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Ton Kiang Restaurant

User Reviews of Ton Kiang Restaurant

Yelp.com Review - by C L.

2.0 of 5 stars. This place had below average dim sum at Koi Palace prices! If you live in the city, it's worth the effort to drive to DC and wait up to an hour for a table at Koi. Don't waste your time with Ton…
yelp.com - user review - 09/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by K K.

5.0 of 5 stars. expensive but near perfection. don't miss the off menu steamed bbq pork buns!!
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh K.

3.0 of 5 stars. I've always enjoyed Panda Express' orange chicken but at the same time, I've always had two questions in regards to the chicken. 1. Is Panda Express' slogan "Gourmet Chinese Food" really appropriate?…
yelp.com - user review - 09/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by sam m.

2.0 of 5 stars. I went there a few times with friends and family. It's on a more expensive side for dim sum. I don't mind paying the price but the selections were very limited. We ordered all their varieties and…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrian L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Decent dim sum is found quite abundantly in San Francisco. Having said that, there are probably only a handful of places that you can go for dim sum where you don't have to deal with stereotypically…
yelp.com - user review - 09/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jennifer K.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ton Kiang is the best place for dim sum. When I moved to SF 2 yrs ago, it was my first experience with Dim sum. Boy do I like it! I like all of the little baskets especially the scallop wrapped…
yelp.com - user review - 09/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jimy L.

1.0 of 5 stars. this place sucks!!! I would never eat at this joint no more...too expensive greasy and old food...just terrible
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by alex d.

5.0 of 5 stars. When I know that I want really good dim sum in SF and I am going to drive all the way out there from emeryville to get some... Ton Kiang is the place! I love taking friends and family here, and they…
yelp.com - user review - 09/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rowena D.

5.0 of 5 stars. I love the dim sum at Ton Kiang. I was a regular customer when I lived in the Bay Area. My husband and I along with my friend and her boyfriend would venture all the way from Oakland to have dim sum…
yelp.com - user review - 09/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Debra R.

1.0 of 5 stars. Have gone here for decades and USED to love it. Food is pure grease. Ordered take out: hot and sour soup was basically water and chili flakes, inedible. Shrimp with snow peas not cooked…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marlina T.

1.0 of 5 stars. Used to be very good. I would go somewhere else. Prices are too much for what they serve. Service is questionable.
yelp.com - user review - 09/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cynthia D.

3.0 of 5 stars. Food: I wasn't too impressed with the dim sum here. After first walking in, I noticed the high percentage of customers who were non-Asian, usually a bad sign if you are looking for authentic chinese.…
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by betty r.

4.0 of 5 stars. This place has excellent food! The staff is a little odd but that's ok, they are friendly enough. Plan ahead if you are on a schedule as parking is always a challenge.
yelp.com - user review - 09/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David B.

4.0 of 5 stars. Tried Ton Kiang on a recent trip to San Fran and loved it. I went during an odd time of the day, around 3pm, so service was certainly fast and attentive. I'm not a huge Dim Sum connoisseur, but I have…
yelp.com - user review - 09/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Thomas K.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place has a number of things going for it. It's clean. The tables are spaced out. They give you the heavy paper napkins...the kind that can fold across your lap more than 1-ply, so it doesn't…
yelp.com - user review - 09/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrew L.

4.0 of 5 stars. OK..I have been eating at the original Ton Kiang since I was a small boy growing up in the Bay Area. I have also been to this new located Ton Kiang on many occasions whenever I'm back home in the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marianne M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I eat here every time I visit the Bay Area regardless of the time of day....because to me, any time is a good time for Dim Sum. You can tell that this is a favorite spot, whether you are a local or a…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aimee G.

5.0 of 5 stars. If you're in SF and you want to know where to go for dim sum, Ton Kiang is your place. It might just be the best dim sum in town in terms of quality and price. Now, to be honest, I am a Yank Sing fan.…
yelp.com - user review - 08/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adam X.

5.0 of 5 stars. There is not much i can add here to the other reviews other than... this is hands down the best place for dim sum in SF. I've been all over, with Asian and American cohorts, and this is the place. if…
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brian L.

4.0 of 5 stars. One of my fave dim sum places with Yank Sing. The parking can be tough on a weekend unless you get there early as they are opening. The food has been consistently good and my family craves the times…
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Donna N.

1.0 of 5 stars. I try to dine at a restaurant twice before writing a review, just to give it a fair chance, but there's no way I'm coming back here again. If you've never EVER had dim sum in your life before, you…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chuck D.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite place for dim sum. Hands Down... Not just cause it's across the street from my old grade school. St Monica's REPRESENT. But it has for MANY MANY years been consistently very good. I may…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Inari T.

