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We love everything about GLDS. Most importantly the CHIVE DUMPLINGS...they are, by far, the best dumplings that they offer (and so hard to find at other dim sum places).
The other thing that we love are the "colorful" folks that you'll meet here. For example, on our most recent visit over this past weekend we encountered:
-"The Bathroom Bandit"- while waiting in line to use the restroom, I reached out to open the door to enter the restroom, when a woman swooped in and closed the door quickly behind her. I was aghast in disbelief and could do nothing but wait for the bandit to exit...
-"The Cutter"- Remember middle school? Remember those crazy kids that cut in the lunch line and everyone shouted, "Cutter, cutter!" So you'll need to beware of "the cutter" while waiting in line to place your order. While I was experiencing the "bathroom bandit", my tall & hunky husband experienced "the cutter". Be aware of a very short Asian woman when waiting to order- 'cause she'll swoop right in front of you when you're glancing over your shoulder to see what commotion is happening behind you in the bathroom line.
-"The Plastic Cutlery Police"- After exiting the restroom, I quickly spotted an empty table and nabbed it (a big victory at GLDS). My husband proudly arrived with a tray overflowing with dumplings and 2 little paper trays & 2 plastic forks. Problem= he had asked for 3 trays & 3 forks since there were 3 diners in our group. He returned to the counter to ask for 1 more set of "serving pieces". The place was jam-packed with people (as it always is) and the line formed a solid wall down the center of the restaurant- the "cutlery police" woman left her post at the steamers and came back to our table to find that there were, in fact, 3 diners. She quickly issued the third fork & paper tray. Don't even think of asking for extra cutlery at GLDS...they just won't have it!
We've never left there without a big laugh! Even with the cutter, the bandit and the cutlery police :-)
Some things, whether you dress them up or not, always lead to the same results.
Whether you drink Cuervo or Patron, you will inevitably barf.
Whether you do crack or cocaine, you will get high.
Whether you fly coach or first class, you will arrive.
Whether you dim sum at Good Luck or Yank Sing, you will get fat
So with the latter, you are out beaucoup buxx. With the former, more money saved for other licentious times.
Get fat at Good Luck: no more than $10 for two. Get fat at Yank Sing: $80 for two.
Pocket the $70, buy two bottles of Patron to ultimately purge yourself.
It all works out, mathematically speaking.
OMG I'M IN LOVE. I have never had such good (luck) dim sum at such a good (luck) price. You will never ever find such great prices in Orange County or anywhere else that I know of for that matter. My heart is beating fast just thinking about this place. Let's break down everything the 4 of us ordered:
1. 2 orders of ha gao (shrimp dumpling)
2. Crystal dumpling
3. Stuffed deep fried dumpling
4. 2 baked bbq pork buns ($.80 each)
5. Steamed bbq pork buns
6. Deep fried taro with pork
7. Turnip cake
8. 2 leaf wrapped sticky rice
9. Fried dumplings
10. Siu mai
11. 2 bottles of water
12. Egg tarts
All this food for $24 flat. With a few leftovers. We had 2 trays filled with a mountain of food. The baked bao was so good with a sweet glaze on top. The ha gao was bomb. OMG, the deep fried stuffed dumpling! Sticky rice was huge. The egg tart was nice and soft with a flaky crust. I was not disappointed in anything that I ate. And the soy sauce on the tables are thicker and sweeter. So delicious.
Don't speak Chinese? Just grab a paper menu and circle everything you want to eat.
I heart San Francisco!!!!!!
"Does your dim sum use glucose base or rice base flour?"
I couldn't stop my self from laughing.
The things you over-hear.
not "THE BEST DIM SUM" on clement. but you can vote it
"MOST UNIQUE SOY SAUCE".
if you like sweet soy sauce, you'll go crazy over this spot.
if you don't like soy sauce or you want red vinegar you'll hate it.
they are actually very engrish friendly, and actually have a lot of patience.
Thanks Good Luck Dim Sum. Now I know how to make a Milk Tea....
Lady hands me an empty cup w/ a bag of LIPTON tea bag.
Me: "this is not milk tea..."
Lady: "GO GO make your self. GO GO."
ooooo I see. There's hot water you make Lipton tea and add 1/2 & 1/2. Whala! there milk tea. Sadly no lid.
I can't say the food is superb but for what you pay, it's dayam cheap & good. All the sizes are big and filling & who doesn't like GIANT sesame balls?
