Big Lantern
Big Lantern
Vegetable or pork.
With red chili oil. Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Egg roll, fried prawn, crab puff, and fried chicken wing.
for two pieces
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Three pieces each of shrimp dumpling, pork siu mai, and BBQ pork bun.
Three pieces each of vegetarian dumpling, meatless chicken siu mai, and meatless BBQ pork bun.
Your choice of vegetable, or shrimp
Made with pork and shrimp.
With shrimp.
With shrimp and crab
With shrimp.
contains shrimp and cilantro
Wheat.
2 pieces of each baked bbq pork bun, curry chicken puff, and egg custard
contains dried scallop, dried shrimp, pork, Chinese sausage, peanuts, greens peas and sticky rice.
Contains wild rice, brown rice, sticky rice, red rice, farro, peanuts, and green peas
vegetarian. contains pine nuts, pistachios, macadamia nuts, cashew nuts, apricot kernel nuts, walnuts, sesame seeds, and peanuts
2 Wu ren mooncake 2 Egg yolk mooncake
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. Contains peanuts
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
With chicken and prawns.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Mushroom and chicken.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
white meat
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. White meat.
Hot and spicy. White meat.
Hot and spicy. White meat.
Hot and spicy. White meat.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
White meat.
Hot and spicy. White meat.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
With peas, carrots and eggs.
Hot and spicy.
With chicken, BBQ pork, and prawns. Hot and spicy.
With minced pork and vegetable. Hot and spicy.
With chicken, BBQ pork, and prawns. Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Combination with chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp.Hot and spicy.
Combination with chicken, beef, pork, and shrimp.Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. Prawn, chicken beef and vegetable.
Hot and spicy. Prawn, scallop fish and calamari.
Hot and spicy.
half honey walnut sauce and half sweet & sour sauce
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy. Contains peanuts
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Meatless fish, and meat ball. Hot and spicy.
Vegetarian. Meatless chicken, tofu and vegetables. Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
With peas, carrots, and eggs.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
With chicken and prawn. Hot and spicy.
Chicken, beef, pork and prawn. Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
contains peas, carrots and eggs
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
Hot and spicy.
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER12 fl oz
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER12 fl oz
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER12 fl oz
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER 12 fl oz
MUST BE 21 AND OLDER Small 12 fl oz Large 20.3 fl oz
coconut, orange, apple, pineapple, cranberry
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Twice Cook Meatless Chicken
Crispy Garlic Chicken
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Mince Chicken Lettuce Cup
Mu Shu Chicken
Big Lantern Szechuan Chili Fish
Peking Mandarin Shredded Pork
Vegetable Fried Rice
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Jessi B.
Feb 19, 2025
Of all the Chinese spots I really pick this spot every time. The dim sum is delicious and affordable. The sesame beef is a must order. No matter what you order the portions are huge and delicious. It's never too crowded and it's has a vibe of a mom and pop restaurant. I want to gate keep Big Lantern but it is too good not to share!
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Andy N.
Jan 11, 2025
Big Lantern became the spot for a Thanksgiving lunch this year because of their plentiful veggie based dim sum options and Cantonese dishes.Nearly everything on the menu can be veganized especially with using their faux meat. There is already a lot of plant-based options available to choose from. We went with their Vegetarian Dim Sum ($13), Mock Chicken Congee ($10), Rice "Tamales" as they called them ($6 for two), and an order of their Kung Pao Faux Chicken.The congee, cha siu bao from the dim sum platter, and their 'tamales' were all fantastic. It reminded me of what I used to eat back in the day. Their kung pao could've been a bit spicier but I appreciated being able to enjoy it with their plant-based chicken, which seems to be made from seitan.Some of the vegan faux meat items though weren't as exciting. The Chicken Siu Mai was the biggest letdown and I wouldn't get that again, but everything else where they used the faux chicken was great.Aside from the food, service here was incredible. Everyone was super sweet and checked up on us often.Fun fact - they were once ranked the best restaurant in all of the U.S. by a publication and you can find their accolade proudly displayed inside.
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Gloria y.
