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August 25, 2010
Saiwaii, Newest Arrival in S.F.'s Year of Ramen
Luis ChongSaiwaii's tonkotsu ramen with chasu and kakuni, braised pork belly.South Bay restaurants have dominated the trend, but 2010 appears to be the year of ramen for San Francisco, as new shops continue to pop up around the city. SFoodie was among the first to spot Saiwaii, a new ramen co ... More >>
Blogs
August 24, 2010
Zaab Northeastern Thai Brings 'Tasty' to Clement
Luis ChongThere's a new Thai place on Clement Street. Two-week-old Zaab replaced the Golden Deer, a Vietnamese restaurant that was often empty, and whose only virtue seemed to be that it stayed open until 2 a.m. on weekends. Zaab means "tasty" in the northeastern Thai dialect (it's unrela ... More >>
Blogs
August 19, 2010
Ajisen's Kumamoto-Style Ramen Is Really Good
Luis ChongAjisen's premium pork ramen.We ventured into the just-opened Westfield San Francisco Centre branch of Japanese fast-food chain Ajisen Ramen yesterday. It's been more than a decade since a branch of Japan's Yoshinoya came to the city and failed, so we were curious about San Francisco ... More >>
Blogs
August 4, 2010
Whole Foods Unveils S.F. Street-Food Line: Sauces from Magic Curry Kart
Tamara PalmerJars of red Magic Curry Paste on Whole Foods' shelves.Fifteen months after mobile vendor Magic Curry Kart took to the streets, proprietor Brian Kimball has landed Magic Curry branded products in all four San Francisco Whole Foods locations. In June, Whole Foods' Northern Califo ... More >>
Blogs
August 2, 2010
TaKorea: Late-Night Korean Tacos in SOMA
TaKoreaThe Korean-fusion truck serves three kinds of tacos; recipes for marinades and kimchi come from the 28-year-old owner's family.It wasn't dreams of riches or an urge for culinary self-expression that nudged Mr. Cho to launch the food truck he calls TaKorea. It was how shitty he felt aft ... More >>
Blogs
July 26, 2010
Ginji Izakaya Coming to San Mateo's J-Food Zone
Luis ChongThe site's a former flooring store in the heart of the Peninsula's Japanese-cuisine ghetto.There's no end in sight for San Mateo's glut of J-food ― not that we're complaining. The Peninsula city is about to get yet another izakaya restaurant, this one named Ginji, presumably after ... More >>
Dining
July 21, 2010
We translate Chabaa Thai's ethnic Isaan food
Luis ChongThe site's a former flooring store in the heart of the Peninsula's Japanese-cuisine ghetto.There's no end in sight for San Mateo's glut of J-food ― not that we're complaining. The Peninsula city is about to get yet another izakaya restaurant, this one named Ginji, presumably after ... More >>
Blogs
July 19, 2010
Kalguksu at Muguboka
Jonathan KauffmanKalguksu (plus one million side dishes, $9.95). Monday, July 19, 2010Muguboka, which the Weekly reviewed last fall, is yet another of that class of Korean restaurants in America that advertises its barbecue but specializes in everything else: black-goat stew bubbling in a wok big ... More >>
Blogs
June 25, 2010
Learning Indian with Soul Cocina's Roger Feely
Jun BelenRoger Feely.What's the coolest way in the city to learn how to make saag paneer? Through Soul Cocina's Roger Feely cooking classes at Jharna's Kitchen, without a doubt. Jun BelenLast weekend we donned our aprons, rolled up our sleeves, and, for $50, joined an intimate clas ... More >>
Blogs
June 18, 2010
Naked Fish: Bargain Sushi, Cheap Beer in the Marina
jen d./YelpMan does not happy hour by $3 beers alone.The place: Naked Fish, 2084 Chestnut (at Steiner), 771-1168 The hours: Mon.-Thurs., 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 4:30-6 p.m. The deals: $1.50 nigiri sushi, $2 hand rolls, $3 maki rolls, $5 sashimi/gyoza/oysters/yakitori/tempura/soft-shell ... More >>
Dining
May 26, 2010
To Hyang: With traditional Korean, it's all about the sauce
jen d./YelpMan does not happy hour by $3 beers alone.The place: Naked Fish, 2084 Chestnut (at Steiner), 771-1168 The hours: Mon.-Thurs., 4:30-6:30 p.m.; Fri.-Sat., 4:30-6 p.m. The deals: $1.50 nigiri sushi, $2 hand rolls, $3 maki rolls, $5 sashimi/gyoza/oysters/yakitori/tempura/soft-shell ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2010
Forget the Bistro. The Most Personal Cooking in Town is at To Hyang
