First of all -- fully open on Christmas Day. Chinatown was crowded with diners, there were many options but we were quite happy with Fusion Dumpling. The atmosphere is no-nonsense: clean, functional, some storage in plain sight, typical for a bustling Chinese restaurant. No notes. The service was again true to form: efficient, accurate, and parsimonious with words. You gotta love the "I'm here to bring you your order, not be your BFF" vibe. We didn't seem to have a dedicates server, different things came from different people, but it all worked well. The food was lovely, there were the expected staples like XLB which were savory and balanced, they also had some more unusual dumplings on offer like duck (yum) and corn & cheese (on the sweet side). Loved the Wuhan dry noodle, despite the infamous name, it was even better taken home as leftovers. Another plus is you get a lot of steamed rice in the Large order, the prices overall were solid. We ate like kings, and another nice touch is if you do have some food you want in a doggie bag -- they pack it up for you. I know everywhere used to do this, but it is increasingly rare and just a considerate touch. Great dinner on a holiday where most places were closed, would definitely go again. read more

I love the interior of this restaurant, it is very cute and beautiful at the same time, and just has a great ambiance. The food came out quickly, and we got the vegetable dumplings, asparagus, cucumber salad, wonton appetizers, and sesame balls. Everything tasted great. They have a large menu so I'm excited to try more items off their menu in the future! read more

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The food is amazing and the atmosphere and presentation of the food is hard to beat. There's a reason this place is frequented by influencers recommending dim sum. The service is a little slow but that's because it's always very busy. The servers themselves are excellent. I wish the place had more vegetarian options for dim sum or mor fish based dim sum but the entrees make up for that read more

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You walk in and the vibe is amazing. Everyone is enjoying themselves, people are looking more than happy with their food. We were STOKED! That being said; My wife and I are dumpling addicts and we've eaten a lot of them in the last two years... This place is down the best dumplings we've ever had. We waited for maybe 25 minutes on a very busy Saturday night and it was well worth the wait. We got a pretty large array of items off the menu with Ghirardelli Dumplings and the Black Sesame Bao being a great way to wrap up the evening. We'll definitely be back the next time we visit SF and we'll be more than ready for round two. read more

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Got in and served really quickly. The food was fantastic. I got a mild spicy Tan Tan Noodle Plate, sticky rice dumplings, XLB, and the dessert dumplings. Great service and nice ambiance inside the restaurant. Would love to come back when I'm in town. read more

Pretty small restaurant and it gets busy for dinner time so I highly recommend getting a reservation. We ordered a lot of dishes and the food came out pretty quickly despite the dinner rush! Each dish was definitely presented for photos -- I forgot which one we specifically ordered but the server gave us a moment to take a video while he fixed it up for us. Ratings overall: Cucumber salad: 4/5 Spicy wonton w/ chili oil: 3/5 Pan fried XLB: 3/5 - a little too bread-y for me Crab lo-mein: 3/5 - tasted a lot like palabok if you're filipino! Pork XLB: 5/5 Spicy Pork XLB: 3/5 - not a fan of szechuan in XLB Chocolate XLB: 3/5 Overall I would recommend going with a group of friends if you're ever craving dimsum! read more

Fusion Dumpling - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Delicious food, great service, and a warm, welcoming atmosphere. Every dish is full of flavor, and the staff makes you feel right at home. Highly recommend. read more

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The dumplings were great, chili sauce was delightful. The place was very fun well decorated. Felt authentic. Staff was fast and friendly. read more

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Food was good! Definitely a touristy spot but it was still good food. Crab lo mein was Hot crab meat served on cold noodles, which was an interesting combination. I loved the soup dumplings, wish I would've ordered more lol. The sesame chicken was surprisingly the star of the show, crispy and rich flavor throughout. I really enjoyed the crispy fish fillet; however, there wasn't many pieces of fish, just a lot of fried batter. I'd come back but order differently read more

