Top's Cafe — Restaurant in San Francisco

The best Chow Sue in San Francisco. Actually no probably the best Chow Sue in the whole state of California. You know I went in there once to get some Chow Sue and rice and cabbage all for $6 Big Lean portions of very nice sliced pork and there was a truck parked outside and they were hauling in many many dead pigs these were not big jumbo pigs these were medium sized ones from a small farm in California so I know that they are buying extra select cuts of meat. I shouldn't say Cuts because they cut it up themselves they were buying the whole hog this really led me to believe that they were not messing around. There's always a line out the door. This...

Came back to SF and searching for nostalgia. Top's was a place o frequented back in the days Surprised you find there is no longer sit down dining and the menu is only BBQ and cabbage is the only vegetable available. Since we were there, might as well get some BBQ as we are heading to a friend's for lunch. Got a duck, some char siu, and roast pork. Everything was ok but no longer spectacular. Char siu fat and lean ratio is off. More lean than fat which made the meat dry. The duck no longer has the crispy skin and the meat isn't as flavorful. Roast pork is good with a nice crispy skin. Overall, would not come back. There are better options...

The picture defies justice-because this was THE best duck ever and I pride myself on knowing and having and judging duck as an entree, an appetizer and a dessert: stand in line for personal one on one service and watch that machete mastery tho and hurry up!

This was day 2 for visiting SBA within 24 hours and I am not mad. Beautiful weather jn Portola and even more beautiful residents with great plates and palates. I’ll be catering in food from this bad boy because that’s...