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I read about their wontons and its authenticity, so I decided to check it out. The place is small and it's a major hole in the wall. It's definitely not the cleanest place. It's dark and cavernous. I think this place could take the crown for have the worst decor and atmosphere SF!
I ordered a shrimp wonton and was very disappointed with it.... this was supposed the best wontons in SF? It didn't taste at all fresh (most likley pre-made and frozen for days), the filling was very basic, the skin was hard and chewy and the soup was not very good. It was actually kind of bad. If I were basing the review on these Wontons alone, this place would get 1-2 stars from me, but the Chow Fun (He Fen or Ho Fun) was quite good.
The Ho Fun was cooked with meat, egg and g onions. When it arrived, I was hesitant as it looked bad. It didn't look like anything I've seen in Hong Kong or Taiwan. I took a bite and was surprised by the texture, which was amazingly soft but not mushy. It was so fresh. The sauce was very flavorful.
I'm not getting why people like their wontons, but I would come back to get the Chow Fun to go as the environment is just too unpleasant.
Wontons - 2 stars
Chow Fun - 4 stars
Decor & service - non-existent
Just Won Ton can easily be missed as it is a tiny restaurant on Vicente and 24th Avenue.
Grabbing a late lunch/early dinner with the family, I ordered the Vegetarian Chow Fun, wet-style. (Of course, you think that with a place that has 'won ton' in the name, you'd order just that. I just wasn't craving little dumplings at the time.) Their version is pretty decent because there's actual veggies in there! We're talking about mushrooms, bok choy, cabbage, and bean sprouts. But what makes this place special is their pickled black bean dipping oil sauce sitting at each table. We were slathering this yummy goodness all over our food. It's not something I recall seeing at other restaurants, and this tasty sauce just makes the dish.
Other than that, Just Won Ton is pretty bare bones. They serve up chow mein, chow ho fun, won ton noodle soup, porridge, fried rice, braised noodles, and rice dishes.
My bf & I were having trouble on deciding what to eat for dinner and didn't want to stick to our usual places. We also wanted somewhere nearby so we could do take out. I yelped & yelped some more & stumbled upon Just Won Ton & read some of the reviews of their shrimp & egg chow fun which I haven't had in awhile! SOLD!
Upon our arrival we noticed that this place was really a hole in the wall. We looked over the sticky menus for about five minutes trying to decide what two dishes to share to go back home with. We went with the shrimp & egg chow fun ($7.85) & the Lap Chong (Chinese sausage) with veggies, which really was just bok choy over rice (under $7 I believe). We waited about 15-20 minutes for our food and were off. I opened the non-traditional boxes up (they look like the ones you'd get at the deli section of a supermarket). The portions were kinda stingy to what I'm used to seeing in the peninsula!
On to the taste...the shrimp & egg chow fun was not the best I've had but was still tasty..they used some kind of sauce to make it taste different than what I'm used to. The lap chong & bok choy were okay..we probably should've went with another noodle dish or rice plate though. No frills just steamed lap chong that's been stir fried with the bok choy (I had some scrambled egg on a piece of lap chong..chinese secret same wok for everything!).
This place is probably just best for wonton or braised noodle dishes, though I've noticed prices are cheaper at other wonton restaurants. Service was minimal but fine. I noticed food would only come out one at a time & there would be like a 10 minute wait or so between dishes..I sense one cook and minimal burners? Maybe a go to choice if you're around Vicente and don't want to really venture out to Irving or Noriega.
OK so this place used to be 4 stars the extra star for the BEST hot sauce! Yes the free hot sauce on the table, I can eat that alone it has yummy crunchy turnips in it. But rumors are the husband and wife team broke up and the cook who is the wife is no longer there to make the food! That's why it doesn't taste as good anymore.
The wontons are not too shabby
the fried wontons are actually one of my favorites here, but then again I dont really order that when I go out....just that when I do order them, most places dont put in much meat and all you end up eating is just wonton skin. Just wonton really packs the meat for these suckers.
