Dumpling Time Design District

I really wanted to be impressed by the food but felt overwhelmingly meh about everything. We ordered a lot for two people!Things we ordered:Woodear mushroom and smashed cucumber these were really refreshing and helped balance the fattier things we ordered.Shrimp balls great flavor, generous size but it felt too big and cumbersome to eat. I was expecting something more delicate, bite sized with thinner crunchy bits.Lobster shiumai tasty but the truffle flavor was quite light. Wanted more oomph from this one.Beijing noodles they felt very dry to me.Seafood gyoza they were just ok.Tom yum XLB a bit doughy but unique and pleasant tom yum flavor.Lamb dumplings by far my favorite item that we ordered.Honestly, not usually this fussy about food but couldn’t help but feel underwhelmed.

When we arrived at the restaurant and had a reservation outside, we were surprised by an outdoor event at Thrive City that had VERY loud music so we couldn't have a conversation comfortably. The staff was extremely understanding and responsive, and called their other restaurant 5 minutes away to get us an outside table there immediately. Thank you for your help! The event was unexpected for the restaurant also, and they resolved our problem immediately. Thank you for your help!

Pleasant. Waiter very accommodating and helpful. Food good.

The food quality just keeps getting worse only the crispy tofu is worth getting now.For this price you can find better dumplings or just Chinese food in general anywhere else. Unless you rly want to pay for the presentation.The Beijing noodles were the worst noodles I’ve had bland as in no salt, oily, with a rancid oil taste. Barely edible.Chicken gyoza were dry, not juicy at all.Veggie dumplings were more juicy, but the raw toppings are just no.Jellyfish salad lacked freshness and vinegar but weren’t bad.Shumai and shrimp har gow are not BAD but don’t expect dimsum quality lolHonestly would not come if there was more Asian food options nearby

This is so worth a visit. We went twice during our brief visit to SFO. The dumplings are very tasty. We ordered the soup dumplings and spicy chicken dumplings. But the icing on the cake was the dessert menu. Totally unique and different Asian desserts. My whole family loved this place. Service was fast and excellent and the outdoor setting was perfect.