Shrimp Dumplings - 4 Stars. About the best in here. Yes the wrap is thick and sometimes it falls but the taste is pretty good.
Sesame Balls & Egg Tart - 5 Stars. This is comparable to any place.
Chives Dumpling - 4 Stars. pretty good.
Chicken Sumai, Fried taro root, Long noodle, Taro shrimp dumpling, all just okay.
Again Cheap but Decent, You can't go wrong.
It's small but they managed to put some tables in the back.
The ladies are kind of rude but who really cares.
It's crowded so you know it's good!
We got a few pastries, ALL the dumplings, the congee (rice porridge), turnip cake, sticky rice in the lotus leaves, and thats all I can remember. Everything was so good. All of it was under 13 or so. Its soooooo cheap and delicious.
We came here after we left an expensive fancy smanshy 5 item dim sum place a few stores down that edited their newspapers to say that they were the best in san fran ): Good thing we did though! This place isn't a place to sit down with the new in-laws but it is definitely a good casual place to get good dim sum.
I wish there was a dim sum take out in my area! The dumplings here are huge and yuuuummy! They have the basic dim sum dishes mostly, so if you are looking for the dim sum extras such as baby clams, vegetables, noodles, etc. go to a sit down dim sum spot.
I could be wrong about that, but I didn't see it on the checklist menu. Portions are really big.. 3 of us overestimated and ordered way too much and ended up taking a lot of it home. My only gripe is, even though we ate there, the food wasn't very hot. We walked around this area and saw a few of the take out dim sum's, Good Luck had the biggest variety as well as the big crowd. Don't be turned off by the long line.. it moves quick. Our meal was $18, can't beat it.
I really wish I knew that this place was geared towards take out and didn't have any carts roaming around.
Other than that, the food was decent and CHEAP. Their soy sauce tasted a little funky though . . .
"If this is what you call cheap..."
I now get the FoodMaxx commercial. They don't call there food cheap, they call it low price, because the quality is still there. This goes as well with Good Luck.
Just because it's not your ordinary place to go and eat dim sum, doesn't mean the quality is not there. The quality of the food still taste like quality restaurants or I would say even better than most.
The more popular items are usually the fresher items... Some you might get warm because it's not on most peoples list of what to get. So if you want fresh, go with the common items... If you want something unique regardless of freshness, try the shark fin xiu mai.
You can't beat the prices... Usually at dim sum places, 3 pork buns are 2.50+, this place is only 1.50 and it's much bigger and also taste much better.
This is about 4.5 on the food alone. The -0.5 came from just some items being a little too cold for my liking.
The other 0.5 was the line was long. But well worth the wait =).
If you don't care about anything else but the taste... This is probably a must hit up spot. They have some tables inside if you don't want to take it to go...
Cash Only
Less greasy than every other authentic & cheap (ie NOT Yank Sing) dim sum place in SF. Certainly cleaner and fresher tasting than the Stockton St places.
Line is long, and the ladies move slow, so this isn't a quick in-and-out type of place. But a lot of their dumplings are steamed, so you can feel relatively ungreasy after a meal.
I'd recommend the chicken shiu-mai, steamed pork buns, and crystal dumplings (shrimp+pork+chives).
Oh, and you can stuff yourself for less than $8. Literally.
Very delicious, and very cheap. It's definitely best for take out, but you can sit in their tables in the back. It's not your typical dim sum place where carts roam around--it kinna reminds me a bakery where you order your stuff, sit down/take out, eat.
Try getting there early in the morning when the dim sum is fresh. Oh, and parking kinna sucks in the area.
I would've given this place four stars for their cheap shrimp/shrimp-chive dumplings (3 pieces of shu-mai for $1.50!). That was quite a sell.
But, minus one star for the sweet soy sauce, which tasted like it was hoisin watered down with a bit of soy sauce. I've eaten Chinese food plenty a-times and never have I come across such a sweet, thick sauce. Didn't dig it. Also, they didn't offer any red vinegar which I can't live without. I suppose next time I will BYOSS and BYORV, for real.
ManTao-Man here.
SCORE 100 from SFHD!
I saw it the green paper on the door!
May be it's The Only Dim Sum Place in SF got perfect 100.
You'll never know about dim sum, it may be 62 tomorrow.
I want to Thank the lady in the counter speaking Chinese to me.
Yes, I look Chinese sometimes.
I think she said that can I help you in Chinese.
Or, "WhatTheHell you want?" .... you never know what they really sayin'.......... but,
No, she wasn't like that.
