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Mama Ji's
Chinese restaurant · Eureka Valley ·
An Expert’s Favorite Sesame Balls at San Francisco Dim Sum Restaurants | Eater SF
"In the Castro at the tippity top of 18th Street, half a block from where it blurs into a staircase pouring onto Market Street, the restaurant’s sesame balls are not always necessarily on the menu, hand-pounded that day by the family operators. They’re the dark horse pick not just from neighborhood assignment, but by the presentation: arriving as a trio, the dish here feels a bit more formal. For $8.25, it’s well worth it — and the real deal-sealer is the restaurant’s chile paste, a sweet and spicy combination elevating the jian dui to outrageous heights for the daring." - Paolo Bicchieri
