravings.

Appetizers

House Sampler

Curry fish balls, chicken wings, deep fried tofu, roti.

$24.95

Spicy Salt and Pepper Chicken Wing

Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.

$11.95

Spicy Salt and Pepper Tofu

Bean curd made from soybeans.

$10.50

Pan Fried Rice Sheet Roll with Dried Shrimp

Cooked in oil.

$8.50

Deep Fried Tofu

Bean curd made from soybeans.

$8.50

Roti with Curry

$9.50

Garlic Chicken Wings

Cooked wing of a chicken coated in sauce or seasoning.

$10.95

Curry Fish Balls

10 pieces.

$9.50

Deep Fried Dace Fish Balls

$14.95

Rock Cod Cutlet

$6.95

Pork Chop Cutlet

$6.95

French Fried

Fried potatoes.

$7.95

Lettuce with Beef Brisket

$19.95

Beef Brisket with Rice Sheet Roll

A grain.

$19.95

Hai Han Style Chicken Whole ()

Poultry.

$39.95

Hai Han Style Chicken Half ()

Poultry.

$23.95

Hai Han Style Chicken Regular ()

Hai Han Style

$15.95

Steamed Rice

$2.00

Pan Fried an Egg (1 )

$2.00

Pork Filled Rice Dumpling

Filled dough.

$9.95

Baked Salmon and Rock Cod with Spinach Mushroom Sauce

$29.95

Pork Chop and Rock Cod Cutlet with Sweet Corn Sauce

$28.95

Chef's Special

Sizzling Platter

Rib Eye Steak

$45.95

Short Rib Steak Platter

$39.95

Pork Chop Steak

$36.95

Chicken Steak

Poultry.

$36.95

House Special Mixed Grill Steak Platter

Chicken Steak, Pork Chop, Spam & Chicken Wings

$39.95

Dim Sum Platter

2 pieces shrimps dumplings, 2 pieces siumai, and 1 piece BBQ pork bun.

$14.25

Steamed Pork Dumplings

Stuffed dough.

$12.50

Steamed Flat Rice Noodle with Pork Ribs in Black Bean Sauce

$14.50

Shrimp Dumplings

3 pieces shrimp dumplings.

$7.75

Shumai with Pork and Shrimp

3 pieces shumai.

$7.75

Steamed Chive Dumplings

Shrimps and porks with chive.

$8.50

Chau Chow Pork Dumplings with Peanut

Stuffed dough.

$8.50

Chicken Feet with Black Bean Sauce

Poultry.

$8.50

Steamed BBQ Pork Bun

3 pieces steamed BBQ pork buns.

$7.75

Chinese Sausage Buns

$7.95

Steamed Custard Buns

3 pieces.

$7.75

Steamed Bun

Plain. 4 pieces.

$6.25

Steamed Pork Ribs with Taro in Black Bean Sauce

$7.75

Steamed Chicken with Mushroom

$7.75

Sesame Balls

6 pieces.

$6.00

Vegetable Bean Curd Rolls (3pcs)(3)

$8.95

Salty Egg Yolk Filled Charcoaled Buns (3 pcs) (3)

$8.50

Dim Sum ()

BBQ Items

BBQ Combination Platter

BBQ pork, chicken, deep-fried tofu.

$30.50

Hai Nan Style Chicken ()

Regular.

$14.95

BBQ Pork ()

Regular.

$14.95

BBQ Duck ()

Regular.

$16.50

House 3 Treasures Rice

BBQ pork, chicken, Chinese sausage.

$20.95

BBQ Pork Over Rice

$18.50

House Special Chicken Over Rice

$19.95

BBQ Duck Over Rice

Broiled, roasted, or grilled.

$19.95

BBQ Pork and Chicken Over Rice

$19.95

BBQ Pork and Duck Over Rice

Broiled, roasted, or grilled.

$19.95

Chicken and BBQ Duck Over Rice

Broiled, roasted, or grilled.

$20.95

Hai Nan Style Chicken Over Rice

$20.95

House Special in Fish Broth

Dace fish, shrimps, fish balls, and fish paste.

$17.95

Combination in Fish Broth with Seaweed

Seaweed, fish ball, beef ball, and fish paste.

$17.95

Fish Combo Rice Noodle Soup

Dace fish, fish paste and fish fillets.

$17.95

Fish Paste and Fish Fillets

Fish Paste & Fish Fillets

$17.95

Fish and Preserved Egg in Soup

$19.95

Spicy chili for fish soup (2oz)

$1.00

Fish Broth

Tomato Noodle Soup

Tomato Beef

$20.95

Tomato Chicken

Poultry.

$20.95

Tomato Pork Chop

Smooth soup with pureed tomatoes and seasoning.

$20.95

Tomato Fish Fillet

$20.95

Boneless Chicken Macaroni

$12.95

Satay Instant Noodle

$11.95

Sausage and Egg Instant Noodle

$10.95

Ham and Egg Macaroni

$10.95

Spam and Egg Instant Noodle

$10.95

Instant Noodle and Macaroni in Soup /

Noodle Soup

Thai Spicy Chicken Noodle Soup

Soup that is made with chicken, broth, noodles, and vegetables.

$15.50

Beef Brisket Noodle Soup

Savory light broth with noodles.

$15.50

Wonton Noodle Soup

Seasend broth with filled wonton dumplings.

$15.95

House Special Noodle Soup

$15.95

Seaweed Lettuce and Dace Fish Noodle Soup

Savory light broth with noodles.

$15.95

Hainan Style Chicken Noodle Soup

Soup that is made with chicken, broth, noodles, and vegetables.

