Food, portion, presentation was decent. I would have given this a 3 star if the service was good. There were probably 3 tables occupied ( one was a group of maybe 5 people). By the time we got there, most of the guests were already eating but for some reason, this very rude older man doesn't seem to notice us whenever we try to call his attention to order. It happened about 3 times and I just couldn't understand why. I don't notice the kitchen being busy with online orders either. This old man (manager perhaps) is just pure rude! I would never go back nor recommend visiting the place. read more

Oh Eliza's. I was very saddened and disappointed last time I ate there and sadly that would be my last. I have ordered takeout from them in the past but have been ordering from another Chinese restaurant lately instead. This time I was dining in with a small group. The gentleman that helped us who gave owner/manager energy was very polite and kind. I ordered a dish I get all the time at Chinese restaurants and with out fail have a decent amount of left overs because most dishes are family style portions which the prices reflect. As soon as I got my dish I noticed the portion was way smaller than expected for a family style price. I tried to as politely as I could to ask the waitress of this was the normal portion as it's looks smaller than the other time so have ordered to go, which she responded with "everyone gets same amount, spread it out". I was already feeling awkward for bringing it up but her in the first place but her answer made it clear that she didn't care and was not going to be bothered with my question. I ate a bit of my meal but mainly wanted to get out of there so I asked for a box. The box that was brought out,though very cute, was no bigger than the palm of my hand. I poured my leftovers into the box, which was about 90% of what I started with in the first place and that didn't even fill up that dam elf container. I immediately went to the yelpy yelp when I got home to see if anyone else had a similar experience as far as highway robbery portions and a waitress that is rude as heck, and sure enough I'm not the only fool to wast my money on mediocre food and rude waitresses. I get having a bad day once and a while but someone forsure pissed in her Cheerios. They have the potential to be great but it's seems their priority is in penny pinching. From now on I will be sticking to great food at a great price with the nicest staff you'll ever encounter, Kung Food reigns supreme! read more

A nice solid favorite lunch location. A nice menu with several choices, great flavor, and quick service, friendly service. I tend to go for the Mongolian Lamb, or the Chow Fun! But there are several other yummy options on the menu. I've tried a good number of options on the menu, but still have a ways to go! Looking forward to it! read more

Eliza's - The stylish condiments on the table. - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Nothing exceptional but for the price you get decent food, decent service and decent ambience. I would recommend this restaurant as a go-to if you want a solid no-frills meal. read more

beautiful decor/atmosphere and delicious food! we had the sizzling rice soup, crispy pan fried noodles, lemon chicken, and chow fun. would go all the time if i lived here! read more

Eliza's - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

How is it possible I have never reviewed this place only 1.5 blocks away? I kinda forget it is there, then when friends are in town and want a casual close-by dinner I often take them here, and they are blown away by the quality (Not NY'ers mind you, but from anywhere else). It truly is one of the best reasonably-priced Chinese restaurants in the city. Their lunch specials cannot be beat, cheap as hell (in the $6.50 range), and a ton of quality food with a choice of brown rice for no up-charge). Love the cashew chicken, and the black bean beef, but I have never been dissapointed with any other choices. As far as dinner entrees, my fav is the mongolian beef and the Mu Shu pork, I only wish the portion of the Mongolian beef was bigger. Appetizer: oooh those eliza cakes with the peanut dressing. If peking duck is a special (FRrday & Saturday) go ahead and splurge. yummy. Only gripe is that the place needs a redesign, they don't deliver, and on Monday holidays you can't get the lunch specials (regular menu only). read more

Been coming here for years. Lately I notice they give you your check with only the grand total on it....no itemization. Excuse me, but you need to show all items ordered and their individual price. A customer has the right to know what they've actually been charged for! Also, it wouldn't to hurt your lady server s.ile more and to be a little more friendly. She needs to greet you, and say thank you. Always such an unfriendly vibe about her. Food is generally good, although prices are getting a little high for what you get and portions and food quality is inconsistent at times. Maybe duecto new cooks. It's obvious business has slowed down lot, perhaps since covid. However I do hope they do stay in business. Also, on cold days, they need to supply heat to customers. It can get rather chilly in there. read more

Best nouveau Chinese food! f you are craving Hunan style Chinese food with a California twist, give this family owned restaurant a try!

