Gold Mountain Restaurant

07/01/07

Good Weekend Dim Sum

by teekhe

We searched on this site for a good Dim Sum restaurant in Chinatown. I have had Dim Sum ~30 times in the last 15 years and would rate this as pretty good. My dad and I went on a Sunday ~11ish am and were promptly seated. If you are a small party, you might end up at adjoining tables with others, but this did not bother us. The place is pretty spartan but not dingy. When we came, the place was filled with 90+ percent people of Chinese (or other Asian) origin -we considered this to be a positive sign.

They have a pretty "classic" selection of dishes, lots of dumplings, egg rolls, dessert and a few veggie dishes. The jasmine tea was very fragrant - a nice touch. The food itself was tasty, but everything appeared to be deep-fried or steamed but greasy. Service was efficient and generally competent, though the English capability of the servers was pretty poor. You will have to be adventurous if you don't speak Mandarin as it is likely you will pick dishes without knowing the ingredients. The prices are very low. A good bet for weekend dim sum in San Francisco.

• Pros: Good selection of dishes, low prices
• Cons: Lots of fried stuff, poor English capability

11/22/06

Average tasting dim sum

by lady123

the dim sum they serve here is nothing to brag about. there are probably other dim sum shops which have way better tasting food then this place and for a cheaper price.

11/08/06

Really Good Dim Sum

by bitpump

Gold Mountain has excellent Dim Sum for the money. The ambiance is not the greatest, however the food is really good. I tried City View last week and just went back to Gold Mountain today as a comparison and there was no contest. Gold Mountain's Dim Sum had much better flavor and taste, as well as more ingredients. The City View Dim Sum was ok, but it had a very doughy texture(had the feeling they were skimping on the good stuff such as shrimp and meats). At Gold Mountain the Shrimp Chongfeng(Shrimp wrapped in noodles) had whole shrimps, and the noodles were of firm texture not gooey as some other places.

Overall, don't expect great service(I had to wrap my own doggy bag), however the Dim Sum tastes good. If you are bringing a date or trying to impress someone then I would suggest somewhere else, since the service and ambiance is not that good. The food is very good.

• Pros: Great Dim Sum
• Cons: Service and Ambiance could use some improvements