Their bbq pork wonton soup is good, but the bbq pork was a pink color. A bit different from the usual but it was still good.
Overall this place is Ok, nothing too bad and nothing extremely good. I dont have high expectations for places like this...so i guess thats why i am not disappointed haha
I'm a sucker for little hole-in-the-wall restaurants, especially if it brings back memories of family. I've been eating here since I was younger with my family. Whenever my family comes to visit me in the city now, we often eat here. It seems like everyone else here agrees with me about the chow fun. My mom and I are also big fans of the young chow fried rice.
This restaurant isn't anything fancy and it's your treat to greasy but yummy Chinese food. Nevertheless, we never forget this spot and I always walk out looking pregnant =).
Just Won Ton. The name says it all, mostly. They actually have full menu w/ noodles, appitizers, rice dishes, etc. But their specialty & emphasis is on Won Tons, whether in a soup or dry. By specializing in just these delicious Asian dumplings, this tiny eatery has perfected the shrimp & pork-stuffed treat to a degree that would be hard to match elsewhere. You can have them in soup swimming in beef, chicken, or pork & served w/ or w/out noodles.
I had mine w/ chicken & noodles. it was most yummy & filling. The service was friendly & the tableware & chopsticks were amusingly in random colours & shapes.
If you want to feast on delicious, no-frills won tons, I heartily recommend Just Won Ton!
Santa's Yelper sez: Nothing. He's busy slurping away on his won tons! ::::Slurp, slurp, slurp!!!:::
Came here with some friends for dinner. High marks for the soft egg over chow fun, it was the best I have ever tasted. However, we also ordered the won ton noodle since well, that's the name of the restaurant. I was disappointed though because for $6, I expected more than just 6 wontons. The texture of the noodle wasn't too bad and the broth flavor was light, so I am assuming not too much MSG.
The food turnaround was REALLY slow. We waited for at least 15-20 min for our order. I was thinking won ton and noodles should already be pre-made and ready to go, all they needed to do was cook it in broth right?
If I make another trip out there, it will be for the chow fun.
A hole in the wall place that is consistent in their food and service. The scrambled eggs with shrimp over rice is great. As is the fried wonton, chinese broccoli and the braised noodle dishes. My go to place when I want a quick and satisfying meal.
Dirty lookin' Asian place must have KickAss food.
"Oh I wish I got a Preparation H."
I know it's a ad for hemorrhoid.
But the ad popped in my head when i got in the place.
i've never got it.
But my dad had p r e t t y bad hemorrhoid.
So,.....
He did some strange funkky Asian herb testament for it.
"Garlic moxa cautery right on his butthole?"
That's what I said to my mom when she told me that that was what's gonna happen to dod.
I was small, about ....6.
I remember that there was a herb lady in my house making the girlic moxa with mom & I, 1.5 inch diameter round thing mixed with minced girlic and some herbs.
Sticky Shit.
I thought 1.5 inch is too big.
By the way, hemorrhoid is sounds like "G' in Japanese.
But you gotto say it short.
it's an ONE word for hemorrhoid in Japanese.
when I start taking English class, I thought the English name hemorrhoid is too long for "G".
I thought G-string is named after Japanese hemorrhoid.
Whatever.
I had a Wonton noodle soup and Curry potstickers.
So, why O why the hemorrhoid ad popped into my head?
I think because i have a dirty mind.
NO!
I always wondering how to use the medicine.
Don't you have to get cleaned the area before put the stuff on?
So, How can you sure the area is 100% clean?
So, my dirty mind has been questioned how clean you can get the area.
Well,...
This place is a butthole dirty place.
the place was really strangely dark, all fluorescent lights are dying, sticky tables.
The place isn't clean like butthole no matter how much you try to clean.
So, I got really excited, Dirty Asian place got GREAT Food sometimes.
I know it doesn't make any sense but what I trying say is that .... dirty restaurant gotto have KickAss Flavored Food.
So, GIVE ME an KickAss-WonTon, GODDAMN!!!!
