Good Luck Dim Sum

         

       At the start of my fall semester last year, I kept hearing my dad talk about a really good, low-priced dim sum place in San Francisco. Good Luck Dim Sum is located on 736 Clement Street in the Inner Richmond Neighborhood.  It is open on Monday, and Wednesday to Sunday from 7 am to 630 pm. The place itself is located on a street where there a lot of different Asian food restaurants, stores groceries and other businesses.

       The first time my dad took me to the Good Luck Dim Sum, I was surprised. I had thought that it was like a restaurant where you sit down with carts full of different types of dim sum. In reality, Good Luck Dim Sum is actually one of those small take-out places on the side of the street. There are only a couple of tables in the back and all you can really do is order and take your food home or order and look for a seat in the back where you can eat. Good Luck Dim Sum is not really fancy or nicely decorated but just a simple take-out place with only the necessities to run the business. Throughout the restaurant, they have a couple of pictures on the walls and flowers.  By the entrance of the Good Luck Dim Sum, they have windows where the customers can look at the different types of dim sum they have available for the day. In the back wall, there is a menu that has the prices for each type of food you want to order written in Chinese and English. Other than the containers where they hold the food and the menu, the only thing they have behind the counter is a cash register. Since Good Luck Dim Sum is such a small place, they have only have about 8-10 tables in the back for customers to eat at. But even though the place itself isn’t as fancy looking as some other dim sum places, the main reason why I love this place is because of the food.

       Good Luck Dim Sum has a wide variety of dim sum you can choose from. When my dad brought me there for the first time we had ordered a number of things such as their dumplings, chicken and beef siu mai, and shrimp gow. All of the items were cooked fresh and tasted amazing. For at least a total of 20+ pieces the total amount we paid was somewhere around $15-$20.  Good Luck Dim Sum is the place to be if you only have cash on you but want a filling meal for cheap since most of their items are 3 for $1.60.

       To cut a long story short, Good Luck Dim Sum’s food is one of the best tasting dim sum I have ever had for cheap. The prices for their dim sum are perfect for those college students who are low on money or anyone else that is looking for a good inexpensive meal. Compared to Yelp’s rating of 4 out of 5 stars I would give 4.5 out of 5 stars. I feel as if this is a 4.5 out of 5 star restaurant because it has all the essentials that are needed to make a customer happy. Good Luck Dim Sum has efficient, quick service that serves freshly made dim sum at low prices. There’s nothing more one could ask for.