3.0 of 5 stars. very good. always a bit crowded, but that's okay.
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aaron T.

4.0 of 5 stars. Had dim sum here for the first time this past weekend. I preferred it to Gold Mountain and to Yank Sing. The price was about $25 pp all in and we ordered a ton of food. The chicken bao were light and…
yelp.com - user review - 08/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Juan E.

4.0 of 5 stars. Excellent value, very friendly and attentive wait staff. Great food.
yelp.com - user review - 08/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Helene K.

3.0 of 5 stars. Went here for some dim sum this morning with my brother-in-law and his mother. The clientele at Ton Kiang this morning suggests that it caters to all kinds of people, not just Chinese/Asians. I don't…
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by R.and.B ..

4.0 of 5 stars. R. says: This is a upscale dim sum restaurant, with good quality food. It's just a bit expensive than other restaurants.
yelp.com - user review - 08/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lolia S.

2.0 of 5 stars. I remember Martha Stewart featured Ton Kiang on her show years ago. I must say that I was quite disappointed. It's not worth the wait or the inflated prices. However, it might be a good place to…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim S.

2.0 of 5 stars. I used to often eat at Ton Kiang when they were still at the Geary and Spruce, pre-dim sum location. And I was happy with what I thought was the city's best dim sum when they opened the current space…
yelp.com - user review - 08/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben S.

3.0 of 5 stars. 2.5 stars. Good to see that recent reviewers are noting that this once highly-touted Dim Sum eatery has slipped. I'm very familiar with TK, having lived in the Inner Richmond for 11 years and the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by gail g.

4.0 of 5 stars. my fave dim sum place in the city. introduced to it by all my asian friends.
yelp.com - user review - 08/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Lili G.

2.0 of 5 stars. I went there a couple of times at lunch time and the dim sum were OK but yesterday we went for dinner and it was, well, meh... We had to order from the menu and to me this is not the real dim sum…
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny C.

3.0 of 5 stars. The dumsum here is good, but not great and I don't think it's worth the long wait.
yelp.com - user review - 08/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jim J.

3.0 of 5 stars. This place used to be pretty good for Dim Sum. It appears that it has gone down a little in the rating. Not sure if I will go back to try them again given the higher prices and yelped lower quality…
yelp.com - user review - 07/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Marianne S.

5.0 of 5 stars. Came back for dinner with the boyfriend - OMFG, the baked char siu buns... I don't know what they put in them but they're ambrosiac. Had a lovely experience in the restaurant; as expected, even nicer…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by optimus r.

3.0 of 5 stars. What's with the hype around this place? The past two times I came for dim sum, it was just mediocre. Why spend half an hour trying to find a parking spot for average dim sum? Tell me what to order…
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeffrey L.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great Dim Sum. I could not tell you what I had as we ordered so many different things but I'd sure go back and have dinner here again.
yelp.com - user review - 07/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Genevieve Y.

3.0 of 5 stars. Date & Time: Monday July 28, 2008 @ 7:30pm Company: Mommy & Michael
yelp.com - user review - 07/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Chuck D.

3.0 of 5 stars. OA¹ sont les neiges d'antan? This place has lost a bit of its luster. The food's decent, but not what it used to be. And guess what - price are up. Hurrah.
yelp.com - user review - 07/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Julie d.

2.0 of 5 stars. For several years I've heard that this place has really good dim sum. I finally went in and was extremely disappointed. The food was average, at best, and the portions were small compared to a lot of…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Hanson Q.

5.0 of 5 stars. I could not tell you what Hakka cuisine is. I am a proud banana, so don't expect me to be of any use here. But I do know my dim sum! Ton Kiang has never failed to please if you are lucky enough to be…
yelp.com - user review - 07/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by david d.

4.0 of 5 stars. Ton Kiang is best known as a dim sum palace and well it should be. Fresh, diverse small plates are wheeled about the restaurant. Point and it is yours, for a price that can build more quickly than…
yelp.com - user review - 07/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gina K.

5.0 of 5 stars. All I can say is - "Dim Sum all day!" This is the only restaurant that I know of that will delivery Dim Sum any time of the day. And its GOOD. So are the rest of their menu items. This is the only…
yelp.com - user review - 07/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Irene C.

1.0 of 5 stars. HOW THE EF DOES A PLACE LIKE THIS GET 3.5 ON YELP!?!?!? I found most of the 2 and 1 star reviews to be pretty much true.
yelp.com - user review - 07/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Bevo T.

