Duc Loi

Five-Dollar Delicious: Duc Loi's Vietnamese Sandwiches

Duc Loi Kitchen's Excellent $5 Vietnamese Sandwiches

One-month-old Duc Loi Kitchen seems destined to become the Saigon Sandwiches of the Mission. Last time SFoodie visited this food counter inside Duc Loi Supermarket, we were the last customer of the temporary outpost of Mission Burger back in 2010. Duc Loi delivers on both quantity and quality, ... More >>

Q&A With Tom Silargorn, Part 3: Recipe for Lers Ros's Tom Yum Koong

As part of SFoodie's interview with Tom Silargorn, chef-owner of Lers Ros -- part 1 and part 2 were published earlier this week -- we asked Silargorn for his recipe for tom yum koong. The soup gets ordered daily at Lers Ros, no matter what the weather or the time of day, he says. It's worth tackling ... More >>

Jonathan Kauffman Burns for Mission Chinese Food's Danny Bowien

At Mission Chinese Food, Danny Bowien cooks up a short list of searing tributes to his favorite Chinese dishes.​Maybe Danny Bowien couldn't thrive anywhere else but in San Francisco. Maybe the same is true of Mission Chinese Food, the Chinese-restaurant-in-a-Chinese-restaurant Bowien orchestra ... More >>

Last Call at Mission Burger

John BirdsallRIP, you hideous old thing.​Saturday's the last day for Mission Burger ― chef and burger maker Danny Bowien's leaving for South Korea to get married, while founder Anthony Myint looks ahead to Commonwealth. I'm sad, the city should be sad ― name the last original burger you h ... More >>

Mission Burger's Closing for the Month of June. Then What?

John BirdsallIt couldn't hurt to eat your fill of Mission burgers this month.​Is Mission Burger closing? Mission Mission opened the throttle on the rumor machine when it floated a tantalizingly opaque post of burger lack at Duc Loi. The truth? Well, sure it's closing. MB fry cook Danny Bowien ... More >>

Pal's Takeaway, Rhea's Deli, and Mission Burger offer handheld delights

John BirdsallIt couldn't hurt to eat your fill of Mission burgers this month.​Is Mission Burger closing? Mission Mission opened the throttle on the rumor machine when it floated a tantalizingly opaque post of burger lack at Duc Loi. The truth? Well, sure it's closing. MB fry cook Danny Bowien ... More >>

Hot Outta the Fryolator: Chili Cheese Fries at Mission Burger

M. LaddGet 'em while they're scorching. And use a fork.​Now available at Mission Burger at Duc Loi Market (2200 Mission at 18th St.): smoky, salty chili cheese fries ($4 -- if you want to skip the chili cheese part, the naked fries cost $2). The fries have a pleasing crispness -- a group of di ... More >>

I Heart Street Art: Pineapple Palm Job

​On Sunday I was supposed to meet with some friends for lunch at Herbivore (only because I have a free meal coming my way), but they had a hard time mobilizing, so I went solo to Mission Burger instead. At that point, it was so late in the day all the mandarin Jarritos were gone! With mild trepida ... More >>

City of Burgers: Mission Burger at Duc Loi Supermarket

A. Simmons These used to be pretty. Really. Sorry for the picture. The aïoli drips, errant dabs of chili-garlic paste, and grease spots are the result of a tortuous trek from Mission Burger's makeshift digs at Duc Loi Supermarket on Mission and 18th to an apartment seven blocks away, on Capp ... More >>

Duc Loi: A Market on Mission Becomes Something Truly Super

Mary LaddThrow money at something, and it just might blossom into something wonderfulMary Ladd. Eons ago, SFoodie talked to a source detailing plans for Duc Loi Supermarket (2200 Mission at 18th St.). Established in 1987, Duc Loi was a store with "international" ingredients but didn't stand out as a ... More >>