Hong Kong Lounge

Thursday 11/23/23 Lunch at Hong Kong lounge in San Francisco with my cousins and relatives. Awesome and unique dim sum dishes. Deliciousness wrapped in a small package. There are so many selections. We over 20+ different dishes and have a well versed of tastes so ingredients. I recommend trying this restaurant. You can tell the restaurant is good by the amount of customers waiting outside for a table especially on weekends and holidays. David Young Restaurant Enthusiast

I've had dim sum in Hong Kong, Tokyo, London, Dubai, Vancouver, New York City, and San Francisco. But this place, WOW. Everything was great! We had egg tarts, baked BBQ pork buns, shrimp dumplings, fried sesame balls, salt and pepper fish, and mango pudding. It was all super hot and fresh. The place is really big inside too, with a few different dining rooms. I highly recommend you give them a try. We came on a Monday at noon. We were seated quickly. Couldn't be more pleased. Great parking in metered spots on the street right in front.

*8/23/2023 This was my second visit to Hong Kong Lounge, and on this occasion, my dining companion and I decided to indulge in their delightful dim sum offerings. We arrived at around 11 a.m. on a Sunday and a modest queue already forming outside the restaurant. I would recommend that those arriving by car consider dropping off their companions at the restaurant first to secure a spot on the waiting list and obtain a ticket. Anticipate a typical wait time of around 30 minutes before being seated. For this visit, I opted for the Dim Sum Sampler, an assortment that included 1 Custard Piglet Bun, 2 Spinach Dumplings, 2 Vegetarian Dumplings, 2 Olives & Yam Dumplings, 2 Seafood Dumplings, 2 Curry Beef Dumplings, and 2 Bunny Shrimp Dumplings. The standout items were undoubtedly the dumplings filled with seafood. They had a delightful blend of flavors, and the dumpling wrappers were wonderfully chewy, adding to the overall satisfaction of the dish. However, I must admit that the Curry Beef Dumplings didn't quite live up to my expectations. Despite their vibrant yellow curry-colored wrappers, the filling lacked the bold curry flavor I had anticipated. I was hoping for a burst of curry spice in my mouth, but unfortunately, it fell short in that regard. 7/28/2023 We went to Hong Kong Lounge for dim sum, a group of 6 of us, and managed to get seated shortly after the restaurant opened at 10:30 a.m. However, there was already a queue when we arrived, so keep in mind that arriving early is advisable if you want to avoid waiting. In total, we ordered 20 dishes, and I must say, all of the food tasted pretty decent! Allow me to highlight a few dishes that particularly impressed me: the Steamed Pork Rib, Sticky Rice in Lotus Leaf, Baked BBQ Pork Puff, and Baked Egg Tart! These were simply delightful and left a lasting impression on my taste buds.

If you can find parking in the area around Geary St. park and enjoy some delicious Dim Sum. This is as close to Hong Kong style you can get. Plenty of dishes to choose from. The baked BBQ buns are the best. Crunchy on the outside and moist flavourful BBQ filling inside. Any of their dumplings lend great flavour and are not doughy. Service is sufficient even when busy.

5/5! After browsing Yelp to find one of the best Dim Sum restaurants folks recommended, we landed on Hong Kong Lounge. The Food: With any Dim Sum place I try, I have to get the tried and true, "Shumai" and "Har Gow (Shrimp Dumpling)". I also got many other dishes like "Fried Taro Cakes", "Shrimp Noodles Rolls", "Garlic Pea Sprouts", "Turnip Cakes" and some "Custard Buns". It was a lot to eat, but I had a big group to help. Everything was delicious! All the steamed dishes were cooked/made to perfection, wasn't too oily and the size/portions were generous! My top picks were the Shumai, Har Gow and the turnip cakes! The Service: Service was great! Staff are friendly and very attentive. Upon arriving on a busy Saturday morning, it was pretty packed, so there may be a wait time. However, there is a ton of seating inside. To note, this place doesn't do cart style Dim sum, it's order per sheet. The Atmosphere: Nicely decorated. Can instantly tell that this is a very traditional Chinses restaurant with its decor. There is plenty of seating that goes all the way to the back. Overall, a 5/5! Had a great experience here. Restaurant was clean, the food was absolutely delicious and the staff were so friendly! Highly recommend!

I've only been to this place once, on a Saturday afternoon. Restaurant itself isn't really big, so expect a wait for seating. Like most dim sum places, you order off of a list and check off quantities of items of dishes. They charge a fee for tea for every member at your table. Pricing is fair and seems to be in line with most dim sum spots. My table of 7 ordered 24 items and pricing was shy of $300 out the door (4 of said items were fried rice and chow fun dishes). As far as quality goes, none of the food were bad by any means. Maybe I've had so much dim sum in my life where nothing wows me anymore, but everything tasted in line with what I'm used to. For me, the food meets the minimum flavor baseline of typical dim sum which is all I could ever ask for. All in all, you could say it's "generic" but I'm sure for those who have had dim sum before, you know what I'm talking about if the flavor is either bad, good or great. This spot definitely meets the minimum threshold of "good" and is a very safe spot flavorwise if you're a first time visitor of this type of cuisine.