Don't give me the YoYo-wonton shit.
That's why Panda-X-press is pretty clean because they make YoYo Fxxxed up Chinese food.
Dirty Lookin' Asian place MUST have KickAss food, period!
I don't know.
I like to go to a dirty lookin' butthole like Asian restaurant because sometimes you'll get a great food cheap.
But, No, not here.
Please see Ken K.'s review for more detail.
Btw,
Akiko T. said,
"Nobu-san, anone, don't you remember the Japanese hemmoroid medicine called, "G-4"? Don't you think that's the best name? My dad had them too!"
G-4?
Japanese hemmoroid medicine?
OMG!
WhatTheFXXX?
What'sWrongWith Japanese?
Just Won Ton.
Just a cute place. You can chat with friends here for a long time or grab a quick lunch or dinner.
Just great service - Yanna is the owner and she has a lot of loyal customers -- she's very sweet.
Just Delicious. Yesterday I came here and ordered roasted duck with noodles and wonton with soup & tomato and beef with rice. It hit the spot. [For my fellow Chinese Yelpers - look under their "Miscellaneous food items" - you WILL not be dissapointed.]
Just Recession-proof. No more than $10 for a plate of good old Chinese comfort food - whether you're in the mood for soup, wonton, rice, noodles -- anything.
Just for lunch - they close at 3 p.m. Or just for dinner - they open again at 5. Just for take-out. - This place never fails you.
Just a great location - a lot of parking around in this hood.
Just go here.
Been here a number of times through the years but not until recently did I return so I'll base my review on just my last visit here. We were in the mood for some Won Ton Soup so we decided to come here since it was on our route to whatever we were doing that day and we hadn't been here in a while...
So we ordered one of the Won Ton Noodles at $4.75 a pop and a Won Ton Noodle with Beef Stew for approximately $6.60 or so...
They were not bad for the price. I do have to admit I don't like paying more than $5 for a regular bowl of Won Ton Noodles like King of Won Ton on Irving so that's definitely a plus. The Noodles were a little too soggy in my book. The Won Tons were solid though and they had some pickled radishes with chili oil and black beans at the table which were on the house and we definitely ate alot of those.
The service was very average. There were only 2 other tables and maybe 1 or 2 togo orders when we arrived but the waitress was sooooo......
slow...... We were ready to order for at least 5 mins but she disappeared for awhile... I mean it wasn't really busy but she was going at a snail's pace....
Ordering took awhile.... Even the food took awhile and that was kinda unusual to me cause first off, this is Won Ton Noodles folks.... and it wasn't busy at all....
I have heard that their Scrambled Egg with Shrimp over Chow Fun is Kick Ass though but we just weren't in the mood for that on the night we visited but I will definitely return at some point to try that here....
I'll still be back numerous times I'm sure cause:
1. It's in a convenient location for me
2. It's the right type of food I like to eat
3. The price is right
4. The food is pretty decent
So I know the vibe of this review is a little negative but don't let it fool you, I know for sure I will be visiting Just Won Ton once again..... We can put it this way, I still think this is one of the better Won Ton Houses in the Sunset for sure...
took my mom there after a visit to the emergency room recently and it was the best medicine. this little "hole-in-the-wall" is one of those best kept secret places that treated us like family and the food was good too. i had the namesake won ton as i tried to get mom fed. she couldn't stay conscious enough to really eat her fish ball/cake noodle soup so our server suggested jook/congee. we didn't even know they made jook. it hit the spot.
just won ton's owner/cook seems to keep odd hours so you might want to scope out the joint for a while to see when they're open - at least until you become a regular. the yeung chow fried rice is unlike any other and something of a staple on my menu. when you go, try the pot stickers - a good way to gauge your like or dislike before you become more adventurous with other things on the menu (not just the won ton).