I thought all old Chinese ladies speak very loud.
But not her.
She was very soft speaking Chinese lady that I think it's rare.
By the way, my home town has a Chinatown. it's not a big as SF but clean, even tables in the restaurants are not sticky at all.
I have been missing a steamed pork bun from there.
The steamed pork bun is different that I couldn't find in SF.
Well, i don't think I am that crazy for dim sum, so, I didn't really research enough to find so I am sure there is in SF but, hell, find a particular kind of dim sum is find a needle in a haystack.
There are so many different kind of Chinese here.
You can't tell which is which.
can you?
instead, I just have going to japanese market to get a frozen Japo steamed pork bun. it's not too bad actually.
But, I found one last night.
It was a luck.
I just went to New May Wah for grocery shopping and I saw a small dim sum place cross the street calls Good Luck Dim Sum.
I said, "GoodFxxx. I got to try that.'
It was almost closing time for the place so the lady gave me 4 instead of 3 for $1.50.
The small steamed pork bun was the one that I have been looking for.
I am going back again.
Btw, Vivian C. said, "You're absolutely right, most old Chinese ladies scream. For no good reason too. My grandma is one of those screaming old Chinese ladies. You really found a one-in-a-million quiet old Chinese lady. It's like you found a unicorn. Good job!
But anyway, YAY for good dim sum! hurraaah!"
The place is scored 100 from the SF health dept.
Ari C. said, "The place is scored 100 from the SF health dept.
That is impossible! Chinese place with a perfect health score??"
Yes, I saw it. The 1st 100 score dim sum in the city!!!!!
Awesome for take out lunch. Shrimp dumpling, chive shrimp dumpling, and baked pork bun are amazing in flavor and cheap!
The line takes forever to move, and I'm really not sure why. I was waiting behind 10 people, and it literally took 15 minutes until I could give/get my order.
The last time I came here, it was 4pm and there was no line! And then after I got my dim sum, I realized why; they just served me stuff that was literally sitting out since god knows when. So it tasted pretty gross, and gave me an upset stomach.
Good luck dim sum - please close your doors no later than one hour after your last batch of dim sum is cooked for the day!
I love Dim Sum, love it even better when its cheap.
The workers only speak chinese, so you need to fill out a pink sheet at the end of the counter when you first walk in. The lines are long, but well worth it. Menu is in English and Chinese. Not a lot of places to sit down. Best to get to go and then take home.
I've been coming here for over 10 years and the place hasn't changed much - from the sparse eating area to the pink menus. More importantly, what's kept me coming back is the fresh and delicious dim sum. They have the best har gow in the city! Prep while waiting in line and mark off on the menu what you want so that you can just hand it to the ladies...saves me (and them) time.
Lately, we've been serving their dim sum for football Sunday...yes, dim sum. And it's been a hit! So, instead of wings, try the chive dumpling with shrimp!
Mixed bag review ...
++ PLUSES ++
I love the convenience of bopping in and picking up dim sum on the fly. It can be a challenge to figure out what you're ordering by just looking at the menu. It had taken me 3-4 times going to sort out what was what, some was trial-by-error.
It's a good value.
I do like the dim sum here, but will say that the flavors are not too distinct. Many items taste the same.
- - MINUSES - -
The wait can be long and painful.
Sometimes they run out of a certain item right as you make it to the front of the line :-/
I hate the service here. They are so slow, very rude, and look like they are not happy to help you ... if you ask a question about something, they can look annoyed.
I hate the way they pile all of the dim sum on top of each other to the point where the box is stuffed and lid can't be shut. I'm not talking about a few orders placed into a box, but when you spend $30-40, it would be nice if they could split up the order so the pieces don't all meld together.
It's cash only.
Dim Sum = good
prices = good
Good Luck Dim Sum = awesomness to the 10th degree
Good, solid dim sum. Of all the take-out dim-sum spots along Clement, this one is the best. It's not amazing, fancy, dazzling, or even excellent, but it's damned good.
All the standards work well, the pork buns are, well, pork buns (I'm not a big char siu bao fan) and the noodles are nice and light and gooey.
We like to ride bikes over (PUH_leeze stop complaining about parking. This is the city. Get used to it!) and hang my little pink plastic bag on the handlebars, head over to the Garfield statue in GG Park (near the Conservatory) and have a little picnic feast. People almost always come over and ask us where we got the delishus-looking lunch. I point them towards Clement and say Good Luck!
