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[15] [16] [17] As of December 2023, the restaurant remains the only Chinese restaurant in the United States with just one Michelin star. [18] Taylor Abrams of The Infatuation gave the restaurant 8.7 out of ten in 2016, praising its service and food. [12] Bon Appétit magazine ranked it third in the 2017 top ten Best New Restaurants list. [19]
The restaurant's first location on 813 Washington Street was famous for being a venerable mainstay in the local Chinatown area, having been in the same location since 1912. Sam Wo gained notoriety in the 1960’s for being the employer of Edsel Ford Fung , who was known locally as the "world's rudest waiter".
Johnny Kan (1906–1972) was a Chinese American restaurateur in Chinatown, San Francisco, ca 1950–1970.He was the owner of Johnny Kan's restaurant, which opened in 1953, and published a book on Cantonese cuisine, Eight Immortal Flavors, which was praised by Craig Claiborne and James Beard. [1]
The San Francisco Michelin Guide was the second North American city chosen to have its own Michelin Guide. Unlike the other U.S. guides which focus mainly in the city proper, the San Francisco guide includes all the major cities in the Bay Area: San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose and Berkeley, as well as Wine Country, which includes Napa and ...
Washington Street in Chinatown with Transamerica Pyramid in the background.. Officially, Chinatown is located in downtown San Francisco, covers 24 square blocks, [10] and overlaps five postal ZIP codes (94108, 94133, 94111, 94102, and 94109).
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 .
Entered the list of The World's 50 Best Restaurants, 2019 [18] Ranked 28th in The World's 50 Best Restaurants, 2021 [19] The 40 Most Important Restaurants of the Decade, Esquire [20] The Most Important Restaurants of the Decade, Food & Wine [21] 5 Stars, Forbes Travel Guide [22] 4 Stars, San Francisco Chronicle [23] Five Diamond Award, AAA [24]
She moved back to San Francisco in 2011 where her daughter May and grandchild Alisa Ongbhaibulya live. [5] Following her retirement in 1990, Chiang remained active in promoting charitable causes, [12] in particular, the Chinese American International School. [7] Chiang died on October 28, 2020, in San Francisco at the age of 100. [4] [28]