1.0 of 5 stars. All i have to say is, what dim sum place have servers that don't speak chinese!!!! so annoying! i ate dim sum here for mother's day with my sisters and we were totally confused cuz the servers were…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eric H.

5.0 of 5 stars. *In best Macho Man Randy Savage voice* OOHHHHHH YEEEEAAAHHHHH!!!! This is the best dim sum I've found in the city thus far. The waiters are mad attentive always stopping by to see if you need a re-up…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Dave B.

2.0 of 5 stars. Dim Sum on 7/6 We ordered shrimp dumplings- bland
yelp.com - user review - 07/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by The T.

3.0 of 5 stars. You will receive adequate service and food for a Chinese restaurant, but will definitely overpay for it. I would recommend take out from Good Luck Dim Sum if you're running low on funds.
yelp.com - user review - 07/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Sheila Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. How did it take me this long to post a review for Ton Kiang (insert: waaay to darn long). This place is a few blocks from me, which means I am here all the time due to my bar studies (not the alcohol…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Johnny f.

5.0 of 5 stars. Definitely one of the best Dim Sum spot in the Bay Area. Great atmosphere. A bit high on the price but the freshness of their Dim Sum is well worth it. Better call for reservation because this place…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jocelyn B.

3.0 of 5 stars. I am a Dim Sum junky who is a now dating a loyal Ton Kiang patron. As a result I have been there for lunch or dinner no less than fifteen times. After extensive sampling I can say that while the dim…
yelp.com - user review - 07/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Taminator C.

3.0 of 5 stars. Came here for brunch and glad the wait was really about 15 mins as stated, comparing with Yank Sing that could be well over 45 mins. Overall Dim Sum was pretty delicious and on the lighter side (not as…
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aron L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Ton Kiang is an excellent "Introduction to Chinese Food" restaurant for those not initiated into the more eclectic and bizarre regions of dim sum eating. Food is fine. Dim sum is better then average.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Patrick Z.

5.0 of 5 stars. Excellent dim sum and reasonable price!! Many shrimp dishes which we love so we were happy
yelp.com - user review - 06/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeanie L.

3.0 of 5 stars. Exactly what one would expect from an Americanized Chinese establishment--AT BEST DECENT food for some ridiculous price. Yah, I'd have to pass. I'm not paying $10 for string beans. They are not magical…
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Meesh C.

3.0 of 5 stars. I'll give this place one star for being clean. Another star for being "first time dim sum eater" friendly. (I've taken 'those' friends here).
yelp.com - user review - 06/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Annann L.

1.0 of 5 stars. GROSS DIM SUM. Just as bad as City View. But this place is dirtier so I take away one star,
yelp.com - user review - 06/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Theresa N.

4.0 of 5 stars. Went here for breakfast on a Sunday morning around 9:30am and it was great! Get there early as it can get busy for the post church crowd. We ordered all kinds of food. Pot stickers were absolutely…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonathan W.

4.0 of 5 stars. I have been going to Ton Kiang for as long as i remember, my family loves to go there for dinner and yes we have been there for lunch too. Ever since Mayflower on 27th Ave and Geary changed ownership.…
yelp.com - user review - 06/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kaven T.

1.0 of 5 stars. After signing the lease to our new flat we decide to get some dim-sum. My roommate suggested a place but didn't know the address for it. "It's a place that's green tiles in the front. They serve food…
yelp.com - user review - 06/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Matthew G.

2.0 of 5 stars. I've heard about this place for years and read about it in the Chronicle (Top 100), so I thought I would try it out. I don't understand what all of the hype is about. There was nothing extraordinary…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Leon C.

4.0 of 5 stars. I came for lunch today with my mom. It wasn't the first time but I haven't been here for awhile and wanted to try it again and then Yelp it. We had chicken feet, hai gui, pork short ribs, spicy…
yelp.com - user review - 06/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Richard N.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ton Kiang has been a fixture in my life since the very beginning, back when it was located in the location next door to its current building. As a child my sister and I would spend the first 10-15…
yelp.com - user review - 06/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Judy Y.

4.0 of 5 stars. Great for dim sum but can get very busy, they also serve really nice dinners.
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh O.

3.0 of 5 stars. Okay dim sum. Not horrible, not great and by no means "authentic." Perfect, however, if you're looking for something easy, dim summy and good for out of town guests that may not be that adventurous in…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather W.

