Yank Sing - Rincon Center, San Francisco, CA

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Yank Sing - Rincon Center

Name: Yank Sing - Rincon Center
Address: 101 Spear Street, San Francisco, CA, United States, 94105
Telephone: (415) 781-1111
Price range: $31 to $50
Rating: 4.3

4.3

2488 Reviews

$31 to $50

Dim Sum

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Yank Sing at Rincon Center is a casual Cantonese restaurant that serves a wide variety of authentic dim sums through its carts. The restaurant is also popular for its wide selection of vegetarian dishes. The ambiance at Yank Sing is simple and features classic Chinese decor elements throughout the dining room. Its atmosphere is relaxed and family friendly. The restaurant also offers a full-service bar with an extensive variety of drinks for guests to choose from. The dim sum menu at Yank Sing offers a range of varying flavors. Try the signature Shanghai Kurobuta pork dumpling, the spinach dumpling or pork siu mye with hand-chopped shrimp and pork filling. The restaurant also offers a variety of dishes, including Peking duck served with julienned scallions and tangy hoisin sauce and Szechuan chicken. End the meal with a sweet dessert like the house special mango pudding, egg custard tart or sesame ball.

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2 people

DateTime

May 25, 2022

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Dining style
Casual Dining
Cuisines
Dim Sum, Chinese, Asian
Hours of operation
Lunch Wed–Fri 11:00 am–3:00 pm Sat, Sun 10:00 am–3:00 pm
Phone number
(415) 781-1111
Website
http://www.yanksing.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Diners Club, Discover, JCB, MasterCard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Private party contact
Vera Chan-Waller: (415) 957-9990

Location
101 Spear Street San Francisco, CA 94105
Neighborhood
Financial District / Embarcadero
Cross street
Mission Street
Parking details
On weekdays validated parking is available for the first two hours at a cost of $4.00. On weekends and holidays validated parking is available for the first three hours and is complimentary.
Public transit
BART, MUNI and the Ferry Building are all a short walk.
Entertainment
Private party contact: events@yanksing.com
Additional
Banquet, Beer, BYO Wine, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Delivery, Full Bar, High Tea, Non-Smoking, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Patio/Outdoor Dining, Private Room, Takeout, Weekend Brunch, Wheelchair Access, Wine

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Popular dishes

Shanghai Dumpling
A Yank Sing signature dish of minced Kurobuta Pork, scallion and ginger wrapped and steamed in its own aromatic broth.
Snow Pea Shoot Dumplings (Dau Miu Gow)
Translucent bonnets stuffed with a filling of chopped snow pea tendrils, straw mushrooms and a hint of ginger, garlic and sesame oil.
Mandarin Dumplings w/Chives
A fresh herb filling of hand-chopped, chives, cilantro, and shrimp stuffed in translucent 'three-cornered-hat' dumplings.
Chicken Fun Gwor
Steamed translucent crescent dumplings filled with a tasty wok-cooked hand-chopped chicken, shiitake mushroom, winter bamboo shoots, and cilantro-flavored stuffing.
Stuffed Lotus Leaf
Steamed lotus leaf parcel filled with glutinous (sticky) rice, lumps of lop cheung (Chinese sausage ), shiitake mushrooms, chicken cubes, and sun-dried shrimp.
Savory Vegetable Dumpling
Frizzled-topped pouch stuffed with a savory mild-curried vegetarian filling of rare Sichuan bamboo mushroom, cabbage, bamboo shoots, carrots, sun-dried bean curd sticks and gingko nuts.
Shrimp Dumpling (Ha Gau)
Hand-chopped shrimp embedded with crunchy bits of sweet winter bamboo shoot tips and fashioned into a bonnet.
Pork Siu Mye
Hand-chopped shrimp with pork, shiitake mushrooms filling hand-wrapped in fresh pasta skin and hand-formed into a fluted 'basket.'
Goldfish Dumpling
Crunchy shrimp, winter bamboo shoot tips, and cilantro stuffed in a hand- wrapped translucent goldfish-shaped dumpling.
Spring Roll Crisp
Cantonese spring rolls filled with a wok-cooked mixture of hand-cut julienned chicken, minced black mushrooms, cabbage, winter bamboo shoot tips and scallions.
Phoenix Shrimp
classic whole plump shrimp, with a shrimp mousse croquette encasing, lightly battered and deep-fried until golden brown; served with a sweet and sour dipping sauce.
Scallion Prawn
a crispy plump prawn skewered on a scallion stalk with sweet potato and tied with a strip of lean bacon.
Peking Duck
A Yank Sing Signature dish, house-roasted Peking Duck served as a deem sum appetizer, Crispy paper thin honey-coated skin and tender slices of succulent meat stuffed in a steamed seashell bun, accompanied with finely slivered scallions and smears of tangy hoisin sauce.
Steamed Pork Buns
Warm fluffy bread buns stuffed with nuggets of honey-glazed BBQ pork.
Potsticker (Wor Tee)
Northern style dumplings filled with a succulent finely minced pork, cabbage, scallions, ginger, and toasted sesame oil stuffing, steamed in a wok, then shallow- pan-fried, and served with vinegar, soy sauce and Yank Sing Chili Pepper Sauce.
Stuffed Crab Claws
Light and fluffy crab and shrimp mousse croquette encasing a whole snow crab claw, deep-fried until golden brown.
Yank Sing Fried Won Ton
Yank Sing signature crispy won ton stuffed with a mild curry shrimp and cream cheese filling accompanied with sweet and tangy dipping sauce.
Egg Custard Tart
Warm oven-baked velvety smooth and sweet egg custard in flaky pastry tart shell.
Mango Pudding
Fragrant and light creamy gelatin of golden ripe mango, served chilled.
Sesame Ball
Light sticky rice-flour balls stuffed with sweet yellow bean puree, rolled in sesame seeds deep-fried until golden brown and crusty.

