Mr. East Kitchen — Restaurant in San Francisco

An absolute gem of a restaurant! I was visiting a friend in San Francisco, and the only time that worked out for us to meet was around brunch...which I have to admit is not my favorite meal of the day nor my expertise. Thank goodness we stumbled upon Mr. East Kitchen! This delightful Asian fusion restaurant has a beautiful array of breakfast, brunch, and lunch dishes, as well as a delightful selection of drinks (and more traditional dishes if you come here during non-brunch hours). I tried out their Mr. East Salad, which is a delicious fillet of grilled salmon, diced avocado, sliced shallots, blueberries, and strawberries on top of a bed of kale and spinach. The salmon was perfectly crispy and delightful, and the natural fattiness of the salmon was a great contrast against the fresh greens, subtly sweet fruit, peppery cut of the raw shallots, and slightly sweet and sour blueberry vinaigrette. It admittedly felt a bit strange to be eating a whole fillet of salmon at 9 AM but it was delicious and, hey, that's what brunch is for. My friend tried out one of their other exciting fusion menu items -- their thai tea french toast. The thai tea sauce was the iconic vibrant orange color, and her plate looked absolutely gorgeous with the beautiful slices of texas toast and fresh fruit. She also tried out their Vietnamese dalgona coffee, which was AMAZING. Whether you're looking for a sweet or savory brunch option, Mr. East Kitchen will definitely have you covered!

Beyond their food, the overall atmosphere of the restaurant is absolutely delightful. The staff is incredibly kind, helpful, and attentive, and the entire restaurant is clean and modern. The storefront is entirely glass, so there's an abundance of natural lighting, accented by their cute blue walls and lovely decor. I'm honestly so sad that I was only in San Francisco long enough to try this place once -- I can't wait for the day when I can visit again and try out the other incredible items...

Went to Mr.East for brunch and it was delicious! I haven't had a good brunch in so long, and this hit the spot! My friend and I went around 10:30 Sat morning, parking was easy to find on the street, and the restaurant had some people in it but still some open tables.

As we sat there longer, the place got busier, constant flow of people! The place is super casual, but nice comfortable interior with the friendliest staff. Service was so fast too, so even if it's busy, people are in and out because quick service. Ok now on to the food....

The pad see ew (with bbq pork on the side for my veggie friend) was incredible. So fresh, not oily, just fresh veggies and good chewy noodles in a delish sauce! The bbq pork was amazing as well with it.

Berry crunch French toast served on the weekends only is a must get!!! So crunchy on the outside filled with berry cream filling on the inside, omg it was so so good.

Egg & avocado sandwich was standard and delish, the hashbrowns on the side were soo crispy and good especially with that mango mayo!!

Tom yum omelette was packed with shrimp and veggies that were so flavorful and l've never had more perfect crispy breakfast potatoes on the side.

Everything came out so hot and perfect. The drinks were incredible. Pink dalgona, Hawaiian rainbow, lychee jasmine tea, Jasmine butterfly, strawberry matcha latte, would get...

I really like the lunch and breakfast...honestly, it tastes fresh and flavorful. I have eaten here on several occasions and although I enjoy the food, I do not feel the customer service has been adequate. There is a semi tall women that works the register that is really rude to the point that several coworkers have complained about her as well. If not for her and the coworker, I would have given 5 stars!!

Today 2/19/19 for lunch was the worst, the lady at the register responded to my ordering in an angry, short tone for no apparent reason. When I asked for a bag for my hot soup and several other items, she rolled her eyes and angry snatched the bag to the point where others fail down as well and the short male next to her smiled and spoke in their language as if to let her know he supports her behavior to the customer. I asked her why was she so angry when I was only there to order food which in turn supports them in becoming successful but she hissed and rolled her eyes even more??

I really like the food but if I have to be waited on by her and her short coworker, I will not be able to return as I am concerned about what is happening with my food when the staff doesn't care about you as a patron. I let my office and others know what my experience is like when dealing...