If you’re not in the mood for hot pot, Teo Restaurant also offers other dishes like claypots, soups, rice & noodle, vegetables and desserts. They also have VIP rooms to accomodate events and larger parties. Bright windows, cozy banquettes, a bar and a mix of small and larger dining tables. I quite enjoyed the contemporary, industrial-chic interior of Teo Restaurant. I loved how hearty it was and it was very drinkable. Teo Restaurant’s regular, non-spicy broth was just perfect for me. The suggested cooking times for the meats are written on the labels. We also enjoyed vegetables like napa cabbage, lotus root and mushrooms. ![]() Not to be missed are Teo Restaurant’s handcrafted beef meatballs which were very bouncy, flavourful and oh-so-delicious. The Beef Tongue was more a delicacy being tender and crunchy. The Beef Short Rib is a must-try being ultra tender and juicy. The hot pots come as individual sizes so you can cooking however you like and adjust the hot plate heat settings yourself. For some added flavours, Teo Restaurant offers house-made dipping sauces. You then select the beef, vegetable or noodles to cook in the broth. How it works is that you choose a broth (regular or spicy) and wait for it to boil. Teo Restaurant’s Chef, Zhang Zongwen, personally hand-selects and hand-cuts the local beef to be placed into the soup. Teochew cuisine is known for fresh ingredients, vegetable carving, and superior bone broth. Teochew cooking is considered to be one of the healthier, lighter and natural styles of Chinese cooking as the use of oil is modest. Furthermore, the beef they use is certified humane, antibiotic free, hormone free, and is sustainably raised. They source fresh beef (never frozen or aged) from grass-fed and pasture-raised cows raised on farms in Sonoma, California. You might be used to dropping in slices of frozen meat into your hot pot but that is not the case at Teo Restaurant. Fresh BeefĬompared to other hot pot styles, Teochew hot pot uses only beef but not just any kind of beef – in fact, only fresh beef. Here’s a look at this style of hot pot and why you need to try it when you visit San Francisco.ĭisclosure: I attended a media tasting at Teo Restaurant where all food and drinks were complimentary. During my visit to San Francisco recently, I had the opportunity to dine at Teo Restaurant and experience their Teochew hot pot. Teochew is a region of Southern China’s Guangdong province and is known for a style of Chinese cooking which is healthier, lighter and more natural. Teo Restaurant at The Good Hotel (7th and Mission) in SoMa specializes in Teochew-style (aka Chiuchow, Chaochow, Chaozhou) hot pot. We still had some left overs because everyone had their own bowl of rice.Most of us are familiar with the spicy, Sichuan-style of hot pot, but one restaurant in San Francisco brings a rather, unique hot pot experience to the dining scene. Get rice to eat with the saucier clay pot dishes. The more people, the merrier so ya'll can share and have more variety. ![]() ![]() Perfect to round out the meal! Overall: Great value! Getting on average one dish per person (~$12) plus a veggie dish should be more than enough food. Stir fried in whole garlic clove infused oil in a hot wok. AND finally, the pea shoots with garlic was standard but delcious. It consisted of cubed silken tofu in a white/clear sauce with small chunks of chicken. The chicken tofu dish was a slight let down. The claypot seafood and bean curd had braised bean curd, shrimp, squid, mushrooms in a savory brown sauce (oyster sauce based?) that was perfect to eat over a hot bowl of steaming rice. The fried shell and head exterior all could be eaten since they're crispy. The fried prawns came out first and were delightfully crispy without being overly oily. The waiters speak English and were super quick in taking our order. It's on the second floor where you have to walk up a narrow stairway. I had a meetup with a friend and decided to get authentic Canto dishes. Got: Fried pepper salt prawns, chicken and tofu clay pot, seafood beancurd claypot, stir-fried pea shoots Price: ~$12 per dish Value: 9/10, great value when ordering multiple dishes for a larger party where everyone can share family-style, order bowls of rice to eat with the dishes for a filling meal Was visiting SF Chinatown and was craving.
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