Dense and delicious! I doubt that there’s any real shark fin in these. 3 for $1.60
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
White Christmas trees, Collingwood Street.
Shark fin dumplings – Good Luck Dim Sum
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Chinese chive dumplings – Good Luck Dim Sum
I love the sharp flavor of these dumplings. 3 for $1.95
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
Emerging mushrooms, 17th Street.
Shrimp dumplings – Good Luck Dim Sum
Har gow. A delicous standard! 3 for $1.60
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
Helen Diller Playground, Mission Dolores Park.
Steamed bbq pork buns – Good Luck Dim Sum
There’s so many cheap dim sum places along Clement Street in the Richmond neighborhood and Good Luck Dim Sum is one of the most popular ones. This is evident by the long line in front of the counter. The good thing is that you can grab a menu sheet and mark everything you want while you wait your turn. 3 for $1.60
Good Luck Dim Sum, San Francisco CA
Colorful botanically-themed mural, Church Street. I think the plants in this section are probably California soaproot (Chlorogalum pomeridianum, Asparagaceae), rattlesnake grass (Briza sp., Poaceae), and filarees (Erodium sp., Geraniaceae).
General Tsou’s chicken – House of Chen
Battered and fried chicken in a special sauce with broccoli. $9.95
House of Chen, San Francisco CA
Meh, another low quality, super greasy dish from House of Chen. I guess we can all learn from our mistakes.
Beef with eggplants – House of Chen
Ok, ok. I always expect Chinese food to be a bit greasy, but good lord this was SUPER greasy! The flavor was ok, but the feel of that much grease in my mouth was really off-putting. $10.50
House of Chen, San Francisco CA
Hot and sour soup – House of Chen
This wasn’t the worst Chinese food I’ve eaten, but I had a bad expereince ordering my food to-go that I don’t think I’ll be back. Ugh! There are way too many great Chinese restaurants around to waste my time with subpar service. Small $3.95
House of Chen, San Francisco CA
King crab sui mai dumplings – Jiao
Jiao is my new go-to restaurant in Palm Springs for delicious Asian-inspired small plates! These crab sui mai, though, were probably my least favorite thing I’ve had there. They were bland and you could barely taste any of the crab! The wrapper was also dry. $7
Jiao, Palm Springs CA
Assorted dipping sauces. The crunchy one is my favorite! They’re all a bit salty, but I seem to douse every dish with some combination of these sauces, lol!
I love that they trim to old palm fronds that hang down on the palm trees. They look like tight pencil skirts!
Rock cod filet in black bean sauce – Grand Palace Restaurant
With green and red bell peppers, onions, served with steamed rice. Lunch special $7.25
Grand Palace Restaurant, South San Francisco CA
Mmm, fish in black bean sauce is always a winner for me! Soft fish filets with a salty sauce with juicy veggies, heck yeah!
“47 til infinity” girl and giraffe sidewalk stencil, San Francisco Bay Trail.
Baked bbq pork bun – Kings Bakery Cafe
$1.50 each
Kings Bakery Cafe, San Francisco
I didn’t enjoy these. They were too doughy and the filling wasn’t very flavorful. The bun to filling ratio was off and had way too much bready bun.
Red swing set, Helen Diller Playground at Mission Dolores Park.
Green chives shrimp dumplings – Grand Palace Restaurant
Mmm, I love Chinese green chives. They have a strong garlicky flavor that’s delicious with the shrimp filling. $3.20
Grand Palace Restaurant, South San Francisco CA
Grand Palace actually keeps their shrimp pieces chunky as opposed to completely minced, yum!
Artwork on the platform, South San Francisco Bart Station.
Steamed tofu skins with minced pork – Grand Palace Restaurant
I love tofu skin rolls! They sometimes have a shrimp filling, but this minced pork filling was really good too. $3.20
Grand Palace Restaurant, South San Francisco CA
Yellow flannelbush flower (Fremontodendron californicum, Malvaceae). This California native makes for a lovely and hardy garden plant. This was along the San Francisco Bay Trail.
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