Every time I get to Tanforan I have to go to Dim Sum Kitchen Express. Their dim sum is the best I've ever eaten. Service is friendly and worth waiting for. read more

Solid dim sum, great variety. Shumai hits the spot, the baos are a decent size, not too small, not too big. The BBQ pork bun was solid 5/5. Can't believe I didn't try this spot until recently. Will definitely come here if around. Sunshine Wheat Field Dim Sum down the block is good but this is just as good. read more

This is for the service and being hustled. I can't help but wonder if I was Asian would it be the same??? Food was OK at best but would definitely not recommend or be back. read more

Ordered online. They didn't have 2 of the 6 items I ordered. Contrary to their website, they didn't call, but merely replaced the 2 missing items by doubling my order of 2 other items. This is the second time I have had an ordering problem with them. I tried again because the food is good. However, I will not be back. read more

Although I do love my Asian grubs from Geary/ Clement or Irving/ Judah, I live in Bernal & choose to do San Bruno Avenue (Portola district) because it's affordable & closer to me. I used to be a huge fan of Hong Kong BBQ up until they cancelled their 50 cents ice cream scoops & now that Giant Scoop is mostly a take out spot, I still have to give this shop a review. Dim Sum Kitchen is the closest you can get to in terms of taste & quality in regards to Chinese steam tables in the Inner Richmond or Sunset District. Their prices are reasonable & try to get here past 6pm so you can score some good deals! I got a large box of chow fun for $4 & a medium box of tofu for $4! Everything is homemade & fresh. Also this place is cleaner than some their other neighbors. My only complaint is that they are not consistent in menu items being offered. Seemingly they like to rotate & prioritize items that they think will sell out quickly & before the end of the day. Truly this place deserves a 4.5! Serve is always on point & the staff are always attentive & work hard! read more

It was probably more of a 2.5 star experience, but I understand opening up a new business is difficult especially in a city like San Francisco with lots of good eating choices so I'm going to relax my rating and show it as 3 stars. I would hate to scare away potential customers based on one visit on their first day of service. This dim sum restaurant opened up this morning in the Portola neighborhood at the former site of the Hoy Sun Restaurant. It is my understanding that some of the employees might have worked at the previous establishment. Dim sum items are displayed up front at the counter in glass cases. You order your items there and you may take your items to go or to dine in. They also have menu service at the tables but among the confusion of opening day that information was not initially stated. Their huge full restaurant menu has entrees, noodles, porridge and more. The service is upbeat and friendly. The lady who helped me at the front counter answered all of my questions efficiently but seemed hurried possibly because of the long stream of customers behind me. For my first order I ordered chicken siu mai, shrimp har gow, pork and peanut dumplings and a combination bun along with a bottled water. They have an assortment of chilled beverages in a refrigerator unit within the front counter area. Hot tea and coffee is also available. The food temperature was way off so I was instantly disappointed that the dim sum is served cold. It was not even lukewarm. The chicken siu mai seemed spot on in flavor and I think I would have enjoyed it much more served hot. Both the shrimp har gow and the peanut and pork dumplings had a rather thick skin. The har gows seem to have lots a filler rather than shrimp but it was the sudden bite of the MSG that hit me almost instantaneously. It's strong, and as I sit here writing this review nearly an hour later the tip of my tongue is still numb. The peanut and pork dumplings are decent. The pork has a good mix of not very lean meat and crunchy chopped peanuts. I have not eaten the combination bun as it is huge, but if it is extraordinary I will edit my review later. For now my favorite dim sum take out spot (Wing Lee on Clement) has no worries. They will definitely not lose my patronage to this restaurant. For the most part this is a cash only place however they will accept credit cards on orders totaling $25 or more. I wish the folks at Dim Sum Kitchen well. Should I visit again I hope the dim sum will be served hot. read more

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Beware when you dine in. Server will automatically add a tip without even showing the itemize order. Check your receipt. Tip should be recommended and suggested not automatically added to the bill. Two were dinning only. read more

Best dim sum on the San Bruno Avenue. Best siu mai and har gow. And the jook is good when I'm sick.

