Brandy Ho's• Nostalgic Old School Hunan Restaurant in SF🌶️
This place has a lot of history, my buddy told me it's been accompanying him throughout his growing years! He worked at a jade shop on Chinatown during a summer vacation in his student days, and the highlight of his day after work was eating potstickers at Brandy Ho's! This time around, we ordered potstickers, fried wontons, and cold sesame noodles!
Starting with the noodles, they were a bit hard and there wasn't enough sesame paste so it was just okay; the fried wontons were pretty average, not unlike something you'd make at home; As for the potstickers, which my buddy absolutely loved, they were deep-fried potstickers served with sweet and sour soy sauce, I'd say they were pretty unremarkable! After eating, I asked him if he was sure these were the unforgettable potstickers he'd been talking about [laugh cry emoji]？He had to admit that Chinatown's Chinese restaurants are becoming more and more Americanized, alright for fooling the foreigners but not impressive for Chinese stomach！
But to be fair, we only ordered a few non-mainstream snacks for nostalgia’s sake, which can’t represent the entire restaurant’s quality. Their main dishes are Hunan cuisine, so if you are interested, you could come and try to see if they are good or not [sneaky smile emoji]! Other pros of this old restaurant include, great service, a bar with custom cocktails, and quite a few regular American customers which means they are pretty successful in integrating American Chinese food culture!
📍Brandy Ho's Hunan Food
217 Columbus Ave, San Francisco, CA 94133
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