On 11/09/2015 10:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
> We arrived here much later than I had expected and were exhausted after
> a long drive up from Monterey and hiking in the Big Basin Redwood
> Forest. Holy crap.... 104 F ????????? Thank goodness it was cooler in
> Frisco. There are no restaurants near our hotel so we had to drive
> about 20 blocks to find a place. I had lost interest in Chinese food a
> long time ago but that seemed to be all there was so we gave it a shot
> at Dong Bei Mama on Geary St. We tried a couple things we had never
> had before, crispy lamb and kung pow chicken. Wow!!! Both dishes were
> incredible.
>
I had my first taste of Hunan cuisine in SF in what had once been a
conventional diner. The cooking was done behind the counter and chillies
by the handfull were added to just about every dish. whew! Talk about hot!
Graham

On 9/13/2015 12:01 AM, graham wrote:
> On 11/09/2015 10:20 PM, Dave Smith wrote:
>> We arrived here much later than I had expected and were exhausted after
>> a long drive up from Monterey and hiking in the Big Basin Redwood
>> Forest. Holy crap.... 104 F ????????? Thank goodness it was cooler in
>> Frisco. There are no restaurants near our hotel so we had to drive
>> about 20 blocks to find a place. I had lost interest in Chinese food a
>> long time ago but that seemed to be all there was so we gave it a shot
>> at Dong Bei Mama on Geary St. We tried a couple things we had never
>> had before, crispy lamb and kung pow chicken. Wow!!! Both dishes were
>> incredible.
>>
> I had my first taste of Hunan cuisine in SF in what had once been a
> conventional diner. The cooking was done behind the counter and chillies
> by the handfull were added to just about every dish. whew! Talk about hot!
> Graham
Mmmm hmmm...

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