(858) 565-6888
3709 Convoy St Ste 101
San Diego,
CA
92111
32.8114
-117.1532
Neighborhoods: Kearny Mesa, Eastern, Eastern San Diego
Price:
$$$
Last updated 1.09.10
Category:
Restaurants, Banquet Rooms, Catering
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Late Night Dining, Private Rooms, Business Dining, Family Style Dining, Group Dining, Notable Wine List
General Info:
Open 7 Days
Cuisine:
Smoking Permitted:
No
What People Are Saying About Emerald
Featured Review
Amanda Knoles
Contributor
In Short – Serving San Diego since 1992, this popular Chinese eatery got an update in 1992 that transformed it from stuffy to casually elegant. The place is jammed with dim sum lovers on weekends when a parade of waitresses walks by with carts full of barbecued pork buns, sesame shrimp balls and potstickers. Specialties include shark-fin soup with ham and vegetables, Peking duck, satay beef, Cantonese-style lobster and honey-walnut shrimp.
Editor's Tips
- Save Money:
- Stop in for the generous lunch specials or take advantage of the reduced prices on the late-night menu available after 9pm.
- When to Go:
- Sunday is the busiest day. Arrive before 11am for the best dim sum selection or visit on a less crowded weekday.
- The Extras:
- Elegant banquet areas are available, and catering may be arranged for special events. Call for more details.
| ambiance | 100.0% positive |
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| food quality | 0.0% positive |
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| menu variety | 0.0% positive |
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| overall | 100.0% positive |
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| service | 33.3299994468689% positive |
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| value | 0.0% positive |
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| wait time | 100.0% positive |
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Best Dim-Sum @ Emerald Chinese on Convoy St.
by GUSANITA21 at Citysearch
This restaurant is a joke!!!! Over price and low quality food...!!!Better PANDA EXPRESS....Oh well LIVE AND LEARN!!!
Best Food in Town
by andalucia at Citysearch
This is one of best restaurants in town in any restaurant category. The service could be better, however, the food could not get much better. Anyone that says anything different has no clue about food.
- Pros: Great Food
- Cons: Ambience could be better
Worst Food and Service
by qtbug68 at Citysearch
This was the worst food and service I have ever had. They bombard you with their trays they push around and they just start giving you food you didn't even ask for. We had to consitantly tell them no thank you, some of them even sounded offended when you rejected their food. The food had either no flavor or too much flavor. Then we ordered a couple of things off the menu that were uterlly disgusting. We always had to track somone down to get us water, silverwear, sugar, our bill etc.... and they were not friendly when they finally came over. They acted like we were putting them off. I would not say we are picky and even one of us works in a restuarant so we have patience but this place was just crazy!
Best Dim-Sum @ Emerald Chinese on Convoy St.
by 1ronson at Citysearch
Dim-Sum at Emerald Chinese is simply the best. We are new to San Diego and getting to know the best eat joints. Dim-Sum is our passion. I think our search has ended with discovering Emerald Chinese. We visited this joint on a Thursday about Noon. The service, ambiance were great. Variety of flavors exploded in our mouths as we tried seven different items. We have been warned that the weekends are very-very busy but are looking forward to retuning to this fine establishment and strongly recommend it.
- Pros: Flavorful food with great textures
- Cons: Non so far
Closest Good DimSum to Temecula!
by chrishazzoo at Citysearch
We go on Sundays at 11am, any earlier and you will have to wait for some of the good stuff on the carts. If you don't see what you want on the carts, tell the waiter what you want. You will get it! The place starts getting crowded after noon, we NEVER have a wait at 11am. There is also a terrific duck and turtle pond in the back. Gorgeous! I look forward to a walk around the pond after stuffing myself with dim sum.
- Pros: Fast service, great pond in the back.
- Cons: There is a brief window to avoid the huge Sunday crowd, and to get full carts.
The Details on Emerald
Place Categories:
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- good dimsum
- terrific turtle
- terrific duck
- bad price isnt
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