Where is the best decently priced place to eat in San Francisco?

Answer 1

There are many decently priced, good places to eat in San Francisco. Ethnic foods are a real bargain if you are willing to try new foods.

Basic American and California Restaurants I recommend:
Tadich Grill 240 California-The Original Cold Day Restaurant: An old boy’s kind of place that has been around since 1849. Great seafood, chops and sourdough. Stiff drinks, no reservations, but counter seats are first come first served.
Judy’s on Chestnut at Scott- My favorite brunch place in the city. Huge omelets served with your choice of English muffin, home made blueberry muffin or pumpkin loaf [my favorite]. Order a side of potatoes to share, these are, bar none, the best home fried potatoes in the world.
Izzys on Steiner at Lombard: - This SF institution is known for steaks, seafood and stiff drinks. Eclectic historical pics decorate this dark wood paneled favorite. Don’t miss the creamed spinach, Popeye would give up the canned stuff in a minute for theirs.
Pluto’s on Scott between Lombard and Chestnut-Fast food that is fresh, and eclectic. No fancy waiters just good basic food, unusual sandwiches, custom salads, and great side dishes.
Balboa Café 3199 Fillmore – Good burgers and salads, not bad crab cakes and other California Style cuisine at this old boy feel restaurant. Started by our current mayor some 20 years ago, a favorite with the 30 something crowd.
Barneys Gourmet Burgers 3344 Steiner Street. Great burgers of beef, chicken or the Veggie sort.
www.barneyshamburgers.com/
Hays Street Grill 320 Hayes at Gough. Fresh fish shines at this neighborhood favorite. They specialize in grilling fish and then serving it with your choice of sauces that only enhance the taste of the fish and shellfish.

Clement Street Bar & Grill -Clement at 8th Ave. A neighborhood favorite with something for everyone, pasta, burgers, seafood. Baseball Mary and Paula the bartender make everybody feel welcome.

Tommy's Joint on Van Ness at Geary an old style SF houfbrau, they serve such unique dishes as buffalo chili over rice and the meatball sandwich is the bomb. The pictures of San Francisco all over the walls are a history lesson. Nothing fancy but filling and welcoming.

Italian
Original Joe’s 140 Taylor – Old fashioned stick to your ribs Italian food. Huge portions! Are good before or after theatre experience. Watch out, the garlic bread is radioactive. Yummy, but you’ll exude garlic for a half life. This is the restaurant that originated the open kitchen concept. The room is very retro and the neighborhood ensures an eclectic clientele.
Gaspare’s Pizza and Italian Restaurant 5546 Geary @ 20th Avenue. This is the kind of place that reminds east coast folks of their pizza places, plastic grapes hang from the ceiling, That’s Amore on the juke box, excellent calzone and pizza, great pasta with your choice of traditional sauces. A neighborhood favorite with families and couples alike.
Café Macaroni – Columbus at Jackson – Wonderful Italian food, opt for smaller space on east side of Columbus

Chinese
Henry’s Hunan at 674 Sacramento, on Battery at Broadway or between 2nd and New Montgomery and Harrison and Folsom south of Market near the MOMA. - Great Chinese don’t miss Diana’s Meat Pie
Tai Chi on Polk at Broadway has the best General's Tso's Chicken just the right combo of sweet, hot and garlic. They also do really good shrimp won ton soup and sizzling beef and scallops.
Expensive but scrumptious dim sum at Yank Sing 101 Spear.
Cheap but good dim sum at Louie’s on Stockton at Broadway

Mexican
Don Ramons 11th at Harrison. This places has been around over 35 years, a 3rd generation family restaurant. Traditional, stick to the ribs, Mexican Food, top shelf margaritas.
The Latin heart of the city is in the mission. Taquarias are a great bet for a cheap and very filling lunch. My personal favorites are El Toro on Valencia at 17th or their sister restaurant Pancho Villa on 16th between Valencia and Mission. Split a burrito if you don’t want food coma and enjoy the house made aqua frescas!
La Mexicalli 900 Block of Sutter – good Mexican food.
Zapita on 18th & Collingwood in the Castro is also very good

And if you all like food adventures try:
Axum on Haight at Pierce - Ethiopian food. The best in the city in my book. If you’ve never tried Ethiopian food do so, spicy, hot, and the bread you eat with is unlike anything you’ve ever tried.
La Mediterranee on Noe at Castro great Middle Eastern food, friendly and filling.

Enjoy

Answer 2

For plentiful, delicious food at moderate prices, these are my local favorites:

1. Mykonos Restaurant on Polk Street- authentic greek cuisine, and lots of it, for about $15 per person if you are not ordering alcohol.

2. Dottie's True Blue Cafe - meltingly good home-cooked food with creative, original recipes. Serves breakfast and lunch only and you will have to wait in line in a grungy neighborhood, but to get such a fabulous meal for about $10 it is well worth it.

3. Indian Oven, on Fillmore in the Lower Haight - best tandoori in town, in a charming setting with great service.

4. L'Ottavio on Sutter Street near the Theater District. About the only Theater District restaurant that the locals consider worth eathing at. This place is consistently good.

5. Lemongrass Thai on Van Ness. Fabulous Thai curries.

Hope this helps - enjoy!

Answer 3

BEST CHEAP RESTAURANT (LESS THAN $6 PER PERSON)

Our readers' favorite cheapie is the order-by-number Vietnamese joint Tu Lan. Though the restaurant is in a classically sketchy neighborhood, its imperial rolls will still make you feel like royalty, and the fried rice is fit for a queen.

8 Sixth St., SF. [phone]

Answer 4

Orphan Andy's is fun. I think it is near the Castro District. They have great lunch and breakfast specials. They are very reasonable in price, I think.

Answer 5

My faves are Ala Turca and Naan n Curry. I think the original Hahn's hibachi is still cheap, the expansion ones are moderate.

http://www.alaturcasf.com/

http://sanfrancisco.citysearch.com/review/37231600

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g60713-d480497-Reviews-Hahn_s_Hibachi_Polk_St-San_Francisco_California.html

Answer 6

Maharani.

Answer 7

Cheesecake factory, rainforest cafe, bubba gumps