Originally Posted by
PTravel
....The best Chinese food in San Francisco is not in China, but in the Sunset area where there is a very large Chinese community. However, if you insist on eating in Chinatown, my wife (who is Chinese) and I like the Great Eastern.
I'm sure you really mean "The best Chinese food in San Francisco is not in China
town" -- amusing Freudian slip though.
I think the Richmond district could "whup" the Sunset in the Chinese restaurant arena. Still, I understand why the OP prefers Chinatown, as it's more of a destination than are the residential districts.