Gim Wah Restaurant

LOVE THE GIM WAH!!!
Is it authentic? No.
Is it upscale and gourmet? No.
It is your classic "Americana style Chinese cuisine". I guess you could also describe it as a "greasy spoon", as many of their menu offerings are without doubt on the greasy side. However, what they do, they do well. Their wonton soup is excellent. The appetizers, such as eggrolls, or barbecued pork, are all delicious; I particularly like their curry puffs.
To the main dishes...
Without doubt their best dish is Mongolian beef! YUM! This dish in particular I would say is the best in town! I've tried it at various other places and no one can compete with their Mongolian beef. We are also fans of their various chow meins and fried rices,
especially the house fried rice, which has a bit of everything, including shrimp and Chinese sausage.
The bar, which is on the other side of the restaurant, is always very popular and there is sometimes a bit of rowdiness going on.
Not so much that it's really disturbing, but it can be a bit loud sometimes. But we don't mind, because we have a feeling it's the bar that keeps that place in business. And we want it to stay in business!
FYI, there is only street parking, but it isn't difficult. Maybe a little challenging on the weekends, but on the whole not bad.
So I say go to the Gim Wah! Order yourself some of that fabulous Mongolian beef and enjoy!

Surprisingly good food and prices! Hadn't been for awhile, and was pleasantly surprised. Had the Combo B dinner for $12.95....loved it. Ate in rustic retro bar 4:30pm. Strong Gin & Tonic. Old school Chinese like I'm used to from my childhood (Louie's in Ballard, Tai Tung, etc). Will be back!

Combination B Dinner: Almond Fried Chicken, Pork Chow Mein, Pork Fried Rice, Spareribs, Soup, Rice, BarBQ Pork

This is the worst food in Seattle. The chicken was old and cold. They also have terrible service. We were waited on by a grumpy old man who greeted us with "sit wherever you want I don't care". It's seems it's mostly a place where senior citizens of magnolia gather and drink beer.

Very grumpy lady bartending and serving here but the bbq pork with mustard was so good!

Lady kept yelling at us to put our feet in because she couldn't reach the table (excuse me what?). She couldn't get through the asile and said something to my friend so my friend turned to face her and she said that she whipped her hair in her face (what is happening here lol). Said we were yelling and she couldn't hear, sorry you are a ruiner of fun it's literally a Saturday night and we are in the BAR. She also seemed annoyed at us when we would order more (don't you want us to order more??)

Wine pours are nice though, massive goblet size

So if you want to be yelled at and build character but also want to have good bbq pork and big wine pours this is your place!!!

Great low priced Chinese food, some of my favs are Almond Fried Chicken, Prawns with lobster sauce, any of the egg foo young, Mongolian beef, any chow mein maybe some chicken wings too. Honestly at these prices u can order half their menu and still be better than eating out at any Chinese restaurant.

The star of this place is the bar. Low prices, great pours, always a good atmosphere for Magnolia neighborhood Chinese bar.

The food is ok, some is really great and other dishes not so great. Drinks are good and strong, excellent old school bar atmosphere.
Bar staff rude and arrogant, almost as if we were ruining her evening by even being there. Take your chances I guess.

Magnolia's iconic Chinese restaurant and bar. Stepping into the Chinese restaurant is stepping back in yome. The Bar will take you right back to 1972, complete with the lighting and classic bartender. We even sa

Alan continues to cook up great Chinese food you can take out, eat in the bar with stiff drinks, or dining room at affordable prices

Great food at neighborhood restaurant and bar. Large menu, Chinese and some American food available. Very good price. Ate in the bar. Friendly knowledgeable staff. Perfect cocktails and good beer choices. Nice, low light lounge. Good dive bar 1970s 80s ambiance. So glad we found this place, definitely going back. Highly recommend the appetizer sampler and the pork egg foo young.

Ok, it was late in Magnolia and we were hungry. The Box Car was too packed. Highliner was unexpectedly closed. Let's try Chinese - and what a mistake that was. The bar was open and unfortunately for us - so was the kitchen. The General Tso's chicken wasn't even that - it was large chunks of untrimmed chicken thighs drenched in a brown gravy - I swear to god it was a mole. Chewy, fatty, mushy - good lord what a mess. No veggies, no rice - WTF? Stay away - like far away if you're looking for Chinese cuisine because this place is at the bottom of the barrel.