City View Restaurant

(650) 204-4306

662 Commercial St
San Francisco, CA 94111 37.7941 -122.404

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Neighborhoods: Financial District, Northeast

Hours:

Mon-Fri 11am-2:30pm

Sat-Sun 10am-2:30pm

Price:

$

Last updated 6.15.11

Category:

Restaurants, Catering

Payment Methods:

American Express, Visa, MasterCard

Restaurant Special Features:

Lunch Spot, Group Dining

General Info:

Open 7 Days

Cuisine:

Dim Sum, Chinese

What People Are Saying About City View Restaurant

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City View Restaurant

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Welcome to City View Restaurant in the financial district, specializing in Oriental Style Dim Sum. Featuring numerous variations of bite size dim sum to satisfy your hearty appetite. Choose from a wide range of dim sum prepared steamed, baked and deep fried in our woks. To order, simply tell the server what you see that you like from the cart. We also have a small variety of rice place and noodle dishes for those who find that our dim sum selection is just not enough.

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Featured Review

Contributor

Contributor

Financial District Chinese restaurant is a local favorite, open daily for lunch only and specializing in dim sum.

Editor's Tips

Catering:
Catering is available for office parties or large events.
Know Before You Go:
Reservations are recommended or wait 15-20 minutes to be seated.
Parking:
Guests receive two hours free parking on weekends with validation.
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

10/24/11

Awesome Dim Sum!

by librn at Citysearch

You will not be disappointed with the food here. If you are party of more than 2, try and get there early on the weekend. However, my experience is that 2 people get seated quickly at any time.

4 Star Rating: Recommended

03/30/10

Yum yum dim sum

by MelSF , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

City View has really great dim sum. I absolutely love their variety and it is always really fresh. The waiters are constantly walking around with carts, so you never have to wait very long for more food. It gets really busy during the lunch hour, so try to come early!

  • Pros: Delicious, inexpensive
  • Cons: Gets crowded during lunch
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

02/27/09

Best dim-sum in San Francisco

by ibaloo at Citysearch

I'm tired of cheap dim-sum where the food might be good but the restaurant is dirty. Chinese myself, I always wonder why do we do this when everyone loves our food? So, thumps up for City View: the good is authentic, no cut down on spices (I don't like fusion style, when I want ethnic food, I want it to be real), no slim down on the menu either, chicken feet, tripes, every thing. My most favorite is the Pekin duck, the skin is thin like paper and just the right crunchiness, the bun is fresh. The taro root fried is also another of my favorites. Every thing is perfect. I come back again and again and recommend to everyone I know.

2 Star Rating: Below Average

11/05/07

Not Worth the Price

by roxxy at Citysearch

I tried City View after reading that it was great dim sum from another reviewer... have to say I don't agree. I tried a few different dishes. All of the steamed dumplings I had were a little overcooked, and their fried shrimp were greasy (nowhere near as good as Yank Sing's). There wasn't much selection, and I was there at 1:00 pm.

I'm all for cheaper dim sum, but it wasn't that cheap! For a little more money you could get way better quality, selection, and service at Yank Sing. And for much less $, you could go to Lichee Garden Restaurant on Powell... not as good quality, but a definite deal! I don't see the appeal of this place.

  • Pros: Service, Quick Seating
  • Cons: Price, Food
5 Star Rating: Highly Recommended

09/21/07

Best Dim Sum in SF! A must try! Great Food & Service

by jalin29 at Citysearch

This is the best dim sum in SF. Lucky Fortune on Geary is also very good for very reasonable prices, but this place has got it going on (for a slightly higher price). Their service was fantastic, the restaurant was very clean and spacious (not super crowded like most SF restaurants are with tiny tables), and the dishes that they offer all taste authentic. There was this tofu/eggplant stuffed with shrimp paste dish that was really good. They used an X.O. sauce I think. Their Shanghai dumplings are pretty good, so was the siu mai & shrimp dumplings. I didn't really like their rice noodles with shrimp though. You have got to try the mini buns, I'm not sure what to call it, but it is yellow, has a crispy crumb layer on the top of it and creamy pudding (similar to) inside of it. DELICIOUS! Overall, great service, ambience, and chinese food. Not to mention validation for parking across the street!

  • Pros: Yummy food, spacious restaurant, very clean, great service, validated parking, ambience
  • Cons: NONE AT ALL

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Message from City View Restaurant

  • Open 365 days a year
  • Daily Specials
  • Office and Hotel Catering

Welcome to City View Restaurant in the financial district, specializing in Oriental Style Dim Sum. Featuring numerous variations of bite size dim sum to satisfy your hearty appetite. Choose from a wide range of dim sum prepared steamed, baked and deep fried in our woks. To order, simply tell the server what you see that you like from the cart. We also have a small variety of rice place and noodle dishes for those who find that our dim sum selection is just not enough.

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