Taishan Cuisine

Hadn't been to Chinatown in a long time. Streets are not as busy at night but the restaurants are getting a lot of tourist and local love. I was surprised how good their food here was. Porridge was flavorful. Fried pancake was really good, light and flaky. Tasty too. Their Chow Fun was my favorite. Not sure if they make their own noodles but it was delicious. I highly recommend you order. Their dim sum was also delicious and served all day during their business open hours. I highly recommend to dine here when you are in Chinatown. Service was excellent. Love the small family vibe.

Cheers!

They put an automatic 16% tip on your bill that you cannot remove. I had a party of two and was unaware of the automatic charge, because it also says "Tips Suggestions" at the bottom. If you're not careful and don't read, you could be tipping them extra!!

This is a no frills pretty authentic family owned restaurant. They won't talk to you unless you talk or wave them over, and there was even a little kid throwing a tantrum at around 10pm on a Sunday. This is probably the only dim sum restaurant open until 3am in San Francisco, which is a plus because the food was honestly really good. A bit expensive though. Don't come here if you're expecting great service, speak up or stay hungry in your seat!

We ordered steamed wontons, wonton in hot sauce, curried potato rolls, pan fried pork dumpling, sui mai, xiao long bao, custard buns, walnut fried shrimps and taishan fried noodle. Everything was delicious except that the steamed wontons we ordered came out in this extremely bland soup (would not recommend), and the wontons itself were more flavorful in the hot sauce dish we got instead, so get the wontons in hot sauce. Also, I ordered the house special chow mein but they gave me the taishan fried noodle instead, which was essentially instant ramen noodles fried with chinese sausage, a bit of pork belly and onions. I would have preferred the usual chow mein noodles. Regardless everything else was delicious! I would highly recommend getting the walnut fried shrimps, pan fried pork dumpling and sui mai. Make sure to ask for soy sauce and chili oil.

Will be returning, not for the kinda high prices but for the fact that they do have yummy food and are open until 3am!!

Great Cantonese food and good environment! I particularly liked the clay pot rice with pork belly and sausage which both tasted and smelled so good. Also really enjoyed the whole roasted chicken which was super juicy and tender. The string beans were also solid!

My one gripe was the dim sum here, it wasn't very good, especially the XLB which almost tasted like it had been frozen.

Would recommend this spot for all the dishes except the dim sum!

Came here for dinner while visiting SF after a hiking in Yosemite. My cousins and I were really craving some good, home cooked Chinese food. This place hit the spot! It's definitely my kind of comfort while traveling. My family is from Taishan, so my taste buds were happy!
I ordered the fresh chicken coconut soup, and it was so soothing and tasty. The maggi sauce prawns were fresh and delicious! Also love me some good garlic four season green beans. The 5 flavor goose was delicious? But I could still see some hair so I didn't eat the skin! Great cooking and not overly salty!

I came here with my fam after a Pink Sweats concert and I can't believe how delicious everything we got was! How in the world did they make their clay pot rice so delicious?! We also got the scallion pancakes and soup dumplings. Every single thing we had was an absolute banger. They open until 3AM! That's crazy!

Clay pot rice- I've only eaten at one other place where the clay pot rice has rivaled this one, and my gosh this one blew me away. I got the kohlrabi clay pot rice and it was as if the pearly gates of taste buds just blew wide open. Everything from the toppings to the rice texture to the crispy rice bottom was perfect. It's rare to have crispy rice that would come off the bottom of the pot intact so easily but this place has perfected it. The juices from the meats and the oil on the rice was too die for!

Soup Dumpling- The soup was delicious and the skin was super thin! I don't know how the skin was able to keep everything together so well. It blew my mind. Filling was nice and juicy and skin was thin but tasted delicious. I can't stop thinking about them!

Scallion Pancakes- Oh so crispy and flaky. If I could eat 10 of these, I would. Super oily but that somehow added to the flavor. The flakiness was nice and crispy at the same time. Flavor I can't even describe but it tasted like a crispy, flat biscuit.

We were sat right away, and served super quickly! The food was fresh and delicious! Super sweet and friendly service in a great community. Definitely visiting again.

I had never gone into this spot before, but I was very pleasantly surprised! The inside is very cozy and enjoyable vibes, and the food was flavorful. Plus it's open super late till 3am! Definitely on the saltier side, but prefer that over no flavor. Portion sizes are decently large, and they include tip in your bill. You can definitely comfortably feed 4 people with $80!

My only 1 star ding is that there was a pebble in my food. I'm glad I didn't bite down on it, but it was pretty sizable!

Whenever I come to SF, I always have to make a stop at Taishan Cuisine. This is one of my top restaurants in SF period.

Service is good and the food is spectacular. From the soups to the clay pot rice, everything is delicious. Highly recommend getting their stir-fried clams and their veggie dishes - so much wok hei!

Interior is clean and spacious, good for big group dinners.

Had the fried beef fried noodle. The meat was extremely tender and flavorful. The sauce was perfectly seasoned in the noodles. The only weakness is the noodle. It looked like instant noodles and honestly it felt like I was eating instant noodles. It's only a complaint if you don't like instant noodles texture or feel like youre overpaying. I'd come back for the food.

Waitresses were overwhelmed with being the only restaurant open after 2am but we're nice and damn efficient.

I came with a couple of friends while in town for a conference. We tried the tofu clay pot and vegetable fried noodle; overall, the food was tasty and delicious! I was initially skeptical of the instant noodle looking noodles on the plate, but they were well seasoned and tasty. The noodles worked surprisingly well for this dish. To be honest, I wasn't even very hungry, but I found myself going back for more. The portions are also generous. This causal spot has definitely earned its positive reviews. I would definitely come back if I'm in the area!