Chinese cuisine: the best places to taste it in San Francisco
356 restaurant menus in United States, (the ranking and the list of restaurants are based on the number of recommendations received from users in the last month, currently updated)
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"Amazing. Portions were huge. Wife and I shared a tofu and pork dish. The tofu melts in your mouth literally. I have never had anything like it. 3..."
Dustin Mollenkopf
"Best Chinese food I've ever had in my life! I hope my travel plans bring me back here in Chinatown again, I will definitely be..."
Natassia Cronk
"Went to try out this restaurant recently and it was amazing! The service they give to customers is superb! I happened to get the dinner set despite..."
Patrick D
"Wanted to try more places in Chinatown and been eyeing this place for awhile. I’m in search of authentic yummy Cantonese food in Chinatown. We only..."
Rita Chow
"Stumbled upon this gem because we wanted to try something new and we were intrigued that you have to take the stairs down. Anyway, gotta warn you..."
Angelica SF
"This was excellent. Don't worry about the "atmosphere", the food is authentic and very very good. Skip the upscale places and go where the Chinese..."
Athanassios Protopapas
"A great place to find, good food and specials, sizable portions at decent price. Visited them at an awkward time when the waiters were busy eating,..."
Roderick Landreth
"The food here was absolutely delicious. They have lunch specials from 11AM to 5PM. I don't know many places in my lifetime that does that for a lunch..."
Minh Phung
"Great food at great prices. The only reason I'm not giving it five stars is that unfortunately the wait for the food can be long. But it's still..."
Francisco José Marín Pino
"The outside with decolored photo doesn't do justice to this restaurant. I followed the good reviews. It was the only restaurant opened at 17h.
Good..."
Raymond Chenon
"When we visited there were 3 large tables full of Chinese Customers- always a good sign if the locals eat there! Basic decor, but excellent,..."
Emily Crowder
"Such an authentic Chinese restaurant. It’s a hidden gem at Chinatown. You can see only local Chinese ppl here...."
Donna Kim
"in the middle of China town, was one of the few place that was opened on Monday evening. I ordered a roast duck with steam rice. decent price 16.95..."
AD Avenue Group
"4/16/2023. Quantity is low for price. No sizzle to sizzling rice..."
Vincent Tang
"Glad that they serve Pepsi!
I was told they were closed at 8:30 PM, but it is posted above the entry door that they close at 9:00 PM. I know..."
Michael Newman
"Tried a few places in China town and this was by far my favourite. Great tasting food, generous portions, friendly staff, simple unpretentious..."
Todd Baker
"You know it's good if locals eat there. Had the Yi Fu won ton soup. Filling. Was tasty. Good..."
"Great food and service. But inflation and Covid has slowed China Town, affecting all..."
Raul Santos
"If you want an authentic Chinatown experience, this is the place. The food is great and the the booths with the curtains are such old school fun. A..."
Ed Carew
"Spend this Easter weekend up in San Francisco was walking china town when I got this delicious smell so I followed it with my trusty 👃 lol and man..."
Alonzo Esparza
"It's been 15 years since I had dinner at Far East. The food is still delicious. The red wine paired well with our dishes. We went for dinner at 6pm...."
Tam Robinson
"Outstanding authentic Chinese food. Excellent service. Total of 5 shared plates including: chicken fun mein, crispy sweet shrimp, egg plant pork hot..."
William Allen
"Delicious! I went back the night after eating her to eat again but they were closed. The food was perfect
Orange chicken, Mongolian beef, moved beef..."
Jennifer Davidson
"Overall very good imression on Thanksgiving eve. Ordered family dinner for 2 with prawns. Tasty dishes and sauces fast service, good size. A little..."
Vera Z
"Amazing service! Delicious authentic food. Humble atmosphere but clean, quick, and generous! Great for tourists and native San Franciscan alike...."
Dee B
"Went to San Fran for the day with my family, and we wanted to find somewhere to eat in Chinatown. Randomly, we walked inside this restaurant and..."
lucy colmenero
"Located in the centre of SF Chinatown. This restaurant is elaborately decorated on the outside. I went here for lunch on a Sunday and it was near..."
