James Silverton wrote:

> "Ken Blake" > wrote in message
> ...
>
>>In om,
>>Nathan Lau > typed:
>>
>>
>>>Ken Blake wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>>We're spending a week in San Francisco next month. Anyone have
>>>>recommendations for Dim Sum restaurants there?
>>>>
>>>>Recommendations for non-Dim Sum Chinese restaurants (or other
>>>>Asian restaurants) would be welcome too.
>>>>
>>>Better to ask this in ba.food; it's higher traffic and you'll
>>>
>>get more
>>
>>>opinions.
>>>
>>
>>I don't know that newsgroup. What does ba stand for?
>>
>>One of the reasons I asked here is that having hung around for a
>>while, I have a sense of whose opinions I can trust, and whose
>>opinions it's safe to ignore. In a newsgroup I don't know as
>>well, I don't have that advantage.
>>
>
> I know Yank Sing (in the financial district, possibly on Market St.)
> is well known, popular with tourists and a bit expensive but I like
> it! It's been a little while but I think there are one or places in
> the Richmond district that are popular with people of obviously
> Chinese ancestry and almost impossible to get into unless you arrive
> early. However, I can't recall any names at the moment.

I agree, it was quite a bit more expensive than the average Dim Sum
place, but it was good. I was not all that impressed with Dim Sum
that I had on several occasions in SF.

I think I also tried the one in Richmond with similar dissatisfaction.

--
Dan