Dumpling Kitchen

Cuisine	Chinese
Price	$$ (16-30)
Rating	6/10
Last Visit	May 29, 2023
Location	SFBA: San Francisco: West

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General Notes

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A nice Chinese restaurant in the outer sunset, serving up all kinds of Chinese classics, especially dumplings, but also noodles and a whole bunch of other dishes. Overall, pretty solid food at a very reasonable price point -- definitely worth a visit. This place seems to be pretty well-known, and as such the lines can get pretty long -- expect a wait if you come during peak hours.

EDIT: apparently they also have a location in the Castro, which I went to one day without realizing it.

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Dishes Tasted

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• ★★★☆ Shrimp Siu Mai -- nice flavor, tender, nice texture on the wrapper
• ★★★☆ Pea Shoots -- well-cooked and flavorful. My only complaint is that it was _slightly_ too salty, which is a rare complaint coming from me.
• ★☆☆☆ 小笼包 -- I like the wrappers, and the relatively loose filling is nice. I wish there were a bit more soup in these, however (around half of them were devoid of soup). It was definitely somewhat lacking in flavor, and the vinegar didn't feel appropriately balanced.
• ★★★☆ 上海生煎包 -- Excellent texture -- well fried and perfectly cooked. The flavors are pretty solid, overall. The only thing is that I wish the bottom dough were slightly thinner -- a touch more emphasis on the filling would have been nice.
• ★★☆☆ 干煸四季豆 -- Pretty solid, well cooked. The flavor is somewhat uninspiring (I don't think pickled vegetables works super well with this), but overall a solid dish.