Lai Hong Lounge Menu – San Francisco, CA

Type : Dim sum restaurant

Location : San Francisco, CA

Large plates of Chinese fare & dim sum are offered at this quaint eatery with a family-style option. Based on 636 reviews, the restaurant has received a rating of 4.2 stars. Price $$

✔️ Dine-in ✔️ Takeout ✔️ Delivery

Lai Hong Lounge 94133

Address:
1416 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94133

Phone: (415) 397-2290

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Hours

Friday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Saturday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Sunday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Monday

(Labor Day)
 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM

Hours might differ
Tuesday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Wednesday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM
Thursday 10 AM–2:30 PM, 5:30–8:30 PM

Menu

Dim Sum Specialty
Shrimp Dumpling
AKA (ha gao) Filled with jumbo shrimp, bamboo shoots. 4 per order.		 $11.00
Shanghai Pork Soup Dumpling
Also known as Shanghai soup dumplings and or Xiao long bao. 4 per order.		 $10.00
Pea Sprouts Dumpling
Vegetarian. Filled with pea sprouts and mushroom. 3 per order.		 $10.00
Wood Ear Dumpling
Wood Ear, a type of mushroom, pork , cilantro, carrot, water chestnut, sesame oil. A staff favorite. 4 per order.		 $10.00
Pork And Shrimp Siu Mai
Filled with pork, shrimp, shiitake mushroom, tobiko. 4 per order.		 $10.00
Chiu Zhou Dumpling
Made with tapioca flour. A thicker skin filled with chives, peanuts, ground pork, chili flakes. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Beef Meatballs
Beef meatballs with some chives, and water chestnut pieces, 3 per order.		 $10.00
Sticky Rice In Lotus Leaf
Sticky rice filled with pork and shrimp steamed in Lotus leaf for that tea like flavor. 2 per order.		 $10.00
Vegetarian Dumpling
Vegetarian. Filled with mixed mushrooms. 4 per order.		 $10.00
Steamed Pork Buns
Filled with house baked BBQ pork. 3 per order.		 $10.00
Deep Fried Shrimp Dumpling
Jumbo shrimp wrapped in a wonton wrapper, deep fried. 4 per order.		 $11.00
Pan Fried Chives Dumpling
Skin made with tapioca flour. Thicker skin, pan fried, filled with chives, and shrimp. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Tofu Skin Roll With Shrimp
Jumbo shrimp wrapped with tofu skin then pan fried. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Mixed Mushroom Buns
Vegetarian. Filled with mixed mushroom, pan fried on top of sesame seeds. 3 buns.		 $10.00
Fried Pork Puff
Deep fried mochi like dough filled with ground pork. 3 per order.		 $10.00
XO Sauce Stuffed Eggplant With Pork And Shrimp
Eggplant stuffed with pork and shrimp, covered with a black bean sauce. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Turnip Cake With XO Sauce
Our turnip cake (turnip/radish, Chinese bacon bits, dried shrimp, flour) sautéed in XO sauce (a delicious secret seafood and slightly spicy sauce).		 $12.00
Sautéed Taro Root Cake
Our taro cake (taro, Chinese bacon bits, dried shrimp, flour) sautéed with fried garlic, green onion.		 $12.00
Steamed Pork Ribs
Pork rib pieces steamed with a little bit of jalapeño. Not spicy unless you eat the jalapeño.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Taro Cake
Our taro cake is made with bits of dried shrimp, Chinese bacon, and flour. 3 slices.		 $10.00
Tofu Skin Roll With Pork And Shrimp
Pork and Shrimp paste wrapped with tofu skin and steamed. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Pork And Vegetable Buns
Buns filled with pork and cabbage. Pan fried. 4 buns.		 $10.00
Cilantro Noodle Roll
Vegetarian. Fresh, hand rolled noodle roll (cheung fun) or crepes filled with cilantro and green onion. Comes with a side of homemade sweet soy sauce.		 $10.00
Pan Fried Noodle Roll In XO Sauce
Noodle crepes are freshly made and hand rolled into noodle, then pan fried with XO sauce. XO sauce is a homemade secret spicy sauce containing dried seafood and chinese bacon bits. Every chinese restaurant has their own version. Ours is one of the best out there!.		 $12.00
Deep Fried Shrimp Balls
A ball of shrimp and pork wrapped with strips of egg roll skin then deep fried. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Steamed Chicken Feet
Marinated “red/brown” chicken feet steamed with jalapeño.		 $10.00
Steamed Pork And Chives Dumpling
Pork and chives dumplings steamed. 5 pieces.		 $10.00
Steamed Fish Balls
Made of fish, shrimp, and some Chinese bacon bits. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Deep Fried Shrimp Egg Roll
Filled with shrimp and chives. 3 rolls.		 $10.00
Beef Short Rib
Steamed black pepper marinated beef short ribs on a bed of kabocha squash (Japanese pumpkin).		 $10.00
Pan Fried Turnip Cake
3 pieces of our turnip cake (made with turnip/radish, dried shrimp, bacon bits, and flour). Pan fried.		 $10.00
Baked BBQ Pork Buns
Our most popular pork buns. Buns baked to perfection filled with homemade BBQ pork and topped with a pineapple bun like crust. 3 per order.		 $10.00
Beef Stew Noodle Clay Pot
Noodle crepes are freshly made and hand rolled into noodle then cooked with beef stew.		 $16.00
Sliced Fish Porridge
Porridge AKA congee, jook -made of rice and water, slices of fish and thin shreds of ginger.		 $12.00
Century Egg And Pork Porridge
Rice porridge/congee/jook- made with rice, water. Century egg and thinly sliced pork is added.		 $12.00
Deep Fried Pork And Taro Dumpling
Football shaped, this taro dumpling contains a pork filling, when deep fried has delicate nest like outer shell.		 $10.00
Noodle Rolls / Crepe
Shrimp Noodle Roll ONLY FOR LUNCH
Fresh, hand rolled noodle roll (cheung fun) or crepes filled with prawns. Comes with a side of homemade sweet soy sauce.

