Saturday, May 5, 2018

So: Asian Fusion in San Francisco

Garlic Spinach at SO.

I've been hearing the praises of Asian Fusion restaurant SO for quite a while, and apparently it is regarded as a "sister restaurant" of the fabulous San Tung (on Irving in SF's Inner Sunset). SO is located near one of the entrances to I-80's approach to the Bay Bridge, so I imagine many people look that way and think how much they'd rather be noshing on what is basically a solid Chinese restaurant, with a few slight variations on traditional regional cuisine. The spinach, pictured above, steamed with garlic (and probably cooked with chicken stock, it sure tasted like a homemade version to us), is one of the versions we've had in the greatest Chinese restaurants in the Bay Area.




Above and below: Wings. Very close in most respects to the famous, well-loved version at San Tung that people line up for. The main difference I could discern was these had a light sprinkling of White Pepper. Superb. Crispy glaze, with quite a bit of chile kick.



Above and below: Wok Seared Pot Stickers, obviously made in-house, stuffed with pork and napa cabbage, spiced with ginger and garlic. I've never had pot stickers like this before, thicker skin but great texture--a bit pillowey but not too much. Filling absolutely fresh and zingy.



SO
1010 Bryant St, San Francisco, CA 94103

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