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Maria C. Ascarrunz

Reporter · US

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Sep 17, 2026
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Jul 9, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 17, 2026 · Maria C. Ascarrunz

    Restaurant Review: Sungho Korean Soul Food (opens the original)

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    Hidden in plain sight in the Tenderloin is Sungho, which opened in late 2024 and only recently came across my radar. Korean food is having quite the (long) moment in the City. It’s not all KBBQ, either; Chef Seongho (the name can be translated as “ascending greatness”), features homey, traditional dishes he remembers from his childhood and not commonly found in most Korean establishments in San Francisco. Not for nothing, I noted that most of the clientele was Korean. For what it’s worth, Sungho

  2. Article · Aug 20, 2026 · Maria C. Ascarrunz

    Restaurant review: Chang’s Kitchen in the Sunset (opens the original)

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    Chang’s Kitchen is that Chinese restaurant that is not San Tung on Irving Street. Everyone knows San Tung, everyone raves about San Tung, everyone goes to San Tung. But friends recently reported that right across the street from always-a-line San Tung is Chang’s Kitchen, and they deemed it every bit as good. Challenge accepted. (Caveat: I have not been to San Tung, nor am I afraid to stand in a line, but that’s for another review.) Chang’s is a very typical Sunset District Asian restaurant, with

  3. Article · Jul 30, 2026 · Maria C. Ascarrunz

    Restaurant review: Grand Lake Kitchen, East Bay gem, comes to San Francisco (opens the original)

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    Grand Lake Kitchen made her entrance into Noe Valley just four months ago via Lake Merritt and the Dimond District in the East Bay. The refurbished space in Noe — formerly Mr. Digby’s Bar and, before that, Noe’s Cantina — is a clean, well-lighted place, if you will (with apologies to Mr. Hemingway), albeit one with hanging plants, copper lamps, and a TV screen in the corner. We were greeted enthusiastically at the door by our hostess. The place was bustling, and everyone seemed in high spirits;

  4. Article · Jul 9, 2026 · Maria C. Ascarrunz

    Review: Cantoo Latin Asian Rotisserie offers tasty fusion (opens the original)

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    Cantoo came onto my radar about a year ago, as reported by Mission Local. Now that Mission Local’s reporting has expanded across the city, it was the perfect time to check it out. Cantoo is owned and run by a Chinese family from Venezuela. There are quite a few countries in South America that have large Chinese populations and, over time, their cuisines have intertwined. Cristina Wu Feng came here from Venezuela to study, and opened the restaurant in the Tenderloin almost four years ago, with he

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