With mushrooms and celery, served over rice. $6
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
The portion size of their lunch plates are ridiculous! All that food for only six dollars! The dish tasted pretty good too. They use large pieces of chicken breast and I love the whole mushrooms. Noms!
Sliced beef served with imitation jelly fish and red vinegar. $5.20
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
This is definitely NOT what I expected when I ordered this menu item, lol! But you know what, it tasted great! I’ll admit that I’m not a big fan of the imitation jelly fish though – I can’t overcome the odd texture. The meat which is served cold, however, is flavorful and very tender.
4 pieces of steamed dumplings filled with chopped scallops and garlic. $3.60
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
These delicate dumplings were pretty and pretty tasty! Again, the large pieces of scallops were a nice touch. Another winner from Hung To Seafood!
4 large pieces of deep fried turnovers filled with lobster and garlic chives, served with salad sauce. $4.20
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
I didn’t know what to expect when I ordered this, but I was pleasantly surprised. The pieces were huge and I love the large chunks of lobster inside. I will defnitely order these again! Not sure if the salad sauce really added to the dumplings though.
3 buns filled with tender bbq pork and coated with a sweet glaze. $2.50
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
This is definite comfort food, noms! And you get three of these delicious buns for so little! These buns cover most craving bases – carbs, bbq meat, salty umami, and sweet. I just recently discovered Hung To Seafood Restaurant and it’s definitely going on my great food-great value list.
With savoy cabbage and preserved mustard seeds. $3.75
Chairman Bao Truck, San Francisco
I’ve almost tried all the different steamed buns available at The Chairman Bao Truck – I think I just the crispy garlic tofu to go. The braised pork was very good. It was super tender and I love the cabbage and mustard seed topping. These guys sure know how to make a delicious bun!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014
Crispy spring rolls with chicken and vegetables, served with crispy wonton chips and sweet & sour sauce. Garnished with lettuce and orange slice. $6.50
Go Bistro, San Francisco (SFO)
I guess you really can’t mess up spring rolls unless they’re super greasy, so these were just fine. Nothing special about them, but sometimes you just need something hot and fried to tie you over before boarding an airplane.
Sierra Nevada pale ale. $6.79
I also think that it’s also a safe bet to have a beer (or cocktail) before a flight. It loosens you up in case you’re seated by annoying passengers. 🙂
Served with pickled paper-thin cucumbers, spicy carrots, and chopped parsley. $3.25
Chairman Bao Truck, San Francisco
So I’m a big fan of The Chairman Bao truck and I’ve been slowly trying all the buns whenever I see the truck on my way home from the gym (great way to lose weight, right?). Although the pork belly bun is still my favorite, this chicken bun was also very good. It had great flavor and I love the thin cucumber slices. The chicken was tender and they certainly put plenty of toppings on the bun. Go Bao!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014
Sauteed eggplant with chicken, shrimp, red bell pepper, and basil in a special spicy sauce. $9.75
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco
I’m an eggplant fanatic so, naturally, this is one of my favorite dishes at Eric’s. You also get a great combination of different proteins with the beautifully sauteed eggplants. The sauce is so flavorful and made even better with the basil. My only complaint is that I always order this extra spicy, but I always receive it with barely any spice. C’mon people, gimme some heat!!! 🙂
Breaded and deep fried chicken pieces topped with a special sauce. $8.75
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco
“General Tso’s chicken” can mean anything on a Chinese restaurant menu. If you haven’t been to that particular restaurant before, you can expect to get just about anything. The General Tso’s chicken at Eric’s Restaurant is one of my favorites. The nuggets are pretty meaty (meaning they’re not overly breaded) and the sauce is absolutely delicious. It was a great dark, garlicky flavor and it’s nice and sticky. Noms!
Wow! I could eat this every day. It’s so warm, rich, and comforting. It had a little bit of everything in it: chicken, pork, beef, shrimp, and squid! The sauce was absolutely amazing and the vermicelli noodles soaked up all of the delicious flavors. Thank you, XLB Kitchen! 2 person lunch combo $14.95
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen, South San Francisco
Oddly enough, I would say this dish tasted like a Chinese version of spaghetti! Weird, huh? My friend order this thinking it was something else, but this is what we got. It tasted a little bit sweet and the sauce had a slightly slimey texture. The noodles are underneath and you just mix everything together. I didn’t NOT like it, but it definitely wasn’t my favorite. They certainly gave you plenty, though. 🙂 $6.95
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen, South San Francisco
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