Was in Cupertino about a week ago, visiting from the east coast for a few days. My wife and I liked this place so much we stopped in twice. Seems silly for what is technically a local chain but I'd do it again on another trip. First time there I had the Pita Beef Kebab. Thought it was fantastic! Second time around we needed a lighter dinner so we split a the Saturday special they had for the Hummus lamb. We did that one on the Gluten Free pita which tasted just as good as any pita I've every had. Split the Malabi for desert and although I'm not a huge custard or pistachio fan, I found it rather enjoyable.
Enjoyed; large variety of food, great for families and caters to so many preferences including gluten free. Noisy, but bright and open. Thanks to our great server, Moe, friendly, helpful, efficient.
I had the crew recommended vegan meatball slam or whatever they call it with gluten free bread. The bread was horrible and the sandwich overall was not good. The meatballs were delicious but the serving size was really underwhelming and the sandwich overall was just straight up not good at all. I ended up eating the inside of the sandwich then going home and eating leftovers since the bread was so stale. Overall this place used to be really good, I don’t know what happened to it. I will never eat here again.
I had Alan as a server at Hadilao, and he did a great job! The food was amazing as always, and he was very timely on checking up on us regularly throughout our meal. He even recommended a gluten free soy sauce since I’m gluten tolerant! 10/10
Such a lovely spot! Food was amazing, and they were easily able to adapt my dishes to accommodate no gluten or dairy. I had the Frisco scramble without cheese plus the amazing Millionaires Bacon. Highly recommend!
Ordered 5 items. Recommend gluten rice w/pork (竹筒糯米), lion heads(獅子頭), Shanghai style fried rice (上海菜飯) and Chongqing spicy chicken (重庆辣子雞). We think griddle beef (干鍋牛腩) is better served dine-in. In retrospect, we think the gluten rice is better consumed separately, otherwise, its taste overwhelms that of the Shanghai fry rice. On the lion heads dish, it is often immersed in soy sauce soup but XLB cooked it in a clear soup and the result is great.
We did not order xlb. Again, it is just personal preference to have xlb only @ dine-in since they are better served fresh off the steamer.
Accommodating Gluten-Free
