Yesterday my exploration of food in San Francisco continued to King of Dumpling. These were some of the best Chinese dumplings I've ever had. The soup dumplings were among my favorite, especially the Shanghai pan-fried dumplings. The restaurant is small and seats about only 25 people max. They don't take reservations and based on what my cousins have told me, dining there during off-peak times is the way to go if you don't want to wait. King of Dumpling isn't big enough to accommodate a waiting area, so you'd be waiting outside or in the midst of people's tables.
The price can't be beat. I've eaten at several dim sum restaurants that serve similar morsels of deliciousness, but at much higher prices. The prices are very reasonable at King of Dumpling. Four of us dined there and had the following for a total of $50 including a generous 20% tip (generous because besides taking orders and dropping off food, the wait staff didn't top off our waters or really do anything else - hopefully the tips will be shared with the cooking staff who truly make this hole-in-the-wall stand out). Click this link to see the King of Dumpling Menu.
We filled up on Pork Dumplings with Corn (you get 12 of them - imagine the size of a typical pot sticker), Sesame Pancakes with Marinated Beef (left), Shanghai Pan-Fried Dumplings (middle) - we had two orders, Beef Stew Soup Noodle (one bowl), and regular Soup Dumplings (right). I've got a pretty healthy appetite, but after eating I was full and am still fairly full this morning as I write this. If I had to choose my favorite dumpling from the ones we sampled, hands down, I enjoyed the Shanghai Pan-Fried Soup dumplings.
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