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The ne plus ultra of Hong Kong-style seafood eating in SF boasts a wall of aquaria housing at least a dozen live aquatic and amphibian species, prepared to your order with nonchalant expertise and panache. Even residents of the newer Chinatowns west of Arguello make pilgrimages here. Sharing the delicacies with a group brings costs down to neighborhood-joint levels, and the rest of the authentic south China menu ranges from high-flying squab down to bargain-priced "Chinese soul food."
President Obama, in town for a fundraiser, has made local headlines by stopping at Great Eastern for takeout dim sum. The San Francisco Chronicle has decided the stopover is a scandal. I agree, but no... More »
Great Eastern 649 Jackson (at Kearny), 986-2500. Open Sunday through Thursday 11 a.m. to 1 a.m., Friday and Saturday until 3 a.m. The restaurant is not wheelchair accessible. Parking: not bad, or use the Portsmouth Square garage. Muni via the... More »
Seafood is the main draw at this better-than-average Chinese restaurant, a vast, classy, and family-friendly establishment in the heart of Chinatown. At the rear of the dining room, giant tanks house several varieties of seafood: Dungeness crabs, lobsters, fish-of-the-day, and large prawns. But the rest of the menu is excellent as well, especially the hot-and-sour soup ($7). Not too hot and not too sour, the soup arrives thick, spicy, and just tart enough, in a gigantic bowl ideal for... More »
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