Yuet Lee

North Beach & Chinatown


With a radioactive-green paint job and merciless fluorescent lighting, this Chinese seafood diner isn't for first dates – but it's perfect for drinking buddies and committed couples who have nothing to hide, and are willing to share clay-pot chicken, batter-fried salt-and-pepper calamari, and tender roast duck. Toast to late nights and long-term relationships with Tsingtao beer.


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