The service was very friendly and quite efficient. The dim sum and tea service was phenomenal. We ate in the outside patio which was delightful and quaint. This is some of the best dim sum I've had. Highly recommend read more

Really really bad service at 101 spear st. The dim sum carts never stopped by our table. When we ordered some dim sum, they only said we would be back and no return. They never told you what were inside their carts. Very disappointed anyway read more

We had a great time at Yank Sing! I went with a group of six, which made it easy to share and enjoy a variety of dishes. The restaurant is more on the elevated side. It would be a great date spot! At Yank Sing, servers walk around with carts filled with different dim sum plates, allowing you to see the dishes before making your selection--a feature we appreciated. They also provide a menu for ordering additional plates, so you have plenty of options. Some of our favorites were the pan-fried pork dumplings, xiao long bao, steamed shrimp dumplings, and the fried rice, which was delicious. Every grain of rice was coated with the perfect amount of oil and the rice was packed with a delicious mix of proteins like sausage and shrimp. The only dish I didn't love was the cold Chinese broccoli, but everything else was great. For dessert, I'd recommend the egg tarts. They're served warm and fresh, and they're the perfect way to end the meal. read more

Yank Sing - Dim Sum Near Me - San Francisco, California

LOVE Yank Sing -- especially the one at Rincon. My favorite "go-to" for group lunches in Fidi. Tasty; grouchy attitudes (= authentic vibe, hah); always leave FULL read more

Pretty standard dim sum place in the heart of SF. It does however feel expensive for what you get. We got 6 dishes for $80 for two people. They still push around the carts if that's the experience you're looking for though! I would come back again if I get a craving since it is so accessible but would travel elsewhere for dim sum if I can. read more

I just had the most amazing dining experience ever here at yank sing ! The food tastes really good ! The staff was really friendly here. My waitress asked me what I wanted to eat and gave me what I wanted to eat right away. My waitress also asked me if I had food allergies . This was the first time I was asked this at a restaurant and I am quite surprised and very pleased. The ambience of the place was really good. I wish they could give this place 10 stars . I highly recommend this restaurant. read more

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Sometimes, some of the best dim sum have 3.5 ratings and Yank Sing is by far some of the best around town. I truly believe their xiao long baos beats Din Tai Fung's by a mile. Their dumplings are so paper thin, which I absolutely love. It also tastes clean and not greasy at all. They also have the best chili oil, which they no longer sell. Anytime we're in SF, we make a point to stop here. Funny story, we were meeting some friends in Oakland for some dim sum at Ming's Tasty, which was pretty good, but we knew we still had to make a stop at Yank Sang. That's how much we love it here. read more

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Only place to get Dimsum for me. My first love introduced me to this hidden gem. I love how they come to your table with steaming fresh plates of delicatessen plates of vibrant tastes, colors, and smells. Authenticity, ambiance, and service are the shining strengths that earned this restaurant a perfect score from me. I recommend coming here if you need to break the ice, or if you are concerned about keeping the conversation going. It equates to the perfect for dinner for let's say the in-laws. The food is delicious so your mouths are always too full to hold good conversation and it's disruptive to a point where eating, smiling, and relaxing become the rule. read more

This location feels smaller than their other restaurant near Embarcadero. The dim sum menu isn't as comprehensive, but has all the usual classics. Tasty food and decent portions. Prices are on the higher side but that's normal for San Francisco I guess. The servers speak English decently well so it caters to a different crowd. Also, they accept reservations via open table. read more

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The food is delicious and service is great. their egg tart is the best I have ever had.

SKIP I will never understand the hype. This place is always so packed. The menu is limited. Nothing on it has you itching to return. The staff is so rude and annoying. You are either bombarded with carts of food OR you're sitting there for 15+ minutes without a cart in site. Again, I do not get the hype. Maybe people lile being treated like crap for boring options? We were in the area and stopped in. Never again. I'd rather get treated like crap on Chinatown and eat some delicious food. read more