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Great service and better food. Have never really explored Asian dumplings and if you want to dive in this is the place to go. Hot and sour soup is also great. Better than the restaurants I have at home. I will stop again next time I am in San Fran. read more

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If you're looking for authentic Chinese dishes -- and I mean real regional flavors, not the usual American-Chinese fare -- this spot delivers. The menu leans into traditional recipes you won't find at your typical takeout place, which I really appreciated. That said, the prices are definitely on the higher side for what you get. It feels a bit mismatched when you're paying premium prices but eating with plastic utensils and cups. The interior is a mix of beautifully crafted live edge hardwood tables and very basic dining ware, which creates a bit of a confusing vibe. Great food, but the experience and value could use some balancing. read more

The steamed dumplings are delicious, bursting with flavorful broth, and the soup was rich and flavorful. The beef noodles were also good, with a delicious and satisfying soup base. Thumbs up! read more

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We stumbled upon this place on a recent trip to San Francisco and fell in love. Great service, huge menu and the soup dumplings I still dream about!!!! We loved our entire meal. read more

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I really enjoyed my visit to Fusion Dumpling. They were very welcoming and the food smelled delicious and was delicious. My favorite was the pork soup bao and the chicken dumplings. read more

Fusion Dumpling - Chicken dumplings and plum wine. - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

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Great service! The staff met us with a smile and seated us quickly! We ordered the pan fried pork, truffle dumplings, and crab lo mein! Everything came out great! read more

The food reminded me of what we had in China. Service was fast. They have a nice variety of meat dishes. We tried the tea dumplings, duck, and black pepper beef. The beef was my favorite. read more

Fusion Dumpling - Black Pepper Beef with Sizzling Plate - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

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The fish filet had good spices and tasted good but the fish to batter ratio was severely lacking. There was only a handful of fish and the majority of that dish was fried dough. For the price, I would not recommend. The beef corn and cheese spider roll was alright, but it basically tasted like bread with cheese in it, not much unique flavor besides that. There was also very small amounts of beef in the roll, which could've definitely helped the dish. I also got the Plum juice. I figured this would be a simple choice as plums all mostly taste the same but this drink was absolutely disgusting. It tasted like BBQ sauce. And the flavor stuck onto your tongue even after trying to wash it down with water. DO NOT get it. What I did like -- I did like the spicy pork XLB. I frequent big chain soup dumpling places and these XLB was pleasantly bigger and more flavorful than other places. I would definitely get this again. I hope to see other variants of XLB here as that was the star. Service was adequate, we were severed quickly and the servers were fine. The location was quiet and nice looking as well. There was some cute fish by the door. read more

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This place is so good! It's so good I'm writing this review while still sitting in the restaurant. I'm still chewing! The tea-smoked duck is particularly spectacular. Service is great too; the server kept bringing us cups of ice during a particularly hot day. The restaurant interior is also wonderful. Very impressed! PS, I'm Chinese and have been eating Chinese food all my life. Trust. read more

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Very very good. The food was super good. We had the mapo tofu and dumplings. Super v Flavorful and delicious. Would highly recommend. read more

Wandered around Chinatown Sunday night because we got hungry after an early dinner. There wasn't much that was left opened. Walked passed this place and then ended up circling back to try it out since it was one of the few that was still open at the time. We ordered xlb, cucumber salad, and sweet and sour spare ribs. Service was quick and everyone was nice and friendly. Vibes were chill and the interior was nice and themed accordingly. Food was okay. I liked the cucumber salad. Spare ribs were a bit too sweet and dry. And I've had better xlb. But overall decent place to grab a quick snack. I did see other tables eating hotpot so maybe that's something I'll try next time. read more

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I have been here many times already and I came back when Daniel Laurie decided to have a Zhu concert on a random Wednesday night in Chinatown. The line was longggg and they were understaffed . The owners were very loud bc they were so busy, I think it would have been better if they just hired more waiters on that day knowing it's going to be busy. Other than that, the food is good! I tried the Chili Fish with Tofu and it's delicious, though I expected more fishes. The Szechuan pepper was pretty strong for me since I don't eat spicy but I still enjoyed the dish a lot despite having to drink lots of water. We also ordered a sweet and sour ribs. I had this dish before and it's still my fave. I was a little disappointed at the Wagyu Truffle Dumplings tho. I expected more juicy from the meat filling but it was pretty dry. read more

