After seeing all the 5 star reviews, our expectations were very high. Being a new restaurant, we did expect the service to be slow, but were disappointed when our dry fried beef ho fun came looking extremely "shiny" and VERY greasy. Flavor was good but was so oily. Also ordered the pan fried dumplings which came deep fried (even though the picture showed actual pan fried). The filling was tasty and would have been much more enjoyable without the tough deep fried wrapper: Sadly, we couldn't even "melt" the bread with our tea since it came lukewarm. Couldn't get the waitress's attention to ask for hot tea. She checked in with us when we were done eating so we asked for hot tea. Dropped off a new pot and it was the same lukewarm (almost room temperature) tea so maybe that's how they serve it. Hopefully these are just growing pains and will see future improvement. read more

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One of the best authentic Chinese resteraunts! Let me start by saying wow, Cat is amazing! The food is fresh, flavorful and delicious. The service was beyond great, even with it being one person taking the orders .. she's busy but knows how to get to everyone. You can tell she loves her job and making people happy. Beyond just the service and food , the ambiance makes you feel at home with a homely vibe. The prices are also very affordable and the portions are huge. Definitely recommend this resteraunt if you're looking for authentic Chinese food . read more

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Great experience from start to finish. Friendly phone and in person service. Food was delicious, everyone loved it, prepared in a very reasonable time for the amount we ordered and all at a great price for the amount and quality of food. 100% recommend if you're in the mood for Chinese food. Loved the pink decor as well read more

Went back to try the Beef Ho Fun again and it was excellent, with all the perfection of a high quality restaurant. Will be eating here on a regular basis now. read more

I went there with my friend for an early quick dinner. To our surprise, all the dishes was delicious with good portion. It's very good price/quality/portion ratio. The place is new and clean. The lady server (Cat) was very friendly and attentive. Definitely will go back to try out more dishes !! read more

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The salt and pepper pork chops and the sweet and sour grouper were delicious. Big portions! read more

The salt and pepper grouper is AMAZING and very reasonably priced. The waitress (owner?) who took our order was very nice and even made us a great dish off of the menu at our request. Will be back and hope this place is successful! Very happy to have it nearby. read more

I don't typically write reviews but I feel the need to given this restaurant is so close by and I'd like them to stick around given how good their food is. Kung Pao Chicken - This is a pretty Americanized dish that I rarely order since a lot of restaurants don't do it very well i.e. small bits of chicken, bad ratio of complimentary veggies, not the right spice/flavor. Lion Kitchen nailed this dish and is my favorite dish here (especially for an easy solo lunch) Salt and pepper shrimp - Big ol' nicely fried shrimp with a good salt and pepper flavor. Good enough to just eat it with the shell Typhoon style fried fish - Also great flavor with the onions, peppers, and black beans. We got this to go so we lost some of the crispiness but the fish to batter ratio was perfect so I didn't mind the slight sogginess Walnut shrimp - Pretty run of the mill dish. Nice plump shrimp, not over-mayoed, and nicely roasted candies walnuts Scallop egg white fried rice - Another Chinese classic that they did well. Plenty of scallop and egg white to make this a great fried rice. My only wish was a hint more "wok hay" flavor would take this over the top All in all, this is an excellent addition to the neighborhood. With reasonable prices and great tasting food, I hope people give this place a try. P.S. I've ordered only to-go so I can't comment on service. I can only imagine how good this food would be fresh from the kitchen. read more

The food is decent especially good value off the $10.99 special menu. No real standout dishes just overall typical Chinese dishes The two servers were very helpful but still learning as many items need to be requested (tea, rice, napkins, water...) The one big thing is the timing of kitchen. Some of the dishes were served timely but a few others not until 30 - 45 mins later. We were there twice and hoping they will iron out issues as great to had a good to place with reasonable prices. read more

Dishes were good. We ordered the string beans, the tomato beef Hong Kong style chow mein, and spicy fish. Sorry, didn't get a snapshot of the tasty string beans. We ordered a small bowl of steamed rice not in photo. read more

