Excellent Chinese dim sum spot. I ordered the house special xiao long bao and loved the idea of serving each one in an aluminum foil cup to catch the soup drippings. I also tried the chive and shrimp pan-seared dumplings, which were delicious and generously filled with shrimp. The sweet buns were adorably designed, and the seafood fried rice had a great wok flavor. The restaurant was very clean, and the service was excellent. Highly recommended!

I’ve tried countless dumplings, from restaurants to frozen ones, and even some my friends made themselves. But let me tell you, this is different and the best. We’ve tried steamed shrimp dumplings, wontons, and potstickers dumplings, and each one was exceptional in its own way. However, the shrimp dumplings are simply mind-blowing. You have to try them! 😍

Yuanbao Jiaozi is a little unassuming northeastern Chinese style restaurant known for their freshly made dumplings. I'm not sure why they have the two ladies behind a window making dumplings. It seems more of a gimmick. We had the spicy house special noodles $15, cucumber salad $8, beef tendon $11, pork dumplings $12 and lamb dumplings $13. The food was OK. It tasted clean. Service was excellent.

Yuanbao Jiaozi is an absolute gem. Their freshly made boiled dumplings are next level, you can actually watch them being wrapped and cooked right in front of you. The whole place has a cozy, homey vibe that makes you feel like you’re eating in someone’s kitchen. You can’t book in advance, but just show up, write your name down, and wait, it’s totally worth it. The surprise highlight? The pig ear. Seriously, a real banger. Would 100% recommend.

Decent for the price. The egg tart is flavorable but on the small side. Sweet tofu was ok The BBQ Pork bun was decent for the price

HONEST REVIEW: Service is quick, but quite often you will be rushed when ordering. You can expect your food just a quickly as you ordered, which is great though. Food is pretty good and sold at an unbeatable price. I used to get ha gow often, however, the quality for that changed and every shrimp ha gow variant i’ve tried has tasted stale. Their pork siu mai, steamed pork buns, and chicken turnovers are favorites of mine. This place will get you in and out quickly, and serve you some great food.

It’s called Happy Bakery but it’s mostly Dim Sum and food to go. I don’t eat much veggies but they have the best string bean chicken with tofu. This is a must-try! Dim Sum on the other side is also good with their Siopao & Sesame Balls. An order of combination over rice was only $6 but I guess inflation got in the way. Still worth coming for those string bean! 😋😋

Happy Bakery has many friendly people working there, and the dim sum and Chinese fast food are pretty good. The store has two sections. The section on the left is my favorite dim sum section. They have many different dim sum for the reasonable prices. The Chinese fast food section is more like Panda Express. You can see what you want, and they scoop it into the box. Both sides are quick and yummy!

Sometimes we read the lowest reviews of restaurants to see why people rated a restaurant poorly. The low reviews for MCF mentioned too much fennel. We took one bite of the TINGLY SZECHUAN Mapo Tofu and realized the “fennel” was actually intense Szechuan peppercorn flavor. So yeah those dishes are very flavorful (and delicious) altho we did not find them too terribly spicy. Great vegan options we really enjoyed the mushroom mapo tofu, Mongolian long beans, rice cakes with tofu skins.

Maybe one of my favorite restaurant as it also such a classic on mission. It used few years back to be totally packed but now it’s easy to get in and try their totally atypical Chinese cuisine. I had the Lo-mein with duck confit, a very large portion that can be shared frankly, beautifully executed and tasted amazing! Got also the pork belly caramelized one of their signature dish. The staff is so nice and welcoming. They even offered me a coke. I am never disappointed

Decent cheap Chinese food. It's definitely better than most Chinese options at a similar price in SF (or the US broadly), so I understand the high average rating, but there are much better higher end Chinese options available elsewhere in SF if you know how amazing good Chinese food can actually be and want something like that.

