Crystal Jade Restaurant & Bar

I’ve been here multiple times, mostly take out and the food is pretty good (a little bit too salty for me but overall it’s decent) Tonight, we decided to sit in and eat. The best part is our server, he’s very friendly and attentive. I minus stars because of the manager or owner, he was rude.
As soon as we payed our bills, the manager came by and snatched the bill without even saying thank you. We were still waiting for an extra order for takeout. Overall, it was a pleasant experience because of the decent food and waiter.

$ 8.95+tax+tip for this f%^$& crap?! Look at the photo and you be the judge.

It’s sad to see Alumni Café close shop, but CJ’s has definitely done a good job filling the void with some authentic Vietnamese and Hong Kong cuisine. Their lemongrass chicken is amazing! The portions are hefty and packed with flavor. Wasn’t a big fan of the ginger fried rice with salted fish and Chinese sausages. I’m a big fan of salted Chinese fish and you could barely even taste it. Overall a great place to dine. I usually eat at the bar. Karina the bartender is pretty darn cool.

The menu length is frightening but don’t let that deter you!!! Crystal jade’s owners have opened multiple restaurants so they really know what they’re doing. I’ve been here multiple times and eaten at their establishments almost my entire life and have never been disappointed. One of the owners is he head chef here and does everything very well
The lemongrass chicken, French toast, and hainanese chicken here are too die for, especially the yellow fragrant rice that comes with the latter! There’s literally something here for everyone. Some of the stuff on their menu reminds me HK style cafes
My lemongrass curry tofu was insanely good. The flavor was extremely on point! I usually find that Chinese restaurants serve food that are too heavy or oily but I didn’t have that issue here. They also have private parking available !

Ordered Watermelon shake and Lemongrass Chicken over Fried Rice and everything was delicious.
It is my now favorite restaurant in Quincy!

Walked into this place around midnight and the staff was very friendly and helpful!
They ensure you have all the information you need while giving you the space to make the decision, appreciate them translating the daily specials to English for us.
My friend and I wanted to try something authentic, so we gave them the liberty to recommend something.
Th stuffed large clam was to die for, I’ve never had such beautifully flavored clam and vermicelli!
The sea food fried rice is my favorite go-​to now!
If you believe Chinese food is oily and gross, give this place a try and you will keep coming back for more!

Right near where I live and makes you feel like family.
After coming once with my boyfriend, the staff remembered us and give us warm welcomes. The best restaurant in Wollaston!!! Delicious food, open super-​late, and they let you linger!

I really like this place. Have been here three times and would definitely come here more often. The price is fair. And the sercice, comparing to that of restaurants in Chinatown, is awesome.
I agree with that this restaurant is not easy to find much information based on its inconsistency and low impression on the internet. It doesn’t even exist on Google Map. But the food, price and service are all decent and worth a try.

I just came here for lunch with my family, and had the worst meal here. It is not even edible, I think my 6 years old nephew could have made something more delicious. I had 2 bites, and stopped eating. The owner was completely rude, and repeatedly said it was our taste buds. We are not planning on coming back here! There’s too many restaurants in Quincy that has better service and for sure, the quality of food is definitely better. I only gave a 1 star because it’s required!!!

Recently moved to Quincy and have been looking for a good Asian spot. Went to Cathay which was just ok and the china sports bar which was practically inedible. Came back on the train late and was starving and everything was closed besides this gem. The waitress was super friendly and helped make some good recommendations. The dumplings were amazing! And we order this spicey beef phở that was out of this world! I highly reccomend this joint! We will be going back!

I usually come here for the lemongrass bbq chicken leg on rice. They do this well.
What they don’t do well is the 5000 items on the menu, combining vietnamese, chinese, HK street food. Trying to do way too many things at once. Variety is great, but not in sheer numbers. Curry fishballs, not very curry and not very fishball. (I know it’s from package that you microwave and soak in sauce but at least try to make it less ovbious).
Waitstaff needs training as well, just not seasoned veterans waiting tables. Lots of newbies trying their hand at waiting tables.
The price/​value factor is also on the high side, add $ 1 to $ 2 more compared to other similar restaurants.

Their chicken rice plate with the ginger soy sauce is soo good especially because the rice has a hint of coconut flavor and smell. So glad they have a lot of real fruit smoothies rather than all powder!

This is the second time I’ve been here. The food is really good and they have lot of different choices.
However, it seems like their waitstaffs don’t appreciate the business. I will come back again but I’ll order for takeout instead.

Strolled in here to see what the deal is with this new restaurant and pretty siked that they offer such an expansive menu. Our server had to come back 3 times to ask if we were ready to order. Definitely a good place to go for a group of indecisive people.
For this particular visit, we ordered the Phở Dac Biet, lemongrass chicken and spicy clams casserole. My mom loved the phở and chicken dish and commented that she actually liked this place a little more than others we’ve tried in the area. My clam dish was pretty good as well. It definitely lived up to the 2 stars they placed on the menu for spicy.
Based on this experience and the variety, we will be back!

Came in today to try the food and it only ended with disappointment. My boyfriend ordered the honey bbq pork on rice and found a piece of plastic on the pork. Besides the plastic, the pork itself looked really dry and it was. I ordered the fish ball noodle soup and the entire bowl was extremely salty. Also note that the Hong Kong style fish ball noodle soup, isn’t used with fish balls but fish paste instead which was a disappointment for me since I’ve been craving some good fish ball soup.

