A Tour of the Sunset District in SF - My Bay Area | Did You Eat Yet?
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- I'm Victor, and I was born and raised throughout Oakland and the Bay Area. In Collection Three: “People I've Met", we come back to the Bay to highlight some people that I've met throughout life, as well as through running this series so far. We dig more into the stories about where they're from, what they do, and explore some of the best food the Bay Area has to offer together.
In this episode, we cross the bridge and explore the Sunset, one of my favorite neighborhoods in San Francisco. We meet up with Sunset local and one of my closest friends, Brandon, to learn more about the Sunset, and eat a ton of great food.
Spots Highlighted:
• Gao Viet Kitchen
• Mini Potstickers
• Pineapple King Bakery
• Cheung Hing
• San Tung
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- Tyler Coolidge for the episode music (IG: tylercoolid...)
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- And everyone who helped me out with shooting and producing and eating with me!
Haven’t seen Brandon since JK it’s good to see him!
Yall wanna see him on this channel more?
@@HiDidYouEatYetyes
B-Choi was always a fan favorite among the JK alumni. Good to see him again randomly.
First moved to SF in '95 and was pretty much broke my first 3 months. My go to meal each day was the Five Spice Chicken with rice/cabbage at Cheung Hueng.
That meal was my lifeline
🙏👌💯
Their quality went down hill for awhile now and the prices tripled since then! Used to be like $5 for a two item combo plate. Now it's $15!
@@joobaggs6886 Don't know what your point is. Everything in the bay area has gotten expensive over the years. $15 for 2 meals is cheap considering lunch at other places cost 25+. This isn't the 1980s/90s anymore when things were cheaper.
The Sunset truly has a special place in my heart
I've been living in the Sunset for at least 10 years now. It's certainly isolated from the craziness of downtown SF. It's nice and cool throughout the summer and the Chinese food is plentiful.
Thanks for watching! Appreciate words from locals
Keep getting after it, Victor. You're doing the food, but more importantly, the culture of your experience a service. It's fun to watch you explore and reconnect with your history while getting to watch all these amazing service industry heroes.
Growing up in San Francisco during the '70s and '80s, I have cherished memories of the city. Back in the day going to Chinatown was an all day Saturday event - Dim Sum in the am and then grocery shopping. You went to the butchers, fishmonger, and produce store. Mom use to buy a bag of long bones to make broth and remembering we were sucking out the bone marrow before it became popular. Because we did not have a car, we took the Muni, 38 Geary bus from the Richmond district to get to Chinatown. Irving St in the Sunset District and Clement Street in the Richmond District were an excellent alternative for those who lived in the Sunset and Richmond.
I had a similar experience growing up in Oakland with Oakland’s Chinatown. Thanks for sharing your story!
I love the fact you're covering the Sunset where I've shopped and eaten for the past 30+ years. In addition to Irving and Noriega, there are lots of great Chinese restaurants on Taraval, beyond 19th Ave. This is where you'll find a concentration of more northern Chinese cuisine, like dumplings and soup noodles. BTW, these northern cuisine restaurants are a result of new immigration patterns whereas early immigration was from southern China, hence lots of Cantonese restaurants. It's great that there's such a diversity of Chinese food available. (note: I know you [Victor] know all this, but I thought I'd add more info since many of the commenters thus far seem unfamiliar with the Sunset neighborhood.)
Appreciate it! Definitely always appreciate more context for folks reading the comments
I appreciate these types of videos so much. It's easy to find recommendations for the touristy parts of the Bay, I want to go support local Asian-owned businesses like these!
Appreciate that a lot! Thanks for watching
moved to sf 2 years ago after 30 years in the suburbs of arkansas, your vids are a godsend for food recs
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching
I grew up in the sunset and they highlighted some of the gems this community has to offer. Welldone on a informative video.
Love living in the Sunset since 1968 and enjoyed the businesses ! Great food indeed...
