Why did we dine here? – Harborview Restaurant is located in 4 Embarcadero Center, San Francisco. It takes the place of Crystal Jade, which spend $14 remodeling the space. This restaurant is run the founder of by the well established R & G Lounge Kinson Wong. Embarcadero underground garage parking validation available -> $2 parking on weekends. Last visit was Summer 2026 for lunch. It was packed for a Saturday lunch. Insider Tip – Order selectively, they are $$$$ Cuisine – Cantonese Chinese Location – San Francisco Financial District Opened – 2018 Service – Harborview service was very good, better than most Chinese restaurants. Verdict – Harborview has decent food in a beautiful atmosphere. Food quality is not as modern or as good as our favorite HL Peninsula. Price are high (About 40% more than Hong Kong Lounge), but this should be no surprise with this location. It is a great place to go if you do not speak Chinese and get intimidated by more traditional restaurants. Is this restaurant worth a 5 minute drive? Yes. 30 minute? Maybe. 1 Hour? No Harborview Signature Dishes – Dim Sum, Crab Harborview’s Menu for lunch is pretty classic dim sum. Not a […]

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Why did we dine here? – Star Noodle is a popular Asian restaurant on Maui focusing on a variety of noodle dishes that originate from Japan through other Asian countries.  We have been here on all our recent Maui visits. They moved to downtown Lahaina in November 2020, and are known as Star Noodle v2.  Star Noodle also does takeout but you need to call it in early. Parking lot is part of the new location! Also check out the killer happy hour at Sansei and our other Maui Restaurant reviews. Our last return visit was in 2021 during the Pandemic. Star Noodle closed for 8 months and moved. This restaurant not only has great food, the prices are great, especially compared to other places on Maui. We luckily scored a last minute Yelp reservation. Chef Sheldon Simeon has appeared on Top Chef and instantly the restaurant’s business skyrocketed. He left in 2013. Simeon has since gone on and started his two of his own restaurants: Tin Roof and Lineage. After Star Noodle, he landed at Migrant in the Marriott Wailea for 2 1/2 years. We dined at Migrant and did not find it as compelling as Star Noodle. Since his departure, the […]

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