Dol Ho Restaurant

Casual Dim Sum place frequent by the local elderly Cantonese community. No frills but full of flavor!

For a hole in the wall .. great place for take out or sit down .. locals come around 10 Cuz that’s when the spare ribs over rice comes out ! Simply the best Har Gow & shrimp Cheung fun … why ? They’re generous with the shrimps .. a shrimp in every bite, fried items r great but I would skip the Buns .. too much carbs, not enough filling, bun tends to be on the drier side

Good food, very very reasonable prices. This meal is a steal! Credit card can be used if it’s over $10.

decent spot. The chilli is not spicy. Shrimp and chives dumpling and pork siumai are decent. Seems like all the old people are eating the spare ribs over rice

Shrimp and pork dumplings（虾饺&烧卖）taste pretty decent. The crepe of the shrimp crepe （鲜虾肠）is pretty thick but the shrimps are nice. We also ordered a turnip cake which tasted oily. Both the turnip cake and the shrimp crepe came out cold :( otherwise the food here is better than what I expected.

It is a kind of hole-on-the-wall restaurant where it serves dim sum. The place is not that clean but foods are considered yummy with a dim sum price ranging from 4.50 to 5 dollars. Interestingly they don't write down your order and just use memory to bring the dishes out. It is located in Chinatown near all the wet markets/shop. The foods are considered cheap compared to other dimsum restaurant. It cash only.

Nice food. Chilli oil is good. Used to be cheap but Price increase quite a bit. Damn inflation. Very Friendly service. Chinatown neighbourhood place. Don't expect any fancy decor. Note to self for next time: Chilli oil is for sale at 7usd.

Good food. Good prices. Good taste. It's important not to eat here with the view of a western restaurant experience, because it's not what this is. Be prepared to share your table, to have brisk but efficient service, but also have great food. I would eat here again. All the qualms aside, it could be cleaner, the food could be slightly hotter, it tastes good and is popular with locals. The ribs over rice were ordered by over half those who were eating, and we enjoyed them too.

Huge portions. My husband and I are big eaters, but we over did it. We got: - shrimp dumpling (really good meat to wrapper ratio) - shrimp with chive dumpling (ok) - dried shrimp with parsley great (amazing!!!! Radish, lots of dried shrimp on top) - stuffed green pepper (huge portion - tasty) - sticky rice with chicken in leaf (another stand out, though I question if chicken...) - fried shrimp balls (4 huge ones...) Like I said, too much food. I would probably skip the dumplings next time. A lot of people also go the spare rib which I don't eat. Most diners didn't have a menu. We shared a questionably clean table. We shared a table surrounded by Cantonese speaking elders. A great experience.

Yooooooo this is an OG traditional dim sum spot. Like the ones I've been acquainted with by way of family gatherings in my childhood. When you're met with a sea of locals inside, you know you got the good stuff. My close friends and I stopped by for weekend brunch. Our group of three was seated immediately. Quite a simple, well-loved space. Expect blunt but well-intentioned staff lol. Food is solid, really authentic flavor. For a group of 3, the total was only around $45~ for a wealth of dishes. I'm kind of embarrassed I haven't been to these establishment for years (damn, am I that far removed from my roots?). Definitely marked on my SF bookmarks now. NOTE: They don't even accept tip, no option on the receipt at all.

If you know, you know. The Chinatown locals come here so that's all the signs you need to tell this place is legit. The Pat Gwut Fawn (Sparerib and black beans over rice) is a must. The place is homey and old school Chinatown. I hope this place never closes.

This is a San Francisco Chinatown staple. My husband has been coming here since he was a child. This is the only place my husbands Chinese mother will go to. It is hands-down the best dim sum quick bite place in San Francisco. Take out as well. The only place you can get the bean curd roll or fried shrimp ball. Very traditional.