I ate so much dim sum from Good Luck, and was filled to the brim. It cost me $6. That makes for a happy camper. The line is always long, but they keep it moving...and you'd better know what you want by the time you're to the front (I mean, you've had 15 min. in line to figure it out, it shouldn't be too hard).
I came here with a coworker who highly recommended this place...otherwise how on earth would I be able to decide which dim sum place on clement is good without going to every single one? No need to take a gamble, come to Good Luck.
I'd probably give this place 5 stars, but I really have nothing else to compare it to in the area for easy take-out dim sum. Once I eat around more, perhaps I'll feel more confident throwing the extra star in there.
my favorites included the chive dumpling with shrimp, deep fried dumpling, pork shu mai, and BBQ pork bun. the egg custard was good, but i've had better.
This is what fast food should be. Fast, cheap, and deeeelicious.
For $3.50 you can buy 2 baked pork buns and two large egg rolls (i love fried crap). You can have them in thirty seconds, and I recommend eating them while you walk (slowly) down Clement St.
If you are a pork bun fan, you HAVE to come here :) Would recommend to anyone who has $5 in their wallet and is a fan of greasy, yummy, melt in your mouth dim sum.
Let's be honest, you don't go out to Chinese food for the atmosphere, unless of course, your idea of a great setting is pushy waitstaff, less-than-cleanly decor, and signage written in black magic marker. The restaurant world has yet to bridge the gap between the Pacific-rim food that made California famous, and the lower-end Chinese food which, in the case of Good Luck Dim Sum, is motherf**king incredible.
Once you brave the line that snakes out the door, order one of the huge variety of dumplings and either take them home or try your luck with a table out back. I had the crystal, shrimp/chive, and pork/chive dumplings with a pork bun on top and a bottle of water. The whole thing cost me-- ready?-- $7.50. So, to recap, there were 12 items there (each order of dumplings contains 3 pieces), for less than $8. Incredible. The better part is that the dumplings were succulent, savory, and full of flavor. While there are many great styles of Asian dumplings-- soup dumplings, Japanese dumplings, et al-- for Chinese dumplings, Good Luck Dim Sum is my new go-to locale.
For a quick jaunt to the Far East, if you can find parking, this is worth a morning trip.
Okay! Char Siu Pao is the best!
$10.50 got me 6 Char Siu Pao, 3 Sesame Balls, 1 Lotus Pao, 3 Shiu Mai (I don't really like them because it's too big), 2 Egg Custard, 3 Ha kaw.
Man. If you are on a budget, $10 will last you a whole day! Need to work on customer service :)
Sorry, this place is just OK, and is only an acceptable option if it's too late for the above average fare, and/or you want to eat for super cheap. The food quality is passable, but the major issue I have is that the food is not that hot. That's a big problem for me. Also not enough condiments.
outstanding and dirt cheap dim sum. i love it so much that i brave the narrow restaurant with my HUGE jogging stroller just so i can get a nibble of these steamed bits of wonderful.
take-out only and they are closed on tuesdays.
Among all the Chinese fast food places I have ever been to, this place is one of the most impressive of them all. The conventional inclination about these places is one with people overcrowding the counter with a semi-dingy ambiance where the lighting is not always the best. On the contrary, Good Luck is clean, has a well lit orderly layout, a spacious area for seating in the back, and the line to the counter is long, but everyone manages to stay in one neat, single file.
The place has been crazy busy all day so far. Since each order ($1.50) comes in threes, it's easy to get full with less than $5. Here are the things I've tried. Service is not the best, but it tends to get better in the late afternoon when it's not too crowded.
Yay, I'm impressed:
1.) Shrimp taro dumpling
2.) Deep fried taro root
3.) Shrimp dumpling
4.) Chicken shumai
5.) Sweet rice bun
6.) Crystal dumpling
Decent, but my arms are folded:
1.) Shark fin dumpling
2.) Steamed pork dumpling
3.) Pork dumpling
4.) Sweet rice puff with coconut and peanut
Ran out, I missed the party and just about to kick myself right now:
1.) Dry shrimp crepe
2.) Shrimp taro dumpling (On day 2)
I also observed many who ordered loads of turnip cakes, bbq pork buns, and pot stickers. I came here mainly for the taro items and find their shrimp taro dumpling a heavenly delight and a must have. Through some creative mix and matches, I was able to get two great feasts at less than $5 each time.
