Dumpling Specialist

My Seafood Tofu soup came out quickly after I was served hot tea immediately. Everything is priced decent for the area. I was just in for a quick lunch so that is all I ordered, but when I come back I plan to try more of the menu. It was a good portion, full of seafood and yummy.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Having lived in Shanghai for two years, we can't find many authentic Chinese dishes in the US. We were grateful to have delicious Shanghai dumplings, hot and sour soup, and perfect rice.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Steamed Dumplings

If I could kiss the chef I would. They truly are the dumping specialist 😌

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pan-Fried Pork Bun 5

The dumplings are amazing. XLB imo on par with DTF. Rice roll amazing, well executed, and rare to find. They have amazing vegetarian dumpings too. Dan Dan noodle is great. Wan ton in chilli oil is a hit with some, miss with others. 5 spice beef over rice satisfying. Think the chow mein is okay.

You go here for the most amazing dumplings, XLB, and rice rolls.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Not the happiest place on earth. General chicken inedible. Dim sum flavorless. Sticky rice roll yuck. Avoid.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 2

Service: 2

XLB - very thin skin, tasty soup, tasty filling
Sheng Jian Bao - thin bao skin, nicely pan-fried, tasty filling
Sticky Rice Roll - we like 👍

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 1

Service: 4

This place has mice! I’ve walked by and have observed a mouse inside their building.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 3

Don’t be fooled by the name - dumplings consist of a very small portion of the menu. If fact there’s only one type of boiled dumplings (pork + cabbage) plus the typical pan fried, XLB, won ton in chile oil. This is mostly a meat dishes and veg dishes place. Green beans were the best of the ones we dried. Pass on pork and cabbage rice cakes and the sticky rice roll covered in hot Saran Wrap (eeek).

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 4

I popped in for a quick lunch on a Monday, there was only one other table seated so no wait. I thought about going for one of the lunch specials, but dumplings aren't on there (think traditional US Chinese dishes like General Tso's). I ordered the Shanghai Dumplings and the Wontons in Peanut Chili oil, for a whole $14. The shanghai dumplings were nothing special, but a great price point. The wontons were great, the sauce had good texture.
For a drink, he just set down hot tea in a disposable coffee cup which I found odd considering I was dining in.

All in all, super fast, super cheap, and solid food.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 4

Service: 4

Recommended dishes: Dumplings with Chili Sauce

One of my favorite restaurants in SF!

I’m glad to see they opened up the indoor seating again and they now accept credit cards with a processing fee.

Vegetarian options: You can opt for some dishes to be vegetarian. The green beans are amazing!
I tried the braised tofu with vegetables. The tofu was good and the veggies were mostly bok choy, I wish there was more of the carrots and mushrooms or other veggies in the dish.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Dumplings

Skip the fantuan. Dumplings are passable. Noodles are also OK. Venmo or cash only.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 2

Service: 3

Recommended dishes: Pan Fried Dumplings

Folks are great but I wish they open later for dinner. 7:15 last orders is too early.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Hot, fresh, good, and tasty Chinese food at a very good price. I ordered lunch, and the portions were huge. I recommend this place if you’re in the area! They charge a 4% fee if you pay by credit card, but you can use Venmo or cash with no extra charge.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Recommended dishes: Dumplings with Chili Sauce

closed from 2-5pm on Sunday, lol

Overall a solid meal, but not perfect. The prices are super reasonable, but the food was overly sweet and covered with cornstarch, which doesn't suit my personal preference. The employees also don't really acknowledge you and it was a little awkward standing and waiting.

Pan fried pork buns: 7/10
One of my favorite dishes so I'll naturally love it. The filling and skin were way too sweet, but I was able to mask the sugar with some chili oil. The skin was quite thin more like a XLB which I actually liked.

Chili oil wonton: 6/10
Similar to the SJB, way too sweet. The sauce wasn't very spicy and I think it was mixed with peanut sauce which made it overly sweet. I also covered the sugar with chili oil and it tasted better.

Pork with string beans: 7/10
The string beans were perfectly cooked. I didn't like the pork as much. Both were covered in what I think was cornstarch? I personally was not a fan of whatever it was covered with.

Bok choy with garlic: 9/10
Not a huge fan of bok choy but this was as good as it gets. I loved eating the garlic so much. It also felt slightly covered in cornstarch? But overall not bad.

I've had their fried rice before but didn't review it when I last went. I remember it being amazing though. I would come back to try more dishes for the reasonable prices.

Atmosphere: 4

Food: 4

Service: 2