Tu Lan
San Francisco, CA 94103-1602
Phone: (415) 626-0927
- Price:
- $
- Cross Street:
- Market Street
- Specialties:
- Cheap Eats
- Best of Citysearch:
- Cheap Eats 2005, Vietnamese Food 2005
- Hours:
- Mon-Sat 11am-9pm
Editorial Review for Tu Lan – by Citysearch Editors
In Short
People come from all over San Francisco to this tiny Vietnamese storefront. Seating is limited to eight small tables and a Formica counter that runs along the open kitchen. Menu selections include imperial rolls on a bed of rice noodles, and lemon beef or chicken salad. Other favorites include the fried fish in ginger sauce, pork kebabs and any of the noodle soups.
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Insider Tips
Know Before You GoThough this is a cash-only establishment, there are plenty of ATM machines on Market Street.
User Reviews for Tu Lan
03/25/2008 Posted by bjorkchicago
OK, so this place is pretty sticky. Kinda gross and greasy and in a neighborhood that could be used for a scene in a movie where young kids are coppin' for heroin and they wouldn't need to hire ANY extras. If you can get past all that, you've made it to the front door. Inside you will merely find LESS crackheads. The food, albeit not the most authentic of Vietnamese around San Fran is pretty flippin good for the price! Their imperial rolls are better than any fried viet. style spring roll in the city. PERIOD. do NOT order the pho... there are plenty of other sketchy holes in the tenderloin which SPECIALIZE in that fabulous soup... such as pho hoa on ellis and taylor (or jones?) it's creepy too, but that's another review... don't come to tu lan with any expectations. least of all, keeping your clothes from smelling weird or touching sticky greasiness. However, you will leave with a full belly and an almost-full wallet! Enjoy! and don't talk to strangers... seriously.
Pros: Cheap, fast food.
Cons: Life threatening neighborhood.
01/08/2008 Posted by lpldlpld
Good service for a high volume place. My girl is vietnamese so i've had lots of vietnamese food . This place is kind of chinese/vietnamese. A lot more greasy. You get a lot of food for the money though and it's not that bad but it's not quite "authentic " vietnamese. Worth checking out once for the novelty of it but i don't think I'll ever go back.
Pros: Cheap,fast, good service, down and out type ambience..
Cons: GREASY, not that clean, GREASY...
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