Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Reviews

• Foodlover B.

  star star star star star_border 1 June 2026

  Soup dumplings.....very tasty...not very hot
  
  Chive pancake.....good
  
  Chive and pork steamed dumpling......delicious
  
  The food is good. The tea is free and nice. The dipping sauces are awesome
  
  They have horrible personality and do not talk and throw food on Table and walk away. Don't bother asking questions

• Aly C.

  star star star star_border star_border 31 May 2026

  When Mom's tofu house was closed I ended up here. Seems like a quick family friendly place.
  
  Order:
  {#1. Xiao long bao dumpling}
  - very juicy and tasty, good portion of pork. Just thought the skin was a tad thick, other than that, amazing
  
  {#56. West lake beef soup}
  - Personally I take out the cilantro since I'm not a fan but they're still good. Foolproof option
  
  {#96. Black pepper beef}
  - Not the best but also not the worse. Also thought it was on the saltier side. Although it's a black pepper beef there were sooooo many peppers haha
  
  {#113. Soy bean, bean curd sheet w/ preserved vegetables}
  - Not my favorite. Thought it was wayyy too salty
  
  Not a shabby place for a quick dine!

• Stacey Y.

  star star star star star_border 30 May 2026

  Whenever my coworkers and I are craving dumplings for lunch this is our go to! This restaurant is nothing fancy and it's a very homey vibe.
  
  After looking at the menu, we get our usuals - an order of XLBs and rice cakes with pork and preserved vegetables. We also ordered a pork chop with vegetable fried rice clay pot to try this time.
  
  The XLBs are super yummy and quite juicy. However some of them did break pretty easily and the soup spilled out. The rice cakes are also really good too, sometimes they are a little bland, but the hot chili on the side they have fixes that! The clay pot was alright, I thought the rice was a little bland, but the chili sauce saved it! However, the pork chop was pretty dry and a little over fried - I wouldn't order this again.
  
  Overall, this is a solid place to get lunch during the weekdays whenever I'm craving dumplings. I definitely want to try their noodle soups next time and get more of their dumplings! This place is on my top 5 for XLBs in the Bay Area!

• Addie L.

  star star star star star_border 28 May 2026

  We struck out with Dumpling "Empire" last time thinking that if dumpling is in your name that you should have at least decent xiao long bao (xlb).  Although Yelp average rating is 3.5 stars, we decided to take a chance because you don't dare name your restaurant xlb kitchen if it isn't decent or they would be laughed out of South SF.
  
  First good sign is that you hear patrons speak Mandarin and see some tables ordering xlb.  Now this is what xlb should be, very moist with a good amount of juices inside the dumpling (look at the pic).  When you bite into it, a burst of flavor.
  
  Their boiled dumplings hit the spot.  Loved the filling, so much at you don't have to rely on the hot sauce.
  
  Because it was a very cold night, ordered the sweet sour soup, perhaps not a good choice.  But it was way better than what you get at PF Chang's (sodium city).
  
  Bean curd with fried tofu is a good choice if you had a meat fest the whole week and want to have a lighter meal.
  
  Typical Chinese restaurant service, don't expect a lot of thank yous and smiling faces.  Hey, at least they get the food out fast.

• Emily X.

  star star star_border star_border star_border 21 May 2026

  Ordered eggplant with garlic sauce and twice cooked pork. The only thing edible in our meal was the rice. Both dishes were overly sweetened. I might as well be downing a whole jar of sugar down my throat.
  
  I suspect I just ordered the wrong dishes but that's still no excuse.