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. Read the rest of this entry »

bund Shanghai Restaurant is a fairly new Chinese restaurant in Chinatown that serves Shanghainese cuisine. It is named after one of the touristy areas of Shanghai next to a river. Most of the restaurants in Chinatown serve Cantonese cuisine. We stopped by for a quick snack. Read the rest of this entry »

Great Eastern Restaurant has been serving Cantonese Chinese food in this location for many years. They serve dim sum during lunch and traditional items during dinner. We visited for dinner on a busy weekend night right before Chinese New Years day.
They have an extensive menu, live seafood in tanks, and some preset dinners. We were here for a $310 dinner for 10 people. Read the rest of this entry »

Lichee Garden Restaurant is a Cantonese Chinese restaurant on the outskirts of Chinatown. They have been around since 1980 but have changed over the years. They are pretty popular for lunch, but it was much more quiet at dinner. We were in the neighborhood so we decided to retry it. Read the rest of this entry »

R and G Lounge is a popular Hong Kong style Cantonese Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. Since 1985 they have been serving top notch Chinese food in Chinatown.
Decor, Vibe – They have remodeled over the years to modern, clean decor. Lots of families, tourists, some business folks, and locals were eating at this busy restaurant.

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