# Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant, Temple City: a chinese restaurant in Temple City (2026 guide) Source: Local AI Registry, https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/temple-city/kim-tar-seafood-restaurant-temple-city-ca. Free to reuse with a link back. By Steve Lee, founder and CEO of Local AI Registry. Fact-checked against 1 source. Updated 2026-10-17. Owner review: not yet. Canonical: https://localairegistry.com/biz/ca/temple-city/kim-tar-seafood-restaurant-temple-city-ca ## Photos - ![Photo 1](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti871vl02yzye6b8wwig5o8%2F0.jpg) - ![Photo 2](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti871vl02yzye6b8wwig5o8%2F1.jpg) - ![Photo 3](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti871vl02yzye6b8wwig5o8%2F2.jpg) - ![Photo 4](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti871vl02yzye6b8wwig5o8%2F3.jpg) - ![Photo 5](https://localairegistry.com/api/photo?src=https%3A%2F%2Fseoaesthetic-assets.sfo3.cdn.digitaloceanspaces.com%2Fphotos%2Fcmti871vl02yzye6b8wwig5o8%2F4.jpg) ## In short Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant is a chinese restaurant in Temple City, CA. Its AI Score is 34 of 100, which is poor. Every fact on this page carries one of three marks: Confirmed (from their website, Google Business Profile, review sites, licensing boards, or measured by Local AI Registry), Visitor submitted (added by a person, with a date and how they know), or AI guess (what AI engines like ChatGPT and Gemini are saying, not confirmed by anyone). Every mark points to a reference at the end of this page. ## Key facts | Fact | Value | | --- | --- | | Type | Chinese restaurant | | Address | 9669 E Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA 91780, USA | | Hours | Mon to Sun 10 AM to 10 PM | | Phone | (626) 537-1576 | | Owner | Nothing found | | Rating | 4.4 across 54 reviews on Google | | Known for | Nothing found | | Prices | Nothing found | | Quietest time | Nothing found | | Parking | Nothing found | | Last verified | August 31, 2026, 10:27 PM | ## All the details Every row is something the owner can add or correct. Each one is marked Confirmed, Visitor submitted or AI guess, with where it came from. | Group | Fact | Value | Mark | Evidence | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Location info | Address | 9669 E Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA 91780, USA | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Location info | Description | Our business stands out due to over 40 years of experience, showcasing a legacy of perfected, authentic Chinese food. Our commitment to preserving traditional recipes and cooking methods ensures a unique and genuine dining experiences for our customers. | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Location info | Hours | Mon to Sun 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Location info | Name | Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Location info | Phone | (626) 537-1576 | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Monday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Tuesday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Wednesday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Thursday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Friday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Saturday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | | Hours | Sunday | 10:00 AM to 10:00 PM | Confirmed | Google Business Profile, checked Aug 31, 2026 | ## Services and prices Services not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Known for Reviews not read yet, back on Scan Day. ## The team Nothing found ## Visiting Kim Tar Seafood Address: 9669 E Las Tunas Dr, Temple City, CA 91780, USA. Phone: (626) 537-1576. Hours: Mon to Sun 10 AM to 10 PM. (Confirmed, Google Business Profile, checked August 31, 2026 at 10:27 PM.) ### Location info from Google Business Profile Business description, written by Kim Tar Seafood on its Google Business Profile: "Our business stands out due to over 40 years of experience, showcasing a legacy of perfected, authentic Chinese food. Our commitment to preserving traditional recipes and cooking methods ensures a unique and genuine dining experiences for our customers." ### When to go Busy times not read yet, back on Scan Day. ### Parking and getting in Nothing found ### Nearby | Place | Type | Distance | | --- | --- | --- | | Fika Fika Coffee | Coffee shop | 1 min walk | | Golden Deli Temple City | Vietnamese restaurant | 1 min walk | | Apollo Super Burgers | Hamburger restaurant | 2 min walk | | El Pastorcito tacos | Taco restaurant | 2 min walk | | Temple City Park | Park | 2 min walk | | TAKAI sushi | Restaurant | 2 min walk | ## Reputation 4.4 average across 54 reviews: Google 25. (Confirmed, read August 31, 2026.) Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant offers a modern dining experience with standout dishes like the French Style Filet Mignon, but faces challenges with portion sizes and pricing. (AI guess, from 54 reviews.) ### What people like - French Style Filet Mignon - House special lobster, fish, and shrimp - Tender beef rice noodles - Crispy Tofu - House seasoning on fish ### What people do not like - Small portion sizes for lunch specials - Food sometimes lacks wok hei flavor - High prices for average quality - Long waits for tables during busy hours ### Press No press story about Kim Tar Seafood found yet. ### Awards None named yet. ### Directories Listed on 1 of the 20 directories we checked. | Directory | Listed | | --- | --- | | Alignable | Not listed | | Angi | Not listed | | Apple Maps | Not listed | | BBB | Not listed | | Birdeye | Not listed | | Chamber of Commerce | Not listed | | Cylex | Not listed | | DexKnows | Not listed | | Facebook | Not listed | | Foursquare | Not listed | | Groupon | Not listed | | Hotfrog | Not listed | | Manta | Not listed | | MerchantCircle | Not listed | | Nextdoor | Not listed | | Superpages | Not listed | | Thumbtack | Not listed | | Tripadvisor | Not listed | | Tupalo | Not listed | | Yelp | Listed | ## Recent updates from Kim Tar Seafood Kim Tar Seafood hasn't posted an update here yet. ## Questions people ask ### points or member pricing here, worth signing up? No answer yet ### anywhere cheaper than Kim Tar Seafood in Temple City that is still good? No answer yet ### the good stuff about Kim Tar Seafood, what is it? No answer yet ### how much is a first visit around here No answer yet ### Kim Tar Seafood, any chance to get a table this week? No answer yet ### people keep recommending Kim Tar Seafood, what for? No answer yet ### anyone tell me what a first visit here involves No answer yet ### anything good on Las Tunas to kill time near Kim Tar Seafood? No answer yet ### does this place deliver or is it pickup only? No answer yet ### torn between this place and Bistro Na's? No answer yet ### Somewhere to park near Kim Tar Seafood? No answer yet ### what time does this place actually open? No answer yet ### best chinese restaurant in Temple City No answer yet ### where does this place post updates No answer yet ### Booking at Kim Tar Seafood in Temple City, how does it work? No answer yet ### bad experiences at Kim Tar Seafood, anyone? No answer yet ## What AI gets wrong about Kim Tar Seafood We ask ChatGPT and Gemini about Kim Tar Seafood. These are the answers that disagree with the record. ChatGPT and Gemini, read by Local AI Registry on Oct 16, 2026. No capture has disagreed with the record yet. ## The AI Score: 34 of 100 The AI Score measures how likely AI engines are to recommend a business, and how accurately. Temple City chinese restaurants run 22 to 44. Fair starts at 45, good at 65. Kim Tar Seafood scores 34, above the Temple City average of 32. The same method scores every business on the registry. | Signal | Weight | Score | What it measures | Kim Tar Seafood | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Retrieval grounding | 26 | Does not apply | Whether you appear in the ranked results AI retrieves and cites: AI-Overview citations, organic top-10 for your money queries, and the Bing index ChatGPT leans on. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Off-property attestation | 20 | 42 | Volume and consistency of what others say about you: YouTube mentions, branded web mentions, third-party “best-of” lists. The cause of retrievability. | Poor | | AI visibility | 14 | 4 | Whether ChatGPT, Gemini, Perplexity, and AI Overviews name you, and whether they name you for the right service. | Named in 1 of 23 answers that recommended anyone. 4 more named nobody, which is not a loss and is not scored. | | Reviews & response | 12 | 75 | The star average is only one input. We also read volume, velocity, the specificity of review language, and response cadence. Specific reviews are what AI quotes verbatim. | Good | | Backlink & citation authority | 8 | Does not apply | Domain authority and editorial quality of the sources that attest to you. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Google Business Profile | 8 | 78 | Required and recommended fields; update cadence. The listing AI pulls from first. | Good | | Speed & mobile | 7 | Does not apply | Core Web Vitals at the 75th percentile, on a real phone. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | | Content freshness & schema | 5 | Does not apply | Crawl recency, intent alignment, valid JSON-LD, canonicals. | This signal reads a website, and the record holds none. | Full method: https://localairegistry.com/methodology ## How AI decides what to tell you about a chinese restaurant When you ask ChatGPT, Gemini or Google about a local business, the AI doesn't visit it. It reads what's already written about it: the business's website, its Google Business Profile, review sites, news stories and directories like this one. Then it repeats what those sources agree on. That's why AI gets small facts wrong. If Yelp says a place is open Mondays and the website says it isn't, the AI has to pick one. The table above shows the answers that disagree with the record today. The more sources agree, and the more specific they are, the more confidently AI recommends a business. A review that names who helped and what they did tells an AI far