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"The quality of yum cha dim sim were good. Examples are the filling of the siu mai, and the pastry skins of the dumplings being quite thin. However, selection is very limited, especially on desserts, examples are lack of sesame rolls and coconut pudding."
Phone: +14153982838
Address: Commercial Street, 662, San Francisco, United States Of America, 94108
City: San Francisc
Tuesday: 11:00-14:00
Wednesday: 11:00-14:00
Thursday: 11:00-14:00
Friday: 11:00-14:00
Saturday: 10:30-14:30
Sunday: 10:30-14:30
Dishes: 5
Amenities: 3
Categories: 5
Reviews: 2168
I used to come to City View a lot when it was at Commercial Alley. I really liked bringing friends and family here who were visiting. The space was bright, large tables, you could really enjoy the ambiance with the many carts filled with dim sum rolling by. The food was spot on, and, they validated parking! We brought a visiting family member from Argentina here recently and it was beyond disappointing. Although we were seated immediately, the new space is much darker and kind of depressing. Also, the format now is more that you order off of a menu rather than grab something from the rolling carts. They still have the carts, but they are far and few between. Most of the foods is ordered off...
Born and lifelong San Franciscan, I recently discovered City View Restaurant when it was recommended. Our party of three went for Dim Sum on a Thursday at 11 a.m. We had BBQ Pork Buns (new style), Peking Duck with buns, Crab Claw, Walnut Shrimp, Shrimp Dumplings, and Custard Buns. I loved the ambiance and interior. The service was great and dishes came out readily. New Style BBQ Pork Buns. This is the only place I know that has new style BBQ Bork Buns. It was my first time having this, and I love them! The dough is more of a biscuit than the steamed buns and baked BBQ Buns (I love all three different types of buns and eat them based on what I'm longing for). They're filled with delicious BBQ...
We have been fans of City View for years. We would make special trips into San Francisco just for their prized Dim Sum. This trip, we discovered that they've moved closer in to Chinatown and into a refurbished building. Instead of waiting for a table in an open room, we were escorted to a booth. Surprise, surprise, there were no carts roaming around to choose our meal from. Instead we were handed a fancy picture menu from which we ere to order. Food quality was still good but the lack of ambience really made our trip from Montana a huge disappointment. The lack of tablecloths and the roving carts left us with the feeling that they no longer catered to the local Chinese and business community...
First we went to the wrong place, the old one out of business) then we went to the new one on a few blocks distance. The place did not look as we expected, they chose the wrong colors for their deco. When the menu arrived, a small plastic cheap looking menu like in a fast food place, we got worried! But with the first bite from the Dim Sum we were in heaven!! We ordered as much as we could handle, oh boy!!!! this was the most sophisticated dim sum we ever had, the looks, the smell, the colors, the refined taste! Thank you so much for un unforgettable culinary experience!
The quality of yum cha dim sim were good. Examples are the filling of the siu mai, and the pastry skins of the dumplings being quite thin. However, selection is very limited, especially on desserts, examples are lack of sesame rolls and coconut pudding.
