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    Hard Knox Cafe

    4.0 (26 reviews)
    Open 10:00 am - 9:00 pm

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    Ox Oxtails with Candied Yams Red Beans and Rice
    Vinkin Ken T.

    I ordered the oxtails for pick up on door dash. You can choose 2 sides out of 11 and it comes with 2 corn bread muffins. My order was ready in just 10 minutes. I opted for candied yams and red beans and rice as my sides. It was a very hefty meal. It came with 3 large pieces of oxtails and was enough to make 2 meals out of it. The oxtails were tender but not falling off the bone. Still has a bit of a bite to them. The candied yams were a bit too sweet for me. The rice and red beans were decent. They also throw in a couple of Crystal hot sauce packets. Corn muffins were best eaten immediately.

    Ox tails- lacking seasoning but tender Mac and cheese Candied yams

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    4 months ago

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    5 months ago

    Best soul food in SF. Love the fried chicken, burger, gumbo, red beans & rice. Definitely worth the trip.

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    8 months ago

    The food was horrible, it tasted spoiled, this does not taste like any type of soul food. It is horrible!

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    1 year ago

    It's Good fresh hot nice size plates I had the fish it was nice and good the the oxtail was good too and all my sides were great

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    11 months ago

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    1 year ago

    Amazing service and great food, comparable to the southeast Carolinas, Georgia, Tennessee Alabama! Yassssss

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    10 months ago

    Great food and great service. The staff was super fun and provided great recommendations. The food was delicious. Decor was fun.

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    1 year ago

    A little price but the food is good would love to get the oxtails but they are a little to expensive for my purse.

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    1 year ago

    Great food, atmosphere and ambiance. Glad to see them weather the storm and charge forward!!!

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    1 year ago

    I was pleasantly surprised that everything I ate had good flavor! I had the pork chops with Mac n cheese and greens. Good stuff!

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    PoBoys Kitchen

    PoBoys Kitchen

    4.6
    (339 reviews)
    1.0 mi
    $$

    Looking for some great cajun food in San Francisco? Then head over to PoBoys Kitchen on Potrero…read moreHill. We stopped in for lunch and sat outside on a sunny Spring day. Friendly, welcoming service, great recommendations on some of their local favorites. Definitely worth the visit if you're in the area for lunch. Recommendations: (1) Jambalaya. Chicken & Andouille and Seafood & Andouille. Both were excellent. (2) PoBoy Sandwich. I ordered mine with the fried shrimp. So good!

    Such a great and delicious find! The service here was top-notch. And the food, amazing! We ordered…read morethe fried okra, jambalaya (chicken/andouille), gumbo, and a couple of pieces of fried chicken. The okra was a great start to this great meal. It came with a jalapeño sauce that had just the right kick. The gumbo was tasty, although I would've served it with a bit more rice. But the gumbo and fried chicken hit it out of the park! Both were just so tasty and seasoned just right. They gave us a habanero based hot sauce to go with the chicken, but the chicken was so juicy and crispy on the outside and just so flavorful that it didn't need anything extra to make it better. We devoured every single one of our dish. We loved it so much, we're already thinking of making a special trip to Portrero Hill just to eat another meal here.

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    Catered food for a Black History Month Luncheon:
    Catered food for a Black History Month Luncheon:
    Seafood Jambalaya $26, Abita Jockamo $8 + tax & tip ~$44
    Seafood Jambalaya $26, Abita Jockamo $8 + tax & tip ~$44
    Catered food for a Black History Month Luncheon: salad, mini cornbread muffins, beignets

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    Catered food for a Black History Month Luncheon: salad, mini cornbread muffins, beignets
    Hed 11

    Hed 11

    4.3
    (130 reviews)
    1.7 mi
    $$$$

    Great lunch spot! Came here for the lunch set deal and was happy with the experience and food I…read moregot. Perfect for a classy date spot with its calming atmosphere, fun tasting menu, and great deal. Got the seasonal duck ( Amazing!!) and beef set ( the papaya salad that comes with is perfect! ). Each set is around $40-$50 and comes with an appetizer, soup, veggies, three kinds of rice, main protein entree, and dessert. Their dessert was immaculate!! Service was a bit on the slow side but the servers were very kind

    really cute spot right in the heart of Japantown…read more everything that was served was delicious. drinks were refreshing and well made. the apple honey smokey rice was just strong enough with a satisfying sweet aftertaste. the lemongrass pandan was well balanced, the pandan was not overpowering, and very light. the highlights of the meal were the crispy rice in the fermented beef salad, the crab legs in the curry sauce, and the fermented apple in the duck leg Khao Soi. the one thing I wasn't a huge fan of was the red onion in the cheesecake dessert: it combined well but was not my preference for a sweet item. one hiccup is that although our reservation was set for a la carte, they assumed we were doing a tasting menu, and thus we waited for an extended period of time before we were served at all. waiters also assumed that my brother and i were partners, despite me listing in the reservation that we were celebrating his birthday, which is an awkward and offensive assumption to make. 7.5/10

