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    The Hidden Bistro

    4.8 (29 reviews)
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    Wow! Great presentation and mild flavors
    Priscilla L.

    Wow! 5 stars! First time I took a chance to order through Doordash for a restaurant that has no storefront and boy was I not disappointed! I don't normally use these delivery services because they take a big cut from that little businesses. But this was only way to get food for my lunch. Plus my boss was nice enough to pay for my lunch from a place that deliver, so I chose something different from the typical foods my coworkers got. I do hope they open a real store front and I can go in person and sit down at a restaurant. But wow the presentation was right on, looks great and the sauce had great flavors with some sweet potatoes chunks in it. I really, really like this dish. I would love to order it again for a special occasion. There is also couple of peanuts in the sauce for those who may be allergic to peanuts. Chicken thigh and drumstick was fall off the bone which was great! That's how you know the stew is good! Finger licking good! There is probably a way for me to order pickup too, besides delivery. I just need to study the app better and use maps to found out how to get there. I am sure the other entrees are probably just as good as the one I chose which was: Massaman Chicken Curry Slow Cook Chicken Leg, Coconut Base Curry, Roasted Peanut, Sweet Potato, Onion, Ginger Strip, Cilantro, Fresno Chili, Fried Shallot, Steamed Jasmine Rice and Roti dairy-free Definitely yummy in my tummy. I hope to make a return visit to try more yummy food. Keep up the good work Hidden Bistro, I am a fan for sure! :)

    Massaman Chicken Curry
    Jenny P.

    This is my first time getting The Hidden Bistro for lunch through my workplace lunch system called Forkable. I thought the concept was very interesting because they operate out of a ghost kitchen and focus on bringing Thai, Vietnamese and Burmese dishes! All cuisines with strong flavors. I ordered the Massaman Chicken Curry ($14.95) which consists of Slow Cook Chicken Leg, Coconut Base Curry, Roasted Peanut, Sweet Potato, Onion, Ginger Strip, Cilantro, Fresno Chili, Fried Shallot and Roti. Honestly, I had zero expectations but it really surprised me! The chicken was sooo juicy and tender. The curry itself had such great flavors although be warned it is a little on the sweeter side. The dish also came with some roti that paired well with the curry as it balanced it out. I am super curious to try their Vietnamese dishes! I would definitely recommend to order from them! If you order through their website, you can get 15% off with the code "THEHIDDENBISTRO"

    Massaman Beef Short Rib Curry before adding the curry
    Qiqi Z.

    This place is a hidden gem! I have ordered DoorDash from the ghost kitchen many times and decided to try this place. I ordered the massaman beef short rib curry and the laksa curry chicken noodle soup. The massaman curry is sweet and flavorful. The short rib is amazing; the meat is tender and the portion is big too. The laksa soup is well balanced, not too heavy. The chicken was cooked well too. Overall I was very impressed and will absolutely reorder. The food presentation and quality definitely feels like a higher end restaurant's take out. 5/5!

    Laksa Curry Beef Short Rib Noodle Soup
    Kandii K.

    This is our first time trying "Laksa" ... This is Sooooo good!! the curry is rich and tasty in the level of spicy meter, we falling in love with curry and noodle now. We also ordered Vietnamese spring roll (This is my Favorite one ever) FRESH veggie with grilled pork is awesome. Can't wait to filling in my belly with these dish again

    Massaman Chicken Curry and Laksa Curry Pork Rib Noodle Soup
    Ashley L.

    Delicious! Hidden bistro is a ghost kitchen and markets itself as a southeast Asian restaurant. However, it's definitely more Thai than any other southeast Asian country. I picked up my food on a Thursday night from the ghost kitchen itself. The kitchen is located in an industrial/warehouse area and can seem intimidating at night. So bring a friend if driving through alone. I tried the pork veggie roll, massamam chicken curry and the pork rib laksa. The roll was delicious and might be my favorite dish - it has great texture and the peanut sauce was yummy. The massamum curry was on the sweet side and the laksa was more of a curry broth. They were all delicious tho. The meats were definitely very well done. Will definitely be back to try the other dishes on the menu. Definitely worth the try.

