Chili House

4.4

359 Reviews

$30 and under

Chinese

Neighborhood gem
Good for groups
Innovative

Chili House Chinese Restaurant is an award winning San Francisco Chinese restaurant located on dynamic Clement Street in San Francisco which prepares all your favorite authentic Chinese cuisine, Szechuan regional specialties including spicy and non-spicy dishes, Mandarin style dim sum and family dishes.

Chef Han has served two Chinese Presidents and was the previous Executive Chef in the office of the Consulate General of China in San Francisco.

San Francisco residents, as well as tourist and dignitaries from all around the world come to Chili House for business lunch, dinners, special events and to order our fast and reliable Chinese take out.

At Chili House Chinese Restaurant, we prepare delicious Chinese cuisine that is full of flavor. We consider ourselves to be the best Chinese food restaurant around and with one bite from our amazing menu, we are confident you will feel the same. We invite you to come in and become a new loyal customer.

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Additional information

Dining style
Casual Dining
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Dim Sum, Sichuan
Hours of operation
Mon, Wed–Sun 11:00 am–2:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 4:00 pm–9:30 pm
Phone number
(415) 387-2658
Website
http://www.chilihousesf.com/
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Dress code
Casual Dress
Executive chef
Han

Location
726 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118
Neighborhood
Richmond District
Cross street
8th Ave
Parking details
Street Parking
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Spicy Frog$29.00
Choices of Frog with Spices Rod Frog w/ Flaming Chili Oil Frog In Mini Flaming Pot
Tender Beef / Lamb in Flaming Chili Oil$29.00
Choice of Tender Beef / Lamb Boiled sliced of finest beef or lamb in our chef's special red hot chili oil
Pickled Vegetable & Fresh Fish Clay Pot$35.00
A zesty stew of fish and vermicelli with Sichuan pickles and yellow chiles
Mao Xue Wang$29.00
A heady stew of beef, tripe, intestines, duck blood "tofu," and Spam spiced with Sichuan peppers and red chile oil
Hot & Spicy Pig's Feet$23.00
Pig feet with explosive chili pepper
Dry Braised Pig's Feet$23.00
Spiced with Sichuan chili pepper and cumin

Traditional Cold Side Dish

Cold Skin Wide Noodles - Lianpi$13.00
Choice of sesame sauce or spicy sesame sauce
Szechuan Spicy Chicken$16.00
Overnight-brined chicken served with Chef Han's signature housemade red chili oil, garlic, and herbs
Shanghai Wine Chicken$16.00
Pickle sauce-brined chicken poached in rice wine with spices and herbs
Couple's Delight$16.00
Our version of a popular Sichuan street food of the 1930's featuring beef shank, tripe, and tendon in a piquant, numb and spicy sauce
Spicy Beef Tendon$16.00
Sliced Pork Belly with Spicy Garlic Sauce$16.00
Sliced Pork Ear with Our Chef's Special Chili Sauce$16.00
Marinated Duck Wings / Chins$13.00
Cucumber Salad$13.00
A refreshing appetizer of smashed cucumbers tossed with sesame oil, black vinegar, garlic and chopped chili pepper
Century Egg w/ Grilled Tiger Skin Jalapeno$13.00
Mixed Tofu w/ Scallions$13.00

Dim Sum

Steamed Pork Dumplings (Xiao Lung Bao) (8)$15.00
Handmade soup dumplings filled with ground pork and spices in chicken broth
Black Truffle Xiao Long Bao (8)$18.00
Spicy Xiao Long Bao (8)$15.00
Shrimp & Pork Siu Mai (3)$9.00
Shrimp Har Gow (3)$9.00
Steamed Pork & Zucchini Dumplings (3)$9.00
Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (3)$9.00
Beijing Pot Stickers (4)$13.00
Handmade potstickers pan-fried with a juice pork filling, served with a black vinegar dip
Chives & Egg Pies (4)$13.00
Beef & Zucchini Pies (4)$13.00
Green Onion Pancakes$12.00
Beef Roll Pancakes$16.00
Beijing Pan Fried Beef Pancakes$16.00
Dumplings w/ Pork & Napa Cabbage (10)$14.00
Dumplings w/ Pork, Shrimps & Chives (10)$16.00
Spicy Dumplings (6)$12.00
Spicy Wontons (6)$12.00
Egg Rolls (4)$12.00
Chinese Salty Donut$4.00

