Turtle Tower

Where
631 Larkin St, San Francisco , CA
Call
+1 415.409.3333
Web
http://www.turtletowersf.com/
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Restaurants
Hours
Mon-Sun (8:30am-7:30pm)
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On a bustling alley corner in the Tenderloin, Turtle Tower is easily missed- unless you happen to know its chef and owner Steven Ngihia, who appears to know everybody walking past. The best way to describe Steven's take on pho is fresh. He buys produce from farmers' markets down the street, free-range chickens, insists the beef be hand sliced and buys noodles made fresh that day. The noodles in your bowl were probably made a mere three hours before you take the first bite.

Turtle Tower's specialty is its broths. Strictly northern-style, the soup comes with no side garnishes or bean sprouts, common accompaniments of Southern and Americanized pho. Steven developed his recipes from the food his mother cooked for him and his siblings, not the recipes his grandfather culled as a gourmet French cuisine chef in Hanoi.

- Excerpt from Turtle Tower, Fresh pho of every fancy by Julie Johnson

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  • Our Turtle Tower family would like to express deep gratitude to all of our patrons throughout the 13 yrs at our 631 Larkin Street location
  • We are MOVING. We will close our door permanently at 631 Larkin Street on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at 7:30pm.
  • SoMa Location: (501 6th Street) new hours: 10 am - 4 pm, Monday - Saturday Closed on Sunday

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  • Turtle Tower

    Fresh pho of every fancy
    04/30/2004, by Julie Johnson

    On a bustling alley corner in the Tenderloin, Turtle Tower is easily missed- unless you happen to know its chef and owner Steven Ngihia, who appears to know everybody walking past. The best way to des...  More »

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