Food Archive

  • #9 Tea-Smoked Eel @ Mission Chinese Food (San Francisco, CA)

    Mission Chinese Food: Not Your Typical Chinese Restaurant

      Mission Chinese Food, is not your typical Chinese restaurant. This place is like a modern hole in the wall; with their dimly lit atmosphere, loud random 90′s music that skips a beat literally, and poor ventilation. Our friends, my wife, and I were able...

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  • Udon Fundraiser

    Noodles For Nippon!

          Come fill up on udon in support of the Horikawa Aiseien Children’s Home in Fukushima! Presented by Friends for Fukushima, with the generous support of the Japanese Cultural and Community Center of Northern California, the event will take place on Sunday, March...

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  • BAMBU Dessert & Drinks

    Refreshing Drinks at Bambu

        The long awaited BAMBU Dessert & Drinks known in San Jose has finally arrived in San Francisco! This past Saturday was a nice warm day and there was a line around the corner. The wait in line including getting our drinks took about 30 minutes and some of...

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  • McDonald's

    McDonald’s Offers New Fish Bites

        SAN FRANCISCO, CA — As Greater Bay Area McDonald’s celebrates the 50th anniversary of the classic Filet-O-Fish sandwich, the company is making waves with a new limited-time fish menu option—Fish McBites. Available through March in Greater Bay Area restaurants, Fish McBites are crispy, tender pieces...

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  • AHSC (49)

    9th Annual Asian Heritage Street Celebration Set for May 18 in SF

        SAN FRANCISCO, CA - The largest gathering of Asian Pacific Americans in the nation is back and bigger than ever, this year showcasing the Faces of Asia Cultural Procession, a dazzling display of ethnic attire with over 200 participants! For the first time ever, all...

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  • #1 Xiao Long Bao (Pork)

    Xiao Long Bao: Go to Place for Cheap Dumplings

      Xiao Long Bao, is a quick to-go place for your dumpling cravings. The prices are cheap and the food taste good, but not great. Hopefully the food will get even better as it’s their grand opening! Food:  #1 Xiao Long Bao (Pork) [$3.50/6] #5...

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  • Kimchi + Kurobuta Pork Belly & Sukiyaki at Nabe in San Francisco. Photo by Matthew Ma.

    Inner Sunset’s New Japanese Hot Pot Restaurant

        EDITOR’S NOTE:   AsianWeek.com is proud to welcome world traveler and food enthusiast Matthew Ma to our team. The San Francisco resident will be sharing with readers his reviews on the hottest restaurants, travel and leisure spots world wide. His column “The Jet-setter” will appear every Friday.    Nabe, Inner Sunset’s...

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  • Acoustic duo Charito Soriano and FunkCH3N

    NAAAP-SF & Macy’s Host Chinese New Year Benefit Reception

        Join the National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) as they kick off the festivities to bring in the Year of the Snake! NAAAP is partnering with Macy’s Union Square and Kollaboration for an exclusive night of fashion, live music, amazing food, and free cocktails at their Lunar New Year...

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  • AACO

    Asian Americans For Community Outreach Host Open House

          Asian Americans for Community Outreach is hosting its Annual Open House and pizza social to kickoff a new year of volunteering and serving the community. Veteran volunteers are invited to catch up with one another and help plan this year’s calendar of...

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  • CAAMFest

    CAAMFest Early Bird Pre-Sales Begin for MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN

        SAN FRANCISCO-  Beginning today CAAMFest will release early bird ticket sales for its centerpiece presentation: Deepa Mehta’s MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN (Sunday, March 17, 2013, 5pm at the historic Castro Theatre).  Based on the celebrated 1981 novel written by Salman Rushdie, MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN tells the tale...

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