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Tony Hiss of The New Yorker described it in 1976 as "the best Chinese restaurant in the world"; [1] after Herb Caen noted the fact in his San Francisco Chronicle column, the restaurant exploded in popularity. [3] Chung moved to larger premises in 1979 and later expanded Hunan into a local chain that came to be called Henry's Hunan.
Sam Wo (traditional Chinese: 三和粥粉麵; simplified Chinese: 三和粥粉面; Jyutping: Saam1wo4 zuk1 fan2min6; pinyin: Sānhé zhōu fěnmiàn, literally "Three Harmonies Porridge and Noodles") was a Chinese restaurant located in San Francisco, California. The restaurant's first location on 813 Washington Street was famous for being a ...
This is a list of notable Chinese restaurants. A Chinese restaurant is an establishment that serves Chinese cuisine outside China . Some have distinctive styles, as with American Chinese cuisine and Canadian Chinese cuisine .
Old menu cover, original Trader Vic's, Oakland. Trader Vic's is a restaurant and tiki bar chain headquartered in Emeryville, California, United States.Victor Jules Bergeron, Jr. (December 10, 1902 in San Francisco – October 11, 1984 in Hillsborough, California) founded a chain of Polynesian-themed restaurants that bore his nickname, "Trader Vic".
Edsel Ford Fung (often spelled Fong) (May 6, 1927 – April 24, 1984) was an American restaurant server from San Francisco, California. [1] He was called the "world's rudest, worst, most insulting waiter" and worked at the Sam Wo Chinese restaurant. [2]
The first Original Joe's was established by a Croatian immigrant, Ante "Tony" Rodin in 1937. [3] The restaurant was originally located at 144 Taylor Street in San Francisco's Tenderloin neighborhood, and initially consisted of a 14-stool counter on a saw-dust covered floor. [4]
The Golden Dragon massacre [1] was a gang-related mass shooting that took place on September 4, 1977, inside the Golden Dragon Restaurant at 822 Washington Street in Chinatown, San Francisco, California, United States.
The Beach Chalet is a historic two-story Spanish Colonial Revival-style building, [2] located at the far western end of Golden Gate Park in San Francisco.The building is owned by the San Francisco Recreation & Parks Department; and the tenants are the Beach Chalet Brewery and Restaurant, and the Park Chalet.