Yank Sing
Rincon Center
San Francisco
City View Restaurant
Commercial Street
San Francisco
You know of Yank Sing if you work in downtown SF. Snappy decor, fresh ingredients in their dim sum. But hold on a second. If you love your dim sum, and you’re not getting your dim sum meal comp’d, you can go somewhere else to get just-as-good dining.
New Hong Kong Menu
667-669 Commercial Street
San Francisco, CA 94111
415-391-3677
Grubgirl spotted the unbelievable prices at this hole in the wall as she was waiting for some co-workers to eat Dim Sum at City View restaurant (aka the cheaper-but-just-as-good version of Yank Sing).
What caught her eye? First, the white board that listed daily lunch specials for $4.95. Peering inside, the place was crowded Friday at noon. Not packed to the gills, but all tables were filled with an ethnic variety of faces that suggested that this place was legit.
Carmen Taqueria Express
548 Market St.
415-502-0633
Regular Burrito – $4.00 – Meat, rice, beans, salsa — just right!
Special Burrito – $4.50 – Meat, rice, beans, salsa, cheese & guac
Rice & Beans Burrito – $3.00
Breakfast Burrito – $2.75 (meat, salsa, cheese, egg, potato) — filling!
Hole in the wall near the Montgomery St. station…not outstandingly delicious but good price for filling me up.
Ichiban Teriyaki
5 Stevenson Street (off First, near Market)
415-543-6275
M-F 10:30am – 3:30pm
Come to this nondescript-but-busy space on a side street off First St., and you’ll get big portions of fresh protein for your lunch.
I’ve eaten their Chicken Teriyaki plate ($5.48) which includes 1.5 grilled chicken breasts (I counted) on top of a bed of rice, with some tempura vegetables and your choice of a tiny green salad or steamed vegetables. Bascially it’s your usual square white styrofoam container, with one big entree area, and 2 smaller side order areas.