Please DO NOT ORDER after 2:30PM everyday, as the cheung fun lady goes home

 $12.00
Beef Noodle Roll ONLY FOR LUNCH
Fresh, hand rolled noodle roll (cheung fun) or crepes filled with beef and cilantro. Comes with a side of homemade sweet soy sauce.

Please DO NOT ORDER after 2:30PM everyday, as the cheung fun lady goes home

 $10.00
BBQ Pork Noodle Roll ONLY FOR LUNCH
Fresh, hand rolled noodle roll (cheung fun) or crepes filled with house BBQ pork. Comes with a side of homemade sweet soy sauce.

Please DO NOT ORDER after 2:30PM everyday, as the cheung fun lady goes home

 $10.00
Cilantro Noodle Roll ONLY FOR LUNCH
Vegetarian. Fresh, hand rolled noodle roll (cheung fun) or crepes filled with cilantro and green onion. Comes with a side of homemade sweet soy sauce.

Please DO NOT ORDER after 2:30PM everyday, as the cheung fun lady goes home

 $10.00
Desserts
Durian Pastry
Vegetarian. Puff pastry filled with durian. 3 pieces. Durian is called the king of fruits. A delicacy, it’s the world’s smelliest fruit. Best way to try durian if you’ve never tried it before.		 $12.00
Steamed Egg Yolk Buns
Steamed buns with salted egg yolk filling. 3 per order.		 $10.00
Fried Sesame Balls
Vegetarian. Sesame covered mochi like dough, filled with red bean, deep fried. 3 balls.		 $10.00
Black Sesame Roll
Vegetarian. Lightly sweetened mochi like steamed rolled. 5 pieces. Cold.		 $10.00
Egg Yolk Almond Balls
A mochi like dough is filled salted egg yolk and sugar. Covered in almond slices and deep fried. 3 pieces.		 $10.00
Custard Piglet Buns
Egg based custard that is more dense but less sweet than American/French custard. 3 per order.		 $10.00
Sponge Cake
Vegetarian. This chinese sponge cake is made with brown sugar for that molasses like dark smoky like taste. Its eaten warm. Perfect for those who do not like overly sweet desserts.		 $10.00
Appetizers
Salt & Pepper Calamari
Fried calamari, tossed in salt, pepper, and garlic.		 $22.00
Salt & Pepper Tofu
Vegetarian.		 $10.00
D/F Golden Egg Yolk Pumpkin
Deep fried kabocha pumpkin slices coated in butter salted egg yolk sauce.		 $20.00
Salt & Pepper Chicken Wings
Deep fried chicken wings tossed in salt pepper garlic.		 $14.00
P/F Pork Potsticker
Pan fried pork and vegetable potstickers. 5 pieces.		 $12.00
Soup
Hot & Sour Soup
Vegetarian.		 $18.00
Minced Beef Cilantro Soup $18.00
Wor Wonton Soup $22.00
Shrimp Wonton Soup $18.00
Wonton Noodle Soup $18.00
Soup Of The Day
Changes daily, about 4 servings of soup. Typically have a pork bone broth base.		 $20.00
Chef’s Choice
Honey Walnut Prawns
homemade honey glazed walnuts with deep fried shrimp covered in homemade sweet mayo sauce.
*picture does not reflect the amount of prawns, this is only for reference		 $24.00
Salt & Pepper Filet Of Rex Sole
picture does not reflect the amount of fish, this is only for reference		 $22.00
Scallop With Prawns & Sweet Peas $26.00
Sautéed Rex Sole Fish With Greens $22.00
Fook Kin Style Steamed Tofu $24.00
Scallops & Beef With Peppers $26.00
Kung Pao Prawns $24.00
Clay Pot
Dai Chin Seafood Clay Pot $24.00
Braised Beef Stew Clay Pot $22.00
Assorted Meat & Tofu Clay Pot $24.00
Beef Short Rib With Pumpkin Clay Pot $24.00
Mapo Tofu With Seafood $22.00
Braised Oxtail In Red Wine Sauce Clay Pot $24.00