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Hidden gem alert!! There is a garage parking two blocks away on pacific and grant in case you need to find parking. Seating was plentiful and the staffs were running around like maniacs but in a great way as the service was top notch. Wish they had air conditioning Please do a Yelp check in and expect an hour wait. Beef Pancake Roll: 4/5 Crab Lo Mein: 5/5 Xlb Dumpling: 5/5 Pan Friend Pork Xlb: 4/5 Peking duck: 5/5 Probably one of the best dumplings in the city... the outside was bulky yet crispy but still soft and inside was hefty. The soup was extremely flavorful that will touch all five senses. read more

Fusion Dumpling - Peking duck - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

We sat by the bar and they were playing children brain rot so that was funny. The wait wasnt too long, it was about 5 minutes. The ambiance was nice, it was giving very asian in a good way. It feels like a restaurant made for non-asian people though like geared towards white people. We got the spicy wontons, the tan tan noodles, and the spicy ma la beef noodles. The spicy beef noodles were WAY too spicy and i dont remember them offering a spice levels, it was hell to eat. The tan tan noodles were a lot better, it was enjoyable. There wasnt much meat in the noodles though. I thought the wontons were a bit small and could have a better sizing. Overall, the best thing was the tan tan noodles, lwk everything was just a bit too spicy but we didnt get any dumplings. read more

Service is always spot on! We tried the pork belly. The crab lo mein soup dumplings green onion pancake as well as crispy dumplings. Our favs were the soup dumplings and green onion pancake. Least favorite was the pork belly we thought it was going to be seared more it was a little slimy. Everything else was very flavorful and delicious. read more

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Meat not fresh, slow serving, flavors are quite bad. We went here because Z and Y was too busy, but won't be coming back.

Food was extremely overpriced. Getting just chicken rice and veggies came to $50. The portions weren't even enough for 1 person. 6 pieces of dumplings for over $10 is astronomical. Horrible service as well besides 1 man who ran around doing everything. The food didn't taste too bad, but for that price and that service. Never returning. read more

All that we ordered exceeded our expectations! Pork bbq, house chow mien and the dumplings are so good and flavorful

Food was ok, service was great with our waiter it was a man very friendly and attentive. Towards the end of our dinner I think he was off and nobody checked on us. We sat 20 minutes waiting until I finally flagged someone down for boxes and a check. We wanted desert but after waiting so long decided to go without. The lady who checked us out, didn't do anything for us, no check in, no water refill, just an attitude but still tipped $5. Since our waiter wasn't there I didn't tip what I would have to him for his great service. She came back to the table and said $5 tip was awful and why we weren't satisfied, I told her she wasn't our waiter and I wasn't going to tip her for what he did she said it doesn't matter, I told her she didn't even earn the $5 and my waiter was off for the day. She was mad but OH WELL. Extremely unprofessional and out of line to be so rude about a tip when she wasn't any help to us or friendly. Spicy pork Soup dumplings were a disappointment, soup needed more flavor but the pork was spicy and flavorful. BBQ Cumin lamb chops were a little salty but good overall, potatoes perfectly roasted. Cheese and corn fried Boa was ok, Cucumber salad was yummy Talked about trying some new things next visit before the lady pissed us off. Overall experience wasn't bad with original man who helped us just a grumpy old lady with no decorum made us not want to return. She did the same thing to the table in front of us owners need to get her in check. She's running out future business. read more