Traditional Peking Duck

Peking Duck (Traditional Beijing Style)$69.95
RESERVATION REQUIRED A revered dish, once reserved for Chinese emperors and now a must at presidential banquets and other special occasions, Peking Duck is a Chili House specialty. In our Beijing-style version, each duck gets a careful 48 hour preparation to ensure flavorful, tender meat and a perfectly crisped skin. Carved tableside, the duck is served with rice paper wrappers and our own Chili House sweet bean sauce.

Soup

Chicken w/ Chinese Herbs Soup$22.00
- Small$22.00
- Large$26.00
Hot & Sour Tofu Soup$16.00
- Small$16.00
- Large$22.00
Wonton Soup$16.00
- Small$16.00
- Large$22.00
Westlake Beef Soup$16.00
- Small$16.00
- Large$22.00
Duck Bone Soup w/ Tofu and Duck Blood Cube$16.00
- Large$16.00

Fried Rice & Chow Mein

Sichuan Cold Noodles$15.00
Tossed with Chili House sweet soy sauce, peppercorn oil, black vinegar, garlic and chili oil.
Dan Dan Noodles$15.00
(Option: request no pork) Toss with sesame paste, sweet soy sauce, peppercorn oil, black vinegar, and chili oil sprinkled with pea sprout and minced pork.
Beijing Dalu Noodles$15.00
Handmade thick wheat noodles tossed with wood ear mushrooms, dried lily flowers, and pork belly
Beijing Bean Sauced Noodle$15.00
Handmade thick wheat noodles
Hong Kong Style Pan Fried Noodle$22.00
Fried noodles in a brown sauce with chicken, beef and shrimp
Beijing Stir Fried Sliced Pancakes with Veggie / Pork / Beef$16.00
Shredded pancake stir fried with vegetables
House Special Fried Rice / Chow Mein$18.00
Combination Stir-Fried Rice or Chow Mein with beef, chicken, pork & prawns
Vegetables Fried Rice / Chow Mein$16.00
Smoked Pork Fried Rice$18.00
Sour Bean Fried Rice with Ham$18.00
Shanghai Fried Rice Cake$18.00
Steamed White Rice$3.00

Clay Pot & Flaming Pot

Seafood & Tofu Clay Pot$25.00
Seafood sautéed with tofu in our chef's special broth in a clay pot
Chicken & Tofu Clay Pot$25.00
Chicken sautéed with tofu in our chef's special broth in a clay pot
Sour Beef / Lamb Clay Pot$29.00
Tender Beef or Lamb boiled in our traditional Szechuan pickled mustard broth with tofu
Spicy Seafood Hot Pot$39.00
Octopus in Mini Flaming Pot$25.00
Tender Beef / Lamb in Mini Flaming Pot$29.00
Pig's Intestine in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00
Cauliflower & Smoked Pork in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00
Cabbage & Smoked Pork in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00
Vegetarian Flaming Pot$22.00

