JJ Hong Kong Cafe

Though a little early for the after-club crowd, this Hong Kong-style café in the San Gabriel Valley serves dishes like beef chow fun and baked pork chop over rice well past normal dinner hours. Alongside more familiar takeout mainstays you’ll find unique items like club sandwiches, baked pastas and even beef satay udon—all of which reflect the eclectic mix of Western and Asian dishes available at cha chaan tengs in the international port city, as well as Macau and neighboring areas of Guangdong. Swing by before 11am for Hong Kong-style French toast, which layers thick peanut butter between two slices of milk bread before deep-frying the whole sandwich in an egg batter.