Gan Bei

Reviews

• Danny W.

  star star star star star 11 June 2026

  This is a hidden gem in the international district. When I first moved here from philly I  didn't really think much of the Asian food available in ID. It was mostly ok at best. I still think that to be honest. BUT there are a few exceptions and Gan Bei is amongst them.
  
  Exceptionally friendly service and good value. I ate here for lunch one Saturday afternoon. Ordered a seafood chow mein (the sauce type) and my fiancé ordered their eel clay pot (very fragrant). Both were delicious.

• Xue L.

  star star star star star_border 29 May 2026

  Decent HK food with great service and weird decorations.
  
  We tried the fish filet congee, honey lemon iced tea and the fresh eel clay pot rice. They were all pretty decent and had good flavor. The congee's fish was perfectly chewy and salty, but the congee itself didn't really have any taste. The clay pot rice was packed with flavor, but mostly tasted like chinese sausage and coriander rather than eel.
  
  The service is great. Although it took quite some time to get the food, the girls were very friendly and nice.
  
  When you go inside the restaurant at first, it doesn't seem like an asian restaurant at all and it can be confusing. They seem to have kept the furnitures and decorations from a resto-bar and it smells like an old restaurant inside.

• JC C.

  star star star star star_border 25 May 2026

  On a recent take out order...
  
  Little Boss Lady: "Stop. Leave it. You don't have to fix it."
  Me: "Huh? The pen? I wasn't trying to fix it. Just messing around."
  LBL: "Well, stop. We use that for signatures."
  Me: "That's why I was holding it. Paying with the card."
  LBL: "Oh? Anyway, stop f_cking with it."
  
  The menu is well-curated.
  The execution is competent.
  The parking is what it is.
  The conversation is phenomenal.

• Monica K.

  star star star star star 24 May 2026

  We stumbled across this little place on a late Saturday night after an event. The reviews on Yelp looked good, so we ventured in. It's dim inside, with a small bar. We decided to order a cocktail, a eel claypot rice, and a braised lamb brisket.
  
  The bartender was also the person who took our order. He was super friendly and made the meal a great experience for us. The drink he crafted was delicious - it was a personalized whiskey concoction.
  
  We had low expectations for the food at first, but we ended up loving both dishes. The portions were also quite large - enough for dinner & one extra leftover meal!
  
  Definitely recommend this little gem. We look forward to coming back again next time!

• Jacques I.

  star star star star_border star_border 19 May 2026

  Sodium overload.  My friends and I came here for lunch, as the menu features Asian comfort food and cocktails.  Located in the International District, Gan Bei is a small space that gets crowded during peak hours.  Service was a little spotty, with one server our entire time here.  And a lot of the menu items were crossed off or unavailable.  But the food seemed to be too salty, more than anything else, which was the real disappointment.
  
  We shared the Garlic Wings and I ordered the Mapo Tofu dish and a One Night in Bangkok cocktail.  Items came out as they were ready, with the cocktail being first.  If you like Thai Iced Teas, you will like the One Night in Bangkok cocktail.  The name drew me in, but the ingredients of Thai iced tea, rum and coconut are what made this refreshing.  Loved the coconut flavor!  The Garlic Wings were better than my entree.  Lots of garlic and some spice with the chopped green pepper topping made these garlic wings addicting.  Crunchy and juicy all at the same time!  The Mapo Tofu dish would've been yummy had it been wayyy less salty.  The tofu with minced beef and sauce were all on point; but again, the overwhelmingly salty flavor took away from the tofu and beef, which were the real stars of this dish.  
  
  Overall, Gan Bei has a lot to offer, but lay off on the salt and let the ingredients of the dishes speak for themselves.  I imagine Gan Bei being a popular spot for post-drinks, with its comfort food items of rice dishes with thick and heavy sauces and noods in soups.  Sounds like I gotta come back in the wee hours of the night.  Plus, they have cocktails, just in case the evening continues on.