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We ordered 5 dishes: Beef chow fun with gravy(wet)-delicious noodles with smoky "wok hay", tender beef, shitake mushrooms, and bok choy. Chicken, stir fried with rice noodles-tasty dish with smoky flavored noodles and white chicken meat. Special now for $9.99 Salt and pepper pork chop with rice. Special now for $10.99. Delicious, crispy pork chop with good seasoning, and not overly salty. Salt and pepper grouper with rice. Special price of $10.99. Tender pieces of fried fish that were lightly seasoned in crispy batter. Salt and pepper chicken wings-8 fried chicken wings with salt/pepper seasoning. We really enjoyed our dinner tonight. There were only 2 tables with customers, as most people don't know this place exists. They now take credit card payments, thank goodness. We would have ordered more food if we knew sooner that they accepted credit card payments now. We know better for our next visit. Anxious to try more of their menu items. It's great that they currently have so many $10.99 meals, as a grand opening special, so try them now for a great price. It's always good to support new neighborhood businesses. read more

Great neighborhood spot! We've been walking by waiting for months for Lion Kitchen to open, and they did not disappoint. The food is delicious and the interior is bright and tidy. We've gone twice this week and intend on making Lion Kitchen our regular dinner spot. read more

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Went during Lunar New Year weekend and couldn't have been more happy with our choice. Party of 8 , no problem. Lunch served family style and plentiful for all. Prices were very reasonable and the staff couldn't have been more friendly. Highly recommended if you're looking for a bite in the Sunset District. We ll be back ! read more

Cheap prices and great food. Portions were good and everything was cooked great. Will be coming back again.

Very friendly host and food is great! Prices are fair and environment is clean. Chicken stir fry with vegetables and salt and pepper fish are our favorites on the menu. read more

Great food! Every dish was outstanding: Soup was filled with great stuff and flavorful without saltiness. Strings beans was so well done, crispy and just perfect. Dumplings large and filling Fried fish and fried calamari outstanding and not oily. The clay pot beef was so good, Eggplant was also good and also non oily. Ample portions with lots leftover with 5 boxes. read more

Clean atmosphere and very delicious food! I've never been to a food establishment where I could feel the excitement & appreciation for my business until today. You could see the excitement when customers would walk through the door. The serving sizes were great and plenty leftover! I ordered the wontons, fried rice noodles, kung pow chicken and tangerine peel beef. The beef was coated in the best crunchy coating! No pictures this time but I'll be back to update this review with images. I am grateful to the business owners choosing to bring their wonderful restaurant to the Sunset. read more

Food is exceptionally good. Service is great and the prices are quite reasonable for the portion sizes. Ordered the sweet & sour pork, shrimp fried rice, salt & pepper wings, beef Ho fun, string beans, eggplant, chicken , & shrimp Clay pot and pork & chive dumplings. Will be back. read more

Lion Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Ordered tomato beef hong Kong style noodles. Very hard to find an excellent version as I remembered it as a young adult. 10-20 years ago. Their version was pretty close. read more

The food was fresh, the portions were generous, and the staff was welcoming. We had a great dinner. My kids especially enjoyed the wonton soup. We live in the neighborhood and are so happy to see this place finally open! read more

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Fantastic addition to the neighborhood! They have a great lunch special -- generous portions and tasty food all at an affordable price. Great place for takeout and even dining in! read more

Food was so good and they made me feel like family it was like i was eating at home will come again read more

Lion Kitchen - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

Excellent Cantonese dishes. I go there for the takeout dishes. You can conveniently order from an iPhone app and pickup in 10 minutes.

Our party of 3 arrived on a Sunday afternoon after the normal lunch rush. Our friendly waitress was prompt in seating us in these relatively uncomfortable wooden chairs. The place is clean and was formerly a haven for making dim sum and supplying it to other restaurants. We ordered the Wor won ton soup, mushroom and tofu stir fry, green means and beef chow fun. Apparently they ran out of won tons and substituted dumplings instead. It gave it a different flavor. The soup was rather bland and the worse of the 4 dishes. We couldn't finish it all and took the rest home. What I don't like is the surcharge for using a credit card. It was no where on the menu and I find it a bit sneaky. Its within walking distance so we'll probably come back. read more