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    Inside
    Thai coconut pancake with caviar | @wha.eva.eats
    Thai coconut pancake with caviar | @wha.eva.eats
    Yuzu sake and lemongrass pandan

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    Yuzu sake and lemongrass pandan
    Four Chairs

    Four Chairs

    4.3
    (1.1k reviews)
    2.4 mi
    $$
    Takes reservations
    Large group friendly

    Amazing! I'm actually going there for the second time today!…read more My family arrived early, so the wait was only about five minutes before we were seated. I don't remember if there was music, but it was a busy, lively place with multiple conversations happening at once. It was definitely a cozy, home type atmosphere. A few people ordered chicken and waffles, so I had the chance to try it, and it was delicious! The waffles melted in my mouth! That's what I plan to order next time. I order a Korean chicken sandwich. It was very tasty and large. I had leftovers! I was disappointed because I forgot my leftovers on the table . Note to self: NEVER DO THAT AGAIN. The lemonade was very flavorful, and my kids enjoyed it too. I even tried an alcoholic beverage, I can't remember the name, but I swapped it for lemonade because it was THAT good. As I mentioned earlier, I will definitely return to this restaurant and highly recommend it.

    The dining room was beautifully laid out, and while the service felt a little rushed at times, it…read morewas easy to understand why. This place is clearly popular, and they do an impressive job of turning tables without sacrificing friendliness or efficiency. I'm genuinely happy to see them doing so well, though I'm not sure I'm ready to wait an hour for a table again. That said, I'd gladly come back during a less busy time to explore more of the menu. BB

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    Chipotle Benedict, Mascarpone Pancake, & Chicken Apple Scramble
    Chipotle Benedict, Mascarpone Pancake, & Chicken Apple Scramble
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    K-bomb chicken benny

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    K-bomb chicken benny
    Old Skool Cafe

    Old Skool Cafe

    4.6
    (706 reviews)
    3.0 mi
    $$
    Locally owned & operated
    Live music

    Y'all! Three words.... Sweet potato tarts! This was our…read morefirst time dining at this restaurant and it will not be our last. I planned a dinner with a few of my corporate friends while I was in SF. I really appreciate it the mission of this restaurant and the work that they are doing so we reserved a table for a Wednesday. When you arrive, you enter into a long hallway filled with photos and you can hear the live music playing. The vibe is everything!!! We were greeted when we all were seated and one of the servers brought us a complimentary tray of sweet potato biscuits. They were not on the menu but they should be!! To start, I ordered a Cabernet, and I also started with some of the sweet chili glazed wings. The wings were so good!!! For my meal I had the braised short rib and my goodness.. it was absolutely delicious!!! I also ordered a side of macaroni and cheese which was creamy and flavorful! One of my friends ordered a side of greens and I'm telling you I don't know how they got so much wonderful flavor without any meat!! Absolutely delicious! Everyone's food at the table was devoured. We all kept talking about how delicious everything was and then we got to dessert. We have been talking about the sweet potato tarts before we even got to the restaurant and so of course we had to order those. That was one of the best desserts I've ever had in my life! Y'all have to get you some sweet potato tarts. We even had a few at the table take orders to go. One recommendation for check splitting, don't do it or talk about it at the very beginning with your server. We had a party of five and the splitting our check by individual orders at the end was not the best process at all. We should have just divided the check five ways evenly and figured it out on our own. All this to say that this place is so cool and the food is delicious!!!

    Best place to dine in SF! One of the most legitimate and…read morewell deserving restaurants in the City. Loved the fried chicken, salmon and ribs. All sides (Mac and cheese!) and desserts are worth it, Do the right thing and go today!

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    Happy Hour at Old Skool Cafe
    Happy Hour at Old Skool Cafe
    Live music and great food at Old Skool Cafe
    Live music and great food at Old Skool Cafe
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    Hard Knox Cafe - soulfood - Updated August 2026

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