Gin Mon Chinese Restaurant — Restaurant in Belmont

The food was average but was given to me within 15 mins of placing my order. I initially ordered take out but changed my mind after a few minutes. I expressed this to the woman who took my order who in turn spoke with the server. The server replied in mandarin to the woman, visibly upset. ; The woman then turned to me and explained to me that the food was already packed to go. A couple minutes later the food was brought out by the server. She didn’t leave and when I tried opening the bag to eat my food there she looked at me and told me that in order to eat there I needed a plate. She made no intention to bring out a plate for me nor welcomed me stay and eat, instead she demanded that I leave because my food was packaged to go. Okay food but bad service on the women’s behalf. Overall 2.5 stars for average tasting $15 lunch special with...

Amazing cutting skills were demonstrated and exhibited here tonight. Ordered deep fried squid. What we got was the extra fat deep fried batter. The squid was cut as thin as (actually thinner than) bamboo chopsticks, just like angel hair spaghetti. Enjoyed batter. Really good batter. Excellent batter. $14 batter. The string squid was used just to hold deep fried batter together. Nobody ever thought of this unique cooking technique. New invention in the Chinese culinary world. I highly recommend this restaurant BOTH to the culinary cutting skill lovers AND to the deep fried batter lovers. What a hidden gem in the Bay Area. I'm speechless. I will definitely...

I have been here numerous times. The food and service are always top notch. My go-to orders are crab meat cheese puffs, pot stickers, and Diet Coke. The crunch on the cheese puffs is always satisfying, and the cheese and imitation crab inside taste wonderful. The pot stickers are tasty and light. The Diet Coke is never empty because the servers are quick to refill the glass. I drink about 3-4 glasses each meal.

I have tried a few other things on the menu as well, and they all taste good. My family enjoy the bbq pork fried rice and shrimp with...