    Massaman Beef Short Rib Curry (bit a piece to show you how tender it is!)
    Valerie T.

    To be honest, I don't get the chance to eat Southeast Asian food very often, but I know great taste in flavors and The Hidden Bistro definitely has great flavors! I truly enjoyed every single dish we ordered and I'm so glad they're in SF! They currently operate out of a ghost kitchen on 90 Charter Oak. It's my first time there and it was packed at the end of a dead end block, so be cautious parking in the back cause I almost got blocked in by all the people waiting for their food (there's lots of vendors operating out of here I believe). My food came out safely stapled in a bag and was still hot when I got home after a 30 minute car ride :) We ordered: - Nem Nuong Fresh Roll $9.95 - usually order this from vietnamese restaurants and this one was comparably yummy! Comes with 6 small pieces and a nice crunch - Chicken Satay Ayam $14.95 - comes with 4 skewers and buns and a yummy peanut dipping sauce - Tea Leaf Salad $14.95 - yummy and fresh tea leaf salad I usually order from Burmese restaurants - Massaman Beef Short Rib Curry $19.95 - this is one of my faves from here! The flavors are soo flavorful and the short rib was tender and fall off the bone. I loved this curry sauce! - Laksa Curry Pork Rib Noodle Soup $15.95 - this was a yummy noodle soup and the pork was tasty. It comes with way ramen noodles which are my fave type and reminds me of the authentic japanese noodles you get when ordering ramen from authentic japanese restaurants - Chicken Biryani Rice $14.95 - this one was another fave for me! The rice and chicken were flavorful and the sauce on the side was what put it over the top for me. I love sweet garlic sauce to this dish even though the dish itself was already tasty :p Highly recommend checking this place out and ordering for takeout (they deliver with Doordash and UberEats!)

    Audrey H.

    Wow, I got their pork rib briyani, it was delicious! The pork ribs were literally fall off the bone tender. The briyani was flavorful, tho I do wish there's egg/vege added (like traditional briyani). It was basically flavored rice. Portion was also on the smaller side.

    Brandon L.

    This new spot popped up on my Uber Eats page and I'm sooo glad I gave it a try. I ordered the Massaman Curry short rib and the Massaman Curry chicken. Both were delicious and filling high quality dinners. Presentation was on point and the flavors were delicious. The short rib fell off the bone and was super tender and moist. The chicken was a whole leg that came with roti that I could dip in that awesome curry. The curry itself was rich and had chunks of carrot and peanuts in it. The roti was chewy and crispy. Overall this spot was great and I would definitely order from them again!

    Laksa Curry Pork Rib Noodle Soup
    Ming X.

    First time ordering from this place after reading the Yelp reviews. Both chicken curry and laksa with ribs are so yummy! I highly recommend this place to anyone who likes south Asian food. I'll order again soon!

    I had the beef short rib curry, expecting some little chunks, but it was a whole giant bone-in short rib, and it was delicious! Fall off the bone tender, it was awesome. I also had the pork fresh rolls that came with a sauce from heaven! All I can say is "thank you! I will be back!"

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    Dream S.

    Outstanding quality and value, Good tasty Southeast Asian food in "The Hidden Bistro"

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    Gessa C.

    My short rib was fall off the bone for my rice, but not the soup noodle version. Laksa is too much flavor for me, husband likes it. Curry is yummy. Food was about 10 minutes late but it was dinner time so maybe they were busy. Might try the chicken or pork curry rice next time.

    Chicken Biryani Rice
    Poommy K.

    I was trying chicken biryani . The chicken was so good. It melts in your mouth. The sauce was amazing!!!! Let try it. I would like to try another dishes. I'll be back.

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    Do you use sustainable packaging for pick up/delivery?

    We use compostable container.

    Looks amazing ? I can't eat very spicy food. Can you tell me what is spicy and what is not?

