Delicious Dim Sum — Restaurant in San Francisco

Tourists: If you are trying dim sum for the first time or want to go somewhere nice, I recommend you continue to walk up the block to Stockton to Good Mong Kok instead for reasons I will highlight below.

Although the dim sum is not the best, for someone that has lived in San Francisco for 25 years with easy access to Chinatown, it more than satisfies my stomach's needs. It is relatively cheap for dim sum and most of their selection is made well with a few exceptions. However, although the price doesn't break the bank and the food is satisfactory there are better alternatives if service is important to you at all.

I am a fairly timid person and do not anger easily (this experience is no exception but even if I was not angry, I was quite annoyed.) Anyway on today's visit there was a very pleasant man that was able to fulfill my order. His English was superb. I had absolutely no problems with him and would have given this establishment 5 stars if he was the only person working. His coworker however is another story. I have seen this older lady multiple times but haven't really interacted with her before but after my purchase she just started rudely talking about me in front my face to her coworker (keep in mind that this is Cantonese.) I assume she took it that I didn't speak Chinese due to my age and how I was interacting with my friend in English but she did not hold back. This was similar to her interaction with another customer just before us so I assume this is common practice for her.

In summary I recommend that you visit the dim sum store up the block for larger portions that are slightly more expensive. You won't be able to miss the store, just check for the one with the line of people standing outside, contrasted to the nearly empty store here. However, if you would prefer slightly cheaper but also slightly lesser quality dim sum and do not mind an old Chinese Lady talking about you in Cantonese as you stand there then please disregard my review and just stop on by.

2 stars for the sweet man that helped me...

delicious dim sum was my family's chinatown takeout spot as a kid so it was nostalgic coming back! located in SF chinatown near many other dim sum spots (a block away from the popular good mong kok). came here because there was no line and reviews said it was bigger/cheaper.

they take cash or card (with a transaction fee). menu has pictures and prices. most items are $2.80 for 3 - i think some other dim sum places give you for 4 for $3, but some items are noticeably cheaper here.

// pork shumai (3 for $2.80) // these are always my favorite here. they're pretty consistent and a good size.

// har gow (3 for $2.80) // second favorite. good size, sometimes the outside rice part gets a little hard/dry if you eat it later but this is how it is from most dim sum places.

// char siu bao (3 for $2.80) // this was disappointing to me. $2.80 for 3 is a good price because other places sell 1 for $1.70, but it was underwhelming. the baos look big which is good but the filling to bread ratio is very low. there was barely any bbq pork, the rest was very bread-y. it still tasted good but i wish i had gotten these from another bakery.

// pork and shrimp dumplings (3 for $2.80) // first time trying these. pretty good, standard dumplings.

my order total should have been $11.20 but the employee told me $13.50. when i asked she said it was because tax, but that seems too high so i wasn't sure if she was overcharging me. but oh well, it's still reasonably priced for dim sum.

i'd come back for the shumai, har gow, and...

My wife and I wanted some Dim Sum, so through recommendations we came to Delicious Dim Sum for some.

The store is not big, it is a small take out joint with no place to sit inside. There was a line and it's not a big deal as long as the food delivers.

When it came my turn I asked if they had certain items in stock. I asked for certain dim sum items that were apparently out of stock while others are available. I followed up asking more questions like, when will it be on stock again?

....no response and a mean stare. "It's just have to wait", she said. I was like umm...okay, maybe I will pass then. I continued to order and then when came time for the bill, due to the noise from the amount of people inside it was hard to hear her. When I questioned her about the change, she got angry and raised her voice on the total.

Jeez man. I waited on a line to deal with an angry Asian lady for? I was a little disappointed. If you can call "service", this would be it, taking the money from the customer and communicating to them clearly? Let's say I misheard, what's the big deal?

The food itself was good, but it's been a while since I had to deal with serious rude customer service. I will have to think twice the next time I'm in SF as there are plenty of dim sum places as an alternative so if you are looking for people that will treat you with decent manners, this...