Like many reviewers here, I have to agree that there’s not much consistency with this restaurant and not much clear direction. Don’t get me wrong, the décor seems to look a little more sleek, but a deeper view of the restaurant will show warts throughout.
Based on the menu, I was hoping for a restaurant that would be more of a Hong Kong-​style café, because Quincy badly needs one. While CJ has elements of one (certain dishes, drinks, etc.), it doesn’t go all the way. The «western style» section for rice plates in the menu isn’t really all that western and if it was trying to refer to «soy sauce western», there are a few of those featured. But, again, this isn’t all that thought out.
Another thing to tease my mind into thinking I’m at a legit HK style café are the sandwiches and drinks on the menu. But, like a proper HK style café, where are the specials and set courses?
Regarding the food, the curry beef brisket tasted like it was frozen and then thawed out — blech. The Hainan rice chicken revealed stingy portions and while the rice has a nice flavor of tumeric, the chicken primarily consisted of bones. The phở is unspectacular and I was provided one of the stingiest portions of phở garnish… and I ordered an extra large phở.
The only redeeming parts of this restaurant are the beef chow foon and Singapore curry noodles. Perhaps their stir-​fry cook is the only person that doesn’t suck in there. They’re well-​cooked and have decent wok flavor. The red bean ice here isn’t too bad, with the drink having lots of good coconut milk flavor. But the drinks here are quite pricey.
Okay, so maybe the restaurant’s intent wasn’t supposed to be a HK style café. However, most food I’ve tried here just isn’t quite to my satisfaction. Prices are above other Chinese spots and service is inconsistent. This place has disappointed me too many times for me to come here often.

They’re still new. So rating may or may not alter in the future.
The problem with this joint is mainly their menu. It’s apparently Vietnamese and Chinese. But once you go through the menu, there are things such as spaghetti, pancakes, curry, and much more. You’ll know once you’ve seen it. Way too many items, non-​descriptive, lack of imagery.
Some things just don’t mix. Udon spaghetti with bolognaise sauce. What? Don’t even know. Ordered it to go, anyways. Bad mistake.
Just stick to what you know and roll with it; perhaps then, it’ll be more popular in the area.
Service was poor and dull. Food came 30 – 40 min later. Drinks came after. Asking for the check, for some reason, was too difficult. Asked the waitress twice, had to get up to ask the front desk. Still nothing. Went up again, and finally it appeared. Yay.
Plenty of places like this around. With the exception of a bar. Cannot recommend until they’ve fixed up their menu and hired qualified servers.

COco-​House is a TOTAL hit or miss. some of their dishes are okay, some are outright terrible. the only reason i go back is because of the adrenaline i get from gambling. you are basically gambling your money on food. go with friends, and have a contest to see who got owned the most. the 3 criterias are taste, presentation, and overall value. whoever wins will not have to pay tips.
***obvious problems are incompetent teenage staff who cannot take orders, or attend to tables. the long wait time for food, and overpriced beverages. how is a cup of milk tea 4 dollars???
seriously though, some dishes will rip you off so hard. such as the oyster pancake, which is 9 dollars and its 90% fried dough with half a piece of oyster. some dishes are straight up wrong, such as their baked porkchop tomato rice, with a sauce that is 90% soy sauce and no parts tomato for some reason. and then some dishes look like food built for a dark magic ceremony like the viet shrimp cake, which is a way overfried dry old taro muffin with shrimp legs mixed in, topped off with an old whole shrimp (shell and everything intact) and it doesnt even come with fish sauce!!! madness!
its an adventure, you will never know what you get. and thats what makes me go back at times when im in that gambling mood. i would give it a 2 and a half star if i could.

Yikes, another asian restaurant added to the already saturated area that is Hancock Street. I would be more welcoming if this place was at least up to par with the others.
First off, I don’t know what CJ stands for but it has absolutely no relation to what this place calls itself in Chinese. Second, this place has an identity crisis with its menu divided into western, Vietnamese, Hong Kong street, and traditional Chinese sections. The dishes were small for family style and priced higher than its competitors (ex: salt and pepper wings were $ 8.95 here and ~$ 5.95 at Yummy across the street). A varied menu might be a good sign for indecisive folks, but to me, it’s just a sign that this restaurant does everything mediocre at best. Food came out lukewarm and felt like it was just missing that sear that comes from a sizzling wok.
The renovated space is an upgrade from the tired pizza joint that occupied it before. Unfortunately, that’s where the positives end. Menu needs a tune up, staff needs more training. There were so many people running around, but darn near impossible to flag them down.
I say PASS unless you’re with a large group that can’t decide on what they want!

Like any new restaurant — they got to work out their kinks. Newly opened in less than 2 weeks — the staff is still a bit under trained with the menu and table numbers. Who can blame them — the menu is HUGE.
Menu options ranging — from Hong Kong style street eats (curry fish balls), rice plates (western style — protein, gravy and rice), bbq meat rice plates, Vietnamese (phở noodle soup), traditional cantonese family entrees to «American» Chinese (pu pu platters). It’ll take at least 5 – 10 minutes to figure what you want to eat. They also have a huge drink menu — fruit shakes to a full bar.
We opted for Vietnamese cuisine — ordered beef phở noodle soup and grilled lemongrass chicken rice plate. The restaurant was pretty packed so it took a little while for our food to show up. The beef phở was decent, nothing spectacular. We had to ask for the side accompaniments (hoisin and hot sauce). The veggies were kinda sad looking. The lemongrass chicken had a nice aroma and was well seasoned.
We noticed the nearby tables ordering traditional cantonese dishes — maybe we should take this as a clear indicator on what to order next time. It offers ample seating for huge families and enough small tables to cater to smaller parties. Definitely, the restaurant is a great addition to the Wollaston dining scene.