Gim Wah Restaurant — Restaurant in Seattle

My mother recently visited and I'm appalled at how she was treated by the hostess. If this restaurant has good food or decent owners, it was completely overshadowed by the incredibly rude hostess who spoke so many snarky comments to my mother that she ultimately told her "Nevermind, I'm going to just find somewhere else to eat dinner." The highlights were - [after Mom peered her head in the door since it was super quiet on a Saturday evening] "Are you open?" To which the reply was "The door is open, isn't it?" Then, Mom ordered a double gin and tonic in a tall glass. Reply was, "Are you serious? A double?? You know this is a Chinese restaurant, don't you?" If the owners read this - I would consider replacing your "welcome" committee as they are likely the reason your dining room is empty on a...

My partner and I recently moved to Magnolia so we wanted to try all the local places. Next on our list was Gim Wah. Terrible decision. We ordered take out, proceeded to wait at the restaurant for 10 minutes after our arrival, arrived home 5 minutes later and the food was lukewarm at best. Nothing was fresh. The only item I was able to eat was the fried rice but that was still extremely underwhelming. Both my partner and I felt terrible after eating and my partner ended up getting sick afterwards. If you are thinking about trying Gim Wah, don’t do...

An absolute MUST! This place is perfect for takeout or dine in at the bar which features an all-star cast of curmudgeony staff and jello-shots to boot!

The food is exactly the Chinese I am looking for but shockingly better. The sweet and sour chicken or moo shu are my jam.

You wont feel good from a health perspective about the decision to eat here … but your soul will give you a pass. After all you’re helping keep a neighborhood small business alive.

Added bonus … the bar has a juke box (unfortunately a new digital one) where you can...