Kim Thanh

Kim Thanh could be a very dangerous addition to my neighborhood roster of takeout. After months of wondering why there isn't more decent delivery in San Francisco, we remembered this Chinese-Vietnamese restaurant just two blocks away.

Crispy noodles, beef version. Crispy noodles are a weakness of mine. I don't know why, but the half crispy, half soft noodles floating in gooey meaty gravy really floats my boat. I like Kim Thanh's version a lot: nice ratio of noodles to vegetables, a generous amount of meat and gravy, and not overly salty or greasy.

The Peking style ribs (jing du pai gu) were delightfully vinegary--I could smell the tanginess through two layers of plastic bags.

The seafood wonton soup was okay as wonton soups go, but I really liked the various fish balls in it, and I think a few of them actually tasted like Taiwanese pork balls (gong wan). So maybe next time I should be trying the fish ball soup and just forego the wontons.


$26 for three+ dishes (I added extra noodles to my order for $2), free delivery. We finished the noodles and half the soup, but will be eating the ribs tomorrow with stir fried vegetables and rice. Not a bad deal for two dinner.