Hakka Restaurant — Restaurant in San Francisco

Hakka. I like that there is a nice restaurant tucked away in the midst of these few blocks. I came here on a Thursday at around 6:30PM with a small group (of 16!) Thankfully we had reservations, and they handled our tables ...yes, Tables... in stride.

The food was fantastic. I was here with a large Chinese family, and you simply don't order one plate for one person. We decided on some plates and apps to pass around and waited. I was incredibly surprised as the apps started coming out only 5 minutes after we put in the order! The Rice in Lotus Leaf was really good. I've had them where the majority of the rice sticks to the lotus leaf, but that was not the case at Hakka. The rest of the plates we ordered were full of flavor and cooked to the right level. No cold dishes, no burned chicken. It was fantastic.

Service was great, but was certainly made easier by ordering in Mandarin. Tea was frequently checked and replaced a few times before it emptied. Water was served the same way - glasses for those that wanted water, pitchers to pass around which the wait staff checked periodically.

Parking is a nightmare. That isn't really Hakka's fault, but subtract 15 minutes from your reservation time to arrive to give yourself a nice buffer to find parking. It wasn't a complete mess on Thursday, however.

Overall, Hakka was a nice experience. I usually visit restaurants in Sonoma County, I rarely (sorry!) visit The City to eat, party, etc. but Hakka was absolutely worth the drive. The different foods that I tried, and the general atmosphere was really refreshing. I'll be visiting this...

We are in San Francisco on vacation and since it is our last night we decided we wanted Chinese food. We found this restaurant to be fairly close to our hotel and saw a review about their pork belly which I am a fan of. So we Googled the address and we went there and now I gotta tell you at first I thought the prices were a little pricey but it is San Francisco so I figured why not it's our last night here I got the pork belly and my fiance got the broccoli beef. And I can honestly say it is absolutely magnificently delicious. This isn't some kiss ass I know them whatever post. First of all we were the only white people there and most of them barely spoke English but the food is absolutely outstanding and I highly, highly recommend going if you go to San Francisco and if you are definitely a fan of pork belly. It literally melts in your mouth and his broccoli beef was tremendous as well the meat was so tender and the vegetables and nice and fresh. The sauces weren't on overpowering on any level. It was just crazy good. In fact when we leave in the morning after we checked out we're going straight there to get more to take home to Reno. Do you not let this restaurant gem pass you by the next time you're in San Francisco you will regret it.

Jenny...

We went there on Sunday for family meet and greet. Wow, not enough room on our table of 10 for ALL the food! The chicken and beans were delicious, soup was good. Honey walnut prawns a bit too much mayo but good. Tofu fried ooh yes! Soft crab? Heaven! Pork spare ribs a bit short of meat on the bone but still tasty! Sweet and sour pork a bit short on sauce but nice and soft to chew with that outer crispy crunch. Noodles piled high and even meat v noodles. Satisfying. Lightly sauted greens fresh and healthy. Capon? Richly browned and crisped perfection! Staff missed an accidental spill on the table but overall came to us when we needed them, then stayed at a distance not crowding us to enjoy eating and talking at the table. Food was delivered hot and at a timely pace. Lots of sweet fresh oranges to finish off. Parking a bit tight it is a local neighborhood street parking. But that is expected at the weekend. No one left hungry. Can't wait to go back!...