Yank Sing
- Hours:
Mon-Fri 11:00 a.m.-3:00 p.m.
Sat-Sun 10:00 a.m.-4:00 p.m. - Price Range: $$$
- Accepts Credit Cards: Yes
- Parking: Garage
- Attire: Casual
- Good for Groups: Yes
- Good for Kids: Yes
- Takes Reservations: Yes
- Delivers: No
- Take-out: Yes
- Waiter Service: Yes
- Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
- Outdoor Seating: Yes
- Good for: Lunch
- Alcohol: Full Bar
52 reviews
Neighborhood: Outer Richmond
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I was first taken to this restaurant by my godparents for a celebration on the day after New Years. The line was practically through the entire Rincon Center. BUT, we actually were seated rather quickly (20 minutes or so). The only reason I was willing to wait was my company's rave reviews for the place.
Turns out, they were right. The food was amazing! They are incredibly organized (have many different carts with each dish, synced by headsets). Very easy to be served everything you want in literally, a few minutes. While it is pretty damn pricey, the experience/meal is well worth it!
"White people's dimsum" but my husband is white, so I guess that is not so bad! I really love their Shanghainese dumplings. Speaking Cantonese is a plus if you want them to bring you something that you have not seen come by on the carts for a while.
For the amount of tourists that frequent yank sing, i can't believe it's maintained any semblance of authenticity. I've yet to see any chicken feet! However, this place is just good. Being a huge fan of chicken in general, yank sing has a few tremendous little dishes. A spicy chicken meat dish that has the best cubed chicken i've ever experienced. There's also these little lettuce bowls full of chopped chicken that i'd eat for lunch every day if i could. Super enjoyable, but as with most dim sum, get there early for a table!
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I refrained from eating at this place for years because people kept saying it was "too americanized chinese food" meaning - if you were asian, you wouldn't like it.
OMG - why did I hold out for so long! maybe I am too "americanized" cause I love this place. I'm used to dimsum places being semi clean but this place was clean! in addition, the wait staff did not try to force plates on my table. - which is a huge plus!
the SHANHAI DUMPLINGS are SO good. I can order 3 orders of those ( only cause i won't pay over 35 bucks on dumplings) . ottherwise I can eat them all day.
If you think ur dish is a too cold, they will heat it up for you. I think overall, the place was good and the service is good. I've been there about 10 times now and each time was consistent.
Unfortunately, the other thing that is consistent is the price. It is pretty pricey. $80-100 dollars on brunch is pretty steep. If you are cheap, go elsewhere.,
Note to self - don't bring your nine year old here when she's hungry. Why? You'll end up with a dim sum bill for $250.00 (including tip). Worth every penny.
Yank Sing is an old favorite - my family and I probably come here a few times a year.
Today's feast included
Har Gau
Shu Mai
Rice Noodle with Shrimp
Shanghai Dumpling
Braised Tofu
Chicken with Mushroom (dumpling, not the stuffed mushroom)
Sticky rice in Lotus leaf
Shrimp Toast
Crab Claw
Fried Shrimp
Spring Roll
Shrimp with Bacon
Minced Chicken in Lettuce Cup
Honey Walnut Salad
Potstickers
Sesame Ball
Too full and had to pass on the Sea Bass, Peking Duck, & the stuffed Mushrooms. I don't know if they still serve the Chinese Chicken Salad - but their version was very good.
I am sure there are a lot of other cheaper and tastier dim sum places - but for the whole package - Yank Sing is my favorite.
I can always count on the Har Gau to full of shrimp - they don't skimp and it is not full of bamboo shoots. The shrimp is clean (I can't tell you how many times I've eaten har gau where the shrimp's intestinal track is not removed and I get a mouth full of grit) and fresh. Yank sing also has the "right" amount of dough. A lot of dim sum places have really thick wrappers - so there dim see appear to be big, but the end result is just a gooey mess.
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Dim Sum has really evolved over the years. Places like Ton Kiang, Yank Sing, Yet Wah, and City View have really stepped it up. They have been slowly catering towards a different clientele and are very successful.
These restaurants are a little more upscaled. It's clean, the noise is subdued, crowd is a little more sophisticated, the service is great and the food is pricey. I never had dim sum that was this expensive before, but there is a demand for it. Just check out the line and the rave review from fellow yelpers.
