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Moonstar Seafood Buffet

March 13, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Chinese 2 Comments →

Moonstar Seafood Buffet

Moonstar Seafood Buffet
1169 Market St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 92
Positives:
dim sum items
lots of varieties for $10
Negatives:
Where is sesame chicken or General Tso’s chicken?
Tried to confiscate my pictures

I have been waiting for my new camera to arrive from Crutchfield so I can start doing videos, but the ground shipping from UPS is taking its time.  So today I borrowed Scott’s camera for my first video ever. 

Buffet

I used to love buffets when I was younger with…

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The Corolla of Chinese restaurants

February 27, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Chinese No Comments →

Golden Kim Tar

Golden Kim Tar
434 LARKIN St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 90
Menu1 Menu2
Positives:
Right next to Federal and State buildings
Cheap breakfast options
Free delivery
Negatives:
Food is mediocre


combination plate

Golden Kim Tar is like a Toyota Corolla, nothing sexy or great about it, yet nothing wrong with it either, just a mean to your goal.  I actually tried the place twice trying to find some angles to write about but both experiences were so ordinary.  I had the combination over rice for…

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Carb-fest!!

February 21, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Chinese 2 Comments →

Hai Ky Noodle House

Hai Ky Noodle House
707 Ellis Street, San Francisco
Food safety score: 92
Menu
Positives:
Tasty soup
wide variety of noodle soups
Fast service
Negatives:
Pretty rough area
Cash only

An unassuming restaurant tucked in the heart of Little Saigon, Hai Ky delivers one of the best noodle soup experience anywhere in town.  With choices of thick or thin egg noodle, ho fun, glass noodle, and silver rice noodle, you can always find a style of noodle that fits your mood.  But what makes…

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Szechuan Second Restaurant

February 08, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Cheap & Good, Chinese No Comments →

Szechuan Second Restaurant

Szechuan Second Restaurant
655 ELLIS St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 88
Menu
Positives:
Food is really cheap and authentic
Food portion for rice Plates are huge
Free parking
Negatives:
Felt like I shouldn’t touch anything without gloves
Nasty fish tank

Attached to a ghetto motel, Szechuan Second restaurant looks more like a diner than a Chinese restaurant. I have walked by its sign on the Larkin side so many times even though the restaurant is only accessible on Ellis street. I was planning…

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Kung Pao!

February 06, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Chinese No Comments →

Ken's Kitchen

Ken’s Kitchen
700 Polk St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 88
Menu
Positives:
Over 40 entrees on the lunch menu
All major credit cards accepted
Lunch specials are only $4.95
Negatives:
Americanized Chinese food
Tasteless hot & sour soup

I usually walk past this place late in the afternoon to catch the 38L bus, and it’s usually pretty empty. So I was surprised when I walk into the bustling and busy place for lunch today. There was one female in waitress uniform running…

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Cheap, healthy and good

January 07, 2008 By: John.H Category: CIVIC CENTER, Cheap & Good, Cheap & Healthy, Chinese No Comments →

Emperor's Kitchen

Emperor’s Kitchen
418 Larkin St, San Francisco
Food safety score: 84
Positives:
Complete meal for around $5
Good selection of meat, veggies and fried dishes
Mongolian beef! This is really good
Negatives:
Like most places in Little Saigon, it’s cash only

Everyone who knows me knows that I’m partial to ethnic food, and Asian cuisine in particular. So it’s only natural that my first entry is about an Chinese restaurant that’s not well known but worth a try. The name of the restaurant…

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