Nice job! showing love to a humble, working class neighborhood like the Sunset and featuring Brandon. There are indeed pockets of regional asian and chinese food that were impacted by the pandemic. And the restaurant folks keep hustling and more importantly provide a huge service to the community 🎉
I love Pineapple King, my wife would always bring a 6 pack home. Although I didn't know there was a premium option, need to let her know I need to try that mango filled one.
Mango one is probably my favorite one after the butter slice
I love the sunset
Nice job on the video. It is nice to see that small shops are still thriving and making great food SF is known for. I went to Lincoln High back in the day and many of these shops reminds me of the neighborhoods of grounded people who care about what they do for their community.
Thanks for the tour and restaurant reviews.
I love your videos! Thanks for covering the sunset. It's an awesome part of SF.
Thanks for watching! Appreciate it
My parents had a family friend on 27th and Noriega. When I got my first internship in SF, I found a roomshare on 31st and Noriega and stopped by Cheung Hing all the time on the way home for some cheap dinner. Great spot.
very nostalgic video and those are some of the best eats in The Sunset!
The homie Bleeeee!
Brandon! Legend with a big heart
Grew up in the sunset district and has fond memories of eating the wings and black beans noodles at San Tung
Growing up I had an aunt who lived on 17th and Irving.
It was always a treat to go visit her and my cousins during the holidays.
We'd walk Irving and either eat or order out at Sam Tung.
They moved to Seattle around 8 years ago so I haven't been back, but glad to see Sam Tung is still doing well and a local favorite.
enjoyed this a lot as a local - thanks for sharing!
Love this so much!🎉
Thanks for putting in all the work into these videos, it really shows and very enjoyable to watch. As someone whose not native to the bay but living here for the past four years now, it’s great to learn the history and then being able to go and try these places out
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching. Glad you’re able to learn from these videos
Great content guys! I'm local and glad you touched on establishments I have not tried yet.
This brought me back to my turf 25 plus years ago! So many good places to eat! Thanks for your vlog! Have to go back visit!😋👍. The one thing though, is parking! So hard to find !
Awesome vid man! Brings back memories of my grandparents walking me around this area.
Thanks for watching! Love being able to invoke some nostalgia
Thanks for the Videos, super genuine!!! yup us east bay boys never really went to SF or even the Avenues until we were older and went to go visit a "friend" that we met at the club =p
Lmao thanks for watching!
I started hanging out in Sunset the mid 90s in my SF State days, great memories! Great content and production value on your videos.
Appreciate it, thanks for watching!
When they were on Noriega don’t forget cafe bakery, golden island, and mongkok!
LOVE LOVE LOVE your videos Victor. Thank you for bringing a light to the beautiful eats in the bay. Can you name your friend Brandon family's restaurant in San Leandro? My family and I want to check them out and support them.
Also a Sunset kid. 10/10 recommendations. Grew up eating at Oriental Seafood like every week. Still a staple for when I crave delicious Chinese food at an affordable price.
Appreciate the words from a Sunset local, thanks for watching!
Grew up frequenting the sunset with my fam a lot too - Underrated sf district fs. Bought some of the greenacre stuff you guys put out a couple of years ago when I was in high school LOL glad you guys are doing well 🙌
Shout out Green Acre! Thanks for watching
Appreciate ur videos! Good good culture has that slogan did u eat yet? And it’s a reminder of home. Looking forward to more videos!
The Sunset is so underrated!!!
Thanks for the recommendations! I admit I have avoided Mini Dumplings cause I miss the previous Korean place that was there. But it does look fun! And Gao looks amazing!
Damn, I lived in SF for 3-4 years before moving to Oakland and I had never been through the Sunset district. Had no idea there was such good food there! 😭
Oh wow that’s pretty wild. A lot of great stuff in the Sunset!
best bay area food content out there atm, way better than tiktokers pumping out advertising for new restaurants
Appreciate it! Share the channel with your friends and get these numbers up
U must be his buddy lol this channel is 💩
Did You Eat Yet (DYEY),
I did Not know until know that there is a Sunset District in SF, until you mentioned it right now. 😊
That’s crazy! Sunset is a beautiful area of the city
I almost wished you kept the Sunset secret, but at the same time, I want these businesses to flourish.
