Ruby B.B.Q. Food, South El Monte CA

5 star for the pork belly!
Good portions for the price. The atmosphere is a bit underwhelming but it doesn’t really matter if you’re just trying to satisfy your cravings for some delicious roasted Pork Belly.

I read a review of this restaurant at the beginning of the pandemic in San Francisco several years ago.
Their specialty is the crispy roast pork belly and I would give it 5 stars hands down if you buy it as a take out.
They will give you a better cut.
I bought a take out during my initial visit and it was great.
My family & I ate it in the car and it was memorable.
I couldn't wait for the follow up visit.
This time they were open for dine in.
We made the mistake and ate there.
The menu said free soup and free rice with the entrée.
No soup or rice served on the day we went.
It didn't matter but the waiter said we had to pay for the rice as it was no longer free.
We asked for a bowl? And it came with the 2 entrées we ordered, roast duck and double portion of crispy roast pork belly.
It came and the duck was tuff and the meat of the pork belly was drier than the bottom of my shoe.
It was miserable so don't dine in.
They were extremely busy at the lunch hour and the waiter was extremely rude.
Prior to us getting the entrées I ordered 2 pork belly lunches to go.
Having had the bad experience with the dine-in, I was going to refuse the take outs.
Fortunate for me I opened the boxes to check.
The pork belly was fresh and the portion was more than the entrée and included rice and bok choy.
Not bad for $11.99 as opposed to $16.99 for the double portion of pork belly without rice.
I'm not saying I will not return.
I will go there from now on and take out.
I'm hoping post pandemic that they will improve on their in-dining customer service.
The ratings from above are for now.

We only really come here for the crispy pork belly, which is usually pretty good. I always come with my wife who speaks chinese so I'm not sure what it would be like ordering as a non Chinese speaking person.

Not sure if this place fits the definition of “hole in the wall”. But it got one of the best roast pork in LA, and price is reasonable! They also got few varieties of Cantonese style stir fry dishes, also with very reasonable pricing. Overall, this is a great place if you like Cantonese style bbq. Tables are limited so prepare to order as takeout if it’s too crowded

Restaurant is small with 6 tables. Macau Special Pork (澳門燒腩仔) is a must, Bitter Mellon Pork Ribs (苦瓜排骨) and Steamed Chicken (貴妃雞) are also good.

Great place for roasted duck and a limited menu due to covid. Still super fast and food tasted good.

I ordered the duck and the crispy pork it was very good. Stingy on the sauce. I spent $65 and could not get enough sauces wanted to charge more for some Olive oil ginger.

Place is best known for their crispy pork belly. You can't go wrong with it. They also have lunch and dinner specials all day.

Found this little cozy Cantonese cuisine in El Monte. I have been craving for HK foods for quite sometime, decided to give this a try. Their price is very reasonable, 5 dishes for $46. The most expensive is the roast pork, 1lb for 14.90. And it is very delicious, very crispy and crunchy skin. The rest of the foods are very good as well, however, they are on the salty side. Absolutely love this restaurant, will definitely buy from them, and try other dishes as well.

This restaurant is first-rate and roomy, the food was delightful and the rates were very fair.quickly, effective service and very welcoming staff. I highly recommend this place.

Solid Chinese food with great value. Dishes here starts $5.99 only. A whole set of dinner for one is for only $7.99. I discovered this place from a friend’s Facebook who bragged about the crispy BBQ pork belly.

We visited this place today and picked up some dinner here. We got three dishes in total. We went for the famous crispy pork belly. The skin was very crispy and the pork was tasty and tender. If it takes too long before you eat the pork, then just heat it up on an air fry or a small toaster oven over 370 degrees for 5 to 10 minutes. The skin would become extra crispy.

We also ordered the fried tofu and a lotus root dish. Both costed us $6 each. The taste is in par or even better then the big restaurants. The lotus root dish reminded me of the food I had when I traveling to Hong Kong last year.

With these great prices, you can be sure that we’ll be a regular here.we will be back to try out their other dishes.

They do have a big parking lot. I believe they are the only restaurant in that strip mall.