This is not your traditional run of the mill dim sum house. They have items like shanghai dumplings, siu mei, har gow, etc. but they do come up with some crazy concoctions as well. Some good...........some bad. Fried crab and cheese puffs in wonton. Peking Duck burrito in a mushu skin. I like restaurants when they constantly reinvent themselves. Places like this is good to take special guests to. If you have friends and families visiting then this might be a place to take them. Be prepared to pay a hefty bill. It is not cheap. Food is not all that great neither. But it is a place that you can wow your friends and families. A lot of people even have their wedding banquets here as well. It truly is an upscale establishment in the financial district.
The dim sum houses I went to when I was young were not as refined. They were noisy, dirty, crowded, cheap, service was non existent but the food was fantastic.
For me....................bring me back to the old school dim sum houses. Bring on the clanging of the plates and chopsticks, the rude servers, the dirty carpets, the loud Asian ladies fighting for food, the fighting for the bill after the meal. This is what I am all about. Trust me ............I won't fight you for the bill at Yank Sing.
A restaurant that I would visit and pay for this kind of price would be Koi Palace in Daly City. Want to go get some good grub without having to break the bank........ Tong Palace, Gold Mountain, any of the restaurants on Geary Blvd besides Ton Kiang. Any of the restaurants on Clement besides Yet Wah.
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I went to Yank Sing again today because I had such an awful experience at another restaurant for Dim Sum. I figured at least this place is nice and clean and the service should be a lot better, albeit expensive. I know it gets packed during the weekend so I arrived before 11AM.
We ordered the following:
Shanghai XLB Xiao Long Bao - each dumpling had soup inside.
Haa Gow - quite good with nice amount of shrimp.
Peking duck - Good, skin could be crispier
Jook - OK, quite tasty congee.
BBQ Pork - Kind of sweet.
Mango Pudding - Had some mango inside. Very nice looking.
Overall, I enjoyed my experience here. The quality of the Dim Sum is good and the service level is bearable. You could just tell that the woman who pushes the cart is trying to be patient and not blow up when you ask what's inside those steam holders. This is especially true when you didn't find the ones you like. I actually see some smiles at this Dim Sum place from the service personnel. It's expensive, we spent $60 for 2 for Dim Sum which is worth it for me not to deal with sticky table and surly service from some of the other places that serves Dim Sum.
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07/27/2008
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Oh Yank Sing...I love to hate you and hate to love you. You make me wait 25 minutes for a table and I endure it. I wait and wait for the chance to devour your tasty dumplings and buns. Your food, location, cleanliness, open courtyard, and service make me come back for more each time but I always end up eating cereal for the rest of the week to make up for such a costly meal. Woe is me.
This has to be one of the best places in the city for big group feasting. I've been here a few times and have had a blast each time. The food is great and the atmosphere is as good as it needs to be.
Thanks Yank Sing!
Whenever a self-proclaimed foodie tells me that Yank Sing is the best dim sum they've ever had, I put on my placid Cindy McCain smile and listen politely.
Then they tell me that they looooooove the crab puff and then I look more like Cindy McCain after they pried the meds out of her bony hands.
1) Cream cheese and fake crab stuffed into a wonton skin and deep fried is not dim sum. That's like a tapas place trying to pass off shrimp tempura as a "contemporary croquetta."
2) Dim sum is a breakfast-y, brunch-y thing. Dim sum is not supposed to cost $60 for 2. EVER. That's like paying $60 for pancakes.
3) And it's dim sum, not deem sum. That's like a third-gen Chinese American restaurant owner being pretentious.
If my grandma could read this review, she'd beat me with a stick for being a dumbass for ever eating at Yank Sing. And then do it a second time for good measure.
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Very good....I've been coming here for years and the food is always delicious. I like that they keep bringing out fresh food continually. Most of the plates are hot out of the kitchen. The place is a bit more upscale than most dim sum places, but the price is well worth it. The place is ultra clean and servers are very professional. This is a feature most dim sum places lack. I great place to bring out of town friends for brunch/lunch.
Cool experience, good service (except for one lady telling me a pork dish was chicken), but expensive for two.
Not really something for only two to do...take at least four.
Some of the food was excellent like the shrimp and chicken egg rolls, but some of the food was average...
