Ken’s Cafe

I’ve been coming to this husband and wife ran business since 2008. Very reasonably priced menu. I especially love their lemon chicken, bbq pork and deep fried wonton. Some items are salty and fatty typical of a Chinese restaurant. Go check them out!

Came here for lunch today and each had a Chinese food lunch special! Both were very good and had great flavours!
Great prices as well if your looking for a delicious cheap lunch.

Greasy spoon Chinese diner. A culinary combination you would only find in the Lower Mainland. That is what you get at the family run Ken’s Café on the old strip in Cloverdale.
Ken’s has nostalgic appeal with its bar and counter area right out of the 1960s. Nothing fancy, just what you would imagine from a diner on «mainstreet» in a ubiquitous small town. A Chinese couple are the only employees I have seen at Ken’s and they are cooking up a storm.
The food at Ken’s hits the mark for what it is trying to achieve.
If you’re looking for a whole grain, «healthy», breakfast, Ken’s is not for you.
If you are looking for artisinal breads, bacons and free range eggs, Ken’s is probably not for you.
If you want a straight ahead bacon, eggs, and toast breakfast that is homemade with a little love (ie. fat) that won’t bust your pocketbook, then Ken’s is the place.
For homemade burgers and fries, Ken’s is your place.
For authentic Chinese food that your parents would make (if you were Chinese), then Ken’s is your place.
Because Ken’s runs a small staff, and basically make everything as you order it, it can take a while to get your order. So if you are in a hurry, you should probably call ahead for take out or expect to wait a little longer than most places.

I moved to Clayton after years in Vancouver and searched for a Trucker’s breakfast place in vain. Stumbled into Ken’s in Cloverdale one morning as I was meandering down the street window shopping. I have been back about 5 times always having the same thing the breakfast! Tried my eggs 3 different ways, cooked perfectly each time. Sausages and bacon not greasy and toast is actually buttered and not just exposed to the butter dish in hopes that there will be adequate coverage. Sounds like you can get that anywhere right? Wrong! It’s all about the potatoes, you can’t really call them hashbrowns because they are kind of chunky and there is a lot of them, but sweet tasting and soft in the middle with a little bit of sear on the outside. Service is good, not sure if the owners are the cooks and also the wait staff but they are the same couple that are there everytime I go and they are friendly, accomodating and give out big genuine smiles. I like it!

One of my friends asked me if I wanted to come with him to Ken’s Café for lunch and was unaware that this place even existed. You walk into the place and I thought it was great. 1960’s style bar stools with the aqua green counter, 7Up billboard telling you of the specials from who knows when and a retro style soda fountain.
The smell of frying and cooking fills the café (broken exhaust fan? I don’t know) and when you sit at the counter you can take a peek into the cooking area where I’m assuming Ken, is cooking like a maniac. This guy is a machine as he fires up all of these orders on this «super wok» that he uses.
There are only two people who work inside the restaraunt (Ken and his wife) and it is always busy with the Cloverdale townsfolk stopping by for a bite to eat. Occationally I see the film crews from movies chowing down as well.
Lunch specials are good and cheap ranging from $ 4.50 to $ 6.50 and you get huge portions regardless if it’s dine in or take out. Try the ginger beef, nice and spicy.

Yum! I am still enjoying leftovers from the other nite!
NO MSG is no lie, baby! Real flavour, real good food!
This family run café is probably the best chinese take-​out place I have come across! Great fried rice, ginger beef, deep fried wontons, i can go on and on… and super friendly service!