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Luthien Oct 15, 2007 12:12 PM

SFO Terminal 3?

We're flying out early in the morning (7:50am) and are going to be in need of breakfast options so I wanted to hear about any updates on Terminal 3 eats.

I've seen Tomokazu (opening at 6am) recommended:
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/405584
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/438982

We'll be leaving before Ebisu even opens (8am) and Fung Lum will be cutting it too close (7:30am though we may be able to make it there for our return trip arriving at 11pm.. but who wants to eat at a restaurant an hour before closing?
)http://www.chowhound.com/topics/41913

So, any updates on food quality or other recommendations? Might as well add the ones we can't get to so that people can just refer to the terminal 3 thread.

  1. Luthien Oct 23, 2007 06:43 PM

    It turned out that Fung Lum was open before 7 so I ate there since I couldn't stomach the sushi prices ($12 for 4 sake sashimi pieces?). The dim sum was incredibly overpriced as well ($5 for a bamboo container of 3!) but at least I knew the dim sum would be filling whereas I can't always trust sushi to be filling. The dim sum was okay, but a little greasy. Not near as greasy as bad dim sum places, but an incredible quality for airport food. The ham soi gat (sp?) was fresh out of the basket. It had little filling in it, but I was pleased with the deep fried mochi surrounding it.

    Never got to have dinner as our plane was delayed by 2 hours, getting us in at 1:30 am, although we were two rows back on the same plane with Thomas Keller. Yes, THE Thomas Keller.

    Oh, and don't buy the Crystal Geyser water there. It's from the LA source rather than the Nor-Cal source and thus (in my book) tastes bad.

    1. lexdevil Oct 15, 2007 12:22 PM

      Are you T3 or International? I only ask because Ebisu (even if it were open) is in the International Terminal.

      My T3 morning option is take-way clam chowder from Yankee Pier. Their crab eggs benedict is fine too (though not stellar) if you have time to sit. I've had a decent bloody mary there as well. They open at 5:30 AM.

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      1. re: lexdevil
        Luthien Oct 15, 2007 02:40 PM

        For this flight, I'm in T3. It sounds like Ebisu is good enough such that one should just pop down to international no matter which terminal one is in, but it won't be open by the time my flight takes off.

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