Love this! Do one for San Mateo, lots of Asian food options
I can't remember the last time I've had Chinese roast duck but watching your clip makes me crave it so badly now lol.
Always delicious
Awesome video I grew up their in the 80s will visit there again with my daughter and wife😋👍👍new subscriber
I live in SF lol but never go to the sunset cuz I got clement street. Thanks for this video, I plan to visit sunset soon.
Love the Richmond too, so much great food
Been to Oriental Seafood, and several other places on Noriega. There's also a bunch of places on Irving and on Taraval.
Thanks for making this type of content Victor! You should definitely make more food content/mukbang with BChoi in the future!
Maybe Clement and San Bruno districts with their mini “Chinatown s”
Bro I did a double take like is that Brandon from JK in the thumbnail! Happy surprise like seeing an old internet friend 😂
love pineapple king!!
Shoutout to the folks at Wonderful Foods, best tapioca in town!
Great video! It hits pretty much all the hip and tradition spots except I didn’t know gao opened another location in sunset. I never tried the San Mateo one but had been seeing many news about it. I live in Oakland and just got back from sunset half an hour ago. Was going to try s and e cafe on 19th ave but it’s closed. Saw the major candidate doing a short clip in the area.
I need to visit SF, this is my sign
Me too! Haven’t been back since we shot this video lol
Ate at Oriental Seafood when it was pouring and they had a leak in the roof. Haha It was still so good. Unlike any Chinese I had prior, so good!
been in sunset for 8 years now, wouldn't want to live anywhere else in SF!
Yo it’s BChoii!!
Literally my favorite Bay Area based TH-cam series.
Great to hear San Leandro name drop - what restaurant does Brandon’s family own in the dro? I would love to stop by and support ❤
Appreciate it! Their family actually closed up the restaurant a while ago, but they’re still very involved with the regional Chinese restaurant scene in the Bay
Avenues Barber Lounge. Sunset. Outbound. For life.
Growing up on the peninsula my family would often spend the day in GG Park and then venture off to find an amazing Chinese restaurant for dinner. Always knew when we were one of only a handful, if not the only white people in the restaurant the food was going to be incredible.
Pandesal, butter, and over easy egg. Kind of addicting and simple. I’m not a baker, but a couple seconds in a preheat oven, the pandesal’s a bit fluffy and firm. Slide some butter in between and add a cooked egg. I’d eat it even if it goes cold; left in the microwave.
Gotta check out terracotta warrior amazing Xian noodles. Biang biang noodles and pork burger is so fire
Pretty brilliant channel name
🥲 so many memories in the City. Eastbay, San Leandro, Castro valley. Rodeo , Martinez , Albany . This episode 😢 if I can pick a place to live sunset . I walked in Brandon parents, cannot recall if they had to go food, but happy bakery on Irving st became go to for lunch. near Wells Fargo
Where’s he from? Oh yeah from the east bay x10. lol. Great vid man. Keep them coming
Lmaooo had to make sure yall paying attention
My ‘hood!!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for watching!
Sunset district and richmond district are the only ones i visit
damn its been awhile since i saw brandon!
You should do this same exact type of video but for the Richmond District.
You already know it’s coming too
@@HiDidYouEatYet 🫡
I like your content. Just liked & subbed. Please also cover East Bay Contra Costa County (where I live), South Bay, Peninsula, etc.
A lot more to come. Thanks for watching!
ah the sunset, where its never sunny
We use to hold down 46 and taravel and all the sets are connected so any phone call we get about 100 ASAP!! R.I.P to the fallen soldiers real AZN homies this was in the early 2000's.
You should try lam hoa thuan.....best roast duck ever
I grew up in the Sunset, I remember when it was majority Irish.
What happened? How did the Chinese take over?
I was born in 91 so didn’t experience it myself, but have heard a lot about that too. Still a few Irish establishments in the area, but i’m sure nothing like before
The house prices was booming in late 80's and early 90's. The white sale their house and moved. There are few Irish pub still in the sunset.