Seafood

Crab (Spicy, Ginger & Scallion or Crispy Garlic)$68.95
Choice of: House Spicy, Ginger & Scallion, Spicy Crispy Garlic, Ginger & Scallion Add Noodle +$3
Lobster (Spicy, Ginger & Scallion or Spicy Crispy)$68.95
Choice of: House Spicy, Ginger & Scallion, Spicy Crispy Garlic, Ginger & Scallion Add Noodle +$3
Basil Clams / Spicy Clams$29.00
Stir-fried whole clams with basil in chef's special sauce
Kung Pao Prawns$26.00
Prawns stir-fried with bell peppers and onions in our special spicy Kung Pao sauce topped with roasted peanuts
Honey Walnut Prawns$26.00
Lightly breaded prawns sautéed with honey walnuts in sweet creamy sauce
Crispy Garlic Prawns$26.00
Lightly breaded prawns pan fried and tossed with fried ginger, crispy garlic & jalapeno
Golden Pumpkin Prawns$26.00
Lightly breaded prawns sautéed with Chinese salty egg yolk
House Spicy Prawns$26.00
Prawns sautéed with our chef's spicy sauce
Fish with Peppercorn Oil$29.00
Fish stewed with a blend of three peppercorns - red, yellow and green - served with cucumber slices
Szechuan Poached Fish w/ Flaming Chili Oil (w/ Thick Clear Noodle)$26.00
- Fresh Fish Fillet$26.00
Golden Fei Teng Fish$32.00
Boiled fish with bean sprouts in hot chili oil
Pickled Vegetable and Fresh Fish Clay Pot$35.00
A zesty stew of fish and vermicelli with Sichuan pickles and yellow chiles
Wan Zhou Grilled Whole Fish$49.00
Braised Whole Catfish with Bean Chili Paste & Noodles$49.00

Chicken & Duck

Peking Duck Traditional Beijing Style$69.95
RESERVATION REQUIRED A revered dish, once reserved for Chinese emperors and now a must at presidential banquets and other special occasions, Peking Duck is a Chili House specialty. In our Beijing-style version, each duck gets a careful 48 hour preparation to ensure flavorful, tender meat and a perfectly crisped skin. Carved tableside, the duck is served with rice paper wrappers and our own Chili House sweet bean sauce.
Duck Bone & Napa Cabbage Soup$16.00
Peking duck bone broth, tofu, napa cabbage, and rice vermicelli
Tea Smoked Duck (Half)$28.00
A signature dish from Sichuan, with tender meat and a perfectly crispy skin, our duck is smoked with jasmine tea leaves and apple wood, giving it a smoky, heady aroma
Chicken with Explosive Chili Pepper$24.00
Crispy chicken smothered in Sichuan chili peppers, spices and aromatics.
Princess Chicken or Chicken Wings$19.00
- Princess Chicken$19.00
- Chicken Wings$21.00
Salt & Pepper Basil Chicken or Wings$19.00
- Salt & Pepper Basil Chicken$19.00
- Wings$21.00
Basil Chicken$19.00
Cashew Chicken$19.00
Kung Pao Chicken$19.00
Chicken with Spices Rod Chili$29.00
Sweet & Sour Chicken$19.00

Pork

Dong Po Pork Shoulder$28.00
Hot & Spicy Pig's Feet$23.00
Pig feet with explosive chili pepper
Dry Braised Pig's Feet$23.00
Spiced with Sichuan chili pepper and cumin
Smoked Pork with Leek$19.00
Smoked crispy pork sautéed with green garlic in Hunan-style sauce
Szechuan Chili Pepper with Pork$19.00
Stir fried pork with peppers in our special spicy sauce
Shredded Pork with Spicy Garlic Sauce$19.00
Mu Shu Pork$19.00
Shredded cabbage, willow tree fungus, bamboo shots, and fluffed eggs sautéed in our special house sauce with 6 pancakes
Szechuan Twice Cooked Pork$19.00
Pork slices sautéed with cabbage and leek in Szechuan chili bean sauce
Pork Intestine with Rod Chili Sauce$22.00
Dry braised pig intestine with our chef's special spicy sauce in a frying pan
Pork Intestine with Blood and Tofu$22.00
Ma Po Tofu (Option to Add Beef or Pork)$16.00