I absolutely love the won ton soups here. I used to go here and take out soup for lunch or dinner when I was taking education classes at the school across the street. Those classes are now no more, but still sometimes, I go by and take-out. The restaurant is pretty easy to miss and probably one of the most low-key hole-in-the-walls I go to, but I can't deny how much I love their won ton soup. The place itself is kind of depressing because of its awful decor, so only go there to eat there with people who are really good friends and, like you, can ignore the decor. I have eaten there and I don't really recommend it but, if you want some yummy authentic won ton soup, I really recommend this place. YUM! As for the other dishes, I have tried and do like their beef chow fun. The noodles in that were yummy too.
Amazing food. Big portions. Reasonable prices. I really like the scrambled egg with shrimp over ho fun ($7.85), or the chicken and bell peppers with black bean sauce over ho fun ($6.45). It makes my taste buds sing. I order all my dishes wet instead of dry. It can taste a little oily but I wouldn't mind splurging on my diet at this place. I mean, which Chinese restaurant doesn't serve oily food anyway?
Enough said. You must try this place!
Came here and wasn't really impressed with ... well... anything. The food was okay, but my dish didn't exactly leave me wanting more. And this is after my first bite. My girlfriend had something too, but it looked a little undercooked. She didn't finish her meal.
What irritated me, was the fact that we got served dead last, after 3 other parties got seated, got their food, and pretty much finished their food before we had a chance to order any food. If you're going to serve me unsatisfying food, at least serve me in the order that we came in.
I'm not going back, even if the gf insists that I should give it another try.
We've been coming here for as long as I can remember, and my parents probably a lot longer than I've been alive. Simple, uncomplicated food with great flavor, served in a friendly, casual atmosphere. The owner and her family are wonderful people who recognize us and know our orders by heart - even if we only make it in once a year. And we're obviously not the only ones who come back again and again. I recommend the soups here and, somewhat obviously, the wontons. They serve some of the best Chinese Broccoli with Oyster Sauce I've ever had.
Don't forget to try the pickled something-or-other with black beans in hot chili oil that sits on every table. Crunchy, spicy, and delicious. I brought a soup-tureen of it with me when I went to college, I love it that much.
This is your quintessential neighborhood place, where families go for generations. Seriously outdated decor, but who cares?
Uh...you just have to go here. I've been eating here since I was a little kid. First thing you must order: soft scrambled egg with shrimp over ho fun or rice. It doesn't matter which starch you choose...either way, you'll feel like you just died and went to foodie heaven. I also love their wor won ton, their won ton noodle, and their congee. Man...just yelping about the food makes my mouth water!!! Their spicy black bean pickle thing is also the BEST hot sauce I've ever had. EVER! Wow...I'm hungry now.
I did not like the won ton in this place at all. I could tell the wonton come straight from freezer to boiling water and had freezer smell in the meat... They didn't look as cute as the picture Dylan posted here. Is it only me?
The only dish I liked is the scrambled egg with shrimp over rice noodle but it was also getting too greasy. The price is higher than other Chinese restaurants in the sunset area.
you can find your authentic won ton here. it's a small hole in the wall, but the food is good and simple. i love to come here whenever i get that craving for won ton. been coming here since i was a kid and still coming.
False advertising! They don't have just won tons!
In fact, they have an extensive list of chinese homestyle favorites.
Now, I'm not the biggest fan of Chinese food in America because it is just not done right. I'm biased b/c I have been to Hong Kong so many times over the years and have been spoiled by the Grandma's cooking.
My favorite things to get here are the soft scrambled egg and shrimp over rice noodles. I love the light drizzle of oyster sauce on top. This is a great appetizer; don't think you can eat the entire plate b/c it is so rich, it'll make you sick.
The other thing I love here is the fermented tofu braised trotters. I know two things that people avoid eating in one dish but, it is delicious I tell you.
Lastly, I love the seasame dumplings in the ginger brown sugar broth. Perfect on a freezing cold day, like yesterday!
As I walked in, a slight whiff of dust and old rags filled my olfactory sensory neurons. Not a good sign. The tea came from a 30 year-old coffee pot--it tasted like that too. I guess I shouldn't expect much from a hole in the wall.