    It’s looks spicy but Our foods are not too spicy I would say mild - medium.

    Are you open for dine-in?

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    12 years in business

    Found this spot on TikTok and it looked Instagram worthy, so my cousin and I headed over on…read moreSaturday for a late lunch [def have to go back for brunch]. We decided to share a mimosa flight, spring rolls, and ahi scoops. Even though it wasn't brunch, they still allowed us to order a brunch flight, and they were so polite and helpful throughout 4.8/5. The inside is tiny, but quite stunning, clean, and gives a lot of opportunities for insta-worthy pics 4.9/5, I only wish there had been an actual photo wall. Now to the food. The crispy spring rolls were cooked perfectly, and seasoned well. The clear noodles and veggies were so yummy. I asked for soy sauce because that's what I prefer over sweet sauce, but honestly they needed nothing 4.8/5. The ahi scoops had the best seaweed salad on it that I have EVER had, the wasabi cream on top was the show stopper, and I don't even like wasabi 5/5. We shared the flight and was more than tipsy from two drinks each, flavors on point champagne delicious 5/5. Overall

    Had Blackwood on my list for a while as I was looking for new brunch places to try. The premise of…read morea thai fusion brunch intrigued me and I was hoping it was would surpass my expectations and previous experience with Peacock Pansy (similar brunch spot). The reservation system was a bit odd with no designated time slots, but rather you put in a time yourself online. The system turned out to not work very well as I originally booked a spot for 2 at 11am and then had to call to move it to 11:40am (weird time). Turns out when we got there, my name or a close spelling of it was on the list for 12:40pm. This wasn't a big deal to me since it's easy to mishear on the phone so we moved on from that. The restaurant was decently booked and we sat inside. Now for what my partner and I ordered! Unfortunately nothing called to me strongly so I went with the very basic choice of 2 eggs plate with ciabatta toast and rainbow potatoes. I added in chicken sausage for $3. 5/10: The toast was unbuttered and honestly tasted stale. The potatoes were nice and crispy, but unsalted and quite plain. The eggs were nice, I got mine scrambled. Sausages were okay, I think I actually ended up with the pork sausages rather than chicken. My plate was $26 and I can confidently say it is not worth close to that unfortunately. Brussel Florentine Benedict 6/10: My partner was intrigued by the ton yum hollandaise sauce. There was a hint of it which was nice. Benedicts were okay, nothing special. Coconut oat matcha 8/10: On the sweeter side, but enjoyable! I liked the toasted coconut pieces on top and thought it was a nice drink. Premium matcha wise, I don't agree necessarily, but hey it was an enjoyable drink. Drip coffee 0/10: My partner loves a drip coffee and not in a snobby way. From diner coffee to honestly plain old regular slightly brunt coffee, thats her jam. This coffee was just burnt. Not sure what happened but it was $5 for a completely bitter cup of burnt coffee. Not great. Fun side note: As we were ordering the table next to us called attention to their dish as their waffle was completely undercooked and tasted bitter. The wait staff was apologetic about it, but seemed to either not understand or insist it was "too sweet" not undercooked or bitter. The table was very polite about it so honestly it was not the best look for the restaurant. It was simply feedback and I don't believe it was taken very well. Regardless, just a fun note to throw in! We will not be back unfortunately. There are many lovely brunch spots and restaurants around the city and sadly I don't think this one is worth a try just because of the cost for the quality, but I always tell myself its always worth to try in case you do think differently!

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    Blackwood - 24 hour beef noodle soup

    24 hour beef noodle soup

    Blackwood - Chicken and Waffle

    Chicken and Waffle

    Blackwood

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    New Thai Elephant - C01. Pad Thai Noodle

    New Thai Elephant

    4.3(630 reviews)
    4.8 mi•North Beach/Telegraph Hill
    •$$

    While we were in San Francisco, we decided to visit New Thai Elephant for dinner…read more That was a great choice. Food was amazing and prices were reasonable. Surprisingly, their menu prices were a bit lower than most restaurants here in the OC and their servings were huge. We had: papaya salad, pad see ew, beef stew noodles soup, mango shrimp salad, roti with curry dipping, and a seafood salad, which I forgot to take a photo and didn't realize that until we were almost done eating. Service was good. Absolutely a must try if you're in San Francisco.