Beef & Lamb

Tender Lamb / Beef in Flaming Chili Oil$29.00
Tender Beef / Lamb with Mushroom$29.00
Beef / Lamb Stir-Fried with Spicy Rod Chili$21.00
Stir-Fried Black Pepper Beef$21.00
Cumin Lamb / Beef$21.00
Beef or Lamb sautéed with cumin in our special sauce.
Mongolian Beef$21.00
Beef sautéed with scallions, onions, & roasted hot peppers in spicy sauce
Basil Beef / Lamb$21.00
Beef or Lamb stir fried with basil
Broccoli / String Beans Beef$21.00
Xinjiang Grilled Lamb Chops$26.00
Grilled Lamb Chops with Crispy Garlic$26.00

Vegetables & Tofu

Broccoli / Baby Bok Choy$18.00
Choice of Stir-fried, Stir-Fried w/ Chili, Stir Fried w/ Garlic or Boiled are available
Stir-Fried Pea Sprouts$22.00
Choice of stir-fried, stir-fried w/ chili, stir-fried w/ garlic or boiled are available
Dry Braised String Beans$18.00
String beans sauteed in soy sauce with black beans
Eggplants with Basil$18.00
Stir-fried eggplants with basil and chef's special sauce
Eggplant with Spicy Garlic Sauce$18.00
Stir-fried Eggplants with our special spicy garlic sauce
Shredded Potato w/ Green Pepper or Sour Spicy Sauce$18.00
Chinese Cabbage with Garlic$118.00
Steamed Chinese cabbage with garlic in our special sauce
Chinese Cabbage with Chili Pepper$18.00
Pumpkin or String Beans w/ Salty Egg Yolk$18.95
Kung Pao Tofu$16.95
Tofu stir-fried with bell peppers and onions in our special spicy Kung Pao sauce topped with roasted peanuts

Noodle Soup

Yunnan Traditional Rice Noodle Soup$13.95
Select Type of Noodle: Egg Noodle, Rice Noodle, Flat Rice Noodle. Select Spice Level: Not-Spicy, Mild, Hot, Super Hot
Beef Stew Noodle Soup$13.95
Select Type of Noodle: Egg Noodle, Rice Noodle, Flat Rice Noodle. Select Spice Level: Not-Spicy, Mild, Hot, Super Hot
Wor Won Ton Noodle Soup$15.95
Won Ton Noodle Soup$13.95
Fish Noodle Soup$13.95
Seafood Noodle Soup$13.95
Beef Noodle Soup$13.95
Lamb Noodle Soup$13.95
Chicken Noodle Soup$13.95
Pork Intestine Noodle Soup$13.95
Pickled w/ Pork Noodle Soup$13.95
Ginger Duck Noodle Soup$13.95
Yunnan Spicy Noodle Soup$13.95
Szechuan Hot & Sour Yam Noodle$12.95

Dessert

Peas Cakes (veg)$15.00
A beloved Beijing dessert
Sweet Sticky Rice Ball Soup (veg)$15.00
Rice balls with black sesame filling in ginger osmanthus water

