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Hawking Bird
Thai
James Syhabout of Commis runs this casual Thai-inflected counter spot in Temescal, where the menu swings between a spicy chicken sandwich lacquered in Thai chile oil and garlic noodles that somehow taste like a Bay Area institution. The cooking splits the difference between street food and comfort food, and it does so without making a big deal about it. Cash-friendly prices, a busy room, and nothing on the menu that needs a long explanation.
Two honors, in evidence:
The record strongest first
- San Francisco Chronicle Best Thai restaurants in the SF Bay Area
- San Francisco Chronicle Best fried chicken restaurants in the Bay Area
One number, weighted & current 67
How we scoreThe dishes from the writeups
- Tater tots San Francisco Chronicle
- Spicy chicken sandwich San Francisco Chronicle
- Garlic noodles San Francisco Chronicle
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