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Saigon Sandwich: Better Late Than Never

Saigon Sandwich Only a few years ago, the …

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Beer and soup dumplings

Shanghai Dumpling King: BYOB Bargain

 

Beer and soup dumplings

What is it about the Shanghai soup dumpling that impels the restauranteur to affix the name "King" or "Kingdom" somewhere in the

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A Cheap BBQ Dine-In at Mable’s Smokehouse & Banquet Hall

I don't know about you, but this platter of food that we are both staring at here is certainly doing its job of promoting a lustful desire for

Irving Street Cafe

Irving Street Cafe in The Inner Sunset

Irving Street Cafe

I have a fondness for diners, especially ones situated in working/middle class neighborhoods with a self-contained quality.  These diners aren't self-consciously retro or

Jasmine Garden's Bun Bo Hue

Bun Bo Hue at Jasmine Garden

Jasmine Garden's Bun Bo Hue

Two doors down from what used to be called The Transfer on 14th Street is Jasmine Garden, a fairly un-assuming

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How to have an epic Broke-Ass Valentine’s Day

This awesome card is from here.

They say that Valentine's Day started to celebrate Saint Valentine of Rome, martyred in 269

Hakka Restaurant

Hakka Restaurant

Hakka Restaurant

Most restaurants, or rather, most businesses tend to line up along urban trenches of varying size and length, barnacles barely clinging to

Good Luck Dim Sum

Clement Street Series: Good Luck Dim Sum

[caption id="attachment_60246" align="alignleft" width="300"] Good Luck Dim Sum[/caption]                     I've been to quite a few dim sum joints in the past couple of weeks and I've inevitably

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Clement Street Series: Happy Garden Dim Sum

                Happy Garden Restaurant   One could argue that Chinese dim sum is the Grand Pu Bah of small plates traditions.  Because it's Chinese.  And anything Chinese, be it pottery,

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Clement Street Series: Wing Lee Bakery Dim Sum

                Wing Lee Bakery's Dim Sum Clement Street in the Inner Richmond is a dizzying bee hive of Asian eateries, each little cell offering their own take on (to