Josh Montero
House of Nanking is amazing, and when we walked into Fang today for lunch and had the legend Peter Fang greet us and get us going, I knew it would be a good meal. I knew it would be pricy, but he actually talked with us and offered to put together some options based on our tastes that he thought would resonate with us. Did they ever. Now for 2 of us, it was $116, but we got 5 dishes and had to bring about half of it home, so honestly, if we’re talking apples to apples value for meals around the city, this wasn’t out of line at all. You can easily pay $100+ for 2 people to have a meal that isn’t nearly as good (and probably not nearly as much food). The dumplings and beef wonton were incredible, but the short ribs stole the show. The place isn’t large, but it’s set up to make smart use of space so several tables can be filled at once. It’s rare I walk away from a meal with no notes, but truly, I can’t begin to adequately explain how good our lunch was. There is a lot of food Chinese food in SF, but outside of House of Nanking, I don’t know if I have had anything to rival what we had at Fang.
… moreJ R
I got Mapo Tofu and asked for a little extra spicy. Apparently that means to them to dump a bucket of sichuan peppercorn, that didn’t make it spicy just kinda numbing with that acid after taste when to much is used. I thought it odd that it didn’t include white rice so that was an upcharge. The egg rolls were okay but it was more of a thick spring roll because of the smooth outer shell, also I thought it was odd that they cut them up and poured honey mustard I just assumed that the sauce would be on the side. Flavor of the egg rolls was fine overall. The one ding is I sat at the small table at the top of the stairs and after a bit I was getting a wet gym sock smell that just wouldn’t go away which added to the food which could have thrown my taste buds off I’m not sure.
… moreTheresa Humanicki
I was on a business trip in San Francisco and a group of 20 had dinner at Fang. Being familiar with Peter and his daughter Kathy Fang the owners, I was excited to eat there. Her father also owns House of Nanking. We had a large table in the lower level across from the wine wall. The food was amazing and it kept coming. Pete Fang was on hand and helped serve our group. At some point I lost track of what I ate, but I started with a Lychee It Up. The Pork Belly Steamed Buns were awesome.
… moreNeesha Patel
They have vegetarian options. They are very very very busy. It hurts the service. They are very cramped. They were shuffling chairs around and hit my husband’s knee without even realizing.
Atmosphere is very chaotic. There is no music thank goodness! That would be the cherry on top.
The vegetarian wonton soup was our favorite. We would probably come back just for that. The fried rice – don’t waste your time.
… moreAmruta M
If you want to try family style Chinese meals, you have to visit Fang! The food is so delicious here. My personal favorites are charred broccoli, buns, and blossom tea!
… moreAngelo Lambroschino
Food speaks for itself. Everyone makes you feel like family. We were a large group that got a little bit of everything. Each dish was made with love. Honestly everything was so good it’s hard to pick a favorite dish. You can’t go wrong here. Highly recommend. The highlight of my trip to San Francisco!
… moreCheyenne Johnston
The food was fabulous and so flavorful! I’ve been so excited to go here every time I visit the city.
… moreJennifer Zhu
Scam and food is mid at best. A long overdue post but every once in awhile I remember I came here and get pissed off.
Don’t come here unless if you want to be scammed. They charged us for 6 buns when we were only given 5. We called to ask about this and they would not refund us, but said “next time you come we can give you one more” yea right, as if I’ll ever come back.
The fried rice was $18 on the menu but we got charged $27. Other items we got charged for were not even on the menu so they could charge as much as they wanted for little food ($29-36 per item). Look at how little food was given for the prawns for $36. The way there were only FIVE pieces of shrimp and you want to charge $36?? What a terrible way to run a business, look at all the 1 star reviews of others with similar experiences. How are you not embarrassed?
… moreJoshua Stroud
Fast service and quick food, like many Chinese restaurants. But the food is downright amazing. Pork Buns and Crispy Honey Short Rib with Bok Choy are both top notch choices. Both crispy on the outside and tender on the inside. Buns especial are soft and melt in your mouth. Ask for chili oil for a mild spice or chili sauce for a much spicier addition. Not cheap at about $60 for an app and entré for 1 person, but I could not finish it – plenty of food.
… moremaddiee S
After a long creatively fulfilling day at the MoMa, I found myself in Fang. The proximity was perfect, I found it through a food blog. Fang had a no pretentious, classy Chinese heritage vibe. Folks with large teams were enjoying themselves at the family share tables.
I had the vegetarian fried dumplings and the vegetarian chow mein. The dumplings were crisp on the outside and juicy on the inside. Whereas the chowmein came in a double-decker tealight heated bowl to retain the ambient temperature.
The noodles were uniquely coated with a delicious spice accompanied with lettuce, asparagus, and broccoli. The comforting, tasty noodles hit the spot with subtle flavors!
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