Harbor City Restaurant

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Harbor City Restaurant
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The restaurant's exterior, 2023
Harbor City Restaurant
Restaurant information
Established1988 (1988)
ClosedFebruary 28, 2025 (2025-02-28)
Food type Chinese
Street address707 South King Street
CitySeattle
StateWashington
Postal/ZIP Code98104
CountryUnited States
Coordinates 47°35′53.2″N122°19′24.1″W / 47.598111°N 122.323361°W / 47.598111; -122.323361

Harbor City Restaurant was a Chinese restaurant in Seattle's Chinatown-International District, in the U.S. state of Washington. It closed permanently on February 28, 2025.

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Description

The Chinese restaurant Harbor City in Seattle's Chinatown-International District served dim sum; the menu included chicken feet, Chinese broccoli, egg tarts, har gow, Peking duck, [1] shumai, and turnip cakes. [2] [3] According to Northwest Asian Weekly , the restaurant was popular "among the young and old for dinner and lunch." [4]

History

Harbor City was founded in 1988 by the Ngo family, who ran the restaurant until its closure in 2008. [5] Han Ma was the restaurant's owner. [6]

The business closed permanently on February 28, 2025. [7]

Reception

In 2013, Julia Wayne of Eater Seattle wrote, "Dim sum, and the offerings at Harbor City are among the best in town. With plenty of salty, sweet, meaty, bite-sized delights, even the more indecisive among us can find satisfaction." [8] The website's Leonardo David Raymundo and Ryan Lee included Harbor City in a 2021 list of fourteen "delightful" dim sum establishments in the Seattle metropolitan area. [2]

See also

References

  1. Joffe, Dylan (December 9, 2016). "Where to Eat and Drink in Seattle on Christmas Day 2019". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on July 11, 2020. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Raymundo, Leonardo David (February 10, 2017). "14 Delightful Dim Sum Restaurants in the Seattle Area". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on February 13, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  3. "Harbor City Restaurant". Seattle Met. Archived from the original on October 26, 2021. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  4. "The Best Dim Sum in the ID — Harbor City Restaurant". Northwest Asian Weekly. July 12, 2018. Archived from the original on July 18, 2018. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  5. Leson, Nancy; Spencer, Aaron (July 1, 2008). "Harbor City closed (for now): customer mourns its passing". The Seattle Times. Retrieved September 18, 2022.
  6. "Harbor City Restaurant". Northwest Asian Weekly. July 14, 2022. Archived from the original on July 19, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.
  7. "Longtime Seattle dim sum house will close for good this week". The Seattle Times. February 24, 2025. Retrieved February 25, 2025.
  8. Wayne, Julia (December 31, 2013). "14 Brunches to Fix Your 2014 Hangover". Eater Seattle. Archived from the original on June 6, 2022. Retrieved September 2, 2022.