Mission Chinese Food

Mission Chinese Food, SF, CA.

Mouth Watering Chicken

Sizzling Cumin Lamb

Cod Fried Rice

Kung Pao Pastrami

Danny Bowein is a genius in the kitchen. After coming in today and witnessing the experience, I have this memory of these fusion style ingredients embedded in my tongue that'll stay with me for years to come. It's something special when a person who isn't even Chinese can create these dishes out of ingredients that nobody can ever expect and turn them into "Traditional Chinese" style cooking. I came around 5pm and there was already a small line outside. I was stopped by a clipboard outside of the shop presenting the crossed out names from each customer that already stepped foot inside. I must've been #20 something but was escorted inside within minutes. As I entered through, I noticed the dim lighting that darkened the room, the red Chinese New Year dragon hanging across the restaurant ceiling, the yellow walls, a crowded room with people talking and eating up, and the smell of Chinese food streaming across the room. It was a sight to see. The restaurant isn't that big anyway..tight pathways for people to walk through. I ordered the mouth watering chicken which contained smoked chicken, chicken hearts, and sichuan peppers. I had their famous Kung Pao Pastrami which was salty but was very unique. They used up whole slices of pastrami and created this traditional dish using celery and roasted peanuts. The cumin lamb was off the charts. The meat was tender and full of that cumin flavor which also arrived sizzling to our table. My favorite was the Cod fried rice because it had a different type of taste to it. The mackerel confit mixed well with the rice and eggs. My experience here was great! I'd like to come back again and try more! Thanks Danny.


Photo by: Allister de Vera
Mission Chinese Food, SF, CA.