Mama Ji's
Chinese restaurant · Eureka Valley
4416 18th St, San Francisco, CA 94114
Highlights
Everyday dim sum & spicy Sichuan fare with a few twists are served in a simple, cheerful setting.
Everyday dim sum & spicy Sichuan fare with a few twists are served in a simple, cheerful setting.
"This cozy spot in the Castro serves a full menu of home-style Sichuan dishes, which owner Lily Ji grew up eating in China, but the dim sum also draws a sizeable crowd. Choose from seafood, pork, or chicken shu mai or opt for the XLB, listed as Shanghai dumplings. There’s also the Mama Ji speciality: sweet rice with shrimp sausage and egg tucked into a packet of lotus leaves." - Dianne de Guzman, Lauren Saria, Luke Tsai
"This small family-run restaurant is a good resource if you don’t want to trek to the Richmond for dumplings. Sichuan native Lily Ji, aka Mama Ji, serves dim sum during the day and fires up the wok for dinner. The BBQ pork buns, pork shumai, har gow, and soup dumplings are all served with a hot chile paste that’s made in house." - Becky Duffett
"Mama Ji’s is a very solid option if you’re craving dumplings and are near the Castro. They make har gow, xiao long bao, pork and chive dumplings, and more. Whatever you get, make sure the pan-fried potstickers, with their crispy-chewy skins, are part of the order. Mama Ji’s has more dumpling options on the menu for lunch, but they’ve got pork and cabbage or chive and shrimp options for dinner." - lani conway, julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"Mama Ji’s is a very solid option if you’re craving dumplings and are near the Castro. They make har gow, xiao long bao, pork and chive dumplings, and more (make sure to check their separate dim sum menu). Whatever you get, make sure the pan-fried potstickers, with their crispy-chewy skin, is part of your order. Mama Ji’s has more dumpling options on the menu for lunch (only the chive and shrimp, and pork & cabbage dumplings are available for dinner)." - Julia Chen 1, Lani Conway
"Mama Ji’s is a very solid option if you’re craving dumplings and are near the Castro. They make har gow, xiao long bao, pork and chive dumplings, and more. Whatever you get, make sure the pan-fried potstickers, with their crispy-chewy skins, are part of the order. Mama Ji’s has more dumpling options on the menu for lunch, but both the Shanghai dumplings and potstickers are there for you for dinner." - Lani Conway