I ate here a few years ago before moving from the area - food was delicious. I'll be finding my way back soon, especially in light of the bravery of the owner, Richard, who ran out to help a passerby in distress. This guy has integrity, as does this restaurant. Eliza's is the best. read more

I have been dining at Eliza's for years and it remains one of my favorite spots! Wonderful staff and the food is consistent and delicious!! High lights for me are their Mongolian beef, honey walnut prawns and their sesame chicken as well!! read more

My fav - pot stickers , eggplant , mushu pork , hunan beef , baby Bok choy, triple mushroom, string beans w bean curd

Gives u lots of vegetables and hardly any meat....very unfriendly service Orders 2 dinner size portions and my 8 urllyr old daughter was still hungry $30 for that? Going home to make a Sandwich now read more

This place deserves more than the 3.5 stars! first time here with my co workers and it was AMAZING AFFFFFF!!! Quality taste and i can't believe the price are so low! most Chinese restaurant aren't even half this gooood!!! Appetizers, to the soup served and our plates when it came out was 10/10 read more

Great spot! Been coming here for ~20 years. Love the Mongolian beef, mango beef, green beans, pot stickers and kung pao chicken. The owner is also super attentive and welcoming! read more

Great food. Horrible female lunchtime wait staff. Nice location hard to find parking. Haha-San Fran!

I have been coming here for 20 years. Ever since they had the place in Potrero Hill. The food is fantastic. It's kind of Chinese fusion, not your typical Chinese food. We always order the same things and it's just something comforting about it. Maybe it brings back past memories. The Eliza's Cakes are their take on Onion Cakes. And I still cannot figure out what the greens are in the Shanghai Chicken. This is my go-to comfort non-Chinese food. read more

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I love this place, the food is great and the people are very nice. I've been going for years.

Tried spicy chicken with fresh basil and loved it. The lunch comes with soup and they also serve hot tea. One of my favorites Chinese restaurants in San Francisco. Only thing was the customer service I wish they were little friendly. After paying the bill I was on phone and the owner came to me and told I have to leave because he has to close the spot. It was not very busy and it was around 2.45 PM, there were two other people eating at the restaurant. I felt bad and walked out. If the customer service is bad it just spoils all other things. read more

This art deco meets zen garden restaurant is NOT your typical hole-in-the wall takeout spot. It's so clean, fast, and affordable serving some of the most delicious Hunan and Mandarin food with beautiful presentation. Located in a residential part of Lower Pac Heights makes prices and parking better. Also, the staff is fast and efficient. Their lunch deals are amazing- you get soup, rice, choice of protein, and rice. I rarely say this, but after having tried 75% of their menu, I can trust that anything you order will be high quality deliciousness. This is what I would usually order for two people: Apps: Pot Stickers Soup: Sweet & Sour Main: Hunan Fish, Mango Beef, Snow Peas Beef, Crab Chow Fun, and/or Eliza's Beef, Chicken & Pork Fried Rice Wine and Beer only. read more

Eliza's - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Food is good, but the two female servers there are so rude. I go frequently to get the same lunch special and they seem so bothered by me going. read more

A popular workweek lunch spot. Combos are $9 and come with a soup, brown/white rice, entree. Dishes come out quickly. Had the garlic chicken, tasted fine, but nothing memorable. Overall, a fine place to grab lunch if you're working in the area, but I wouldn't go out of my way to seek it out. read more

