Forkelo ranking · Updated November 2026
8 siu mais across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
Good Luck Dim Sum · Inner Richmond
19 dish-specific mentions · 84% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
The pork siu mai is among the best they have eaten. The siu mai was hard inside and not warm.
Dim Sum King · Excelsior
8 dish-specific mentions · 75% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Pork siu mai is tender and savory without gristle. Siu mai rated 3 stars and was their least favorite dish.
Dim Sum Bistro · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Pork and shrimp siu mai is among their best; they would return just for it. The siu mai was dry and tasted as if left overnight.
Delicious Dim Sum · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Pork siu mai was delicious and generous. Siu mai was fatty and had cartilage.
Mongkok Dim Sum · Outer Sunset
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Shrimp siu mai was juicy, fresh and not mushy. Siu mai had an odd consistency and did not taste like pork.
Dumpling Time · Design District
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
The siu mai was juicy. Regular pork and shrimp siu mai was gristly and forgettable.
Good Mong Kok Bakery · Chinatown
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Siu mai was the winner and draws repeat visits. The huge siu mai was oddly dry.
Wing Lee Bakery · Inner Richmond
5 dish-specific mentions · 60% positive · 1 source type · menu verified November 2026
Siu mai was well made and delicious. Both pork siu mai pieces contained hard cartilage or bone.
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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