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Pp Q Dungeness Island

Expert Reviews of Pp Q Dungeness Island

Citysearch | Fabulous crab and addictive garlic noodles make the trip to this Outer Richmond Vietnamese favorite entirely worthwhile.

Families, couples and friends pack in at close-set tables under faux palm trees and a big mural of a tropical Vietnamese bay. There's no music to distract from the incredible meal, and the lights are...
citysearch.com - expert review - 12/06/2004
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Gayot

phu pho quoc is one of the best casual vietnamese soup and light-snack houses in the city. this branch of the original is a little more upscale in decor, but you can expect the same wonderful entree-size soups...
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User Reviews of Pp Q Dungeness Island

Yelp.com Review - by Peter C.

5 of 5 stars. Love the crab, peppercorn short ribs, garlic noodles, string beans, Five spice chicken, and the sea bass. Great food and friendly staff.
yelp.com - user review - 05/31/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by joanne h.

4 of 5 stars. FOOD WAS SOOOOOO GOOD. the Roasted Crab (garlic, butter)
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by hoisan n.

5 of 5 stars. garlic noodles roast crab
yelp.com - user review - 05/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by jason g.

5 of 5 stars. I'm giving them five stars not because they are my neighbors but because they truely have great food. I gotta be honest...........the noodles soups are a lot better on the place on Irving. This is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jane K.

4 of 5 stars. My God! This place is always packed and it's impossible to find a parking spot! No wonder, the garlic crab is sooo delicious! Although I always liked Crustacean better. But PPQ is more reasonable and…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Len B.

4 of 5 stars. We were invited here by our 2 close friends dying to show off one of their favorite seafood haunts and I'm really glad they did! Ordered the dinner for two and I was fairly impressed. Price was very…
yelp.com - user review - 05/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Fannie S.

5 of 5 stars. I've been hearing good stuff about this place for years... So finally, this Memorial Day, I dragged the s.o. and my sister for dinner...
yelp.com - user review - 05/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Heather W.

3 of 5 stars. I like this place but I don't think it compares to Thanh Long. Sure the prices are lower but the food isn't as flavorful. Don't get me wrong the food is good but just not as good as Thanh Long.
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jose d.

4 of 5 stars. Excellent Crab: The Roasted Crab and Drunken Crab are my favorites. Add some garlic noodles and now you have a large meal to gorge on for dinner. I have never been disappointed at the meal and the…
yelp.com - user review - 05/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Manton R.

5 of 5 stars. What a hidden treasure! We were considering going to Thanh Long but we decided to check out a rumored restaurant that is better than Thanh Long and is cheaper. We checked out Yelp (our handy…
yelp.com - user review - 05/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jeanie L.

3 of 5 stars. I usually go to PPQ when I am craving crab and feeling lazy. Typically, not always, there is no need to make a reservation too far in advance and there's not too much of a wait when you arrive. Fifty…
yelp.com - user review - 05/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kathy Y.

4 of 5 stars. If you want crab, this is probably one of the best places in the city. It's pretty clean here, the food is really tasty & won't break the bank. We got the Roasted Crab which I think is the best; it's…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by howard c.

5 of 5 stars. soft shell crab, garlic noodle, roast crab and their five spice chicken! MmMmMmMmMMMMMMmmmm!!
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Erin P.

4 of 5 stars. Garlic~ garlic~ garlic! OMG, I never had so much garlic in one sitting! Anyway, the crab was pretty good and so was the rest of the food. A bit too much garlic for my like, but the rest of my group of…
yelp.com - user review - 05/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kimberly F.

3 of 5 stars. 3.5 stars We ordered the dinner for 2, which is about $53 dollars total. Comes with egg rolls, chicken cabbage salad, roasted crab, garlic noodles, and fried banana with ice cream for desert. If…
yelp.com - user review - 05/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Paul K.

1 of 5 stars. First time going there. Food is good and many of my family members loved the garlic noodles. But many of their dish are on the salty side; water required. The service was the issue. The waiter told…
yelp.com - user review - 05/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Mary B.

3 of 5 stars. so, I know a thing or two about Vietnamese food and I've been around to know what's good, what's GREAT and what's not. PPQ-although I had heard great things about it...I was a little disappointed when…
yelp.com - user review - 05/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy J.