OMG the most authentic dim sum place I've been to in SF! I feel like I'm back in HK. Service is quick and the aunties are super attentive and take great care of you. They didn't even let us tip them super affordable and great food. They even make their chilli oil in house which is a huge plus for me!! IYKYK It's not the nicest interior inside but definitely worth going for the food. HIDDEN GEM

If you're in chinatown and want some legit dim sum, then Dol Ho is it. It's a hole in the wall mom and pop shop where all the aunties and uncles eat. We were probably the only young people there. Go there, seat yourself, order, eat, then leave. It'll be loud and lively so don't expect service beyond the bare minimum. Prices are pretty reasonable for the quantity and quality. So what's the right thing to get? Anything really, but grab the spare ribs over rice for sure. You won't regret it. It's just delicious grease and pork over rice, enough said. The chicken feet was a hit for me as well, full of flavor and tender. The shrimp har gow? Same thing, flavor on flavor and stuffed with shrimp and other goodness. The turnip cake was more turnip than flour which is a huge plus. The rest of the menu is probably amazing but if you speak cantonese, you'll get better service.

Best dim sum in SF!! Has lots of dishes that aren't at most other mainstream places. For the price portions are also really big. So far everything I've had has been at least pretty delicious but the spare rib over rice and deep fried meat dumpling are the top 2 dishes I'd recommend. Definitely my favorite food place in chinatown!

Still our favorite to go spot for beef balls and black bean spare ribs. When you're tight on time, their to-go is items with rice is a solid choice. Me and Pops get these two items. Their hot sauce is made in house and definitely a delicious add on to food. Service is quick, when this place is packed, you might end up sitting on same table with strangers. When you get tea, get the Bo Lay (puer) only for the OGs. The vibes nice, fast pace and semi loud. definitely one of the best hole in the wall spots in SF Chinatown. -ig BlackTigerEats

Food is pretty good, good portion size, homemade style dim sum. The prices are good for today's post-inflation standard. Almost entirely locals dining here. I would recommend brushing up on your Cantonese phrases or come with a native speaker. If you want service you'll have to flag the waitress down as this is a traditional Chinese restaurant so don't expect the American standard of service. This is definitely not a tourist spot. If you want a taste of authentic SF Chinatown this is one of those places.

For as long as I've been going to Chinatown in San Francisco, I've been coming here. I basically grew up in this building and have many memories. I recently came back here during a visit and although a lot of time has passed since I was a little kid, a lot of the sights, sounds, and especially food was the same. The most popular thing and my favorite thing to get here are the spare ribs with rice ($6). They top it with a seasoned soy sauce on top which I could drink by the gallon because it's so good. I usually ask them to pour more of it because it goes really well with the rice. Some other favorites are the chicken feet and the beef balls. Our food came out super quickly even though they were understaffed. If you don't want to sit down, you can buy dim sum at the counter. Note that there's a $10 minimum for credit and debit cards, but if you're coming here (and Chinatown in general) it might be easier to just bring some cash.

Alive and well in Sept 2024, and still crowded even mid morning brunch, worth every penny.

I wanted to go somewhere that has a sit down. Us East coast ppl usually likes to go early. Sadly San Fran opens up at 11am which falls in line for brunch. Found this hole in a wall kind of spot. It's a self seated kind of place where locals just know what they have. It's Cantonese base so, brush up on it if you want to be serve properly. As for food. I'm not sure if it's what we've ordered or what. But the stuff that we had was a bit on the saltier side and the quality was over cooked. But at the same time. Base on the largely elder focus customers. I feel like it fits the bill for them. IMO. If you're 70 and over this would be the spot for ya! That or if you like heavy handed salty dishes.

Cheap, fast and comfort food. Put your expectation aside, Pretending you're eating somewhere in the dirty alley in Mong Kok in Kowloon Hong Kong. Give time until they clean the table first, otherwise you will end up with sticky elbows. Even though it is cheap, Do not over order. One item on rice and two individual items are more than enough for one person. I got carried away and over ordered one extra item and I walked like a pregnant lady after that lol. I recommend the steamed beef on rice, steamed meatball and spare ribs in the black bean sauce. Just be open minded and go along with the experience. Bring cash, don't bring your in laws.

Not your typical western dim sum restaurant. This family owned restaurant serves up traditional dim sum dishes in small batches. Unlike most western dim sum restaurants with dishes rolling around on carts until they're sold out, this restaurant makes small, sometimes made to order batches that may stay warm in a legit steamer. Plan to spend some time here to pace your appetite and conversation.