What 359 people are saying

Overall ratings and reviews

Reviews can only be made by diners who have eaten at this restaurant

4.4

4.4 based on all time ratings

4.5Food
4.2Service
3.7Ambience
4Value

Noise • Moderate

359 Reviews

BB
BillyB
Greater Boston
3 reviews
5.0
3 reviews
Dined on October 21, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Great food and very friendly and attentive service.
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OpenTable Diner
Salt Lake City
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on October 1, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
Incredible Peking duck! If you want duck make sure to call ahead but it is definitely a worthwhile experience.
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San Francisco
4 reviews
1.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 24, 2023
1. Overall 1
2. Food 1
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 2
The food is not authentic, the very famous Peking duck is also just okay. The food are overpriced. Only 2-3 waiter for full house customer, they do not have enough waiter to serve people, cannot fulfill the request in appropriate time. do not recommend this place. very disappointment
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DoloresC
VIP
Charleston
4 reviews
4.0
4 reviews
Dined on September 17, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 4
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
We were a party of 4 and visiting from the East Coast. They forgot our reservation and they put us in the back next to the kitchen. The tea smoked duck was dry and did not have a good taste - the other dishes were fine but they served Chow Fun noodles all stuck together. I highly recommend the Chicken Basil. The service was solid and friendly.
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Greens
San Francisco
18 reviews
3.0
18 reviews
Dined on September 16, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 3
3. Service 2
4. Ambience 3
Even with a reservation, we had to sign in and wait in line. The dumplings were ok the dough was thick and the filling bland. Nothing memorable and delicious and we were hungry so hoped it would be better. It was busy and they could have used more people to help with the line management and getting food to tables. They forgot our pot stickers until we asked and then it wa really too late.
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Rose
West Palm Beach
2 reviews
5.0
2 reviews
Dined on August 29, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 4
We are foodies and don’t mind spending money on good quality food. While visiting SFO the Chili House restaurant kept popping up in my Facebook and thought let’s give it a try. Well we’re we ever so pleased the Peking duck and all the other foods were absolutely delicious funny thing we were a party of 3 and the waitress said we were ordering way too much food, there wasn’t a crumb left over. I highly recommend this restaurant.
Chili HouseResponded on September 5, 2023
Dear Rose, Thank you so much for taking the time to share your wonderful experience with us! We're thrilled to hear that you enjoyed the Peking Duck and our other dishes. Your generous tip and kind words truly mean a lot to our team. We look forward to welcoming you and your friends back for more memorable meals. Cheers! - Chili House
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CPAFoodie
VIP
San Francisco
151 reviews
3.0
151 reviews
Dined on August 27, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 4
3. Service 3
4. Ambience 3
The Peking duck was great and what was very impressive They made soup with the bones of the duck. However, there was possibly MSG in some of the food. The place was very busy clearly the advertising the restaurant is doing is paying off. Not sure I would go back again, but the food is very well cooked and tasty.
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VailFirstTimer
San Francisco
53 reviews
4.0
53 reviews
Dined on August 18, 2023
1. Overall 4
2. Food 5
3. Service 4
4. Ambience 3
Understaffed but sincere
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JAIDEEP
Minneapolis
1 review
5.0
1 review
Dined on August 13, 2023
1. Overall 5
2. Food 5
3. Service 5
4. Ambience 5
Lovely place in the Richmond Area. We reached around 30 minutes before closing and the restaurant was still relatively busy. We were seated immediately. Service was very good. Portions were large and we over ordered!! But everything was just too good. The frog legs were amazing as was the the tea smoked duck. The pork shoulder was fall off the bone tender and juicy. The Kung pao chicken was very tasty and so was the flaming beef.
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OpenTable Diner
San Francisco
3 reviews
3.0
3 reviews
Dined on July 13, 2023
1. Overall 3
2. Food 5
3. Service 1
4. Ambience 4
We got shoved into a smaller table for a table of 5. We felt rushed, especially since the peking duck came out before any other dishes which took up the whole table. We all wish the pacing was different of courses.
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Chili House does offer delivery in partnership with Postmates and Uber Eats. Chili House also offers takeout which you can order by calling the restaurant at (415) 387-2658.

Chili House is rated 4.4 stars by 359 OpenTable diners.

Yes, you can generally book this restaurant by choosing the date, time and party size on OpenTable.

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This restaurant is temporarily offline. Please contact the restaurant directly or check back shortly for availability.

