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Old December 19th, 2007, 06:06 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On Dec 18, 6:09 pm, "singlemalt" wrote:
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On Dec 18, 2:59 pm, "singlemalt" wrote:
We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep running across the
Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say it is a tourist trap nowadays and no
SF
people go to it. Any opinions either way, and is the food good, which
ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw


It's good food for people who are afraid to go to a real Vietnamese
restaurant.


I understand that it is not authentic Vietnamese food but what is described
as "fusion". The first V. food I ever ate was years ago in SF. We were
staying in a BnB in, I believe, what was referred to as "the avenues". The
lady that ran it told us of a nearby V. restaurant. We ate there and loved
it. Now in Austin , as probably most everywhere, there are plenty of V.
restaurants. If you have a "real" V. place in mind, I would like to know
about it. Thank you.


Although SF is not the be all and end all of Vietnamese food, I can
recommend Tu Lan.
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Old December 19th, 2007, 07:39 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
Ken Blake
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 13:15:52 GMT, "James Silverton"
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singlemalt wrote on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:05:01 -0600:


s "PeterL" wrote in message
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?? On Dec 18, 2:59 pm, "singlemalt"
wrote:
?? We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep
?? running across the Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say it
?? is a tourist trap nowadays and no SF people go to it. Any
?? opinions either way, and is the food good,
?? which ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw
??
?? It's good food for people who are afraid to go to a real
?? Vietnamese restaurant.

I don't really think of it as a Vietnamese restaurant;
definitely fusion, IMHO.



Definitely. It's certainly not Vietnamese, and doesn't even pretend to
be. It has as much to do with being "afraid to go to a real Vietnamese
restaurant" as it does with being afraid to go to a real Japanese
restaurant. Although the chef/founder might be Vietnamese, the food
isn't and is a blend of several different styles. I very much like the
inventiveness of that kind of blending.

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Old December 19th, 2007, 11:18 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
James Silverton[_2_]
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Ken wrote on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:39:52 -0700:

?? singlemalt wrote on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:05:01 -0600:
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s "PeterL" wrote in message
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?? On Dec 18, 2:59 pm, "singlemalt"
?? wrote:
?? We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep
?? running across the Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say
?? it is a tourist trap nowadays and no SF people go to
?? it. Any opinions either way, and is the food
?? good, which ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw
??
?? It's good food for people who are afraid to go to a real
?? Vietnamese restaurant.
??
?? I don't really think of it as a Vietnamese restaurant;
?? definitely fusion, IMHO.

KB Definitely. It's certainly not Vietnamese, and doesn't even
KB pretend to be. It has as much to do with being "afraid to
KB go to a real Vietnamese restaurant" as it does with being
KB afraid to go to a real Japanese restaurant. Although the
KB chef/founder might be Vietnamese, the food isn't and is a
KB blend of several different styles. I very much like the
KB inventiveness of that kind of blending.

San Francisco has a number of enjoyable fusion restaurants. Not
far from The Slanted Door, with a good view of the Bay Bridge,
is the Brasserie Chaya whose Japanese chef prepares
Japanese-inspired fusion dishes. The sushi that I like for
appetizers can be really inventive!

James Silverton
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Old December 20th, 2007, 12:31 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
Ken Blake
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On Wed, 19 Dec 2007 22:18:26 GMT, "James Silverton"
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Ken wrote on Wed, 19 Dec 2007 11:39:52 -0700:

?? singlemalt wrote on Tue, 18 Dec 2007 20:05:01 -0600:
??
s "PeterL" wrote in message
s
??
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?? On Dec 18, 2:59 pm, "singlemalt"
?? wrote:
?? We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep
?? running across the Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say
?? it is a tourist trap nowadays and no SF people go to
?? it. Any opinions either way, and is the food
?? good, which ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw
??
?? It's good food for people who are afraid to go to a real
?? Vietnamese restaurant.
??
?? I don't really think of it as a Vietnamese restaurant;
?? definitely fusion, IMHO.

KB Definitely. It's certainly not Vietnamese, and doesn't even
KB pretend to be. It has as much to do with being "afraid to
KB go to a real Vietnamese restaurant" as it does with being
KB afraid to go to a real Japanese restaurant. Although the
KB chef/founder might be Vietnamese, the food isn't and is a
KB blend of several different styles. I very much like the
KB inventiveness of that kind of blending.

San Francisco has a number of enjoyable fusion restaurants. Not
far from The Slanted Door, with a good view of the Bay Bridge,
is the Brasserie Chaya whose Japanese chef prepares
Japanese-inspired fusion dishes. The sushi that I like for
appetizers can be really inventive!



Thanks. I've heard of it, but never eaten there. I'll make a point of
trying it the next time I'm in San Francisco.

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Old December 21st, 2007, 05:12 AM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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wrote in message
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singlemalt wrote:
We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep running across the
Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say it is a tourist trap nowadays and no
SF
people go to it. Any opinions either way, and is the food good, which
ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw


Having heard it was good, I dropt in there t'look at the menu. It was
intolerably noisy and the prices were extremely high. The dishes I saw
were very nice looking but that doesn't mean they tasted good. I've
not been back and have no intention to eat there.

We have a great many good Viet-Namese restaurants from the cheap to
expensive. I would not, however, make a choice based on Chowhound or
Zagat. I would seek advice at ba.food or Yelp.com.

My suggestion is to go the the place that has a high rating and a
price you deem reasonable.

The last time I mentioned what's been called "the best Viet-Namese
restaurant in the world" on UseNet, I got flamed for weeks because
it's always crowded and we don't need no stinkin' tourists gettin' in
our way.
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If it is at the Ferry Building, will be expensive.


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Old December 21st, 2007, 05:26 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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"singlemalt" wrote in message
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We have been researching restaurants in SF and keep running across the
Slanted Door. Some on Chowhound say it is a tourist trap nowadays and no
SF people go to it. Any opinions either way, and is the food good, which
ultimately is most important. Thanks, jw


Thanks to all of you for your responses. J.



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Old December 21st, 2007, 07:11 PM posted to rec.travel.usa-canada
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On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 20:12:57 -0800, "Calif Bill"
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If it is at the Ferry Building, will be expensive.



It is at the Ferry Building.

It's certainly not cheap, but compared to the other big deal
restaurants in San Francisco, it's much less expensive than most.
Considering the high quality of their food, I thought it was good
value.

For my wife and me, dinner there, in July 2007, was $180 including one
cocktail each, a medium-priced bottle of wine, tax, and tip.

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