Koi Palace

365 Gellert Blvd, Daly City
(650) 992-9000

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Came here for lunch recently (Feb 2026), and I was very impressed with the food and quality. Koi Palace is a pretty renown and famous Chinese restaurant, and I was impressed by the food selection and the ambience.

This Koi Palace has been around a long time, at least since the late 90's, and they have plenty of awards and publications to show for it. In terms of atmosphere, it feels more old school than the new/modern type of dimsum restuarants.

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🥟 I visited Koi Palace in San Francisco for dim sum, and the food was absolutely delicious. Every dish we ordered was fresh, flavorful, and well made, especially the dim sum, which really stood out.
🥟 The restaurant does not take reservations, so we arrived early to get a number and waited for a table. I noticed that smaller groups were seated much faster than larger groups.
🥟 After tasting the food, I completely understood why this place is always so...
I can't help but feel a little sad from our most recent experience here at the koi palace. It's customary for the place to be extremely busy, there's nothing wrong with that. It does seem like the atmosphere and the quality of the food has changed since going through the pandemic. I recall when we would order chrysanthemum tea and it would be loose leaf tea with big flowers steeping in the pot. Now it's just a simple tea bag. There used to be tons of waitstaff...

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