Gave this a try for late breakfast or lunch while in town. Service was very prompt and easy to get a table. Had soup dumplings, pork and shrimp sui mai and lastly Szechuan boiled beef in flaming chili oil. All were pretty good. Really liked the soup as it was the real deal with peppercorns and all. Would go back and try more things off the menu next time in town. Just was a light lunch so didn't experiment too much. read more

Another great visit at Osmanthus! Delicious food. Great service. Love the atmosphere. I am impressed with their tea selection. There's just so many to choose from! This visit we tried Alishang Milk Oolong. It was absolutely wonderful! It's not milky, yet it has a lovely milk feel. read more

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Great as always! Salt n Pepper fish - 6/5 great!! Hand cut noodles with chicken was ok - 3/5 read more

After going to the Chinese New Year Street Fair, my dad suggested having lunch here. We didn't have to wait for a table and since it was a rare warm day in SF, we sat outside. It's a modern spot with plenty of indoor and outdoor seating located closer to Little Italy. Prices are more expensive than the typical dim sum restaurant. Our order: House Tea: $1.50/person -Like last time, it was red tea, but it tasted better than last time. If you have a group, it's probably better to pick a tea from the tea menu ($9.00/pot). 焗叉燒包 Baked BBQ Pork Bun (3 pcs): $6.45 +Consistent quality! The fluffy bun had a rispy crust that was slightly sweet with a good amount of well-seasoned BBQ pork that wasn't too fatty. +Not sure if they read my previous review, but there was no longer a thin layer of shaved carrots and greens on the bottom. 鮮蝦韭菜餃 Shrimp & Chive Dumplings (4 pcs): $6.95 -This was night and day compared to the ones I ate last time. The mushy wrapper stuck to the steamer and was filled with a paltry portion of mostly chive filling. 白灼牛栢葉 Steamed Beef Cattle: $10.95 +Huge portion of boiled beef triple on top of a bed of crisp bean sprouts +Compared to last time, the accompanying sauce and scallions had more flavor +Since the server poured the sauce over the dish once he brought it to our table last time, we requested it on the side. 干炒牛河 Beef Chow Fun: $20.00 +Noodles were stir-fried well and not stuck together +Crisp bean sprouts -There were a good amount of beef slices, but they were very soft and texturally didn't resemble beef. -Super greasy: We all commented how it felt like we were coating our lips in oil after each bite. Other items I've tried during previous visits: +Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf 珍珠糯米鷄 +/-Pork and Shrimp Siu Mai 蟹黃燒賣 -Fresh Bean Curd Rolls 鲜竹卷 -Marinated Five Spiced Beef Offal 五香牛雜 *Verdict: Decent spot for dim sum without a wait in the area. read more

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The food was AMAZING!! Everything we ordered came out fresh, well prepared and tasteful. It wasn't overly busy, YET - the service was great. The place was nicely decorated, I LOVED the atmosphere and lighting choices. We ARE coming back! Note: the shui mai takes a lil longer so be prepared to wait. read more

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Skip this spot. We wanted quick lunch so we ordered two different orders of soup dumplings and the spicy house noodles with minced pork. The soup dumpling skin was so tough. The broth was flavorless and so was the meat. Actually the worst soup dumplings I've ever had. Noodles were solid. Would definitely skip this place. read more

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Delicious! We ordered way too much for 2 adults and 2 kids but tried a lot off the menu. Everything was delicious. Our favorites: Garlic noodles (like chow mein but better) General Tao Chicken Green Beans My daughter's favorite was the pork fried rice. The icing on the cake was running into this sweet and inspiring older gentleman outside of the restaurant. He spoke good things into our children that I will never forget. I realized afterward that he might be the owners father. Wish we got his name. Side note: we almost went somewhere else but our Uber driver convinced us to go here. It did not disappoint. read more

