25996 Sun Oct 05 08:26:04 -0700 2003 6 1 San Francisco Bay Area 0 104989 A number of friends are imploring me to go to the Slanted Door on an upcoming trip yet a search here reveals some lukewarm posts about 3 years ago. What's the current word? Thanks Travis Sun Oct 05 08:26:04 -0700 2003 0 Travis From Bozeman 1 104991 It's often mentioned in passing, but you are right that there haven't been any major threads on it in recent memory. It's just THERE, the 300-pound gorilla of high-end Asian (not fusion) restaurants. I think the buzz is that it's still good, if pricey. It's a pleasant place with good and informative service. Although it's probably not the best value in Vietnamese food around, it won't break the bank the way a Gary Danko or a French Laundry would. Link: http://slanteddoor.com/ Sun Oct 05 10:51:13 -0700 2003 104989 0 Gary Soup 2 104995 It will not even come close to breaking the bank. Mentioning it in the same breath as Gary Danko and the French Laundry when talking price is misleading. To be certain, Slanted D is not cheap, but it's not a fortune, either. Sun Oct 05 12:49:56 -0700 2003 104991 0 answerman 3 104997 To be clear, Gary Danko is not as expensive as French Laundry, particularly if one does not select a large number of courses at GD. Also, I couldn't agree that GD would "break the bank". Leaving aside wine price (which can be addressed at GD by BYO, for lower corkage than at FL), I believe that GD is one of the best "value for price" relationships in the Bay Area gastronomic landscape (despite Fifth Floor and FL having more lyrical cuisine). Sun Oct 05 13:44:23 -0700 2003 104995 0 cabrales 1 104993 I think Slanted Door is held in fairly high regard on the board. Here are three less-than-three-year-old threads to read... http://www.chowhound.com/california/boards/sanfrancisco7/messages/25704.html http://www.chowhound.com/california/boards/sanfrancisco8/messages/30013.html http://www.chowhound.com/california/boards/sanfrancisco10/messages/45039.html Sun Oct 05 12:00:18 -0700 2003 104989 0 Paul H 1 105022 Make that four hundred sixty seven posts on Slanted Door, refer to link below, as recent as July 03 Link: http://www.chowhound.com/cgi-bin/htsearch?config=chowhound-search&restrict=&exclude=&words=Slanted+Door&method=and Mon Oct 06 01:17:41 -0700 2003 104989 0 cots 1 105046 Definitely go, the food is still outstanding. Yes it is a little more than you would spend at a neighborhood joint but you are on vacation, no? Now, I will be skiing Big Sky in January. How about some tips from out your way? Mon Oct 06 12:42:10 -0700 2003 104989 0 Randy