Salty Fish Chicken Eggplant Clay Pot $20.00
Salty Fish Chicken & Tofu Clay Pot $20.00
Braised Lamb Stew Clay Pot $24.00
Vegetables
Sautéed Garlic Pea Shoots
*picture does not reflect the amount , this is only for references		 $22.00
Chinese Cabbage Core In Broth
Garlic, Chinese cabbage core in homemade broth.
*picture does not reflect the amount, this is only for reference		 $20.00
Chinese Broccoli In Oyster Sauce
Vegetarian. Oyster sauce comes on the side. Chinese broccoli / broccoli rabe.
*picture does not reflect the amount, this is only for reference		 $20.00
Pea Sprout With Tofu Skin
Tofu skin with ginkgo berries and pea sprouts in broth.		 $22.00
Tamago Tofu With Mixed Mushroom $22.00
Braised Tofu With Mushroom $22.00
Garlic Chinese Broccoli $20.00
Dry Fried String Beans $20.00
Braised Eggplant $20.00
String Bean With Minced Pork $20.00
Stuffed Trio Veggie With Black Bean Sauce $22.00
BBQ Specialties
Crispy Pork Belly $18.00
Honey Glazed BBQ Pork $16.00
Seaweed And Jellyfish $16.00
Peking Duck – Half
Peking duck with buns comes with hoisin sauce and green onion.		 $30.00
Soy Sauce Tofu $12.00
Beef Shank Jellyfish
Contains sesame oil and sesame seeds. Beef shank and marinated jellyfish. cold and a little bit spicy.		 $16.00
Peking Duck – Whole $52.00
Soya Sauce Chicken – Half $20.00
Soya Sauce Chicken – Whole $36.00
BBQ Platter $24.00
Soy Sauce Duck Tongue $18.00
Steamed Chicken – Half $20.00
Steamed Chicken – Whole $36.00
Meat Selection
Coffee Pork Ribs
Pork ribs tossed in homemade coffee sauce.
*picture does not reflect the amount, this is only for reference		 $24.00
Kung Pao Chicken $22.00
Sweet & Sour Chicken $22.00
Mongolian Chicken $22.00
Mongolian Beef $24.00
Broccoli Beef $24.00
Diced Beef With Mixed Mushroom $25.00
Beef Short Rib With Pepper Sauce $24.00
Peking Sweet & Sour Spare Rib $24.00
Sweet & Sour Pork Ribs $22.00
Diced Beef In Maggi Sauce $24.00
Braised Pork Belly $24.00
Crispy Lemon Chicken $22.00
Salt & Pepper Garlic Pork Ribs $22.00
Fried Rice Chow Mein
House Pan Fried Noodle
Assortment of seafood, pork, assortment on vegetables in a gravy over pan fried egg noodles.		 $22.00
Soy Sauce Chicken Chow Mein $20.00
Pickled Veggie & Beef Fried Rice Noodle
Pickled vegetables, beef , onion, bell peppers, stuffed inside pan fried rice noodles.		 $24.00
Singapore Style Fried Noodle
Rice noodle with BBQ pork and shrimp, bell pepper, curry powder, onion.		 $22.00
Mixed Grains Fried Rice
A combination of red, purple, plain sticky rice, with egg and broccoli rabe stems. Vegetarian 		$20.00
Beef Chow Fun
Beef with green onion, bean sprouts, yellow chives, flat rice noodle.		 $20.00
Minced Garlic Shrimp With Egg Noodle $24.00
Home Style Fried Rice Noodle $22.00
Fook Kin Style Fried Rice $22.00
Ying Yang Fried Rice $22.00
Dried Scallop With Egg White Fried Rice
Our most popular fried rice. Dried scallop, eggwhite, broccoli rabe stems, perfectly balancing the umami from the dried scallop, with the crunchiness of the broccoli rabe stems, and the fragrance of egg. Topped with fried dried scallop.		 $22.00
Others and Extras
White Rice
1 bowl.		 $3.00
Utensils
Please place the amount of utensils you would like.		 $0.00
Can Soda
Can of Coke, Diet Coke , or Sprite		 $3.50