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4.5 stars Loved: Napa and pork dumplings - chewy dough, juicy filling with great flavor Pan fried soup dumplings - one of the best I've had and I've had a lot Crab meat lo mein - unique and feels subtle when u first have a bite but once u add a little umami from the sauces of your preference it is very good. The seaweed in this dish was a great call. Good but not a repeat: Fish with pickled vegetable appetizer What can be better: Give more volume of sauces than given and the appropriate individual bowls to add your sauces to dip the dumplings in. They gave us small saucer black bowls that is hard to see your sauce in which I think is quite important for a sauce dependent dish like dumplings.. along with the noodles etc. Hire more servers. I saw 1-2 servers on a Saturday serving around 12-15 tables varying in size so everything took a little longer. Final thoughts.. it was a great place and I can't wait to go back read more

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The food is good but the service is not the best! We tried their crispy spring rolls and crispy chicken dumplings. It was great Unfortunately, the service was not on the same level. The servers took in the guest who came after us and I had to complain in order to be seated. The server took the order from the people who came after us before they come check if we're ready for the order. The table and the chairs were dirty and the water glasses were not clean. read more

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I don't remember the last time I was flat-out rejected from a restaurant without even being offered the option to wait, but Fusion Dumpling made sure to leave that impression. A man in his 30s approached us and asked how many were in our party. I let him know we had 9 people, including a baby. He immediately said, "Sorry, we can't accept you," because the large table was already in use. Trying to be flexible, I suggested splitting into two tables--but he still refused. His reasoning? That our baby's high chair would "get in the way." Instead of offering a solution or a wait time, he shut us down completely. To make matters worse, he began raising his voice--as if that would help the situation. I had to call him out on his behavior and remind him he was acting unprofessionally. Honestly, it felt like dealing with a child, not a restaurant host. We left shocked and disappointed. With so many great dining options nearby, there's no reason to return here. Avoid if you value basic customer service. read more

First off, the service here is excellent. You can immediately tell the staff take pride in their jobs. We started with a couple glasses of the house Cabernet, very good. All the food was beautifully plated and very delicious. Highly recommend! read more

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Came here end of August mid-afternoon, and got seated promptly, overall the service was a little slow. The inside had a sort of Chinese theme, with booth seating, bar seating, and some long dinner-styled tables available. Now to the main part of this review: the food. In short, it's a lot of show, but not much substance and all for a bit more than I'd like to pay. There was extravagant presentations for the pan fried baos, and giant soup spoons for dumplings (even the not soupy ones). What we got: Pan fried pork soup bao ($17 for 6): presented on a decorative tree and was definitely crispy and very soupy, but surprisingly lacked in pork filling, or any filling (at all) aside from soup and dough. House combo chow mein ($21 for about 2 portions): plated, when it came out it looked and smelled good, but I don't think we ordered a chow fun, since what came out was definitely chow fun, the noodles was a little undercooked/old Pork shrimp and chive dumplings ($14 for 6): came in a tray of 6 spoons, this was average, arguably the most tasty of all of them. General Tso's chicken (strips?) ($21): plated, an interesting choice to use chicken strips, there was lots of peppers but it wasn't spicy Ghiradelli XLBs ($9): very rich, dough was on the thicker side, resulting in a bit chewier texture. Came in a steamer. Crispy garlic fish filet ($25): plated, lots of fried batter, not much garlic flavor, wish it was more garlicky The food wasn't as spectacular as they presented, it had potential on the outside. In terms of the items we mentioned, if you're expecting a good value or even a good taste, I recommend looking elsewhere! read more

Family and I were craving for some chinese food and happen to stumble upon Fusion Dumpling and glad we did. Was able to get seated quickly and the system to order food was as simple as it gets. Just mark the laminated menu with a marker and they'll bring it to you. We ordered a plethora of food cause my family and I are some big eaters. The Braised Peking Duck w/ Steamed Bao and Eggplant w/garlic sauce is a must order. Had me feeling all good. Also the Mapa Tofu was great with rice. Pretty spicy tho. The Xiao Long Bao was cooked very well. The theme of the restaurant was very nice too. Had a authentic chinese vibe with a hole in the wall type of feeling. Overall, great experience and would definitely eat there again. read more