@@johnnytran800 I mentioned the Irish population in a comment above before seeing this - but in short Sunset is still half Irish. The Chinese didn't take over the district, but they do have more storefronts that are visibly Chinese. Majority of the Irish businesses based in Sunset are not storefronts, they're mostly construction companies, painters, home-related businesses that you don't see. But in terms of residents, I would still say they outnumber Chinese folks.
Best Bay Area food content! So much to eat in the sunset. If you need some sunset recs I’ll gladly list them out for you.
Appreciate it! Thanks for watching
The only place that I recognize is the 22nd ave Market. I lived in the Sunset district from 1987 to 1991, and went to UCSF.
good sunset recommendations. besides the overrated pineapple king, I go to most of them a lot.
You probably ran in and out the 24hr Laundromat next to the donut shop. ABC bakery used to be at 32ndish open till 2 in the am.
Great video! Being an SFSU alumni, these were my stomping grounds for delicious foods! Now I'm in the east bay and wondering if Brandon's family restaurant is still open in San Leandro? I would love to give it a try and support local. Please share the info if it's still open. Thanks!
Their family closed the restaurant a while back!
I have to disagree with Brandon when he says that not a lot of people outside of The City come to the area. I live in the Inner Sunset, right next to GG Park, and there are TONS of tourist who come because of the park. I literally helped a family of tourist on Saturday, with how to get back to their hotel down in Fisherman's Wharf, because I noticed they were looking at a map a the 44 bus stop.
I live on probably the busiest block in the Inner Sunset and you know how I know this? Every Saturday and Sunday, starting at 10am, there is a line of cars trying to drive into GG Park to access The Academy of Sciences parking lot. I avoid driving on the weekends after 10am, because when I do, it takes me 10-15 mins to get from the corner of my block to my apartment, which is in the middle of the block.
I'm an SF Native, who grew up in The Inner Rich, but now live in The Inner Sunset (exactly 1 mile from where my family still live). My story is very similar to Brandon. My immigrant parents owned a Chinese restaurant on Lombard for 10+ years in the 80s.
Totally hear you. I’m not in the area as much as you guys, but I can imagine it’s gotten more and more busy again as we move further away from when the pandemic initially hit. I know there’s way more events again at the park, and with the street/local events and farmer markets, I’ve been hearing about a lot of these efforts to revitalize. We actually initially shot this footage way earlier in the year too, so I’m sure even in this amount of time since then, it’s even a bit different again. Thanks for sharing!
Agreed, and I also disagree with Brandon's statement that Sunset got hit hard by the pandemic and not many people visit ... 94122 is the most recovered zip code in the City based on sales tax revenues and is thriving. I can barely find parking on Irving! It sounds like he no longer lives here so it seems his assessment is from older memories.That said, it really is the best district to live and visit.
One last tidbit of history - Sunset is not just mostly Asian, especially as you go further towards the 94116 area. The Sunset has always been known to be heavy with Irish immigrants, many working class families/blue collar. It wasn't until the late 70s did more and more Chinese arrive. My parents moved to 46th and Ulloa in the mid-60s and had to hire an Irish nanny for my brother because there were so few Chinese around at that time.
@@kristinelai The majority of the shops that closed during pandemic were mostly on Taravel Street. Not as much asian sotres in a concentrated area like the Noriega and Irving parts.
Thanks for sharing! He still lives in the Sunset today, and we did shoot this footage a bit ago, so some things may have changed more since then. I’m sure a ton of businesses were affected by the pandemic though, as it did anywhere else in the Bay. I’ve read about all the efforts in the Sunset to get people out again though, so I’m definitely happy to hear it’s been very active again! Parking in that area has always been tough when going to eat out there lol.
Very true that the area historically before the 70s wasn’t much Chinese yet, we could have added in the Irish history before too, so appreciate your feedback. Thanks for watching!
I was born and raised in the Sunset right by the 22nd Irving Market in 76’ and was told by my mom on how my dad questioned the move as too ambitious for my mom to want to move out of our Broadway st apartment in C-town for his reasons that ..”there aren’t any Chinese people there!!”. Well, things change when you act on it.
