Dim Sum in the Bay Area

by Sarah J. Gim (Subscribe to Sarah J. Gim's posts)
Posted Apr 29th 2006 10:03AM
Filed under: Lunch, Breakfast, Hors D'oeuvres, West Coast, Restaurants, Grains, Vegetables, Beef, Fish, Poultry, Pork, Steaming, Raves & Reviews, America, Shellfish, Meat

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I'm in San Francisco this weekend, and am having a serious dim sum craving. When I'm in LA, my dim sum options are very obvious to me: I can go for "pseudo" dim sum at VIP Harbor Seafood if I feel lazy and want to stay on the Westside, I can brave the one way streets of downtown and go to Empress Pavilion in Chinatown, or I can make the long haul along the I-10 freeway and go to any of the extraordinarily crowded, but always-worth-it, places in the San Gabriel Valley.

But here in the Bay Area, I am at a bit of a loss. While in school at Berkeley, I went to Yank Sing once or twice, but don't recall (it was a very long time ago). I've also heard/read that Ton Kiang is a popular place.

Are there some raves out there for dim sum in the Bay Area?

Tags: bay area, china, chinese, chinese food, chinese restaurants, dimsum, san francisco, SF

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4-29-2006 @ 2:31PM

James Lynch III said...

Collect your $200, definately pass go, and go right out to Ton Kiang. Forget popular, the place is amazing. Far more consistent than anyplace in chinatown, signature dishes always better than Yank Sing (cheaper too!)

4-29-2006 @ 2:49PM

bbum said...

Canton Dim Sum & Seafood restaurant. Been there many times. Never disappointed. Rated very highly.

http://tinyurl.com/gg4lp

4-29-2006 @ 4:10PM

DM said...

In SF go to New Asia or walk into any store in Chinatown and ask the staff where they eat.

On the peninsula, go to Mings in Palo Alto, or Hong Kong Flower Lounge in either Palo Alto or Burlingame.

4-29-2006 @ 6:51PM

Rudi said...

I'm not sure where it is, but Mayflower's dim sum is soooo good. And there's barely an English speaker in the place, yet it's always bustling.

4-29-2006 @ 7:52PM

Natasha said...

New Asia 772 Pacific (near Stockton), (415) 391-6666.
This is a great dim sum place in Chinatown that can seat up to 1000 people. Everything is fresh and they have a great variety.

4-29-2006 @ 10:26PM

dave jones said...

I know its heresy to say, but the dim sum in SF pales next to the dim sum in San Gabriel Valley. I grew up on dim sum in LA, moved to SF 10 years ago and have yet to find dim sum as good. Ton Kiang is so over-rated. The closest to great dim sum is Yank Sing, but be prepared to pay. I know Chinese folks up here that go to LA when they want great Chinese food. 'Nuff said.

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