When I get older I can only hope you can find me here too. This establishment is the community tea house full of senior people mostly from Pings. Although it was raining today It made it the best day for me to go to CT. Tons of free parking everywhere The service was above and beyond top notch. The new lady was very observant and attentive . Refilled our tea and brought food in a timely manner. Stay away for the shrimp crepe and get the cilantro crepe. This place is known for their rice plates. Try the chicken rice or patty rice with salted fish. And their house chili sauce is Devine The ambience is as authentic as it gets Don't go to koi palace Support Dol Ho instead

little tiny hole in the wall gem ! don't sleep on this one . food was amazing super fresh and yummy. not a huge selection, but they have the best choices that we wanted. service was great also , quick and to the point ! we will be back !

You order the dim sum via menu and they'll bring out the dishes. I would recommend bringing a Chinese speaker, you'll have better luck ordering food. Favorite Items: Spare Rib over Rice and Shrimp Crepe This can house a big group decently. Environment wise, this is a straight up hole in the wall place, so the tables are a little sticky, but seemed clean enough? Parking is horrendous, but its SF, not the restaurants fault.

Stumbled across this unassuming spot around the corner of the main street while doing a dim sum crawl that mostly involved wandering the streets of Chinatown and popping into wherever the sights and smells took me. Initially unsure, I was relieved when I heard the chatter of cantonese around me and felt the warmth of the giant towered steamers by the window that gusted over me with each moving order. Thankfully the food itself was also great! I bought the dim sum to-go so it was a suspenseful wait. I loved what I ordered but it sounds like I need to come back for the spare ribs - with the unbeatable prices and none of the unnecessarily long lines swarming Good Mong Kok, I definitely will be :) + fried taro puffs (4.5/5): Surprisingly so good! Lightly fried, delicious and flavorful meat filling that complements the creaminess of the taro well. Tastes good reheated too. Oof craving this one already... + pork and vegetable buns (4/5): Meat to breading ratio could be higher but I liked how soft, fluffy, and mildly sweet the breading was. I believe the vegetable was cabbage. From the menu, I thought I was buying 1 big bun for $3.75 but 1 order was actually 3 buns the size of my palm!

Steamed pork ribs and rice is all i gotta say. They also have the option of steamed ribs as a side. Siomai and their chili sauce is a great combo! I would skip the rolls next time and maybe stick with the hargows. Got sticky rice to go. My gf is the connoisseur with sticky rice. Tried it with ketchup and it was delicious!

Delicious, cheap, and extremely quick dim sum. You know you're in the right place when literally all the other people dining in the restaurant are elderly canto folks and the menu looks like it was typed on Microsoft word 2005. Small dishes were $5 each and large dishes were $6 each. My favorite was the pork spare ribs which I felt was better than the pork spare ribs at almost every other dim sum joint I've been to. The other items we ordered were also delicious but did not necessarily stand out as much to me. We were shook by how the food would come out literally 1 minute after ordering. Street parking is hard ofc bc Chinatown SF but there are some decently priced garages nearby!

Wanted my friend to have dim sum in Chinatown while we were visiting, but the two places I had in mind were either closed or the line was too long, so, looking on Yelp, we decided on Dol Ho. This is certainly a local place with a very distinct local flavor! We sat at a table that was more or less connected to another table. The waitresses and patrons had to reach over us to give and get their food and whatever else they exchanged. All this was done with smiles, so all we could do was enjoy the exchange and smile, too! We ordered a few dishes to share and everything was tasty. We had the ha gow, siew mai, stuffed eggplant, a fried meat or shrimp dumpling, and another dumpling that was wrapped in sai fun (my favorite, but I'm not sure what it was called!!). Prices were really good and we were stuffed. We even had plenty left over to take home for lunch the next day! Didn't know at first, but you have to walk up to the counter when you're ready to pay and they'll add everything up and take your payment! As others have said, absolutely no frills!!

This is more for the feeling of nostalgic than anything else. We found out this gem almost 30 years ago. It's not the fanciest place. But it absolutely brings back good old time memories. It's like travel back in time and everything is the same. Spare ribs rice still good. My favorite is the rice rolls. Beef balls and turnips cake are great. We got an order of sesame balls to go. Total is $27. Isn't it a steal?