Wish you had visited Asian-American Food Co! 😊
i’ll check it out next time!
Okay, for san tung, i feel like its overhyped 😅 but it's still goos nonetheless!
What was Brandon’s restaurant called in San Leandro? I grew up there!
The Sunset is the largest and coldest district in SAN FRANCISCI I verify there are 11 shopping district in the Sunset. What is the best restaurant ,just drive by and look at the. Parking is not bad but a 5pm is. It can be difficu. Parking enforcement igreat.
Hope you get to collab with Rob Martinez if he comes to the bay
Almost connected with him when he was here last time actually, hopefully can link up next time
Getting rob martinez vibes
Big fan of what he’s doing too, great content
The sunset was mostly multicultural and borderline bohemian until the late 80s. Then the demographics of the neighborhood changed leading to the outer sunset being a predominantly asian.
Gao Viet is pricey. So just be sure you bring a big wallet if you have a big appetite. 😂
EDIT: You missed a spot. Mr. Bread on Taravel has IMO the second best egg tart in SF vs. Golden Gate. Their Portuguese egg tarts are as wait in line worthy as the pineapple buns at pineapple king.
I’ll check it out next time I’m around!
G House
please do timestamps
In fact taishan cuisine didn’t become popular till the last 5 years. With one on Geary one In Chinatown now.
Growing up I never saw any Toisan restaurants but glad we’re seeing more of them now
@@HiDidYouEatYet yeah and all of sudden I think maybe u should also register 食左饭未 (did u eat yet)
Asian in this area... but also White / Asian like me 😊
5:31 Getting pricey at $34 for a duck.
Everything pricey nowadays in the Bay
Pineapple King & San Tung are way overrated.
So where is a good place that makes good 菠蘿包? Cuz every other Chinese bakery makes it the same. Don't get me wrong I like good old fashion 菠蘿包. But Chinese bakers need to start innovating.
@@MrMrbokchoi The best pineapple bun with butter is Lido in Vancouver. The bun is so soft & fluffy. The butter is premium butter.
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Sad you didn't highlight the og local restaurants to help them out. Instead y'all go to gao Viet???
did you watch the whole video my guy this was all shot in one afternoon. would love to go back to share more of course, but this is capturing some of the spots so far, new and old
@@HiDidYouEatYetI did. But even you said San tung and cheurng hing don't need highlights...esp gao viet
Lmao yeah I didn’t say that but alright. My bad I shoulda made a 2 hour video and given every restaurant in the neighborhood a full highlight
“Doesn’t need to highlight” when I mention San Tung is a figure of speech lmao it’s a way of saying how popular it is already man jfc. San Tung has lines out the ass daily and literally every food content creator that visits the Bay Area already covers San Tung
The “og local restaurants” are retiring or have already closed. It’s evident by the growing change of businesses since the pandemic That generation of restaurant owners never wanted their kids to continue the business. They did it out of necessity, not by choice. The family that owns Gao are from SF and a lot of them grew up in the avenues. The point of highlighting gao is to showcase the next generation coming back to the neighborhoods they grew up in. Idk about you but I would much rather see a local start a new restaurant than to support a big corp like the KFC that used to be there before gao. I for one embrace change and will continue supporting local businesses that brings in people to this gem of a neighborhood and I hope you do too. There’s plenty of room for both types of restaurants to thrive. Gao bringing in droves of people to walk around the neighborhood is 100x better than KFC or leaving that space vacant (which it was for years).
Gao Viet Kitchen - white folks pho; no flavor 👎
Mini Potstickers - meh
Pineapple King Bakery - meh
Cheung Hing - 👍
San Tung - 👍
I"m Chinese / Vietnamese and grew up eating pho northern style pho my whole life. Gao Viet's pho is good. Just saying. Also, pineapple King is 👍
LEAVE SF WHILE YOU CAN ITS ROTTING SO IS OAKLAND
-> Egg Custard Tarts. most important to always bring home a box. 💁🏻♀️💕