Dumpling Time Design District

We've been coming here for years, and it's always been a reliable nice place to have a last minute dinner. The food is still good, but the whole upkeep went way downhill. I am not sure of it's the new management or the old one grown totally complacent, but the place now is filthy, poorly maintained, half of the menu is not available at 7pm on a Saturday night.
It would be a shame if this place went out business, as the food is good but theybreally need to start taking care of their place before it's too late.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 5

Service: 3

My wife and I made a reservation for four and were really looking forward to dining here. Less than 24 hours before our reservation, the restaurant canceled because of an event at the Chase Center. It’s hard to understand how a restaurant located right next to such a major venue wouldn’t anticipate or plan around events there. Extremely disappointed — we were excited to try this place, but this felt like poor management and organization.

Service: 1

Mapo Tofu was great. Vegetarian dumpling were also great

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The tom yum XLB was delicious, and the siu mai was pretty good. The truffle XLB was just okay, with a thick dumpling skin. The har gow also had, in my opinion, a thicker skin. The wine corkage fee is $20.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 3

The normal xiao long bao, chocolate XLB, and siu mai were my favorites.

Didn’t really like the mushroom one as much. Kimchi was good, pho was okay.

Would recommend! They have outdoor seating as well. Server was awesome

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 4

Service: 5

Everything was outstanding and staff are super kind

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Amazing Dumplings and food highly recommended.

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Consistently delicious made to order dim sum. The service is attentive and helpful with suggestions. Go early before it gets busy!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

If you're purely looking for actually good dim sum, I'd recommend you stay away. However, overall can be a fit based on what you're looking for.

This is unapologetically a fusion cross-cultural experience - a fun place for non-familiar folks to have fun while trying new ideas. AKA a place you might go with your American coworkers after work. And that's totally fine! Just not a great pure dim sum experience or quality.

Had the 10pc combo Xiao long bao, pork and shrimp siu mai, and scallion noodles.

Atmosphere: 3

Food: 3

Service: 5

Everything we ordered was just delicious! And service was stellar. ⭐️

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Yummy in my tummy food crazy spread of soup dumplings INSANE cucumbers highly recommend green beans and sweet and spicy wings. And they had super warm heat lamps when I was chilly in SF and súperb quiet atmosphere all around. And top notch service and they gave my bro TWO complimentary desserts for his bday

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

The experience was fine, but nothing memorable. No wifi available, which can be inconvenient. The wagyu truffle gyoza was their saving grace.

Unfortunately, the wonton soup lacked depth and was quite bland. Service was mediocre and the wait for food felt longer than expected. The bathroom setup is also a bit awkward, you can’t really tell if it’s occupied or not.

Not a terrible spot, but there are definitely better options nearby.

Atmosphere: 2

Food: 3

Service: 2

Delicious food!

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

Excellent dumplings and worth the price! Everything was fresh, tasted amazing and service was spot on. Check them out if you are in the area

Atmosphere: 5

Food: 5

Service: 5

food was okay — I was really disappointed by the service and unfriendly staff.

Atmosphere: 1

Food: 3

Service: 1