Had spare ribs over rice for lunch today. Too much soy sauce drenching the rice. Spare ribs was not bad, good amount of meat surprisingly. But for $6, it's a fair price for the amount of food. Also tried their beef rice rolls, not good. Beef was a little fatty. Middle of the road dishes, fair prices.

Not the best, but the cheapest and you get what you pay for. If you want a filling okay lunch this is the place. Quality has definitely dropped in the past year. - SiuMai are quite greasy and fatty. They are a bit less firm than others I've seen and I think this takes a bit away. The bite is a touch mushy...and it wasn't because the food had been sitting. - I was recently very surprised by the sharkfin dumplings. I've been here several times and they have become increasingly bad with the content being EXTREMELY mushy. The wrapper just doesn't hold up well and they lacked flavor. Most recently they were borderline inedible due to the texture of the most - Hard Gow are pretty consistently above par and are safe. Haven't had any issues.

I can no longer gate keep this childhood spot of mine. The best pgf aka pai gwut fan ( steamed black bean spare ribs over rice ) in the city. I don't know how they make it but everything from the sauce to the pure fatty goodness and tenderized meat of the rib over the warm flavored rice just touches my soul like no other food can. I put everyone on this pgf and now it's time for Yelp! I hope and pray they never shut down and thankfully they're still here after the hard hitting pandemic. Very sweet lady running the place and show them the love they deserve! If I had a last meal on earth, this is that !!!

My buddy claims this dingy, sparingly furnished restaurant with tables & chairs that somehow survived the tests of time from the 90's, has the best steamed spareribs rice for the price. He says everyone orders that item & that I had to give it a go. Well, my verdict is damn yeah their steamed spareribs is freaking awesome! I have been back because their food is addictive. I see loads of locals in here, the uncles & aunties, with their grocery push carts parked beside them chowing down bowls of rice. This is definitely 1 of their hangouts. Scenes like this is heart warming, that our seniors have a comforting place to go for an inexpensive yet delicious meal and fellowship with peers.

Looking for no frills, super fast, cheap, sit down dim sum? Dol ho is a great place to come. Open at 9:30 am which is earlier than many of the other places. Plenty of free residential 2 hr parking in this area! Most of the food is already prepared, so it comes out within minutes. The stars were the lotus leaf wrapped sticky rice which was flavorful! The har gow and shrimp dumplings were delicious too. The buns were on the sweet side which I didn't love. They make their own chili oil which is delicious. The interior is definitely a hole in the wall place with no frills. The customer service is minimal and bring a Canto friend with you if you can! But it's fast and cheap and great for in and out service

- as others have said, no frills sit down dim sum place - flag down an employee to order, but sometimes they walk around with freshly made items for you to take - charge $1 to your bill for sit down and tea - walk up to the counter with your slip to pay when you're done - soy sauce and chili oil sauce available, but their chili oil was too vinegary for my liking - shrimp dumplings (4/5): solid, not too memorable - shrimp and chive dumplings (4/5): pretty equal ratio of shrimp to chives, but wish there were more chives - pork dumplings (4/5): filling was a little chunkier than normal, but i liked the texture it added - turnip cake (5/5): got a freshly made one and it was sooo good! very well seasoned with a crisp exterior and interior so soft it almost melts in your mouth - fried shrimp ball (4/5): solid - stuffed fried taro root (2/5): they were cold so it wasn't crisp at all, the filling was kind of mid, but i could tell it would taste good hot - good food and super cheap (~$10/person), would come back again

Very popular Chinatown sit-down dim sum place for the locals. Absolutely no frills. If you are into fine dining, this place is not for you. Service was rushed and basic. If you like to try local and don't mind rush service and inexpensive dim sum, sharing table (pre pandemic), tea spills, this is a place to try if you find yourself in Chinatown. So my hubby got dragged here by yours truly months ago because the last time I was there was years ago and I didn't take any photos. As I was saying, the Hubby was nice enough to join me (ahem) and document our experience. The dim sum is not particularly impressive, the skin on the Har Gow and the shrimp crepe (cheung fun) was kind of thick, but the beef ball was pretty tasty. This place is a local socializing spot for some of the older Chinatown residents as it is in the middle of Chinatown near hustle and bustle Pacific, Broadway and Stockton streets, so it definitely has a place in the community. Close to the very busy intersection on Stockton street where you can get groceries, pastries, BBQ meats, boba tea, and lots of other things. 3 stars for the food; 4 stars for the history and community importance.

