Which Yank Sing is better

[Lynnwood]

I'm taking my mother out for dim sum in a couple of weeks. She loved the
original Yank Sing. Between the two, is one better than the other?

[jillyju]

I was at the Rincon location on Saturday, and it was extremely disappointing. Not one.single.dish was served hot--the best we got was lukewarm. Just off the top of my head, I found the sui mai flavorless and a "crab cake" to be missing the crab. The only dish I recall enjoying were dumplings with shitake mushrooms. There were two of us, and we selected several "special" dishes when they came by. I always know this is a gamble, because you have no idea of the price. But when the check for $85.00 arrived (dim sum, plus 2 softdrinks), it was still a bit startling. I would have been happy to pay it if the food had been stellar, but that was not the case.

[Lynnwood]

Thanks for all the great info and advice; I'll take her to Rincon.

[snarkygirl]

We were at the Rincon location on Sunday, a party of five, four adults and a teen-ager. While the dim-sum controversary rages with reason, and I prefer the older location, I'm sure your mom will love the experience.

Our food was great. They've added some new items to the menu during my hiatus from Yank Sing. Loved the red cabbage salad with walnuts, the Shanghai Dumplings (although still prefer the New York soup dumplings of my youth), all the veggie dumplings, the broccoli, etc etc etc

[rworange]

As Robert said, the selection is larger at Rincon. I worked a block from the Stevenson location for years and would walk to Rincon. The Rincon location is a lot more attractive and I think your mother would be impressed since it is so much lovlier than the original. Depends on the day too. I don't think Stevenson is open on weekends because it caters to the Fi-Di lunch crowd.

[Gary Soup]

On the other hand, Stevenson/Ecker has (or at least used to have) outdoor seating. I went there for a while after Yin Place (Mission & Second) closed, some 15 years ago. But I found the dim sum "bentos" were not as good as Yin Place's and more expensive to boot.

[Robert Lauriston]

Stevenson St. is open seven days, 11am-3pm.

[Robert Lauriston]

In terms of food, no. Stevenson is smaller, might not have quite as huge a selection but it's still a lot of choices. Rincon is fancier decor.

If she's thinking of the original on Broadway, and liked the atmosphere, she won't find that at either location.

[Gary Soup]

She also might be thinking of the Battery St. location which was hugely popular in the FiDi in the 80's. To this day, I think there's still a lunchtime "hostess" at a lectern on the sidewalk near the old location who can summon a free shuttle -- can't let those expense account dollars get away!

[Robert Lauriston]

The Rincon branch is similar to the old Battery location.