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
The wonton soup at Hon’s Wun-Tun House is the perfect cold weather food. Farley Elliott/SFGATE Hon’s Wun-Tun House is a Chinatown legend. The small space has been in operation on Kearny Street since 1972 — an ancient restaurant age that very few others (save for the century-plus Sam Wo around the corner) can claim. It doesn’t … Read more
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