Menu is not authentically Cantonese as “HK” would entail. They served only American Chinese dishes the average American would expect. From the dishes themselves, presentation was no on par, the food was not prepped correctly (many pieces were cut in awkward shapes, maybe the prep team is new at this), the taste was on the under seasoned side. However, I can tell they use fresh and high quality ingredients, that is about the only plus.
Jeremy Gu
After years of walking past the always-crowded HK Lounge Bistro on Folsom Street, I finally made it—and it was worth the wait.
The restaurant opens at 10 a.m., but I arrived at 9:50. Even though I was a little early, they kindly welcomed me in and let me take a seat. That small gesture already made me feel at home.
The atmosphere inside is warm, cozy, and charmingly chic. It’s not a large place, but it radiates a sense of comfort and familiarity—as if I had stepped into someone’s welcoming home, ready to enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal.
Though I hadn’t tasted the food yet, I knew I would love it. Everything about the experience—the ambiance, the hospitality, the anticipation—made it feel like a moment straight out of an epic. A quiet, modern-day victory.
Without a doubt, 5 stars. Thank you, HK Lounge Bistro, for making my long-awaited visit feel so special.
Jason Carr
Awesome spot, loved everything
Bianca Maciel
Excellent dimsum. Came for the siu mai and shrimp toast but ordered so much more from their enticing menu. The dimsum was the absolute best in San Francisco, and I tried 3 different dimsum places in one week during my stay. I love the thoughtfully made sauces that accompanied the items. They truly enhanced the flavors of the dimsum. We ordered the soup dumplings, the honey BBQ pork, pork and shrimp siumai, shrimp hargow, chive and shrimp dumplings, and shrimp toast. Chefs kiss. The one huge deterrent is the smaller space, which means reservations are recommended. And my goodness, it was soooooo loud in there. It was the only unpleasant thing about our visit. It was uncomfortably loud, and it was very hard to enjoy a family dinner because we could hardly hear one another. The food and service were excellent and made up for the small space and noise level.
Nate
Extremely high quality food. Relaxed and clean environment
Joseph Y
As expected, the food was excellent (4 kinds of dim sum; shrimp soup; pecking duck; vegetables with shrimp etc.) and service was prompt and courteous. Best to use a ride-share or public transportation to get to.
Randall Kikukawa
Delicious food, beautifully presented, with both traditional dishes (beef with bitter melon, walnut prawns, Peking duck) and interesting house variations (coffee glazed pork ribs, Chilean sea bass). Very attentive and friendly staff and quick service.
Burning Game
Not authentic, too salty
alvin zhou
Best dim sum in the Bay Area!
Pricy though.
Sarah Newhouse
Highly recommend the shrimp toast, pan fried noodles and XLB. The staff was incredibly sweet and helpful.
Came here for my partner’s birthday and what an experience!
Good - The service is really good - this is the first place that serves you XLB onto your spoon - Nice staff, let us celebrate his birthday and gave us a sparkler - Great food, I liked the honey walnut prawns, the fried noodles, the Tamago tofu a lot - Cozy homey ambiance. - Decently priced for 6 people! Good value
Bad - The table wasn’t ready until 15 min after the reservation time
Overall this was such a good experience I’d come again!
Angela Kong
One of the best high quality HK restaurants in the city -- the Turbot fish was amazing & the beef was so tender!
Andrew Klein
Food was outstanding - my favorite Dim Sum restaurant in the Bay Area - high quality, very fresh, creative and just plain good. Nothing fancy - it's all about great service and great food - noodles (crab with chow fun, egg noodles, any of them really), the dumplings, all outstanding; the veggies (everything from the broccoli to the pea drills were perfectly cooked) - so good.
Sasha Hazelton
Without a doubt the absolute best dim sum I have been able to find in the United States. They used high quality ingredients in all of the dishes and their pork buns are to die for. After 30 years of searching SF for the perfect dim sum spot I finally have a favorite. The great staff and service were icing on the cake!