Get your restaurant together! I went in to order, very nicely. They messed up my order once I checked, I brought it back in. They said they couldn't take it due to covid, VERY understandable. They wanted me to pay to get my correct order, which was already suspicious but whatever! It was $8.95, only had $8, they tried taking out pieces of my food portion to make it $8, like WTF. *THEY MESSED UP MY ORDER NOW TRYNA PLAY MY MONEY* The manager came in tryna figure out what's going on, it was hard due to language barrier, which is again, VERY understandable. But what made me write this review is they had the audacity to talk smack about me and be rude as hell thinking I couldn't understand. Get some new workers or DO BETTER! read more

The people here are super rude, I couldn't get anyone's attention, it was slow and all 4 ladies were just chatting it up with like two other people who were in here. Once someone finally came over to help me, I asked if they had steamed bbq pork buns and she left. and came back a few minutes later like what did you want? and I asked again and she just came back like NO. WE DONT HAVE ANY. and left. Just save yourself the trouble and go down to Ming Hui Dim Sum thats literally half a block away, where everyone is super nice and the food is delicious. read more

Definitely closer to a 2.5* experience. We went on its grand opening because we loved Hoy Sun and was excited to see what Dim Sum Kitchen had to offer. We were pretty underwhelmed by the food & service. As it was the first day, it's understandable that the wait staff still struggled with kinks. But I was disappointed that it took 30 minutes after I ordered for someone to inform me they didn't have the dish I ordered. I ordered from the menu again, with the caveat that if they didn't have my new order, I'd have wonton mein -- and waited another 10 minutes until they told me that they had neither of those dishes. No wonton! at a Cantonese restaurant! Fourth time's a charm - I ended up with salted fish & chicken fried rice (鹹魚雞炒飯 - $10.95). The portion was large with a generous portion of salted fish (and some of its bones). The wok hei was basically all there. I would try other things first before ordering this again (and with scallion). My dad had the Hai Nam Chicken Rice (海南雞飯 - $8.95), which promptly arrived. The traditional parts of the dish (chicken quarter + ginger sauce) & coconut rice were meh, but the boy choy was damn good though. Overall, I would give this place another chance... maybe two. For now, not only has it failed to fill the Hoy Sun's shoes, it's ranking average on the list of Best Chinese Food on San Bruno Ave. read more

Dim Sum Kitchen - Salted fish & chicken fried rice. Not bad. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

Someone came in to order food to go and the services who is mopping the floor did not change her gloves when serving food to customers. Super gross. read more

This place is pretty good for dim sum take out. I will always prefer sit down dim sum spots, but Dim Sum Kitchen really does the trick when you have guests over your house. Yes, many of the dumplings have thick skin, but the insides are quite filling. They don't seem to skimp here. The lady helping me was actually pretty nice, and because I had a big order, she wrote everything down so she wouldn't forget. I was hesitant about coming here at first because of reviews for bad customer service. But I didn't have that type of experience. I'm really glad I don't have to drive over to Clement to satisfy my dim sum take out needs. read more

Clean for a dimsum takeout place. This place might be my next favorite spot. 3 items for $2.30 or $2.60. The girls that work in the front were pretty nice. I would come back again. read more

I like their siu mai. It's solid. I haven't tried anything else yet. read more

For the price wow! Such a great find! The dumplings were amazing, the bbq pork bun was a hit ! No fat in it, great flavor. But the shrimp and pork shu mai OMG ! so much flavor! No fishy smell. We got the shu mai, steamed bbq pork buns, cilantro dumplings, spinach dumplings, potstickers, shrimp dumplings, and chow mein. And not one complaint! I definitely recommend! read more

New owner... the food here is ok. Nothing wow. I did enjoy their fried rice and chow fun but the rest is just ok. Would I come back? Sure for fast ok dim sum in the area. read more

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Yessssssss !!! They have everything I wanted as far as dumplings!!!! From the pork with peanut to cilantro shrimp... it's all fresh and yummy. You can get 3/$2.30. Cheaper than the main places on Stockton steeet. !!!! Must try !!! read more

Dim Sum Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

My favorite spot for Shumai I try different places but nothing compares. Grew up just a few blocks away but I moved to Vallejo 3 years ago. Sad I never get to stop and grab some Shumai and char siu bao on my way home anymore love you forever, Dim Sum Kitchen read more

This place is a rip off. My husband went to go get porridge for my daughter since she is sick. Went there yesterday charged us $5 for the porridge and today he went back to get the same kind and charged him 8.65 because they have to get it from somewhere else. When my husband placed the order the lady said its $5 which my husband gave and told him to wait 7 to 8 mins since they ran out and had to go to their "sister" restuarant to get more. My husband ask them where that place is so he can just go there instead of waiting, the lady told him, she cant say where it is. Once my husband got the porridge and about to leave another lady runs out yelling at my husband saying he owes another 3.65. My husband confused why does he owe 3.65 when he already paid 5? The lady assuming it's the owner said cause they got the porridge elsewhere it's more. This was never mention when my husband placed the order. The menu that's on the wall said it was 5 as well. This place is ridiculous and trick people for money. As a restaurant how is it right to get food elsewhere to sell to their customers and charging more? If they don't have the item they could have told him that its sold out. read more

Dim Sum Kitchen - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

All I can say is, if you want bombass food, try their Ying Yang Fried Rice. Oh my God, this will get anyone wet. ~$10. No lie, I'm just here to state this dish is amazing. Game over, got this dish the first time in my life last Wednesday and came back again Friday night. It's like a young baddie that you can't get enough of. Ayyeeeee, come get some read more