What 2,488 people are saying

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4.3

4.3 based on recent ratings

4.5Food
4.1Service
3.9Ambience
3.8Value

Noise • Moderate

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Great for Brunch
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
3 reviews
vip
3.0
3 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall3food4service2ambience3
Sadly understaffed. The food is still good, but there are long gaps between the carts coming around. Getting more water or drinks becomes an exercise, and tables are not cleared. I've been going here for more than 20 years and the pandemic was definitely the low point, but it hasn't bounced back, unfortunately.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
2 reviews
vip
2.0
2 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall2food3service1ambience1
Our overall experience was not great. The service was minimal. We had to ask several times just for water. We have been here many times but it has definitely gone down hill.
BL
BruceL
San Francisco
31 reviews
vip
3.0
31 reviews
Dined 2 days ago
overall3food4service2ambience4
For the most part good the food was excellent however, the service needs more attention.
k
karend
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall3food3service3ambience2
Food selection very limited. Popular items such as the red cabbage slaw with oranges and walnuts, was not offered. Took us 30 minutes to get beverage.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined 2 days ago
overall3food5service1ambience2
Food is always great and service is usually great as well but this past Sunday it was unfortunate. I have been here maybe about 10-12 times since 2010 and usually see about 4-5 carts going around table to table distributing food. This past Sunday I only saw one at all times and when we made special orders it was forgotten. We then ordered it multiple times and still never got it. The part that was frustrating was when we sat at 10:30am we had one cart that was limited on food come to us and gave us about 4 plates. We came hungry and we didn’t see another cart come until about 11:30am. We then continue to order more food but didn’t come until around 12:20pm. Don’t get me wrong the food was consistent and great each time it just seemed under staffed that day. We tried to be understanding but the entire place was packed, one cart going around, many customers seemed frustrated looking around for food, and we were all getting a bit inpatient when no one was coming to our table. I will give them another try because their food was great but the service that day was frustrating.
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TerryV
San Francisco
32 reviews
vip
5.0
32 reviews
Dined 4 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience4
Every time we go here we ask ourselves why it's been so long! I noted that they now do all the data collection electronically AND there is a card at each table with the list of all the items circulating and those which must be ordered. Great touch.
MM
MargaretM
San Francisco
63 reviews
vip
5.0
63 reviews
Dined 5 days ago
overall5food5service5ambience5
For well prepared, truly delicious Dim Sum, Yank Sing is the place to go!
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 6 days ago
overall5food5service4ambience4
The menu items are a lot less. Though whatever came, it was delicious.
SA
SAMBEE
San Francisco
8 reviews
5.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
The best dim sum in SF. Quality and service are excellent.
J
Josh
Los Angeles
19 reviews
vip
5.0
19 reviews
Dined on May 15, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
This is one of my favorite restaurants in the world. I try to visit every time I’m in San Francisco. Pretty much perfect dim sum.
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babs
San Francisco
47 reviews
vip
2.0
47 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall2food4service1ambience2
We have been coming here for years and this was by far the worst experience we have ever had. We waited over 49 minutes for a 1 pm reservation because they messed up TWICE placing us on a paper check in sheet. When we sat down we had to flag down (yes get up from our seat and request carts) 2 of the 3 carts that actually were circling the tables. We received water and no one came back to refill or even check in on us. We are trying to be patient with the new world of dinning since the pandemic but I hope they reduce the number of tables and take care of customers rather than stretch themselves thin and loose customers. So sad to see such a wonderful restaurant going down hill.
MM
MMSC
San Francisco
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall2food5service1ambience1
Yank Sing is one of our very favorite restaurants and we have eaten here dozens of times. This was the worst by far. We were seated 30 minutes AFTER our reservation. No carts came for another 10 minutes. Service was poor. Table was in full sun (skylight) and we were roasting. Room is barren and under construction.
JS
JSernat
New England
17 reviews
vip
4.0
17 reviews
Dined on May 14, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience4
Excellent dim sum, fun atmosphere. They’ve done a nice job accommodating the space for the pandemic. Open, airy. A fun and tasty meal with friends.
MD
MDforce
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall5food4service4ambience4
Good food. Enjoyed with family Will come again to visit
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seafoodlover
San Francisco
27 reviews
4.0
27 reviews
Dined on May 13, 2022
overall4food4service5ambience5
