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Cantonese
The salt-and-pepper chicken wings at this old-school Cantonese restaurant in Chinatown have a following that borders on devotional. Wok-tossed with garlic and jalapeño, the crunch when you bite in is audible across the room, which is either a party trick or a warning, depending on your table neighbors. The rest of the menu holds its own too, but the wings are why regulars come, and why they stay a little longer than planned.
The awards strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Chinese food and restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fried chicken restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle #97 · Top 100 Restaurants in the Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best restaurants in San Francisco's Chinatown
One number, weighted & current 69
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
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Salt-and-pepper wings
“Lo introduced to the 100-item menu what is now the restaurant’s signature: the unbelievably crispy salt-and-pepper wings, each earth-shattering bite audible from San Jose.”
San Francisco Chronicle, 2026
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The neighbors closest first
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- Moongate Lounge Drink · 77
- Empress by Boon Cantonese Eat · 62
- Golden Star Vietnamese Restaurant Vietnamese Eat · 62
- Chinatown Do · 62
- City View Restaurant Dim sum Chinese Eat · 65
- Sam Wo Restaurant Cantonese Eat · 68
- Four Kings Cantonese Eat · 91
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