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Reviews

Shanelle S
Michelin dim sum spot in Chinatown. Came here for dim sum with a couple of other friends. They give you a ticket and will call your number once your table is ready. It took approximately 20 minutes for us to get a spot on a Sunday morning around 11:30am. Indoor dining only. You order through a paper menu. There is tea service. Credit cards accepted. It is good for big groups but the space is cramped.

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Will S
First time here even though I was born and raised in the city. There are just so many places to eat, you have to force yourself to go somewhere you’ve never been.

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Kristina Bolt
I honestly don’t know why this place has such low stars. People who don’t know if you go to a dim sum place and the service isn’t that great and they’re kind of rude to you. Those are the best places with the good food. But some people want it all I guess.

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Mike Rudolph
This is the best dim sum I’ve ever had. I’ve been to the most expensive dim sum in San Francisco and there’s no comparison. This is where the locals eat. If you ask somebody there is always a line out the door, so be prepared but it is definitely worth the wait.

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Aurelia
Authentic Hong Kong Dim Sum restaurant experience in San Fran! Love most of the dimsum. The prawns are deliciously crunchy and fresh! Carrot cake and salted egg bun is hmm average.. but prawns chee cheong fan, crusted char siew bun, chicken feet, vegetables, congee, etc are super delicious.

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Jennifer Gee
The dim sum was average. The fried taro puff was different from the picture in the menu and was a little bland. The stuffed mushrooms were good. The shrimp dumpling and siu mai were average. The baked bbq pork buns looked great but unfortunately we didn’t order it.

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Ballerina
Very good dim sum!!

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Krajicek
Restaurant reopened after renovation. It is brighter and cleaner. It opens at 10 AM. By 11:30 AM, the tables are usually filled up even on a weekday.

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Glen Yeh
Lai Hong was previously one of the best dim sum restaurants in the city and provided good quality foods with reasonable prices. However, the quality of foods has declined significantly along with the poor service. The dim sum were way over cooked, seasoning was not right, and the order was wrong with inattentive services. Not sure what’s happening with the kitchen and operation, but the recently experience was pretty disappointing and would probably never come back.

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Liliane Howland
Very busy Sunday morning crowd but only waited about 10 minutes. Cute and tasty food.

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