Great selection of dimsum. We ordered the pan fried rice noodles with beef and was yummy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Sesame Balls, Dim Sum
mazarine mazarine
Don't be fooled by the uninviting exterior facade because this restaurant is definitely worth the detour. The dishes are plentiful and tasty, the service is quite fast and the prices are very reasonable. A bill of $234 for 9 people (tips included), this is by far the best value for money we had in San Francisco. A beautiful address in Chinatown
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Y W
Easily the best dim sum place I’ve experienced in the US. All the dishes we tried were on point with their complex yet balanced flavors and textures.
The ribs were incredibly tender and juicy on the inside with a thin, crispy outer layer of starch-based fried batter, coated in a sweet and savory sauce. The sauce had a note of caramel and fermented black beans. The dried beans were perfectly seasoned and crunchy, and the chive dumplings were so full of grassy, fresh flavors of chives with a hint of fatty pork that provided richness. Chicken feet were so tender and gelatinous that the skin and meat separated from bones so easily and just melted in our mouths. Sticky rice steamed in banana leaves, turnip cakes, pork and shrimp siu mai were all delicious with chunky bits of ingredients in them that enhanced the tactile experience of eating them. The black sesame rolls were also so moist and packed with rich black sesame flavors.
Each dish is cooked fresh and delivered straight to your table, instead of being served on carts, so the dishes are not dried out or overcooked. The atmosphere is very charming and familial, and the service is well-oiled even during the busiest hours. Recommend arriving early when they open on weekends to avoid the wait.
Highly recommended! Tips are included in the bill, FYI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Yunah
If a Chinese restaurant is packed with Chinese people, you can tell it’s authentic. Walking into this restaurant, I instantly felt that their food must be good. And oh yes, everything we ordered was a success. Never had as good a turnip cake as theirs. Their chive shrimp dumplings were bomb. My personal favorite was short ribs. They were served after our desert (lol) and we were almost full. But it was so good that I couldn’t stop eating. They steamed the ribs first and fried them. They were not only flavorful but satiating. The only con was that they included tips and didn’t explain it, or maybe because we didn’t understand due to the language barrier. However, I would love to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf, Cake, Dry Fried String Beans, Chicken Feet, Dim Sum
Riley Gray
This is the quintessential dim sum experience. The food is solid. Specifically, the sui mai was the best I've had in the States. It was fantastically steamed to the right texture and had a bold, full flavor.
There are probably places around town that might have the edge over this place in a few dishes here and there, but overall, it really hit the spot.
No cart service, but honestly, you're getting dishes straight from the kitchen, so it's always piping hot and fresh.
I know this goes without saying, but there can be a challenge getting the full dim sum experience without some Cantonese language experience. Having some previous dim sum experience can be helpful. This is the big leagues. Most of the clientele are native speakers, but they have menus with English and pictures, so it still can be accessible.
Quick tip: when you arrive and there's inevitably a line, send one person to push past the crowd and head over to the left. There's a hostess table to get a ticket for the wait-list.
Finally, there's something about the sound of 100 families yapping at full blast that really adds to the authentic ambience of dim sum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Pier Francesco cardillo
Really we where i china ... unfortunately they don't speak good English to explain the dish!
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Nook H
Highly recommend the Peking Duck. The meat was tender, and the skin was crispy and thin with reasonable price. The other dishes were okay.
The server added an 18% gratuity even though there were only four of us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beijing Peking Duck
Mat Lit
Great dim sum and great banquet food. Everything I order from here is incredible from the west lake soup, to the sesame balls, to the crispy skin pork to the pea shoots. My go to place to show visitors who visit Chinatown nowadays.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
Lee
This is an extraordinary food experience. The high-quality ingredients and the artistic skills of the owner and chef make this food outstanding. This is the best king crab set meal I have ever eaten. Special thanks to the front desk manager for his enthusiastic and professional service. Five star service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Isabella Z
Look at the picture Pork smells bad sour pork see photo
To put it simply, it tastes terrible. The dim sum and kitchen are not up to standard. In addition to the price being cheaper than that of a big restaurant, the food quality is not at the level of a big restaurant! I tried a few of these, and every one of them tasted terrible. The fried rice noodles in the isolation area also looked very bad. I have never seen such ugly dry fried rice noodles.
Hammond Pearce
Went here on a recommendation, and it lived up to it! The food was really delightful and good. My friend from China said it was a really good example of South Chinese cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Paula Wu
Food was impressive. definitely not the average Chinese restaurant. Felt very celebratory and the food was delicious. Every course that came out of the kitchen did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Andy L
Came here for Dim Sum. Food is excellent, service a bit lacking. Need to flag wait staff down for sauces missing for the beef balls and xlb. Place is busy and 90% of the patrons are Asian and likely from nearby neighborhoods.