After reading all these reviews, I never knew what a popular dim sum place this was. I came here yesterday with my mom...my mom wanted to go there early because she said that there is always a line. Well I thought coming here by 7:05am (they open at 7am) would be fine. There was already 6 people in front of me (don't people sleep in on saturdays anymore?). Eh, only 6 people - no big deal...about 25 mins waiting in line is pretty crazy! People come here early early in the morning and they get huge boxes of dim sum here. One lady was also assembling pre-orders that was going to be picked up at 8 am.
We picked basically an order of everything. And for those who don't know what to order - they have these convenient pink sheets that you can mark how many orders you want. By the time we got up there..they had no more shrimp dumplings (har gow) and no more shanghai dumplings. But we got the sui mai (they have chicken, pork, and beef), a variety of the buns, and some other dim sum that they had there. Most of the dim sum was 3 pieces of $1.50. Everything was pretty good - the buns had the perfect amount of filling and dough, and the dim sum was really fresh. And while we were waiting in line, a bigger line formed behind us. Just be prepared to wait- even at 7 in the morning you can't escape the crowd all looking for some yummy dim sum!
I know I am not allowed to compare where I am and where I was.but I can't stop it.
In good luck dim sum, I could eat great great dimsum for 5 bucks and I could be full.everything was great.
I always thought Hei la moon in Boston is great but I find it is not comparable at all. I Hei la moon can be 3 star if it was in SF.
san francisco. I t is a town for gourmet. It is expensive place to live but it is all worth it.
I always want to come back there.
I was a little skeptical when I walked into this place. It looked like one of those Chinese BBQ take-out shops. The lady was pushy. The dim sum looked cold. There were limited selection. The floor was oily and slippery. The tables were dirty. Half of the store was blocked off because they were cleaning and it smelled like bleach. I was really hesitating if I should even buy anything from there. I reluctantly ordered an order of har gow (shrimp dumpling) and chive dumpling. They looked delicious...but just not steamy hot. My friend ordered an order of steamed BBQ pork buns. We took our puny plastic sack and sat down in the far corner.
I saw the table next to us happily eating their cold dim sum out of a plastic togo container with plastic forks. I looked around the store and couldn't find any plastic utensils, so I asked the table next to us. I should've looked in my plastic bag first...
I jabbed my fork into a har gow expecting it to be as solid as a rock. To my surprise, I nearly turned my fork into a spatula. Still skeptical, I took a bite...*jaw would've dropped to the floor but I had to keep the yummy har gow in my mouth* Though it was barely warm, the skin was soft and just chewy enough and the filling was absolutely delicious AND there were bamboo shoot! That's the kind of har gow how I remember them to be. Not half-inch thick skin with a teaspoon of filling made from old shrimp that have lost their natural crunchiness and with a massive amount of MSG to cloak its non-freshness.
I quickly finished my har gow so I could try the chive dumpling which looked just like the har gow except it has green stuff (the chives) underneath the translucent skin. It was y-u-m-m-y! There were lots of chives (and lots of shrimp). I don't know why most places are skimpy on the chives. It's a "chive" dumpling, not "shrimp dumpling with a little bit of chives." The skin was the perfect thickness. Most chive dumplings I've tried has hella thick skin. I also like how they wrap/fold the dumpling like the har gow instead of the usual chive dumpling way with the thick rim of skin/dough.
I looked over at my friend who was happily on her last BBQ Pork Bun. The bun was not piping hot, maybe just barely warm like the dumplings, but I could tell from the way it squish like a pillow between my friend's fingers the bread was still soft and fluffy. The filling looked juicy and there was a proportional amount of bread and filling.
I took back all my skepticism. I'm so sorry I ever doubted you. :( Just the har gow and chive dumpling were enough to keep me going back. I'll definitely come back for you...even when I go back to Portland.
After dropping by here with a co-worker I was a little disappointed.
Good Luck Dim Sum had large BBQ Pork buns at 3 for a $1.50 and a clean restaurant with lots of seating.
However the buns had that strange aftertaste I've found with some places. A strange under-cooked, yeasty taste. Not so much my favourite.
The service was also very offhand, bordering on rude and irritated.
With the not-so-awesome buns and the service, I probably wouldn't be back.
I've been a customer of this place for years, ever since I moved to Bay area, it is a perfect place to enjoy dim sum without worry too much about my wallet. The decor may look very simple and serving may look very fastfoodish, but the quality and variety is not less than some of the other fancy-decorated Chinese restaurant on clement. Where you could end paying much more than from Good Luck Dim Sum.