Meh. Food tastes fine. Nothing special. Everything drowning in way too much gloopy sauce. A few years back they started using pre-made, frozen egg rolls. Like the kind you can buy at the grocery store in the freezer section. Yuck. I used to l like their egg rolls. Eliza's Fried Rice is good. But nothing actually authentically Chinese about it., read more

We called early today to make a take out order and the person who answered the phone, was extremely aggressive and when i complained about it, she cancelled my order. We have been ordering food from this place many years from now and the attention is not great, but today it was really bad. read more

My favorite restaurant for take out in San Francisco. My kids favorite restaurant in San Francisco. My husband's favorite restaurant in San Francisco. We drive 45 minutes to get take out from here. Mongolian beef, I won't order anywhere else. Eliza's chow mein: THE BEST. Need I say more? read more

Off the beaten path, this place delivers lots of flavor. They bring a complimentary tea pot to the table and staff were very attentive. They really know how to cook their tofu here. Will be back for sure! read more

The four of us needed something tasty for dinner that would also go down easy for one in our group recovering from some intestinal troubles. Eliza's was just the ticket. We got some green beans, pot stickers, a chicken dish, and some moo shi pork....all were fine, and we enjoyed it in the comfort of home. read more

It's a pity how this place has changed over the years. The portions are so small it's hard to enjoy because 2 bites and it's finished The size has become so ridiculous compared to other places. read more

This is the best, most satisfying Chinese in San Francisco. Especially like their eggplant. It is magic. Pot stickers devine. All good.

Love this place! I've literally never ordered anything on the menu I didn't love. I highly recommend the lunch special with chow fun. The staff is really friendly and the decor inside is really unique and cool too. A treasure in the neighborhood! read more

We drive here from Concord because we love their food so much. Just there service is good and food awesome.

I have been going to Eliza's for upwards of 16 years. I love them and their customer service. I highly recommend their shanghai chicken.

We have been there many times and every time we had Delicious food and great service! One of our favorites for Chinese in SF! read more

This Chinese eatery in PacHeights is somewhat neglected on Yelp - probably because it's located in a very residential area between Divis and Richmond. Nothing else there other than apartment buildings. Surprisingly packed at dinner time on a Friday night, Eliza's has an inviting yet a bit outdated interior - large colored glass walls, a small bar, and around 15 tables. Our party got seated quickly and glanced at the menu. The food seems to be tailored to the neighborhood - Chinese food for the Western taste, which is not necessarily a bad thing, if done right. The BROCCOLI BEEF w/ WHITE RICE ($12) was tasty and quite alright, the portion size however pretty small. I tried the HONEY WALNUT SHRIMP w/ WHITE RICE ($12) which was satisfying both in plate size and flavor. I'll go back there to try some more from their menu but so far it has been an okay experience. read more

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Let's get down to business... To consume... THE DUCK! I came to Eliza's for one thing and ONE thing only: The Peking Duck! My bff's family and fiance brought me here for dinner on a Friday night. Yes, we made reservations since it gets really crowded on the weekend. My party wasted no time once we sat down. We ordered two (yes, TWO!) Peking Ducks along with some dumplings and lo mein to accompany the quacksters. The food took a little long but everything came out piping hot and smelled delicious! Thanks to the Lazy Susan on the table, we were able to help ourselves and dig into the mass quantities of freshly made food before us repeatedly. Verdict? Absolute perfection- the duck meat was so juicy and tender while the skin was crispy. The dumplings were top notch and I slurped those lo mein noodles so hard I think the next block over heard me. Ahhhh!!! I want some more please. Wonderful meal and I know where to get my duck on next time I come out to SF. read more