more than one that says "great place." ## How to choose a chinese restaurant in California, with or without AI A few checks take ten minutes and tell you more than any rating. - Check that the hours and phone number match on Google, Yelp and the business's own website. Mismatches are how people end up at a locked door. - Read reviews that name a person and what they did. Vague praise is easy to fake. - Look for recent reviews and recent posts. A page nobody has touched in a year may not match the business today. - Ask for the price before you go, and ask what it includes. - Where the work needs a license, ask whose license it is and look it up with California. ## How to read the marks on this page - Confirmed (solid circle): from a known source. The business website, its Google Business Profile, review sites like Yelp, Healthgrades and RealSelf, a licensing board, or measured by Local AI Registry. - Visitor submitted (hollow circle): added or corrected by a person, with the date and how they know, like a phone call or a visit. - AI guess (hollow triangle): what AI engines are saying right now. Nobody has confirmed it. ## About the author Steve Lee is the founder and CEO of Local AI Registry and sets its editorial standards. He is a former Google executive in Search and a former Microsoft executive, with more than 20 years in digital: search, local discovery, and how people find businesses online. He is based in Irvine. - Expertise: search at Google and Microsoft, AI search, answer engine optimization, generative engine optimization, local SEO, structured data and entity mapping. - Industry: medical aesthetics, injectables, med spa operations and marketing. - Disclosure: Local AI Registry sells services to business owners, including Kim Tar Seafood if it claims this page. That does not change what this page says. Every fact carries its source. ## Entity map Every person, place, organization and treatment named on this page, with a stable ID and a public reference. The JSON-LD below connects them to each other. | Entity | Type | ID on this page | Same as | Relationship to Kim Tar Seafood | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant | LocalBusiness | #business | Nothing found | Subject of this page | | Temple City, California | City | #city | Nothing found | City Kim Tar Seafood is in | | Local AI Registry | Organization | #publisher | https://localairegistry.com | Publisher of this page | | Steve Lee | Person | #author | https://localairegistry.com/team | Author of this page | ## Topical map Where this page sits in the registry. It's one profile among the chinese restaurants in Temple City, linked to the lists and towns around it. ### Lists - Best chinese restaurants in Temple City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/temple-city/chinese-restaurant - Best businesses in Temple City: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/temple-city ### Nearby - /los-angeles: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/los-angeles - /san-francisco: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-francisco - /san-jose: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-jose - /san-diego: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/san-diego - /irvine: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/irvine - /fresno: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca/fresno ### Every list - Every leaderboard in California: https://localairegistry.com/leaderboards/ca ## Frequently asked questions ### What is AI search optimization for local business? Getting a business named when a neighbor asks ChatGPT, Gemini, or Perplexity for a recommendation. Some call it AI SEO, some call it generative engine optimization. Traditional SEO fights for ten blue links; this fights for the one answer an assistant says out loud. The AI Score on this page measures the eight signals that drive it. ### What is Local AI Registry? The public record of how AI sees local business. We score every business we list by one published method, we keep the questions people ask about it in one place, and we never sell rank. Looking up any business here is free. ### How does this page help a business get recommended by AI? Assistants read public pages before they answer. This one states what the business does, what people ask about it, and what the Record answers, in one place a machine can read. Correcting what is wrong here changes what an assistant repeats next. ### Who writes the answers here? Registry AI writes the first answer under every question, from the Record and the public sources named beneath it. Neighbors write the rest under pseudonyms. A registered owner can reply as the business, and their reply says so. ### I own Kim Tar Seafood Restaurant. How do I fix something or rank higher? Register the page. It is free, it takes about five minutes, and it lets you correct the Record and reply as the business. Nothing on this page is for sale, so the only thing that moves the score is the work. ## References ### Sources cited - [1] Google Business Profile, https://www.google.com/maps/place/?q=place_id:ChIJV8X8kGzbwoARaJdDIGQSmXU (accessed Aug 31, 2026)