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Great Eastern Restaurant

Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum Restaurant$$$$

Chinatown, San Francisco

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Great Eastern Restaurant

5.9^/10

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"Barack Obama visited the restaurant once and made its fame."(8 Tips)
"I love president Obama, but I can’t say his visit here makes the..."(4 Tips)
"The shrimp dumplings and the shrimp rice noodle dishes are great!"(4 Tips)
"Shanghai dumplings are the best, hands down."(2 Tips)

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Ryan SepanskiJanuary 19, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Love the shrimp balls!! Don't bother with the egg rolls.
Kylie KongMarch 31, 2012
Cilantro shrimp dumplings and steamed chicken claws are pretty good!
SFebruary 18, 2017
Been here 5+ times
The steamed turnip cake
Debra MugnaniJuly 5, 2012
Shanghai dumplings are the bomb!!
Serge El KhazenFebruary 18, 2015
Shrimp dumplings are delicious
Diane W.June 23, 2014
Order dishes off a menu with pictures. Pretty standard variety, but I prefer carts.
Jeffrey ZhaoApril 10, 2016
Pretty good dim sum, can be pretty crowded though
Robert FruchtmanMarch 29, 2015
Dim sum is tasty; service is atrocious. Waited 40 minutes and only received 3 of the items ordered.
Nimich CMay 30, 2023
Only ordered the steamed custard bun and had to wait approx 15 minutes for this. This bun better be good….
Xavier LianAugust 16, 2012
Mango pudding. Get the mango pudding.
Kristen PAugust 10, 2017
The service was horrible. We didn't even have a waiter through whole meal. Food was average. I could get same quality and better service at Panda Express. Big Fail?
Ben TrandemJuly 2, 2012
Make reservations. After Obama's visit this place is always packed.
Emily TranAugust 6, 2011
Best dim sum I've ever tasted. Must go
Kit StephensonMarch 21, 2014
Excellent Dim Sum.
Jello LeeDecember 26, 2010
coffee crunch cake!!! also their cupcakes r simple & good!
Go Find AliceJune 16, 2018
Ok dim sum spot
Chris H.June 27, 2015
Overall a very mediocre Chinese restaurant, though the sesame chicken is good.
Tin Hang Liu ✌August 31, 2012
Don't order too much, they always give you huge portion!
Fabio GrattonOctober 9, 2011
Shanghai dumplings are the best, hands down.
Dean NorrisMay 15, 2016
dim sum and seafood.
jocelyn L.September 8, 2013
Try the Assorted Dim Sum
Daryl SterlingMay 6, 2010
All of the shrimp dim sum items are great! And that's just the tip of the iceberg.
Kevin FloMarch 10, 2014
Came to get dim sum for dinner but they stop serving it at 3 PM for some reason
Pieter DrahnJanuary 8, 2014
Chow Mein was meh. Walnut Shrimp was like shrimp voted in sweet mayonnaise. (Came close to closing, so we were rushed obviously.)
Stephen TseAugust 11, 2012
good cantonese food, visited by obama
Martin C.January 3, 2015
Quite simply the worst Chinese food I've ever eaten and service to match. People walked out
david singletonJanuary 5, 2014
Great dim sum
Rachelle BuenviajeJanuary 4, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Waited 25 min for food to come put after ordering. Waiter tried to convince us it hadnt been that long but I checked in after ordering.
D-sizzle KJuly 6, 2011
Amazing potstickers!
wes graySeptember 3, 2012
Super yum!
Cindy YeungMay 5, 2013
don't really care if Obama ate here the dishes are incredibly small and it takes 15mins for food to come out. seriously not worth it
Angelica WDecember 16, 2017
Mediocre and expensive dinner but staff was nice. Maybe dim sum is better.
Ondrej JJuly 23, 2018
A 20% tip was required to be paid! It is a tourist trap :(
T KoolMarch 8, 2013
Duck is ok. Too many bones
Tim YeeMarch 18, 2012
Because OBAMA ate here!
Jennifer HeitzOctober 22, 2021
Meh. It was good quality. Service was not.
TJune 17, 2017
Expensive. And not good food
David AgrestiDecember 30, 2009
Bathrooms are downstairs and clean!
Amelia ManiApril 18, 2014
Very disappointing.
Rovi SharpJuly 5, 2011
They don't have dim sum all day. Food so-so, but not for the price.
Arielle NadelJune 6, 2014
Poor service. Will not return !
Camilo AcostaMarch 24, 2012
Worst Chinese I've ever had. What was Obama thinking?
egor gurevJune 26, 2016
Не лучший Китайский ресторан в моей жизни, но плюс что мало народу. Пишут что тут был Обама.
재현 정October 13, 2015
여기 토하는 줄 알앗음 돼지비린내쩌름 ... 중국 전통음식 좋아하는 사람만가요
caonOctober 3, 2023
チャイナタウンにある飲茶が食べれる中華レストラン。値段もお味もそこそこです。
Michiyo KamijoSeptember 27, 2011
SFで一番おいしいといわれている中華！

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