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Yank Sing, San Francisco: a dim sum photo tour


yank sing, san francisco, caOver the weekend, I begged for some advice about dim sum in the Bay Area, with only Yank Sing and Ton Kiang as names that I had from Michael Bauer's List of the Top 100 Bay Area restaurants. Thank you to all for your suggestions! However, I ended up at Yank Sing anyway because our host couldn't stop singing its praises. He warned me that there would be some of the traditional dim sum like shiu mai and chicken's feet, but there would also be what he called "gringo dim sum." I was worried, but the new-fangled "gringo dim sum" was just as good as the OG. The photo tour is after the jump...

yank sing, san francisco - eggroll
Chicken and vegetable eggrolls are standard I know, but who goes to dim sum and doesn't get an eggroll?! They were crispy and greasy. Just like they should be.

yank sing, san francisco - chili sauce
Yank Sing's own brand of chili sauce is on every table, and available for purchase. I didn't love the overly smoky flavor of the chilis, nor the oil, so I asked, instead, for regular chili sauce. It made every bite of dim sum a deliciously glowing experience.

yank sing, san francisco - peashoot dumplings
Usually, we order a whole plate of sauteed pea shoots, called dau miao. Yank Sing makes translucent dumpling with them and chopped pine nuts.

yank sing, san francisco - green beans
Dry sauteed green beans were crisp and salty. I ate a couple, but then spent most of time trying to pick up the intensely salty black "sauce" with my chopsticks.

yank sing, san francisco - ginger pork dumplings
They made us wait because they weren't "ready," but the ginger pork dumplings were worth it. They have to be placed in a spoon and sucked down in one bite because they have broth inside. Can I get a "Amen!?"


Asparagus wrapped with chopped chicken, breaded, and deep-fried were the first of our "gringo dim sum."

yank sing, san francisco - onion cakes
Spring onions were rolled into an "O," dipped in a light white batter, and deep fried. Best Chinese onion rings I've ever had, though I didn't care much for the accompanying peanut-flavored dipping sauce. Our host called it "runny peanut butter." I opted, instead, to smear each ring with chili sauce.

yank sing, san francisco - lotus cake
It sounds fancy because of "lotus," but it's just a tiny chicken burger with barely any of the crunch lotus.

yank sing, san francisco - chicken in lettuce cups
I felt like we were at P.F. Chang's when I saw them, but we took some anyway.

yank sing, san francisco - bbq pork buns
Smooth, soft, pristine white, just like a baby's bottom. The bbq pork inside was sweet.

yank sing, san francisco - avocado chicken
More "gringo dim sum." Half an avocado filled with seasoned minced chicken and vegetables, lightly breaded on top.

yank sing, san francisco - mango cake
Traditionally, I get either the deep-fried sesame balls with bean paste inside, or the silken tofu pudding. Our host said we coldn't leave without trying Yank Sing's mango cake. It's a frozen layered mango sorbet dessert.

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