We ordered Singapore noodles, broccoli and beef, string green beans, pork soup dumplings, and chrysanthemum tea great portions. Fresh! We will definitely be back. read more

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Another Yelp score ! This place is great . Every dish was full of flavor and generous portions . Herman hosted our dinner and helped us order all the right stuff. Beautiful contemporary dining room and robust bar. read more

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100% the best dim sum I've ever had. I wanted to knock a star off due to the high prices, but the portion sizes were legitimately surprising. The turnip/radish cake was fantastic and could easily feed 2-3 people. So rich in umami flavor, garlic, ginger. Plus there is a little Chinese sausage meat inside. TRULY hand made shrimp and chive rice dumplings. I immediately could taste the difference from that factory pre-made junk most dim sum places sell. This was a great surprise to me! Hand made bean curd skin rolls with shrimp, pork and black fungus mushroom. This was unique. It wasn't my favorite or anything like I expected, but I appreciated trying a new spin on something I love! I highly recommend Osmanthus. The weirdest part was at 11am, the place was nearly empty. Yet down the road, other dim sums were popping off. So, that's a real head scratcher. Maybe the price? Either way, go here and try it! read more

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I have been searching for a decent dim sum spot ever since the pandemic closed a lot of mom and pop spots I really enjoyed. I came here a few times because I like to switch from a no frills dim sum restaurant to a fancier one. It was pretty good the first three times. I don't come here often because it's very out of the way and there's almost no parking around this area. I like that they don't make some of the traditional items too fancy. A lot of spots start putting corn and all these unnecessary ingredients in their food. However I did notice this time around, the food was very bland and the beef chow fun was extremely oily. It was lacking the nice wok hay taste as well. When I reheated it at home, the noodles were still pretty hard but super super greasy. The shrimp dumpling (ha gow) was extremely disappointing. It had no flavor and the skin was thick. You can tell it was bought from a big manufacturer and just steamed to serve. The chicken feet had very nice color, the bright red, which made me excited to eat because that usually means it's tasty. It was lacking the sweet flavor and was a miss for me. For the price and lack of flavor, I don't think I'd drive 30+ min just to come back (the funniest part is, I live in San Francisco, it's just a hassle to drive to North Beach). I was the only Asian person eating there which tells you something. A lot of tourist and also non Asians ordering the typical "XLB". read more

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This is a very rare location that has the option of outside seating, so we were able to bring our dog with us! Unfortunately, the smell of SF streets are not great, but the patio itself was quite nice. It's located close by but away from the hustle and bustle of Chinatown so you'll have some peace and quiet. Service was good, although there may be some language barrier for English-only speakers. You are able to mark what you want with English words under the Chinese characters, it just might be difficult if you have questions. Highlights of their menu would be the Ham Sui Gok (Chinese footballs) and Liu Sha Bao (lava flow custard buns)! Overall though, this place is very expensive for the value so I'm giving less stars for that reason. Not surprised because of the location though but you may find more affordable alternatives elsewhere. read more

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A friend was back in town, so we came out here to grab dinner as he was close to the North Beach area, and who doesn't love Dim Dum for dinner! The ambiance was nice, friendly workers, and very modern with the aesthetics around the whole restaurant. The place has a full bar and a giant television to watch what I was hoping to watch, Monday Night Football! We started off with some Tea, and each of us grabbed a drink. I had a Hennessy Old Fashion, my friend had the original style Old Fashion, and another had the Buddha Beer. The drinks were good, not too overpowering, and went well with every sip of the meal. We started with the Hot and Sour soup, which was delicious, and then had some string beans with XO sauce, crunchy yet flavorful. Next came out the item I usually hold my Dim Sum restaurants to, which was the Sui Mai and Har Gow, both were seasoned well, and you could tell they were made with care, definitely a check mark for me. At that point, we realized we may have ordered too much food as more items started piling up on the table. The Singapore Style Fried Rice Noodles were a lot for 3 people, but we managed to scarf it all down; extremely tasty. The Turnip Cake with XO was also flavorful. I thought I couldn't stuff any more down, but once my friend suggested you had to eat a Baked BBQ Pork Bun, wow, I ended up stuffing 2 down without any thought. The food here was great for dinner, the staff were friendly and checked if everything was great. I'll be making my way back here when I'm in the neighborhood in the future! read more