Josh Sittner
"Old style Chinatown restaurant with great food and a retro atmosphere. They are short on staff so service is a bit slow. Pack your..."
Dan Soeder
"After 20 years I returned with adult sons to enjoy a great chicken salad and war wonton soup. Not much changed but the food was better than..."
Sandra Gomez
"Great meal and good service. For a touristy spot the food is amazing. If you order ahead of time you can get sticky rice stuffed in crispy chicken...."
Jeff Tong
"Delicious food, the orange chicken its amazing and the service its really..."
Cecilia Burgos
"Attended a banquet hosted by the family clan association. OMG..... Both food and service exceed my expectations. Food is really good.... Good old..."
Quinland Wong
"Beautiful interior, nice selection, good..."
J C
"Found this place on a dreary Sunday. And I have no complaints about this sf Chinatown eatery. Great dim sum. Especially the pork buns. And decent..."
carl tabor
"The Far East Cafe is absolutely wonderful! My parents were engaged there more than 50 years ago. This past weekend, we celebrated their 50th wedding..."
"Please do yourself a favor and order the hanging duck. It is juicy succulent and delicious. In the parking meter out front only cost a..."
Annie Vardo
"Place has early hours and is perfect for breakfast, at least what I want for that day. Wide assortment of menu items, but stick with their barbecue..."
mj
"Came here for the roasted and marinated duck. Was not disappointed 😊 The sauce was way too salty though. Will be back to try something else..."
Daniel Kofman
"DELICIOUS!!!! The meat is perfectly cooked and incredibly flavored. Large portions, great prices. Will definitely come..."
Clara Martinez
"Best roasted duck in town. Yes I tried roasted ducks every single spot in San Francisco and saved you the time - they have the best roasted..."
Alice Chen
"Excellent bang for the buck, I got a lot of food for the two items + steamed rice combo. I had the chow mein and green beans with tofu. The..."
Lukas Finkbeiner
"Always good. Get the roast duck early, they run out before 4 sometimes. I hope this place stays around forever. My folks used to get roast ducks and..."
carmen ching
"Good taste reminds me of my business trips to China (I asked them to cook the egg instead of..."
Tom Li
"Just like lam hoa thuan, you can't go wrong with businesses that have been in business for last 30+ years. I see a lot of trash reviews. But I have..."
En
"If you like pork like I do, you'll love this place. They have an extensive menu, but I went for the BBQ pork and it was great. The potstickers were..."
Andrea Jesse
"I’ve sampled about every Chinese bbq restaurants in the Bay Area and this place is my favorite. I think there are some other places whose roast..."
"It is next to other two Sim Sum places. Jackson street is the heaven for Dim Sum.
Tea is $2.25 per person, higher than other two places.
But their..."
John Z
"Excellent dumplings and dim sum! Heavily "local" and definitely a top food destination. 10 of 10 would go..."
Dan Rawlins
"Awesome food and feel like I am back into China..."
Ro and Reese D
"The dim sum here was fresh and delicious. It was some of the best seafood dim sum we have had. They had other cooked dishes on the menu too. They had..."
"I come here for their porridge and noodles. The food is cheap and taste decent. They are open late. Their bakery items sometimes run out pretty..."
sandy lau
"This place is really good especially their tapioca it's like the best you can get from the city, their food is extremely good, and the workers are..."
kevin wong
"Quick, easy, economical. Great Hong Kong style Cantonese food with popular crowds range from high school goers to..."
Jin Huang
"Quick service, no complaints. Just not sure which dish to order haha. Too many (good)..."
Ronny Ilaya
"This place is great. Good food at great prices. Being able to speak Cantonese definitely..."
"At Least Twice a Month Here.. Great Xiao Long Bao, Chinese doughnut, onion pancakes, super excellent Tan Tan Mien. The best Chinese place we found in..."