I went here with my family for dinner and the food was incredible! Portions were big and the food was piping hot! The lady who was our waitress, was so nice and friendly. I loved the vibes of the restaurant, it was pink, purple, and white. Such a cute Chinese restaurant. Me and my family will definitely be coming back! I loved the free tea and water. I'm very picky with those two things at restaurants and can say both are amazing! Our order: Salt and pepper pork - 5/5 delicious and very tender Salt and pepper fish filet - 5/5 super fresh, crunchy, and tasty Chicken and broccoli - 5/5 had tons of flavor and veggies were phenomenal read more

I'm really not an easy foodie to satisfy. One of my tests that most restaurants fail is they overcook deep fried breaded fish. This restaurant served salt and pepper grouper that was absolutely perfect. A little spicy, a little salty, crispy and absolutely not the slightest bit over or under cooked. Perfect. The dry fried long beans is another dish that is often overcooked. They also can be under-flavored. These were perfectly cooked and wonderfully flavorful, with just the right amount of heat. The beef chow fun was the other dish I ordered and it was excellent. The staff are super friendly and this new business is beginning to attract a crowd. With good reason. read more

Home-y vibe when you walk in. The auntie who greeted us was full of positive energy. The food was good especially their Signature House Noodles. Honestly auntie is the main reason why we'd come back, she was amazing! read more

It is a small take out kind of restaurant and the food we have that day was so salty, the service was ok but I would never go back there.

Wow what a find! If I lived in the neighborhood I would want to keep this a secret but I don't and I want them to succeed so here goes. The food was amazing! Shrimp with green beans was delicious and the wonton soup was amazing as well. I will be back and hope I won't have to wait too long to get a table! read more

Typhoon shrimps are excellent fresh and tasty. Curry chicken is so good reminds me of curry fishball in hong kong. Stir fry chicken with rice noodle is low salt, not oily, just the way my mom would cook it. Definitely will come back for more yummy meals :) read more

Nice relaxing music. Foods are delicious! Good amount of servings and our server is nice and funny. Lots of to go orders.

I'm so happy I just found this new place close to our house. I've already tried a few of their classic Chinese dishes, and they're all excellent. This will be a regular spot for us going forward. And the owner Cat is a sweetheart. read more

We came here to try their $10.99 specials. I had the salt and pepper shrimp and my husband had the salt and pepper spareribs. Both were very good but the shrimp stood out. Big portions and delicious. We were the only ones dining in. There were so many to go orders that kept them busy. We will be back to try other dishes. read more

Lion Kitchen - Menu - Chinese Near Me - San Francisco, California

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What can i say, so so good. Good quality meat, hot out of kitchen, very good price, and excellent service. Definitely a must try!! read more

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Food was very flavorful. Price very reasonable. Overall great value. Place was not too crowded when we were there but there were many to go orders. There were two ladies working with one specially taking all orders and handling transactions. Likely the lady boss. Not much of a decor. Just a regular restaurant. We will be returning very soon! read more

A new Cantonese restaurant. Parking only around the typical Sunset neighborhood. It used to be a small dumpling factory store that closed down for a long and extended renovation. I've been walking past the restaurant since it opened a few months ago. Initially it was deserted with no customers, however, seeing that it was garnering customers, I gave it a try. Impressive! The price is good too. We tried 3 of the special dishes for $11.99 each and were surprisingly good. Dishes not salty and in good flavor, not greasy, and decent portions. Try them out before the crowds get larger and they start raising the menu prices. read more

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Delicious basic Chinese dishes in generous portions and at reasonable prices. Friendly staff, clean tables, and not oily floor. Not noisy when we were there. Good health inspection record. Highly recommend it!! read more

Definitely come try to spot out. Great Chinese spot with yummy cheap dishes. We got the salt and pepper pork chops, dry beef ho fun, and dumplings. All were very good! Service is great from this family owned spot. Come check them out! read more

Delicious food! Friendly services. Clean and spacious dinning area. Great new addition to the neighborhood!

We love their food, very Hong Kong, reasonable prices, affordable and delicious . The experience can be a lot more enjoyable if the servers are more friendly. read more