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All around delicious food and cocktails. Loved my strong whiskey infused cocktail with tea and a large ice cube. Food wise everything was great including Soup dumplings Salt and pepper chicken wings Pea sprouts Spicy beef soup I thought it was pretty cool they have dim sum at all hours. We ordered a few items too. That made me happy lol Staff attentive and friendly. Had a great time. Seating both indoors and outdoors. A cocktail lounge is connected to the restaurant. Will def be back! read more

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This place was rediculous good in everything. Service was great, food was seriously amazing. Restaurant was really nice looking and clean. We ordered the spicy salt calamari, the soup dumplings, the shrimp dumplings, the duck, the shumai, sweet and sour pork rib and the sesame balls. Everything was great. The spicy salt calamari was amazing, great salty kick and perfectly seasoned. The dumplings and the shumai were all super juicy and were perfect with the soy sauce and chili. The duck skin was crispy greatness and the duck was really juicy and went perfectly with the buns, sauce and scallions they serve with it. The sauce and breading on the sweet and sour pork rib was great even though we wished that they didn't have the bones. The last thing was the sesame balls and they had a great tasting outside and inside, a great sweet end to the meal. read more

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Quick service, great food! Loved my experience at Osmanthus, one of my friends swears by their food and finally joined her for dinner! We got the garlic noodles and lets just say my life has been changed. read more

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ALWAYS delicious. I have come here like over five times when visiting, and it is so close to City Lights Bookstore down the road. Food: 5/5 | Service: 5/5 | Atmosphere: 5/5 Noise level Quiet, easy to talk Group size 2 people Seating type Indoor dining area, Bar area, Outdoor patio / terrace Recommendation for vegetarians Highly recommend Vegetarian offerings Large vegetarian selection Vegetarian options We LOVE the mushroom pan-fried buns, salt and pepper tofu, and their green beans are so crunchy and garlic-y. Parking options Paid parking lot, Paid street parking, Paid parking garage Parking Two different paid lots for $20 right next to them (1 building away on either side). And some street parking. Kid-friendliness Seems kid friendly. Wheelchair accessibility I think there were two doors for opening in the front? But the patio is accessible. read more

After a long day in a different city, my wife, friend and I wanted to do something different and try Osmanthus Dim Sum Lounge for dinner. It was my wife and I first time ever having dim sum, and before we left we were actually told, "you don't eat dim sum in the evening." Well.... They were open, so we went for it. We walked in about an hour before closing, fully prepared for at least a little hesitation or rushed energy, but that couldn't have been further from our experience. The staff brought such great energy from the moment we sat down. Since we were new to Dim sum they offered guidance, and explained dishes, and genuinely helped us build an experience rather than just take an order. That stood out for me. It was family style dining, which honestly couldn't have been better for meeting up with a new friend. Sharing plates, trying new things, passing dishes around, it made the whole evening feel welcoming and relaxed. We ordered items we normally wouldn't have tried, and to our surprise, we loved them. At one point I even made the joke, "Dim Sum really good dumplings," and I stand by it! The food came out quickly, almost too fast because we over ordered significantly, but everything was fresh and full of flavor. Even as closing time approached, and we admittedly stayed a good 15 minutes past, the staff remained more than polite. No attitude, no rushing, just professionalism and kindness. We tried to wrap up as quickly as possible, but they never made us feel uncomfortable. Overall, it was a mostly positive experience that left a strong impression. Great energy, welcoming service, and a fun introduction to dim sum for first timers. I would definitely come back and explore more of the menu. read more

