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"ALL YOUR BOOZE ARE BELONG TO US."

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Location

San Francisco, CA

Yelping Since

May 2005

Things I Love

xiaolongbao, shengjianbao, xianbing, daoxiaomian, lamian, ramen, pizza, foie gras, uni, organic produce, ribeye, offal, incanto, kalbi, chigae, EGGS, beer, wine, whiskey, gin

Find Me In

corrigible

My Hometown

Trumbull, CT or Taipei, Taiwan

My Blog Or Website

http://nianfong.blogs....

Why You Should Read My Reviews

because I make people hungry

My Second Favorite Website

http://www.rumsoakedfi...

The Last Great Book I Read

on food and cooking

My First Concert

Lollapalooza 92

My Favorite Movie

Kenneth Branagh's Hamlet

Most Recent Discovery

Lers Ros Thai is probably the best thai in the city

Guides for n00bs

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For all you SF n00bies, these are my reviews that break down the local faves for you step-by-step.
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 1. House of Prime Rib

1906 Van Ness Ave
San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 885-4605

Category: Steakhouses

Neighborhood: Nob Hill

5 star rating
  2/5/2007

teh n00b's guide to teh HOPR:
1) Make a reservation several days in advance.  They're pretty much always packed.
2) They usually don't seat you til most of your party is there, so be sure to get a martini at the bar while you wait.  You can sit by the…More »

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 2. Toronado

547 Haight St
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 863-2276

Categories: Dive Bars, Pubs

Neighborhood: Lower Haight

5 star rating
  2/17/2006

BEER.  PERIOD.  Toronado is the easily the best beer bar in the city, with over 30 beers on tap, and a whole page front and back of bottled belgian beers.  Try not to be intimidated by the WALL of beer that is the menu, though you almost certainly…More »

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 3. Rosamunde Sausage Grill

545 Haight Street
San Francisco, CA 94117
(415) 437-6851

Category: Hot Dogs

Neighborhood: Lower Haight

5 star rating
  9/28/2006

Choose the best answer:
beer : sausage
toronado :  ?
a) the Men's Room
b) STUD
c) Moby Dick
d) rosamunde grill
e) all of the above

OK here's the lowdown for the n00bs:
Step 1)  Drop off your coats, bags, etc at the Toronado.
Step 2)  Walk next door…More »

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 4. Shalimar

532 Jones St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 928-0333

Categories: Indian, Pakistani

Neighborhood: Civic Center/Tenderloin

4 star rating
  4/27/2006

DON'T FORGET TO B.Y.O.B.
There's a convenience store just down the block where you can buy some beers if you forgot to bring your own from home.

Here's the rundown of the "system" so you don't look like a moron.
1) B.Y.O.B!  Be sure to bring your own…More »

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 5. The Ambassador

673 Geary St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 563-8192

Category: Lounges

Neighborhoods: Civic Center/Tenderloin, Nob Hill

4 star rating
  5/20/2007

Ahhh the art of the martini.  One might say that it's a simple drink to make, but really it isn't.  Like chinese calligraphy, and single malt scotch, the simplest characters and scotches are always the hardest to do right--since there are less…More »

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 6. True Sake

560 Hayes St
San Francisco, CA 94102
(415) 355-9555

Category: Beer, Wine & Spirits

Neighborhood: Hayes Valley

5 star rating
  4/23/2006

FINALLY a good sake selection in the city.  Not just good.  AMAZING.  I just picked up two bottles of GINJO NIGORI SAKE.  Holy crap.  I love nigori sake, the unfiltered milky stuff that has a creamier texture because it is unfiltered.  I've looked…More »

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Recently updated lists from Fong L.

Boozin for da connoisseur in SF (14)

fine drinks for fine people... ;)

NIPPONICHI! (11)

tonkatsu, udon, soba, okonomiyaki (when I can find it), ochazuke, kaiseki and yes.... SUSHI AND SASHIMI
(ramen has its own list, since it's technically japanese style chinese food)

Why No Real Asians are on Fear Factor... (15)

...since we eat EVERYTHING.  This list features tofu soaked in rotten vegetables, animal guts of all sorts, smelly fish sauces, pigs blood, shrimp paste, 1000 yr old egg, duck embryos, lamb and cow genitalia, natto (read: slimy smelly fermented soy beans), cockscombs, and lots of other goodies that will make fear a factor for the sheltered white-folk.

Tapas, Izakayas, Beer food.... (13)

beer without food is like sex without foreplay

Best Cheap(er) eats in the city (25)

Stuff at $10 and under.

Best REAL Chinese food in the Bay Area (27)

Not for the faint of heart, these places are chock full of stinky tofu, internal organs, and finely crafted rice and noodles of all sorts

Quest for the Perfect Xiao Long Bao (12)

All my reviews of restaurants serving xlb (shanghai dumplings)

Let the hate flow through you.... (15)

If I could send these venues to hell, I would. Then I would feel sorry for Satan.

Ramen O Rama (7)

the best ramen in the bay area

curry and rice... (7)

...from the brown people, yellow people, and everyone in-between ;)

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