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Posted by bigperf on Sep-01-2009 02:54:

SFTA's:: where do you go for chinese food

My buddy wants to hit up some chinese next month during LE, Duck is what he's looking for, so figured I'd get some opinions.
Thanks!

Posted by henryv on Sep-01-2009 04:26:

I going to try to eat at house of napkins during love fest weekend.

Posted by ftse1000 on Sep-01-2009 04:44:

heard chow yuck is pretty good.

Posted by drEamer on Sep-01-2009 06:19:

clement street

Posted by R!CH on Sep-01-2009 06:32:

south bay

Posted by DaveT on Sep-01-2009 06:33:

yeah, clement street is where I'd say go to. It's in the inner richmond district. I used to live on 8th & California, a block from the main clement street stuff. So much great cheap chinese food (including duck) around there.

One thing I miss about SF. Chinese food is a lot cheaper. I am used to paying $6.50-$7.50 for Mongolian Beef. Here, under $10.95 is cheap for it.

If you like Mongolian Beef, Ho's Restaraunt & Bar on Van Ness has THE BEST Mongolian Beef ever. And I have convinced quite a few people of the same! And if you eat in, get the potstickers. They aer amazing when you eat them right after they are cooked.

Posted by R!CH on Sep-01-2009 06:57:

dave try mogo's mongolian in sherman oaks or little fat sheep in monterey park...booooomb. i believe mogo's lunch is around 6-7 and dinner is all you can eat meat, but i haven't been back in years. la's chinese food is widely regarded as slightly superior to sf's. much of it is centered in monterey park and alhambra though. ironically i never choose to eat chinese in sf cause it's so widely available here in the south bay, but there's this joint next door to this bomb pho spot in the sunset, called san tung, that always has a crowd out the door. i guess their specialty is dry fried chicken wings. i will check out ho's cause i love mongolian bbq myself. om nom nom... btw you should specify what kind of chinese food you're after (ie: mandarin/beijing, cantonese/dim sum, fuijan, hunan, szechwan, shanghai, taiwanese, etc) as there's a huge range of tastes and textures.

Posted by DaveT on Sep-01-2009 07:22:

Ho's is a Chinese place. I am talking about just Mongolian Beef, not Mongolian BBQ.

Chinese food is a bit diff down here, most def. I found a szechuan place that destroys any I found in SF. So damn good. For the traditional chinese food, I've actually been a little disappointed. Some place's Hot & Sour soup is completely diff down here. It's clear! And is more hot than anything. No real flavor. Other places have decent ones, but I can name like 5-10 places in SF that have better H&S soup than anything I've had hear. I've tried prob 20 different places so far. (I LOVE HOT & SOUR SOUP! - my favorite soup other than my dad's hawaiian chicken soup)

Posted by R!CH on Sep-01-2009 07:27:

lol whoops, i must be stone-aged... and now i'm craving mongolian bbq

dude there was this fucking amazing mongolian beef place in monterey park i went to years back, but i when i returned last year they'd changed owners and chefs and nothing was the same

Posted by drEamer on Sep-01-2009 07:54:

those places off ATlantic Blvd in LA, are pretty good...... in SF, i used to stay off 5th and Geary.....a block off clement.....so i would wake up basically every morning and go eat dimsum, and end the day with crab, theres this place right on the corner of 5th and clement...cant remember the name for the life of me tho.....good spot... its kinda like chinatown, without the tourists

Posted by KarenLuvs2Party on Sep-01-2009 15:56:

are you talking about generic stuff like Kung Pao Chicken stuff? or like chinese chinese food?

it's not really in SF persay..but I absolutely LOVE Koi Palace in Daly City... best food i ever had and their duck was amazing!!!

Posted by drEamer on Sep-01-2009 16:06:

quote:
Originally posted by KarenLuvs2Party
are you talking about generic stuff like Kung Pao Chicken stuff? or like chinese chinese food?

it's not really in SF persay..but I absolutely LOVE Koi Palace in Daly City... best food i ever had and their duck was amazing!!!
very good place as well....

Posted by bigperf on Sep-01-2009 16:54:

thanks everyone! clement street looks like the winner, give an opportunity to go show my pal the presidio area. flying up so will have to learn some of the bus routes

Posted by 3tlk on Sep-01-2009 17:17:

http://www.yelp.com/biz/san-tung-ch...t-san-francisco

shrimp and leek dumplings <-- specialty
dry dice chicken (dice or wing) <-- specialty

there is a reason why the wait is typically an hour...it is hyped up, but still doesn't disappoint. arrive b4 5:30 if you don't want to wait in line.

Posted by Koolaid74 on Sep-01-2009 17:53:

quote:
Originally posted by R!CH
there's this joint next door to this bomb pho spot in the sunset, called san tung, that always has a crowd out the door. i guess their specialty is dry fried chicken wings.

Everyone should go try this. San Tung's dried fried chicken is arguably the best wings you'll ever have. Rich, forget the mongo beef. You should try San Tung!

Posted by i got big pants on Sep-01-2009 18:25:

suprised nobody has said the obvious...

chinatown in sf...defo cheap and good eats just by walking around. i miss that part of sf

Posted by drEamer on Sep-01-2009 18:59:

quote:
Originally posted by i got big pants
suprised nobody has said the obvious...

chinatown in sf...defo cheap and good eats just by walking around. i miss that part of sf
clement street is basically that, without all the tourists!

Posted by bigperf on Sep-02-2009 01:53:

quote:
Originally posted by i got big pants
suprised nobody has said the obvious...

chinatown in sf...defo cheap and good eats just by walking around. i miss that part of sf

while the obvious, unless youve got some names of places for me, it doesnt really help

Posted by R!CH on Sep-10-2009 03:11:

quote:
Originally posted by R!CH
there's this joint next door to this bomb pho spot in the sunset, called san tung, that always has a crowd out the door. i guess their specialty is dry fried chicken wings.

so i went and tried this place out last night and the dry fried chicken was out of this world! i ordered the dry fried (diced) and this chick from the gym ordered the kung pao, but when the food came we both went to war with the dry fried plate and i had to finish off the kung pao. the kung pao was pretty weak, but we'd both go back in a heartbeat just for the dry fried chicken. sooooo FUCKING good!

Posted by DaveT on Sep-10-2009 03:18:

Wow, I used to live at 14th & Irving and NEVER went to this place because it was so full all the time.

There used to be a place called Beijing on Irving right across the street (it's some crap place now) that hard by unanimous decision by everyone who ever went there that i know to have the best general's chicken. Their szechuan beef was very different than any other place I ever had and it was bomb. Too bad the place was sold and the new owners changed it all up year back.

Posted by element-y on Sep-10-2009 04:32:

Not really SF and a little late - but Chef Chu's in Palo Alto is good. So is House of Chu - but they can be a huge hit or miss - located in San Jose

Posted by Koolaid74 on Sep-10-2009 23:26:

quote:
Originally posted by DaveT
Wow, I used to live at 14th & Irving and NEVER went to this place because it was so full all the time.

It's pretty ridiculous how crowded it gets there, even during off-hours. That's why whenever I'm in the area I often stop by San Tung for a to-go order of the dried chicken wings.

Posted by xCxStylex on Sep-11-2009 03:45:

If you want duck... buy a whole one from a butcher/restaurant in Chinatown. God those are sooo much better than the ones you buy at Ranch 99 in irvine :[

Posted by the_jerk on Sep-11-2009 14:02:

Yank Sing - best dim sum ever