It serves Cantonese and Teochew cuisine which, to this amateur diner felt like regular but fancy Chinese food.
The luxury goods company LVMH - Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy - has spent $14m creating a large restaurant in the Embarcadero 4 building, with views of the Ferry Building and Bay Bridge.
Quite where all that money went is mostly beyond me, as there was no wow factor when we entered, and once we were eating we realized there was no atmosphere, no warmth, nothing that rocked our Teochew socks.
It was big, I'll give 'em that. But it wasn't buzzing. It seemed full of families and kids sat around large tables, making the usual noises that families and kids do. The much-reported clunky service from poorly-trained staff wasn't that apparent. Our main waiter was still reading from his list of specialties, although the rest of the staff that served each of our courses did their job as one would expect.
Our food - Peking Duck pancakes, peppered beef cubes, French bean and chicken, spring pea shoots, and rice - came out in an odd sequence, but all tasted very good.
All in all, it did not live up to LVMH's hype, and rival Hakkasan still delivers the best and most luxurious Chinese night out in San Francisco.
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