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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nice family owned restaurant. Convenient for financial district staffers and Chinatown locals. I usually order the Ma Po Tofu or the Hunan smoked pork or prawns over rice. Eat in diners get a small…
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great food. Fast service. This is my favorite lunch place in Chinatown. Lunch come with hot and sour soup. Every order comes out steaming (slow down or else it would burn your tongue). Husband…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My dad knew the owner a long time ago. We go here every so often. The fact that it is in Chinatown where it's hard to find street parking kind of drives us away. But if we happen to be in the…
yelp.com - user review - 06/10/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've tried many places for Kung Pao chicken in the city. This is my number one place. They use fresh and crunchy peanuts. I also tried other dishes, very tasty. I give them 5 stars, just for Kung Pao…
yelp.com - user review - 06/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Not the best Chinese food I've ever had, but definitely way up there on my list. Service was busy, so we had to grab their attention once. But, James, our waiter, was really good! He was very friendly,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I go here every Christmas Eve with my parents (what a cliche), because this is some of the best Chinese food in the city. John, the manager is really nice, always helpful with questions, suggestions…
yelp.com - user review - 06/01/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Just came back from here. The food is not to bad, but also not that great either. Just OK, IMHO.
yelp.com - user review - 05/24/2008
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I have been to Hunan homes on and off since 1988 since I work down at the financial district. I just went there today for lunch since it's been four or five months that I went there. Believe me I…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
So my family used to regularly visit the one in Los Altos on a regular basis... and believed that this was the only edible restaurant in tourist laden Chinatown. We've been here a couple of times and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here for lunch today, and it was great! I had the Hunan Beef lunch special, which came with sweet & sour soup, dish & rice, and oranges. I really enjoyed the food here, and definitely will go…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I'd recently signed up for an American Airlines plan that adds miles for dining in member restaurants. The reviews for HUNAN HOME on AA's dining reward website were good, so I was eager to try it…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2008
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1.0 of 5 stars.
(This is a review from 2 years ago) The worst Chinese restaurant I've ever been to. We stumbled into this restaurant while touring Chinatown. We had String Beans and Chow Mein. Portion was small.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my Favorite Chinese Restaurant! I have been going there for twenty years and the food has always been hot, delicious and satisfying. They serve their entrees with hot tea, and orange slices…
yelp.com - user review - 04/11/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this restaurant. Now I haven't been to every Chinese restaurant, but I have been to a few, and this place is in my top two.
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Pretty good chinese food--I used to come every other week or so when I worked in the area. I almost always enjoyed it while I ate but often felt a little off later on. Their hot and sour soup that…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
By far my favorite in SF for chinese and clearly a finanical district hot spot as they are quick. Plus you can decide how hot you want your entree to be, talk about a complete sinus flush! Great…
yelp.com - user review - 03/20/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
we had the dumplings, chicken corn soup, sizzling plate (beef), and the yang chow fried rice. they're all very good and the service was excellent too.
yelp.com - user review - 03/18/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Authentic, great tasting and good value. I'm pretty picky when it comes to Chinese restaurants but this one consistently delivers. It's a great place to go if you have a craving for good Chinese…
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Thank you yelpers for the recommendations. We ordered to-go here for a night in and everything was awesome. I was sad to say that there was no leftover to eat.
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
i took my family here for dinner recently when they were in town. it was a fairly nice meal. the restaurant looked really clean and well kept. my 3 year-old niece loved the fish tank in front. she…
yelp.com - user review - 03/04/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I was in town for a conference last week and was staying near Chinatown and some of us wanted some good Chinese food. The menu had a good deal of choices both from an authentic Chinese perspective as…
yelp.com - user review - 03/03/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
4* because there was no mandarin chicken and there weren't that many veggie options. with that said, the food is so authentic and delicious. not too greasy. if you take your food to go, you get little…
yelp.com - user review - 03/02/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
I just had lunch @ Hunan Homes. There were a lot of non-chinese people frequenting the joint, which initially caused me some concern... I sat in the lower level of the restaurant. I had a feeling…
yelp.com - user review - 02/25/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My favorite Chinese restaurant anywhere and that includes Hong Kong! The pot stickers are the best. Light and crispy. My favorites are the orange peel chicken, mandarin spareribs and sizzling beef.…
yelp.com - user review - 02/22/2008
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Went there for a banquet with the clients for Macworld (right, business party and THIS is where they book? Go figure). The most entertaining aspect (aside from 50 computer geeks locked in a room being…
yelp.com - user review - 01/21/2008
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A superior Chinese restaurant. Not necessarily the most innovative dishes...but classics (which is what I want most of the time) rendered with superior skill. Flavorful stir fries that still maintained…
yelp.com - user review - 01/15/2008
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5.0 of 5 stars.