A W./YelpEven the panchan sparkle.Quick: Name the most deeply felt, auteur-driven, DIY-committed restaurant you can think of. Canteen? Nope. Commis? #fail. French Laundry? Please. Try a 30-seat Korean place in the Inner Richmond called To Hyang. In today's "Eat" column, SF Weekly food criti ... More >>
Blogs
May 26, 2010
Don't Sound Like a Tool: How to Pronounce Korean Dishes
Don't Sound Like a Tool is SFoodie's series of audio pronunciation guides to sort-of-common-but-not-obvious words we keep encountering on wine lists and menus. No more shame, no more pointing, no more godawful imitations of a language you don't speak.Ordering off a Korean menu can pose quite ... More >>
Blogs
May 13, 2010
What to Have for Lunch: Tonkatsu Slider from ICHI Lucky Cat Deli
Tamara PalmerPork tonkatsu slider ($4).Thurs., May 13, 2010 Genevieve Y./YelpPart of a new collective of businesses in one small building, ICHI Lucky Cat Deli brings a super-affordable sushi spot to lunchtime in Bernal Heights; most five-piece rolls are under $5, and sashimi goes for ... More >>
Dining
May 5, 2010
Ruchi, southern homestyle cooking. Southern Indian, that is
Tamara PalmerPork tonkatsu slider ($4).Thurs., May 13, 2010 Genevieve Y./YelpPart of a new collective of businesses in one small building, ICHI Lucky Cat Deli brings a super-affordable sushi spot to lunchtime in Bernal Heights; most five-piece rolls are under $5, and sashimi goes for ... More >>
Blogs
May 5, 2010
Jonathan Kauffman Finds Thali Pleasures at Ruchi, South Park's South Indian Gem
John BirdsallRuchi's masala dosa.Remember the thrill of discovering that Indian food isn't some murky repertoire of indistinguishable, ghee-drenched curries, inevitably served up with naan and cucumber raita? For most of us, Udupi Palace might have been a liminal zone of paper dosas and idli ... More >>
News
April 28, 2010
The Happiest Hours
We do the legwork to find you 30 of the most satisfying places to sip and snack.
Blogs
March 24, 2010
Peking Duck Worth Leaving Town For
Please don't call it "quack." The idea of San Franciscans skipping town for the singular purpose of eating Chinese food is a little silly ― like Canadians driving to Phoenix to go skiing. From Shanghai soup dumplings to Islamic hot pots, this city's offerings stretch far beyond the battered ... More >>
Blogs
March 16, 2010
What Makes Namu's Okonomiyaki at Ferry Plaza So Likable
J. BirdsallNamu's version of the homely Japanese snack skews Korean.Okonomiyaki incorporates the Japanese words okonomi, which means "what you like," and yaki ("grilled"). We do like okonomiyaki a lot, grilled ― on a bus, on a train, in the sun, and in the rain, typically during or immediat ... More >>
Blogs
March 12, 2010
Quail That Take Flight: Your SFoodie Lunch Planner
J. BirdsallPad ped nok (stir-fried quail) at Lers Ros Thai.Fri., March 12, 2010 If tiny birds have to die, it's better they should end up in the Tenderloin, where the Thai cooks at Lers Ros can turn them into pad ped nok (menu item no. 104). The quails' little joints yield plump flesh on mos ... More >>
Blogs
March 11, 2010
Jonathan Kauffman's Tips for Venturing Beyond Korean Snack Food
hyperbolation/FlickrLunch at Han Il Kwan.You have questions about restaurants, dining, food, drinks that you can't figure out or are too shy to ask? I have answers ― or know people who do.Under the SFoodie teaser to this week's review of Korean snack food joints around San Francisco, Urbanstoma ... More >>
Dining
March 10, 2010
Korea Attacks! Korean junk food has established a tasty foothold
hyperbolation/FlickrLunch at Han Il Kwan.You have questions about restaurants, dining, food, drinks that you can't figure out or are too shy to ask? I have answers ― or know people who do.Under the SFoodie teaser to this week's review of Korean snack food joints around San Francisco, Urbanstoma ... More >>
Blogs
March 10, 2010
House-Made Kimchi from Rhea's Deli Perfect for DIY Korean
Made by the Korean grandmother you wish you had.Kimchi burgers, kimchi quesadillas, and kimchi fried rice only sound surreal to people who haven't tried them. Speaking as a man with three different types of kimchi in his refrigerator, kimchi works better as a universal condiment than ketchup or s ... More >>
Blogs
February 11, 2010
Izakaya Sozai's Tonkotsu Ramen is the City's Best
L.ChongCollagen-rich tendons turn the broth milky.There are many ramen styles in Japan ― one of our favorites is tonkotsu ramen, a broth made from pork bones and collagen-rich tendons, cooked for days to produce a very tasty cloudy white soup. (Don't confuse it with tonkatsu, the breaded an ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
