Gourmet Carousel

Chinese restaurant · Cathedral Hill

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"After writing about the unexpected comeback of Gourmet Carousel — as well as the outstanding reviews the restaurant has received over the years — I was excited to settle in for lunch at the Lower Pac Heights restaurant this week to try a number of the classic dishes. The heavily recommended pot stickers were excellent, with crisp bottoms and excellent filling, but what really captured my attention was the hung tao yee foo wonton soup. The owners recommended I try it, and it was just such a lovely, comforting, and rich soup made with egg whites, peas, and bits of imitation crab meat offset against beautifully fried and stuffed wontons. It’s best to have the soup as soon as possible, to retain that golden-fried crispness of the wontons, but to be quite honest, it remained delicious a day later after being reheated. Despite the wontons having gone soft in their soup bath, the stuffing remained a delight and made me thankful I took the excess home with me after lunch. I regret to say this is my first time trying this soup, but I know I’ll be seeking it out in the future. Gourmet Carousel, 1559 Franklin Street, San Francisco" - Lauren Saria

The Best Dishes Eater SF Editors Ate This Week: Spring 2023 - Eater SF

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