We ordered:
Fried wontons - came with this orange sauce. Absolutely delicious to the core. Could eat about 80 of those. Made me feel very warm and homey inside.
Beef and egg chow fun (essentially ask for beef and egg with thick rice noodles) - I think I could have had the whole plate to myself. The veins of brown sauce strewn over the top complemented the beef very well.
Service was excellent. Overall, this place is clean. The lady with thick glasses was attentive.
I will definitely come again.
One of my favorite Chinese rice plates is, "Shrimps with scrambled egg over rice" ($7). Over here they have a bunch of rice plates on their menu but they make their shrimp/egg rice plate really good. The eggs aren't fully scrambled breakfast style so they're still a little runny but that's how it's supposed to be. Plus they give you a good amount of shrimps. You must have it with their pickled vegetable black bean hot chili oil sauce which is on each table. It's definitely comforting in the Sunset fog.
Waaaaay back in 1989 when I first got off the boat...errr I meant PLANE from Hong Kong and stepped foot back in the USA (oxymoronic statement yes?), one of the things I missed the most (in addition to EVERYTHING) was the commoner's comfort food. You know, like won ton noodle soup, the small dishes you get on the side at those typical noodle, rice, congee, rice noodle joints (jook fun meen fan). Cheap, Fast, Goooood.
I was too young to get behind the wheel, so tagged along with my folks to whereever they went at the time. For some reason we had an errand to run in the outer Sunset, and next thing you know, it was lunch time.
And guess what was around back in that pre-internet heyday? Yup, Just Won Ton, which literally in Cantonese is Wun Tun Nguk, or Won Ton House translated in English. However despite the similarities of the menu at the time, and the type of offerings, Just Won Ton has very little or practically nothing to do with Won Ton House on Noriega (Wun Tun Siu Goon is the Chinese name) that back 20+ years, were thought to be twins separated from birth.
But bottom line, whether it's Just Won Ton, or Won Ton House, both are typical late night haunts for back there and then, before there was ABC Bakery Cafe or other places open past midnight. In other words, perfect for late night snackers, munchie stoners or stoner munchies (especially if you're drunk out of your mind and need a Ho' Ko' snack fix before you head back to your parents to meet a 12:30 to 1 am curfew), and maybe those older high school or City College age kids who just got their Honda Civics or CRXs and think they're Sega Rally/Grand Turissimo experts by simply adhering a MUGEN sticker on their windshield, lowering the car's suspension as if to pick up cabbage, and having a non factory PHAT exhaust tailpipe that does no more than breaking loud wind. Either way you would find A$Ns from all walks of life here at one point, high from speed or alcohol, or just hankering for a piece of that lost Hong Kong.
The food here 20 years ago was considered decent at best, for lack of variety and choices (unless you headed straight into Chinatown). It was far from hitting the spot, but well better than nothing.
Fast forward so many years, nothing much has changed (or improved). Me thinks the food is still the same, if not worse, while the culinary landscape in the 'Set has jumped by leaps and bounds. Perhaps this place just isn't competitive at all, or it just decided to stay in "getting by" mode.
You can arguably find similar or better fare elsewhere.
After when I tried the Kingdom Of Dumpling last week... I went to try another new Dumpling place this time I went to try Just Won Ton for lunch on a cloudy wednesday it maybe a small place... But I have to say that they make one of the best Won Ton Noodle Soup that, I have ever tasted!!! The Won Ton Soup Noodle that, I have ordered from Just Won Ton was a Beef & Shrimp Won Ton and also had some extra beef w/ thin noodles & soup which really tasted really gooooood when I was done eating the Beef & Shrimp Won Ton Noodle Soup!!! Before coming to this place, I remember reading alot great reviews from alot of yelpers and
thats what made me wanna try Just Won Ton!!!
Great food. One of my favorites and one of the best services. Love the food and fast service.
Good food at a good price. All the classics: Wonton noodle soup, braised beef, lo mein. All of it is pretty good.