We have not been back to Yank Sing since the start of the pandemic so we were surprised by how empty was the Rincon Center. There is no waterfall in the atrium anymore. Most of the stores and restaurants are closed. Yang Sing used to overflow into the atrium. Now the restaurant was not full on a weekday. The items on the dim sum menu is about half of what were offered before. The price has gone up considerably. For 4 of us we pay about $40 per person. In Oakland Chinatown we can find better or comparable dim sum at 25% less cost.
CM
CharlesM
Washington DC
3 reviews
4.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 12, 2022
overall4food5service4ambience3
The food is to die for and the service (with all dishes being wheeled from table to table) is excellent BUT very fast. We sat at our table for all of 5 seconds and had no time to look the foods being offered before the first cart showed up. Too fast, too fast. Outside of the frantic pace, the experience is great. Huge selections but it might help to check out everything that's available by web before going. I should have done that. Silly me. STILL, the food is wonderful. Go, go and enjoy.
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OpenTable Diner
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall2food4service1ambience1
Very disappointed! Booked for Mother’s Day. Had a 2:15 reservation and wasn’t seated until 2:45. They close at 3:00 and barely brought around any carts of food. Practically no service. All tables were set up in the lobby of the business center so ambience was awful. Since they seated us so close to closing we barely got any dim sum. Had to go out for snacks after the meal.
PW
PapaWok
San Francisco
6 reviews
5.0
6 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Excellent as always! Food and service continues to be wonderful.
MC
MCM2
Washington DC
1 review
vip
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food4service3ambience3
My family and I dined at Yank Sing for Mother’s Day and we were disappointed. For 4 people we spent almost $200 (only 2 ppl had drinks). Many of our plates were lukewarm. We had to ask multiple times for the noodles we ordered and then noticed we were double charged, which took another 10 min to get it resolved. Yank Sing has expanded into the lobby of the Rincón Center and, in my opinion, the operation is too large now. It used to be a great restaurant but now feels more like a cafeteria than a high quality dim sim spot.
OT
OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food3service2ambience2
We had a reservation at 12pm and they were out of a lot of dimsum The online ordering system was confusing. And the carts were few and far between. The quality of food is always great but being sold out at noon on Mother’s Day is disappointing. Maybe have your host give a quick overview of the online process. And have all of the dimsum dishes online line, so that we can order more easily . I’m a yank sing fan, I may not go on a holiday, but take out is always good
SL
ShariL
Miami
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall1food2service1ambience1
I was a party of 4 adults in San Francisco for vacation. I heard about this as the best dim sum. Our reservation was for 12:00 on a Sunday. It also happened to be Mother’s Day. Rather then eat in a restaurant there were round tables set up in the atrium of the building. It could have been close to 100 tables. There were not enough people to bring out the dim sum carts. When a cart came by the food was cold. The only food that came by was the fried cart. We were told by a friend to order the duck. Turns out they ran out. It was 12:15! The food was very pricey. Was not a fan.
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Shinko
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall5food5service4ambience5
The overall experience was great! However I was expecting to eat inside the restaurant, so I was a little disappointed that we ate outside. Still the ambiance was lovely and very different for the children to experience.
SY
SusanY
San Francisco
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food3service3ambience4
I miss the old days of good service. I really hate ordering from a phone. It’s so impersonal
j
joyce
San Francisco
23 reviews
2.0
23 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall2food2service1ambience2
This was our Mother's Day tradition until this last visit. I know COVID changed things, but that is no excuse for the poor experience we had. Usually there is a huge menu to choose from and lots of carts going by constantly. We had to order drinks by the phone app, order food from the menu on the app, and was lucky if a cart came by us to snag a few dim sum while we could. Our orders came sporadically, and sometimes not at all. The setup was very confusing and we couldn't even tell if our order on the app went through or not. They should not have had such a large seating if they didn't have enough help to get the food out. I just hope they can get their act together again! It was so disappointing.
C
Choo
San Francisco
9 reviews
3.0
9 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall3food2service2ambience2
The quality of the the food has deteriorated and the selection of dim sum has dropped. The cost has risen making the overall value poor. Having had excellent experiences in the past, I think our visits to Yank Sing have come to an end.
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Ginger
San Francisco
2 reviews
vip
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on May 8, 2022
overall2food3service1ambience2
Chaos. We got our food before our drinks. Our table was a mess. Food was cold. Not much social distancing.
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OpenTable Diner
Dallas
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall3food5service2ambience4
