When we get asked, “where do we get the Dim Sum in Chinatown?” The answer usually is.. Great Eastern Restaurant San Francisco has been serving Cantonese Chinese food in this location for many years. They serve dim sum during lunch and traditional items during dinner. We visited for dim sum lunch lunch, early on a weekend day. Great Eastern Dinner was reviewed on a separate visit. President Obama famously ate here in 2012. Our last visit for dim sum was in the fall of 2023. Be sure to read our Introduction to Chinese dim sum article and Chinese restaurant San Francisco post. Cuisine – Cantonese Chinese Location – San Francisco Chinatown Decor, Vibe – Great Eastern is a fairly Busy, loud Chinese restaurant with Asian artifacts and wall decorations. Some tourists, big family gatherings, and some Caucasians were dining. Decor hasn’t changed in years. Great Eastern Restaurant, San Francisco Menu You order on their paper menu and items are slowly brought out to you. Great Eastern has 83 different types of items on the menu, pretty standard classic variety, not a lot of modern inventive dishes. Some classics are not found on very many menu’s any more. Prices rose in […]

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