Jai Yun

3.8 (59)

$50 and over

Chinese

606 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

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About this restaurant

Innovative
Good for special occasions
Good for groups

Jai Yun restaurant is operating as a pop-up and currently accepting reservations.
24 hour advance reservation required.

We are temporarily located at New Sun Hong Kong Restaurant @ 606 Broadway, San Francisco 94133. This at the edge of Chinatown and North Beach. It is only a few blocks away from the original Clay St location.

Jai Yun serves a variety of Chinese inspired dishes. Its specialties include fried beef, short ribs, slow braised duck and foo young. Each dish is prepared home style and comes as a full course dinner with appetizers to sample and a dessert to complete the meal. Chopsticks are the preferred utensil at Jai Yun thus enhancing the international dining experience. Pair and finish your meal with a glass of wine from its extensive wine selection.

Jai Yun offers a traditional, casual and simplistic décor with red tablecloths. It is open during dinner hours daily. Currently not open for lunch until further date.

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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Chinese, Shanghainese, Cantonese
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 6:30 pm–11:00 pm
Website
http://www.jai-yun.com/
Payment options
Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Nei
Private party facilities
Private Room Available

Location
606 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Cross street
Columbus Avenue & Grant Avenue
Parking details
Free street parking after 6:00pm on Broadway, Columbus Ave, and Grant Ave.<br />Free street parking after 6:00pm Saturdays. Sundays all free street parking in the neighborhood. <br />Garage parking nearby: Portsmouth Square Garage. (5min walking distance)
Public transit
Muni 1, 8x at Kearny St & Clay St Stop
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

Foo Yung Abalone
Pickled Greens And Bean
Shrimp Delight
Celery With Five Spices Dry Tofu
Fried Sliced Beef
Mushroom Skewer Basil
Green Bean Lasagna With Chinese Ham
Crispy Eggplant With Scallions
Braised Pork Leg
Vegetables With Golden Mushroom
Hubei Winter Melon
Chef's Special Duck
whole
Poussin With Taro Balls
Lobster In Special Sauce
Fish Braised In Bean Sauce
Squirrel/frog Fish

Desserts

Fried Banana With Syrup Coating

Dinner Restriction

Minimum Expenses. For Prix-Fix Menu Higher Than $168/Per, Please Notify Us At Least 24 Hours In Advance

1-2 Persons$98.00
3-4 Persons$80.00
5-10 Persons$65.00

Reviews

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Reviews from people who have dined at Jai Yun.

3.8

(59)

