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JAMES BEARD AWARD 2009

Deemed "the Oscars of the food world," by Time magazine, The James Beard Foundation Awards are the country's most coveted honor for chefs; food and beverage prefessionals; broadcast media, journalists, and authors working on food; and restaurant architects and designers. "San Francisco's Yank Sing was one of five restaurants this year (2009) named an American classic."

ZAGAT SURVEY 2009

"Bring on the carts, baby! "sing veterans and "virgins" of this Chinese duo of lunch-only "white-tablecloth" Downtown and SoMa "dim sum meccas" "reminiscent of Hong Kong", where a "whirlwind" of smiling ladies" roll trolleys "laden with a dazzling variety of choices" including "amazing" "broth-filled dumplings"; "prices aren't Chinatown" and some "swear they must work on commission", but the place keeps packing in everyone from "expense-accounters" to "tourists."

Michelin Guide 2009

Dim sum at its finest - that's what you can expect at Yank Sing. Located in Rincon Center, this elegant restaurant explodes with patrons on weekends, changing the faces in the dining room from a weekday suite crowd to lively social set. If you come on a weekend, remember that the variety of dim sum offered is reduced by half in order to manage the crowds. No matter which day you eat here, the quality vies with the best dim sum halls in Hong Kong. Be sure to experience as wide a variety of items as your appetite can handle. And don't even think of passing up the terrific soup dumplings (called Shanghai pork dumplings here), or the perfectly pan-fried ground-pork potstickers - a far cry from the versions served elsewhere.

SF Chronicle 2009 "Top 100 Bay Area Restaurants"

For more than 50 years, and through three generations of the Chan family, Yank Sing continues to turn out the brightest, freshest dim sim in the Bay Area. Chef Helen Chan and her crew adeptly produce classic and innovative dishes. One any day, the carts are filled with 80 items that circulate through the handsome dining room. On weekends, the Rincon lobby is set with tables and the restaurant seats 500 - and there's often still a wait. Three's also a small location on Stevenson Street.