The Outer Mission's Under-the-Radar Banh Mi
M. LaddChicken banh mi: Mellow hints of five spice.While the Vietnamese restaurant Lotus Garden (3216 Mission at Fair) can be a fine spot for tea and a hot bowl of pho, it didn't really offer on-the-go lunch options. So owner Kathy Tang quietly started selling takeout-only banh late last year ... More >>
Blogs
January 15, 2010
SFoodie's 92: Indian Pizza from Zante
That's not pesto on that there slice. As a windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here, a different one each day. Tweet your own nominations ― extra points for pics ― to @SFoodie. Number 87: Indian pizza from Zant ... More >>
Dining
December 30, 2009
Nombe brings street food indoors, with mixed success
That's not pesto on that there slice. As a windup to the Weekly's Best of S.F. 2010 on May 19, we've teased out 92 of our favorite local dishes that taste like here, a different one each day. Tweet your own nominations ― extra points for pics ― to @SFoodie. Number 87: Indian pizza from Zant ... More >>
Blogs
December 24, 2009
Foodie Confession: The Smells from Aslam's Rasoi on Valencia Finally Got to Us
DrewMacKenzie.com/FlickrWhat was keeping us away all this time?We have walked down Valencia a lot over the years and inhaled a variety of good smells curling from the stoves of the strip's eateries, like hissing vats of chile verde and burritos meeting grills for quick sizzles. Between 22nd a ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2009
Feasting Out: Traditional Sake-Drenched Japanese New Year's Eve at Nombe
Where: Nombe 2491 Mission (at 21st St.), 681-7150 When: Thurs., Dec. 31 Time: 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. for regular seating; separate New Year's Eve party from 10 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. The deal: Japanese izakaya pub food, drinks, and music. Regular seating until 8 p.m. with toshikoshi soba available; from ... More >>
Blogs
December 23, 2009
Yoshi's Chef Rolls with Soy Crêpes, Non-Fishy Alternatives to Nori
C. AlburgerThe Caliente roll at Yoshi's: If you're from Japan, avert your eyes.Sho Kamio -- chef of Yoshi's San Francisco (1330 Fillmore at Eddy) -- is firmly grounded in Japanese training, but he's not afraid of roll play. Exhibit A: one of Sho's ongoing dalliances, the paperlike soy crêpes ... More >>
Blogs
December 21, 2009
Nombe's Street-Food Ramen Expands the Mission's Late-Night Offerings
Luis ChongSaturday's street-food serving of chashu kimchi ramen: Better than homemade.If you find yourself hungry in the Mission after midnight on a Saturday ― just like we were last weekend ― your options are no longer limited to a few taquerias. Now you can add ramen to your short list ... More >>
Blogs
November 12, 2009
A Little Slice of Succulence in the 'Hood: A SFoodie Lunch Planner
phxpma/FlickrAll eyes here.Thursday, November 12, 2009 It's the Tenderloin, for god's sake, not some food court in Danville -- you expect a little atmosphere. Once the food arrives, you won't notice, especially if you order the extra-succulent chicken tikka masala, saag dal (lentils and sp ... More >>
Dining
November 4, 2009
Yu-Zen and the art of sushi
phxpma/FlickrAll eyes here.Thursday, November 12, 2009 It's the Tenderloin, for god's sake, not some food court in Danville -- you expect a little atmosphere. Once the food arrives, you won't notice, especially if you order the extra-succulent chicken tikka masala, saag dal (lentils and sp ... More >>
Blogs
November 3, 2009
Early-Bird Special: Yu-Zen
cygnoir/FlickrYu-Zen's futo maki.An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. We all know the taste of mid-grade sushi-joint food like we know the taste of a McDonald's burger: starchy tempura, elaborately gooshy fantasy rolls, watery miso soup. Get something better, and it seem ... More >>
Dining
October 28, 2009
Muguboka offers homey Korean fare that goes beyond meat
cygnoir/FlickrYu-Zen's futo maki.An early nibble from the Weekly's Wednesday food review. We all know the taste of mid-grade sushi-joint food like we know the taste of a McDonald's burger: starchy tempura, elaborately gooshy fantasy rolls, watery miso soup. Get something better, and it seem ... More >>
Blogs
October 26, 2009
Organizers at U.C. Berkeley Want to Make the World's Longest California Roll. Why?
