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.
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
Leaf wrapped. ¥22
Shanghai Dim Sum, Shanghai CHINA
I thought that this tasted good, but I didn’t like the texture. I generally like sticky rice, but there was something extra watery in the filling that kinda grossed me out. The pork tasted good though.
Jinhua pork and corn, shrimp jinhua pork and luffa, matsutake and assorted mushroom jinhua pork, black truffle and jinhua pork, house specialty jinjua pork, and pork with fresh water crab essence. ¥48
Shanghai Dim Sum, Shanghai CHINA
I thought these soup dumplings looked fun and colorful, but they didn’t taste all that great. The dumpling wrapper was too thick and starchy which took away from the individual flavors of the fillings and broth. Also, the service here was horrendous! They were super slow and they don’t much care for you if you’re ordering for take out. Lame!
Honey Shanghai style dish. ¥45
Shanghai Dim Sum, Shanghai CHINA
This was good and similar tasting to what you can get back in San Francisco. The sauce was yummy, but the ribs themselves were on the tough side and probably over-fried.
Three pieces. $5.60
Koi Palace, Daly City CA
Ok, these were pretty damn delicious! The egg custard filling is molten hot, so be careful though. I loved the sweet flavor and the grainy texture of it.
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Koi Palace.
$7.80
Koi Palace, Daly City CA
These were a disappointment. I heard great things about this dish, but the ribs didn’t have a nice rich flavor that I was expecting. They were also tough and hard to eat.
Koi Palace dining room.
Shanghai pork dumpling, crab roe and meat dumplings. Prosperity dinner $88
M.Y. China, San Francisco CA
I really hate this place. The service is amateurish and the food is mediocre. We only came back to use up a stupid gift card! These dumplings were bland and sad looking.
With hoisin sauce. Two pieces $6.90
Koi Palace, Daly City CA
I did not enjoy this. There was very little duck, too much cucumber, and the wrapper was limp and soggy. Lame!
Chili paste and hot mustard.
Three pieces $5.90
Koi Palace, Daly City CA
Mmm, these were delicious and one of my favorites from the meal. I loved the XO sauce and dried pork(?) on top. The shrimp filling was also very good.
Tea. Complimentary
Four pieces $4.90
Koi Palace, Daly City CA
Ugh, I hate these foil tin holders! They’re SO tacky. But I guess they needed them at Koi Palace because all of our xlb dumplings were already leaking when they arrive. Lame…
Dirty fish tanks at Koi Palace.
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