Emerald Chinese Cuisine

I used to come here back in the day and it used to be really good and affordable. I was in a hurry so I didn't read any reviews. HUGE MISTAKE. I came on a Sunday at 1pm. First off only Chinese people were sat in the main room. My table was sat at the side room with only white people. Coincidence? And the waiter very rarely came to our side. Just like everyone stated, CASH ONLY, which is annoying but not the end of the world, although very inconvenient. I overheard a waiter tell the lady next to me they take credit card mon-fri only. About 10 mins after we circled our menu items we were finally able to flag down a waiter to pick up our order sheet. Good was taking a while, but I was patient. 22 mins later my original waiter came by and asked for our order. I told him i gave it to the other guy with the blue hair. The guy with the blue hair came back and asked us to do the order over and recircle the menu items because he lost it. WOW! is all i can say. Im sad i have to write this post, bc the food wasnt too slow or bad at all, but Def not worth the price when other places very close by have the same items and most are $2 cheaper. Summary: Cash only, extremely horrible service, "forgot" our order, over priced. Go else where!

First time at this restaurant but I want to give it a try. Upon walking in, I see the sign “ Cash Only” which I’m fine with it. I checked the menu and order some dim sum. I noticed that the price is significantly higher than other dim sum restaurants in San Diego. Each dim sum will cost $9-10 per item. A big bowl of porridge costs $18. In terms of the food itself, I think their dim sum tasted ok but rather salty. Lastly, I asked for a box and a container to take the left over home. I saw the bill, they charge 35 cents per take home container!! I’m not coming back to this place.

As the others have said. They add a 18% service charge along with a copy for you to sign that also asks for a tip. As a long time patron I will no longer be going to this establishment due to shady practices.

We had a guest in town so our party of 14 got the side room. It was perfect. The food is so good...loved the lobster and the Peking ... everything was fantastic.

Be careful of getting overcharged if you come in a large group

The food is absolutely delicious. The service needs a lot of help. Literally, this review should be a ‘help wanted’ sign. I go back for the food, but I know it’s going to be a game of trying to get someone’s attention to get a drink, then at least 3 tries to get the sauces that you want. You ask for sriracha, they bring 10 drops in a bowl. They drop it and run like they delivered an illicit substance. There’s no time to catch them to ask for more. If you put your hand up to try to wave someone down and your treated like a speed limit sign that everyone ignores. One way to ‘catch’ a server is to flip the lid on your teapot even if it’s not empty. They can’t resist it and come sooner than any other technique. Then take the opportunity to talk as fast as you can to ask for everything you want. At then of this experience, you will be full and tired. Not tired like after a thanksgiving dinner, but tired after playing a strategic game of ‘how to catch a server’. The prices for the veggies are a bit high. Do I recommend this place? Yes, but if you’ve read this far, you’ve been both warned and prepared for the experience. Enjoy!

Not a great food place. Expensive food, and charging trip for order over $100. Events is two persons. Parking: Very limited parking.

Everything is rated 5 star, except you can not come to this place anytime if want because lmost of the time, they only want you to cash. Not many people carry cash anymore.

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