Hunan Taste Restaurant

"This is the only place left in the Bay Area that use the original 90's recipes from Hunan in SF. Others in SF are close, but not the original taste. The place doesn't look like much from the outside, but the food is excellent and many celebrities have enjoyed the food here. Check out the wall of fame! I used to work in silicon valley and ate here 3-5 days a week. I now live an hour away but Everytime in the area I will eat here and take a catering tray home."

"The food are simply bad. Sweet and Sour Pork has almost no park, just batter mostly. The Salt and pepper tofu has no salt, and barely tastes the pepper. The fried rice has minimal egg in it. I am not sure where all these good reviews come from."

"From the outside, you may not think this little restaurant is open or busy but definitely come in and try it out. They have the typical American Chinese dishes like orange chicken, beef and broccoli, etc, but I recommend getting their hunan dishes. Be warned though, they come out drowning in chili peppers. Eighty percent of the menu is spicy and when they say spicy they mean it. The food comes out quick and piping hot (temperature). Definitely worth trying and braving the spices."

"Hunan Taste is an absolute gem. I love the food, the spice and the people so much. The Hunan bean curd and dry sautéed string beans are my go-to’s. They are right. Every. Single. Time. And have been for over 20 years. I am always trying to find comparable dishes in other cities (I’ve lived in SF, Seattle, NYC and now, Paris) and, sadly, nothing even comes close. I’m always chasing that Hunan high! Whenever I’m back in SJ, I always make it a priority to visit the place."