4.2Food
3.8Service
2.6Ambience
0.5Value

Noise • Moderate

59 Reviews

OT
OpenTable Diner
Las Vegas1 review
3.0
Dined on April 8, 2018
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Not as good as I expected
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LaurelW
San Francisco10 reviews
5.0
Dined on March 3, 2018
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Extraordinary food, beautifully presented, in a somewhat spartan setting. Jai Yun is a restaurant within a restaurant, located in the lower level of a nondescript eatery on the edge of Chinatown. But the unlikelihood of the locale is part of the adventure. An English-speaking host is on hand to put non-Mandarin speakers at ease. The experience is not inexpensive, but we thought it was worth every penny. Food is served banquet style so best to go with another couple or in a group. Jai Yun is not a conventional restaurant -- in many ways, it's really more like eating in the private home.
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kitana76
San Francisco6 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 23, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Our second time here and we had a blast. We brought our parents this time so we could share this amazing experience. Amazing food by a very talented chef. Both the chef and Eugene were super friendly, communicative and wonderful to interact with. Check out the reviews online and try this place for yourself. I cannot more strongly recommend this dining 'experience'!
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EVDW Gold
New York City42 reviews
5.0
Dined on August 13, 2017
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
Deliciously traditional Chinese food thoughtfully concocted by a chef who is a lover of poetry. And the poetry is evident in every dish.
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SLDC Gold
Washington DC48 reviews
5.0
Dined on December 14, 2016
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 3
Just sit back and let the exquisite dishes come. You don't order; it's up to the chef what he will offer. All dishes are delicate and delicious. Come hungry!
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traveller
New York City24 reviews
4.0
Dined on May 17, 2016
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
This was our fourth experience with this chef over the past decade or so, our third in this location. The chef's experience comes from cooking for large banquets in China for wealthy businessmen and politicians. This is not Chinese food you are likely to experience anywhere else unless you travel to China and know people. It's certainly more interesting than anything I've been able to find in Hong Kong over a few visits. There is no menu and often the server speaks very little English. You point to one of 3 prices on the card placed in front of you. We have always been satisfied with the middle price ($128 per person for couples, it goes down for larger groups). Pricey and in a very ordinary room with plastic flowers. So clean it feels a bit sterile but this is a vast improvement over his original location. The meal begins with 16 appetizers on small dishes - various pickled vegetables and thinly sliced meats, some intensely spicy. There is terrific variety in the flavors. His signature dish is bland but delicious: "velvet abalone" which consists of very thin ribbons of abalone mixed with cooked egg. Small plates of perfectly cooked shrimp and beef will also appear in course after course. The past few visits we've had him stop after about 2 hours of continuous nibbling when we couldn't eat any more. It's really a place for foodies who are relatively insensitive to price and setting.
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Snydro
Dallas2 reviews
1.0
Dined on April 28, 2016
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 1
Not worth the money! Would never recommend.
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Anne
San Francisco17 reviews
3.0
Dined on January 8, 2016
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 2
Jai Nun offers a price fix menu of many, many courses of delicious Chinese food. But having encouraged guests to be on time (because the Chef is preparing the fresh food), it was 45 minutes before we were served. There were few wine choices and I wonder if beer might have been a less expensive choice. The waitress was very attentive, but had little English. All in all, I think this restaurant is worth visiting once, but is overpriced.
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SLDC Gold
Washington DC48 reviews
4.0
Dined on June 13, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
You're at the mercy of this fine chef, since there is no menu. One of the most interesting meals I have ever had. It starts with ten little bites and then there are at least 10 more courses to go, but you don't feel stuffed when you leave. They demand a reservation.
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Sysdude Gold
San Francisco13 reviews
4.0
Dined on February 14, 2015
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Making a reservation for Jai Yun was easy on OpenTable, but if you need to contact the restaurant with question and make changes was a bit hard if you don't speak Mandarin Chinese. The chef speaks very little english, but tries very hard to communicate and accommendate. We had a group of 11 people and everyone had a great time. I loved the 8 - 10 small cold dishes as starters. It is fresh, unique and delicious. I lost count on how many hot items we received, but I like the concept that it started small and get larger as the dishes progresses. IMHO, everything was expertly prepared and flavor was well balanced. A good advice someone gave me is to let the chef know what price you are paying when making a reservation(if it is not just the minimum), it will help him plan your meal better.
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Additional information

Dining style
Fine Dining
Price
$50 and over
Cuisines
Chinese, Shanghainese, Cantonese
Hours of operation
Dinner Daily 6:30 pm–11:00 pm
Website
http://www.jai-yun.com/
Payment options
Discover, JCB, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Chef Nei
Private party facilities
Private Room Available

Location
606 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Cross street
Columbus Avenue & Grant Avenue
Parking details
Free street parking after 6:00pm on Broadway, Columbus Ave, and Grant Ave.<br />Free street parking after 6:00pm Saturdays. Sundays all free street parking in the neighborhood. <br />Garage parking nearby: Portsmouth Square Garage. (5min walking distance)
Public transit
Muni 1, 8x at Kearny St & Clay St Stop
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Chef's Table, Corkage Fee, Late Night, Non-Smoking, Private Room, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Jai Yun

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Appetizers

Poached Chilled Duck

Pickled Cucumber

Braised Beef Slices

China Town Special Cabbage

Kung Tsai

Fillet Of Fish

Vegetarian Goose

Lotus Root Salad

Parsley Peanut With Tofu

Wine Chicken

Shanghai Smoked Fish

Jellyfish Salad

Peanut With Red Vinegar

Main Dishes

Foo Yung Abalone

Pickled Greens And Bean

Shrimp Delight

Celery With Five Spices Dry Tofu

Fried Sliced Beef

Mushroom Skewer Basil

Green Bean Lasagna With Chinese Ham

Crispy Eggplant With Scallions

Braised Pork Leg

Vegetables With Golden Mushroom

Hubei Winter Melon

Chef's Special Duck

Poussin With Taro Balls

Lobster In Special Sauce

Fish Braised In Bean Sauce

Squirrel/frog Fish

Desserts

Fried Banana With Syrup Coating

Dinner Restriction

1-2 Persons$98.00

3-4 Persons$80.00

5-10 Persons$65.00

Additional information

Not available on OpenTable