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Growing up in a traditional Chinese household, Dim Sum was a customary Sunday experience similar to going to Church for some. Having said that, I've had my share of Dim Sum in my lifetime and I have high expectations.
When I moved to SF a year ago, I asked my boss for a really great Dim Sum place and he gushed "Yank Sing!"
So off I went to Yank Sing with 3 others for brunch. On first impression, the place was clean and modern, service was attentive and the food was above average with the XLBs being the relative highlight and this is coming from an XLB whore. We actually weren't super hungry so we didn't order our usual bounty like we typically do.
Everything was fine UNTIL the bill came. Okay, for those who may not know, Dim Sum, by custom, is a weekend breakfast family tradition. Family as in your grandparents, parents, siblings, et al. If I ever took my family to Yank Sing and they saw the bill, which was over $45 per person, they would each line up and beat my ass. After that point, my parents would argue the merits of disowning me vs. an honor killing for having raised a humongous dumb ass.
To Karena M's posting. $45 per person on average for nothing fancy Dim Sum is the equivalent to paying $45 for eggs, ham and pancakes. When was the last time you paid anything remotely close to $45 for breakfast that did not include alcohol or a prostitute? The XLBs were good enough to stave off a 1 star rating.
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Fantastic dim sum in a pretty art-deco post office: everything about Yank Sing is classy and delicious. Definitely go for the soup dumplings; Yank Sing describes them as their "specialty," and they are amazing.
Take out is very cheap and fast if you don't want to wait; but believe me, it's worth the wait. Try getting there about 1pm on a Saturday when the crowd starts winding down. Any earlier and you'll have a 45 minute wait minimum.
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I've eaten at this location a handful of times and while Yank Sing isn't the barometer with which I judge other Dim Sum places, its definately good. I don't say that for the variety, but more for the quality and consistency of the food. I've eaten at maybe 15-20 other places, and I also like some of the crazy take-out steamtable places out in the Richmond that have no english names; Yank Sing is a place where you take your parents or out of town guests who want some easy SF dimsum.
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$92.33 for 4 people to have weekday lunch. And that was pre tip. But holy shizz it was totally worth it.
The soup dumplings! OMG so good, perfect texture, the broth was so tasty. The seabass also had the perfect texture with just a little char on it and wasn't overcooked and the sauce was light and very flavorful. The string beans were cooked to the perfect texture and had a ton of flavor. The siu mai were good. The char siu bao were uber rich and had great flavor and texture and shape. The turnip cake was heavenly. The taro was light and not too astringent. Amazing texture. The mushrooms - meh. The spicy chicken, don't know the actual name for it but it had an equal number of chilis as it did pieces of chicken was pretty darned good too.
Oh and the best most tastiest iced tea ever.
Service was friendly and efficient. Our glasses were never empty and an empty plate was whisked away immediately despite us being there at the peak of lunchtime.
If you go: get a seat by the kitchen. You know why.
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If you've ever had a late late late night and then next day enjoyed Dim Sum at Yank Sing you will understand why this place is famous.
We sat in the VIP section and the owner (manager?) Vera came and greeted us. Very classy. We ordered tons of food and when we wanted something special we hadn't seen it was brought to our table special. The pork buns were great and the sticky rice was the best I have had. 5 stars for the coconut dessert and gin doy. Nothing was greasy.
Our lunch was about $175 for 5 people. Not too bad for the crazy amount we ate! :)
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Yank Sing is pretty good for dim sum in the city and we have been here repeatedly. I'm looking forward to my next visit this weekend!
Food/quality: I enjoy the little dragon dumplings here as the broth inside is always hot, tastes great, and is never too salty. The dumpling with the mushrooms is great too, especially since I am not a huge fan of mushrooms. Most of the other items I have tried are great. There's this one item that isn't available unless you order it, so I bet they would make other items if you make a request.
Service: The service at this establishment is decent and attentive. For example, one time while I was here with a group of 6 or 7, one of my friends accidentally dropped her glass of water on the floor. The glass shattered both on the table and the floor. The staff quickly came by to pick up the broken pieces and put towels on the areas of the table splattered by the water/glass. In no time, my friend had new tableware for her meal.