What can I say, it is, hands down, my most visited restaurant in all of San Francisco. We have spent ungodly sums of money here over the years. I used to gripe about the price, but, you know what, it's not really much more expensive than other places we frequent. Bao, Dumpling Home, Palette, Harborview......these days will spend almost as much. I will say that Yank Sing isn't always first at the plate when it comes to inventiveness, but they make up for it in execution and consistency.....they don't put anything out that they can't execute flawlessly every time. Highlights include (but are not limited to): Phoenix tail prawns, potstickers, XLB (they are better than Din Tai Fung -- I said what I said), dry fried string beans w/ shrimp, and the salt and pepper pork. Also try the beijing ribs, the fried shrimp dumplings (a recent discovery), the sweet potato fish roll (trust me.....it's better than it sounds), szechuan chicken and honey walnut prawns. Also, they brought the dim sum carts back (a lot of places got rid of them during the pandemic and it kind of sucks). Also, they have some of the best service around. Lena, the manager, runs a very tight ship and she makes sure that loyal patronage is recognized. read more

An iconic Dimsum restaurant. The Stevenson Street outlet is for office goers in a rush not the leisurely pace of the Rincon Centre. Try the steamed and baked varieties over the regular dumplings and pot stickers. Mg favourites are the Chickens Feet and Steamed Spare Ribs. read more

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We got to Yank Sing right as they opened on a reservation and were seated pretty much immediately, and man are they fast! The food-carts have very friendly and patient service for a Dim Sum place, which we really appreciated. They took their time to walk you through everything on each cart and gave you a little sales pitch for what you might like (not pushy at all, just excited for you to try). All the dim sum was very strong, their soup dumplings were great, and it was some of the best chicken feet I've ever had. My wife doesn't eat pork or shrimp, but they had a really nice large menu of veg and chicken -- she got the veg curry dumplings and loved them so much that we got a second order. SF has a lot of great Dim Sum, and this place definitely makes the cut! read more

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Solid dim sum spot! Came in for lunch and everything came out fast and fresh. The food was tasty and service during the meal was super quick. Only hiccup was it took a while to get the check at the end but otherwise it was a fantastic experience. read more

I'm going to be very honest and with very important information: restaurant deserves 4 stars but you will be disappointed if expecting an OG traditional dim sum experience. This restaurant serves higher priced dim sum with higher quality ingredients and more friendly service than your 'usual' restaurant in Chinatown. If you want a more affordable, greasy yet delicious comfort food while having to flag down aunts/uncles on staff, don't come here. This place is great with especially fantastic egg tarts, but just keep in mind the type of restaurant this is. Reservations recommended. read more

Wow. Yelp is basically spot on with the 3.5*. I had a very mixed experience with Yank Sing. Came here on. Sunday around 11:30. There was a nice buzz going and we were able to get seated right away. You have both the option to order off the carts and they have some sort of digital tracking system. And there's a QR code on the table that you can order from and pay -- the food is brought to you when ready. I did a mix of both. The food is delicately portioned and mostly delicious. I am obsessed with the wonton soup, but it came out lukewarm -- I would have liked it hotter. So, why 3*? I'd rate the food 4 - 4.5*. Everything we had was well executed: siu mai, cha siu bao, lotus leaf sticky rice, phoenix shrimp, wonton soup and green beans. It comes to the portions and pricing. The delicate portioning means you can try more items. However, for how much the items are priced, a casual lunch here with the hubs and daughter clocked in at $100. So 2-3* on value averaging to 3-3.5*. Somehow, experience-wise -- if we wanna be going for a $100 lunch, I'm looking for something where the service & ambience feel special and serving temp of food is more on point. I guess I'd say: the pros are * easy to get seated * food is on point I would come back if I felt like we could be very focused / disciplined in ordering. read more

Staffs slow. Especially reception host. Waited at door for 10 min when she walked back and forth to sit 2 party. When my turn for one said haven't wait another 15 min when there are plenty of free tables inside or outdoor. Parties before me go seated after standing at reception for 5 min but suddenly my turn 15 min wait. Probably discriminate small party. BAD service. read more

This was very good dim sum, all the classics done well. We didn't see some things we wanted and had to wait a long time for them to arrive when we ordered. Took a long time to get water. Turnip cakes were amazing especially. read more

Let muted menu for dim sum and surprisingly missing a key dim sum staple of rice noodle rolls. Best bites: fried mochi pork dumpling, sticky rice wrap and the tarot pork ball. The negatives: Not all the hot wheeled out was hot which really isn't acceptable for the price point. And the Chinese broccoli is served cold. WTH? Servers were nice so plus. Tea was good. Restrooms are downstairs so not good for those with disabilities. Not coming back. read more