5 of 5 stars. Great food, great quality, great price! We started off with the Papaya Salad with beef, which was very light, fresh and tasty. It was the perfect starter, in my opinion.
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Eva E.

2 of 5 stars. I decided to try this restaurant because lots of people said taste as good a Thanh Long but with half the price. 1st time I went there, I order Peppercorn Crab...it was okay but really dry. Although,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Flora C.

4 of 5 stars. Yum! I love PPQ. I haven't been there in a while but I use to go all the time for some good crab and garlic noodles. The garlic noodles here are so good. I love garlic!! This place is clean with nice…
yelp.com - user review - 05/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by HMM M.

4 of 5 stars. Much better value than Thanh Long. Food is comparable -- garlic noodles, peppercorn crab, too-die-for seabass -- except for their beef cube steak. That I give to Thanh Long. But for the price, my…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by marianne w.

3 of 5 stars. Came here for dinner for the first time and it was alright... We ordered the dinner for 2 which included salad, eggrolls, whole garlic/butter crab, a bowl of garlic noodles and fried banana w/…
yelp.com - user review - 05/07/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jenny K.

4 of 5 stars. They have the best effing garlic noodles! They have the best effing garlic w/ butter and peppercorn dungeness crab. The best effing sea bass! mmmm!! It's a garlic-fest at PPQ. Your breath will scare…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Boysie-Bern L.

4 of 5 stars. This place is really really good!!! I like that its so casual. A coworker of mine suggested the restaurant. We went online to check out the menu and they had a special that included an appetizer,…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Aurelie N.

4 of 5 stars. Friends from work highly recommended this spot and I finally had a chance to dine at this great establishment a couple months ago. My standard for crab and garlic noodles WAS Crustaceans, but PPQ…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Kristine T.

2 of 5 stars. Unprofessional waiters. Most of them seemed to be inexperienced and didn't seem confident in what they were doing. None of them smiled or seems happy to serve you. We were charged 15% gratuity…
yelp.com - user review - 05/06/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Melissa S.

4 of 5 stars. Visited PPQ 4 times and can't get enough of their dungeness crab and garlic noodles. their eggrolls are tasty too.be careful they're HOT! This place has 2 levels. very accomodating. there crab isn't as…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joseph R.

4 of 5 stars. This is a pleasant little restaurant! I came here on a date and wasn't really sure what to expect, since this would be the first time I was going to have crab (I'm not usually partial to shellfish).…
yelp.com - user review - 05/05/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by May S.

3 of 5 stars. Do you have crabs? PPQ does...edible ones though. What were you thinking? Dungeness crabs tastes the same anywhere (supermarket or any other restaurant). The only thing that heightens your taste is…
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Miki W.

3 of 5 stars. 3.5 stars. WOW! talk about garlic crab galore!
yelp.com - user review - 05/03/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Wife Three T.

5 of 5 stars. All I have to say is Garlic noodles!
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Naira O.

4 of 5 stars. This is a great alternative to the infamous Thang Long. Its not better then Thang Longs crab and garlic noodles but, it comes close and for half the price. $50 feeds two people. You get an appetizer,…
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Nick M.

4 of 5 stars. I thought their food and crap was okay. The place is fairly loud at night loaded with people. We went upstairs and the food arrived pretty quickly. Their garlic noodles was the BOMB!
yelp.com - user review - 04/30/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jonas T.

4 of 5 stars. This is the place to go for garlic noodles and different flavors of crabs. Tastier than Crustaceans and Thanh Long? Not quite, but definitely more worth your money. Plus you still get to wear a bib.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Judy L.

5 of 5 stars. We held my husband's 40th birthday party here. It was a great venue, great food and great value. We planned on about 30 ppl, had 3 tables upstairs and ordered 3x dinner for 10. We brought our own…
yelp.com - user review - 04/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alpana S.

3 of 5 stars. Pros: Nice white chardonnay with crisp citrus tones.
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Cherese D.

4 of 5 stars. Dinner for 2 $49.95 ---all the way! Everything in this set menu was delicious!
yelp.com - user review - 04/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by angela l.

5 of 5 stars. My boyfriend threw a birthday dinner for me last year at PPQ and it was great! Sometimes it's just hard to find a venue that is reasonably priced with great food and good for large groups, but I'd…
yelp.com - user review - 04/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Karim R.

