Lai Hong Lounge

Name: Lai Hong Lounge
Address: 1416 Powell St, San Francisco, CA, 94133, US
Telephone: 415-397-2290
Price range: $$

Cantonese / Dim Sum$$

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Daily 10am-2:30pm & 5:30pm-8:30pm

1416 Powell St, San Francisco, CA 94133
415-397-2290
Last verified: September 2026
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Dim sum steamer and mapo tofu on a table at Lai Hong Lounge

Dim Sum — Dumplings & Buns

Shrimp Dumpling (Har Gow)
Classic steamed har gow with whole shrimp filling, delicate rice flour wrapper (4 pieces).
$7.80
Baked BBQ Pork Bun
Baked bun filled with sweet honey-glazed barbecued pork.
$6.95
Baked BBQ Pork Puff
Flaky puff pastry filled with sweet BBQ pork.
$6.25
Abalone Dumpling Soup
Must-try: soup dumpling featuring abalone.
Shanghai Soup Dumplings
Steamed soup dumplings (xiao long bao) filled with seasoned pork broth.
Seafood Dumplings
Steamed dumplings filled with a mixed seafood filling.
Crispy Pork Belly Buns
Steamed buns filled with crispy-skinned pork belly.
Honey Glazed BBQ Pork
Classic Cantonese char siu — honey-glazed barbecued pork, a house favorite.

Menu items and prices are approximate and may have changed — call the restaurant to confirm.

Dishes to know on this menu

Char siu: Cantonese barbecued pork: strips of shoulder or belly marinated in hoisin, honey, soy and five-spice, roasted until the edges char and lacquer red. Sliced over rice, folded into buns, or hung in the window with roast duck and soy chicken. On this menu as: Baked BBQ Pork Bun · Baked BBQ Pork Puff · Honey Glazed BBQ Pork.
Dim sum: The Cantonese tradition of small steamed, fried and baked plates (dumplings, buns, rice rolls, ribs) eaten with tea, usually from mid-morning to early afternoon. Dishes are priced by plate size (small, medium, large, special), so a table of four can try a dozen things for the cost of two entrées. On this menu as: Dim Sum — Dumplings & Buns.
Har gow: Steamed shrimp dumplings with a translucent, chewy wheat-starch skin pleated around whole or chopped shrimp. The classic test of a dim sum kitchen: the wrapper should be thin enough to see the pink through it but strong enough to lift with chopsticks without tearing. On this menu as: Shrimp Dumpling (Har Gow).
Xiao long bao: Shanghai-style "soup dumplings": a thin pleated wrapper around seasoned pork and a cube of gelatinized stock that melts into hot broth as it steams. Eat them from a spoon: bite a corner, sip the soup, then finish the dumpling with a little black vinegar and ginger. On this menu as: Shanghai Soup Dumplings.
Bao: Soft, slightly sweet steamed yeast buns. Filled versions (baozi) hold barbecued pork (char siu bao), vegetables, custard or red bean; baked char siu bao has a glossy golden crust instead. Unfilled folded buns (gua bao, "lotus leaf buns") come with braised pork belly or Peking duck to stuff at the table. On this menu as: Baked BBQ Pork Bun.
Peking duck: Beijing's showpiece: a whole duck air-dried and roasted until the skin is glass-crisp, carved at the table and wrapped in thin pancakes with scallion, cucumber and sweet bean sauce. Usually ordered ahead and priced whole or half. Cantonese roast duck is a different, marinated bird served chopped over rice. On this menu as: Peking Duck.

How these dishes compare

Baotypically $8.95 across 206 menus
Char siutypically $8.50 across 163 menus
Peking ducktypically $19.95 across 160 menus
Xiao long baotypically $11.48 across 127 menus
Har gowtypically $9 across 115 menus

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