Wing Lee Bakery — Restaurant in San Francisco

I've been coming to Clement street and Wing Lee Bakery for dim sum since I was a child!

Once, my father brought me a pink box with 6 baked BBQ pork buns inside for my 12th birthday! These were my absolute favorite food at that time!

Because I lived in San Jose, and he took all day to bring my "birthday surprise", he said I couldn't eat them! He said he "was afraid they might have spoiled!" With out a doubt the most disappointing birthday gift I have ever (never) received! I don't remember many of the other birthday gifts my father gave me, but this memory always brings a smile to my face!

Whatever I might say about my father's foibles and quirks, he did introdue me to the best Dim Sum on Clement Street!

Thank you Dad!

Recommendations: BBQ pork buns, both baked and steamed (of course!), combination buns and chicken buns (both steamed), shrimp dumpling, pork xiu mai, shark fin gao (called so for the shape not the contents), pot stickers, and chicken skewers.

They have many other items to choose from, but these are my recommendations if you've never been here before.

Bring cash no credit...

One of the best spots for an inexpensive meal. I stopped by to grab food for my boyfriend and I shortly after their lunch rush. We spent under $20 and the food was enough for us to have leftovers for the next day. Their buns are MASSIVE. I ordered 4 buns (2 bbq pork, 2 veg) thinking that we'd need 2 each. They seemed to be twice the size you'd find in other places! Their sesame balls are very good. I prefer lotus paste, boyfriend prefers red bean paste. Theirs had a combination of both, so we were both happy! I'd definitely come back again. It gets busy around lunch time, but when the line dies down, there is still plenty of food...

I'm almost afraid to admit this because they're already so popular, but they're the BEST. Traditional, genuine dim sum joint: Food is delicious, servers at counter are rushed and to-the-point but QUICK and you get what you came for, unless you had upscale glamor in mind. Best place on earth to grab goodies for an impromptu picnic.

Lots of variety.. Siu Mai and all kinds of Gow dumplings,, broiled skewers of delicious chicken, pork buns yummy! I discovered turnip cake here decades ago -- I was skeptical because I don't like turnips but now I'm happy to drive 20 miles each way to get some, Go early if you can,...