Bok choy, steamed rice. $8.90
Crystal Jade Express, San Francisco CA
This tasted good, but there was almost no meat on the chicken. It was mostly bone, cartilage, and skin. I liked the skin, but the lack of actual meat left me completely unsatisfied.
$11.25
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I like how the food at Eric’s is pretty consistent. You’re always gonna get what you tasted last time and not some surprised dish with different ingredients and flavors. This is probably why I keep returning for their delicious dishes.
Eggplant with chicken, shrimp, red bell pepper, and basil in a special spicy sauce. $11.25
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I’ve always loved this dish at Eric’s. The sauce is super tasty and the combination of proteins and vegetables is wonderful. It can be oily, but that’s common for most Chinese places so I’m not gonna judge it too harshly. Only if it was overly oily and greasy.
Crispy, caramelized, chili wings. $12.95
Mama Ji’s, San Francisco CA
These wings were great! They were sticky and packed with flavor. What wasn’t great was the slow-ass service at this place. I could have butchered my own chicken and cooked it myself before this arrived at the table.
Good Mong Kok Bakery, San Francisco CA
I wasn’t sure if I’d like this, but it was pretty awesome. The outside was nice and crispy and beautifully fried. The gummy rice dough had a pleasant firmness and cradled a yummy meat filling.
$13.95
Mama Ji’s, San Francisco CA
I will never dine in at this restaurant ever again! The wait for your food is excruciatingly long especially when you’re constantly seeing a parade of take-out and delivery orders leave through the door. You’re left starving and frustrated so you really can’t enjoy your food.
Shrimp dumpling, chive and shrimp dumpling, beef crepe roll, chicken siu mai, shark fin dumpling.
Good Mong Kok Bakery, San Francisco CA
This was pretty good, and I’m glad that the dim sum wasn’t dry like some places. They were also on the larger side which was a bonus. I loved all the different flavors and you can’t beat the low prices. There was a line for lunch and it’s kind of intimidating to order though, lol.
Xiao long bao. Soup dumplings with shrimp and pork, served with sweet soy sauce and ginger. $4.75
Mama Ji’s, San Francisco CA
This tasted good, but I still hate that they use the little foil bowls. I think it cheapens XLB dumplings. Also, the service was horrendously slow! Ugh!
Affligem blonde. Each $8
$11.95
Shan Dong Restaurant, Oakland CA
This chicken was pretty good, but it actually wasn’t different from many Chinese fried chicken dishes you can get elsewhere. The sauce could’ve used some heat or more intense flavor. It was fried well though.
Spicy. $10.50
Shan Dong Restaurant, Oakland CA
These handmade noodles were great and the sauce was super tasty! They certainly give you plenty of food too. We couldn’t possibly have eaten all of these at the restaurant so we were happy to take the remainder home. The service we receive was horrible though! Our server completely ignored us after we received our food and wouldn’t give us our check even after repeatedly trying to flag her down. #fail
Chicken and shrimp. $12
Tao Yin Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavors of this dish and the I always love large cuts of tender eggplant, but the oil content was just too much to handle! Ugh, stop using SO much oil!
Pork spareribs in black bean sauce. $9
Tao Yin Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This dish wasn’t very good. In addition to the gross amount of floating oil, the spareribs were fatty and didn’t have much meat on them. The vegetables were also mushy and disgusting.
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