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1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero) San Francisco, CA 94111

415-861-8032

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Critics'
Pick
Five Best Classic Cocktails
Award Winner 2010

Cuisine(s): Vietnamese

Hours: Daily 11am-10pm

Price: $$$, $$$$

Payment Types: MasterCard, Visa, American Express
Attire: Casual.

Features: Patio/Sidewalk Dining, Takeout, Delivery, Private Party, Banquet Facilities, Family Style, Water View

Serving: Dinner, Lunch

Entertainment: Live Entertainment
Alcohol: Full bar

Reservations: Accepted, Highly Recommended, Online Reservations Available

Parking: Lot Available, Street, Valet, Validation Available

Description

In its third incarnation, anchoring the foodie paradise and transportation hub that is the Ferry Building, the justly famed Slanted Door is chicer and busier than ever. But its superbly conceived, seasonal, spicy and herbal Vietnamese fare, made with top-notch ingredients, is worth the trouble it takes to get a reservation. Favorite dishes include the barbecued pork ribs, crab cellophane noodles, and inventive desserts, though the whole menu is reliably good. Wonderful cocktails are a draw at the spacious bar-lounge.

2010 | Five Best Classic Cocktails

Artwork by Christine ShieldsMai tai at Zaré at Fly Trap606 Folsom (at Second St.), 243-0580www.zareflytrap.comZaré's top-shelf rendition of Trader Vic's most famous creation involves freshly squeezed lime juice, spicy-smoky Appleton Estate Jamaican rum, a shot of Cointreau, and Small Hand's artisanal almond-apricot orgeat, stirred with ice and served on the rocks with a halved lime and a sprig of mint. It's a sweet, floral, citrusy triumph.Irish coffee at the Gold Dus... More »
2007 | Best Vietnamese

If you'd ask us one of our San Francisco restaurant dreams, we'd have told you we longed for a Slanted Door that was just a touch more consumer-friendly: easier to get into, less noisy, and, while we're at it, why not cheaper The Chans must have read our mind, because they've opened a large outpost called Out the Door, which occupies its own modern space, just off the Westfield Centre lower-level food court. An anteroom offers take-out from a counter and shelves filled with Asian... More »
2005 | Best Fancy Vietnamese

Once the myriad fans of the Slanted Door's extraordinary high-style Vietnamese cuisine had gotten over the restaurant's two moves to increasingly upscale locations (from the Mission to Brannan Street to the Ferry Building) and braved the tedious reservation lines (complete with seven-digit confirmation numbers), they looked around and realized that the new airy, modern digs were pretty swell, the bay views were beautiful, and the food was as delicious as ever. Longtime favorites include... More »

Food Trucks and Celebrity Chefs to Celebrate Asian Heritage

By Camila McHugh | Fri, May 11, 2012

When: May 19, 11 a.m.-6 p.m. Where: Larkin (at Grove to Ellis) Cost: Free admission The Rundown: Organizers of the Eighth Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration, the largest gathering of Asian ... More »
San Francisco's 10 Best Wine Lists

By W. Blake Gray | Thu, April 5, 2012

San Francisco is one of the best places in the world to drink young wines, particularly those with attitude, from many different places. Sommeliers here are passionate and their wine lists reflect it.... More »
Drink of the Week: The Brandy Lift at The Slanted Door

By Lou Bustamante | Fri, March 2, 2012

There aren't a lot of milk cocktails that I associate being refreshing and extremely drinkable; for me, the thought usually conjures up memories of past experiences with sweet and heavy dessert or bru... More »
Q&A With Slanted Door's Chucky Dugo, part 2: Saying No to Fusion and Yes to Klondike Bars

By Alanna Hale | Wed, February 22, 2012

Chucky Dugo, pastry chef for Charles Phan's restaurants -- including Slanted Door, Out the Door, and Wo Hing General Store -- started his career in San Francisco, but talked his way into running a cha... More »
Q&A With Slanted Door's Chucky Dugo, part 1: From Paris-Brest to Taipei and Back

By Alanna Hale | Tue, February 21, 2012

Chucky Dugo, pastry chef for Charles Phan's restaurants -- including Slanted Door, Out the Door, and the Moss Room -- grew up in a small town in the Central Valley with a big Italian family. Meals, es... More »
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claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

| Tue, September 28, 2010

100% worth the hype. Amazing modern Vietnamese. The family style menu allows for trying multiple dishes - I truly suggest going with a group so you can try as many as possible. Highlights include the crispy imperial rolls (even if you're just a party of two, get the full order) and halibut vermicelli. Reservations definitely recommended, and try to hit it up when the Ferry Building stalls are open because there's so much good foodie shopping to be had before/after your meal!
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KyoungK | Seattle, WA | 56 Reviews

| Tue, May 4, 2010

Great view and FANTASTIC drinks. innovative menu with fresh seafood, meat, vegetables... Blue bottle in the same building is also a great plus.
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mike73sf | San Francisco, CA | 1 Reviews

| Thu, July 23, 2009

I love this place
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Dinner Menu

Appetizers

$16.00

Barbecued Willis Ranch Pork Spareribs
scallion, cilantro, honey-hoisin sauce

$12.00

Daikon Rice Cakes
shiitake mushroom, shallot, sweet chili soy

$17.00

Wood Oven Roasted Pei Mussels
lemongrass, shallot, kaffir lime, basil, red curry broth

