Edible San Francisco Winter 2011 No. 23 : Page 4

edible AMUSE For this issue, we asked San Francisco chefs who work in the Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods about their favorite places to eat in the area. Dennis Lee, executive chef and partner of Namu Dim sum is always a good standby in the neighborhood. If we [Dennis and his brothers, David and Daniel] want to go to a nicer place, we go to Hong Kong Lounge (5322 Geary Blvd. at 17th Ave.). We like Good Luck Dim Sum (736 Clement St. at Eighth Ave.) on Clement if you’re just in and out. And the place next to Ton Kiang, Golden River (5827 Geary Blvd. at 22nd Ave.). We all go to Pizzetta 211 (211 23rd Ave. at California St.) at least one time a month. The dough has Nick Fasanella, chef-partner of The Taco Shop at Underdog’s I have a couple faves in the neigh-borhood—just across the street from Underdog’s is Pho Huynh Hiep 2 (1833 Irving St. at 19th Ave.), otherwise known as Kevin’s Noodle House. It’s the beef pho I keep going back for. You can ask for the beef on the side—it’s a nice eye of the round. You can get three diﬀerent sizes in case you don’t want a monster bowl. I get the small and it’s plenty. I also like going to PPQ (Pho Phu Quoc PPQ Beef Noodle House Restau-rant, 1816 Irving St. at 19th Ave.) for their chicken curry pho with coconut milk and red chile. I love Sunrise Deli (2115 Irving St. at 22nd Ave.)—their 4 | EDIBLE SAN FRANCISCO WINTER 2011 TOP PHOTO: ISTOCKPHOTO.COM; MICHAEL MORRISON PHOTO BY MARCELL PUZSAR Where Chefs Slurp Noodles and Feast on Dim Sum gotten even better there recently. We like it because it’s open between lunch and dinner on the weekend, so we can have a beer and grab a slice after our brunch service. Oh yeah, and New Hoa Ky (4012 Geary Blvd. at Fourth Ave.) for their chicken pho (we call it “Pho Geary”).

Where Chefs Slurp Noodles and Feast on Dim Sum

For this issue, we asked San Francisco chefs who work in the Richmond and Sunset neighborhoods about their favorite places to eat in the area. Dennis Lee, executive chef and partner of Namu Dim sum is always a good standby in the neighborhood. If we [Dennis and his brothers, David and Daniel] want to go to a nicer place, we go to Hong Kong Lounge (5322 Geary Blvd. at 17th Ave.). We like Good Luck Dim Sum (736 Clement St. at Eighth Ave.) on Clement if you're just in and out. And the place next to Ton Kiang, Golden River (5827 Geary Blvd. at 22nd Ave.). We all go to Pizzetta 211 (211 23rd Ave. at California St.) at least one time a month. The dough has gotten even better there recently. We like it because it's open between lunch and dinner on the weekend, so we can have a beer and grab a slice after our brunch service. Oh yeah, and New Hoa Ky (4012 Geary Blvd. at Fourth Ave.) for their chicken pho (we call it "Pho Geary"). Nick Fasanella, chef-partner of The Taco Shop at Underdog's I have a couple faves in the neighborhood – just across the street from Underdog's is Pho Huynh Hiep 2 (1833 Irving St. at 19th Ave.), otherwise known as Kevin's Noodle House. It's the beef pho I keep going back for. You can ask for the beef on the side – it's a nice eye of the round. You can get three different sizes in case you don't want a monster bowl. I get the small and it's plenty. I also like going to PPQ (Pho Phu Quoc PPQ Beef Noodle House Restaurant, 1816 Irving St. at 19th Ave.) for their chicken curry pho with coconut milk and red chile. I love Sunrise Deli (2115 Irving St. at 22nd Ave.) – their falafel is eff-in' awesome. Another treat is the cinnamon toast at Trouble Coffee Company (4033 Judah St. at 46th Ave.). It's like going to another planet out there. I really love going in there and grabbing a coffee with some toast, and then going for a walk on the beach to clear my head. John Owyang, executive chef-owner of The Richmond I have been running The Richmond for the past six years, and I also live in the Sunset. We cook American food at the restaurant, but my wife is Asian, so we like to go to places like Lime Tree (450A Irving St. at Fifth Ave.); it's Indonesian and affordable. We order their beef rendang. We also go to Chabaa Thai (2123 Irving St. at 22nd Ave.) for Thai – we like the beef pad kee mao; it's like a version of chow fun. We go to Gaspare's (5546 Geary Blvd. at 19th Ave.) where they make a special pizza for us: double sausage and mushroom. And we like Chapeau! (126 Clement St. at Second Ave.) when we want to step it up. Michael Morrison, executive chef of The Moss Room I work and also live in the Sunset, out near 27th Avenue and Moraga. One of my favorites is PPQ (Pho Phu Quoc PPQ Beef Noodle House Restaurant, 1816 Irving St. at 19th Ave.) – I get the lemongrass pho, with pork, blood and tendon. I also like to swing by Tea Way (2150 Irving St. at 22nd Ave.) since it's open late at night for bubble tea. I make it past the bunch of high schoolers you'll see in there and get the different tapioca teas, like one with mango. There's an awesome ramen place in the neighborhood that's been going for about six months, Saiwaii Ramen (2240 Irving St. at 23rd Ave.). I get the spicy garlic or miso ramen with pork. (But I don't recommend the sushi there.) I like to go every Monday on my day off for lunch with my 3-year-old. – Marcia Gagliardi

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