Yuanbao Jiaozi 元寶餃子 — Restaurant in San Francisco

Overall this is a small-hole-in-the-wall like yet popular dumpling place flooded in the City primarily due to social media frenzy postured by those who would praise for clueless Asian fusion yet cannot be nuanced by neither ingredients nor styleslike like Boba Tea (according to AI it is known for health issues like weight gain, constipation, diabetes and kidney diseases primarily because Bobas, which are tapioca pearls are typically made from tapioca starch and soaked in sugary syrups and may contain additives such as artificial flavors, colors, and preservatives.) The place gets crowded on weekends often having ppl waiting outside and inside is not spacious and chairs make squeaking noises. The beef noodles albeit flavored by sour preserved vegetable the soup base is subtly MSG flavor and have very small portion of beef no only thinly cut but also cheesy most likely from shin, shoulder or bottom round, which has been improved. Dumplings portions have recently become smaller and less flavored; however, no complaint for its prices under the circumstances. I frequents this place once sometimes twice a week but would stay away from side dishes such as vinegar cucumber, peanuts, tofu salads are nothing but “sucker bets” considering nearly $9 or $10 for such small portions. Nevertheless, they are tasty dishes for those who have never eaten them. My respect to these hard-working ladies behind the window wrapping up dumplings who helped to enrich the owner who has an unscrupulous face imhm to have another dumpling shop opened in Millbrae not...

Came into SF to visit family and got some dishes to share. Food/Taste/Flavor: 5/5 - ordered 3 dumpling dishes of: Shiitake Mushroom & Fish Dumpling, Celery & Pork Dumpling, and Pork & Three Delicacies. Since it's hand made, some of the dumplings were very uneven in ingredients (not in size) which made some very sweet or sour based on the filling. The wrappings had a nice bite without being too chewy and they provided two dipping sauces with a spicy and a vinegar based soy sauce. Each person has a different favorite but they were enjoyed across the board. House Special Beef Noodles had a generous portion of beef and a nice clear broth that was earthy without being too salty. Maybe since we got it to go, the noodle didn't absorb much flavors from the soup but it still have good texture. Hot and spicy beef tendon had a kick that is very enjoyable. These are thin cut slices that pack a punch in flavor

Ambience: N/A - ordered food to go but it's nicely decorated and looks clean. You can see through the window to how they're wrapping and preparing the dumplings

Service: 5/5 - quick and efficient! It's SF so they do check COVID card at the door if you're choosing to eat at the restaurant. We arrived at lunch hours and was quoted about 20 minutes for the food to be ready

Value for price: 5/5 - very tasty and reasonable in price. We were surprised at the charges for the to go boxes but we were reassured that it's fairly...

Had this sitting in my bookmark for a while and finally got to try it out. Scheduled an order on UberEats and came in still piping hot! Usually restaurants don't really pay attention to the notes/special instructions on your order.. or at least they don't for me.. but Yuanbao Jiaozi did a fantastic job at taking the time to read and fulfill my order/requests. I had asked for non-spicy for my noodles and some extra sauce on the side, and they made sure to get my order correct. As a customer, I appreciate them for their attentiveness.

「 O R D E R E D + V E R D I C T 」 House Special Beef Noodle Soup | 5/5: Probably one of the best beef noodles I've had in a while. Beef cubes and slices were super tender. Noodles were cooked perfectly. Soup was flavorful and coated the noodles well!

Shiitake Mushroom and Fish Filet | 4/5: These dumplings are less dense than normal dumplings because of the minced sole fish instead of the usual pork fillings. I think I'd prefer pork over fish. But overall, the dumpling was good! Very flavorful. You can taste the shiitake mushrooms. Skin wasn't too thick or thin. Going to have to try their soup dumplings next time!

Overall, 4.5 stars!

07.22.2022 |...