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Born in Bangkok, Reared in Rangoon and Suckled in Saigon
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1. Marnee Thai
I had been wanting to try Marnee Thai since, well, you guessed it... I saw all three guests on "Check, Please! Bay Area" rave about it while Leslie Sbrocco was having one too many glasses of her reserve chardonnay. Unanimous praise is not that…More »
2. Thai Idea Vegetarian
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 440-8344
Categories:
Vegan,
Thai,
Vegetarian
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Since Jamie W. and I embarked on a plant-based way of eating a couple of months ago, believe it or not, we've been trying out places around the city that we wouldn't have dared try before. Vegetarian fare was anathema to us when a slab of pork would…More »
3. 7 Mission Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 861-3298
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Chinese
Neighbourhood: SOMA
They keep the hot side hot and the cold side cold...though I am sadly not talking about the dearly departed McDLT from McDonald's. God, I miss that burger. No, I'm talking about how they pack up the pho (noodle soup) when you order it to go.
They have…More »
4. All Day Cafe
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 252-8883
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhoods: Civic Center/Tenderloin, SOMA
Popping out of the Civic Center BART/MUNI station on the 7th Street side can be quite a...err...ummm... a random surprise. There are a number of unofficial greeters hanging about in front of the check cashing store on the corner, and of course, the…More »
5. Americana Grill & Fountain
San Francisco, CA 94121
(415) 387-2893
Categories:
Vietnamese,
American (Traditional)
Neighbourhood: Outer Richmond
In its own greasy way, Americana is appropriately named since it reflects a melting pot of dishes that you would only find in this country. Actually only in this city probably. In fact, I think only a Bay Area local could appreciate a menu that…More »
6. Banana House
I believe this is the theme song of this hectic eatery on Kearny. Let me get my banjo... http://www.youtube.com...
"Yes! We have no bananas
We have no bananas today!
We have string beans and onions...
Cabbages and scallions
And all kinds of fruit and…More »
7. Bangkok Best
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 362-2216
Category:
Thai
Neighbourhood: Financial District
Doesn't Bangkok Best sound like a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie where he ends up in a death match with a muscular Asian guy who has a black belt in some martial art only known to some Himalayan country whose food still moves in their rice bowls? After…More »
8. Bangkok Express Thai Cuisine
I wish the business owners along Trinity Alley could take a cue from nearby Belden Place where the thoroughfare has become more of a dining destination. No such luck here as nothing but mediocre business lunch eateries - except an art poster store -…More »
9. Bangkok Noodles
Convenient mediocrity thy name is Union Square. Well, not Union Square per se, but the damn eateries up and down the Powell corridor between Market Street and Union Square where you are shoulder-to-shoulder with bulbous European tourists showing off…More »
10. Basil Canteen
I'm such a fan of its older sister operation a few blocks east on Folsom, Basil Thai (http://www.yelp.com/bi...), that I didn't make a point of coming here when the location changed its identity from the Public House, which I would describe as a…More »
11. Basil Thai Restaurant & Bar
Thai restaurants are getting to be as common as Starbucks in this town, and I am bewildered at how many variations of pad thai could possibly exist. But I do have to make exception for Basil, which always gives me a sense of calm with their coolish…More »
12. Bodega Bistro
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 921-1218
Categories:
Vietnamese,
French
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Did you know a 'bodega' refers to a brothel in Poland ...a convenience store in Manhattan ....a general store in Havana ...the clip on the top of a ballpoint pen cap ...the sleepy town where Suzanne Pleshette got her eyeballs pecked out in "The…More »
13. Borobudur Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 775-1512
Category:
Indonesian
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Man oh man... the last time I had Indonesian food was when I was with friends in Amsterdam a dozen years back. We were kinda st-t-t... well, not quite ourselves since we were enjoying some local... uhhh...libations... yeah, that's it, libations. I…More »
14. Bun Mee
San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 800-7696
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Sandwiches
Neighbourhoods: Lower Pac Heights, Pacific Heights
Bun Mee? BUN MEE?... BUN YOU!... and twice on Sundays!... Is anglicizing the term, banh mi, really necessary in a city as ethnically diverse as San Francisco? Oh yes, it is... especially in an upwardly mobile neighborhood like Pac Heights where the…More »
15. Burma SuperStar
San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 387-2147
Category:
Burmese
Neighbourhood: Inner Richmond
And how are things in Rangoon? Did you know author George Orwell was a British colonial officer who lived in Burma and was so inspired by the political persecution he saw there in the 1920's that he wrote "1984" based on his observations?
