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    3.6 (291 reviews)
    Closed 11:00 am - 10:00 pm

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    Moderate noise
    Casual
    Dogs allowed
    Good for kids

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    grilled whole fish
    Melody L.

    The whole fish was a spectacle in all its glory. Not crazy spicy or numbing but full of flavor. Required a bit of patience to let it fully cook on the grill tray, but that just meant more time to enjoy the other dishes. I had never even heard of egg white tofu before, but it was like a soft umami bomb. Great spot in Chinatown for big groups, as there are several large tables as well as private rooms upstairs. 3.9 on google and 3.5 on Yelp, if you know you know

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    Austin C.

    It was good, one of the few places open late in the area. Kind of a small portion for pork and string bean but the size of combo fried rice was good. Both good flavor. I would go again, mainly cuz open late..

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    Melinda L.

    Hunan House was a really nice surprise as it was one of the few restaurants that happened to be open after 7pm during a weeknight evening. I thought there would be way more restaurants in the area that would honor my spicy noodle craving, then we found this spot. My friend and I walked into this restaurant and it was pretty loud lol. Once we were seated, we noticed the loud was coming from a middle table of likely friends or old pals, enjoying a good meal and lots of alcohol because they were again...loud! There were other customers at other tables, too, but we just did our best to just focus on our mission for noodles. So this is a spicy-themed Chinese restaurant. Everything here is made spicy, unless you ask for something less spicy. Chili peppers are stamped onto every dish here...and the menu is pretty huge! I had a hard time deciding what to get, but we decided to get the Sliced Spicy Potatoes, the Spicy Chili Chicken, and a clear Spicy Glass Peanut Noodle Soup. Every dish was very flavorful and extra spicy...ran out of drinking solution (the hot tea) after being numbed by the overall spiciness of it all. My favorite was the spicy potatoes and the chili chicken. It was about $27 or so per person for 3 dishes, which was pretty decent, and we had enough to take home. It was definitely a very good meal. Only thing here is the service is quite lacking...they don't refill the teapot, which is odd, but we also didn't ask, but normally it's a given service. The host never came by other than taking our order, dropping off our dishes, and then handling the check...but we had to ask them for things. So that kinda wasn't good for us. But, still glad to have found this place. Definitely would come back if I've got a spicy craving!

    Salt & Pepper Beef Ribs, Fish Fillets in Hot Chili Oil by, Sesame Chicken, Mixed mushrooms with tofu,   Dried Scallop Fried Rice
    Yongqi L.

    Love the crispy salted egg eggplant all the food is delicious, the restaurant is nice and they have a karaoke room for big parties upstairs, servers are nice and helpful.

    Tuesday evening
    Pat C.

    This is located in Chinatown. Not squeeky clean but not disgusting either. Got to gos here at two separate times. In June 2024, I got barbeque squid which was good. In March 2025, I got the combination fried rice. It did not have a lot of ingredients and was not as flavorful as one would expect. At both times, I sat at one of the tables near the entrance; one could smell cigarette smoke coming from the outside. Service was quick and nice. Though very affordable, given the experience at two different times, would give it a 3/5 and would likely not come back anymore.

    Orange chicken
    Richard S.

    This place IS open - and they're doing pretty good with their dishes. Wonton soup was pretty darn good...really good broth flavor. Pork spare ribs were really good too. Cooked nice and that typical Asian rib flavor you want. Beef noodle: It was ok...not bad by any means...just didn't have a great flavor. The inside of the place was cool...and that newer contemporary look and feel.

    Kung Po Kung Pao Chicken / 宮保雞

    The dish was very tasty & a huge portion! Soup was ok - tea included too Nice staff

    Rice dishes was the lunch specials
    Kay K.

    The food was very tasteful, quick service- we ordered and our food came out shortly, friend staff. We would go back.

    Raw fish?!!
    Jessie R.

    This place is truly disappointing. Avoid at all costs. The servers ignore requests for help. All the food arrived 1-hour after the waitress took our order (and only after we asked about food status...seems like the order was overlooked). Fish entree arrived raw and translucent. Chow fun almost tasteless with bean sprouts fully opaque and essentially raw. They force a 15% tip on the bill, and likely because service is so poor.

    Toothpick Tooth Pick Lamb / 牙籤羊肉粒

    One of the best Chinese food in Chinatown. We stayed at the Hilton in financial district and was looking for a place to have dinner, and was attracted by all the different Chinese dishes (both Cantonese and Sichuan) shown in their menu. The restaurant wasn't fancy looking, just like an average restaurant with red antique decor, but their food was excellent. I had the best tasting Cantonese roasted duck that flavorful but not overly salty and crispy delicious skin. They weee sold out of their spicy lamb chops, but the server suggested their toothpick lamb which was excellent. The restaurant doesn't offer live seafood in tanks, but will cook them for you if you bring them in. They do offer seafood dishes, just not live off the tanks. Their wine corkage fee is also the lowest I've paid (under $10).

    Roop K.

    Excellent family style meal and conscious of dietary restrictions. Service was fairly fast and we liked mostly all of the dishes we got. Sesame chicken is the best meat dish we tried and the green beans are a classic done well here. The beef pancake is unique it has thick pieces of meat was expecting minced meat but great sauce. Highly reccomend when in Chinatown!!

    Cod with braised tofu
    Robert K.

    I'm always looking for good eats. Today, I decided to try Hunan House located in the heart of SF Chinatown on Washington and Grant. I wasn't expecting much from a tourist eatery. However, I was pleasantly surprised by the taste and offering. The lunch specials were decently priced, and they offered a large selection to choose from. I ordered the cod with tofu. The flavor was good, but it was a little too salty for me. I would come back to try the other dishes.

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    Loved ! Best chowmein ever . The Mongolian beef melted in my mouth and the general chicken was to die for !! 10/10

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    Food was amazing. Small and quaint setting and the service was good but the place was a little busy. Definitely will be back.

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    Food was served cold and had no flavor. Service was also very slow, we were ignored for a long time.

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