Thursday, February 16, 2012

R & G Lounge @ San Francisco

While most restaurants serve formulaic renditions of Chinese food, R&G Lounge sets a different expectation, playing with fresh ingredients and spices to create flavorful Cantonese dishes. It is arguably the best Chinese restaurant in San Francisco. 
Soya Sauce Bean Curd (US$9) - Dredged in light soy sauce seasoning, the tofu struck a harmonious chord of sweet and salty. 
Live Crab with Salt and Pepper - After being tossed with salt and pepper, the crab was flash fried for texture. We were smitten by the light crispy batter and finger licking good crab meat. 
Soya Sauce Duck (US$16) - Tender pieces of duck are marinated in Chef's special soy sauce. The result? Juicy meat under a veneer of well seasoned skin.
Fresh Lobster with Ginger and Scallions - Noodles are tangled in between sweet chunks of lobster, ginger and scallions. The dish was phenomenally layered with surprising texture and a catchy combination of flavors.
Bright leafy greens danced beautifully with a bowl of rice. 
Steamed Clams with Egg - Fresh clams submerged from a bed of silky custard - A reminder of how simple food can be so sophisticated. 

Few in this town can conquer Cantonese dishes quite like R&G Lounge do. In the end, we fell hard for all the dishes we ordered. 

Verdict : TOTALLY SMITTEN

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18 comments:

  1. All of these are my fav and wow, even a restaurant in San Francisco can serve authentic Chinese food.

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    1. There many good Chinese restaurants in SF. This is by far my favorite.

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  2. Steam clams with eggs...looks special...
    Mayb I will try it....
    Most American likes crab Rangoon....

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    1. I only know how to eat crabs... don't really know how to differentiate them. heheh.. Are Rangoon and Dungeness crab the same?

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  3. Oooooh!! Would love to have the duck, veggie, and of course the clams!! Yummm

    Gosh I'm suddenly hungry! ahahahha its almost midnite! yikes

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    1. hehehhe.... wouldn't it be cool if we can transport actual food via the internet? it will solve all the hunger problem in the world.

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    2. OMG YES! I would be the one who would need the transported food! ;))

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  4. the steamed clam with eggs looks so brilliant. i wonder if anyone serves this in malaysia.

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  5. wow, all the dishes look delicious enough to put most chinese restaurants in KL to shame! i've never seen that steamed egg dish done with clams before; it's usually just plain, or with century egg or with minced pork here. and the lobster noodles look majestic enough to serve for a royal feast! :D

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    1. You are right and you know what? It only costs us US$160 for the entire meal.

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  6. ohhh...Clams my favorite. Beautiful pictures.
    followed you from boodbuz. love your blog.

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  7. All dishes look delicious! Thanks for the review.

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    Do you have a blog where you talk about or share the things that you do or consume to help yourself stay fit and healthy? I'm always up for such posts or even videos on Youtube showing people this and that to do and not to do.

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    1. Hmm....I'm not aware of any right now. But will let you know when I come across any..

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  9. wow i love most of the dishes there! it's really rare to find good chinese food around san francisco :)

    Latest: Happy Dim Sum Garden

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    1. we just need to look a little bit harder for that special restaurant. =)

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