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3.5 stars. The food was decent but not out of the world. They allow pets on the patio, which was a big draw since our group had a dog. It was super cold outside even with the heaters, which wasn't as pleasant. We ordered the spicy wontons, the soup dumplings, the chicken dumplings, the coconut fish curry, and the Singaporean style noodles. We also got a pot of jasmine tea to warm up. The jasmine tea was lovely and helped with the cold immensely. The food came pretty quickly after we ordered it. A heads up that the curries do not come with rice, so you have to order it separately. The spicy wontons were good. For those who don't like schezwan peppers like me, beware that there is a hint of those peppers in the sauce. It isn't to the extent of numbing your tongue, but you feel a little bit. I liked the dish despite this. The soup dumplings weren't properly structured. They came in the aluminum foil cups and it was near impossible to take them out of the cup without splitting them apart, which means that the soup and the meat were now separated. It defeated the purpose of the dumplings. Considering that I am used to the intact dumplings from Din Tai Fung, this was quite disappointing. The soup was ok. The meat was ok. I just wish I could have had both together. The chicken dumplings were fine. I can't say that they were best ever but they weren't bad. They were ok. Eating them with the spicy sauce from the spicy wontons helped. The fish curry was honestly the best of the lot. The fish was wonderfully melt in the mouth with a very thin breading and the coconut based curry was delicious. It was a huge portion so my friend ended up taking almost 3/4 of it home. I would definitely recommend ordering this! The Singaporean style noodles were ok. If you are expecting Char Kway Teow when you read this, you will be mistaken. The noodles are more along the lines of vermicelli and the spice mix reminded me of a Japanese curry or an Indian Ching's instant noodles mix. We liked them, but I think we had a different expectation in our head. This dish is also not spicy so if you want heat, this is not the dish to order. Pricing wise, I think we paid an acceptable amount for the portions we got but the flavors could be a little better. Considering that this is a dim sum restaurant, I would really like their dumplings to be more on the mark. read more

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Came here on a holiday around 1pm after walking around Chinatown. We were seated right away with no reservation. Space was clean, calm, and casual with tables nicely spaced out. We ordered off a checklist menu. Service was friendly and relaxed. We enjoyed the soup dumplings (good soup but thick skin and ours unfortunately all burst), shrimp seafood fried rice (big portion, well seasoned), crunchy string beans with XO (mild heat), and a half peking duck (delicious crispy skin, juicy meat). Nice spot for dim sum without the chaos! read more

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This is absolutely the best dim sum we have ever had. I think it was the freshness that really made it. Everything was made to order. We are used to the rolling cart dim sum we've had in Phoenix, but nothing compares to the freshness and quality at Osmanthus. The sesame balls were better than the ones I had in Japan. The restaurant overall was very open and clean. Service was friendly. It did take a little longer than usual for food to come out, but that's because they were cooking it fresh and it was so worth it. If I could choose one place to eat again in SF, it would be here. read more

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The waiters were so friendly and had good recommendations. On a Thu evening, the charming restaurant has a few groups but I can tell a bar and restaurant like this could blow up on Fridays evenings. For food, these portion sizes were gigantic. My friend and I will have leftovers for days! Highly recommend the egg + oyster fried rice, XO green beans, and sizzling tofu. What a delight for our taste buds. Although some of the dishes are exceptional, weaker dishes are the Peking duck and shrimp and pork wontons in chili sauce. The duck was fine, but more of a roasted duck BBQ variety than true Peking. And the wontons were lacking salt although the filling was umami and moist. read more

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I had the garlic pea shoots and salt and pepper tofu. Both were perfectly cooked and seasoned!