But you…More »
16. Burmese Kitchen
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 474-5569
Category:
Burmese
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Jamie W. and I came here on a whim as we were strolling toward Little Saigon for dinner. As the madcap gadabout that I am, I was thinking to myself that it might be interesting to try a little Rangoon rather than a little Saigon. But alas, we ended…More »
17. Cha-Am
Cha-Am. Ta-Asty. Che-Eap. So not Tre-Endy.
Cha-Am is like the old pair of Hush Puppies in the back of my closet. I know they're comfortable...I know I can slip into them and feel like I could walk around without getting a blister...but somehow, you…More »
18. Chai-Yo Sweets & Treats
This sweetery is like a Thai massage parlor...only without the massage. I guess that would make it a parlor with a happy ending. But that's not quite what I mean either. Maybe I should start over. It's a place to get your sweet tooth satisfied…More »
19. Coriander Gourmet Thai
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 538-0800
Category:
Thai
Neighbourhoods: Union Square, SOMA
I finally figured out the best time to have lunch in the food court (...or I guess I mean the "Restaurant Emporium") of the still spanking new Westfield Mall. It's...10:30AM. Yep, you heard me right. So I decided to overlook the cold impression I got…More »
20. Dupont Thai - CLOSED
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 981-8008
Category:
Thai
Neighbourhood: North Beach/Telegraph Hill
Gee, I thought Dupont was all about the miracles of science like Corian countertops and Teflon... how could we have ever lived without Teflon? Think of all the broken yolks that have been avoided in all those no-stick pans of sunnyside-up eggs thanks…More »
21. E & O Trading Company
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 693-0303
Category:
Asian Fusion
Neighbourhood: Union Square
This place makes me want to sing a sea chantey, me 'earties...
"We pillage, we plunder, we rifle and loot.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
We kidnap and ravage and don't give a hoot.
Drink up me 'earties, Yo Ho!
Yo Ho, Yo Ho! A pirate's life for me."
Yes,…More »
22. Golden Flower Vietnamese Restaurant
Everything is just Golden in the world of Vietnamese restaurants in San Francisco. Golden Star. Golden King. Golden Era. Golden Buddha. I'm just waiting for Golden Girls, and in would walk the Vietnamese version of Rose Nylund telling stories about…More »
23. Golden King Vietnamese Restaurant
It does seem a shame that Golden King is viewed as the ugly stepsister to Golden Star across the street. At least I assume they're joined at the hip since they share the same menu. But is this a case of Cinderella wearing dirty undies beneath her…More »
24. Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant
San Francisco, CA 94108
(415) 398-1215
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Chinatown
Now I know you remember the chocolate factory scene in "I Love Lucy" where Lucy and Ethel get jobs on the conveyor belt wrapping chocolates. Well, located smack dab at Portsmouth Square, Golden Star doesn't make me feel like Lucy or Ethel or the…More »
25. Grand Pu Bah Thai Restaurant
Yabba-Dabba-Do?