Dim Sum Kitchen - Ying Yang Fried Rice is God. Eat this and you'll go to heaven and hell and rip your clothes off. That's how lit this dish is. Best dish! - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

I can't see how anyone would come here. I am going to figure out who to call about this. I am very allergic to shrimp which I mentioned. My pork potstickers came with shrimp. I have seizures, loss of vision and swelling when I eat shrimp. And do you know when I asked for some water they had the nerve to tell me I had to pay for it. I literally said can I just have a piece of ice. No they did not refund me for the potstickers. Oh and get this they didn't even give me a fork for the chow mein. So I'm sitting here in the restaurant with a itchy thought a blurry left eye and no fork. read more

My husband and I always go here for our weekday lunches. They have the best eggplant! I always get the black egg jook, cilantro dumpling, and pork sticky rice. Those are my favorites. Great for lunches and affordable. We come here probably 4 -6 x a month read more

Came by with family to see what Dim Sum Kitchen had to offer for dinner compared to Hoy Sun which was previously here. Hoy Sun used to be our go to authentic, cheap, dinner spot so needless to say, take my review with a grain of salt. There were more cons than pros. Pros: Seating is identical to Hoy Sun's (plenty. For those of you who haven't been to this location before). The complimentary soup was nice. I noticed throughout the entire meal that there was a low level of MSG. The flavors were there but didn't have that characteristic MSG flavor. Cons: We were seated pretty quickly but that wasn't the case for a lot of people. Throughout our meal, we witnessed 2 parties leave after waiting a ridiculous amount of time for the waiter to take their order. This leads me to the next con, the waiters were all over the place. We overheard one of the waiters telling a friend that he came to help out once a week. He was a friendly guy who was constantly zipping around trying to do everything at once. Waiters were forgetting about many requests through the madness. Needless to say, they need to organize the waiters' jobs especially during prime dinner time when the restaurant is packed. Portions are average for the high prices they're demandi Prices: When we got the menu, our jaws dropped. The prices are INSANELY high for a Chinese restaurant in this area. We used to be able to order 3 items for under $30. Everything floats around the $10-13 range. 2.5 stars read more

Someone else already said this, Hoy Sun was much better. I understand that starting a new business, it takes time to get the staff to flow and to make it run smooth. But the prices for food items went up, while the quality went down. The pork/egg porridge I love so much is so watered down here and barely had eggs or pork. They don't have the Chinese donut wrapped in rice noodle. And their dim sum menu is bare bones. 2 star for effort, but really they fall short everywhere else. read more

Food: Tried the pork neck, rice with pork chops in lotus leaf, and beef chow fun. Just thinking back to the pork neck is traumatizing. It looked and tasted like braised fat, drowning in oil. The beef chow fun is bland. The only redeeming dish is the rice in lotus leaf. Although trademark of an unhealthy Chinese dish, the rice was soft and well-flavored by the Chinese sausages. Cost: Pricey for the quality (feels like $7 for $12) Environment: ample seating but horrible street parking; for a new restaurant, it seems they rehashed their predecessor's interior design. tl;dr Oily, overpriced, would probably try elsewhere. read more

My order was 19.95 and they won't let me to use my credit card because I am missing .05 cent omg... they said they have a limit of $20 dollar or they will charge me a dollar extra~~~~ so I order an order of spring rolls. Got home and realized I missing one order and have drive back for and they didn't even apologize or anything omg ~~~~ so bad service! read more

Yummy and cheap! Better deals and quality than the dim sum across the street. I recommend the shrimp dumplings, 3 for $2.30.

dirty, disgusting & rude service. zero stars. don't come here. the staff is so rude & the hygiene of this place is questionable. there was a hair in the wonton. so gross read more

I will never come back here again. Gave it 1stars because their service was not bad. I would give 0, if that was an option. Food was very not authentic, many restaurants on this street have the same dish that tasted better and is less expensive. My experience was horrible, the waitress only suggested me all the higher priced items, Roasted pigeons, stir fried crab, etc. even after I told her that I didn't like those dishes, she just gave up, and basically told me that their cook wasn't so good with other dishes. Lol.. like WTF? Are serious? Why do you open a restaurant and then tell your customers this? Please do not go to this restaurant, their food isn't worth the money. read more

Food is good but service is "so-so". Dishes are reasonably priced but it is such a hassle to find parking. I guess it is expected for this neighborhood for a Saturday. It is still a decent alternative than going to Sunset or Richmond. I will come back again. read more

