We live in the Inner Sunset, mere blocks from the goodness that is San Tung, and we already know and love the dry-fried chicken wings. For whatever reason, we often get take-out on Mondays, and many restaurants are closed on Mondays. San Tung, blessedly, is not.
B likes trying something new every time we go to a restaurant (he dreads falling into a restaurant rut), but he makes an exception for San Tung. We therefore picked up our usual order on Monday: shrimp-and-leek dumplings, green beans, and two orders of dry-fried chicken wings. All delicious as usual! The wings, of course, were the standout: such a wonderful combination of sweet and spicy with a little bit of crunch. The flavor is still good the next day, should you happen to have leftovers (you probably won't), but the texture isn't quite as good.
I can't imagine how many chicken wings they go through at San Tung. It must be hundreds and hundreds each day! The staff must be so sick of seeing the wings that they probably can't even eat them anymore. On a Yelp review I read a while ago, a new visitor to the restaurant asked what was a popular dish, and the server supposedly rolled his eyes, sighed, and said, simply, "The wings." I imagine that with the taste of those recommended chicken wings yet another follower was born. It's hard not to be convinced with just a few bites. Who could ever go back to those spicy Buffalo wings with blue cheese after tasting these!
Special recognition goes to WT, who now lives in Seattle, for introducing us to San Tung when we moved to San Francisco two and a half years ago.
SF Chronicle list, you are officially one for one.
gah!! W has never bothered to introduce ME to these dry-fried chicken wings, even though I keep asking, b/c one of my friends constantly raves about them. grr...next time we're in town...you'll know where to find us!
ReplyDeleteWhen is the "next time" going to be? We'd love to see you. We can do brunch at Foreign Cinema and dinner at San Tung! Doesn't get much better than that.
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