Atmosphere: One interesting moment was when my boyfriend asked one of the staff members in cantonese about an item as he was checking on tables. The staff member told us he didn't speak chinese! Most of the rest of the staff seems to speak/understand cantonese, and it is usually what you expect if you go to a more authentic place. Although I'm not sure this place is the most authentic. It has a somewhat corporate feel, especially in the space in the rincon center.
Any time I have gone here, (usually on a Saturday) it is always crowded and all the tables are filled. There is usually a mix of asian/non-asian people dining here. Even being as busy as it is with a continuous flow of people, I have never had to wait more than a few minutes for a table.
Value: The bill does seem to be high at times after eating here, but I usually enjoy my meal and keep returning for more.
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Best dim sum I've ever had. Yeah, it's full of tourists and expensive but I was a tourist who was brought here by a local. C'mon, the place is gorgeous and service is great. And afterwards, you can roll on over to the Ferry House to walk it off.
Yes, this is very "banana" dim sum but the quality is good and so is the service.
Yes, it is somewhat expensive for dim sum -- but it's in the FiDi .. so expected. I took a couple of co-workers here .. lunch for 3 was $75.
Talk about brain fade. I wanted dim sum real bad when I got off bart today. I was going to make the trek out to Ton Kiang and then I had an epiphany. YANK MUTHAF@CKIN SING is right here. Sweet. I'll go in slam some dumplings right off the bat and pull more food as it goes by. I did some serious grubbin. My bill at the end obviously reflected my gluttonous eating habits. I figured they would YANK my SING and give me a "HAPPY ENDING" for those prices. I did unbutton my pants but only because my fat a$$ got all bloated-n-sh!t.
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Still the best place in SF for dim sum in my opinion. Every time someone tells me about some other place I get excited only to come away disappointed after trying it.
I agree it's over priced, but more than that, something is missing since they moved from the Battery Street location some years ago. It's not the same, yet I haven't found anything better.
So there's this yelper named Nish N. I guess he's sort of a big deal in yelpland, since he's like, yelpJesus, but resurrected for the umpteenth time, which makes him even cooler.
When I awoke this morning (looking pretty, but reeking of cheap champagne and even cheaper beer) I was a dim sum virgin. Me, a virgin? *snort* Hard to believe, right?! Well, it's a little less far-fetched when you consider that my hometown only had one Chinese person, and he was adopted.
Anyway, Nish said, "Eat at Yank Sing," and so I did. Not just because I'm a follower, but because he's yelpJesus.
As followers in yelpJesus, my friend and I headed to Yank Sing, and, after a minimal wait, were escorted to a small table. All of a sudden, carts were flying past us. It was the coolest! I felt like a kid who'd just been kicked out of fat camp and was ready to rebel. Chicken buns, dumplings, and spicy chicken - oh my!
I was lucky to be there with a dim sum expert, or else I would have grabbed way too much food. Fortunately, he helped me pace myself and explained what each dish was.
The bill was a little pricey. Even split between 2, we each paid $45 for lunch. But, since I haven't eaten a big meal in awhile, it was worth it.
Amen. And dim sum.
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The service is impeccable. All the staff members speak excellent English. You do not need to chase down a cart to get the freshest dim sum. The carts go around pretty fast, and if you tell them what you want, the cart with your desired items will come to you pretty quickly. This isn't the Saturday/Sunday morning family dim sum experience where people are rude, everyone is screaming in Chinese, and people run around with their tickets to get what they want. The food is very delicious!!! -- 5 starts. Minus one star for the price. Dim sum isn't supposed to be fancy food, but it is here. Minus another star for the fact that this isn't the most authentic dim sum experience. It's a good place to take your business clients or dim sum virgin in-laws you want to impress. I take my team members, who had their first dim sum experience at Yank Sing with me, for lunch from time to time. They really like it. I enjoy coming here for a work-week lunch, but for the real weekend dim sum experience, I'm staying far away from fi-di.
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I remember learning "brigand" and "exorbitant" as vocab words in 7th grade. Little did I know these words would come in handy more than a decade later in a sentence to review Yank Sing. Here goes:
The urban brigands at Yank Sing extort exorbitant fees for the privilege of their dimsum. Sure, the food is delicate, tasty and fresh, but it's DEFINITELY overpriced. What's worse is that the prices are unknown to you until the bill comes. $90 for 2 people for a small lunch? You have GOT to be kidding me. There are many other places I'd rather blow that kind of money on.
