Welcome to Flower Lounge
Flower Lounge in Oakland, CA, offers a unique Cantonese dining experience with a range of options for vegetarians and those seeking casual dining. Customers rave about the friendly service and standout dishes such as the egg foo young, pork fried rice, and sizzling beef. The restaurant's efficiency in catering to contractors and its authentic Chinese menu items showcase its commitment to quality. With dishes like the Salted Fish with Chicken clay pot and Peking Spare Ribs, Flower Lounge impresses with bold flavors and a cozy atmosphere. Overall, a must-visit spot for delicious Chinese cuisine in the Bay Area.
- 2033 Macarthur Blvd Oakland, CA 94602 Hotline: (510) 530-0681
Welcome to Flower Lounge, a Cantonese restaurant located at 2033 Macarthur Blvd in Oakland, CA. This hidden gem offers a plethora of options for both vegetarian and non-vegetarian diners. With amenities such as reserved seating, delivery, takeout, and catering, Flower Lounge has become a go-to spot for locals and visitors alike.
Customers rave about the friendly service and fast delivery of delicious dishes. From classics like egg foo young and pork fried rice to more adventurous options like sizzling beef and salt and pepper pot chop, there is something for everyone at Flower Lounge. The restaurant's dedication to quality and authentic flavors shines through in each carefully crafted dish.
One standout dish that customers can't stop talking about is the Salted Fish with Chicken clay pot. The flavorful salted fish brings a unique twist to this traditional Cantonese dish, leaving diners craving more. Another must-try is the Peking Style Spare Ribs, which are fried to perfection and delicately balanced between sweet and sour.
While some dishes like the Tomato Beef Chow Mein may not hit the mark for everyone, the overall dining experience at Flower Lounge is one to remember. The gender-neutral restrooms, heated outdoor seating, and dog-friendly policy make this restaurant a welcoming and inclusive space for all.
Whether you're looking for a casual lunch spot or a place to gather with friends and family, Flower Lounge has something for everyone. So why not come by and experience the flavors and hospitality that have made this restaurant a beloved staple in the Oakland community?

Everything is solid here! The owners are super cool and service is fast. My favs are the egg foo young and pork fried rice.

Love the Flower ! Never had anything that wasn't amazing. The prawns are amazing. Great customer service. This is the spot

Definitely looks like a hole-in-the-wall place - which meant the food HAD to be good and it didn't disappoint!The food was great! Mushu pork, sizzling beef, fried rice, hot and sour soup! Everything was delicious! Service was amazing! You could tell the "waitress" was likely an owner or had worked there long enough to know almost everyone who came in. She was funny and helpful and checked on us regularly and told us to come back next week! LOL Too bad it's a 4 hour drive for me! ...but we will definitely be back!

I have been coming to this place for many years the workers are so nice and remember me and my entire family! The food is fantastic I especially love the shrimp fried rice! Idk what they do to the egg in it but it is soooo good and the shrimp is so fresh!

Came in after the last Oakland As game. We were as emotional as we were famished!! Heard good things so we had high expectations. First impression was great. Good and happy greeting from hostess and the owner. She is very personable The combo fried rice and chow making very ver good. Mushu shrimp was really good!! Gotta try it! The salt and pepper pot chop came recommended by the owner and the flavor was the bomb. The meat was a bit chewy but good overall all. Lastly we had the Mongolian beef. All was above average and the service was enough to put it all over the top! Very nice and clean restaurant on MacArthur Blvd. definitely worth coming back again!! Also they have nice bathrooms!

Popped in and gave the Flower Lounge another try. There are some new people tending to the customers, they were very friendly. The food was identical to our last visit 3 years ago. They still have the lunch specials, which are mostly rice plates. Out the door, this place is about $20 per person at lunch time. They have an impressive business serving contractors. Those contractors are likely working on properties up in the hills. They drive up. One of the staff of the Flower Lounge runs out with a box full of Chinese food - hands it to them - and then they quickly drive off. Impressive efficiency.

I had been wanting to visit Flower Lounge for a while. I was incurably curious to try it after stumbling upon its yelp page and noting it was a 4.2 star establishment with a name akin to the legendary Hong Kong Flower Lounge (closed as of 12/2022) in Millbrae. The latter Lounge in it's 80s and 90s heyday was the epitome of Chinese fine dining in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, it had been on a long decline since it's peak in the glory days of yuppiedom and unsurprisingly shuttered. Could Flower Lounge mirror some of the panache of its Peninsula near-namesake? I had wanted to find out for a couple years but was thwarted by its pandemic closure of the dining room. (I knew a take home experience wouldn't do it justice.) I was happy to find out that they've re-opened recently for dine in. As I entered and looked around, a hint that it wasn't just catering to suburbanized "American" clientele were the written in Chinese-only specials pasted as flyers on the wall. I have no idea what they said or if they were any good since I'm an ABC (American Born Chinese) and wasn't able to read and order. So my Americanized eyeballs stuck to the standard English menu. I ended up choosing the Peking Style Spare Ribs, Salted Fish with Chicken and Bean Curd clay pot and, indulging in my irresistible ABC inclinations, the Tomato Beef Chow Mein. The Salted Fish with Chicken clay pot arrived first. It was still hot and percolating and remained bubbling for a full two minutes! After waiting for it to cool a bit, I took a taste. It was incredulously good. I hadn't expected this at all. The salted fish flavor permeated its whole contents--the chicken, tofu and sauce. It's un-ABC of me to love salted fish and its profound pungence, but I am unapologetically still Chinese. The pot was so hot and heat retentive, the dish stayed that way until the end of the meal on a cold winter's night. The Peking Spare Ribs were also a revelation. Lightly fried and surprisingly soft, the biggest surprise was that it was slightly more sour than sweet. Most places, the ribs are basked in an over-powering, sweet red glaze sauce. Not here. Its subtlety made the dish perpetually inviting. Unlike other Peking Rib experiences, I kept on eating, never succumbing to taste fatigue. Alas, the letdown was the Tomato Beef Chow Mein. Thanks to years of said indulgence, I am probably a connoisseur, albeit reluctantly. First, it was clearly lukewarm. Definitely, a poor first impression on the taste buds. But the main transgression were the thick Udon noodles. Huh?? Why huge Japanese soup noodles in a Chinese-Am wok dish?? The massive strands simply overwhelmed everything with their mouth-monopolizing gobs of dough. The delicately sweet tomato sauce and the tender texture of the beef were left in the dust. Where was the ole classic spaghetti-sized pasta or the trendy, pan-fried noodles? Just a strange culinary choice. But otherwise Flower Lounge would be worthy of a Michelin mention in my book. Definitely Bib Gourmand level (or even a one star albeit without one star service. More below). It was as if one of the Millbrae HK Flower Lounge chefs from its heydays quit to open his or her own. (This was exactly the rumored dynamic of Silver House in San Mateo.) Now about that service. The food was plunked down, and we were left alone. Not asked if we needed anything after that. It hearkened back to the typical mom and pop Chinese kitchens of yesterday: "The food is good, so get in and get out. You want to be friends and be nice? Go to your Family MahJong place. Here is to eat!" And so I did. Shortfalls aside, the place overall was still quite pleasing to both the Chinese and American sides of my palate.

OMG! My new go to Chinese spot. I could not have asked for better service and better food. I called very late around 11am and she managed to get my order for 26 people in an hour. Great service. Great food. Very happy customer!