City View Restaurant

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.

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

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.

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

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