New China Gate

01/17/10

We want the old management back

by Kimodo at Citysearch

We loved the old China Gate. The new management has run the place down in no time. There were only 2 carts going around for dim sum with only steamed choices and pastry items. We had to order chicken wings off the menu. We did get some kind of meatballs from the steam cart that didn't taste like any kind of meat I know. The shrimp shu mi had a funny flavor too. A manager came around and checked on us. They were good about removing dishes of the table and replenising the water. We are going to start looking for a new dim sum location.

• Cons: poor quality, unpleasant flavors, limited choice

12/26/09

Extremely Disappointing!

by ECH at Citysearch

I've tried many restaurants in the International District and this was by far the worst. The food is overpriced and is terrible. The fried rice very bland, the won ton soup was watery, the egg rolls extremely disappointing, and deep fried items were very greasy. The service was horrible. We had to wait at great length between each dish. The waiter didn't seem too interested in being of service. The linens were not clean and not too sure about the dishes. Drinking glasses were not clean. Would not recommend this establishment to anyone.

12/25/09

Caution!

by CJ and Family at Citysearch

This is the worst chinese food I've ever had. Actually, this is the worst FOOD I've every had. Our first clue should've been there was no wait while other restaurants we passed by had lines and were full. The seafood was not fresh and had a very prominent "fishy" smell. One seafood dish was served in a PIE PLATE! The almond chicken was greasy and the cashews in the cashew prawns were old and musty tasting. The white tablecloths were dirty and my napkin was used. In closing, one star for this restaurant is over-stated.

08/31/09

Disgusting!

by Tsubame at Citysearch

We went there yesterday and it was closed to their closing hour. So we ordered a few dim sum and they were all cold and disgusting. One item never came. As we were eating, there was a c_ _kroach just hanging out on the wall. That did it.

04/15/08

Used to be much better

by NoraJP at Citysearch

When I started going to China Gate for dim sum 5 years ago, it was great: yummy food, friendly service, good prices. The last two times I went, I was grossly overcharged, one time had to wait at my table more than an hour to get the basic dim sum items (ha gow, cha shu bow) - while they were being served in the other aisle! - while repeatedly being offered chicken feet and steamed broccoli, and was treated rudely by most of the staff. It seemed there was a middle-aged woman running the operation, whom I hadn't seen before. I imagine she has taken over management of the place and doesn't like white folks, or something, but I will not go there any more for dim sum. There are lots of places in the ID to get it, and I don't need to pay way too much money to be mistreated and not get to eat.

• Pros: the dim sum is good, if you can get them to serve it to you
• Cons: seems to recently be anti-non-chinese: poor service, overcharged