Sunday Morning Dim Sum is a wonderful way to spend a meal with friends. We have a group that meets every month.. but that isn't this group.. The bright, glass walled space at 49 Stevenson is special, a spectacular bright colorful relaxing oasis buried beneath San Francisco's Financial Districts grey towers. The carts roam between tables and every plate holds tastes, textures begat from the care with which they are put together. read more

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I am from San Diego and my twin lives in the city so, every time I come to the city, we come here as a treat since the prices can be a little steep for a meal. The food is always good, of the dim sum I would recommend the pork Shanghai dumplings, the crispy tofu, or the honey walnut prawns. All the deserts and teas are good, my personal favorite being the sesame balls. The restaurant is clean and well lit. The tables can be a bit close together but nothing out of the norm for San Francisco. Their outside patio area is nice and staff is quick to have you seated. Now, for the negatives of our experience. The service was difficult, exacerbated by them being busy but we noticed tables with younger patrons were neglected longer than those with older customers or families. We would go long periods with empty water glasses and dishes before someone would come to fill them/ offer more food. We also, on two occasions, had staff make comments on the amount of food we had ordered. I could understand this comment if we were ordering and not eating but only two plates had gone uneaten (them being new foods we had tried and not liked). We cleared every plate since we were excited for our trip to Yank Sing and, in return, my twin and their partner had felt embarrassed over the food we had gone to enjoy. It very much spoiled our experience and I, for one, will not be returning. There are other dim sum restaurants in the city that I can try. read more

After visiting the Modern Art Museum the girlfriend said she was hungry & in the mood for dim sum so we walked here for lunch since we were around the corner, I'd say it was about 1:30 when we sat down. We generally visit the Yank Sing on Spear St as we knew that location has the larger menu. The menu here is rather limited maybe because it is a smaller location? Perhaps it is the late hour but I thought the dim sum weren't fresh. The har gow was barely lukewarm and the pieces stuck together as though they had sat in the kitchen for a long minute. Same with the feng zhou and spare ribs. The XLB was the freshest item on the table. The service was great. I told the girlfriend we will stick to the Spear location henceforth. read more

We made a reservation and were seated within a few minutes. We were seated in this portable table and chairs in front of the door leading to the patio. We were cramped and cold. Not pleasant at all. The dim sum was average, but pricey for the quality. The servers were friendly and prompt. read more

This place is beautiful, delicious and operates like a machine. The dishes come out quickly and they have so many options to choose from. We ordered the green beans, shrimp dumplings, shrimp tempura, and some veggie noodles. The green beans were unbelievably good, so much flavor and I love the sauce they were doused in. The shrimp dumplings were also very good and they were very fresh tasting. I also loved the shrimp tempura because the shrimps were massive--they did not mess around. The noodles were a great pairing with everything we ordered and I loved the mushroom additions to it. The honey walnut shrimp was soooo good, it was the best version of honey walnut I've had. For dessert we specialty ordered the sesame balls. Those were incredible, and I highly recommend them. read more

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I'm here visiting my daughter. I haven't had dim sum for 3 months. I suggested my favorite place in San Francisco for dim sum Yank Sing. I usually go to their main location on Spear. My daughter is closer to their second location on Stevenson. We got there around 1:45 PM and the place was not busy. We were seated immediately. A much smaller and more intimate setting, they still managed to have the push carts to show the variety of dim sum (which I like). We ordered something different this time, chicken and mushrooms dumplings. As usual, we ordered the Siu Mai, Har Gow, steamed BBQ pork buns. At the end, we ordered egg tarts (one of my daughter's favorite dishes). Overall, a great food experience. DJ's rating: 4.80/5.00 Would we come back? Definitely Yes. read more

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On the whole it was a good dine out with excellent service yummy foods and a restaurant that you would like to visit again

We went to this restaurant today (4-12-26) for lunch with some friends. I hadn't been back to this restaurant in about 25+ years; I was pleased by the appearance of the restaurant; it looked well kept, neat and clean. The staff wore clean uniforms and were professional in how they treated us. When all guest finally arrived at the restaurant, we were promptly lead to our table. The dim sum is brought to the tables on special carts in a manner very similar to dim sum restaurants in Hong Kong. All the dim sum pastries were delicious, properly seasoned, and tasted freshly made-cooked. The only exception were the noodles we ordered which lacked any flavor. Service was excellent. Ambience of the restaurant was nicely done. Bathrooms are unisex and located outside the restaurant; they were clean. Parking is located in the building and is "free." I highly recommend this place for excellent dim sum! read more

