Breakfast Menu "Dumpling Empire" South San Francisco
A range of homemade dumplings are the draw at this tiny Chinese outpost with a laid-back atmosphere.
Dumpling Empire, 216 Cypress Ave, South San Francisco, CA 94080
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I ordered spicy seafood hotpot. It’s fish fillet with seaweed, tofu, clear noodles with spicy broth. The flavor is fine but the fish isn’t fresh. They gave me 10% off… I try other food- beef noodle, dumplings. There food are just ok to me. To be fair, I do see some local people dining there and they seem fine with what they ordered.
Little hole in the wall. Food was delicious. Small family owned business vibe. I could see the woman making the dumplings from my table. And walked through the kitchen to use the restroom. Probably not the best customer service but you come here for the good food. So good I ate here twice during my stay in SF
I've been here multiple times over the years and I can definitely say it's one of my favorite dumping shops. Located on a side street right off Grand Ave in South San Francisco, this little hole in the wall spot is definitely unassuming. The menu is actually pretty extensive, and there's probably something for everyone. Here are my go-tos and absolute favorites: • Cold Wide Bean Noodles - super garlicky and chewy mung bean noodles with cucumber slices. It's a nice refreshing dish. • Marinated pork elbow • Pig Ears • Pork Dumpling with Napa Cabbage • Lamb Dumplings • Mustard Green Noodle Soup They do also have frozen dumplings that you can take to go and make at home.
Our order: Pork and cabbage dumplings (lighter color dumplings) Pork and chive dumplings (darker color dumplings) Garlic string beans Salt and pepper chicken wings Good: Dumplings. This place has my favorite dumplings in the area. The skin has a nice chewy texture and pork filling very tasty. String beans, sautéed with preserved garlic and soy, were good but a little stringy. Subsequent visit was fine. 😀 Meh: Chicken wings. The flavor was good but a little on the dry side. But we did order again on a subsequent visit. Bad: Use of disposable plates and utensils. Serving plates are to-go containers and place setting are paper plates and disposable chopsticks. Hope they will bring back the real stuff soon. Also, set your expectations appropriately. There's only 1 person working front of house who manages to-go orders, tables, seating, cleanup, etc. So be patient during the dinner rush, she's moving fast!
Very good dumplings, also order the string beans, and onion pancakes!
I love this place for dumpling and tofu noodle. But today, the noodle was really dry. Their dumplings are consistently delicious but everything else seems like a shot in the dark.
We had the chicken fried rice, pork pot stickers, and Shanghai pork soup dumplings. Everything was so good! I really liked the soup in the soup dumplings, it was very flavorful and comforting to eat. I will definitely be coming back for more!
A little hole in the wall that serves dumplings. The majority of the foods were served on/in containers/lids designed for take-out. Everything tasted great, however it was oily/greasy. The dining room was vacant, but they were hoping for to-go/app orders.