"Dumpling House in the Castro serves dumplings, buns, turnip cakes, potstickers, wontons, and Hong Kong-style wonton soup. I tend to want to order everything when my dinner brain calls out for dumplings, so I welcomed their shorter menu on my first visit and ended up ordering a bit of everything—and you should, too. The xiao long bao are extra soupy. The fresh shrimp and pork dumplings are flavorful and meaty. And the pan-fried veggie and meat buns still held up even after I drove them home. One thing to note is that the portions at Dumpling House are smaller than other dumpling spots around the city—for example, the pan-fried dumplings were three pieces for $6.95. - LC" - Julia Chen 1, Lani Conway