Haven't been here in over 20 years. But, since my girls wanted Chinese food while we were in area, I thought of Hop Li. Service was great and food was just as I remembered. Not much has changed but it does look like they made some small renovations around the front dining area.

This place came highly recommended from someone. Based on the reviews I was torn. I just went with the recommendation. Find out for myself. I called to make sure the place can accommodate our party of 10 around 5:00pm on a Saturday. I would recommend if you have a large party. They were able to accommodate us. The parking is across the street you'll see where it says Hop Li parking or if you're lucky there are 3 spots in front of the restaurant itself. This place is pretty big once you get inside. The tables for big parties are towards the back. We were sat down once we got there. We were still missing a few from our party. Not sure if this is why we were left alone by the servers. They just brought us menus. Funny once the rest of our party arrived service picked up. Here came the water and after we placed our order here come the drinks. Then after the drinks the wonton soup we ordered came out. The waiter served us soup in bowls for every one. Great service. We were just finishing up our soup when one after another the plates of food we ordered came out. Service was quick. Plates that stood out were the tangerine beef, sautéed green beans , and the shrimp with snow peas. After what seemed to be a slow start my party and I were very pleased with the service and the food. One knock was one person in my party ordered a beer and was never asked if he wanted another one. Other than that Hop Li is a place to try out if ever in Chinatown.

Food alone, it's pretty good for Chinese. The food is a 4/5. Quality seems alright but it's a little on the high side. Everything we ordered came out piping hot and crisp which meant it was freshly prepared. Only bad thing was my steam white rice. It was well over cooked and was like a rice cake... all mushy inside the middle. The bad part is the service and atmosphere. Half the restaurant is closed down, just looks like areas for storage so only a few open tables. Decor is older, floors a little dirty, and tables/menus a lityle sticky. The gentlemen running the place doesn't speak English well and either doesn't hear or pretends not to hear any requests. For example, extra napkins or silverware... you can ask but you may or may not get it. It's a typical Chinese restaurant with poor service but pretty good food. Overall, I'd give this place a 3.6/5 so I'm rounding up.

Omg the food here was amazing! I was recommended to try this place by my co-worker. He really came through with this one. I took my 3 sons on a Metrolink ride from our house to union station, walked over, arrived about 15 minutes later. We were seated sight away. The menu at first glance was confusing but then I realized the portions are mainly for groups so you can choose portions for 4 or portions for 8. My son (13) says, "the chef is wearing a bandana and a muscle shirt so you know the food is gonna be bussin" lol I thought that was hilarious. We ordered a variety of entrees, egg flower soup for starters, curry beef, spicy bbq beef with onions, chicken asparagus, and Cod. ALL OF IT WAS AMAZING! If you're ever in the Chinatown area or near union station I highly recommend this place!

Honey walnut shrimp 4/5 - this was good but portion size is small! There were probably about 10 shrimps on the plate so that was disappointing Fried tofu cubes 4/5 - this was good but I thought it could have more flavor. Green beans 2/5 - this was soooo salty! My family usually loves green beans and is one of the things that goes by quick but this was so salty we couldn't finish it. Texture was good though and crispy. Fried shrimp 4/5 - good flavor and salty but eat it with rice and it's perfect. Taro dessert 1/5 - this was so bad.. the tapioca was undercooked and hard. It got stuck in our teeth bc it was hard. The flavor just tasted like condensed milk. Taro was also undercooked

An old school spot for when your craving something delicious and familiar. Came here for lunch as we were in the neighborhood and craving this particular style of traditional Chinese American fare. We were seated promptly and a pot of tea soon followed. Narrowing down the options of what to order was difficult as there is only so much my partner and I could eat. We opted not to get a whole Peking duck..this time. In the end we got delicious garlic shrimps with green beans and tangerine beef. Fluffy white rice of course accompanied the meal. Everything arrived fast, hot, and fresh. This place is part of a now rare style of dining with its white tablecloths, lazy Susan's, and distinct lack of "Instagramable" decor/food. You come here to eat good food with friends and family with nostalgia of the way LA Chinatown used to be.