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Chinese · Tenderloin · $
Breaded boneless chicken in house sweet‑and‑sour sauce—crispy with balanced tang
Korean · Crocker-Amazon · $
A properly balanced, crispy-coated version nothing like takeout — tangy sauce with real depth
Sichuan · Outer Sunset · $$
Crisp chicken in a balanced sweet‑and‑tangy sauce—a milder option amid the heat
Sichuan · Inner Richmond · $$
Crispy rice-battered chicken with charred pineapple, peppers, and a bright honey-hawthorn sauce — a total reinvention of the Chinese-American classic
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Outer Sunset · $
Chinese · Chinatown · $
A crowd-pleasing option that balances sweetness and tang.
Nepali & Himalayan · Union Square · $$
Dumplings & Noodles · Central Richmond · $$
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Nob Hill · $
Crowd-pleaser version, generously sauced — Chinese-American canon executed cleanly.
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Chinatown · $
Battered chicken pieces in a tangy-sweet red sauce, a nostalgic classic done with care
Northern Chinese · Inner Sunset · $$
Lower Nob Hill · $
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Inner Richmond · $$
Sichuan · Outer Mission · $
Cantonese & Dim Sum · Yerba Buena · $$
Sichuan · Lower Nob Hill · $$
Hot Pot · Inner Richmond · $$
Sichuan · Polk Gulch · $$
Sichuan · Chinatown · $$
Chinese · Noe Valley · $
A classic preparation featuring a well-balanced, tangy, and sweet sauce over crispy chicken.