Cheap. Quick service. Good food. Authentic spareribs over rice and it comes out instantly. It was 5 bucks per rice plate and it was a great breakfast. I love the spareribs here as the flavoring of it is amazing. The pork is very tender and smooth as well. If you're looking for a sit down experience this is NOT it. They barely even speak English so know what you want. You may even have to share a table from a local. Good luck.

Don't expect a nice clean looking place, but do expect to get some old school style Dim Sums with a more relaxed Chinese style service. It's a very old place and not huge inside. Share tables with the locals. Most are seniors over 70 years old today. No lines for sitting down, but definitely lines at checkout at the front counter. Women staffers were very hardworking and busy. It doesn't stop here. I came here to experience the old Dim Sum place, got seated immediately next to an older couple in their late 70s and 80s. We shared the same table area and ended up chatting up a storm during the full hour of lunch. Foods tasted great, but certainly not as good as it used to be decades ago. They've been in business for over 30 years. I've been in the San Francisco Bay Area for 39 years. Old ladies used to run the place with much better tasting foods, but today's staffs were mid aged/much younger than previous generations. What I noticed was the location near a corner on a slope. It's away from most of the shops, restaurants, and grocery stores, which makes it easier to go inside to grab a few good bites away from busy street crowds. My total including taxes was a bit over $33. I also left a good amount of tips. Very manual process here. Older Chinese seniors enjoy huddling here for tea time or coming here to use their public restrooms. They do accept credit cards if you purchase more than $10 minimum here. Some places are cash only. Glad they accept all kinds of credit cards here. Saw the logos. I ordered a hot pot of jasmine tea. My order included shrimp dumplings, shrimp & Chinese parsley dumplings, shark fin dumplings (yellow), custard buns, steamed spareribs with black bean sauce (favorite), and a bowl of steamed chicken & sausage over rice. Delicious. Regarding the custard buns, the skin or bun can use more work to make it taste less dry and more moist. Don't expect too much as you can find better ones in Chinatown, but I certainly enjoyed the environment and the foods have its own tasty style. They try to stay in business. Note, most of the items are already made and stored at the front window area. Some items require bit longer to come out. Big pieces of shrimps stuffed inside those dumplings! Evenly blended with ingredients in the fillings. You'll rarely find the meats over rice served like ones here at other restaurants. It's their style of steaming meats over rice which makes them unique. Small plates $4.75 each. Large plates $5.75 each. Not too bad at all. I will revisit next time, but for now, I really enjoyed being there today. They should use more helpers too. Getting a menu to look at can sometimes take a longer time to arrive to your table when they are working under pressure. Great hardworking staffs who mainly speak Chinese-Cantonese.

Came here a few weeks ago with friends. A hole in the wall but if you're looking for good dim sum, this is the spot for it! Everything we ordered came out hot and steamy and they have the best chili oil to go with it!! The chili oil was really out of this world! Had a nice kick and fermented black beans gave it a unique flavor. They even sell small containers of it. Can't you wrong with any of the dishes here. My favorites were the shrimp dumpling, pork dumpling, turnip cake, sticky rice with chicken, and the red bean sesame ball (finished it before I could get a pic). Will definitely be back. The selection might be limited if you go after 1pm. Parking can be limited as well so if you find a spot a few blocks away, you can park there and walk over.

Dol Ho is my favorite dimsum spot in the city. You'll know because of the crowd. The dumplings are super fresh, service is fast!

"You're here early today!?" the worker exclaims, as one of the elder patrons paces inside to view what's fresh on display by the door. Regulars consistently squeeze in and out for good reason, plain and simple, the food hits the spot. To those who don't care for the modern decor of City View and lavish dining halls of Chinese cuisine, this quaint hole-in-the-wall is an efficient display of dim sum prowess of SF Chinatown. Although the menu is limited, you'll find the greatest hits of dim sum staples in proper form. Gone are the days of dim sum carts racing around hawking the goods to passerby inside New Asia (now closed and converted into a supermarket). Tell the worker what you'd like and the pockets of steamed gold will arrive in speedy fashion all the same.

