Butterfly, House, or the Slanted Door?

[BatMan]

Will be in San Fran for a long weekend in April – these 3 restaurants were recommended. What’s the crowd favorite? Thanks

[Maya]

Just not Butterfly.

[jshrub]

The House has excellent food. Its a bit small and can be loud but its one of my favorite places. great for lunch too.

[Grubbjunkie]

The Slanted Door can be a hassle, and it's expensive, but as long as you're ok dealing with those aspects it's usually a great time. It gets dissed here a lot but I remain impressed at how Phan has maintained the quality of the food despite exponential growth, and you can be a Vietnamese expert or total noob, doesn't really matter. Haven't been to the other two places in years.

[asianstamp]

Well since the only reviews for Butterfly were from 2005, I'll chime in with my recent lunch experience. I have to say my food was really good. I went here for Dine About Town and I have no complaints about the food or service.

Slanted Door gets crowded. If you can get in, that's a good thing.

[Husky]

On this board there is a love/hate thing going on with Slanted Door. I enjoy it for what it is; The House is a very different experience -- neighborhood spot vs. a destination...both have much better than average food.

[Dave MP]

Based on this post from 2005, it looks like people do not recommend Butterfly.

http://www.chowhound.com/topics/36230