Gee, the only Grand Pu Bah I know is the short guy on "The Flintstones" with the big furry hat and the royal ribbon. He headed up the Loyal Order of Water Buffaloes of which Fred and Barney were devoted members much to the chagrin of…More »
26. Green Papaya
Are Green Papaya and Miss SaiGon (which is a block and a half away at Mission and the dreaded Sixth ...http://www.yelp.com/biz/mis s-saigon-san-francisco-2#hrid: JruY_HSOJPr6wBrmmT5FoA/src:sel f) identical restaurants? They look alike...they talk…More »
27. Ha Nam Ninh
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 346-3100
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Pho Tan Hoa has more walk-in traffic and an ebullient host to seat you and take your order. Just down Jones a bit is Ha Nam Ninh, the opposite in every way to Pho Tan Hoa except one thing...Ha Nam Ninh make a better bowl of pho. Yep, I said it. There…More »
28. Khan Toke Thai House
If you've ever had an unfulfilled fantasy to relive "The King and I", then you should probably visit Khan Toke on Geary. It's on the next block up from the famous dim sum eatery, Ton Kiang. I've heard about it for years from friends who raved about…More »
29. King of Thai Noodle Cafe
If his Highness, the King of Thai Noodles, has his Buckingham Palace residence on 5th Street in SOMA, I certainly would behead the realtor who sold him this location as his Balmoral Castle.
It's hard to believe this place is related to the…More »
30. Koh Samui & The Monkey
To help me with this review, I have asked Dieter, the anally erect host of Sprockets, to interject with anomalous comments that disturb him almost to the point of insanity ...There. He is insane now.
"Would you like to touch my monkey? Touch him!…More »
31. Lanna Thai Restaurant
Lanna is not a place I would have found on my own. San Francisco is not one city but a cluster of culinary micro-climates like the heavily Asian fog bank that makes up this stretch of Noriega in the Outer Sunset. My massage therapist (yes, I have…More »
32. Latte Express
San Francisco, CA 94103
(415) 284-7328
Categories:
Coffee & Tea,
Vietnamese,
Sandwiches,
Donuts
Neighbourhoods: Union Square, SOMA
Vietnamese sammies in a donut shop?
A name like Latte Express doesn't scream "Vietnamese sandwiches served here" to me, which is why I never bothered to go in until I read the Yelp reviews. But I ventured in there today and to my surprise, there is a…More »
33. Le Cheval
Le Cheval and I go way back...like back in the mid-80's when I used to wear my hair like the lead singer in the Human League. It took a great deal of Vidal Sassoon mousse, but it was worth it since I could go to a bar and say..."Don't you want me,…More »
34. Le Colonial
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 931-3600
Categories:
Vietnamese,
Dance Clubs
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
I feel like I should be wearing a white linen suit with a matching fedora hat and a rattan fan barking to the houseboy to fetch me a Singapore Sling and make sure not to be stingy on the gin. I would be plotting a military coup with the corrupt…More »
35. Lers Ros Thai
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 931-6917
Category:
Thai
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
First of all, it's a pleasure to go to any Thai restaurant that doesn't have the words "Osha" or "King" in it. The scene de cuisine has gotten so predictable on the Thai front that I find myself defaulting to Vietnamese a lot. Lucky for Lers Ros that…More »
36. Lers Ros Thai
What a smart move for Lers Ros Thai to open another outlet far enough away from the grittier confines of the Tenderloin to make the new one feel like a cosmopolitan reinvention of itself. It's right next to the Grove and across the street from the…More »
37. Little Saigon Deli
And now for a dramatic reading of Dr. Seuss's "Green Eggs and Ham", we have the erudite Ed U...
Sam!
If you will let me be,
I will try them.
You will see.
Say!
I like green eggs and ham!
I do!! I like them, Sam-I-am!
But I like the $2 Green Coconut Waffle…More »
38. Mangosteen
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 776-3999
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighbourhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin
Pagolac, Bodega & Mangosteen may sound like a high-end law firm in downtown Saigon, the kind that advertises on late-night TV and gives away a free three-speed blender with a first consultation. But they're actually the names of the three key…More »
39. Manora's Thai Cuisine
Oh yeah, I've been to Manora's. Why is it I forget it's here? I don't think I've been to Manora's since I've been Yelping, and that's a long time not to go to a neighborhood Thai place, don't you think? Nothing horrible happened to me. I honestly…More »
40. Million Thai Restaurant and Bar
OK, did they forget the "Dollar" in their name? 'Cause Million Thai doesn't make sense to me... now Million Dollar Thai would but only if the food had a major pow factor. This is honestly King of Thai Noodle redux, not a bad thing necessarily but…More »
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