This is a locals dim sum restaurant. The food is good, and reasonably priced, but the atmosphere of the restaurant is loud and busy.
At times, when we are there, we have had to share a table with other diners for lunch. The location of the restaurant is great for use because it is in the center of Chinatown, and it makes it easier to do some shopping at the same time. The food is fine, and filling, but a gourmet treat it is not - as this Chinatown is not a tourist destination, like Chinatown San Francisco, the food caters more toward the local population. At times, it can become busy and a wait for a table can take patience!
Went Friday at 1:30pm. Was seated immediately. Servers were nice but didn't speak English. Showed us various things on the dim sum cart. Picked 8 small things and total came out to be about $33 with tax. Loved the pineapple bun, meatball and the spare rib. Free hot tea was great since it was cold outside.
I am sensitive to salt and expressed this to the waitress, who spoke little English, but nodded her her understanding and followed through. Surprisingly everything came out perfectly prepared and super tasty. I used all the sauces that accompanied the dishes and found them delicious. We ordered the pot stickers which were the best that I've ever had.... and very cleanly(not greasy) prepared... and super tasty. We also had the fried rice, which was average, but worked well with the other two dishes.... Fresh Steamed Fish with Ginger.... very delicately prepared...just perfect and the green beans with garlic.. maybe my favorite of the evening. The restaurant is clean, but not showy. The service was friendly and excellent.
There may be fancier dim sum places with prices to match but we always go to Gourmet Delight first. Wonderful and authentic food, low price, simple setting, fast and kind service, just solid all around. They have all of your delicious dim sum favorites here, but they do a few things better than anyone, my favorite of which is the eggplant.
The Dim Sum was awesome! So much delicious food at a very reasonable price. We went at around 10:30 am on a Saturday and it was pretty busy. My girlfriend and I opted to share a large table with other patrons so we didn't have to wait. The service was fast and friendly, we got a variety of great dishes right off the bat. There is a language barrier but this never bothers me. The food was amazing and that's what matters! I highly recommend this place!
I been coming here for 3 yearsand is always delicious.
My family's favorite Dim Sum place in SF.
Good price.
Good food.
Parking can be a little tricky but once you are there you have same space to move around.
Good for very large parties.
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