Sunflower
San Francisco, CA 94110
Phone: (415) 626-5023
- Cross Street:
- Valencia St
- Hours:
- Fri-Sat 12pm-12am, Sun-Thu 12pm-11pm
Editorial Review for Sunflower – by Patrick Heig
Right in the thick of the grimy bustle of 16th and Valencia, Sunflower isn't pretty, but it's cheap, heaping plates of Vietnamese are a thing of beauty. There are two sides to Sunflower: one, on Valencia, houses a few tables and a hot, greasy stove, and the other, on 16th, is a more spacious dining room connected to the other by a hallway--slightly more elegant, and out of sight of a kitchen that needs no exhibition. Massive portions of specialties like shaken beef, sunflower prawns and hot & sour soup all come in under $15, although it's the lunch specials--$8 for a platter of rice, salad, soup, imperial rolls plus meat, fish or veggies, big enough for two--that make Sunflower one of the best bargains in the city.
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Insider Tips
What to DrinkThe food isn't the only thing that's cheap here: bottles of Anchor Steam are only $3.
Know Before You GoThough sometimes you'll luck out and find the place empty, you can expect to wait about half an hour during prime dinner hours.
User Reviews for Sunflower
12/02/2007 Posted by johny_c
This is one of my favorite restaurants! If you wanna take your loved one for a nice, romantic dinner, pick one of the french restaurants instead and expect to pay for it. If you are looking for a local place with great food for reasonable price, you will love Sunflower. I ate there at least 30 times and I am still not sick of the food (surprisingly :) My favorites: Shaken Beef and Vietnamese Crepe (amazing).
Pros: food
Cons: ambiance
11/22/2006 Posted by dancergirl21
I think you'll only like this place if you've never had good Vietnamese food before. Vietnamese food can be great, but this is not the spot. It took me a couple of times to figure out that it was mediocre - I really wanted it to be good! And it certainly looks good - but the taste does not deliver as you would expect. I like the ambience, cheery and laid-back - but the food ... it's just not worth eating out for.
Pros: Vietnamese Food in the Mission
Cons: Just not that good!
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