655 Folsom Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 495-3064 or 3065
Kang hae fat choi. Anyone who wants to offer a better phoenetic spelling, please do so…but Happy Rat New Year! There’s plenty to celebrate, and wanting to do it properly, the waitress is quickly handed a cell phone to talk to a Cantonese-speaking mother on the other side of the country. What follows is a clay pot of pork and eggplant, a “lucky” tofu dish, a “lucky” noodle dish (noodles = long life, duh), and finally a complimentary red bean based “lucky” dessert. Though the rather entertaining dinner conversation is under wraps, rest assured that the hysterically giggly group of girls are not much of a disturbance, seated apart from the rest of the diners, closer to the half of the giant space that is empty (pictured here).
Chances of coming back?: For quality dim sum, without having to schlep to Chinatown, heck yea!
Why here?: The large space can accommodate wedding parties…and since it is in SoMa, there is plenty of free parking after 7.
Belly buster: Just perfect for a Chinese New Year feast.
(Karen, Bonnie, Lucinda)
