Kingdom Of Dumpling

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 those emotions.

We picked up a to-go order. The restaurant is tiny, but they do have waitlist online. Everything was made fresh and even though it took us a little longer than ideal to get home & eat (lol trying to find parking in hayes valley), every single thing was delicious once it finally met our tastebuds. Our order: C01. Shanghai Soup Dumpling (6 Pcs) $15.90 - my fave C06 Green Chives Pancake (2 Pcs) $9.95 - 11/10 will def get again B05 Pork Dumpling with Corn (12 pcs) $11.45 - his fave B09 Chicken Dumpling with Green Chives (12 pcs) $11.45 - tasty but might skip & try something new next time D01 Pork and Shrimp Wonton with Wide Rice Noodle (Soup Wide Rice Noodle) $11.95 - my second fave

One of our favorite neighborhood joints. Friendly owners. Fast service. Always busy but have hardly had to wait for a table. Sometimes they’ll they to upsell you and get you to buy one more dish (but in a friendly way). And I’m a sucker and give in. So I often leave feeling more full than I’d like 🥲

Yummy dumplings! I don't believe it's true shanghai style dumplings. There are some aromatic vegetables in there that are more northern style. Everything tasted handmade and fresh. It's kind of a hole in the wall place but the wait can be long since the restaurant is small. It was pretty crowded for lunch on a weekday. You know the restaurant is clean when most of the customers there are English speaking.

This place is amazing! Their dumplings are absolute hit, but their pancakes are something else and they’re a perfect pairing dish! Their other items are also made fresh and great from a taste and quantity perspective. The place is a hole in a wall but it can easily sits a few group of 4. Highly recommend if you’re in the sunset/parkside area and craving some fresh dumplings!