Lots of seating and open-bar ambience and seated right away @ walk-in. Staff very attentive and checked on us . Dim sums were satisfactory but not super impressive. The food didn't arrive as hot ( temperature) as I prefer, especially the congee soup. Otherwise, tasty and savory dishes. read more

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Sowe met the bartender, Kevin, somewhere else and he recommended we come to this spot. Glad we did. First, he is awesome. Such a nice guy. I had the Empress Lychee cocktail and loved it. Also enjoyed the marinated spare ribs! Great bar snack. I unfortunately didnt get to try more food, but I like the atmosphere and the menu. I will be back. read more

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This dim sum restaurant is a hidden gem! The storefront is recessed with nice outdoor seating, so if you drive by, you would easily missed it. Their service is fast and friendly, the setting is very comfortable. Their service best part? The dim sum is solid, and their portion is healthy! To top it off, they also have a nice cocktail bar, so you can have dim sum while trying some cocktails. Definitely it a try if you are in North Beach area. read more

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Osmanthus Dim Sum Lounge was 100% a Yelp recommendation as we were walking around North Beach looking for a restaurant with outdoor seating. After being seated under their incredibly strong heaters, we ordered the Iron Goddess Oolong tea, Spicy Wontons, BBQ Bao, Garlic Broccoli, and Pork Xiao Long Bao. The honey and I absolutely adored their tea, BBQ Bao, and most especially their Garlic Broccoli - we both agreed it would be amazing if our local dumpling spot boasted that dish. However for us, the Spicy Wontons and XLB were a bit of a miss with the wontons not being a style the honey enjoys and my finding the XLB to be a bit bland. All in all, the seating was very comfortable and the service was incredibly prompt so we'd absolutely stop in again for the items we loved! read more

We stopped by for a few bites because we passed by this place so many times and finally decided to give a try. We were a pleasantly taken aback by the quality of food and speedy service, and casual ambiance. The value for the money is great. read more

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Came here after Pride on Sunday with my friend and cousin was really looking forward to it since I'd been craving it after my last visit. Unfortunately, this time around, it didn't quite hit the same. The beef chow fun was the standout super yummy and well done . but everything else was just okay. The honey walnut prawns had a bit of an odd aftertaste, and the duck was cold and not as enjoyable as I remembered. Could've just been an off day, but with so many other solid spots around, I'm not sure I'll be rushing back. read more

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Came to Chinatown for some dim sum soup dumpling and was dissatisfied. The dumplings stuck to the pan and there was no flavor nor soup. We had the green beans with garlic that very tasting however the green beans needed to be cooked a tad longer. read more

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Went here for lunch and it did not disappoint! They were moderately busy on a Saturday right before noon, though we got seated quickly and efficiently. You place your order on a giant piece of paper and flag down your server to get that order ready for you. The food came out quickly as well. Everything that we had was tasty! My only commentary would be that the garlic noodles were a little too salty for my palate. Another colleague of mine dining with us, had to eat the garlic noodles with plain white rice, to cut down on the saltiness. Overall, the ambiance is modern with large tables to seat bigger parties or those that order tons of food. I would definitely eat here again! read more

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The location is great with parking close by. The restaurant is spacious. We were seated right away. They offer online reservations too. Order from a paper menu marking what we wanted. The food was paced out well. We over ordered but ate it all. The service was friendly. Great Christmas Eve option! read more

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Osmanthus impressed, despite my family being initially slightly skeptical over it being a cart-less dim sum spot. Overall ambiance feels more upscale than any other dim sum spot I've ever been to, but this didn't come with a compromise in authenticity at all. Every dish we tried had its own unique flavor, which sets high-quality dim sum apart from generic dim-sum that often feels like the same blend of meat is used over and over. Ingredients felt fresh & high-quality. Would definitely return & highly recommend! read more

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We came for dinner. When this location used to be Enrico's, they had live music. Fast forward to now, it is a quiet Chinese restaurant. The layout remains the same. There's a bar on the right hand side but it is missing the lively atmosphere. The food all tasted fine. Since it wasn't busy, service was excellent. Good job staff at Osmanthus. read more

