Kingdom Of Dumpling — Restaurant in San Francisco

Came here from across the city in 2016 when it was really good. However, because the place is small and there was usually a wait, I didn’t come back until 2024. For context, the sunset is spoilt for choice when it comes to this type of cuisine (mix of northern/southeast Chinese cuisine, xlb, bao, dumplings, noodles etc), so there is a ton of competition in the area from lesser known restaurants I’ve had the pleasure of “discovering”.

I live in the neighborhood so I’m rooting for all restaurants here especially since they have endured construction on Taraval for so long.

However I’m sad to say that the food is extremely average. It doesn’t even look like they make their own dumplings anymore. The noodles and green beans tasted and looked like they were drowned in soy sauce. The chilli beef tendons were the only authentic tasting dish. Even the vinegar didn’t taste right and the bottles were dirty.

Server prioritized take out orders over serving people at the restaurant.

For the food we ordered, we could have paid about 15-25% less at nearby restaurants that are of comparable or better quality.

They don’t give you an itemized bill either, so it’s easy to end up tipping on...

This is a very cozy and thematic Chinese restaurant in the Southern section of San Francisco's Sunset District. I visited this restaurant with my mother. The restaurant servers are enthusiastic people who gave us a warm welcome and guided us through their favorite items on their diverse selection of dishes.

My mom and I ended up enjoying their Vegetarian Dumplings, Hot & Sour Soup, Fried Rice and Boiled Peanuts. The dumplings were soft and subtly delicious. Their fried rice was cooked perfectly and the peanuts were healthy yet tasty. Overall, the food was great and healthy (low oil, low sodium).

The atmosphere inside the restaurant was gorgeous. The small tables, Chinese tapestry, and wonderful aromas of the kitchen drifting into the dining area transported us to a small, quaint town in China for our lunch. The servers created a friendly environment inside and all the customers seemed to have a wide grin on their face. I felt and still feel so much more pleasure and satisfaction from my experience at Kingdom of Dumpling, but I don't have any more apt words to translate...

Came the other night with a few friends! It’s a tiny restaurant with 5-6 tables. Can get stuffy when packed especially with the kitchen just a couple feet away and one window for ventilation.

Food was decent, we ordered Shanghai soup dumplings, pan fried Shanghai dumplings, napa cabbage boiled dumplings, salt&pepper chicken wings, fried chive dumplings, spicy wontons and noodles. The dough was slightly too thick for all dumplings but you can tell it’s handmade! Chicken wings were crispy but lack flavor depth. Noodles had good chewiness, sauce was a tad oily. Chilli wantons were good!

I wanted so badly for it to be good because of the positive reviews. Maybe we went on an off-night but we weren’t impressed by the food? But we’re still willing to go back again if we’re in the area. Give it a try!! Was about $27-30 per pax from...