E&O Trading Company

05/09/10

A good tourist restaurnt

by MelSF , Citysearch Contributor at Citysearch

I had never heard of E&O Trading Co before I ate here. Overall it the food was good, but not too memorable. The best dishes by far were the pan fried daikon cakes, the butternut squash dumplings, and the wood roasted char siu black cod. The daikon cakes were unique and tasty. The butternut dumplings were served in a very delicious curry sauce. The cod was deliciously buttery tasting. It was by far the best dish. Overall I think it was a bit too expensive for what was served and I can definitely see it being a big tourist restaurant based on it’s food, décor, location, and pricing.

• Pros: Good food
• Cons: Too expensive for what is served

03/15/10

Surprising

by fried pickle at Citysearch

Casual atmosphere. Great waitstaff. Get there at 6p, no long wait. If you want ethnic Asian food (I'm fresh off the boat Asian), not the place to go to. But if you are adventurous, the Asian fusion food concepts are fresh and novel. You can probably ask for a little more fire to your food to spice up the sauces. yum.

I would go again if only I visited SFO more frequently.

• Pros: corn fritters
• Cons: mildly pricey

09/04/08

Amazing appetizers and delightful exotic drinks! a perfect combination!

by GINAMC50 at Citysearch

I went here the other night with a girlfriend from work. I had heard about this place from fellow co-workers and finally decided to try it. I had heard that it is pricey (even for just drinks and appetizers!) but we went anyway. I am glad we finally decided to try it out. This place is amazing! I had one of their exotic house cocktails(with an umbrella, how girly right?!) and so did my girlfriend (it was girls night out after all!) We decided to order some appetizers as well (after seeing the menu and the dinner prices we decided to not have dinner here) but instead enjoyed some of their specialtys, such as the corn fritters, and papaya salad, both were very tasty! Perhaps next time we will try this place out for dinner. I figure any place that can make appetizers as fresh and scrumptious as these must do a fine job with the main entrees as well! Nice atmosphere as well, attentive staff! a little bit noisy though.

• Pros: Delightful exotic house cocktails! Atmosphere and naturally the food!
• Cons: Pricey, a little loud.

08/07/08

E & O Trading is disappointing

by Pakewahine at Citysearch

I have been to E & O several times with my co-workers for lunch. The decor is beautiful. The service is attentive. The Asian food is terrible. If you really want authentic Asian food and not fusion/American style food don't come here. The food is OK but lacks a real Asian kick. It's just not there. Not enough ginger, spices, etc. The satays are bland with no spicy kick. I've traveled to China, Hong Kong, Thailand, Hawaii and Europe and have tasted excellent foods. This restaurant is very disappointing. .

• Pros: Decor is nice/tropcial
• Cons: Food is bland and disappointing

10/08/07

Best small plate offering

by cktjhill at Citysearch

I'll keep it quick, my girlfriend and I eat at e&o at least twice a month. The staff a fast and friendly. The food is amazing, the chicken lettuce cups are fresh and sharp, the corn fritters are delicious, the ahi tartare has an amazing spicy sauce, the naan breads are diverse and always make a great compliment to your order, and of course... the new chicken dumplings are sweet and savory and have a clean, healthy taste... no deep fried mess, you can actually taste the spiced ground chicken. I seriously have no complaints and I've eater here a good twenty times, the food is just a great draw and I'm less inclined to keep trying new places since I know this gem exists right near my office.

• Pros: amazing food and drinks.
• Cons: none that i can think of, maybe just location, it's in a boring part of town.