Everything was nice, we got seated pretty quickly, the only issue I have is that it is very very expensive for dim sum. Something that is meant to be affordable was a good $200. Service was slow because you had to order on an app for certain drinks and items. Some carts barely made it too us. Just overall wouldn’t go back
MS
MrsSephora
San Francisco
1 review
vip
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 7, 2022
overall2food2service1ambience1
The food has lost its quality. With being outside and now servicing SO many people at once, by the time you get any dim sum carts to you the food is cold stuck to the paper. We also asked 3 different people for water, never got any, so we had to pay to get Evian waters for the table instead. They've realized they can have a higher throughput of people in the outside courtyard and not have to worry about the quality of food or service, and it's honestly a pretty disappointing experience. It used to be one of my favorite dim sum places, but now I would not recommend it to anyone.
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Dcfillmore
San Francisco
5 reviews
4.0
5 reviews
Dined on May 4, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Service was good except we had to call attention for change of plates There were not many choices since it was a weekday and we did not know. There was no Peking duck slices and many more. Prices were of course much more as this is Yank Sing.
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Anne
San Francisco
8 reviews
vip
2.0
8 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall2food3service1ambience2
Rediculously poor service
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Yuppgy
San Francisco
3 reviews
1.0
3 reviews
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall1food2service1ambience2
I wish I could give lessthan 1 star for Service. We were ignored throughout the entire dining.
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EEVEN
San Francisco
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on May 1, 2022
overall2food1service4ambience3
Food was cold, it seems like its been sitting in the food cart for hours.
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Dana
1 review
2.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall2food2service2ambience1
It is very mediocre
SG
StaceG
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall4food4service4ambience4
Great place. Really enjoyed the open concept dining area. Overall, food was delicious.
PZ
PaulZ
1 review
1.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall1food3service1ambience3
We have been going to Yank Sing for upwards 20 years, until we moved away from the Bay Area. We returned recently and were excited to re-experience what we thought was the best dim sum in the Bay Area. Unfortunately, we were severely disappointed. Food was mediocre, a significant decline. Most importantly, the service was atrocious. Yank Sing used to stand head and shoulders above other dim sum restaurants, but they are unresponsive, rude and basically don't really service anyone.
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ShayelN
1 review
4.0
1 review
Dined on April 30, 2022
overall4food5service5ambience3
Food was great and according to price. People where nice and very patience
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PSST
1 review
3.0
1 review
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall3food5service3ambience3
The food is great when you get it. We were off to the side and did not see many carts. If you knew what you wanted, you could ask the current server to send over a cart. We ordered some dishes from the menu. They ran out of one and did not inform us so we waited unnecessarily.
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ChristopherH
San Francisco
21 reviews
vip
5.0
21 reviews
Dined on April 24, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
We love the food here and always come when we are in the city. Very fresh and delicious! Staff is very friendly.
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VaniV
New York Area
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on April 22, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
Food is amazing. The savary veg dumpling, shump dumpling, spinach dumpling and the pork dumpling are to die for. The sesame balls are nice and the fried wontons are awesome too.
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AnaA
New York Area
20 reviews
vip
5.0
20 reviews
Dined on April 21, 2022
overall5food5service5ambience5
My daughter loves dumplings and after reading on Eater San Francisco that the soup dumplings here are “off the chain” I had to take her here. Well I must say this place did not disappoint. The soup dumplings are definitely “off the chain!” I love that the servers pass by with different options to choose from. Believe me, you will want to try everything. The salt and pepper pork is delicious, the variety of dumplings they offer are so good. We loved the pork and shrimp dumplings, the steamed bao buns and of course, those soup dumplings! GREAT service and all of the servers are very friendly. I highly recommend this restaurant if you are in the San Francisco area. We will absolutely be back next time we visit!

Safety precautions

Cleaning & sanitizing
- Digital, disposable or sanitized menu provided
- Contactless payment available

Protective equipment
- Waitstaff wear masks
Screening
- Staff is vaccinated

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You can order delivery directly from Yank Sing - Rincon Center using the Order Online button. Yank Sing - Rincon Center also offers delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Yank Sing - Rincon Center also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 781-1111.

Yank Sing - Rincon Center is rated 4.3 stars by 2488 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.