We’ll resist using the word “nondescript.” That’s a phrase with no imagination, and many keywords apply to the Shanghai Dumpling King space. The cash-only San Francisco restaurant in the Outer Richmond neighborhood has white walls, numbered tables and lazy Susans. This Shanghai-inspired spot has a sprawling menu with plenty of pork dishes and dumplings, many of them on the sweeter side. We ordered two steamers of Xiao Long Bao, potstickers, and oversized lion’s head meatball casserole, but enjoyed Spicy Wontons (10 for $5.25) more. The steamed pork dumplings sported thin skins and arrived in an orange chile oil bath that wasn’t especially spicy. However, it did work well with the thatch of tart minced turnip pickle, sesame seed sprinkling, and light peanut sauce.

Dose of Vitamin P spotlights my favorite pork dish from the previous week.