The 20 Best Restaurants In Berkeley - San Francisco - The Infatuation

"Great China is the best spot for an upscale group dinner, especially if you’re out on the company card, or are a Cal student on a mission to prove you’re not a total degenerate when your parents come to town. The Northern Chinese restaurant, which could pass for an industrial fine art gallery, serves non-stop hits in mountainous portions. Have the whole Peking duck on your table. The crisp skin is fanned out like a sun over a mound of roast meat, and the side pancakes are delicate enough to see through. Fish dumplings, sticky spare ribs, and platters of slippery double skin should also fill your lazy susan, along with a bottle or two (you’re here to impress after all) from their 26-page wine list." - julia chen 1, lani conway