GOLDEN ISLAND, Dimsum & Asian Cuisine

"This Mira Mesa restaurant specializes in Chinese banquet specialties, seafood, and dim sum. Drop in on a Friday night for live music performances with genres spanning blues, funk, swing, and pop. Its all-day dim sum includes all the greatest hits, like pork siu mai and shrimp har gow dumplings; expect lines for weekend dim sum but they take reservations for parties of eight or more." - Helen I. Hwang, Candice Woo

"This restaurant has undergone a revival with Chinese banquet specialties, all-day delectable dim sum, and regular jazz performances. Clearly, this cheery venue has found a formula that works. Expect lines for weekend dim sum but they take reservations." - Helen I. Hwang

"Inside the standalone restaurant is a cheery, bustling atmosphere with a stage and dance floor as main features. The restaurant can accommodate up to 350 people with a Chinese banquet-style menu including whole steamed fish and fried rice." - Helen I. Hwang

"Inside the standalone restaurant is a cheery, bustling atmosphere with a stage and dance floor as main features. The restaurant can accommodate up to 350 people with a Chinese banquet-style menu including whole steamed fish and fried rice." - Helen I. Hwang

"Now that gatherings have resumed to a degree, the space is undergoing a remodel by the owners of Golden Island, Mira Mesa’s large-scale Chinese restaurant." - Candice Woo