SF people... best food?

[Zeze]

1. Best pho in SF?

2. Best dim sum in SF? (Sorry can't go outside of SF)

3. Best med-range 'fancy' restaurant?

 

[Kaieye]

1.Pho Tan Hoa on Jones st.
2. Yank Sing -expensive or New Asia gardens - inexpensive. I like no. 2 more
3. Too many to list...

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

1) Turtle Tower for Pho Ga. I really don't like SF Pho though simply because demographics tells me South SJ has the most Vietnamese, and the pho down there is 10x better.

2) Yank Sing or Ton Kiang. Yank Sing is about 5x the cost probably. But the best dim sum in the bay is Koi Palace in Daly City hands down.

3) lol yes... too many. NOPA, Fringale, Chapeau, Boulevard, RN74, Aziza, House of Prime Rib, Harris Steakhouse

http://www.7x7.com/eat-drink/big-eat-2012-list

Question for everyone else:

What's your favorite ice cream in the city? (lol@howsanfranciscansmakeicecreamthissuperelitething)

 

[Ken g6]

I can't recommend cannibalism in general. Not that I've ever tried it. :hmm:

 

[Ns1]

2) Yank Sing or Ton Kiang. Yank Sing is about 5x the cost probably. But the best dim sum in the bay is Koi Palace in Daly City hands down.

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[Suspicious-Teach8788]

I'm not Cantonese, but I had a discussion with Cantonese people about Vancouver and Hong Kong and both places put Bay Area dim sum to shame. They made it sound like the Koi Palace I ate was the equivalent of eating Panda Express and claiming I had good Chinese.

I guess this is the part I hate about being a foodie. You become a snob about everything, from something simple like ice cream and dim sum to things that deserve quality like steak and seafood.

 

[Ns1]

I'm not Cantonese, but I had a discussion with Cantonese people about Vancouver and Hong Kong and both places put Bay Area dim sum to shame. They made it sound like the Koi Palace I ate was the equivalent of eating Panda Express and claiming I had good Chinese.

I guess this is the part I hate about being a foodie. You become a snob about everything, from something simple like ice cream and dim sum to things that deserve quality like steak and seafood.

yup, consensus is all the elite chefs from HK went to CAN because immigration laws were way better (before HK went back to China), so Vancouver/Toronto Dim Sum > California dim sum by a mile due to better chefs.

 

[GoSharks]

I'm not Cantonese, but I had a discussion with Cantonese people about Vancouver and Hong Kong and both places put Bay Area dim sum to shame.

I'm of Cantonese descent and this is the general feeling in my family too, who has all been living in the SFBA for over 25 years. Not just dim sum either.

 

[sigmanova]

+1 vote for Yank Sing. very delicious but crazy expensive. for a group of 4 we easily went over $120 just for lunch.

I'd have to say Ike's Place has the most delicious sandwiches I've ever had. if you are hungry get the "Kryptonite" sandwich or the Menage E Tois. Sandwiches come with your choice of "Dirty" chips on the wall. Seating is very limited but they give you your sandwiches in a brown paper bag. they happily take credit cards.

 

[zinfamous]

All I ever hear is Koi Palace.

The one in Oakland is pretty damn good, too--and accessible via BART.

 

[LagunaX]

http://www.yelp.com/biz/thanh-long-san-francisco

Deep fried garlic butter dungeness crab...

 

[shopbruin]

Question for everyone else:

What's your favorite ice cream in the city? (lol@howsanfranciscansmakeicecreamthissuperelitething)

Mitchell's. Love old school classic ice cream. But I've seen the arguments for Humphry Slocombe or Bi-Rite.

 

[SSSnail]

Effin noobs. No, I'm not telling you where the best Dim Sum place is, because there's usually a line for it, and no place to sit.

Pho is meh, and mid range restaurants are meh. But for pho, you don't have to go all the way to SJ to get decent pho. And NO, I'm not telling you where either.

 

[blamb425]

I'm of Cantonese descent and this is the general feeling in my family too, who has all been living in the SFBA for over 25 years. Not just dim sum either.

Yeah, I'm of Vietnamese descent, and the same can be said for Viet cuisine. Being a resident of the Seattle area, I'm lucky to be near the border.

 

[Suspicious-Teach8788]

i'll add my list of cheap (mostly asian) food eats:

- San Tung Restaurant: Try the wings. Their dumplings are great too.
- Shanghai Dumpling King: great XLB... it's different from Din Tai Fung... maybe sweeter.
- Kingdom of Dumpling: Regular dumplings and noodles. Nom Nom.
- La Oaxaqueña: Great tacos and amazing hot chocolate.
- Ikes: As other people have said... amazing.
- My Tofu House: probably best tofu soup in the city but once again demographics show there's more Koreans in Oakland and Santa Clara. South Bay has the best tofu soup. LA wins hands down though.

Great Brunch Places:
- NOPA
- Serpentine
- Foreign Cinema
- Outerlands
- There's a 7x7 list of the top 10 brunch places I think too.

Ice cream favorites of mine:
- Bi-Rite: Two words. Salted Caramel. Their other flavors are awesome too
- Smitten: The LN2 process of making ice cream really makes their stuff creamy. Chocolate is bomb here.
- Three Twins: Awesome strawberry. Go to Green Chili Pies and get their milkshake thing where they blend a sweet pie with some three twins ice cream.
- I'm sure the others are awesome too. I liked Mitchell's too, but nothing really stood out for me there (I got the purple yam which is what they're known for)

 

[Craig234]

For ice cream, there's one best IMO, and that's gelato - preferably Gelato Classico but there are other good ones and some just ok.

 

[Ns1]

Yeah, I'm of Vietnamese descent, and the same can be said for Viet cuisine. Being a resident of the Seattle area, I'm lucky to be near the border.

I would love any argument against SoCal having the best Vietnamese cuisine outside of Vietnam.