Update: I saw them serving dim sum in the dining area. -------------------------------------------------- Dim sum is priced at about $2.30 per order which seems quite reasonable. Unfortunately if you decide to dine in, the dim sum in not on the menu. Actually many things are not on the menu so unless you speak or read Chinese, you won't know what off menu items are available for dine in. IMO, the prices are a bit on steep side for the sit down menu. It's also a little misleading to call this a dim sum kitchen when you can't order dim sum all day for dine in. I noticed various people sit down thinking they could order dim sum but quickly took a look at the non-dim sum menu and then got up and left. The waitresses will tell you no dim sum but point you to the to-go food in the front of the store. Quite frankly, if this place is to survive, I think they should allow dim sum for dine in as well as take out. Until then I will give this place a generous 3 stars because I hope it doesn't shut down. read more

I'm inclined to give a higher than average rating for this new place (for dinner, I have no idea about the dim sum). Some Yelpers are docking for their service, which is understandable, although I come to this kind of Chinese local place with the mindset to not expect much in that respect. (And really, our service was pretty normal, nothing too off or too amazing.) In terms of food, I do think it is quite good and that I would come back for certain things. Their signature is the steamed rice over lotus leaf in the bamboo baskets, which is something like a fusion between a (usually dim sum) lotus-wrapped rice in terms of style and a clay pot rice in terms of ingredients. It's pretty big and may be a lot for one person, so it's meant to be shared along with their other dishes. The actual dish matches their picture pretty well (veggies are probably seasonal), and there is a decent amount of each type of meat. The deeper flavors from the meat as well as the earthy tone of the leaf are infused into the rice and the dish as a whole, making it pretty cool to try. Some other dishes we tried were a roasted squab, which isn't too unique on its own, but it's quite affordable and is a good sharing appetizer. We also got the pork neck with string beans. It was very tasty albeit a tad greasy, although I wouldn't complain too much since pork neck can be pretty fatty. It's seasoned as sweet just like bbq pork, and it's also very tender as well. Overall I think the meal was pretty good, and the biggest thing that I would have preferred is if they made their dishes less oily. Again, it's not entirely surprising since I expect it from this kind of place--just know what you're getting into when you walk in. read more

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There is a reason why so many asian grandparents come here in the mornings. Cheap, quick, and delicious. Idk why people are complaining about the service - sure they just try to get you in and out, but isnt that the point? This place is great, just bring cash. read more

OK dim sum place along the corridor. The highlights - siu mai, cheap and tasty stir fried sticky rice, porridge, and rice rolls. The filling inside the shrimp dumplings and other dumplings were very grainy unfortunately. Also, a couple of times, you would think the items inside the steam table are piping hot, but when it gets in your hands, they really are only lukewarm. Otherwise, it's 3 stars for great value and a couple of standout items that keeps me coming back for more. read more

The good Been sad that this placed closed down for a bit but now I'm happy they're open again! The dim sum is pre-made and is taste the same as I remember it...affordable and decent for the price! The bad Parking is terrible of course and the servers were relatively new since they didn't know too much about what to do. Best to bring a Cantonese speaking friend to order for you or else they'll talk crap about you under their breath, especially if you're Chinese speaking English to them. Other than that I'm glad there's quick dim sum to go in this neighborhood again! read more

Terrible name for a restaurant. Thought it was only dim sum; walked by realized it was a nice dinner place. Went by tonight to try it out. Rice with Sparerib in lotus leaf. Pretty well done. The spareribs, lap cheung and veggies really gave the rice a nice flavor. The dish looks bigger than it actually was. Barely enough rice for two people. Wish they put more rice on the bottom. Fish fillet with veggies (yu choy). Come out piping hot. The fish was moist and flavorful, veggies the same. Excellent. Clay pot with vermicelli and Chinese melon. Cooked well, and lots of flavor. Overall the taste of the food was very good. A couple of cons: 1) prices for some items a bit overpriced, especially for this area. If items were 1-2$ cheaper, I'm pretty sure this place would be packed. 2) no complimentary soup. For dinner, that should be a standard. A couple of items I still want to try, will be back. read more

The food wasn't bad but I think they should be welcoming of all of their customers so that is where my disappointment sets in. When I walked in some people, workers included, started talking and pointing at me. I only came in for some sesame balls but the cashier was letting others cut me in line, until I asserted my spot. Also, The cashier's personality really changed once it was my turn to order. Look, I literally only came in for sesame balls because a friend had told me about this place, I didn't come to feel like my business wasn't wanted because I might not be from the same background. The sesame balls were good though! Not sure if I'll come here again, I noticed the new small Wheat field location down the street sells Sesame balls as well. read more

Is this in San Francisco or South Florida! It's late got to be up early in the morning please let me get out!

I m amazed how expensive there stir fried greens cost me 13.50? If I known ahead of time , I wouldn't have ordered . Especially, it's a fast food place you wouldn't expect that kind of cost. Anyways food was super greasy and didn't taste good. read more