revjim5000/FlickrThe length to beat: 300 feet.Yeah, this is how we roll: Food history may be made on Sunday, Nov. 8, when a group in Berkeley attempts to make the world's longest California roll. Eight years ago, a group in Maui set a record for a 300-foot-long roll. The Cal organizers hope ... More >>
Dining
October 14, 2009
Beijing Restaurant, Yao Ming's favorite S.F. spot, offers unusual delights
revjim5000/FlickrThe length to beat: 300 feet.Yeah, this is how we roll: Food history may be made on Sunday, Nov. 8, when a group in Berkeley attempts to make the world's longest California roll. Eight years ago, a group in Maui set a record for a 300-foot-long roll. The Cal organizers hope ... More >>
Blogs
October 8, 2009
Why You Should Hear Andrew Coe Talk About Bad Chinese Food Tonight at Omnivore Books
Ankou/FlickrChop suey, America's gateway dish.Apparently, we have some New York City bohos to thank (or curse) for the birth of chop suey, the slippery Americanized dish that still shows up at many of the approximately 40,000 Chinese restaurants around the country. Chop suey, a "mixed pieces" ... More >>
Blogs
October 2, 2009
John's Snack and Deli, the FiDi's Original Mom-Style Taco Fusion
nerd.loveKimbap sushi, a meaty take on maki.Long before Kung Fu Tacos began selling Asian-fusion tacos out of a truck in the Financial District, John from John's Snack and Deli was serving Korean fusion from an unassuming convenience store in the same 'hood. At first glance, John's looks like ... More >>
Calendar
September 9, 2009
Pace Yourself
nerd.loveKimbap sushi, a meaty take on maki.Long before Kung Fu Tacos began selling Asian-fusion tacos out of a truck in the Financial District, John from John's Snack and Deli was serving Korean fusion from an unassuming convenience store in the same 'hood. At first glance, John's looks like ... More >>
Blogs
August 20, 2009
Vegan Eats: Cha-Ya's Japanese Cooking Sticks to Your Ribs
Hana Gomoku: Sushi rice with kaiware, shiitake, green bean, carrot, lotus root, tofu pouch, yam cake, hijiki, burdock, broccolini, daikon, cauliflower, and zucchini.We heart eating vegan, but have never felt quite so nourished and satisfied as we have after eating at the recently opened Sun ... More >>
Blogs
August 6, 2009
Four West Coast Restaurants Changing Sushi As We've Known It
elkanah5730/FlickrThe new traditionalist: Sebo's Michael Black.It's ironic -- sushi, a cuisine that fetishizes a few simple, pristine ingredients, just might be the last restaurant genre to pick up the ingredient-centric mantra of modern food. But a sustainable sushi revolution that ignited i ... More >>
Blogs
July 20, 2009
Tsunami Mission Bay's Boxless Bento: Splurge Worthy
Janine KahnYeah, we noticed it's not technically in a box.Unless you do sketchy things with other peoples' money for a living, $15 for lunch is probably out of reach. Except on super special occasions, like making it through another week still employed. Next time you have something to celebrate, hea ... More >>
Dining
June 17, 2009
Shanghai comes to Chinatown via Bund
Janine KahnYeah, we noticed it's not technically in a box.Unless you do sketchy things with other peoples' money for a living, $15 for lunch is probably out of reach. Except on super special occasions, like making it through another week still employed. Next time you have something to celebrate, hea ... More >>
Blogs
May 21, 2009
Former Alice Waters Assistant Turning His Hand to Bento Boxes with a Drop-Dead Sensibility
Peko-Peko's kakuni, made with pork from Marin Sun FarmsEven in this town, many of us know Japanese food as monster maki, fast-food ramen, and greasy tonkatsu cutlets. Sylvan Brackett wants to change that. The former assistant to Alice Waters is making bento boxes combining authentic Japanese techniq ... More >>
Blogs
April 2, 2009
Dish Duel: Tempura Soba
The first of our occasional series where we'll pit the same dish from two different restaurants against each other concerns tempura soba, the Japanese soup dish of buckwheat noodles paired with a side of tempura shrimp and vegetables for dipping, in a battle between Sunset District noodle shop Hot ... More >>
Dining
March 25, 2009
Thai Score
Fabulous and unusual Thai food is available until the wee hours in the Tenderloin.
Blogs
February 18, 2009
Beyond the California Roll: 10 Types of Hood Maki
(S.F. sushi spots create specialties far more regionalized than just the California Roll; image via Flavor J) It's not that the California Roll isn't appreciated, but it sure is fun to see sushi joints naming their maki after the neighborhoods where they operate. Here are 10 that stand out: 1. Po ... More >>
Dining
December 10, 2008
Turning Japanese
At this tiny spot, tasty skewered treats are served with a vintage soundtrack.
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