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I have been coming to Yank Sing with my family for over 15 years, starting at the old Battery Street location and then continuing on here at Rincon Center. In a city with hundreds of Chinese restaurants, we could easily go elsewhere, but we keep coming back because it is just so good. The food is absolutely delicious, the servers are attentive, and the carts never stop coming (though sometimes it's hard to get the cart you want). We always end up stuffing ourselves because there are so many wonderful options--the stuffed mushrooms and the snow-pea shoot dumplings are especially good--but we always manage to save a little room for an egg custard tart at the end.
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Consistent with the food as always, and this time we tried out the Shanghai dumpling, & it was deliciously tasty broth!!!! We always love the fung chao, xiu mai & ha cao as well...yum!
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06/16/2008
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There's an extra star based on history. Yank Sing and I go way back to their Kearny Street location. I was going there before I met Alan. Now that's history. I love their current location and today we had a chance after we ate to wander the first floor and admire the murals and the artifacts on display. We took BART in to meet a friend from New Zealand, someone we met when we stayed at her B&B last October. She was here for a conference and leaves today for Phoenix. Yank Sing seemed like a good choice because she was staying at a downtown hotel. Service was very good, from the man who brought us our tea and water after we were seated, to the women bringing the carts around. The food wasn't as good as the food we've had in the past, though. The Chinese broccoli was in a sauce that was thinner and more astringent than the usual sauce. It was left unfinished, which never happens. Alan's favorite baked BBQ pork buns were huge and doughy. Though the filling was good, the bread to filling ratio was too high. The wrapped sea bass was a standout. It was fabulous. Peking Duck was fine, not exceptional. The other assorted dishes ranged from good to 'eh'. Company was great, as was the tea, a tasty fermented green tea whose name I forget, but I find my dim sum jones unsatisfied.
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I love eating Dim Sum. It's one of my favorite weekend events and weekday meals if I have the time. Most of the dim sum you find here you can find in Chinatown only this place is way more pricey. Expect to pay at least $30 for a meal if you dine in. I would take the money you save by not eating here and take a taxi down to Chinatown and eat at Gold Mountain or New Asia.
Yank Sing is more for the weekday Corporate foodies. One thing I did like about this place is the Peking Duck.
BEST (shanghai) siu loong boa's EVER!! Seriously!
Never in the Bay Area have I had these dumplings made so perfectly. The wrap was super thin, but enough to hold the piping hot soup inside. Added with the traditional red vinegar and ginger dip, these dumplings were reminiscent of the ones I once had in Hong Kong.
The rest of the dim sum is also pretty good (though I won't boast for them as much as I did with the dumplings above). The jellyfish was one to note, not overly-oiled or any hints of a fishy taste. The dim sum options, however, were a bit strange in my opinion. Some dishes cater to a more American taste - I mean, when you offer salad plates and orange jello as part of your menu, you can't expect to be called completely traditional. However, Yank Sink still provided the traditional plates and offered more than just fried foods (which some places distastefully do).
The service is extremely organized, though sometimes you may have to wait a little (**I say this admitting I went on Father's Day - does that change anything? I don't know) If you ask any server for a certain dish, they speak into their walkie-talkie/microphones and call up THE server who is pushing the cart with said dish and they magically appear. I've never seen that type of system anywhere else and was quite impressed. The manager even came by and spoke to us at the end of meal. Not bad =P
The scrumptious food was complemented by a huge glass roof ceiling with a water pump. Essentially, if you look upward towards the ceiling, you see the sky and a waterfall going towards the ground, with water returning into the system through a circular canal in the floor. That was probably not the best description ever, but that's the best I could do. In any case, I liked it.
The one warning I have to future patrons is parking. If you hit a busy day, the parking lot (which Yank Sing validates for) will be full and you will have to circle around the blocks for a street space. Not the great nuisance, but when you're pushed for time, you still get stressed and yell at cars that speed up from a block away and steal the space you eyed at the traffic light (...stupid bmw...)
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I've been to Yank Sing twice - both for special occasions:
1) Jim C.'s (see: ) Post Bachelor Party Dim Sum
2) My mom-in-law's US Naturalization Celebration.
With 385 other reviews, I'm not sure I can add much nor do I plan to read them all. My highlights?