Dec 2, 2024
Honestly, not sure why this place gets such low scores. Food is perfectly fine- it's not the best, it's not the most authentic, but it's decent and they're open late!I order here for their vegetarian dim sum options and their "meatless" dishes. their meatless dimsum:The pan fried turnip cake with meatless chicken is one of my favorites! "Bbq chicken" bun is good- not super amazing, but good enough to satisfy my bbq pork bun cravings!The bbq "chicken" puff is sooo good. It's usually made with bbq pork. This is a winner for me. I love taro puffs too, but this one is too greasy for my taste.The meatless Siu Mai is a pass. I always get the salt and pepper tofu. Tonight, it was ok. I don't remember if they always did this and I just don't remember, but there were lemon wedges with the tofu. It kind of ruined it for me. Even tho it was on the edge of the box, I feel like it made the crispy tofu soggy, and the flavor of lemon just didn't taste right with it. Note to self: remember to tell them NO lemons. I got the meatless sweet and sour chicken. Pro tip: anytime you order something deep-fried, and it comes with a sauce, ask them to package the sauce separately. This way your fried items aren't gross and soggy by the time you get it.And Yum yum eggplant was pretty good too! And it was packed to the brim!Hot and sour soup is how and sour soup. lol I think it could use a little more "hot and sour" though. But it's my personal taste. I just add more white pepper and a bit of vinegar at home. No big deal. I've never eaten in. Always delivery.
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Amelia D.
Sep 30, 2024
Classic American style Chinese food, with just the right amount of vegetables. Excellent lunch specials, I like the Szechuan fish, the mushroom medley, and the Chinese medley.The sesame beef is very crispy but good if you're into that. They make a vegetarian version of pretty much any dish.
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Solitaire M.
Feb 5, 2025
Great for some decent Chinese-American food takeout. Even dining in was a positive experience and enjoyed that drop egg soup. Service was friendly and attentive. I believe the owners used to own Jasmine Tea House on Mission St. before it went downhill. It's my go-to for Chinese delivery that doesn't break the bank.
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Steven S.
Dec 13, 2024
I just had the best Chinese food ever at this restaurant. The food tasted really good and the service was really amazing and the ambiance of this restaurant was great and was really decorative. I did not leave this place hungry. I highly recommend people try this place out if you are in town. I can definitely see myself coming back here
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Kevin J.
Nov 18, 2024
Old school Chinese takeout / Americanized Chinese style food. Big portions, low prices (in this economy!), fast but old school service. Old school furnished-in-the-90s style decor. This place is like a time capsule of late 90s, early 2000s Chinese hole in the walls, but not in a bad way. Could you find better food for maybe better prices elsewhere in SF, especially in Richmond or Sunset? Probably. In Mission? This is probably as good as it gets for this style of Chinese.
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Alice S.
May 31, 2024
It's hard finding a decent Chinese spot in the Mission, and sadly this was not it. I will not order from here again.I ordered takeout and got the baked dim sum combination, Shanghai baby bun (pork), string bean with beef, and chicken porridge.The baked dim sum combination was disappointing. I hate being wasteful, but the curry chicken puff tasted rancid and was so bad that we had to throw most of it in the trash. The BBQ pork bun was bland, and the egg custard was just okay.The Shanghai baby bun (pork) was really just 4 pieces of soup dumplings, or xiao long bao. The naming was super confusing. Unfortunately, there was barely any soup in these. The string beans with beef was so ridiculously salty that it was difficult to eat without downing multiple cups of water. The chicken porridge was actually decent (for the most part) but a bit too oily. Everything was pretty pricey here. For the high price point and low food quality, I don't recommend this place at all. For now, I'll still have to resort to places farther out in the Richmond and Sunset for decent Chinese food.
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Greg G.
Jan 30, 2025
First tried this place back in 2015. Glad to see it survived covid. I try coming back anytime I am back in the neighborhood. Broccoli beef lunch is the best and lady serving food is incredibly friendly.
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Severine S.
Feb 28, 2025
Delicious food with many vegetarian options. Authentic Asian food and yummy dishes. My father has diabetes and is limited in the options of sauces he can have such as some that have too much sugar are too sweet for his glucose levels. The restaurant was happy to substitute different sauces for us and remove certain items from the dishes. Overall a flexible restaurant. The service is kind, sweet and hasty with a clean and open ambiance. The prices are also quite reasonable for any San Francisco restaurant.
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