David's across the street was WAAAAYYY too crowded, so we decided to try Jade Harbor at 2PM on a Saturday night. Why is it so much less crowded? I think just because of the prices. The food seems similar, but about double the price? Then again, I'm not much of a connoisseur of Chinese food. I usually just order fried rice or fried noodles.We easily got a table at this time of night, which was nice. As a vegetarian, I just wanted vegetable fried rice, which wasn't on the menu. I asked the waiter about it and he looked very confused/ annoyed, but agreed to make it. The portions are huge and they taste decent, but then again, most things taste decent at that time of night, after a few hours of drinking.I have to give the waitstaff credit for their patience with the table of douche bags behind us. They got in a fight with each other halfway through their meal and one of them almost overturned the table, and made a big mess with falling dishes and food. He then ran to the door and screamed PEACE OUT BITCHESSSS to everyone in the restaurant, accidentally smashed his face on the door frame, and then walked out. The staff cleaned everything up, kept calm, and carried on.

Worst $50 ever spent.Everything was frozen, everything was under seasoned, but yet overly salty.The servers job was to take your order and to give it to you far from where you could reach it on the table. The busser job was to slam plates in a bus tub loudly, very loudly, in order to stack them more tightly.1 star for poor service.Negative 5 for horrible food.Places like this make me wish I was the type to just get up and walk out.

a ok place, cannot be too bad considering the other restaurants in Chinatown.

EDIT: I am shocked at the absolute change from my last dinner experience here. The food quality was surprisingly bad. We had a fried flounder, which was overcooked, and a brisket claypot, which had poor quality/tough beef. It also did not have any daikon. Lastly, our veggies had no flavor. The only thing good this evening was the salt-baked chicken, which was well-portioned and prepared. The dessert was a terrible green bean soup.The most unacceptable part was that we were asked by the waiter to give 15% after giving 10% for poor service and poor food. I have never been asked at a Chinese restaurant to give 15%, especially if it was a negative experience. He dared to phrase it as the restaurant requiring customers to pay 15%. Tip is never mandatory except for larger parties, but even so, I have never heard of waiters demanding tip at Chinese restaurants. This will be our last time.-Having gone to David's Mai Lai Wah a few nights before, Jade Harbor was a refreshing breath of fresh air in both service and food quality. I was surprised at the dishes we had, which were in many ways comparable to SF Chinese food, and that's absolutely saying something.We had the E dinner option, which included 4 dishes:1. Peking spareribs - wonderful glaze, sweet and tender. Decent portion size and overall sauce was distributed evenly.2. Soft shell crab- salt and pepper batter fried. Well-prepared and every piece was edible. Not over-seasoned, thankfully.3. Fried green beans - really great veggie dish with a bit of minced pork and some heat. Deep fried garlic on top really sealed the dish together and the beans maintained their texture. Solid.4. Satay beef vermicelli clay pot - Surprisingly delicious with just the right amount of heat. Could have used a bit more sauce, as the vermicelli absorbed a lot of the liquid and ended up dry. But overall, great flavor with the Satay.For only $48 with dessert (the most disappointing red bean soup with tapioca after 4 great dishes) and a soup, this is a great deal. Really a great competitor in Chinatown.

Right across the way from David's Mai Lai Wah, open at the same crazy hours, minus the crowd. I always come here when the line for David's is out the door, because seriously, screw that. Food lines are for commies, and this is Amurca!Are you going to ask me what's good? Well, because I'm about as authentic and Chinese as a fortune cookie, and about as Cambodian as... well... a Cambodian, I can tell you that all of their Chinese-American dishes are a nice combination of big, tasty, and cheap.This place is rock solid, with no frills, and gets the job done. And seriously, were you looking for haute-cuisine at 3 in the morning?

Typical Chinese restaurant so don't expect great service, but food was good. Would definitely go again.

My opinion of this place may be slightly skewed, so it does deserve a retry. The first and only time I came here was after driving here from Boston and getting in late, maybe 11 pm or midnight. Instead of heading home first we were starving and needed some legit sustenance. I think we got the most American options on the menu, pork fried rice and general tsao's (or something), but that coupled with tea and extreme exhaustion from 7 hours of oncoming headlights was like pure magic and joy. The food tasted extremely fresh and not overly oily or fatty or salty. I was pleasantly surprised.Complaints about the service seems strange to me, considering I remember pretty great servers and prompt food arrival. Maybe we're just adorable.

Foods ok, but terrible late night service, the waiters are extremely horrible.

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This place serves fantastic chinese food. On top of that, it's clean and service is great. I had the 7 course meal: seafood soup w/ fish mahal(sp.), jellyfish, walnut shrimp, sautee lobster, steam fish (big), salt n pepper calamari, ...?

Jade Harbor is a cozy spot in Chinatown, known for its live fish and lobster tanks and authentic specialties. Try the coveted shark's fin soup with shredded chicken or seafood at least once, for it is quite expensive. It has a faintly ...?