So many old school restaurants in Chinatown and this was one of the best - Family lunch - 3 of us have been here and two had not. We had so much fun and the food was super good. Love the sisters who took care of us especially Annie the younger sister LOL. Celebrating our sister C bd. Thank you best part of our day.

This is a a 50-year old SF Chinatown restaurant serving wonderful Cantonese food. It is know.l also as the Pork Chop house. Its most famous dish is the Roast Pork Rice plate. They have perfected it! Don’t be fooled by its unassuming decor (one can easily miss the place). The people there are friendly and often throw in 1-2 fried dumplings for you! Recommend! Update: 11/10/24 Their 3-dish meal with rice and soup is delicious and very reasonable. A lot of times, the owner provides free dessert or a potsticker. They are super friendly too! I highly recommend anyone to give this restaurant (also called Port Chop House) a try

Really authentic Shanghai flavor with affordable price. We ordered the fried horsehair crab with topokki and it is the best I ever had in the US. Highly recommend!!

Good Shanghai fare, especially the gong pao chicken and the string beans. The food is pretty salty, which I like. Some of the dishes were not as flavorful as I hoped. Friendly service.

Was recommended to point out that they mentioned it was one of the few chinese spots that had served food with a Hong Kong style flair. They had such great service that they catered to our every need. The lady who waited on us was attentive and kind. Her helpers were prompt and served us well. Our orders were... The chicken fried rice plate. From the lunch special menu. The roast duck over white rice. Roast pork with bean curds over white rice. Chicken cashew with vegeys over white rice. And Asian noodles with mushrooms. It was nice. I would recommend it.

Fun atmosphere...the food is wonderful. We had Orange Chicken and the Tomato Beef Chow Mein. Both dishes were very tasty!!! The Potstickers were really good too!!!

Z&Y is a must for anyone who lives in San Fransisco or is visiting! My favorite part of the meal was the orange chicken and the steamed pork dumplings. The food came quick and the restaurant was so clean. One thing is the Dan Dan noodles are a bit spicy. If you can handle spice, get them. The flavor is good but the spice is high. My family is visiting and it has been our favorite restaurant. (Above is a genuine review by my 11 year old son - the rest of us also loved the mu shu pork and vegetable delight, and agree that the service was fantastic. Definitely recommend to anyone!)

We were in the area and saw the restaurant was fairly popular. Turns out it's a local favorite. The Michelin guide has recommended the places a few times over the years. We ordered dumplings, egg fried rice and twice cooked pork. The rice and dumpling were excellent. The twice cooked pork was mostly good, just a few pieces that were dry or tasted less seasoned than the rest. Overall the experience was great. We came on Saturday night and only had to wait about 20 minutes.

We came here at dinner time around 8pm and got seated right away. We got the Sesame Noodles, the Sesame chicken, steamed pork dumplings and Wonton soup. I had totally forgot that you can ask the servers to pick for you, I would have done that if I remembered. I recommend the Sesame Chicken, it was 12/10 and the Wonton Soup, it is very different from all wonton soups I’ve ever had, the soup was silky smooth, and it was served with toasted rice in the soup I think? It was amazing. The Sesame noodles didn’t stand out for me, it reminds me of Spaghetti noodles fusion type, it was okay, same with the steamed pork dumplings. I did noticed most of their customers were non-Asians, maybe this place is more geared towards that demographic, the food is a little salty in my opinion. Service was very quick, fast and efficient. Staffs are super friendly and nice. I would come back again to try the Sizzling rice and the sesame chicken again—which according to my boyfriend, the best he’s ever had, and he is from SoCal. I tend to have my bias towards more authentic traditional type of food, but this was definitely a hit. I would want to go try out his daughter’s restaurant, House of Fang for the modernized Chinese style as well

Super bomb Chinese food! Loved the Honey Apple Chicken dish (the apples are insane), the Scallion Pancake and the Sesame Tofu. So good we went two days in a row. Great atmosphere and the fire comes out so fast.

