Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant

When I was little I was a popsicle fan. I remember staying with my aunt who had a cool Victorian house a couple blocks from the Golden Gate Park. One day she asked what I wanted for dessert and I asked for a popsicle. She said ice cream was better and gave me some. She was right. Thus began my lifelong quest to find the best ice cream.

On this latest trip to San Francisco we met my aunt and her son for lunch at the Imperial Garden Seafood Restaurant.

Place is nice, big, and the staff attentive. We ordered lots of dishes to share.

Har gow had a tasty mix of flavors from the rice wrapper, shrimp, and bamboo shoots.

Sui mei had a good amount of shrimp roe as well as a delicious mix of shrimp and pork.

Char siu boa had a mild flavored pastry shell and tender char siu in the center. Delicious mix of sweetness and 5 spice powder flavored char siu.

Beef pan fried noodles were almost too lovely to eat. I’d never seen this preparation before. There was an outer shell made of rice noodles which were pan fried while inside were more rice noodles cooked chow mein style. The outer shell noodles were too crunchy to eat. Needed some brown sauce to soften them up a bit and add some flavor. Beef was tender and had a delicious flavor.

Everyone enjoyed the food here and we will return. We walked my aunt to where she is currently living in the Portola neighborhood and said our goodbyes till next time.