Great Eastern Restaurant

Great Eastern Restaurant can be found at Jackson St 649. The following is offered: Fast Food. The entry is present with us since Sep 9, 2010 and was last updated on Nov 14, 2013. In San Francisco there are 113 other Fast Food. An overview can be found here.

When to Go: Great Eastern is open till 1am--nice for a bite after hitting a few bars in nearby North Beach.

Great Eastern is open till 1am--nice for a bite after hitting a few bars in nearby North Beach.

"Skip the chow mein and get the real goodies" at this Chinese choice "in the heart of Chinatown" – like "wonderful seafood" selected from "big tanks" full of "live sea creatures" and during the day, "superb" dim sum (order it from the "brisk" waiters, since there are "no carts"); yes, it's "crowded" (even "Obama stopped in" in 2012) and decor is "minimal", but prices are "very fair" considering...

As in most other Hong Kong-style restaurants, seafood is the draw here, and it couldn't be fresher-it comes straight from the restaurant's briny aquariums. The tanks are filled with crabs, abalone, prawns, oysters, scallops, frogs and various fin fish, which are priced by the pound. The live prawns are memorable-steamed with a generous dose of minced garlic. Among the non-seafood dishes, both...

In Short
Cut-glass chandeliers and dark wood mingle with plastic signs advertising the multitude of live seafood served here. Oversized menus include photos of the dozens of dishes...

The ornate Asian-style facade of Great Eastern Restaurant leads to a sleek dining room, accented in deep jade green, lacquered black and polished brass. Only the freshest seafood is served in this upscale eatery and the proof is in the fish tanks, where future entrees swim serenely. Perfect preparations for everything that swims include salt bake, sautee, clay pot roasting, stuffing, pan fry,...