Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
9 har gows across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Dim Sum Bistro · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them the best har gow in SF, with perfect dough. One critic found them decent but not standout.
House of Dim Sum · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 80% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them bomb, juicy and deep in flavor. One critic found the wrapper thicker than traditional.
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them a standout and plain good. Critics found small shrimp and filler, or worse than frozen.
Dim Sum King · Excelsior
4 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them a standout, with delicate translucent wrappers and big size. One critic found the skin very thick.
Delicious Dim Sum · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them solid and tasty, with proper folds. Critics found the skin thick and tough.
Osmanthus Dim Sum Lounge · North Beach
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them well seasoned and made with care. Critics found them extremely disappointing or bad.
Good Mong Kok Bakery · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 40% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them good to grab on a stroll. Critics found them just okay or fine, and oddly dry.
Good Luck Dim Sum · Inner Richmond
4 dish-specific mentions · 50% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans count them as a favorite. Critics found the wrappers thick and tough.
Mongkok Dim Sum · Outer Sunset
5 dish-specific mentions · 40% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Fans call them cheap, authentic and great. Critics found the dough thick and chewy, and one got chopped shrimp in a loose wrapper.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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