best chinese food i've had in chinatown for the following reasons: 1) english on the menu
yelp.com - user review - 12/25/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Delicious! This place used to be a family favorite until we moved out of the area. I hadn't been here for a few years and made my way back this weekend. The food was just as good as it used to be…
yelp.com - user review - 12/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
It goes to show sometimes the most uninspired decor speaks nothing of great tasting food. Hunan Homes' food is amazing. Interior decorating... eh, let's just say the food is awesome :) The Sizzling…
yelp.com - user review - 12/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
One of my favorite restaurants as a kid. Used to come here quite often as my aunt owned a bakery a couple blocks away. After the bakery reached closing time, we would often come here in large groups…
yelp.com - user review - 11/29/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
We had hot n sour soup, shrimp fried rice, string beans, and clams with black bean sauce.....everything was pretty good...but the hot n sour soup is what would make me go back.....great service!
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After an inservice in the FiDi, my coworker and I decided to stay in the area and pick and choose... After walking a block or two, we decided Chinese Food, and being idiots, we both decided to twirl…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is where my husband wooed me. I know - I'm easy. Back when we were just friends, when we both worked in the area, a group of us would have lunch here at least once a week. He would always sit…
yelp.com - user review - 11/20/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Great service, great Chinese food. A great lunchtime or dinner spot.
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A small storefront leads into a surprisingly large dining area as one enters from a stretch of Jackson street that's mired between Chinatown, The Financial District, and the fuzzy edge of North Beach.…
yelp.com - user review - 10/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is one of my favorite spots in Chinatown. It helps that both of my parents really like it and request to eat here most times that they're in the city to visit. They have really good spicy…
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2007
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1.0 of 5 stars.
I've had a lot of Chinese food in my life, and this was probably among the worst. I ordered three appetizers: dumplings, spare ribs and egg rolls. The dumplings were good. But the egg rolls were too…
yelp.com - user review - 10/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Wow! Thats all I have to say. I sat down for a meal here on a recent trip to the Bay. (Sorry Benny! Didnt get a chance to visit). They never fail to make it like home. If you love soup, you have to…
yelp.com - user review - 09/22/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Stop number 6 in the week of dinners with the out-of-town family. I got the recommendation from Yelp, after singing Yelps praises, and I hoped for the best. However, I think I've come to the…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
i've got different categories of chinese food and a favorite for each -dim sum (koi palace), hot pot (spices II) and "regular" chinese food -stir-friend with rice type. hunan homes is my clear fave in…
yelp.com - user review - 09/16/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Panda Express Orange Chicken - 1, Hunan Homes Orange Peel Chicken - 0. But I will say that it is a real close second. And at $5.95 for the lunch special, that's not a bad choice. The other lunch…
yelp.com - user review - 08/30/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Hey yeah for Hunan Homes! We started off with pot stickers which were delicious and very garlicky. The hot n. sour soup could've been a little more sour, but the vinegar on the table took care of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
stumbled in here after my friend alexandria gave me a hot stone massage in her nob hill studio. i wandered into chinatown seeking the comfort of a chair, a table, and some food of my people. i've been…
yelp.com - user review - 08/15/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
*3.5 stars* (Sorry, can't quite give it 4 stars even though I rather enjoyed this place.) Grab me a tissue, will you? The sinuses always clear up when I eat Hunan food, which, by the way, I'm not the…
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
I'd probably say it's 3 1/2 stars. It's decent and pleasant enough, but (at least so far) I haven't found anything particularly special about it that would make me want to come here instead of any of…
yelp.com - user review - 08/02/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I really like this place. I should start by saying that I tend to prefer americanized chinese food to the real authentic stuff, but I hate PF Changs. Hunan Home is what I imagine PF Changs was like…
yelp.com - user review - 07/20/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
One of my all time favorite places in Chinatown. The eggplant with chicken and prawns is definitely a hit - you can order other dishes like the stringbeans with chicken and savor the same sauce as…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place will live forever in my mind and heart, purely because of my first experience. About 15 years ago I was very very toasted and walked into China to the Pork Chop House only to find it was…
yelp.com - user review - 07/03/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
So, we're looking for a Chinese place on Yelp, and her is the conversation: Me: What about this Hunan Homes place?
yelp.com - user review - 06/29/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My absolute favorite Chines Restaurant in the city. This place is always packed during lunch time. In my opinion the quality of food and service is top notch especially when compared to the many other…
yelp.com - user review - 06/21/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Dude, where's my chicken? The lunch special that was supposed to be chicken contained the smallest bits of what I hope was chicken. The sauce was tangy and definitely had a kick, but the dish wasn't…
yelp.com - user review - 06/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is not your ordinary hole-in-the-wall eatery in Chinatown. Hunan Homes is THE hole-in-the-wall eatery in Chinatown!