3 of 5 stars. When you just have to have crab PPQ may be a good choice. I visited PPQ's about two weeks ago for a birthday party and the most impressive item on the menu was the calamari and I don't mean your…
yelp.com - user review - 04/23/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Spartacus U.

4 of 5 stars. hands down the best garlic noodles and crab in the city for the price.
yelp.com - user review - 04/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Baseemah R.

4 of 5 stars. I was invited to birthday dinner at this restaurant. When I first walked in I thought this is really a small place, but then we went upstairs. The upstairs is very large and it accomadate large…
yelp.com - user review - 04/21/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Juliana T.

4 of 5 stars. 12 words: soft shell crab
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tom S.

3 of 5 stars. I love the garlic and butter crab from PPQ (5 stars for their crab)! The peppercorn crab is good too, but the butter is better if you like lots of butter. It's so bad for you, but it's so good when…
yelp.com - user review - 04/20/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alice W.

5 of 5 stars. Few things can force my boyfriend and I into complete silence . . .and cracking, digging and feasting on the peppercorn and roasted crabs here proved to be one of them. For an hour, we were like…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Josh L.

4 of 5 stars. I've eaten here a few times and also brought my inlaws, this in itself should say alot. The food has always been wonderful. The service perfect, but the ambience not so great. Though I'm really…
yelp.com - user review - 04/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Henry N.

4 of 5 stars. I took my friend here for her birthday because of the high recommendations from my friends. Everyone had argued PPQ would be a better choice than Thanh Long. I want to start with the service, the…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Vanessa C.

5 of 5 stars. I love this place. Best garlic noodles and crab. I especially lover their peppercorn crab YUMMY!!! My boyfriend doesn't eat crab but he likes the other stuff there. I had my birthday here and they…
yelp.com - user review - 04/18/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by A C.

4 of 5 stars. (Disclaimer: I'm not a big crab person, hence 4 stars only) Two places in SF come to mind when I think of a crab meal. Thanh Long and PPQ. Thanh Long for their roasted crab and PPQ for their…
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Allie T.

5 of 5 stars. I absolutely love this place. Besides being close to home. My favorite set dinner is the 6 person meal...papaya salad with beef, imperial rolls, five spice chicken, green beans, seabass, roasted…
yelp.com - user review - 04/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Alex A.

4 of 5 stars. Solid four stars for their crab, nothing more, nothing less
yelp.com - user review - 04/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Y C.

5 of 5 stars. This place is the best. The food is tasty and reasonably priced and the service is prompt and attentive. I love the pepper crab. Green beans are crisp and the steamed sea bass - wow! I won't wax…
yelp.com - user review - 04/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Khanh D.

5 of 5 stars. Absolute love the roasted garlic butter crab! It is very tasty and fresh. The garlic noodle is good but it is still not as good as the Thanh Long's garlic noodle. The atmosphere is nice and cozy. Will…
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Christine T.

4 of 5 stars. I would give this place 4 1/2 stars! I had dinner here last night and we ordered the meal for 10 people.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Joe M.

5 of 5 stars. You kidding me, the price is great the food is very tasty. I love this place, I have yet to have a person I introduce to this place be disappointed.
yelp.com - user review - 04/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David N.

5 of 5 stars. PPQ and Thanh Long one of the best places to eat crab in San Francisco, but I prefer PPQ. The crab I had was roasted butter garlic similar to the crab I ate at the Crab Zone in Stockton. The crab…
yelp.com - user review - 04/09/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Reggie W.

5 of 5 stars. You want to eat crab?---That is the place to go. Fairly priced, nicely served. Thank you. The service was excellent, too.
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Steve E.

4 of 5 stars. If you love crab, you'll love this place. There are various combo-menu for 2/4/6 persons and the prices are very reasonable, considering you are eating crab. The place is nice and the service fast.…
yelp.com - user review - 04/08/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by DL H.

4 of 5 stars. I grew up eating crab but have never really appreciated it because of all the work it requires until recently. Now I take every opp. to say let's get cracking! Thanks to all the Yelpers that have…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Franklin C.

5 of 5 stars. The best deal here is the Dinner for Two. They cook the crab in several ways, but they are all good. The crab was fresh, meaty, and tasty, while the garlic noodles are to die for. Overall value for…
yelp.com - user review - 04/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Leo R.