Upon arrival our party realized we made a reservation at the other Z&Y. However, the host was able to help us out and get us seated as quickly as possible before the kitchen took their last orders. The presentation of the food was attractive. Some of the standout dishes were the stir-fried crab, cumin lamb and the almond cream dessert. Loved how the crab & lamb were just sizzling on the hot plate when they came out! The soup dumplings were also a solid order with awesome texture and flavor, but the cumin lamb was my favorite. If you can handle lots of Szechuan peppers then you’ll love the crab as it’s quite numbing. The mung bean flour noodle in that dish was the intriguing part for me with their unique texture and color. There were subtle areas of service that could be improved. For example, leaving the bottle of water on table so that we didn’t have empty glasses. Secondly, there was a server that was rushing to drop the hot plate for the crab and spilled our sauce for soup dumplings. Other than that they were efficient and gave us great recommendations and stayed on top of waters for most of the dinner. Our favorite part of the experience was our server, Jake! He had told us he opened the location and was at the other Z&Y for 10 years. Jake was great with recommendations and had a fun sense of humor ;) He let us see and use his POS, as we were needing out since we’re all hospitality professionals. He introduced us to Chef Han, and we had an awesome time getting to know him and learn about his journey. It was a memorable experience, and well definitely be back for the Peking Duck!

We were lucky enough to get a last minute reservation. Coming from Hong Kong, it’s safe to say this is truly an authentic culinary experience. It’s recommended to pre-book the peking duck, and its 100% worth it! We’re looking forward to coming back.

We dined for brunch and had Dim sum. We ordered 6 items of which two were not available. The service was ok but the server was quiet and not very helpful, perhaps if could have been a language barrier. However, what we did order was delicious and fresh. The only thing we didn’t like was the state of the restrooms which were dirty and gave us a yuk feeling. A shame because the Resturant itself was fairly clean and tidy.

🥢Stumbled into President Obama’s favorite Chinese spot in SF Chinatown…Food was great 📸🤳but apparently the real main course is a framed Obama photo IG : Foodie.Catlady

Highly recommended by our Hotel staff for Dim Sum, and it did not disappoint. We arrived after lunch rush, and we're seated fairly quickly. Our orders were taken, and in no time, out of the kitchen arrived our meal, savory, hot, and flavorful. It was not too expensive, and we enjoyed the friendly waitstaff and knowledge of certain items on the menu for questions.

Begoni huddles up together with many other dim sum, bakeries, and Chinese restaurant at the heart of Chinatown. And quite frankly, it is difficult to stand out. To sum it up, Begoni runs a middle line, but manages to bring it the home style love into their food, and serves this in a reasonably sized establishment for group dining. The atmosphere is a typical Chinese restaurant. Nothing special. Paper table covers. A classy but dated bar. Plenty of red tones. It's quite spacious and our group of 10 had no problem finding a spot. The server was super friendly and felt like he was part of the owner's family. Very welcoming. Begoni is classified as a dim sum place so that's what we went for. What really makes their dim sum stand out is that every one of the pieces feel like it was hand crafted. Definitely not your commercial mass produced dim sum. And yes, because of this, some are not perfect. But these imperfections actually add to the authenticity and the love your uncle might put into preparing dim sum for his family. The taste is plentiful and bold. The siu mai was bursting with flavor. The pork bun was fun. And the sticky rice wrapped in lotus leaves really rung nostalgia from my grandmother. Begoni isn't perfect. But it was never meant to be. Begoni is family love turned into a restaurant.

Pros: quick service, decent food, rice noodles made fresh to order Neutral: quick meals served on paper plates, definitely not a place to impress a date.. Cons: dimly lit, some parts of the restaurant has an odor, sticky tables

The portion size are HUGE. I went another person, and we ordered two cheung fun and a seafood congee ($27ish with tip). We thought it was gonna be small, but it fed both of us to the rim. The food was amazing, and the price of it was very cheap also. However, do NOT expect good service and good atmosphere. You go here only for the food.