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A great new addition to Chinatown! Spacious and clean interior, friendly and quick service, diverse menu. What we ordered: - Shanghai beancurd leaf rolls - XLB/pork soup dumplings (RECOMMEND; large size, generous portion of filling, soupy) - Shanghai sticky rice shumai - Green onion pancake (RECOMMEND) - Shiitake mushroom and vegetable dumpling - Vegetable and shiitake mushroom bao (same filling as above but in a bao, I preferred the dumpling version) - Pan-fried pork soup bao (RECOMMEND) - Tan tan noodle (RECOMMEND; chewy handmade noodles in a creamy sesame and pork broth) - Crispy garlic fish filet (RECOMMEND; the thin crispy flavorful batter is to die for) - Special cold bowl noodle (not our favorite as we did not expect nor like the numbing Szechuan peppercorn flavor, but this may appeal to some) Overall, a great option if you want quality food and to avoid long lines. Will definitely be returning! read more

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Excellent food, with enough vegan options to fill a table and feed our hungry group of 10. A new Chinatown favorite for sure.

Loved this restaurant especially the pan fried XLB! The service was also great and the owner was very nice! read more

Fusion Dumpling - Pan Fried Pork Xiao Long Bao - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

Decided to check this out for dinner with a friend. Overall it's a solid place, but they definitely have a few things they need to work on. The service: The waiter was friendly enough and the food came out pretty fast. However, it took forever for someone to notice we were waiting to be seated. I'm also disappointed that our waiter recommended a large rice for two of us- at that point, we couldn't see the price difference between small ($3) and large ($12) and assumed he knew that large was the better deal for two people. We did not need half the amount of rice that showed up. The vibe: I really liked the set up of the restaurant. It was nice that there were a mix of small and large tables and the decor was nice. It was also near to seat most tables set up for hot pot as well. Crazy mix of options to choose from, but they seem to balance it well. The playing of the food was an interesting contrast to the speak decor. One large plate was served in a shovel. Our rice was served in a bucket. And a bunch of other tables had hot plates for their food. The food: Crab & pork XLB- was my favorite. Great flavors, great soup. It's slightly pricier than it should be in my opinion but was enjoyable. Shanghai sticky rice shumai- this was fairly unique (at least to me). I've never had rice inside a dumpling before and I actually really enjoyed it. My friend was on the fence about it due to texture, but that'll likely be a personal preference. Worth getting to try something new Pork, shrimp, & chive dumplings- I like these. They tasted fresh and homemade. The flavor was a bit too delicate though so I ended up mixing them with some chili oil and vinegar to add some more flavor. They're one of the cheaper dishes (8 for $14) so a good option to fill to table. They won't be the allstar dish for the group, but no one will complain and they'll make sure no one leaves hungry. Black pepper beef- the main dishes at other tables were uniquely presented so we had to try one ourselves. The black pepper beef was present on a hot plate shaped like a shovel, which was interesting and pretty neat. While I did enjoy the beef, I think they could've been a bit more aggressive with seasoning. I ended up mixing in some chili oil for some heat and that really enhanced the dish. Was nice and saucy so perfect to pair with some rice. Overall, it was clear that the food was all cooked from scratch. I left incredibly full and happy I tried the place. But at $60pp after tax/tip, it's definitely on the pricier side for similar cuisine in Chinatown. Might come back again with a larger group to try a wider assortment, but it's not at the top of my list due to the price differential against other places in the area. Was between a 3 and 4, but because I did enjoy the food, i went with 4 stars. read more

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Foodie Reviewer here. The food was amazing. my friends and I couldn't eat our food fast enough. Chinese food usually taste simple to me but you can literally taste in the food that the chef knows what he or she was doing. I dont see the need in trying other restaurants in Chinatown because this place is it. I recommend you bring your own gloves if you're going to order wings because they are delicious. read more

Everything was absolutely delicious! The dumplings and soup set the standard for perfection. I'll definitely be coming back for more! The service was top-notch, and the tea was just right. read more

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