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726 Clement Street, San Francisco, CA 94118

Additional information

Cross street
8th Ave
Neighborhood
Richmond District
Hours of operation
Mon, Wed–Sun 11:00 am–2:30 pm Mon, Wed–Sun 4:00 pm–9:30 pm
Price
$30 and under
Cuisines
Chinese, Dim Sum, Sichuan
Dining style
Casual Dining
Dress code
Casual Dress
Parking details
Street Parking
Payment options
Mastercard, Visa
Executive chef
Han
Additional
Beer, Corkage Fee, Non-Smoking, Takeout, Wine

Website
http://www.chilihousesf.com/
Phone number
(415) 387-2658

Chili House

Not bookable

Order delivery or takeout

There’s more to explore

Additional information

Hot and Spicy

Spicy Frog$29.00

Tender Beef / Lamb in Flaming Chili Oil$29.00

Pickled Vegetable & Fresh Fish Clay Pot$35.00

Mao Xue Wang$29.00

Hot & Spicy Pig's Feet$23.00

Dry Braised Pig's Feet$23.00

Traditional Cold Side Dish

Cold Skin Wide Noodles - Lianpi$13.00

Szechuan Spicy Chicken$16.00

Shanghai Wine Chicken$16.00

Couple's Delight$16.00

Spicy Beef Tendon$16.00

Sliced Pork Belly with Spicy Garlic Sauce$16.00

Sliced Pork Ear with Our Chef's Special Chili Sauce$16.00

Marinated Duck Wings / Chins$13.00

Cucumber Salad$13.00

Century Egg w/ Grilled Tiger Skin Jalapeno$13.00

Mixed Tofu w/ Scallions$13.00

Dim Sum

Steamed Pork Dumplings (Xiao Lung Bao) (8)$15.00

Black Truffle Xiao Long Bao (8)$18.00

Spicy Xiao Long Bao (8)$15.00

Shrimp & Pork Siu Mai (3)$9.00

Shrimp Har Gow (3)$9.00

Steamed Pork & Zucchini Dumplings (3)$9.00

Steamed Vegetable Dumplings (3)$9.00

Beijing Pot Stickers (4)$13.00

Chives & Egg Pies (4)$13.00

Beef & Zucchini Pies (4)$13.00

Green Onion Pancakes$12.00

Beef Roll Pancakes$16.00

Beijing Pan Fried Beef Pancakes$16.00

Dumplings w/ Pork & Napa Cabbage (10)$14.00

Dumplings w/ Pork, Shrimps & Chives (10)$16.00

Spicy Dumplings (6)$12.00

Spicy Wontons (6)$12.00

Egg Rolls (4)$12.00

Chinese Salty Donut$4.00

Traditional Peking Duck

Peking Duck (Traditional Beijing Style)$69.95

Soup

Chicken w/ Chinese Herbs Soup$22.00

Hot & Sour Tofu Soup$16.00

Wonton Soup$16.00

Westlake Beef Soup$16.00

Duck Bone Soup w/ Tofu and Duck Blood Cube$16.00

Fried Rice & Chow Mein

Sichuan Cold Noodles$15.00

Dan Dan Noodles$15.00

Beijing Dalu Noodles$15.00

Beijing Bean Sauced Noodle$15.00

Hong Kong Style Pan Fried Noodle$22.00

Beijing Stir Fried Sliced Pancakes with Veggie / Pork / Beef$16.00

House Special Fried Rice / Chow Mein$18.00

Vegetables Fried Rice / Chow Mein$16.00

Smoked Pork Fried Rice$18.00

Sour Bean Fried Rice with Ham$18.00

Shanghai Fried Rice Cake$18.00

Steamed White Rice$3.00

Clay Pot & Flaming Pot

Seafood & Tofu Clay Pot$25.00

Chicken & Tofu Clay Pot$25.00

Sour Beef / Lamb Clay Pot$29.00

Spicy Seafood Hot Pot$39.00

Octopus in Mini Flaming Pot$25.00

Tender Beef / Lamb in Mini Flaming Pot$29.00

Pig's Intestine in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00

Cauliflower & Smoked Pork in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00

Cabbage & Smoked Pork in Mini Flaming Pot$22.00

Vegetarian Flaming Pot$22.00

Seafood

Crab (Spicy, Ginger & Scallion or Crispy Garlic)$68.95

Lobster (Spicy, Ginger & Scallion or Spicy Crispy)$68.95

Basil Clams / Spicy Clams$29.00