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Four Kings

$31 to $50

Cantonese

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2 people

Nov 24, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 41 times today

Hot spot
Good for special occasions
Lively

"The food at Four Kings reads like a metaphor for growing up Chinese in America: you're never Chinese enough for people from China & Hong Kong, and you're not white enough to be American." -- from a recent diner.

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Executive chef: Mike Long & Franky Ho

From the OpenTable editors: Drop a pin in Chinatown for your mapo spaghetti needs—the playful Four Kings pop-up now has a permanent address. Watch chefs Franky Ho and Mike Long prepare crowd favorites like fried squab and chili crisp pig head in an open kitchen in the lively dining room, complete with retro '90s and Y2K Hong Kong memorabilia and a Cantopop soundtrack.

Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Cantonese
Hours of operation
Mon, Thu–Sun 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Phone number
(415) 688-1500
Website
http://www.itsfourkings.com/
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress

Location
710 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA 94108-1803
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Cross street
Commercial between Kearny and Grant. Nearby garage at Portsmouth Square.
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Located in the heart of Chinatown, Four Kings is convenient to reach by Muni or BART (Montgomery St. Station is a 12-minutes walk via Sansome St. and Commercial St.).
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Wine

What 118 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.6

4.6 based on recent ratings

4.6Food
4.7Service
4.5Ambience
4.1Value

Noise • Moderate

Review summary

AI-generated from verified diner reviews

Four Kings offers a vibrant dining experience in SF with a "creative izakaya-like menu" blending traditional Chinese and Japanese flavors. Guests rave about the "amazing flavors and textures," standout dishes like squab and mapo spaghetti, and "wonderful staff." The nostalgic ambiance and playlist enhance this cozy spot's charm.

118 Reviews

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Philip
Greater Boston
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Awesome food and terrific staff to help guide us with choices) recommendations.
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AvaM
San Francisco
3 reviews
vip
5.0
3 reviews
Dined 1 day ago
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Cozy and fun vibes with incredible food! Cant wait to come back.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on November 16, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Great food. Waitress disappeared half way through the meal but was still great and will be back
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Jeffrey
New York City
8 reviews
vip
4.0
8 reviews
Dined on November 15, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
It was a way too rushed experience. Despite asking for a more reasonable pace. I found it stressful and killed the overall experience.
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Junjie
San Francisco
2 reviews
4.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 11, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
Food was not bad but not worth the value in my mind. Definitely not worth the wait if you can’t secure a seat in advance
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Keri
San Francisco
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on November 8, 2024
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 4
Waited a long time for our food, almost 50 minutes. Service was good overall except one waiter she was giving attitude like she doesn't want to be there. Mapo spaghetti was on the spicy side which I liked. Escargot and milk bread were underwhelming. Pork chop and rice was good but pork chop could be more moist. Mango pudding was surprisingly good.
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Murad
San Francisco
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 5
Amazing flavors. All 4 appetizers and the one main we ordered were fantastic. Good portions.
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Gabriele
San Francisco
6 reviews
3.0
6 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2024
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 2
The food was good but not worth the hype. I found the dishes were too salty and the wine collection was terrible. Overall overpriced food.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
2 reviews
2.0
2 reviews
Dined on November 4, 2024
1. Overall 2
2. Food 2
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Food were too salty and oily for me. I could get much better food from R&G (a popular Chinese restaurant right around the corner on Kearny).
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Albert
Las Vegas
5 reviews
vip
5.0
5 reviews
Dined on November 3, 2024
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
I’m not really sure what this food scene is between fusion, maybe HK? Whatever it is the flavors are incredible and I suspect every corner of the menu is worth discovering. That mapo spaghetti… numbed into my mind.
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FAQs

Four Kings is rated 4.6 stars by 118 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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2 people

Nov 24, 2024

7:00 PM

Booked 41 times today

710 Commercial St, San Francisco, CA 94108-1803

Additional information

Cross street
Commercial between Kearny and Grant. Nearby garage at Portsmouth Square.
Neighborhood
Chinatown
Hours of operation
Mon, Thu–Sun 6:00 pm–11:00 pm
Price
$31 to $50
Cuisines
Cantonese
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Public transit
Located in the heart of Chinatown, Four Kings is convenient to reach by Muni or BART (Montgomery St. Station is a 12-minutes walk via Sansome St. and Commercial St.).
Payment options
AMEX, Discover, Mastercard, Visa
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Counter Seating, Gender Neutral Restroom, Wine

Website
http://www.itsfourkings.com/
Phone number
(415) 688-1500

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