32085 Mon Oct 18 23:49:27 -0700 2004 4 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 141677 I know that taking out dim sum is problematic, but I have a situation that I hope (and expect) Chowhound expertise will help me with. A friend is having non-serious but very discomforting surgery Friday. I told him I would fix dinner for him and his wife on Saturday, when he will be flat on his back. Or front. Now I learn that they will have visitors from out of town for dinner, a couple from Hong Kong. I would like to add to my meal plan some quality Cantonese take-out from Chinatown or the Richmond that could serve as a first course for my meal. Are there some dim sum specialites that hold up as take-out? Or other take-out favorites? And what are the recommended places to get such items? I thank you friends, and I bet my friends will too. Mon Oct 18 23:49:27 -0700 2004 0 Al@Fairfax 1 141679 The people at Ton Kiang(Geary/22nd-ish) and GoGo Cafe(Irving/19th-20th) can help you plan -- off hand I would say jelly fish and/or seaweed salad, a dumpling and/or potsticker dish you can easily reheat w/o losing flavor or texture. Sliced meats/duck will also hold up well, and you can get that from Kwong Shing (Clement/9th-ish). Ask Grover or Tom at GoGo or Chin at TK for advice, and they will gladly offer. Hope all goes well for your friend, but what a ghastly time for visitors! Tue Oct 19 00:08:22 -0700 2004 141677 0 Sarah 1 141681 Yank Sing To Go, which is downtown (Stevenson btn 1st & 2nd), might do the trick. They seem to make their dumplings with a thicker wrapper for their to-go orders, which hold up better even after some time, suggesting to me that they've got the whole to-go thing figured out. Tue Oct 19 00:13:29 -0700 2004 141677 0 david kaplan 1 141687 Here's a thread that discusses all the dim sum options and favorite items along a three-block stretch of Clement, if you check the embedded links too. Link: http://www.chowhound.com/topics/show/31701#139180 Tue Oct 19 00:33:28 -0700 2004 141677 0 Melanie Wong 1 141692 For the record, Ton Kiang delivers from the Richmond. The delivery is prompt and great -- and they'll make all of their dim sum no matter what time you call. (They deliver in a pretty wide area -- I'm in Cole Valley and they make it out here.) Hope your friend's recovery is quick and easy. Tue Oct 19 02:08:40 -0700 2004 141677 0 precipice