Relaxed atmosphere. Service could have been a little better but I'm a sucker for places like this. Family business. Soup noodles. Price efficient. Never too busy. Just walk in, order some soup noodles, pay the bill, done. My kind of place.
I was in the congee mood. I didn't think the congee would be that good here, but I thought it would be decent. I had my usual pork and preserved egg congee ($5.35). The congee looked brownish (when it should look white). Not only was it bland, despite being topped with green onions and sesame oil, but they used the rotten meat. The pork was fatty, too salty and it also tasted well past its prime. They use lower quality preserved eggs and there was no hint of ginger to be found. The congee was too thin as well. Pretty bad congee (the second worst I've had in SF). Won Ton House doesn't have great congee either but it's definitely better than Just Won Ton's. I think I ordered the wrong thing at both places but my love for congee overwhelms my better judgment.
The service was slow but very pleasant. I like the space and the abundance of plants. It feels homey inside and the tables are nice and sticky. I dined here years ago and remember not being too impressed (I might have had the won ton soup. I'm pretty sure I did not have congee. I would remember really awful congee.). I gave them another chance and was disappointed again.
The prices seem a bit high for this type of food (Tak Kee Lee on Noreiga is much cheaper and better). Rice plates average $6.55. They have 12 kinds of congee for $4.85 - 5.35. They also offer chow mein, chow fun, braised noodles and noodle soups.
Cheap good Chinese comfort food. What's there not to like?
I usually order the shanghai noodles and potstickers to go. Don't forget the house made hot sauce. It's one of a kind.
Yes, it's a dive. No, it's not cheap. I agree with most of the reviews here, except for the exceptionally glowing ones. I was the only one there for an early Sunday evening dinner, around 5 pm, so the service was adequately friendly and attentive, no rudeness. But the place was f'g cold. I should have taken note, when upon entry, I was greeted by the waitress who said "Sit anywhere." while rubbing her hands together and blowing into them. I think they were being pake and didn't turn the heat on.
So, no, the place ain't cheap. I had the dishes Yelpers rave about: one order of Peking ravioli (6 pieces), one order of the fried tofu (6 pieces) and one order of the beef / fried egg ho fun (a large, generous plate). After taxes and 15% tip, it came to $23. Not cheap in my mind, for essentially two appetizers and one noodle dish. Totally reasonable, but not a steal. OK, it is cheap in the "this could be a cheap meal out with a date" kinda way. But in terms of value, I think it's only average, certainly considering the only OK quality of the food. And yes, the hot sauce is super - - it's the jar with the red gunk and black beans in it, not to be confused with the jar of clear red vinegar.
I do not rate it anything special, but I would not give it something horrendous.
I ordered the roast duck, wonton ho fun soup.
It was actually pretty good, I would come back for it, but see I go to school near it. I've not much of a choice at 9PM.
The duck did not have enough flavor, the noodles were a little bland because they were stuck together. It could be because I came during closing hour, but I have experienced better. The wontons were good. I liked them a good deal. However everything else was sorta -meh. Passable. Mmph.
I would come back here again and until then, this is my review for now.
And yes, the owner is very sweet. She's wonderful.
JWT. I have been coming here with my family since they first opened their doors probably 15 years ago and I still have not tried everything on their menu. Now dont misunderstand this, this is not because they have a thousand different items. But, because every item I try is so good and I just get stuck on that item for a year or longer. Currently, I am stuck on their scrambled egg over fried rice and the fried wonton. I know not the healthiest thing in the world but who cares. Last time I checked Iam not the healthiest person in the world.
One note that must be added. Currently the service sucks, their full time waitress is the rudest person I have ever met (she is lucky that they dont put peas in their fried rice or I would catapult them at her with my spoon everytime she turned around).
But, the food more than compensates for the rude waitress. So give them a shot.
Talk about obscure location! The food was pretty tasty. I got the braised noodle with beef brisket and my friends got the scrambled egg over ho fun, which is the dish to get here. Their potstickers were good but wouldn't recommend the curry potstickers. It's just mild curry flavoring on the meat. I was expecting an explosion of curry sauce with my bite. I was sorely disappointed.
