I had lunch at the Dumpling Kitchen this afternoon. The decoration was unremarkable, but the restaurant was bright and cheerful. Our waitress friendly and always there when we needed her - like when I knocked over two water glasses. My Kung Pao Chicken was really good, if a little hotter than I would have liked. And it was in front of me in about 3 minutes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Deborah Brown
We ate lunch here for the first time. Truly authentic and delicious dumpling entrees and a fabulous war wonton soup. The wait staff was polite and right on point with each dish expertly timed. Highly recommend if you’re in the Castro area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Bill Rees
18 dollars for general tso chicken and it’s barely any good. Taste was average.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Meital Glam-Volk
Loved this place. Very good food and wonderful staff. Will definitely come back
Nick Vargo
Good dumplings. The chicken and pork varieties are really good. Loved watching them get made by hand at the little booth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings
David S.
Nice restaurant in the Castro district for some Chinese food. Food was delicious, wonderful service, I'll be back.
Calvin C.
I came here for a holiday party, and was seated at the patio behind the restaurant. The patio area is pretty cozy, and I love the ambient colors: you get a lovely green from the bamboo, and earth tones from the bamboo canopy. The staff were wonderful, polite and very accommodating and the food was delicious. I enjoyed the Mongolian beef, which wasn't too spicy. The beef itself wasn't deep fried, and it was very tender.The fried rice was very flavorful without being overwhelmingly salty. The egg rolls...were too damn good, I had to hold myself back from munching on too many, and the dumplings stood on their own without needing soy sauce or chilli oil for flavor (however it is more tasty with those added )I recommend Dumpling Kitchen, if you're in the mood for some solid Chinese food.
William M.
Wow! Welcome to the 'hood! As you walk in, there's a small space where a lady makes fresh dumplings. The choices are fantastic, we tried all the Shanghai dishes and everything was delicious and excellent. Great service, and absolutely wonderful food!Enjoy!
charlie wilson
Amazing service amazing flavors amazing food I will be back my colleagues and I had a mos sumptuous dem
The Xiao long bao have thick skin, it's more chewing than I like but taste is good. Also tried the wonton in chili oil kind of sweet and again lots of dough not spicy at all. service was very accommodating, nice place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Xiaolongbao
R M
I love their dumplings, in particular the Shanghai dumpling, garlic spinach, walnut prawns .. great spot for a quick chow with friends or by yourself. The staff is friendly and the service fast, the dumplings are made on site and with the right timing you might be able to watch.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Shanghai
Steven Tadeusik
Everything was SO good! Chow mein with pork, fried pork buns, fried rice with black truffle and beef, soup dumplings, garlic green beans... all delicious
I'm embarrassed to say that on a quest to provide my out-of-town guests with an incredible dumpling experience, we mistakenly ended up here instead of Dumpling Home. Even Dumpling House would've worked. While our server was very sweet and patient, the dumplings left a lot to be desired (especially the chicken and crab ones). The highlight of our meal was the seaweed salad. That should tell you all you need to know.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Adam Knight
Not a great dinner. Had a group...we ordered a lot of dumplings and other food. Several items didn't show up. Several weren't great...shu mai wasn't as expected at all.
Phenomenal take-out dumplings.
Food: 5
Recommended dishes: Shanghai-Style Steamed Pork Dumplings, Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings, Xiaolongbao
I had lunch at the Dumpling Kitchen this afternoon. The decoration was unremarkable, but the restaurant was bright and cheerful. Our waitress friendly and always there when we needed her - like when I knocked over two water glasses. My Kung Pao Chicken was really good, if a little hotter than I would have liked. And it was in front of me in about 3 minutes.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
We ate lunch here for the first time. Truly authentic and delicious dumpling entrees and a fabulous war wonton soup. The wait staff was polite and right on point with each dish expertly timed. Highly recommend if you’re in the Castro area.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
18 dollars for general tso chicken and it’s barely any good. Taste was average.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 5
Loved this place. Very good food and wonderful staff. Will definitely come back
Good dumplings. The chicken and pork varieties are really good. Loved watching them get made by hand at the little booth.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 4
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Steamed Dumplings
Nice restaurant in the Castro district for some Chinese food. Food was delicious, wonderful service, I'll be back.
I came here for a holiday party, and was seated at the patio behind the restaurant. The patio area is pretty cozy, and I love the ambient colors: you get a lovely green from the bamboo, and earth tones from the bamboo canopy. The staff were wonderful, polite and very accommodating and the food was delicious. I enjoyed the Mongolian beef, which wasn't too spicy. The beef itself wasn't deep fried, and it was very tender.The fried rice was very flavorful without being overwhelmingly salty. The egg rolls...were too damn good, I had to hold myself back from munching on too many, and the dumplings stood on their own without needing soy sauce or chilli oil for flavor (however it is more tasty with those added )I recommend Dumpling Kitchen, if you're in the mood for some solid Chinese food.
Wow! Welcome to the 'hood! As you walk in, there's a small space where a lady makes fresh dumplings. The choices are fantastic, we tried all the Shanghai dishes and everything was delicious and excellent. Great service, and absolutely wonderful food!Enjoy!
Amazing service amazing flavors amazing food I will be back my colleagues and I had a mos sumptuous dem
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
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The Xiao long bao have thick skin, it's more chewing than I like but taste is good. Also tried the wonton in chili oil kind of sweet and again lots of dough not spicy at all. service was very accommodating, nice place.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Xiaolongbao
I love their dumplings, in particular the Shanghai dumpling, garlic spinach, walnut prawns .. great spot for a quick chow with friends or by yourself. The staff is friendly and the service fast, the dumplings are made on site and with the right timing you might be able to watch.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dumplings, Shanghai
Everything was SO good! Chow mein with pork, fried pork buns, fried rice with black truffle and beef, soup dumplings, garlic green beans... all delicious
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Mongolian Beef, Shanghai-Style Chow Mein, Dumplings, Shanghai-Style Green Onion Pancake, Walnut Prawns
I'm embarrassed to say that on a quest to provide my out-of-town guests with an incredible dumpling experience, we mistakenly ended up here instead of Dumpling Home. Even Dumpling House would've worked. While our server was very sweet and patient, the dumplings left a lot to be desired (especially the chicken and crab ones). The highlight of our meal was the seaweed salad. That should tell you all you need to know.
Atmosphere: 2
Food: 1
Service: 4
Not a great dinner. Had a group...we ordered a lot of dumplings and other food. Several items didn't show up. Several weren't great...shu mai wasn't as expected at all.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 3
Service: 2