On our last day in San Francisco we had dim sum but wanted a sit down place where we could enjoy our meal. Dol Ho is a small hole in the wall type restaurant with about fifteen tables that sits between 2-4 people each. The menu is pretty simple, but the dim sum here is delicious. Our favorite was the shrimp toast but I wasn't able to get a picture because we gobbled it up so fast. The shumai came out pretty fast, and the others dishes quickly followed. My friends especially liked the house chili oil, which had black beans in it. The menu is pretty simple and there a couple of things they were out of when we got there around 12:30 pm. We just got the last sesame ball! They also take cards and cash, and there were a mix of locals and tourists eating inside. The streets here are narrow, hilly, and full of residents and tourists so we parked a couple blocks away on Pacific at a meter which was free on Sundays. If you're not comfortable parallel parking, there are some lots you can find with a parking app. Thanks Dol Mol!

It is always a treat dining-in at Dol Ho. You get the full communal dim sum dining hall experience. Their single cart rarely comes out and you simply tell the waitress what you want. I prefer this because you don't get interrupted by the cart people asking if want something from their cart. The other way might be better for tourists or you don't know what you want. My favorites at Dol Ho are their big shrimp balls, the meat rice in metal cylinders and fried taro root. The other dishes are usually pretty good as well, depending on what I'm in the mood for. Great job everyone at Dol Ho.

weekday dimsum on a tour with the family! Their service was quick but their English was not good! I wanted a soda but I wasn't sure if they had any should've went back to the car and got my Hydro flask We ended up purchasing a big order for a family party over the weekend and my parents love coming here to try authentic dim sum

Delicious and inexpensive no frills sit down dimsum place that has every dimsum dish you could want. They have a couple of larger tables for groups, and the place was full on a Saturday afternoon but we were able to get a table without waiting. You can also order takeout at the front. The food comes out very quickly and the portions are very good for the price, with lots of meat. It's more ordering style than the dimsum cart experience, but they may still come around with dishes and ask if you want. My favorites here were the shrimp dumpling, deep fried taro, shrimp crepe, and spare ribs. The baos also had lots of filling. Everyone here speaks Cantonese, but they will understand what you want if you ask in English. I'll definitely be returning whenever I want a sit down dimsum meal!

As a HK native, my standards for dim sum is set pretty high. Dol Ho met most of those standards, and I will elaborate further below. Dol Ho is not a large, luxury dining hall spot, but a much smaller hole-in-the-wall setting - which IMO is more authentic. Coming on a Saturday morning, we expected the place to be packed (which it was). As expected, the service was slow - even if you speak Cantonese to them. There is a take-out in the front, and a dine-in covers most of the remaining space. I think there may be an upstairs or a back area as well. I observed many local elders frequent this spot, which is a good sign. The menu is a list of what they MAY have, likely because food runs out fast and they have a small kitchen. We got what was available, and all of them were great. Some of it was a bit colder than I like, but the taste was superb and reminded me of home. Some dishes I recommend ordering include the steamed beef meatballs, shrimp dumpling (Har Gow), shrimp crepe, egg rolls, and stuffed green pepper. I wish I had a chance to try the pork dumpling, turnip cake, and a few other dishes - but they were out. Perhaps next time!

This place was on my list for the longest time. Couldn't make my usual place before closing so I went here instead. They have a to go counter but I choose to eat in, 1 hour before closing... $30 otd for 6 dishes, which is a deal but... Har gow skin was mushy and flavorless as it was steamed in another era. Shrimp was also dried out. Found one piece of mice feces in on of the shrimps. 1/5 Beef balls with worcestershire were huge and tasty. 4/5 Chicken feet was also steamed much earlier in the day and tasted of grease, and not in a good way. 2/5 Pork spareribs were plump but gristly and with lots of bits of broken bone. 4/5 Stuffed eggplant with fish was missing the black bean gravy. 2/5 Tea was strong and hot. If you are a hungry poor and don't care about food quality, then this is your place. Signed, your Asian reviewer.