No real complaints, other than the price could've been $ .50 cheaper per dish to satisfy my chinaman ways.
As my boyfriend and I always say... the best Chinese places are always the hole-in-the-wall places. See a fancy Chinese restaurant? Great decor? Probably sub-par or inauthentic food. I have been going here for probably ten years - the waitress knows my entire family's order before we sit down (yes we are boring people). Pretty much everything on the menu is great, I personally go for the scrambled egg, shrimp over rice or noodles, lo mein, or even chow mein.
Great prices, great food... parking is easy - what more can you ask for?
*** Updated 10/1/09 ***
Actually, it's not *just* won tons.
In fact, Yelp seems to have algorithmically teased out the big secret about this tiny (though bright and charming) hole in the wall: namely, that the scrambled egg and shrimp ho fun is the true star dish. It's amazing how the noodles seem to be worth their weight in both carbs and grease at the same time, and somehow (I don't really want to know, honestly) they managed to flavor the shrimp like breakfast sausage. I could shovel that stuff up all night long. Needless to say it earns JWT an easy 5 stars.
Of course, I dutifully ordered a bowl of wonton & duck soup as well. The won tons are fine, but the broth is a bit dull and the duck kinda drab. You'd probably be better off getting Pho somewhere, dumping in some of Win's Peking Duck, and swinging by here to pick up, well, just the won tons.
I have actually only once ordered the won-ton soup at Just Won Ton. Otherwise, I usually get the soft scrambled egg over beef fried rice thing because it is damn tasty (and it seems 80% of the customers get this as well). Since the Sunset is not right down the block from me, I have tried on a few occasions to skip the drive and attempt to make this dish myself. I mean, it's egg, beef and fried rice, how hard can it be. But I can never make it like Just Won Ton! Goddammit.
The service isn't the greatest here. The waitress is nice but if you want water, you have to order it like 3 or 4 times before you get it. If you order a coke on the other hand, she comes out of the kitchen with that shit faster than Carl Lewis. But you know, for a cheap, hole-in-the-wall place like this, I think you just expect that the service will be so-so. You come here for the food, not the wait staff.
4 stars. My favorite hole in the wall Chinese food place.
I like won ton.
No, i really like won ton.
Just won ton?
hmm....if they have good won ton, then i'm sold.
They do have good won ton!?
i'm sold
Just Won Ton is the quintessential hole in the wall... they are literally tucked between two cleaners and their decor consists of a faded Mickey and Friends jigsaw puzzle that someone completed and framed.
My boyfriend and I used to come here religiously every friday afternoon when we were students at SF State and the staff always treated us great, remembering our usual order and occasionally the cook would pop his head out to say hi.
Now that we live in San Jose, we stop in whenever we get the chance, which ends up being once every few months, and they still treat us like we never left...they still remember our usual order AND the special way we like it.
Now I wouldn't typically do this... but I'm going to share our special secret order...get the soft scrambled egg with beef over ho fun, but have them burn the noodles just a little bit so that theyre a little crispy on the outside and they've got that yummy burnt taste from the pan... sooo good!
I miss you JWT.
Ah Just Won Ton... This restaurant holds a special place in my heart. I've eaten here since I was 12 and remember when the place opened up, circa 1990. When I was a scappy young pup, I used to order Won Ton and Noodles with exta Won Ton. Whenever I'm back in the Sunset district, I stop by this little neighorhood Chinese restaurant.
The place is small, perhaps seven table or so. The decor hasn't changed since the day they opened. Last time I was there, the same faded tiger poster was still up on the wall.
Don't let the name fool you though. They serve many dishes besides Won Ton, though why anyone would go to a Just Won Ton and not order a Won Ton dish is beyond me.
Served in soup or out of soup; with vegetables, or with pork, this is Won Ton they are supposed to be made.
Definately the best Chinese food in San Francisco south of Taravel.
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