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John's Grill or "Historical John's Grill" as it says on the bill is a Seafood/Steak restaurant and is apparently quite famous in SF. It was recommended by the concierge at the hotel and was looking forward to a great steak. On the website you can read: "This historic restaurant is one of the city's oldest and most famous establishments. It is a favorite with local and national celebrities who enjoy the great steaks, fresh seafood, salads and pastas with excellent services at honest prices. John's Grill was a setting in author Dashiell Hammett's The Maltese Falcon. The restaurant's interior is a masterpiece of original period furnishings(...)" The walls are covered with pictures of celebrities that have eaten there (I remember seeing Hillary Clinton's picture). My opinion: - Service could be much faster and more efficient. - The steak was good, but not as good as other I have had for half the price. - It was quite expensive. A medium Porter house steak was 29$. I don't think you get your money's worth, that's all. There was also a quite "industrial" feel to it, the service was very "cold", I remember mentioning to the waitress that the steak was not very good and got an "Oh?" as a reply. When we got the bill, there was a hand-written note on in saying "Service not included. 15% $9.00, 20% $12". Thanks, I always had problems with those horrible percentages... I don't think I will be going back. At these prices, I become MUCH more demanding. Leave a Comment Theme: LocalPrice: US$31-40 » Currency ConverterComparison: more expensive than averageAddress: 63 Ellis Street (between Stockton and Powell)Phone: 415-986-3274Website: http://johnsgrill.com/frmst1a.htm
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| | | | House of Nanking: Outstanding Szechuan and Hunan Food | Tip Rating: Satisfaction: | | | | |
This place is so scary looking on the outside, (and inside, too) if you didn't know better, you'd cross the street to the other side. Then you would notice the long line of people lined up in front halfway down the block. First, you would think this is a line to get into one of the numerous live nude places on the same block, but then you would realize, no, people are actually waiting to get into this hole in the wall. Scrumptiously delicious szechuan and hunan food. Lunch and dinner. Frequented by Chinese locals and working crowd.
Don't bother ordering from the menu. At House of Nanking, you simply tell the owner, "I'd like fish (or shrimp, or meat, or chicken, or vegetarian") and he'll whip up something that will make you think you really are in the Jiangsu Province. His dishes vary each time I go there. Sometimes he uses a black bean sauce, sometimes a garlic sauce, sometimes a peanut sauce. All excellent. All cheap. Leave a Comment Theme: Chinese/Dim SumPrice: less than US$10 » Currency ConverterComparison: least expensiveAddress: 919 Kearny StPhone: 415.421.1429Directions: (Broadway/Pacific) -near Columbus and Kearny On the dividing line between Chinatown and North Beach
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