Dim Sum in SF Chinatown

[madwrk]

It seems from my search on this board that everyone agrees that Ton Kian is the best, but I am meeting a friend in SF for a couple of days before heading north to Napa and I would like to take her for dim sum in Chinatown on Sunday morning. Saturday is reserved for the Ferry Building. We are both adventurous eaters and not in need of ambiance - just great food. Any and all suggestions appreciated.

[Robert Lauriston]

Long discussion on exactly this topic:

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/411454

[Xiao Yang]

The OP should be aware that Lichee Garden no longer has dim sum service.

[madwrk]

Thanks everyone. I think we will likely go to either Gold Mountain, Dol Ho or Y Ben House. I also read the other post that I missed earlier with the same basic question.

[Xiao Yang]

Look again. Not everybody agrees the Ton Kiang is best.

In Chinatown, I'd go to Gold Mountain or Y. Ben House

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Y Ben House Restaurant
835 Pacific Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133

Gold Mountain Restaurant
644 Broadway, San Francisco, CA 94133

[Pei]

When I want to be able to sit down, not necessarily in a great ambiance, but just somewhere a lot quieter than typical dim sum, I go to Louie's California Cuisine. Dim sum is standard to good by Chinatown standards. Personally, I like it a lot better than Ton Kiang. But the one dish that has me going back again and again is the vegetarian rice wrap (chang fen). It's full of mushrooms and vegetables, and a really creative and tasty take on the usual beef/shrimp/bbq pork fillings.

[ginid]

I've been going to Dol Ho on Pacific near Stockton for years. It is all about the food, and it definitely meets your lack of need of ambiance!