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Start New ThreadWe fancy spicy food tonight. Does anyone have any recommendations for good Szechuan food in San Francisco?
By amd43
on May 31, 2008 06:51 PM
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I think there are some Szechuan offerings at Henry's Hunan
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Henry's offerings are mostly Hunanese, but they tend to be every bit as spicy as Sichuan dishes.
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No Sichuan at Henry's, but they have some great spicy dishes. My favorites are the hot and sour beef and the smoked ham.
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How's the quality at the Sansome location. I used to go here a lot in the mid to late 80s and always loved the food. Haven't been back since.
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Meant to link.
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Henry's Hunan Restaurant
924 Sansome St, San Francisco, CA 94111
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Note also that there are two or three more Henry's locations, one closer to BART (somewhere on Kearny? not positive).
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Yup, opening soon in Noe Valley in the former Yianni's/Pescheria place, as well as these other locations:
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Hunan Restaurant
674 Sacramento St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Henry's Hunan Restaurant
110 Natoma St, San Francisco, CA 94105
Henry's Hunan Restaurant
1016 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103
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The Sacramento St. location is just off Kearny. (Actually, the ORIGINAL Henry's was on Kearny).
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Check out Spices and its various outposts
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Spices
294 8th Ave, San Francisco, CA 94118
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In addition, ZY Garden (Chinatown) has some righteously spicy dishes on the Sichuan side of the menu and Zone 88 on San Bruno Avenue is a good bet for Sichuan cuisine.
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Zone 88 Inc
2428 San Bruno Ave, San Francisco, CA 94134
Z & Y
655 Jackson St, San Francisco, CA 94133
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Can anyone offer a ZY vs. Spices comparison? I really should just head to ZY myself, but I keep forgetting.
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I thought Z Y was food from Yunnan. Which would still be spicy, but still.
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The owner is from Yunnan and there are a few dishes from Yunnan. However, there are more Sichuan dishes that were held over from the previous management.
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Z & Y was formerly Sam Lok, which specialized in Sichuan food. When it changed ownership, it added a chef from Yunnan and expanded the Sam Lok menu to include Yunnan dishes. The Z and Y, beleive it or not, stand for sZechwan and Yunnan :-)
The two most famous Yunnan dishes on the menu. Crossing the Bridge Noodles and Steampot Chicken are, in fact, quite bland but the Sichuan carry-overs haven't lost any heat.
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Z&Y has mostly Sichuan dishes and only a few Yunnan specialties. The Yunnan ham with green pepper I'd order again, the "crossing the bridge" noodles and "steam chicken" I probably wouldn't.
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I'd take Z&Y over Zone 88, unless you're in the mood for hot pot.
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Or a mountain of crispy eel, Mmmmm....
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