Floata Seafood Restaurant (604-602-0368, 400-180 Keefer St): This 1000-seater restaurant is a must-see in Chinatown, and can handle large groups easily.
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Imperial Chinese Seafood Restaurant (604-688-8191, 355 Burrard St): great food and impressive view of Burrard Inlet.
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Kirin (1166 Alberni, and 201-55 W 12th Ave)Actually two restaurants, each spanning a variety of Chinese cuisines.
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Fortune House (5733 Cambie St): This restaurant is a favorite in Chinese-language media polls for great food, in an understated hole-in-the-wall location.
Grand King (705 W Broadway): Great Dim Sum and good wine list, outside of Chinatown.