$18.00

Mesquite Grilled Becker Lane Pork Belly
red leaf lettuce, shiso, lemongrass, spicy gingered tamarind sauce

Soup

$6.00

Asparagus And Wild Dungeness Crab
white pepper, sesame oil

Salads

$12.00

Grapefruit And Jicama
red cabbage, pickled carrot, candied pecan

$12.00

Green Papaya
pickled carrot, rau ram, crispy shallot, roasted peanut

$12.00

Hodo Soy Beanery Yuba
wakame seaweed, toasted sesame, thai basil, soy

Raw Bar

$12.00

Chilled Wild Louisiana Gulf Shrimp
spicy cocktail sauce, thai basil aioli

$17.00

Half Dozen Oysters
kusshi (bc), kumamoto (ca), (wa), pacific rim (bc), shigoku (wa)

$17.00

Wild California Uni
black tobiko, avocado, cucumber

$18.00

California Yellowtail
crispy shallot, thai basil

Rolls

$12.00

Crispy Imperial Rolls
gulf shrimp, pork shoulder, glass noodle, roasted peanut

$12.00

Crispy Vegetarian Imperial Rolls
taro root, cabbage, glass noodle, roasted peanut

$12.00

Slanted Door Spring Rolls
gulf shrimp, pork, mint, peanut sauce

$11.00

Vegetarian Spring Rolls
tofu, shiitake, cabbage, mint, peanut sauce

$13.00

Lap Cheong Sausage Rolls
jicama, carrot, thai basil, spicy hoisin sauce

Meat

$36.00

Grass-fed Estancia Shaking Beef
cubed filet mignon, watercress, red onion, lime sauce

$38.00

Grilled Prather Ranch Ribeye Steak
garlic soy sauce, wild mushroom

$38.00

Grilled Grass-fed Anderson Ranch Lamb Rack
crispy sunchokes, tamarind sauce

$34.00

Mesquite Roasted Range Brothers Pork Chop
crispy cracklin', pork belly, lemongrass, grilled pineapple relish

POULTRY & GAME

$19.00

Organic Chicken Claypot
caramel sauce, thai chili, fresh ginger

$27.00

Lemongrass Grilled Devil's Gulch Ranch Rabbit
olive oil poached leg, braised fennel, thai basil, chive, lemon

$34.00

Roasted Broken Arrow Ranch Wild Boar Loin
house-made sausage, heirloom carrot, thai chili marmalade

$28.00

crispy dinner bell farm stuffed chicken legs
glass noodle, pickled spring vegetable, lemongrass, chili

Seafood

$22.00

Caramelized Wild Gulf Shrimp
garlic, yellow onion, caramel chili sauce

$21.00

Cellophane Noodles
green onion, fresh dungeness crab meat, sesame

$26.00

Pan-seared Day Boat Scallops
star route farm spinach, spicy pineapple-coconut sauce

$36.00

Banana Leaf Braised Whole Fish
cilantro, lime, green garlic, spring onion

$28.00

Wood Oven Roasted Arctic Char
jicama, grapefruit, cucumber-lime dipping sauce

$18.00

Spicy Monterey Squid
pineapple, sweet pepper, jalapeño, thai basi

Vegetables

$11.00

Chue Farm Baby Bok Choy
baby shiitake mushroom, garlic, rice wine

$11.00

Star Route Farm Baby Spinach
garlic, caramelized shallot

$16.00

Hodo Soy Beanery Yuba 'noodles'
glass noodle, parsnip, roasted chili, hedgehog mushroom

$11.00

Zuckerman Farm Asparagus
black trumpet mushrooms

$12.00

Hodo Soy Beanery Organic Tofu
salted black bean, ginger, roasted chili

$10.00

Catalan Farm Spicy Broccoli
with braised tofu and king trumpet mushrooms

Rice

Per Person $2.00

Jasmine Rice

Per Person $3.00

Massa Organics’ Brown Rice

Dessert

$8.00

Lemon Pudding Cake
huckleberry compote, creme fraiche

$9.00

Vietnamese Coffee Tres Leches
cocoa chiffon, condensed milk

$7.00

Pink Guava Sorbet

$8.00

Strawberry Gaufrette
mascarpone bavarois, bergamot & mint

$5.00

Bergamot Orange Cotton Candy

$8.00

Rosemary Panna Cotta
rhubarb ice

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The Slanted Door

1 Ferry Building (at Embarcadero) San Francisco, CA 94111

415-861-8032

Description

2010 | Five Best Classic Cocktails

2007 | Best Vietnamese

2005 | Best Fancy Vietnamese

Food Trucks and Celebrity Chefs to Celebrate Asian Heritage

By Camila McHugh | Fri, May 11, 2012

San Francisco's 10 Best Wine Lists

By W. Blake Gray | Thu, April 5, 2012

Drink of the Week: The Brandy Lift at The Slanted Door

By Lou Bustamante | Fri, March 2, 2012

Q&A With Slanted Door's Chucky Dugo, part 2: Saying No to Fusion and Yes to Klondike Bars

By Alanna Hale | Wed, February 22, 2012

Q&A With Slanted Door's Chucky Dugo, part 1: From Paris-Brest to Taipei and Back

By Alanna Hale | Tue, February 21, 2012

claire85 | Los Angeles, CA | 188 Reviews

KyoungK | Seattle, WA | 56 Reviews

mike73sf | San Francisco, CA | 1 Reviews

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