This was my second visit in a month. Good place for guests. Both times, service was non existent. Had to get up to find waitress with cart. Did not bring what we wanted. Tea was very stale. Items filled with msg. Hot horrible headache. Bathrooms dirty. Stay away! And it eas almost empty! read more

Nice ambiance, Service ver nice, food also good, if you are interested in non traditional Chinese dim sum (fusion style). I think reservation is necessary and early morning spot is guarantee get better view, if not you stuck on the back with less nice ambiance. Regarding the food, we order the eggplant, chicken feet, steam spareribs, scallop shiu mai, shrimp dumpling, sweet potato fish roll, and mango pudding. Our favorite are for veggie, eggplant is the winner and sweet potatoes fish roll. Good place to try something different if you are open mind. read more

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Having been to Asia many times and also previously living in Oakland, we are quite accustomed to what good dim sum is. The food here is OK and the service is excellent, but it is very cater towards Americans. It is quite overpriced and although the seafood and pork are fresh It's a little things like the details that cost me to knock a few stars off. For example, for the shrimp dumpling, the skin was really thick, chewy and cold. read more

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I had forgotten just how great this place is. We had to come up to the city and literally took the 0630 Sunday flight to be able to accommodate Yank Sing's lunch hours. Everything was phenomenal but my favorite this time was the shrimp and green onion dumplings. They come in an order of 3 but should really come by the dozen. read more

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Service was great! We made a reservation online before the lunch rush and glad we did because they do get busy. I enjoyed the crab claw and chicken feet. This place is good if you don't know much about dim sum or if it's your first time. There are other spots that are better and have better prices. I would recommend them if you're new to dim sum and in the area. read more

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had high hopes because of the google ratings but was kinda underwhelmed. loved the traditional pushcart style but the staff were really rushing us into ordering as many plates as possible the moment we sat down. the menu doesn't offer some dimsum classics like steamed rice rolls, baos. the food was nice but quite overpriced. there's better and more affordable dimsum places in sf in my opinion read more

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Food: amazing!!! Everything was hot and fresh and priced reasonably Ambiance: the tables were set beautifully and the place had a nice and lively buzz to it! Service: very friendly but a little slow. Had to ask for water after being there for 10 minutes and had to ask for a beer order. Even though I had to ask everyone was amazingly nice and very willing to help! read more

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The food is fantastic and the service is impeccable. Would recommend this place to any of my family or friends

Had really high expectations for this place after hearing everyone rave about it but it fell short. The only thing I truly enjoyed was the xiao long bao. Har gow were small and flavor was just ok. Siu mai were tiny as well and looked shriveled. The company I was with enjoyed them. I liked the chicken and mushroom dumplings which were unique as I've never had them at any other dim sum spot before. The shrimp and chive dumplings were ok as well. Nothing amazing. I would come back if someone suggested it, but prob would skip for the other spots in town. read more

They have little carts that go around the restaurant, similar to traditional dim sum locations. The quality is extremely top notch and tastes more like "clean" Chinese food than greasy. The xiao long bao is a must try, just be careful and wait a few minutes or you might pop the dumpling. I would recommend making a reservation since they are quite booked and busy. I wouldn't recommend ordering the Peking duck bao, you only get one piece of duck and it's $7 per piece. Very busy and family friendly location. read more

This is the best dim sum in the city, and possibly the US. Everything is full of flavor and the carts and atmosphere are fun with friends or family to just pick and point and dive into dishes immediately. Service is excellent, both because the carts have many options and because they can hunt down or make what you want asap. This is truly a SF gem and I'll find any excuse to go whenever I'm downtown. read more

A bit expensive but worth every penny. Not one of lthose places with high prices and mediocre food. This place will spoil you when it comes to dim sum. Everything we ordered was good and tasted amazing. There is a reason for the lines. Even their house chili sauce is super tasty and they sell it to. We were so disapointed that they told us they didn't have any in stock! Their egg tarts are god tier. Their chicken feet was well seasoned. Their turnip cakes were perfect. Everything we had was good. I almost regret coming here because I'm now spoiled. How am I going to enjoy sub par dim sum now?! read more

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