Willow Street restaurants mark 30th year with a new chef, a day of deals Barbecue pork buns and crispy-skinned Peking duck are also legendary here. Treat yourself to whole crab or lobster (serves two) poached in ginger, soy sauce and scallions over crispy, stir-fried noodles. The Rainbow Sampler is like a Crayola box of Shanghai-style dumplings, with dough that gets its colors from paprika, turmeric, squid ink and spinach or kale. Start with steamed dumplings, such as the savory pork, shrimp and mushroom shumai dotted with candylike orange roe, which arrive in yellow-rimmed bamboo steamer baskets. With arched Moon Gate entryways, attentive, buttoned-up servers and massive fish tanks brimming with crab and lobster, these large, banquet-style restaurants (there are now four in the East and South bays) offer tea service, dim sum and a wide selection of noodles, rice dishes, soups, barbecue, congee and, of course, whole seafood preparations. Since opening its 400-seat Daly City flagship in 1996, Koi Palace has become the Cantonese dining and dim sum experience by which other Bay Area spots are judged. This Cantonese seafood specialist needs no introduction. Koi Palace, Daly City A dim sum feast at Koi Palace of shrimp and pea shoot dumplings, barbecue pork buns, XLB, shrimp rice noodles and string beans with shrimp and garlic spice. (Mary Orlin/Bay Area News Group archives) in Walnut Creek, and at 2505 Sand Creek Road, #112, in Brentwood Spicy Pork Xia Long Bao are among the made-to-order soup dumplings available at Dumpling Hours. (Jessica Yadegaran/Bay Area News Group)ĭon’t miss: The hot and spicy pork xiao long bao, of course, but also the ginger and scallion noodles, shrimp and pork pot stickers, Brussels sprouts with truffle and the bright-green vegetable dumplings decorated to look like fall leaves.ĭetails: 1389 N. In addition to altar-worthy xiao long bao, look for Mandarin dishes otherwise missing in downtown Walnut Creek, like crispy pig ears and cucumbers in a nose-clearing spicy sauce and snappy wood and silver ear mushrooms in house dressing. Salads, noodles and sides are executed with as much focus as the dim sum. Made-to-order dumplings – boiled, pan-fried or soup – are the stars at this in-the-know favorite, with dough so delicate and deftly pinched, you can see the spicy pork and black truffle through each elegant sachet.ĭumpling Hours doesn’t take reservations, but wait times are reasonable, because the staff runs a tight operation with a clipboard wait list that keeps things moving and service that is reliably swift. In a town where the fine-dining restaurants can sometimes blur, Walnut Creek’s Dumpling Hours provides an impeccably delicious, one-of-a-kind experience. Dumpling Hours, Walnut Creek and Brentwood One of two locations of Dumpling Hours, from the owners of San Francisco’s Dumpling Home, in downtown Walnut Creek. (Jessica Yadegaran/Bay Area News Group) Today, we highlight three excellent Chinese (and one inventive Taiwanese) spots that deserve a place on your bucket list.įrom wildly inventive dim sum to Taiwanese fried chicken, here are four spots to try in 2023. Last week, we covered destination-worthy Mexican and Middle Eastern restaurants. We continue to sift through our 50 Best Restaurants list for common - and delicious - themes.
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