G. Christensen
Charmingly refined restaurant with cheery service. Clean and deceptively simple dishes coursed out perfectly. Everything we had was perfect.
Menu is not authentically Cantonese as “HK” would entail. They served only American Chinese dishes the average American would expect. From the dishes themselves, presentation was no on par, the food was not prepped correctly (many pieces were cut in awkward shapes, maybe the prep team is new at this), the taste was on the under seasoned side. However, I can tell they use fresh and high quality ingredients, that is about the only plus.
After years of walking past the always-crowded HK Lounge Bistro on Folsom Street, I finally made it—and it was worth the wait.
The restaurant opens at 10 a.m., but I arrived at 9:50. Even though I was a little early, they kindly welcomed me in and let me take a seat. That small gesture already made me feel at home.
The atmosphere inside is warm, cozy, and charmingly chic. It’s not a large place, but it radiates a sense of comfort and familiarity—as if I had stepped into someone’s welcoming home, ready to enjoy a thoughtfully prepared meal.
Though I hadn’t tasted the food yet, I knew I would love it. Everything about the experience—the ambiance, the hospitality, the anticipation—made it feel like a moment straight out of an epic. A quiet, modern-day victory.
Without a doubt, 5 stars. Thank you, HK Lounge Bistro, for making my long-awaited visit feel so special.
Awesome spot, loved everything
Excellent dimsum. Came for the siu mai and shrimp toast but ordered so much more from their enticing menu. The dimsum was the absolute best in San Francisco, and I tried 3 different dimsum places in one week during my stay. I love the thoughtfully made sauces that accompanied the items. They truly enhanced the flavors of the dimsum. We ordered the soup dumplings, the honey BBQ pork, pork and shrimp siumai, shrimp hargow, chive and shrimp dumplings, and shrimp toast. Chefs kiss. The one huge deterrent is the smaller space, which means reservations are recommended. And my goodness, it was soooooo loud in there. It was the only unpleasant thing about our visit. It was uncomfortably loud, and it was very hard to enjoy a family dinner because we could hardly hear one another. The food and service were excellent and made up for the small space and noise level.
Extremely high quality food. Relaxed and clean environment
As expected, the food was excellent (4 kinds of dim sum; shrimp soup; pecking duck; vegetables with shrimp etc.) and service was prompt and courteous. Best to use a ride-share or public transportation to get to.
Delicious food, beautifully presented, with both traditional dishes (beef with bitter melon, walnut prawns, Peking duck) and interesting house variations (coffee glazed pork ribs, Chilean sea bass). Very attentive and friendly staff and quick service.
Not authentic, too salty
Best dim sum in the Bay Area!
Pricy though.
Highly recommend the shrimp toast, pan fried noodles and XLB. The staff was incredibly sweet and helpful.
Restaurantji Recommends
Came here for my partner’s birthday and what an experience!
Good
- The service is really good - this is the first place that serves you XLB onto your spoon
- Nice staff, let us celebrate his birthday and gave us a sparkler
- Great food, I liked the honey walnut prawns, the fried noodles, the Tamago tofu a lot
- Cozy homey ambiance.
- Decently priced for 6 people! Good value
Bad
- The table wasn’t ready until 15 min after the reservation time
Overall this was such a good experience I’d come again!
One of the best high quality HK restaurants in the city -- the Turbot fish was amazing & the beef was so tender!
Food was outstanding - my favorite Dim Sum restaurant in the Bay Area - high quality, very fresh, creative and just plain good. Nothing fancy - it's all about great service and great food - noodles (crab with chow fun, egg noodles, any of them really), the dumplings, all outstanding; the veggies (everything from the broccoli to the pea drills were perfectly cooked) - so good.
Without a doubt the absolute best dim sum I have been able to find in the United States. They used high quality ingredients in all of the dishes and their pork buns are to die for. After 30 years of searching SF for the perfect dim sum spot I finally have a favorite. The great staff and service were icing on the cake!
Charmingly refined restaurant with cheery service. Clean and deceptively simple dishes coursed out perfectly. Everything we had was perfect.
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