Amazing service here. Our server really took the time to walk me through the gluten free options. Not only that, he carefully deliberated which ones would be tastiest after making the necessary substitutions! And the chicken beans dish I ultimately ordered was indeed flavourful ☺️ We also enjoyed the Chinese broccoli 🥦 We had a lovely time here. Thank you for a great evening!

Clean spot in the Mission, settled between 17 and 18. Wan Kee is a clean dinner serving Chinese comfort food, the food spread is nicely put together, you can choose your food by the item. The food is cooked constantly being replaced and cooked in small portions. You can choose to go food or seat inside.

I just went for some steamed rice. I don't think the lady there liked that I was only getting rice because when I got home and was getting ready to eat it I noticed, what looks like a cat hair and some dirty black piece of glass thing on the inside of the lid. Gross! Disappointed,I'm not going to eat it or ask for my three dollars back. I'm not going to argue with anyone today.

Food: 4/5 Service: 4/5 Ambiance: 4/5 Price to Portion: 3/5 Overall: One of the better restaurants I'd consider going to in the castro. Definitely a solid choice. The extended review... Food: 4/5 - Got a bunch of different things. Of course the ones to get always are the soup dumplings and the pan fried Shanghai buns which are delicious. Service: 4/4 - Friendly and attentive staff Ambiance: 4/4 - Nothing special about the ambiance but it's comfortable and spacious.

Dumpling Kitchen in Castro exceeded all expectations for our friend's birthday celebration. From start to finish, the experience was a culinary delight. The friendly waiter guided us through the menu, and each dish we selected was a flavor explosion. The garlic eggplant stole the show with its perfect balance of savory goodness. Every bite felt like a celebration of taste, and we left feeling fully satisfied. The festive atmosphere added to the experience, making it a memorable evening filled with laughter and delicious food. We can't wait to return to Dumpling Kitchen for another gastronomic adventure.

This place is definitely going to be one of my go to spots! This place is not too far from my work and I cannot believe this is the first time I’m coining here. If you love Asian food, you need to come eat here. I mean it’s nothing fancy but the food is good and hits the spot! Came here with my co-workers and funny enough we ordered all the same things. The crispy pork chops with steamed rice or fried rice is bussin (very good)! I give that dish 5 stars! I’m pretty sure all the other dishes are great too. So the way it works is you can order at the counter or at your table. They serve you and then pay at the counter on your way out. The service is great, not a very long wait to get your food. The restaurant looks like a mini cafe but it can probably seat about 40 plus or minus. It’s clean but it can get crowded a bit loud. So there’s plenty to choose from in the menu. You better believe I’m coming back!

Had a tasty braised tofu combo hotpot which was really exceptional Good wok hei flavor, excellent ingredients. I gobbled it up so quickly that the rice in the bottom of the pot didnt get to form that crispy crust that can be such a treat. This is a basic, hole in the wall place and if this is the standard of food at a modest price, it is a gem not to be missed

I’m so excited to finally try the famous infamous Panda Express! It’s located at the food court at the shopping mall. I got the combo with white rice, broccoli, tofu and of course orange chicken. It was great just like what I imagined. Portion was perfect and satisfying. A great option for a quick meal in Downtown San Francisco.

Amazing cleanliness, speed, delicious food and gorgeous looking food - very appetizing. They work amazingly: quickly, politely! I knocked over the drink and the worker immediately cleaned up quickly and efficiently. Thanks for the service! I recommend.

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!

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.

This place was amazing! I loved the pork belly and it was a sizzling spicy!! The fried shrimp rice was tasty…but everything was!! We ate and still we were stuffed. Food is authentic and service was promoted, quiet, and nice. Found this place in google reviews and I was so happy to try it but even happier after we all loved it.

If you know the saying “yeet hay,” then you would love this place. If you don't, then do your research because yeet hay is good food once in a while. If you are sensitive to spices then I recommend you go down a notch then your usual. I typically can handle spice but order a medium. I should have gone down a notch here. Very yummy food paired with rice. Rice was a little bit overcooked but I would come back.