Yuka Ioroi
"The lady owner is very friendly and hard working. All the baos and wontons are homemade handmade, if you want to try authentic Chinese food, with a..."
JILL JIANG
"Stopped by for the ShengJian Bao with my girlfriend. Owner wasn’t the friendliest at first but definitely warms up to you(maybe because i shared..."
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"Sheng Jian Bao is so good, you definitely need to try it! And the dry fried wings, better than all other places I went. I ordered take out, sheng..."
Sun Lee
"Saturday 11/25/23 Lunch at Shanghai House in San Francisco with my cousin, niece, and nephew. Delicious Shanghai foods; pand fried dumplings, dry..."
David Young
"Very authentic dishes. Sheng Jian Bao is so good, you definitely need to try it! And wings, better than all other places I went. I ordered take out,..."
Jill Jiang
"Note: Cash only. Shanghai house restaurant is a hidden gem near golden gate park (Spreckels lake). The restaurant is tiny (fit 8 tables) and easily..."
Mei
"I’m almost unwilling to write a good review of this place out of fear that they’ll get really popular and I won’t be able to get a table..."
Rose L
"This place once got shut down by health officials but I keep coming back and so do other customers. The only service there is the boss lady who can..."
drawonnoodles
"The extremely uncommon, at least on San Francisco dumpling menus, Sheng Jian Bao or pan fried Shanghai dumpling, is a must try. A cross between a..."
Tim Haines
"Enjoyed hot and spicy soup, garlic chicken, green beans and prawns. Owner isn’t socially outgoing but food was..."
Bay Walker
"The best XLB Dumpling in San Francisco... I'm saying it's the greatest thing ever in my mouth.... in the dumpling world 🌎 there back too in door..."
Vincent Jung
"Had a great meal tonight. Our favorites of Xiao Long Bao, clay pot rice, dried fried chicken wings and Shanghai Meatballs were delicious! Love the..."
A Wu
"Best xlb I've had so far (yes, even better than Din Tai Fung),and amazing pork..."
"Great restaurant with a massive menu, and an extremely friendly staff. We also got some complimentary fruits from the winery which was super sweet!..."
Siddharth Jerath
"House of Hunan is a family run restaurant serving traditional Chinese dishes. This is not a fancy place but it offers good food in a nice and clean..."
Abhijit Borude
"Tasty and hits the spot on a cool night. Fairly quick and friendly service. There were a lot of to go orders picked up while we waited. The dishes..."
Rachel Way
"Both me and my wife agreed that the food is good. Will be back..."
Alviin Goh
"Excellent service and great food
Great, sesame chicken, Mongolian beef, prawns, with scrambled eggs over..."
Juan Rodriguez
"Unassuming neighborhood Chinese food staple. It’s got all the basic Chinese comfort foods you’ll need, and the quality and portions are good..."
Victoria Seto
"seafood crispy noodles were fantastic! no idea why there aren’t that many people patronizing the store because the food is just..."
Sean Er
"Great food and great service. Love the war wonton soup it’s the..."
David Rogers
"The food was good, prices are great, and they were open on Jan 1st (and not full of people like nearby place). What else can you ask..."
Dennis Golomazov
"the taste is great, the fried sesame ball is great, chow main also great. Like..."
Toby Wang
"I visit here often !
The owner-operator shared that it's been slow since Covid-19. Please try to support their Business !!!
Gr8 Value to the "..."
Anwar Hussain
"Small Mom and Pop establishment. Large varied menu with large portions of fresh food. Clean and reasonably priced. Service will slow down when busy..."
Mo Budak
"BBQ Pork Chow Mein is really..."
Ryan Mack
"incredible vegetarian buns + dishes, super sweet..."
Stuti Arora
"BLUF: Solid chinese food where what dish you order matters.
I happily ordered take out from here several times when living close by. I called ahead..."
Dalton Petursson
"I got the sesame chicken, and my friend got the Mongolian beef. We both were blown away. Simply fantastic. Perfectly cooked, excellent flavor, good..."