5.0 of 5 stars. My husband is half Chinese and loves Dim Sum. I have never been a fan of most of the items... until I went here. This place makes it easy. They speak English, have a cheat sheet with all the item's…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eli G.

2.0 of 5 stars. Trusting in SF Gate's 100 best restaurants was a bad idea. Not only was Ton Kiang praised by the Chronicle, it was recommended by family and friends. Well guess what, they were all wrong! I don't know…
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mary V.

3.0 of 5 stars. i luuuurrrrrvvvvvv me some dim sum. this place is always packed and it's instant satisfaction when the little carts come around. but it's a bit greasy and i'm pretty sure they use MSG because i always…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alvina W.

2.0 of 5 stars. I honestly don't understand why this place is often crowded on the weekends. Trust me, I only know this because I drive past it (i.e. I would NEVER wait in line to eat here). There is nothing…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Maggie C.

2.0 of 5 stars. Not authentic, poor service! Dim sum was so so, but the items did not come out fast enough and there were not enough traditional items. Not enough variety either. The fried noodles were so so…
yelp.com - user review - 05/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John P.

2.0 of 5 stars. When we moved to SF we were told this was 'the' place for dim sum. Maybe because we went in expecting so much we were very disappointed. We went back 3 more times really wanting to like this place…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ninjatastic W.

1.0 of 5 stars. This is by far the worse dim sum place ever!!!! EVER! Everything there is way too salty. Even my friends from Canada, where they don't get a lot of dim sum places think Ton Kiang is bad.
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Shirley L.

2.0 of 5 stars. I'm biased because I'm Chinese and grew up in the Bay Area, where there are a lot better options for Hong Kong banquets and/or dim sum. We came here for my friend's graduation this weekend, and she…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by howard c.

2.0 of 5 stars. maybe because i grew up in chinatown im used to more... but it just tasted like average chinese food. Too many places that are better...
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Natalie B.

3.0 of 5 stars. The dim sum we had was good, but certainly no better than any of the dim sum I had when I lived in Chicago. With all the hype, I probably had too high of expectations when I got there. The variety is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa H.

3.0 of 5 stars. My very first dim sum experience! My friend took me here because he figured it would be unintimidating. He was right--clean, English-speaking, blah-blah-blah. Now that I know what the food is like,…
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Yelp.com Review - by B H.

2.0 of 5 stars. If you are actually Chinese, do not bother. They have really basic dim sum, and it's really not that great either. I felt like I was going to some dim sum 101 class. All of the dumplings tasted the…
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Yelp.com Review - by Jane W.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is one place that I return to for Dim Sum. The food here is excellent and I like everything that I have ordered. I especially like the sticky rice that is wrapped in the lotus leaf. Sometimes…
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Yelp.com Review - by lauren v.

5.0 of 5 stars. I may not know "much about dim sum" as some negative reviewers state when downing this spot, but what I do know is what food I like consuming and if I enjoy it .This restaurant hit the spot for our…
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenni O.

5.0 of 5 stars. Ton Kiang is one of our favorite special weekend brunch treats (especially for family birthday celebrations with the kids or when we have out of town visitors). It is an absolute Treyf-fest and we…
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Yelp.com Review - by Luis C.

5.0 of 5 stars. One of the most popular Dim Sum restaurants in SF, and a favorite of mine for many years. Unless you come in early, there's usually people waiting outside on weekends.
yelp.com - user review - 05/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by janet s.

1.0 of 5 stars. SOooooo not worth it. Its mainly a dim sum place for those that dont know anything about dim sum. They dont even have the fundemental. My friend and I had to actually request for spareribs and…
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Yelp.com Review - by Christina T.

1.0 of 5 stars. I've never been to this restaurant, but heard the dim sum there wasnt bad. So, my sisters and I brought our mom there today to try it out. I have to say I was pretty disappointed because the majority…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jason g.

1.0 of 5 stars. This place is terrible. The worst dim sum house in San Francisco hands down. When you go to a Chinese Restaurant and the clientele base are non asian..............you know you are not eatting at an…
yelp.com - user review - 05/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stephanie W.

4.0 of 5 stars. I don't know that I'll ever have bad dim sum. Seriously. How can you go wrong with sticky rice, sesame balls with bean paste, broccoli rabe or assorted seafood dumplings?
yelp.com - user review - 05/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Ben C.

5.0 of 5 stars. My favorite dim sum place in the city. Ton Kiang is always crowded during the day on the weekends, so I try to avoid going then. Since they serve dim sum all day, I prefer to go during "off-hours" -…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tony C.