Eric's Restaurant — Restaurant in San Francisco

There are so many Chinese restaurants of all types in S.F., but Eric's stands out to me. No, not because it's epic, ground breaking Michelin star foodie porn. Not because it's the most authentic un-americanized straight outta Hunan street food. It stands out because it is a pleasant, local, down to earth, nothing fancy type of place, and every dish I've had here has been high quality and tasty. I guess I'd say it's a slightly more upscale/higher quality everyman's Chinese spot, if that makes any sense.

The hot and sour soup is thick and chock-full of goodies. The orange chicken actually has orange rind in it (and it's delicious!). The vegetable dishes are never over or under cooked. The Kung Pao Meatless Chicken is one of my faves, and I'm not even vegetarian.

I could go on and on, but what's really apparent to me here is that they have mastered their dishes, and they've got a very experienced chef(s) back there crankin' 'em out. I frequent this place multiple times per month, and the consistency is pretty incredible. I can always depend on my favorites to taste the same as always, and I really like that about this place.

All of the front staff are always so pleasant and earnest. They also do a great job boxing your leftovers, which I will admit is something that I sometimes don't trust people to do!

For me, Eric's is a casual, relaxing, down-to-earth stalwart that I can always depend on whenever I'm in the mood for quality Chinese comfort food. Decent prices as well. Thank you...

A nice & comfy neighborhood Chinese cuisine go to. We were visiting our close friends in San Fran & treated ourselves to this fare. It was a busy 5p dinner hour as we were seated at a table adjacent to a couple of big tables. We were greeted by a staff member (young Asian gentleman), he seemed a bit off as he quickly asked for our order of drinks. Service timing was good- our drinks arrived in 5 mins, food was served in approx 17 min. The Geneneral Tsos's chicken is the Best we've ever had anywhere, as well as the Stir Fried Green Beens. We ordered a noodle dish - Eric's Chow Mein - a definite fail! - flavor was OK, but noodles were not fresh, hard to the "chew", maybe intended to serve 'al dente' but not really, it's not fresh. Also ordered - Ocean Garden, which was a beautifully served in a fried noodle basket. The flavor was good, however, the basket it was served in was very tough & possibly not edible. Not sure if it was meant to be part of the dish, but it was very tough to even break a piece & try it. So we did not really favor this one either. A young Asian Lady staff was very pleasant as she attended to us with refills on tea & drinks. I noticed the many "to-go" orders which is a good sign for the other choices in their menu that we can try, possibly when we visit again. Service was OK, and could use a more warmer &...

So here we are again, trying a new place in a neighborhood which I haven't spent much time in. Somehow the evening called for Chinese food and we decided to give Eric a try. One thing is for sure. Eric has left the building or an apprentice with the same name took over the cooking.

Let's start from the beginning. Eric's can make a name for itself for the fastest fast food restaurant, even McDonald's could learn from Eric's. We sat down, we place the order of three dishes and they all arrived in under 2 min. Ouch, that was the first warning sign, the 2nd warning sign , they all looked the same. The 3rd warning sign, they all tasted the same.

Dear chef, you don't need to dislike your craft that much. The beef was already dead. No need to drown it XO Sauce a 2nd time around. Same goes for the egg plant, please cherish this beautiful vegetable, don't take your frustrations out on it.

5000 years of Chinese cuisine and that's what you came up with? Just take a fork and stab me, it would be less painful.

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