Great little hole in the wall. No bathrooms. Chef was server, host, and busser. He had a great attitude and was hustling to make everyone happy. We really enjoyed our westlake beef soup and beef chow fun. Cash only.

I’ve been visiting this place for 4 years. Every time I come to San Francisco I visit this restaurant. The food is very good and it is always open!!! If you are looking for an unique and alternative experience you should visit, nothing fancy but very traditional. It is one man doing everything!!! He cooks, takes orders and clean, he is very funny and kind. This place is also pet friendly. Prices are very reasonable and the portions are huge.

It was my birthday dinner. Not gonna lie when our Uber arrived in Chinatown, I was initially a bit disappointed. As someone born and raised in China, I usually have 0 expectations for Chinese food in SF. However, Empress by Boon completely won me over (or maybe my boyfriend impressed me ;)). It was without a doubt the best meal I’ve had in SF! The stunning view of the city and the gorgeous ambiance only added to the experience. Every dish we ordered was incredible, with beautiful presentation and rich flavors. From the fish shaped shrimp dumplings to the slow braised pork and the innovative Peking duck, even the simple stir fried vegetables were exceptional. I had a wonderful evening there and left thoroughly impressed, grateful and happy!

I'll admit that I wasn't expecting much when we booked this place - expensive Asian food tends to disappoint when there are options at 10% the cost outside the door. What can I say, we Asians dominate Costco for a reason. So this was a pleasant surprise - a yummy course of dishes that never strayed so far from the mainline that you would have to call it fusion. Empress gets the points of these flavors and textures and simply tries to express them in the best possible way. Case in point, the simple fried egg roll was a highlight of the entire night. Delightfully crispy and flakey like a croissant, meaty and vegetable-y with subtle pickeling in all the right places, lots of structure and air to let the flavors develop. Wonderful. The dim sum shrimp dumpling - again, perfectly chewy and warm rice dumpling skin enveloping a robust shrimp concoction that was meaty, shrimpy, and toothsome. Freshly made from scratch by hand, freshly steamed - yes it's way more expensive than anything on the street, but here it's refined to all it's best qualities. There were a couple good, but not great dishes - the fried noodles were pretty normal take out quality, the snow crab was a bit limp and uninteresting, the duck had a delicately crunchy skin, but the meat itself was a bit bland, dull, and neither warm nor cold. Service was competent and responsive. Location was easy to get to with parking in the nearby Portsmouth garage. Beautiful decor. Great for important dates and special occasions. Would heartily recommend.

Taste of Hong Kong!! Only a short stay in SF after travelled from East coast. Dad and I have been craving for a good and authentic Chinese Canton meal. After looked at all the Google reviews of the whole Chinatown. We decided to go for this place and we made the right choice. The sizzling claypot dishes were hearty and delicious just what we needed for a cold day and the veggie stir-fry was so fresh and well cooked. Beef Chow Fun (rice noodle) was great with wok hey 鑊氣 My dad called it the best meal since we have been away from home for 2 weeks. And the price is very reasonable too. Most importantly we made friend with the lady boss, she is so welcoming and looked after us well. She chatted with us the whole time talk about everything just like an old friend. We felt like home eating at her place so we went back again second night. Highly recommended for people if you look for an authentic Cantonese place and don’t know where to go. This place has something other place may not have - 人情味 👍🏼👍🏼 多謝老闆娘🙏🏼

Don’t miss out on the absolutely most delicious Cantonese style Chinese food my family and I have ever eaten. The food prices are very inexpensive for as much as you get. The Chicken Chow Mein and the Chinese Broccoli With Beef are a MUST! These two dishes are by far the best we have ever eaten at any Chinese restaurant. We tried several dishes and only found chicken fried rice being average. Everything else was top shelf. The services is fantastic and I would recommend any party 4 or smaller to sit by the window so you can look out. Make sure if you’re anywhere near San Francisco to come eat at this gem!