Slanted Door (SF/Downtown, Vietnamese)

the Slanted Door, (415) 861-8329
1 Ferry Building, #3
(@ the Embarcadero)
San Francisco, CA
(Downtown district)

Price: $$-$$$$
Rating: 8 (Rating & price key)
Last visit: 04/14/03

Very good food in a hip (upscale) atmosphere, with attentive service. A bunch of us went there for Sarah's birthday, the more the merrier to try a variety of dishes! We started off with some excellent vegetarian spring rolls, good rice cakes, and okay fried meat rolls (I much preferred the veggie spring rolls and their peanut sauce). For entrees we had shaking beef, which was very good, seared ahi, also excellent, a very tender short rib dish, crisp asparagus, spicy green beans, and awesome glazed shrimp. The dishes were not necessarily very authentic, but they were all good-to-great regardless. For dessert we had an unusual tapioca, a delicious creme brulee, and a torte that we all nearly died for (or from - talk about rich!). A very enjoyable night out overall! Reservations definitely required unless you're very early or very late.