Szechuan Garden

Bob . . . listen to Allan . . . I defied him a couple of years ago and went to Amarin for lunch despite his warning.  Bleachhhh!!!  The food is bad, bad, bad and service is piss poor.  One place I will never ever give a second chance to.

-- Nina

Allan S. wrote:

> Bob K. wrote:
> >How's that Thai place [approximately] next door? Anybody been there?
>
> Amarin.  Sort of the "Florentine's" of Thai.  It's bland, bland,
> bland as a Big Mac.  Every dish tastes the same.  The Soccer
> Mommy/SUV crowd seems to like it ok, but to call it "Thai" is quite a
> stretch.
>
> Allan
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Milo E. wrote:
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|> >>How's that Thai place [approximately] next door? Anybody been
|> there?
|> >
|> >Amarin.  Sort of the "Florentine's" of Thai.  It's bland, bland,
|> >bland as a Big Mac.  Every dish tastes the same.  The Soccer
|> >Mommy/SUV crowd seems to like it ok, but to call it "Thai" is
|> quite a
|> >stretch.
|> >
|> >Allan
|> >--
|> >Allan Schaffer
|> [email removed]
|> >Silicon Graphics
|> http://reality.sgi.com/allan
|> >
|>
|> Actually, Amarin is several doors down the street.  There is
|> another Thai Place
|> right next door to Szechuan Garden.  Can't remember the name but
|> it's only been
|> open about a year.

Actually, actually, there are two Amarins a couple of doors apart.  One is more of a noodle kind of place.  They are the best of the Thai places on Castro.  Both Thai Spoon and Thai-rrific are pretty bad.  If I am going to eat Thai in Mt. View, I always choose one of the Amarins.  If you don't have to stick to MV, then Thai City in PA is a bit better in my opinion.

Overall, I find the Thai places in SF better than in the South Bay.  Don't know why, but try Thai House on 14th and Noe and see if you agree.

-j

I *love* Han Gen . . . the spiciness (sp?) of the food there is right up my alley -- my favorite dish is the Han Gen Beef.  I think it's the "classiest" Chinese joint on the Castro strip as far as lunch specials go -- love the salads, sweet and soup is okay, entrees are awesome and you can't beat the after-meal sherbets!  Excellent deal for $6.95 including the fried rice and iced tea.

Haven't been to Tien Fu in a while but remember the food being quite tasty.

Cheers,

Nina

Bill G. wrote:

> Nina H. wrote:
> } Is it me or has the food quality gone downhill at Szechuan Garden?
> } We used to go there for dinner a fair bit and the food was really
> } good.  Since the baby, we just get take out from them every now
> } and then and it's been pretty piss poor -- bland and overcooked.
>
> My coworkers like to go to Szechuan Garden for lunch occasionally, but
> I prefer Han Gen a few doors down and Tien Fu several doors down from
> that.  They're both a tad more expensive, but more than worth the
> extra cost.  I had a dish of shrimp in red garlic sauce last week at
> Tien Fu, and it was probably the best I've had in 5 years.
>
> --
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