1) Outstanding Friendly Service
2) Clean Banquet/Dining Facilities
3) Excellent Fresh Quality
Yank Sing's food is very good and the ambiance surpasses many of the Dim Sum places I've patronized.
I'm tempted to only give Yank Sing 3 Stars, simliar to Ed U's funny review. +1 STAR for representing the Best of Dim Sum in the Bay Area for us who are non-native Chinese.
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It's pricey for dim sum and sometimes you may wait an hour. But the service is always great and the food consistent. The Shanghai dumplings are the only thing that I come here for...that and all those Asian weddings. Their dumplings are some of the best that I've ever had both here and in China. Not to be missed.
I love Yank Sing. They have some of the best dim sum, especially the duck. They have extremely friendly staff, especially for an asian restaurant. The atmosphere is nice but casual. Expect a wait, this is a very popular place and very much worth it. Yank Sing is on the pricey side, especially for dim sum.
Yummy yummy yummy. Came here for dim sum yesterday morning. We went at 10, which is the time they open and we had plenty of seats to choose from. If you go later, plan to wait!
Of course the Shanghai dumplings are super good. So were the duck sandwiches and sticky rice and all of the other things we got, but unfortunately i can't remember the name. The seabass had a honey glaze to it. Since I didn't pay the bill, I don't know the damage, but it's totally true...Yank Sing is $$$$! I love how they have a newspaper review that lists two $$, but hello, that was in 2001!
I'd give Yank Sing five stars, but it was a little pricey. However, the food was so tasty! The fried tofu wrapped in a ribbon (if you will) of seaweed was delicious as well everything else we had. We went on the recommendation of a friend and the concierge at our hotel. If we ever make it back to San Francisco, we will defniitely be going back. Yum, yum, dim sum!
I LOVE this place but be warned this place is expensive for dim sum. Whenever I go to San Francisco I always come here at least once. They have a nice selection and the service is pleasant. The portions are slightly bigger than other places but does not justify the higher price. This is a refined dim sum eatery.
Oh, don't forget to try their chili pepper sauce with your dim sum because it rocks and takes the dim sum to a whole other level.
The dimsum isn't horrible, and the place is pretty spacious, but for the prices that they charge, I expect soo much more. It is so frickin' expensive! AND a lot of the stuff isn't even authentic. This is definitely one of those places that use their locations as excuses to up their undeserved prestige.
My family of 4 went here today for lunch. We arrived around 11:15 or so, and were sat immediately. Service was prompt, and the food was quite good. The soup-filled dumplings were notably very good, and I've never had them at dim sum before, so this was an excellent find.
So why 4 stars? -1 star for the price. I read that it was expensive, but I assumed that this must be because of the $15/plate specials, so we did not take any of those (they walk around with prawns, jellyfish, crab cakes, etc.). Even without taking any of them, we paid $106. In Boston, I've gone to dim sum at an excellent place with 7 people, and we pay about $56. This was obscenely expensive.
Good food, good service, nice decor (very nice bathrooms), but holy mother-of-pearl expensive.
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Ask anyone in SF where to go for dim sum and they immediately say "Yank Sing"... after hearing this from approximately a million unrelated people I decided it was time to give it a shot...
My friend and I beat the rush by arriving before 11:00 am on a Saturday and were seated in the atrium immediately (with no reservation). Within seconds of being seated we were giving our tea order and enjoying instant access to the delicacies on the numerous carts rolling past. As a pesce-veg there were plenty of options... veg filled spinach dumplings, fried tofu, Chinese broccoli, shiitake mushroom dumplings... I even tried the shrimp & chive and scallop & cilantro dumplings... everything was soooooo good. The Rincon Center location has a pleasantly airy ambiance and the indoor water feature made dim sum, a potentially frenetic dining experience, somehow soothing...
We rolled out of there, fat and happy, $60 for the two of us. I now join the millions of people gladly recommending Yank Sing to people for dim sum in SF...
We eat there this morning. Three of us went, food was really good and the service was excellent. I loved sitting right next to the fountain that falls from about 100 feet above the floor. We eat a standard amount nothing over the top but my jaw dropped when the bill came. $136 for three of us with no booze. There is no menu or prices posted anywhere. I've eaten other places that were just as good with twice the number of people for half that amount. If your going to eat here be prepared to shell out the big bucks. Thank god the parking was free.