$14.95

BBQ Duck Noodle Soup

Savory light broth with noodles.

$16.50

BBQ Pork Noodle Soup

Savory light broth with noodles.

$15.50

Shredded Pork with Preserved Vegetable Rice Noodle Soup

Soup with thin noodles made from rice flour.

$13.95

Chinese Broccoli in Oyster Sauce

Sauce made from delicate, buttery mollusk.

$9.50

Lettuce in Beef Brisket Sauce

$7.95

Lettuce in Bean Curd Sauce

Tofu.

$7.95

Lettuce in Oyster Sauce

Sauce made from delicate, buttery mollusk.

$7.95

Baked Pork Chop and Egg

$14.95

Baked Pork Chop, Chicken and Tomato Sauce

$13.95

Baked Spaghetti, Sausage and Meat Sauce

$14.95

Baked Salmon with Cream Sauce

$15.95

Baked Ham Cheese Spaghetti and Cream Sauce

$15.95

Baked Spaghetti and Meat Sauce

$14.95

Baked Fish Fillets with Lisbon Sauce

$14.95

Baked Chicken with Lisbon Sauce

Poultry.

$14.95

Baked Ox-Tongue w/ Lisbon or Tomato Sauce

$16.95

Baked Chicken with Curry Sauce

$14.95

Baked Beef with Curry Sauce

Cooked in an oven.

$19.95

Baked Rice, Pasta and Macaroni /

Curry

Curry Beef Brisket

$17.95

Curry Pork Chop Cutlet

$17.95

Curry Chicken

$16.95

Curry Fish Fillet

$16.95

Curry Beef

$18.95

Curry Ox-Tongue

$17.95

Dace Fish and Vegetable Porridge

$14.95

Hai Han Style Chicken Porridge

Poultry.

$13.95

Pork and Preserved Egg Porridge

$12.95

Fish Porridge

$12.95

Chicken Porridge

Poultry.

$12.95

Ground Beef Porridge

$14.95

Plain Porridge

$4.00

Chinese Donut

Fried sweet dough.

$4.50

Porridge

Rice Plate and Spaghetti

Beef Brisket Plate

Beef.

$15.95

Pan Fried Onion with Chicken Steak or Pork Chop

$15.95

Chicken Steak with Mushroom

$15.95

Chicken with Sweet Corn Sauce Plate

$19.50

Fish Fillets with Sweet Corn Sauce Plate

$19.50

Minced Beef and Egg Plate

$14.95

Pork Chop Cutlet Plate

$15.95

Chicken Cutlet Plate

Poultry.

$15.95

Fish Fillets Cutlet Plate

$15.95

Chicken with Mushroom

$14.95

Pork Ribs with Black Bean Sauce

$14.95

Pork with Preserved Vegetables

$14.95

Steamed Rice Bowl

Steamed Entrees

Steamed Chinese Cabbage with Garlic Sauce

Cooked using moist heat.

$24.95

Steamed Eggs with Shrimp and Mushroom

Cooked using moist heat.

$24.95

Steamed Minced Port with Salted Fish

Cooked using moist heat.

$24.95

Steamed Pork Ribs with Pumpkin

Cooked using moist heat.

$24.95

Steamed Tofu with Fish Fillet in Black Bean Sauce

Cooked using moist heat.

$24.95

(Beef) Or (Chicken) Chow Fun ()()

Stir fried vegetables and noodles.

$19.95

Singapore Fried Rice Noodle

Stir fried.

$19.95

Chicken Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$19.95

Beef Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$19.95

Mein with Bean Sprout and Soy Sauce

$19.95

Yeung Chow Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$19.95

Pineapple Shrimp Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$19.95

Pineapple Salmon Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$20.95

Salty Fish and Chicken Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$20.95

House Fried Rice

Stir fried.

$20.95

Chow Mein and Fried Rice

Sandwich

Club Sandwich

3 slices of bread and two layers of filling.

$14.95

Grilled Ham and Cheese Sandwich

Thinly sliced meat from a pig.'s leg.

$12.95

Ham and Egg Sandwich

$12.95

Spam and Egg Sandwich

Cooked pork and egg sandwich.

$12.95

French Toast

$5.50

Condensed Milk and Peanut Butter Toast

$5.50

Sweet Condensed Milk Toast

$5.50

Thick Toast with Butter

$5.50

Chilled Milk Tea

Cold.

$6.95

Hot Milk Tea

Hong kong style.

$4.95

Cold Milk Tea

Hong kong style.

$5.25

Hot Coffee

$4.95

Cold Coffee

$5.25

Hot Yuen Yang

Milk tea and coffee.

$4.95

Cold Yuen Yang

Milk tea and coffee.

$5.25

Hot Lemon Tea

$4.95

Cold Lemon Tea

$5.25

Hot Lemon Honey

$4.95

Cold Lemon Honey

$5.50

Hot Lemon Coke

$5.95

Cold Lemon Coke

$5.50

Hot Ovaltine

$5.95

Cold Ovaltine

$6.45

Hot Chocolate

$5.95

Cold Chocolate

$6.45

Cold Salty Lemon 7 Up

$7.50

Hot Citron Honey Concentrate

$6.95

Cold Citron Honey Concentrate

$7.45

Hot Red Date Honey Concentrate

$5.50

Cold Red Date Honey Concentrate

$5.95

Hot Ginger Honey Concentrate

$6.95

Cold Ginger Honey Concentrate

$7.45

Hot Soy Milk

$6.75

Cold Soy Milk

$6.75

Soft Drink

$3.50

Caffe Latte ()

$6.00

Caffe Mocha

$6.00

Beverages