City View Restaurant Restaurant Review, San Francisco, 94111

City View Restaurant 662 Commercial St San Francisco, CA 94111 415-398-2838

City View Restaurant is a Chinese dim sum restaurant near San Francisco’s financial district that only serves lunch. It is located in an alley, so few people happen to pass by it. They do not lists prices on their menu, but their prices are far lower than well known Yank Sing’s. They use the old school dim sum cart and server system. Their dim sum select is limited.

Decor, Vibe – Modern clean decor with a super long beautiful painting on the wall. About 75% non Asians were dining. People of all ages, tourists, familes, friend get togethers.

Menu Pictures

Picks:

BBQ Pork Buns ($3) were 3 little steaming hot buns filled with delicious BBQ pork filling.

Black Bean Spare Ribs ($3) did not have any black beans but was tasty. A little spicy with the green jalapaneos.

Sesame Ball ($3) were 3 little balls filled with very sweet filling. The crust was unusual, super crispy and flaky.

Egg Custard Tart ($3.50) were 3 nice sized desserts with very creamy filling.

Shrimp Dumpling or Har Gow ($4) were 3 delicate shrimp balls filled with fresh shrimp and a thin wrapper.

Sticky Rice wrapped in Lotus Leaf ($4) were 2 very good tasting glutinous rice delights filled with lots of flavorful meats.

Shrimp Rice Noodle Roll ($4) was a good version of the classic dim sum dish. Very fresh shrimp.

Shark Fin Dumpling ($5) had very little broth but a very nice tasting dumpling full of ingredients.

Seafood Dumpling ($5) with pea shoots and shrimp had very fresh and well cooked greens along with fresh shrimp.

OK:

Pan Fried Chive Dumpling ($4) were 3 decent tasting dumplings. Nothing special about their version.

Xiao Lung Bao or dumplings ($4) were 3 small dumpling that tasted good but did not have any soup inside!

Pans:
None

City View Restaurant had decent service with courteous staff. You can get food faster than a fast food joint as we sat down and 2 minutes later had a table full of items.
Prices are reasonable and the place is clean and modern, making it a good place for dim sum newbies. It is probably the best dim sum in San Francisco’s Chinatown. You can find cheaper dim sum but quality and service will not be as high. Head to Koi Palace in Daly City for the better stuff and a bigger selection.

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