"If we were to nominate a dish to represent SF in a nationwide food-themed Olympics, garlic noodles would be it. The simple yet umami-packed dish-which was reportedly invented at Thanh Long in the Sunset-is a staple on the menus at Vietnamese, Burmese, and soul food restaurants across town. So the next time a bowl of garlicky carbs calls to you, use this guide."
"Decades later, the Sunset spot is still a destination for noodles made with what we can only imagine is an entire head of garlic and a super-sized vat of butter. The dish is the fragrant centerpiece to every table and the ideal companion to their pepper-coated roast crabs and peppery shaken beef. Enjoying it in the company of lychee martinis and plastic bibs all around is an ideal way to spend a birthday or last meal in the city."
Garlic noodles are a signature San Francisco dish reputedly invented at Thanh Long in the Sunset in the 1970s and appear across Vietnamese, Burmese, and soul-food menus. Thanh Long’s version features heavy garlic and butter, serving as a fragrant centerpiece paired with pepper-coated roast crabs and peppery shaken beef, often enjoyed with lychee martinis. A Richmond Burmese spot offers flat egg noodles tossed in butter with pepper, green onions, and crunchy garlic bits, producing punchy umami. An Inner Sunset Vietnamese restaurant serves springy garlic noodles as combos with five-spice chicken or charbroiled pork chops; the chewy noodles and crispy-skinned chicken sell for about $13.
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