Sampan Cafe

Specialties

We choose our ingredients carefully and use only the freshest and natural ones to prepare every dish, and cook them in a healthier way to provide the most nutritious food. Much attention has been made to ensure you a cozy and inviting ambiance where you can enjoy not only the great meal but also the authentic atmosphere.

The owner and all our staff in Sampan Café will greet you with the warmest welcome, whether you are a regular patron or it’s your first visit. We have made painstaking efforts to create the tidiest and cleanest dining place, and guarantee you friendly and timely service. All your needs will met and you be cared for in our restaurant.

Sampan Café now features Happy Hour, Monday through Friday, 3pm-​9pm and Saturday and Saturday, 11am-​5pm. The Happy Hour at Sampan offers the best prices in the area and includes appetizer specials. See yelp check-​in for more details regarding appetizer specials.

History

Established in 1977.

Gary Zhu acquired Sampan Café, a faltering gaudily decorated pink Szechuan style restaurant in 2002. Even with all of its hideous shortcomings he saw a jewel in the rough and went in with full knowledge «that success is the outcome of confidence and lots of hard work.»

He immediately set out to find ways to improve the business and after much research and thought he set forth plans to develop a Cantonese style restaurant. There were many Chinese restaurants in the area but no other Hong Kong style restaurants. He first removed all the pink items along with the gaudy decorations and cheap etched glass. They were all replaced with warm calming rosewood; apricot tiles soft table clothes. The bright lights were replaced with three different styles of mood lighting to enhance the ambiance and give you a warm and inviting feeling. When it was done he had created wonderfully sensual to the senses, smooth and elegant dining room where one can immerse themselves in a total dining experience.

Meet the Business Owner

Gary Z.

Business Owner

Sampan Café originally opened in 1977 with different owners. In 2002 Gary Zhu acquired the restaurant and began its transformation into the magnificent restaurant that it is today. Earlier 2005, Mr. Zhu acquired another restaurant that originally had opened in 2001. Even though both are based on his basic philosophies they both have their own unique characteristics making each a unique dining experience.

Most of the time, Mr. Zhu is kept busy between his two restaurants, six automotive shops and his latest endeavor; the «AYT Institute», a truly different type of automotive training school. With that type of workload you would think that there would not be any time for family life however, he reserves every Sunday for «family day». Sundays are spent with his wife and their children on different outings, dining out, or playing games. He enjoys «family day» very much, and he tries to always balance his work and family time as much as possible.