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This is what I do for food sometimes, some might say I’m a foodie nut.
I woke at 6:00am, got ready and made my way here. Note, I walked past this place twice before and the line was way too long, but I needed to try this legendary place. Even a cold and misty morning wouldn’t stop me.
I got here at 6:52am and was 2nd in line, opening was just after 7am. My server was really polite and helpful. I got my goodies and made my way back to my hotel as fast as possible to enjoy this while still hot.
This is possibly the cheapest meal I had on my trip to SF, but it was so tasty, not reflective of the price you pay, really good value for money.
I tried 3 items as you can see. All were fantastic and As good as they needed to be and really gave me the dimsum fix that I craved for. The free soy and chili sauces added more flavor too. Cost me less than $20, more than enough for 2 people.
If you were on the fence about trying this place, just go ahead and give it a shot, it’s really worth the effort to try these delicious morsels.
They usually have a queue, since this place is quite popular. I visited around 8:30am and just waited 15 min. They have very fresh dim sum with amazing prices.
I asked to just get one piece (instead of 3) in order to try different ones. The sesame balls are perfectly crispy outside and have a super chewy shell. Same goes for the fried meat dumplings, which I would definitely recommend. The rice cake is almost silky smooth.
The queuing was the only disadvantage i found at this shop. But after i got to taste their shrimp dumpling and bbq pork bun, i had no conplaint for anything! The Har-gow or shrimp dumpling here is the best out of all the places i have ever tried. The dough is so good. Not too thick and not dry. Thumb up for the dough.👍
The BBQ bun was also big and full of filling inside. The white bun was soft with light sweetness. it was fluffy and not dry in the throat
Too bad i wasnt in time for the seafood shui mai and to early for the sesame ball. I will definitely go back next time.i visit San Francisco.
Also, the aunty at the shop was very kind. She even gave me one extra shrimp dumpling!
i love this place. If you like dim sum like me, trust me, you will love it too.
This place is fantastic!!! The ladies who work there are so fantastic, I got far more food than I could eat for ten dollars and they give you cutlery and sauce. I got the shrimp dumplings, chives dumplings, shiu mai and bbq bun- all fantastic and filling, the shrimp dumplings were my favorite
Popular take-out dim sum spot where most of the common dumplings are offered at 3.20 per set (of 4, or 3). All of the à la carte items are cheap, and the flavours are all on point. Grew up in Vancouver eating dim sum at legit places my whole life, this place is serving banging dim sum. There’s a lineup, it moves quickly (quicker if everyone knows what they want).
This dim sum spot is one of well known ones out of many in SF, Chinatown. Being an SF native, I never tried this spot until recently because I wanted to see what the hype was about. For me, I give the food a 3.5/5.
I got to try:
1. Pan fried scallion cake (3/5)
2. Baked BBQ pork bun (4/5)
3. Steamed BBQ pork bun (4/5)
4. Baked scallion bun (3/5)
5. Deep fried meat dumpling (5/5)
6. Shrimp pork, beef, chicken sui mai (3/5)
7. Vegetable and pork bun (5/5)
8. Sausage bun (4/5)
9. Soy sauce chow mein (1.5/5)
10. Custard rice cake dessert (2/5)
11. Taro Bun
There's always a line so expect to wait. I came both in the morning and once in the evening and waited about 10-20 mins. Service is average. The people there never smile and look like they hate their job. I mean I get it. it's tiring but it lowkey ruins the experience. Overall, the food is good but nothing to rave about. The prices are decent for the portion sizes.
Classic Chinatown bakery with all the usuals. Great food for a great price. I got their pork bun which was super nostalgic and delicious. They had so many of them freshly steaming! Would recommend!
Small hole in a wall to-go dim sum place. Also has frozen food and other items. Long lines and they have two windows serving the customers. Although it doesn’t look very appealing, dim sums were actually very good, and price is very friendly. We actually came two days in a roll for breakfast.
Recommend shumai, shrimp dumplings, and scallion pancake.
We got a recommendation to go and it was very good and tasty! Queue for about 10 minutes… but queue means: must be good?! We bought our lunch … dumplings… BBQ pork bun… etc
Loved this place!! Baked BBQ bun, shu mai, chui chow dumplings, sesame balls, scallion pancakes....so much delicious food, and you can feed a huge family on a budget. We took a pic of the menu so we could decide on our order ahead of time because we had read they are "ruthlessly efficient." Accurate. We went back for seconds on the next and last day of our trip. It was a family favorite stop in San Francisco. It's take out, so there is no place to sit, and there was an expectedly long wait, so be prepared with kids to wait.
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