Great selection of dimsum. We ordered the pan fried rice noodles with beef and was yummy.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Deep Fried Sesame Balls, Dim Sum
Don't be fooled by the uninviting exterior facade because this restaurant is definitely worth the detour. The dishes are plentiful and tasty, the service is quite fast and the prices are very reasonable. A bill of $234 for 9 people (tips included), this is by far the best value for money we had in San Francisco. A beautiful address in Chinatown
Kid-friendliness: Yes
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 5
Easily the best dim sum place I’ve experienced in the US. All the dishes we tried were on point with their complex yet balanced flavors and textures.
The ribs were incredibly tender and juicy on the inside with a thin, crispy outer layer of starch-based fried batter, coated in a sweet and savory sauce. The sauce had a note of caramel and fermented black beans. The dried beans were perfectly seasoned and crunchy, and the chive dumplings were so full of grassy, fresh flavors of chives with a hint of fatty pork that provided richness. Chicken feet were so tender and gelatinous that the skin and meat separated from bones so easily and just melted in our mouths. Sticky rice steamed in banana leaves, turnip cakes, pork and shrimp siu mai were all delicious with chunky bits of ingredients in them that enhanced the tactile experience of eating them. The black sesame rolls were also so moist and packed with rich black sesame flavors.
Each dish is cooked fresh and delivered straight to your table, instead of being served on carts, so the dishes are not dried out or overcooked. The atmosphere is very charming and familial, and the service is well-oiled even during the busiest hours. Recommend arriving early when they open on weekends to avoid the wait.
Highly recommended! Tips are included in the bill, FYI.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
If a Chinese restaurant is packed with Chinese people, you can tell it’s authentic. Walking into this restaurant, I instantly felt that their food must be good. And oh yes, everything we ordered was a success. Never had as good a turnip cake as theirs. Their chive shrimp dumplings were bomb. My personal favorite was short ribs. They were served after our desert (lol) and we were almost full. But it was so good that I couldn’t stop eating. They steamed the ribs first and fried them. They were not only flavorful but satiating. The only con was that they included tips and didn’t explain it, or maybe because we didn’t understand due to the language barrier. However, I would love to go back.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf, Cake, Dry Fried String Beans, Chicken Feet, Dim Sum
This is the quintessential dim sum experience. The food is solid. Specifically, the sui mai was the best I've had in the States. It was fantastically steamed to the right texture and had a bold, full flavor.
There are probably places around town that might have the edge over this place in a few dishes here and there, but overall, it really hit the spot.
No cart service, but honestly, you're getting dishes straight from the kitchen, so it's always piping hot and fresh.
I know this goes without saying, but there can be a challenge getting the full dim sum experience without some Cantonese language experience. Having some previous dim sum experience can be helpful. This is the big leagues. Most of the clientele are native speakers, but they have menus with English and pictures, so it still can be accessible.
Quick tip: when you arrive and there's inevitably a line, send one person to push past the crowd and head over to the left. There's a hostess table to get a ticket for the wait-list.
Finally, there's something about the sound of 100 families yapping at full blast that really adds to the authentic ambience of dim sum.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
Really we where i china ... unfortunately they don't speak good English to explain the dish!
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Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 3
Highly recommend the Peking Duck. The meat was tender, and the skin was crispy and thin with reasonable price. The other dishes were okay.
The server added an 18% gratuity even though there were only four of us.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 4
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Beijing Peking Duck
Great dim sum and great banquet food. Everything I order from here is incredible from the west lake soup, to the sesame balls, to the crispy skin pork to the pea shoots. My go to place to show visitors who visit Chinatown nowadays.
Atmosphere: 3
Food: 5
Service: 3
This is an extraordinary food experience. The high-quality ingredients and the artistic skills of the owner and chef make this food outstanding. This is the best king crab set meal I have ever eaten. Special thanks to the front desk manager for his enthusiastic and professional service. Five star service.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Look at the picture
Pork smells bad
sour pork
see photo
Atmosphere: 1
Food: 1
Service: 2
Restaurantji Recommends
Great place!!! Great food!!!
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
To put it simply, it tastes terrible. The dim sum and kitchen are not up to standard. In addition to the price being cheaper than that of a big restaurant, the food quality is not at the level of a big restaurant! I tried a few of these, and every one of them tasted terrible. The fried rice noodles in the isolation area also looked very bad. I have never seen such ugly dry fried rice noodles.
Went here on a recommendation, and it lived up to it! The food was really delightful and good. My friend from China said it was a really good example of South Chinese cuisine.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Food was impressive. definitely not the average Chinese restaurant. Felt very celebratory and the food was delicious. Every course that came out of the kitchen did not disappoint.
Atmosphere: 5
Food: 5
Service: 5
Came here for Dim Sum. Food is excellent, service a bit lacking. Need to flag wait staff down for sauces missing for the beef balls and xlb. Place is busy and 90% of the patrons are Asian and likely from nearby neighborhoods.
Atmosphere: 4
Food: 5
Service: 4
Recommended dishes: Dim Sum
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