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This is my favorite dim sum spot in SF Chinatown! They offer such good quality dim sums plus a full bar too. You have to try everything here! They have such a good selection but if you like dessert then order lava salted egg dumplings. It's basically a fried mochi ball with lava fillings. The way they fried it is not greasy when you eat it. You can't find that at other locations. They are fast and bring out food out piping hot! They also gave us a lot of good recommendations. It was such a nice day to sit at their outdoor seating but this place feel so nice. I just love it! I highly recommend this place. I ordered so much stuff to name it but check out my photos. TY If you like my vibe then pls add me on Yelp or IG @imjennime TYSM read more

We definitely over-ordered here but everything was so delicious and tasted very high quality and fresh! I highly recommend the veggies with garlic as well as the shumai and house noodles. It's a very large and casual space and the service is quick! read more

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In a city with so many dim sum spots, it was hard to narrow down which one I was going to lunch at. I ultimately selected Osmanthus because they had two kinds of vegetarian dumplings...and I'm a sucker for vegetarian dumplings. In addition to the veggie dumplings, my party and I decided on the chive pancake and mushroom buns for our dim sum lunch. All of the dishes came to our table in a timely manner and were done really well. I especially enjoyed the filling inside the Buddha dumplings as well as the sweet bun choice for the mushroom buns. My small critique is that I craved a dipping sauce with my dim sum, like chili oil (I know, I could have asked). Still, that didn't stop me from relishing my lunch. Osmanthus knows what they're doing, and they're doing it well. read more

I found this place while in San Francisco with a large group. A handful of us decided we wanted dim sum. I found this place while cruising yelp for best dim sum spots. The reviews seemed solid and the pics looked good, what made my final decision was the fact they had fried crab claws! I haven't seen these on a menu in a long time and they are one of my absolute favorite dishes. The service and wait time to order was a bit excessive, we had to try to flag someone down several times. We ordered way too much food for 6 people but no problem as we wanted to try a little bit of everything. The food came out as it was ready which was good since we ran out of space quickly. Every single dish was delicious fresh and a good portion. The shu mai regular and spicy were juicy and flavorful. The veggie dishes were generous portion sizes. The star of the show was the fried crab claws I will come back every time I'm in San Francisco just for these alone. If you're in the mood for dim sum and don't mind no carts definitely check them out! read more

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I came in right after the lunch hour rush, which was a perfect time. I was seated right away and there was only one other guest in the restaurant. There was a lot of space inside and outside to dine. Ambience is traditional and vibrant with music and lots of space. The young man that helped me was attentive and patient which I appreciate. The menu is full of dim sum favorites. I ordered a non-alcoholic beverage with ginger beer inside. It was delicious . I ordered, lunch items, hot -and-sour soup, egg rolls, and the shrimp and chives dumplings. The shrimp and chive dumplings were my favorite. The flavors were amazing. Traditional hot sour soup and the egg rolls were a perfect finishing to my lunch. I will definitely be back to try more items on the menu and bring more people with me!! it seems like a great place for a large work lunch or dinner party! read more

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Had some good lunch at this North Beach dim sum bar and grill. It has a classy yet casual atmosphere inside. Osmanthus has more than just dim sum though. Get a lot of Asian classics. The best thing of course is to get what they're known for because this is the best stuff. Came at lunch and it wasn't as busy. It's got enough room for a good crowd. The dim sum is the main thing. Because it's also a bar they have cocktails. It's about $12 for a typical cocktail, and the best one we had was the Tokyo Highball. Basic but full of flavor. This was made with Fever Tree Lime, Toki Japanese Whiskey, and yuzu. For those not aware, yuzu is a citrus fruit. It's about $6 for the Spinach Dumplings, which came out fast and steaming hot. These were filled with corn, peas, and tofu. Good stuff as far as dumplings go. It's place to go if wanting to eat healthy and not too much. There's a few choices on the menu for vegans and vegetarians. read more

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