China Max Restaurant

Business Hours:: Mon-Fri:10:00AM-11:00PM
Sat-Sun:09:00AM-11:00PM

Restaurant Location: Major city

Number of Employees: 21+

Number of Seats: 200+

Average Price: $15 +

Restaurant Type: Full service

Cuisine: American-Chinese; Hong Kong dim sum

Drinks: Beverage; Wine; Beer; Tea

Offers: Dine-in; Private Room; Takeout; Party Order

Parking: Public Parking Lot

Awards and Honors

Top100 Overall Excellence (2008)

Top100 Signature Dish (2008)

Vote and Comments

food:

AVG:(5.0)

services:

AVG:(5.0)

sanitation:

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Number of voting: 1 people have voted

	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: China Max Restaurant is for seafood lovers, offering live seafood fresh from the tank. The restaurant blends western and Hong Kong flavors with traditional Cantonese cuisine ...?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: Used to be our favorite Chinese restaurant - but in the last few weeks -(1) Prices went up 30%-50%(2) Portion size went down 25%-40%(3) Food quality deteriorated dramatically Won't be seeing us anytime soon ! ...?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: Local Asians flock here for authentic Hong Kong cooking, including seafood in live tanks (black cod, Dungeness crab, abalone), dim sum daily, superb Peking Duck. Even homey dishes (eg, wonton soup, crabmeat cakes) sing with flavor. ...?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: If you're looking for authentic Cantonese food, China Max is the place to go. Located in Kearny Mesa, this restaurant serves up traditional dishes and delicious dim sum. Order anything off the menu - it's all good! Sample a staple ...?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: I've only experience lunch & Dim Sum. I eat there about one a month. Very good choices and reminds me of similar restaurants in LA's Chinatown or Alhamabra, where there's a Asian restaurant on every street corner. Its the best Dim Sum I ...?
	Reviewed by : Maren Dougherty On: In Short Located in Plaza del Sol, a small shopping center on Convoy Street, the Chinese eatery is filled with locals at lunchtime. With a plain location and an even more simple dining room, you know it's about the food. There's shark ...?
	Reviewed by : Elizabeth C. On: 2005-03-11 This restaurant is a great find not only for those that enjoy chinese cuisine but for anyone that enjoys good cooking. For those that long for Cantonese cooking, this is the place to go to. The servers are very polite and attentive. ...?
	Reviewed by : jessica s. On: 2005-04-10 first off, the name should definitely put you off. this place is weird. sure it's "authentic", but please. if you have to eat in a restaurant that's got 4 main glass walls so the street can watch you eat, i don't know what to tell you ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2005-04-19 Wonton Soup was Shui Mai dumpling instead of wonton. I got the feeling they were left over from the Dim sum previously served at lunch, since it had a sort of fish smell. We didn't touch it. Food was brought out one item at a time. ...?
	Reviewed by : Jessica W. On: 2005-04-20 The good is pretty good, it's just like any other dim-sum place you can go to. The atmosphere is nice. They bring out the food from the kitchen really fast. ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2005-05-06 This is one of the few "small" authentic Hong Kong style restaurant in San Diego. You most likely not going to get the same style of food and services as PF Chang, the extremely opposite of China Max. Serving dishes one at a time is one ...?
	Reviewed by : Andy H. On: 2005-08-07 A new kid on the block that just opened less than a year ago. The enviornment is pretty elegant, and compares favorably to Jasmine and emerald.The food is good and authentic, although a bit on the high end of things. ...?
	Reviewed by : Jeffrey K. On: 2005-08-16 Very good food, but the cost is higher than you'd expect from a Chinese restaurant. They have a large variety of dishes and the atmosphere is classy. Service is very good and there is a good value for money. Their seafood dishes are very ...?
	Reviewed by : y c. On: 2005-09-07 I'vet only been here once and it was a small family party. It was pretty much seafood and the food was very good. The only downside was that I guess it was a busy time so they cleaned out our food and it took a little while for them to ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2006-01-10 Used to go to Jasmine or Emerald. Now I just go to ChinaMax for a good hearty meal. I would recommend - crab cake, deep fried oysters, lamb chop (medium rare) and scallops with black bean sauce. Oh, yes, the Peking duck is excellent. ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2006-03-26 I belong to a food club consisting of about 25 members. Last night, we went all out trying a wide assortment of dishes. The food was just "ok" (par for the course with China Max). As we were about to pay our huge bill we began running ...?
	Reviewed by : tifflui On: 2007-06-01 dim sum and also for the occasional birthday dinners. Service is on par with other Chinese restaurants, but they have the best dim sum in all of San Diego right now. If you don't mind paying the higher prices here, you'll find some of the best Cantonese cooking, whether it be dim sum, ...?
	Reviewed by : CHRISTOPHERNYCA On: 2007-06-25 Cantonese)Chinese food. Not your run of the mill "Americanized" Chinese dishes. They serve dim sum (made to order - not on carts), snd very fresh seafood dishes. Be adventurous, try something different. Most seafood from on premise tanks. ...?
	Reviewed by : curryrice On: 2008-03-31 pictures to make it easy to order, and the good part is that everything is made upon ordering. Traditional dim sum places have those food carts that they push around, and if you snooze you lose. However, since this place actually prepares the order, you wont get stuck ...?
	Reviewed by : danielh On: 2008-04-30 I had not been here for about six months, and wanted to have some dim sum again. Funny how the food quality was good, but how the service had slipped. Not sure if it was the heat, or just that the servers are now all over the dining space. ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2008-06-20 Been there often - used to be our favorite Chinese restaurant. However, in the last 30 days (May 2008) -(1) Prices went up 30%-50%(2) Portion size went down 25%(3) Quality of food went down dramaticallyWon't see us again !!! ...?
	Reviewed by : Becky B. On: 2008-09-22 I frequent China Max when I am in San Diego on business. Their dim sum is fantastic and always a treat! I highly recommend their food, service is good, and the overall value is excellent. ...?
	Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2008-12-27 I heard about this place from my friends, also seen their ads on an Asian TV network. I expected the food should be somewhat better than what I can have in AZ. The good: located in good area and not far from downtown, easy access to ...?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: 2009-09-23 China Max makes my favorite dim sum (although Jasmine is close). I especially like the shrimp and chive dumplings, barbecue pork dumplings, and the custard desserts. You order the dim sum off a menu, which is a little different from grabbing things off the usual dim sum carts. I like it; the menus make it easy to introduce newbies to dim sum.?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: 2008-12-26 I went to this restaurant for the first time with a group. Nearly all of us were disappointed with the food, and the service was down right surley. I ordered the mixed vegetables for an entree which consisted of one piece of broccoli, a few carrots and the rest was boc choy. I really expected more variety, and my portion was about a third of the other entrees. The beef strips in my friend's entree were inedible. I have nothing good to say about this place.?
	Reviewed by : Anonymous On: 2009-05-12 I paid $16.50 for chewy pepper steak. Veggies were stew chopped, old. My wife ordered Mabo Tofu, it tasted like soap. We tried to send the food back, the waiter did not understand us, so we ate the food. All in all, a $50 tab for food that was below take-out quality. Don't do it.?

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Reviewed by : Elizabeth C. On: 2005-03-11

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Reviewed by : A TripAdvisor Member On: 2005-04-19

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Reviewed by : tifflui On: 2007-06-01

Reviewed by : CHRISTOPHERNYCA On: 2007-06-25

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Reviewed by : Anonymous On: 2009-05-12