San Tung

Cuisine	Chinese
Price	$$ (16-30)
Rating	6/10
Last Visit	Oct. 20, 2022
Location	SFBA: San Francisco: West

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General Notes

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San Tung is an interesting 山东 restaurant (in fact, San Tung is the Cantonese romanization of 山东) in the Inner Sunset. They're most well known for their dry-fried chicken wings, which is well-deserved -- they are absolutely fantastic. Other than their wings though, I found the food to be about average. Overall, I found that the dishes were a bit too sweet for my taste. Definitely worth trying their dry fried wings, though the rest of their menu is somewhat forgettable. I remember one of the waitstaff mentioning them running out of homemade noodles as we were waiting for our table; that might be worth checking out too.

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Negatives

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> They're VERY popular (their dry fried wings are pretty famed); expect a substantial wait. They also close fairly early (8:30), so if you get there too late, you might not get a table (even if you get there before 8:30).

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Dishes Tasted

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• ★★★★ Original Dry Fried Chicken -- chicken wings deep fried in batter with garlic, ginger, and roasted red peppers. Delightfully crispy but still tender on the inside. Pretty sweet, but I found that it actually worked fairly well in this dish specifically.
• ★★☆☆ Pork with Green Onions -- sauteed shredded pork with onions and green onions in a light garlic sauce. The pork is super tender and has a lovely texture. The green onion was a bit too raw though, and the dish as a whole was too sweet.
• ★☆☆☆ Dried Sauteed String Beans -- fresh green beans flash fried and tossed in a garlicky sauce with Chinese pickle. Too sweet, slightly underseasoned and honestly not that flavorful. Definitely not a big fan of pickled vegetables with green beans in general.