    I'm giving this place a solid 3.5 Stars so I rounded up to 4…read more I would have rated it higher but they brought my entree out 10 minutes before the rest of the food including our appetizer! So that sucked. 1st let's admire my Thai Ice Tea. This was so adorable & I felt bad drowning him in my tea ha 2nd - my co-worker said this was the 2nd best Pad Thai he's ever had. They grill the tofu so it's got some crunch to it. Which totally elevates the Pad Thai. My Panang Curry with duck was excellent! Decent amount of duck just a few bones. Great little kick on the spice BUT not so spicy that it makes you regret life choices! Delicious will order again. The only thing I'd complain about is that my rice wasn't sticky. I prefer stickier rice - but this rice is perfect if you don't have a preference. I don't want fully unwashed mush but I like a little more starch. My other co-worker ordered Roasted duck over rice - he said it was tasty & would order again. We did order chicken satay and the chicken had good flavor BUT the peanut sauce was just ok. I'd order it again to see if it was just an off day for the sauce. It's a small restaurant & filled quickly at lunch. Many Asians eating there which told me it would be good. Restrooms were slippery so be careful but clean. Overall I would come again!

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    New Thai Elephant - Dinning area

    Dinning area

    New Thai Elephant - Pad Thai

    Pad Thai

    New Thai Elephant - D07. Tom Yum Goong

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    D07. Tom Yum Goong

    Hed verythai

    Hed verythai

    4.3(573 reviews)
    3.7 mi•Financial District
    •$$

    I already had high expectations judging from the pictures of this place, but Hed verythai still…read moremanaged to blow my mind! I ordered the Set 3 Chicken. The mushroom soup was the best thai soup I've ever had in my life! It has the sourness of tom yang soup but with a hint of sweetness and creaminess that balances it out so well! The tender, juicy chicken curry was flavored to perfection, the salad and butternut squash were refreshing, and the three grains complemented the meal so nicely. I was stuffed by the end, but not uncomfortably so. Prices were pretty fair; regular sets are $20-something and the seasonal sets are in the 30's. I really appreciated the amazing service we got too. We showed up at 6 pm on a Wednesday night with no reservations for 3 people, but the hostess said she could give us a table for around an hour, before the reserving party arrives, if we were ok with it. They were also very flexible about switching out one of the items in the sets we didn't like as much. The restaurant itself is beautiful and comfortable and 10/10 would recommend this place to anyone! The most well-done Thai food I've ever had!

    Ordered the pork belly set menu and I really enjoyed the variety of flavors and textures throughout…read morethe meal. The papaya salad was spicy and sour, making it a refreshing palate cleanser before the main dishes. The pork belly had great flavor and came in a generous portion. I also tried the chicken curry, which paired beautifully with the rice. One of my favorite parts was the three different types of rice--I mixed them together with the dishes, which made each bite a little more interesting. The coconut mushroom soup was amazing, with a rich and comforting flavor. I was surprisingly impressed by the eggplant side dish as well. I'm not usually a fan of eggplant's texture, but it was cooked so well that I actually enjoyed it, and the flavorful sauce helped even more. To finish, the mango coconut pudding was light and refreshing. You could really taste the freshness of the mango, and it wasn't overly sweet--a perfect ending to the meal. Many tables to choose from on a Saturday. The restaurant itself is hidden away in an alleyway so not a lot of foot traffic, it's like a hole in the wall restaurant that you have to find.

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    Hed verythai - Dining area

    Dining area

    Hed verythai - Set 02 : Porkbelly

    Set 02 : Porkbelly

    Hed verythai - Pork Belly Set

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    Pork Belly Set

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