Ton Kiang Restaurant
(415) 752-4440
5821 Geary Blvd
San Francisco,
CA
94121
37.7801
-122.4819
Neighborhoods: Northwest, Central Richmond
What People Are Saying About Ton Kiang Restaurant
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The Scene
This not-so-subtle urban spread boasts two floors of brightly lit tables in a sleek, sparsely decorated dining space. This 250-seat restaurant stays busy from morning till night. Surprisingly, Ton Kiang is still manageable and sedate compared with some of the Bay Area's truly gigantic dim sum parlors.
The Food
Best known for Hong Kong-style dim sum, there's also a Hakka-focused menu offered at dinnertime. Highlights include minced squab with lettuce leaves and velvety salt-baked chicken. Specialties such as delicate seafood clay-pot casseroles are sure to please. An endless parade of dim sum dishes stream out of the kitchen--adventurous diners can eat for a half hour and not see repeat items. Standard favorites are well-represented, such as perfect pork buns and steamed dumplings stuffed with delicate fillings like scallop, shrimp, green chive or pea tips. Heads-on roasted shrimp are sensationally smoky, and crisp-skinned duck is meltingly tender.
User Reviews
SalC
June 09, 2009
We ordered crispy whole fried fish that costed $20. Wow, pricy, right? Also ordered crispy fried skinny noodles with vegetables, white rice (and we received a very stingy portion), sizzling rice vegetarian soup (big mistake, seafood version is loads better), and egg custard tarts. They gave 3 tarts per order, but by goodness were they tiny! 3 tarts combined is still less and smaller than 1 normal sized tart. Our bill was disproportionally larger than expected from a Chinese restaurant. We could have eaten Japanese with top of the line sushi at those rates. An hour later, we were hungry again.
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pianorenee
January 10, 2009
I've eaten here several times, but last night's dinner was a stand-out. Miraculously! We ordered Sizzling Rice Soup, deep fried taro and potsticker dim sum, a fried noodle dish with veggies and roast pork, white rice, and a mushroom with okra dish. All were very good! A very good thing too is that a lot of the food was quite al dente, especially the vegetables, so you don't get the feeling the stuff has been sitting around for a while.
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Anonymous
January 10, 2009
I've eaten here several times, but last night's dinner was a stand-out. Miraculously! We ordered Sizzling Rice Soup, deep fried taro and potsticker dim sum, a fried noodle dish with veggies and roast pork, white rice, and a mushroom with okra dish. All were very good! A very good thing too is that a lot of the food was quite al dente, especially the vegetables, so you don't get the feeling the stuff has been sitting around for a while.
read full reviewThe Details on Ton Kiang Restaurant
Where to Sit:
On weekends, ask for a table by the kitchen door to get first dibs on dim sum items.
When to Go:
Arrive as early as possible on weekend mornings to be seated quickly and for easy parking.
Know Before You Go:
If you have eight or more in your party, you can reserve a table. It's worth avoiding the wait and you'll get to try more dishes.
Category:
Payment Methods:
American Express, Visa, Diners Club, Discover, MasterCard
Restaurant Special Features:
Romantic Dining, Food Delivery
