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Bay Gelldawg Jan 2, 2008 06:31 PM

Red clam chowder?

Where can I find red clam chowder in San Francisco?

Thanks.

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    whatsforlunch Jan 6, 2008 10:22 AM

    Both are long shots...

    U.S. Restaurant, after they moved to their second location on Columbus, would make red clam chowder on an occasional Friday. I don't know if this place still exists or goes by another name now but it was my favorite chowder.

    Then I disovered that Rick's Restaurant on Taraval also made a red clam chowder. But they also alternated when it was on the menu. I haven't been there in many years, but you can call to see if they still offer this on Fridays.

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    1. re: whatsforlunch
      Xiao Yang Jan 6, 2008 02:17 PM

      U.S. Restaurant is still there, with new signage that tells you the "US" stood for U Siciliano all along.

    2. vincentlo Jan 5, 2008 01:00 AM

      Old Port Lobster Shack, which has enjoyed great reviews here and has multiple locations in the Bay Area.

      Vincent

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      Old Port Lobster Shack
      851 Veterans Blvd, Redwood City, CA 94063

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        adamshoe Jan 4, 2008 03:36 PM

        The "Coney Island" clam chowder @ Tadich comes darn close to the benchmark, which for me is The Oyster Bar in Grand Central Staion , NYC.

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        1. re: Xiao Yang
          Lori SF Jan 4, 2008 06:48 PM

          we just had a lobster roll to go to make the train to Chappaqua around 9:50 PM.. I give them credit for making it happen because this was our last train out of Manhattan and the roll was pretty darn good.

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          yehfromthebay Jan 2, 2008 09:39 PM

          I like Cambell's Manhattan Style Clam Chowder. :-)

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            Nancy Berry Jan 2, 2008 08:38 PM

            The Fish Market Restaurants all serve Manhattan clam chowder. It's okay, not great.

            1. Xiao Yang Jan 2, 2008 07:13 PM

              No mere clam chowder, to be sure, but cioppino (which usually has clams in it) is tomato-based.

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              1. re: Xiao Yang
                Lori SF Jan 2, 2008 08:08 PM

                I remember going to restaurants and seeing manhattan clam chowder on the menu and seeing cioppini. It is different from cioppini which is what ever fish is caught and put into a stew with mushrooms, etc mainly a California dish. Manhattan clam chowder is an Italian clam soup renamed for reasons of style made with tomatoes and comes from the East Coast.

                1. re: Lori SF
                  Xiao Yang Jan 2, 2008 09:12 PM

                  I specifically said that cioppino is not clam chowder. My point was that it's a lot easier to find cioppino than Manhattan-style clam chowder in SF.

                  I am originally from the East Coast and I know what Manhattan-style clam chowder is; even in Manhattan, though, very few people preferred it to "New England style".

                  1. re: Lori SF
                    oakjoan Jan 4, 2008 07:27 PM

                    Cioppino has MUSHROOMS? Where is this served? I'm curious.

                    1. re: oakjoan
                      wolfe Jan 4, 2008 07:44 PM

                      In James Beard's kitchen.
                      http://www.soupsong.com/rcioppin.html
                      http://endlessbanquet.blogspot.com/20...

                2. Lori SF Jan 2, 2008 06:44 PM

                  Growing up my family called this Manhattan Clam Chowder, funny name and I like this style over the other. We would collect clams at Pismo Beach and my mom would make an amazing batch of red clam chowder...sigh

                  Taddich
                  21st Ammendment
                  Old Port Lobster Shack
                  Not great and all very different.

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                  1. re: Lori SF
                    The Librarian Jan 3, 2008 09:54 AM

                    I like the red clam chowder at Fish in Sausalito.

                    http://331fish.com/food/index.html

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