It is also a perfect place for ordering food for parties. I ordered from them several times for parties at home and all my friends love them.
I always enjoy my experience here. It's truly an experience that is not replicated. It always surprises me when people are not ready to order after standing in line because their is always a line. If you are not ready it's atleast a 2 lashing penalty. Or just fun watching the Chinese lady's yell at you!! If parking here were any easier, I would frequent more often.
Their dim sum is great....you choose what you want on a piece of paper and they have a great variety.
However, the long lines and sometimes shortage of items might knock off some points....and the bitchiness of the workers might make you run for your life.
I don't think I've ever been so stuffed in my entire life...from $15 for 2 people. There's nothing like here in Vancouver -- but, oh how I wish there was! This is pigging out at it's best -- a tonne of food: bbq pork buns, shrimp and chive dumplings, the deep fried taro (best I've ever had!), the egg tarts. So stuffed we were that the egg tarts came with us and made for a nice "light" snack later in the afternoon.
Good Luck will be taunting my dim sum dreams for ages to come I'm sure!
Really good, cheap take out. Their milk buns are delicious. BRING CASH!!! No credit card here
I live in Daly City & it takes forever to get to Clement St & find parking during the weekend, but it's well worth it. Here's what I love about Good Luck Dim Sum:
-Cheap food
-Quick Service
-DELICIOUS DIM SUM (I usually come out with a BIG order since I only come here once a month or less)
Only think that would make me give it 5 stars is if they took debit or credit. Other than that...I love the food.
This place was just ok, not bad I guess. I wouldn't be against eating there again but it didn't blow me away. Maybe I'm just not that big a fan of dim sum. Does the pork always taste somewhat undercooked at these places? I had a little of almost everything that was left (peak hours were over) and overall the whole experience averaged out to about a 3. But they had some big spongy sweet cake like pastries that were very good, the most memorable item of my meal.
Came here hungry because I read good reviews about it...even waited in line for 30 minutes.....but I was really dissapointed. Ordered 10 different things I didnt know what to expect, but since there was a line I figured it was going to be good shit. When we got our food I was ready to feast on mysterious meat, but instead all I got was cold & old dim sum....
That mysterious stuff is only good when its steaming....not so at good luck. We threw away all but 2 half eaten pieces.
My friends think I am very American. I only roll out the Cantonese for serious dim sum ordering.
So, you have heard all the other 400+ reviews about this place. Super cheap, very good, and then there's the DIM SUM NAZI (DSN).
I actually can translate the interaction between the DSN and customers. So, for all you people out there that weren't sure if she was totally rude or not, this is the one interaction that had me a bit scared to order incorrectly.
little old lady(l.o.l)- pointing at case- "i want these cakes"
dsn- "i don't see cakes"
l.o.l- "these cakes" she is pointing at the egg tarts again
dsn loud and impatient- "no cakes. those are tarts, not cakes. do you want TARTS?"
l.o.l- i want 10 cakes
dsn- rolling eyes and sighing- grabs the tarts
of course, we are served by the DSN.
i asked if we had ordered a certain item, and she barked back- yes!!
it is a certain kind of gluttony to see all your dim sum for four hungry people on one tray. it's not so obvious when you order off the carts and the empty little bamboo steamers disappear.
surprises: siu mai & potsticker - rubbery heavy balls of meat
the fried frizzy taro balls were a dream- best i have ever had
the jook was amazing- so creamy and the only thing that was super hot!! (A+++)
chai sui bao- fluffy and sweet
this really is a take out place- i would recommend taking items home and re-steaming them traditionally for best flavor- no microwaves!
boo- we got a $54 parking ticket- san fran- it was labor day!!
they ran out of the chives/shrimp dumplings, and she summarily crossed it off my order, but then i noticed the pan-fried ones, which was what i really wanted anyway. i asked in mandarin, and she answered in cantonese, but she understood me, which is amazing because my mandarin is terrible. good shrimp, but could use more chives. 3/$1.80.
turnip cake was good. except for bits of stuff, this is the "smooth" variety. some places shred, but not pureed, the turnip so it has some texture. this and the chives box... tastes better reheated in a pan (no oil) at home, so it's really hot.
chicken & sausage with sticky rice, wrapped in lotus leaf. the rice looked kind of... white... but the whole thing had good flavor, and lots of meat compared to other places. at $2.40, it's one of the more expensive items on the menu, but i had to have it...
i resisted adding an egg tart to my order. i'm so proud of myself...
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