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House Of Nanking

919 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA | Map it  

94133 37.796386 -122.405172

(415) 421-1429

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Neighborhoods:
Northeast, Chinatown
Cuisine:
Asian, Chinese
Price:
$
Categories:
Restaurants

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Payment Methods:
MasterCard, Cash, Visa
Restaurant Special Features:
Cheap Eats, Family Style Dining, People Watching, Family-Friendly Dining
General Info:
Open 7 Days

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coolray

Member since Dec, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 5 months ago
5.0
December 11, 2011

For adventurous souls only. Thought we'd have to wait forever on the SantaCon Saturday night just before 8 pm but ended up in a pocket and got in pretty quickly. Fortunately the owner came over to take our order, and when he heard that this was our first time he offered to create our dinner. My friend, who isn't an adventurous eater, agreed and the rest is history.

We weren't real hungry, so he created a soup around my crustacean allergy that my friend loved (a fish soup with wonton, tofu and cellophane noodles and an unique spectacular beef salad with tomatoes and mushrooms.

The owner/chef is a maestro - creating as his mood strikes, as well as how he reads his customer. He demands respect in the traditional Chinese way, but deserves it. He's good.

What a treat. I can't wait to go back and see what he conjures up next.

This restaurant is cutting edge and for adventurous souls. It's also cash only.

Side note: I don't understand some of the bad reviews I've read here. This is NOT a white tablecloth/gloved service experience. There are plenty of other places (R&G down the street is excellent and fits that model) to go to for that without dissing this place.

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patty valdivia

Member since Nov, 2011 View Profile
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Joined 6 months ago
1.0
November 24, 2011

If you're hungry - DON'T GO to House of Nanking. Asked the server what she recommends... in her accent - told us that we were eating the food and that we needed to decide what we wanted. We ordered and asked if she thought that was enough food for our party. She said she didn't know what we would eat. Food was good but drinks were not what we ordered and we never got the ice we requested. When we tried to pay with a debit card, the server said they prefer cash. We asked if they take credit cards, she said yes but would rather have cash.

We paid the exact amount of the check - with the cash we pulled together and walked down the street and had a lovely dinner at McDonalds.

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sajaan

Member since Feb, 2006 View Profile
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Joined 6 years ago
1.0
June 29, 2011

Not so good. It is strictly Asian fusion food. Menu is Chinese but the food is strictly Asian fusion with Thai spices. Limited choices, long wait lines, cash-only, no customer service.

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Yuckie

Member since Feb, 2011 View Profile
1Review
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Joined 1 year ago
1.0
February 23, 2011

Sorry, I don't see the attraction. Next to my one star CitySearch says "Eh". No. Not "Eh". Not even close to "Eh". This was really bad, to the point where I 'm goin to tell the hotel concierge to stop sending people here. Service was very slow, and when someone finally took my order and brought food, it tasted like it came from Panda Express. But Panda Express doesn't make my tummy feel like this.

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dmanm

Member since Feb, 2010 View Profile
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Joined 2 years ago
5.0
February 26, 2010

great fun and great food. The food is wonderful, however, it is best to tell the server that you would like a meal and what you don't eat (ex. "I vegetarian") and let them bring you whatever they choose...at least that is how it used to be. Once when I was there a guy sat next to me and ordered Chow Mein. The owner said to him "you no wait in line to come in here and order chow mein, you go next, order chow mein" and brought him something else.

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