4 of 5 stars. I don't eat crabs, but my family loved what they had. I had the chicken wings, and those were very good too.
yelp.com - user review - 03/29/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Larry L.

4 of 5 stars. Everyone's a fan of the garlic noodles. For the crab I would recommend the garlic and or peppercorn crab. Try to make a reservation if you can but sometimes it doesn't matter they'll still make you…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by L C.

2 of 5 stars. Slow and bad customer service. They drop the menu at our table (did not ask if we would like something to drink) and did not come back for 10 -15 minutes. I would have given them a 3 stars but the…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by David C.

4 of 5 stars. OK. I'm going to try not being biased with my review being that my relatives own this PPQ Dungeness and PPQ on Irving Street. I was a frequent customer at Thanh Long before my family opened here and…
yelp.com - user review - 03/28/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Stas R.

4 of 5 stars. loved it. i would eat another crab. or two. and some noodles. in fact i am sticking with this flavor all the way till tomorrow morning. i simply don't have a choice. awesome roasted crab -- delicious…
yelp.com - user review - 03/27/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Gigi L.

4 of 5 stars. Ok, I am a fan of garlic noodles. This place has the best garlic noodles. I also enjoy the peppercorn crab, the texture and flavors was unbelievably delicious. I also had the beef skewered which…
yelp.com - user review - 03/26/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Tiffany L.

5 of 5 stars. Get that bib on -- PPQ Dungeness Island in the Outer Richmond is about to soak you in garlic butter like you've never been soaked before. First of all, hurray for Dungeness crab season (already…
yelp.com - user review - 03/25/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by James K.

4 of 5 stars. I heard a comedian remark that people eat the strangest things. If a crab crawled out from beneath your couch, would you grab it, throw it in a pot of water and eat it? I get the point. But if crabs…
yelp.com - user review - 03/24/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by John S.

3 of 5 stars. This place gets three stars for delivery and four stars for eating here. I know that should round it up to four stars, but that just doesn't seem right. The food. It's OK. I don't really trust that…
yelp.com - user review - 03/22/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Liz C.

5 of 5 stars. PPQ has great food at reasonable prices. Their crab and garlic noodles are as tasty as Crustacean's and Thanh Long's, but less expensive and served in a less pretentious atmosphere. I also love their…
yelp.com - user review - 03/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Silvia L.

5 of 5 stars. You can't beat this place. It's a real jewel. The food is great (think Thanh Long or Crustaceans) and affordable (think family style budget). Try all variaties of the crab, the tiger praws are a…
yelp.com - user review - 03/16/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by annmarie k.

4 of 5 stars. Service=good Food= I had the Spicy crab and my girlfriend had the Roasted crab...both were really good. A ton of garlic so plan on having hella bad breath.
yelp.com - user review - 03/15/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Diane P.

3 of 5 stars. The SO took me and 8 of my family members here for my birthday dinner last year. Many of you who are part of Chinese families probably empathize with me, but my family has this tendency to always go…
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Charles M.

4 of 5 stars. I was impressed because I thought the only place to get garlic noodles and crab was Thanh Long or Crustaceans...but I think they have found their match. The crab was good and the garlic noodles even…
yelp.com - user review - 03/14/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by brian j.

4 of 5 stars. So very damn good, Roast crab and garlic noodles,
yelp.com - user review - 03/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Rol T.

4 of 5 stars. PPQ off Clement is pretty good. It actually deserves 4.5 stars, but whatever. Parking: It's SF...parking was not great but not as horrible as I expected it to be. Street parking 1-5 blocks away is…
yelp.com - user review - 03/12/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Adrian D.

3 of 5 stars. Damn crabs. Hella good, hella messy, hella smelly (all the garlic comes reeking out of your pores), hella bad service. We had reservations for a group of 16 and wasn't told that our table was ready…
yelp.com - user review - 03/11/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Jan Z.

5 of 5 stars. From the outside, you'd never know such a cute little restaurant exists. Plus, you can never go wrong with their pre fixe menu. Garlic noodles, yummy chicken salad, and a HUGE roasted crab. Definitely…
yelp.com - user review - 03/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Brad S.

4 of 5 stars. A great deal if you're looking for some good warm crab. We got the amazing $50 dinner for two which included a papaya salad, roasted crab, noodles and fried banana and ice cream desert. The crab was…
yelp.com - user review - 03/07/2008
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