What's your favorite pork chop in San Francisco?
The BF and I got into a heated discussion about this today. I never order pork chops because I find that they're either hit or miss, and usually the latter, rather than the former. A good pork chop should be flavorful, reasonably fatty on the edges, juicy as hell, and in a perfect world, layered enough in flavor so that you don't get totally palate-fatigued 1/3 of the way through it. The best pork chop I recall having was years ago at Town Hall, but shortly thereafter I stopped ordering pork chops after too many regretful incidences. (I wonder if it's still any good after all these years?) So if I were to jump back into the pork chop game, where would you suggest going for a no-fail PC?
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Town Hall Restaurant
342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105
By t.susannah.chen
on Sep 25, 2011 04:02 PM
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NOPA and Mission Beach Cafe have delectable pork chops on their menus.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
Mission Beach Cafe
198 Guerrero St., San Francisco, CA 94103
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I was not a fan of my pork chop at Town Hall last month. But it was soon followed by a much better one at Schmidt's in the Mission. It must've been an inch thick which made me leery it'd be dry, but it was much juicier than Town Hall's.
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Town Hall Restaurant
342 Howard St., San Francisco, CA 94105
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Second Nopa!
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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3rd Nopa
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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4th on Nopa.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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5th
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The Tee-Off does a great high-end pork chop in a dive bar.
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Tee Off Bar & Grill
3129 Clement St, San Francisco, CA 94121
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The pork chops grilled over charcoal at Joe's of Westlake in Daly City are worth a try. You would think they would get dried out being cooked like that, but they don't. They are served plain, with no sauce or heavy seasoning. Just pure pork!
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Joe's of Westlake
11 Glenwood Ave, Daly City, CA 94015
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Barely across the bay, but the brined Berkshire chops from Cafe Rouge's butcher shop. They must serve it in the restaurant sometimes too.
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Cafe Rouge
1782 Fourth St, Berkeley, CA 94710
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Although it's not always on their menu, Perbacco's double thick maple brined Berkshire pork chop is to die for. I would always choose that over Nopa's pork chop, but Nopa's is a very close second.
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Perbacco
230 California St, San Francisco, CA 94111
Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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once and again NOPA!
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i'm so behind the times, i've still not been to Nopa.
I used to love the pork chop at foreign cinema - they had a lavender brined one that was thick, juicy, with good fat around the edges (the best part), and flavored all the way through. i think they bring it back now and then. right now they're featuring: "Smoky masala pork chop, chanterelle-radicchio-leek bread pudding, Gruyere." Sounds wonderful.
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Nopa
560 Divisadero St, San Francisco, CA 94117
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Love the house-smoked pork chop with escarole, bacon, and apricots at Chenery Park.
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Chenery Park Restaurant
683 Chenery Street, San Francisco, CA 94131
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I'm with you on the no love for pork chops, but I do have a lot of respect for the one at Zuni. Aside from that, I stay away from pork chops unless they've been fried a la Chinese pork chops or wienershnitzel
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Zuni Cafe
1658 Market Street, San Francisco, CA 94102
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