Imperial Mandarin - S San Diego

We came in about a half hour before closing. We were going to do takeout but decided to stay. No flare place as far as ambiance. They saved all the flare for the food, because it was absolutely delicious!!! Extremely fresh, super large portions, well priced, even the egg drop soup was delicious. Our server may have been one of the owners. Super sweet and accommodating. We ordered a sweet n sour tofu that was not on the menu, no problem. I asked for an extra side of garlic because I'm a garlic freak, no problem! I will definitely be returning! I want to try allll the things

Cantonese Chinese restaurant so good! Dim sum ALL the time! Hot tea and fabulous dishes like lobster, and egg foo young. The beef chow fun is exactly what I grew up with in NYC. Again great food!

The service here is so rude to non-Chinese people. The two ladies serving everyone were so rude to multiple families the night we visited, while being so nice to the Chinese families. The food was good, but not worth it. It is mostly clean inside, but their smoking spot is right next to the kitchen door which was open so the smoke goes into the restaurant, so it smells like cigarettes. The parking here is an abomination.

Went there with my family and my in-laws that are Chinese and it was a great experience. We sat in that exact corner table that are in most of the photos shown. It was easy to entertain my kids there and keep them in that corner so that they did not bother any other tables. My kids are very young. The food came out quickly and it was delicious. I can't say I know what we ordered since my in-laws ordered everything in their own language. (I am not Chinese). We went there for dim sum. The restaurant is huge and there is plenty of seating and there's a pretty decent amount of parking in the parking lot, but by the time we left the parking lot was full. One thing that stood out to me at this particular restaurant was that we had to fill our own teapots with more hot water if we wanted it. I've never seen that at any other Chinese restaurant that served a dim sum. I still enjoyed it and would not mind going back there again.

You don't get the true dim sum feel here. The server was kinda rude. Spilled water and didn't bother to apologize or anything. Food was ok, not the best. Definitely wouldn't come back to this place.