The biggest Cantonese restaurant in the U.S. opens in Castro Valley

"HL Peninsula Restaurant held the grand opening for its newest location on Oct. 16 inside a former Rite Aid building. "With seating for up to 800 guests and nine private rooms, it's an ideal venue for private parties, business events or intimate celebrations," the restaurant says on its website, which also fetes it as the biggest of its kind nationwide."

"While the claim about size has yet to be verified by Guinness World Records, HL Peninsula is definitely big: Its footprint covers more than 28,000 square feet, and its private VIP rooms include one that can seat 50 diners and other that has a table big enough for 30 - "a rare setup even in the Bay Area," the restaurant says."

"The restaurant is already taking advance reservations for weddings and other large events. There will also be dinner shows, if Yelp is to be believed, including one by an "internationally acclaimed magician and mentalist." The specialty at HL Peninsula is handmade dim sum, though there are plenty of other Cantonese specialties. The expansive menu covers everything from stir-fried lobster to wine-marinated oysters to roasted duck and pig's feet to crab congee and paper-wrapped squab."

HL Peninsula Restaurant opened a Castro Valley location on Oct. 16 inside a former Rite Aid building and claims to be the largest Cantonese restaurant in the U.S. The venue can seat up to 800 guests, includes nine private rooms, and spans more than 28,000 square feet, with VIP rooms that seat 50 and a table for 30. HL Peninsula now operates five Bay Area locations, including Burlingame, San Francisco and Milpitas. The menu emphasizes handmade dim sum and other Cantonese specialties, and the restaurant is taking reservations for weddings and large events while planning dinner shows.

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