Edsel Ford Fung

These are the touristy SF restaurants actually worth visiting

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These are the touristy SF restaurants actually worth visiting

Cioppino at Sotto Mare in North Beach in San Francisco on Jan. 19, 2023. Douglas Zimmerman/SFGATE It’s been a year of ups and downs for Eat Like a Tourist, the column where I bravely dine at San Francisco’s most touristy restaurants to see if they’re actually good. Union Square’s Cheesecake Factory may have been a disappointing … Read more

This SF restaurant used to be home to the ‘world’s rudest waiter’

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This SF restaurant used to be home to the ‘world’s rudest waiter’

A mix of dishes at Sam Wo Restaurant in San Francisco’s Chinatown on Thursday, Sept. 8, 2023.  Charles Russo/SFGATE Back in the day, a meal at Sam Wo was served with a side of verbal abuse.  The century-old San Francisco Chinatown institution was known for having “the world’s rudest waiter.” Edsel Ford Fung, who customers “came to see … Read more