Caleb Perez
"A wonderful, peaceful restaurant with very delicious food, We plan to visit again .
Thank..."
Flor Vasquez
"The food here is amazing! Nothing extra in it just delicious goodness served by a warm..."
"The food was wonderful, plentiful, and hot when it arrived. The staff was excellent - in more ways than simply waiting on us. I asked our waitress..."
Maureen Page
"Love this place. Been here several times and it's our go to place to eat while in this..."
Mike Tyler
"Loved the food, service was great. We had gone to another restaurant nearby but felt very uncomfortable, so we decided to leave. Walked into this..."
Liza Gonzalez
"This place is amazing!! The food was succulent, service was very nice, and I fell in love with their Jazmin..."
Glorimar Acevedo Vazquez
"Some of the best Chinese food I've ever had. This is the first time I have ever liked potstickers and green tea icecream. One of my favorite new..."
Ashley Delgadillo
"The best walnut shrimp with coconut sauce...yum yum,..."
Yolanda Roldan
"Every time I go to Chinatown I eat here. The food is amazing. Ecspeially the wonton soup (my favorite!) the staff is friendly and always..."
Jayy Reger
"Absolutely delicious dim sum. Very friendly service. This IS our new dim sum place in San..."
Jennifer Fuller
"The food was AMAZING! [100001504265182:Guiselle Arguedas Badilla] and I enjoyed every bite we had.
First time at this restaurant, very clean..."
Raymond Leon
"Our favorite spot for Peking duck in San Fran Chinatown. 10 years since we were all together this last spring we are up on the balcony around the..."
"Good food, bring cash and expect a line. It was fast, but one of ladies in the front can use some customer service..."
Joy delos Santos
"Great mini baked bbq pork buns. Bought dozens for a potluck party. Lots of filling..."
Cathy FONG
"For the price and value, can't really beat it in terms of Dim Sum.
Sure there are better quality dim sum if you pay 2x or 3x the price. This is the..."
"Very good quality. I like this place. You can sit down & eat or take the food away. It's fast, inexpensive, and healthy food. Lots of vegetables...."
P.
"Tried this restaurant for the first time. Really good food! Orange chicken was really good, also liked kung pao chicken, beef, and the..."
Sumit Kumar Kar
"I like the food and the serving size. Tastes good for..."
Christian Noel Aquino
"giving 5 stars because the servings of entrees were really good today. not that they’re usually that big lol but today deserves a 5/5
also normally..."
Kersten
"This is one of the best Americanized-Chinese food places I've been to. I've tried looking for places that taste similar in my home city (Vancouver,..."
Ian Hu
"Fake Chinese food but taste..."
jamz
"So much good food options! I really love the hole concept great..."
Chris
"Better than I thought - will go..."
A K
"Judging by the location I was kinda hesitant to visit. After walking around the area earlier, it was fine, so I decide to stop in. Food was fresh..."
Mark
"I'm currently living in SLC,Utah and I don't really like Panda's food here ,but when I was visiting SFO tried this place and was amazing,it tasted..."
"My go-to spot. In a Financial District full of $14 burgers, undersized portions, long lines and lackluster service - this Lee's is outstanding in so..."
Viridis Vir
"I stopped in for a quick lunch while waiting for my room at The Palace. I ordered the Lobster Baguette. I don't think she could have crammed any..."
dm cmens
"Saved my days with their fried rice and friendly..."
Vina Melody
"If you're looking for gourmet, go somewhere else.
This place does the job and it does it well for cheap. I've recently given up my Starbucks..."
Dominique K.
"Agree with other reviewers about the food being decent. Has sandwiches (to include breakfast sandwiches). It helps that it's next to a McDonald's,..."
1John 2:27
"Friendly staff! Great sandwiches, fun atmosphere and a good vibes always. A great spot to catch a beer with friends after work, and a great variety..."
"Louie's take-out Dim Sum. This is not an eat-in restaurant. Mostly local families pick up the tasty delicacies made here to reheat and eat at home...."
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