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
The blowfish in the fishtank by the door has seriously lost its mind, i watched it beating against the glass for 10 minutes with its weird little people face and thought "i feel you, my fishy, i feel…
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
My fiance and I always make a point of eating at this place when we are up in the city. The staff are friendly and everything we try is very tasty. Favorites:
yelp.com - user review - 05/04/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Nestled in Chinatown, this place seems so unremarkable when you walk past it, that it had it not been for my roommates previous knowledge of its tastiness, i might have kept walking. Upon entering,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/01/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Good thing they have the big round family style tables because everyone in your office is going to show up if they hear you are going. Everything super yummy, the oft mentioned walnut prawns are to…
yelp.com - user review - 04/26/2007
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This location is not as good as their Los Altos location. I forgot the story, but I believe they are separately operated by siblings or something. Whatever the story, the city one just doesn't…
yelp.com - user review - 04/24/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place was spectacular, the food here was really good, and cheap. The only downside i would say is that the place isn't all that clean. Anything else has aleady been said, get the prawns, no not…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I'm korean, therefore I love me some good chinese food! I'm also severly biased when it comes to my chinese food. There's korean-chinese and then there's the plethora of hunan style, szechuan style…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I've been coming here since I can remember. Having grown up in Sausalito, I will be eternally grateful for my parents' extra effort in introducing this place to me as young kid. Hunan Homes is not…
yelp.com - user review - 04/07/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Lucky for me, my bf's family has been patronizing this place for an eternity, so I have never been faced with the challenge of picking a random sketchy place in Chinatown. Hunan always delivers, the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Jesus H. Christ, could there be any more disgusting brown sauce on these dishes? Actually, yes, House of Nanking is worse, and so is Henry's Hunan. The brown sauce is especially vile on scallops (a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/23/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
A few years ago, a friend of the Dearly Departed Daddy recommended we try this little place and boy-oh-boy has it held up to stiff competition across the city, the state and the country. Because the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
$6.00 lunch deals! Yes! Mr. Rico Suave Sav and I decided to go for some Chinese food for lunch. So close to China town, so many choices! After being rejected by a cash only establishment, we were on…
yelp.com - user review - 03/08/2007
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2.0 of 5 stars.
Based on the reviews I read, I thought I would try this place out. I ordered some Orange chicken for take-out at lunch and was disappointed in what I got. Maybe I ordered the wrong thing on the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I went here with 7 other people and our total came to about $170.00. We had about 7 main course dishes, plus dumplings and jellyfish appetizers and soup, and I think most of us had a beer. A bit…
yelp.com - user review - 03/05/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my dad's favorite Asian restaurant--and heads there for lunch every time he visits me in San Francisco. We LOVE the sizzling eel!
yelp.com - user review - 02/19/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So delicious! My friend and I were going to go to House of Nanking, but I'm glad I checked yelp first. The hostess looked at us a little suspiciously when we showed up without reservations even…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
We have found this to be a really amazing place to take out of town guests with varying levels of Chinese food familiarity! Not only is the food delicious and the staff helpful, but it is quiet…
yelp.com - user review - 02/13/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
After reading all the glowing reviews I had to go check this place out (with a very cute date no less =)). The staff was super attentive, the portions were perfect, the price was reasonable, and…
yelp.com - user review - 02/12/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
This place is the best. I've moved to the South Bay and haven't been as often as I used to. Going with a group is the best so you can sample a wide selection. I have not had a bad dish or meal here…
yelp.com - user review - 02/08/2007
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4.0 of 5 stars.
