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Chow

215 Church St
San Francisco, CA 94114
(415) 552-2469

Awards: 1 Awards
Web Links: 16 Links
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  6 Ratings
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Categories:   American, Budget, Californian, Italian
User Tags:   LOUD Poor and food lousy service

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OK if ballgame on TV keeps you from tasting the food
Reviewed By HowardBarkan Oct 14, 2007
Tags: Poor food lousy service and LOUD

If you like atrocious food served luke warm, tomato sauce that tastes like Campbell's tomato ssoup right out of the can, staff who tells you that they're too busy to get dessert promtly to your daughter or 90+ year old inlaws, has no website of Email channel to communicate with the owners, and hangs up on you when you call to let them know about the evening's experience, this place is for you! After all,charity is a virtue. Eating dinner there can be giving charity to the owners.



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ae.contracostatimes.com review
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"Chow feels like the kind of neighborhood eatery that becomes a meeting place because it's the only restaurant in town. But since it's in San Francisco where there are hundreds of restaurants, it's clear that people are making the choice to come here...."

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"This long, airy restaurant has become a Castro gathering spot, with hour-long waits for a table common. Casual passersby and shoppers satisfy their appetites here with bargain-priced, wholesome food...."
culinarynerd.blogspot.com review
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"Krazo says that she orders blueberry pancakes every time she has breakfast with me. These look delicious...."
dinesite.com review
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"This lively, upbeat diner in the heart of Market and Castro is just what the area has been looking for. It's an inexpensive, stylish eatery, catering to those who want some design-savvy to go with their quick pastas or wood-fired pizzas...."
fodors.com review
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"Wildly popular and consciously unpretentious, this penny-pinchers' magnet serves honest fare -- pizzas from the wood-fired oven, thick burgers of grass-fed beef, spaghetti with meatballs, roast chicken and mashed potatoes, soup-and-sandwich specials -- ma..."

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foodhoe.wordpress.com review
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"I haven’t been to this location of Chow in ten years or so, but not much has changed. TK and I met here for a quick dinner last week and we had a thoroughly enjoyable meal, tasty food that you can order in smaller portions, zippy service and since w..."
frommers.com review
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"Chow claims to serve American cuisine, but the management must be thinking of today's America, because the menu is not exactly meatloaf and apple pie. And that's just fine for eclectic and cost-conscious diners...."
gayot.com review
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"Chow may have been first to catch the scent of the Americana-comfort food trend that has swept the city, and it is still top dog. The secret: soul-satisfying food in hearty portions at bargain prices...."

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sfbg.com review
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"*Firefly remains an exemplar of the neighborhood restaurant in San Francisco: it is homey and classy, hip and friendly, serving an American menu — deftly inflected with ethnic and vegetarian touches — that"s the match of any in the city...."
sfgate.com review
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"--------------------------------------------------- RATINGS KEY FOUR STARS: Extraordinary THREE STARS: Excellent TWO STARS: Good ONE STAR: Fair (box): Poor . $ Inexpensive: entrees under $10 $$ Moderate: $10-$17 $$$ Expensive: $18-$24 $$$$ Very Expensive:..."
sfweekly.com review
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"I remembered my own woeful evening with an almost comically "Aryan type," the friend of a friend who joined us for dinner one night in the wonderful Alsatian restaurant Storch in Berlin. He was straw-blond, with pink-flushed cheeks and cornflower-blue eye..."
sfweekly.com review
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"This small chain has parlayed a simple and admirable formula -- interesting, seasonal, eclectic food, well-prepared and affordable -- into three busy, useful restaurants...."
tripadvisor.com review
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"A friend and I recently dined at Chow's late one Saturday evening. Chow's staff gets kudos galore for friendliness and prompt service...."
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"Hubby and I eat breakfast here at least once a week and have for at least 2 years The food is always fresh, most of the time tasty, most of the time hot...."

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