I was in SF back in Dec. and went to this great hole-in-the-wall that I think was on the left side of the last block of Kearny. You ate elbow to elbow but the food was fantastic. WHAT IS THE NAME OF THIS PLACE?? I think I will know it when I hear it. My brother-in-law has been to SF several times and says that you cna't get good food in Chinatown and that it is all tourist crap. I need to send him here.

Thanks!

House of Nanking or the DPD.

House of Nanking, that is it!

Thanks!

The Ghost strikes again.

Dear SF Ghost:
Ghosts don't strike (they don't have sufficient substance). They SPOOK.

The Ghost spooks again.

My husband and I were trying to find a place to eat and stumbled upon House of Nanking. We were not given a menu and the waiter asked us what kind of meat we wanted and if we wanted an appetizer. We had no idea what we had ordered but the food was outstanding! We had a chicken dish, pork dish, appetizer and soup. To this day I could not go in there and ordered what we ate. We were embarassed by the amount of food we had on our table and our bill was only $30! I can not wait to go there again.

Pete, I had the same experience about five years back. Traveled to S.F. with a group of co-workers, one of whom was Asian American, and she led us to a little hole-in-the-wall place in Chinatown where we were quite obviously the only non-locals there.

It was my first and only experience with dim sum - the servers bring trays around with a certain type of dish, they present it to you, and if you want it, you take it, if not, just pass and wait until the next platter comes around a minute or so later. Even when we asked what certain dishes were, none of us, including my Asian American friend, could understand what they were saying, so we just went on blind faith. It was absolutely the most fun I've ever had with a dining experience, and the food was fabulous. Have no idea what the restaurant was called!