ALRIGHT. THAT. IS. IT. I give Eliza's 4 stars for its food. I love their Hot and Sour Soup, I like their little crab cheesey rangoons. However, I INTENSELY dislike their service. Minus all 4 stars if I could. Really...I mean a little soup Nazi-ism is entertaining and something that my date or friend or roommate and I can laugh off as "quirky" but last night's ridiculous treatment has me done with the big E from now on. My friend and I walk in a little after 8pm and are excited because it smells delicious. Well, after having 2 waiters walk right up, look at us then leave then come back and look at us again and not say one word I thought to myself, do I have something on my face?? About 10 minutes later, this gentleman comes up to me and asks me if I ordered take out and I said no..nevermind the guy who was standing in front of me CLEARLY waiting for his take out. I directed eager beaver to waiting guy and said,' I think he was first". Well, the host decided to ignore me and says, " if you're not here to pick up what do you want?" Yikes. I said, "we would like a table for two please", and flash my winning *smile* ( I admit it..I use my charms to get what I want hehehehe) "Oh, we are not seating. You can order to go but sit down is closed" Now I just saved my review and checked the times for this place because I don't want to get all nasty if I was in the wrong, BUT...nope. It says 9:30pm on Sunday. So, seeing as I clearly was there before 9:30pm it would have been nice to have been seated to eat. Perhaps if they don't seat people after 8pm they should state that on their hours, because I did not see anything to that regard anywhere on the premises. Nevermind the fact that there were 5 or 6 tables with people eating. This was added to the previous insults in the last year or two where it would take us 30 mins to be seated when it was clearly not busy and the constant whisking away of the dishes after we had finished and the hovering at the table until the check was paid. It really ruins the experience and is a turn off to go to a place where you feel like you're not a customer, you're an inconvenience. Next time I'm going to Yum Yum as so many others have recommended. read more

NOT FAMILY FRIENDLY. Do not bring your kids here. They are rude to them and have no desire to have families with small children. We went at 5pm and the place was empty!! We have been eating here for 15 years and will no longer support them. They gave us tiny portions and added gratuity to the bill. Then they asked us not to come back until the kids were older. read more

This place is NOT as good as it use to be. Te food is bland and they give very small portions. I use to really like them. The family and I went last night and no one enjoyed the meal. We ordered 5 different items. The only the item we liked was the pigstickers. Szechuan eggplant w/prawns: had a nice flavor but the prawns were over cooked. Lemon chicken: small portion and soggy Hunan Salmon: mainly consisted of onions & bell peppers. Had to go on a scavenger hunt for the salmon and then it was dry. Triple mushroom w/snow peas: no flavor at all. Potstickers: tasty.. We will not be returning. We also got bad service. They never came back to check on us even though it wasn't busy.. read more

Love this place. First picked up dinner during the early pandemic and now pick up dinner there every 2 to 3 weeks. Food is excellent and the owners are good and friendly people who care about customer service. Some of our favorites are the vegetarian hot and sour soup, chicken chow fun and chicken chow Mein. read more

We often get takeout from Eliza's for family dinners that bring family together across the Golden Gate Bridge and in SF. Family is a common thread, as the restaurant was originally named for the owners' young daughter, who is now grown up. We love all the chicken dishes, and their sauces and seasonings are subtly exquisite. read more

After reading some of these earlier 1 or 2 star reviews, I really think people are too hard on this place. Here I come in it's defense...The food and service are consistently good, and I whole heartedly give this place a solid four stars. I left one star off only because it's not mind-blowingly 5 stars great. It's solid, though, and that means a lot in my book. I like the mushu wraps, the kung pa tofu and the salmon (a picture of it is on my profile pics). The interior is decorated with tasteful art and the place has a more yuppie/bougie feel to it than say a hole-in-the wall but that doesn't make it any less good. It may not have gritty hipster street cred and it may be a safe dining bet and yes it's Americanized (but most Chinese restaurants are... even ones in the in outer Richmond and esp. in Chinatown), but I recommend this place, nonetheless. Edited to add:: in my experience, the service is efficient and no nonsense, which I like, but I think some people may interpret this as plain rudeness..... read more

Eliza's - salmon - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California