Craw Station, on 9th at Irving, is the place to go to for spicy food. While mild versions are available and just as tasty — when they say “DYNAMITE” — they aren’t kidding; they mean to explode your taste buds.
Open late, and always offering a good time, what Sudachi lacks in “extraordinarily good food”, they make up for with tasty rolls that satisfy and a menu that would make Gordon Ramsay balk. With great happy hour prices and economically priced entrees, Sudachi is the ideal location for large and rambunctious group gatherings.
There is never a night on which I will turn down a “Seven Courses of Beef” dinner at Anh Hong. It’s a healthy meal, fresh, and packed full of flavor and fun! If you like Vietnamese Spring Rolls – you will absolutely love Anh Hong!
Priced high, and fancier than most dim sum restaurants are (or perhaps, should be), Yank Sing offers consistently good to excellent dim sum fare. One thing that cannot be missed while here is the incredibly delicious Shanghai Dumplings; this is the reason I can’t stop going!
Another Korean restaurant that fits right into the “not so much” category of Korean restaurants in San Francisco. They attempt a unique Korean fusion spin to their menu, but sadly — the few things I’ve tried fall short of “good”.
Acquerello is perhaps San Francisco’s best restaurant for a private and intimate date. Offering astoundingly delicious food from Tuesday to Saturday, reservations are required. While Italian in name and wine list, the food delves into regions all over the world while maintaining an Italian flair, with only two pasta dishes on the menu at best. Do not miss out on ordering the “foie gras pasta”.
Emmy’s Spaghetti Shack is a small restaurant located in Bernal Heights. Chef Barry Moore cooks up a mean plate of spaghetti and meatballs, with the meatballs potentially being the best in San Francisco. Everything else I’ve tried there, though, has been subpar, at best.
Ohgane Korean BBQ Restaurant in Oakland (with a second location in Dublin) is the only good Korean restaurant that I know of in the SF “area” — short of driving to Santa Clara for really good food. From the BBQ meats to the banchan and service, Ohgane is truly representative of good Korean cooking.
Natto is a fermented soybean of Japanese origin that is wildly popular in Japan and even Hawaii. While most call it an acquired taste, this is one of my favorites, and perfect with a hot bowl of rice. But what was it like combined with pasta? I decided to find out and was truly surprised at how nicely pasta and natto combined together!
I’ve raved about Hukilau before in this review. Now, you can try the place for 50% off by buying a $20 certificate that is good for $40 worth of food. With Hukilau’s prices,… Read More
