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Lai Hong Lounge 荔香小館

Chinese Restaurant and Dim Sum Restaurant$$$$

North Beach, San Francisco

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8.2^/10

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"Highlights were pork buns and custard buns for dessert."(6 Tips)
"Mushroom pork noodle roll."(3 Tips)
"Coffee Pork Ribs 👌👌🏾"(2 Tips)
"standouts were the shrimp noodle roll"(2 Tips)

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almond balls
good for groups
lively
egg tarts
pork
great value
casual
char siu
fried rice
beef
pears
tripe
well
pigs
crowded
turnip cakes
mango
good for special occasions
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Emmanuel QuarteyMarch 28, 2015
Very popular, so be prepared for a 20 minute wait for a table. Staff was fast and efficient, and pretty much everything was delicious.
JoanieJune 7, 2015
Everything we ordered was awesome and the crowd is all local so you know it's good
John (aka “PHATFoodFan”)March 19, 2019
Get the pear shaped yam dim sum! Probably the best item on the basis of taste, creativity and presentation. https://www.instagram.com/p/BvIOB1DjNS1/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=ulcb2sg2d47q
pixarinaFebruary 12, 2017
delicious. standouts were the shrimp noodle roll, bbq pork puffed, fried pork puffed, turnip cake, and sesame balls. just ok were steamed shrimp dumplings, peashoot dumplings and steamed bbq pork.
AmberDecember 18, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Also noteworthy - the pork and mushroom noodle roll and the baked pork puffs.
Sherry LiMarch 17, 2015
Been here 5+ times
Large portions. Get the tofu skin rolls, tofu tamago, tripe in clay pot, and beef and rice cake.
AmberDecember 17, 2014
Been here 5+ times
The dry fry string beans and the baked BBQ pork buns are worth coming back for again and again
Diana ArzJune 25, 2017
Really delicious dim sum. Outdated decor, but food is amazing 👍. Try almond balls dessert.
Alex RodriguezApril 14, 2019
Been here 100+ times
Leading quality items are baked pork buns. Chiu Chau fen gow (peanut pork dumpling). Mushroom pork noodle roll. Shrimp noodle.
NanaDecember 11, 2016
Make reservations for big groups this place gets crazy packed. Overall all the dimsum we tried we ok. A dimsum is a dimsum is a dimsum 🙄
S L.May 20, 2013
Good dim sum. 20-minute wait at 2pm on a Sunday. Friends said this place is relatively undiscovered, well known only within the SF Cantonese community.
DavidMay 16, 2015
Definetely recommends dim sum was authentic, get the pig intestines with green beans, char siu shou and egg tarts
KarenJanuary 18, 2023
Place your order by ticking off boxes on a menu, but you may need to flag someone down to get your order.
Wendy SungMay 24, 2018
When the place is jam packed with old Cantonese folks on a Wednesday at 1pm, you know it's good
Ray YJanuary 27, 2016
Known for dim sum. Staff is very Chinese, no carts so you will have to read the menu carefully. Some unique items here.
Alex RodriguezAugust 25, 2018
Been here 100+ times
The gigantic plate of homestyle noodles. PF tofu skins/shrimp. S/P eggplant. Mushroom Pork Roll.
Luciano Aldana IIAugust 31, 2012
Coffee Pork Ribs is a classic from their Hong Kong Lounge Of the Richmond district.
JonasMarch 15, 2013
Been here 5+ times
Get the bbq pork buns. No other place makes it the way they do.
CarissaJanuary 20, 2017
best dim sum in the city, but get there early because the line gets long.
George YiuJuly 4, 2016
Been here 5+ times
great value, as well as pretty great (long) wait
Simon TanNovember 1, 2017
Dim sum sampler was hit or miss, but you can’t say they aren’t creative!
Tania RahmanOctober 18, 2015
Dim Sum Brunch heaven. Come EARLY as queues will start forming from 9am!
Alexandra MendenhallJuly 25, 2013
Long wait but well worth it. Highlights were pork buns and custard buns for dessert.
Luciano Aldana IIAugust 31, 2012
I've only had one Peking Duck better than theirs and it was in Downtown Beijing, China!
Jade FMay 1, 2017
Really great place! Excellent dim sum.
Jonny TrinidadNovember 24, 2013
Go early because the staff is anxious to leave right when it's closing time
Lynhdan NguyenJuly 5, 2017
If you come at 11am, expect a@1 he wait
AmberDecember 17, 2014
Been here 5+ times
Ooh also the egg yolk almond balls!
Jessica LeeSeptember 1, 2016
Portions are bigger than average--be careful when ordering!
Marshall St. ClairMay 7, 2018
Wall Street Journal says best dim sum in SF
JoanieJune 7, 2015
Also, softest buns ever (no kidding)
Benny YeeDecember 19, 2019
Been here 5+ times
Pork Belly!
Joir-dan GumbsMarch 10, 2019
Been here 10+ times
Coffee Pork Ribs 👌👌🏾
Anh PhamDecember 18, 2013
The buns here are amazing!
Jeff WeinsteinDecember 27, 2016
Been here 5+ times
Walnut shrimp, any of the dim sum with shrimp, fried rice, whole duck, coffee ribs (insane topping), and a giant mango jello in the shape of a fish.
January 5, 2016
Pork buns sui mai
AlisaDecember 23, 2012
Can not split the bill on multiple credit cards
Idalis PeñaMay 25, 2016
Authentic Chinese food!
Soojee HahnJanuary 11, 2016
Baked pork buns!
Joel GoldmanApril 5, 2015
Dim Sum please.
Hana NaSeptember 7, 2013
Meh. Looks better than it tastes. Skip and go to a hole-in-the-wall place nearby :)
Michael YshanghaiMarch 8, 2014
Long wait... Food was good! 😍😋
Angelica WJanuary 23, 2015
Dim sum, dinner
AlisaOctober 11, 2012
$25 minimum for credit card charges
James SJuly 27, 2013
No lazy suzan! So lot of reaching across the table..

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