I used to come here all the time when I lived close by. Consistently good food & good service. The Hunan chicken is garlicky & very flavorful. If you like unagi, you'll love the sizzling platter (huge…
yelp.com - user review - 02/02/2007
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This restaurant specializes in Hunan cuisine and is located in Chinatown. The staff is very good ab...
judysbook.com - user review - 01/17/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I love this restaurant. There are not a lot of restaurants that both have and get right my favorite dish, Salt and Pepper crab. For the uninitiated they batter a crab and fry the whole thing with tons…
yelp.com - user review - 01/06/2007
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Really outstanding fare here. My friend, who has a large family, regularly requests ten orders of potstickers to carryout after eating here and they're gone quickly once they arrive home. With good…
yelp.com - user review - 12/15/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
We went here tonight based on some of the reviews on this site. They're only a few blocks from our house. What can I say? Delicious, delicious, delicious. We started with potstickers, since they're…
yelp.com - user review - 12/07/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Really quite good, particularly the chicken in spicy garlic sauce. I was very happy with everything I had and found the menu to be sufficiently broad. The service was excellent (my water glass was…
yelp.com - user review - 11/11/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
Went to Hunan Home for the first time last night with friends and by far the BEST Hot and Sour soup I've had in a long while! The food was deliciously spicy and the Salt and Pepper Spear Ribs was so…
yelp.com - user review - 11/05/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
best mu shu pork and hot n sour soup you'll find. Service is great and you'll be hard pressed to break $20/per WITH beers. buzzed and bloated is how you'll always leave HH. And that dude in the Red…
yelp.com - user review - 10/31/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
so close and so great. so far my favorite in chinatown. now I just have a few hundred more places to try to be able to say it is the best in SF.
yelp.com - user review - 10/23/2006
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3.0 of 5 stars.
This reminds me of a Mexican joke... what did the cholo say when the house fell on him? "Eyy get off me homes!" Um, ok. I heard it from my Mexican friend, honest. Anyway, I can't get into Hunan food. I…
yelp.com - user review - 10/16/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is my favourite chinese restaurant in the city. I eat here at least 3 times a month, either at the restuarant or take out. I also live only three blocks away, but there are plenty of other…
yelp.com - user review - 09/09/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
My clients sent out for Chinese this time, instead of pizza. Finally! It was a welcome relief, and the food was OK. The only hot dish they ordered was the Hunan Beef. Everything else they ordered…
yelp.com - user review - 08/31/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
apparently my family has been eating here in the past without me. i got kinda sketched trying to figure out where the hell i was during those times, but i got over it.....so... the food was good and…
yelp.com - user review - 07/02/2006
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Tasty, inexpensive, pleasant. Try the squid in spicy salt.
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2006
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5.0 of 5 stars.
I have been eating there for over 5 years now and the food is consistently good. They are an amazing value considering that you get soup and oranges and fortune cookies all with your meal. The food…
yelp.com - user review - 12/21/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
Typical by appearance and decor (note the gaudy chandeliers and pale magenta walls), once past the old man perched on a milk crate playing melodies from The Sound of Music on his weird chinese string…
yelp.com - user review - 11/25/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
Whilst taking a leisurely Sunday walk through the City I ended up here. The decor is a bit garish but the food is pretty good.
yelp.com - user review - 10/25/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This place is awesome. Like Sile P. says, this is one of the good, cheap gems on Jackson.
yelp.com - user review - 10/12/2005
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It's odd that in the city with the world's largest Chinatown I've had many a mediocre Chinese meal a...
judysbook.com - user review - 08/26/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
So far, this is my favorite Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. Most rice plates start around $6.25. The service is friendly and the food is consistently good. I've been coming here for lunch for…
yelp.com - user review - 08/25/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
This is a great place to eat on Sunday's with the family. Here is a protip for you all. On sunday ask them if there are any special dishes that are not on the menu.
yelp.com - user review - 08/19/2005
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4.0 of 5 stars.
It definitely caters to the tourist trade, but that doesn't make it any less delicious. You'll find the standard potstickers, spring rolls, and soups (the hot-and-sour soup is superb), but also…
yelp.com - user review - 08/17/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
One of the good cheap gems in Chinatown near Jackson & Kearney.
yelp.com - user review - 08/14/2005
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3.0 of 5 stars.
The best Hot and Sour soup I have ever had. Everything else was mediocre. Also I finally realized that they call lo mein - chow mein out here.
yelp.com - user review - 06/14/2005
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5.0 of 5 stars.
UPDATE: 11/11/06 Came here for a rare dinner and though it does cost a bit versus the lunch price, well worth it because you can get way better stuff. We had for 3, Potstickers, Moo Shoo Pork, Spicy…
yelp.com - user review - 02/23/2005
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perpetually popular chinese spot likes it hot...
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small restaurant, big taste...
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this is my favorite restaurant in san francisco's chinatown, with tasty, authentic chinese food at very...
