Chinese Restaurants
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R & G Lounge offers diners traditional Cantonese cuisine right from the heart of Chinatown. The interior décor is very modern, with stainless steal countertops and uniquely designed accents on the ceilings and walls. Along the walls, carnivorous diners have the opportunity to scope out their meal: fish tanks filled with live seafood just waiting to be ordered. R & G Lounge is known for its signature Salt and Pepper Dungeness Crab as well as other seafood-centered dishes. Seafood isn’t the only protein option available, however. Plenty of dishes star beef, pork, and chicken as their main ingredient. The menu …
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Chinese food isn’t anything new to San Francisco; it is peppered with solid establishments. One standout just happens to be Ton Kiang in the Richmond District, serving up Hakka cuisine that originated over 1000 years ago and encompasses most of Northern China’s dishes. With a tremendous variety of appetizers and entrees that represent most of the areas of Southeast Asia, Ton Kiang offers diner’s seafood items from crab, lobster, shrimp, squid, fresh fish and vegetarian dishes are lighter options but Peking Duck, chicken, pork and beef are choices for the meatier folk. Ton Kiang specialty’s are the Dim Sum (stuffed …
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Imagine sitting in the quarters of the 19th century Qing Dynasty Dowager Empress. That is the picture founder Tommy Toy is trying to convey with his upscale Chinese cuisine Restaurant. Authentic 300-year-old tapestries line the walls, complemented by hand silvered mirrors to give you a sense of being taken back in time. A unique blend of Chinese and French cuisine encompasses the menu with dishes such as Medallions of Filet Mignon Wok-Charred with Garlic and a Touch of Rosemary with Fresh Asparagus Spears, or as an appetizer, the Minced Squab Imperial, a critic favorite.
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This venue is no longer open.