Great hole-in-the-wall in SF Chinatown! As I stroll through this neighborhood thinking about the show Warrior that I binged on HBO Max and how that took place right HERE in the 1870s (mind blown...), this was one of the very few dim sum places that were open for dine-in on an early Saturday morning before my Alcatraz Island tour! Menu? Very typical dim sum items, but that's what you came for, right? I was happy with most of my selection: large juicy siu mai, tasty shark fin dumplings (likely imitation) that I have never seen in Seattle, and very solid turnip cake (no pun intended). The shrimp of the shrimp dumplings, however, was on the slightly mushier side. The 'shrimp crepe' was excellent, and I loved the dark color of the soy sauce poured over on top! And as a heads up, this is different from the 'dried shrimp crepe,' which I'm assuming is just made with the tiny dried shrimps, so make sure you clarify when you order. Lastly, this place is CASH ONLY! But no worries, there's ATMs of every single bank nearby lol.

After seeing some online article, I came here. With my schedule constraint, I could come only in the morning. I was walking around Chinatown early around 8:30am to wait for this restaurant to open at 9:30, but the restaurants door was already open 8:30am and saw several guests sitting with tea and empty plate. So I dared myself in. The staff speak little English but they were very helpful with gesture and pointing at menu. Most of the customers were solo customers. I was glad to see it. I was by myself and Din Sum is usually for large parties. The guy who came after me walked to the back, grabbed his own tea and plate from the kitchen! Lots of regulars there! Hahaha. The dishes started arriving around 8:45am. I ordered shrimp chive dumplings. Delicious! Tons of meaty shrimps in it and I was full just by this! I ordered bbq pork buns to go. It was such a delightful breakfast. With the crazy inflation, it was nice to have breakfast and lunch to go for $9.50. I would love to return for other dishes!!!

Best value and one of the best tasting dim sum places in SF. Take out is great if the place is packed. Be ready to see lots of cute Chinatown grandmas and grandpas :D

Just amazing all around. The chicken in rice in leaf was like nothing else. Very scrumptious.

I stopped by around noon on a weekend, and it was pretty busy-- all the tables were full, and there was already a line of people waiting to order some dim sum to go. Felt that was a pretty good sign of the tastiness of the food and decided to wait for a table. We ended up sharing a table with another family (seems pretty common as there was limited seating area). We ordered the shrimp & chive dumplings, sesame balls, dried shrimp crepe, turnip cake, stuffed taro root, and shumai. I ended up really liking everything we ordered, especially the sesame balls and turnip cake. They did end up running out of some other dishes we wanted to order, so it's probably best to stop by earlier for first pick. It can be a little challenging to flag down the waiters when it gets busy. The prices are reasonable, especially for the great quality of the food. Overall, pretty good experience!

Given the abundance of dimsum restaurants in Chinatown, I wouldn't come back. None of the dishes stood out to me. We had ordered the staples - ha gao, siu mai, cherng fun, wu gok, ham sui gok, etc. They were all very basic tasting dim sum. This is a nice sit down dim sum place if that is what you're looking for. Staff were friendly and attentive. I usually just get take out from Good Mong Kok, which has the best dimsum in all of the bay area imo.

Yum yum yum. I really liked most of the food here. We got siu mai, hakow, chive and shrimp dumpling, turnip cake, chicken feet, fried taro, Everything was good, but I would recommend skipping the fried taro (too much taro for my liking) and the turnip cake (a bit greasy). But I would definitely return! So yummy!

Just go. No seriously. As a Chinese girl from SoCal, I crave dim sum daily, and I especially crave shrimp rice rolls/crepes. I love a good shrimp crepe/rice roll and Dol Ho has the best.

They do take credit cards with $10 minimum purchase. 1 page laminated menu. Small items are $4.25 and large items are $5.25. No medium items? $1.00 charged for tea per person. Service was quick but not the friendliest. Food items is nothing to rave about. They have a few items in the front ready made for take out. Our items came from the kitchen but I've had better tasting dim sums at an actual to go only dim sum joints. Not a place I'd bring family or friends to.