Tú Lan, Bistro SF Grill, Attraversiamo: Check, Please! Bay Area reviews | KQED Food

We begin at Tú Lan Vietnamese Restaurant, a hole-in-the wall in the Tenderloin that has cultivated a devoted following with comforting Vietnamese dishes for the past 43 years. Next, it’s off to Noe Valley for festive Balkan cuisine and wines at Bistro SF Grill. Finally, we cross over the Bay to Attraversiamo, to devour Cal-Ital plates in the dazzling ‘Streets of Brentwood.’.
Check, Please! Bay Area Season 15, Episode 8, 2020.
Guests: Mitsu Okubo, Kristin Tieche, Paschelle White.
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About Check Please Bay Area:
Check, Please! Bay Area features guests and eateries as diverse as the Bay Area itself. With each episode of the James Beard and Emmy Award-winning program, three local diners are cast as restaurant critics and share their favorite spots. After trying each other’s recommendations, they join host and moderator Leslie Sbrocco to discuss, dispute, and celebrate their dining experiences with lively commentary.

[@lucaliveshere]

Who is that Mitsu guy though? He's the star of this show IMHO

[@ArekSuroboyo1]

Everybody in San Francisco loves #17 !

[@gwynaethatwood-pettit6498]

The vegetarian woman sounds and reminds me of Ally Sheedy the actress from The breakfast club movie.

[@anama3313]

Great episode! Great guests, and as usual Leslie is awesome!

[@kimohoganesq]

I'm going to all of them !!!! ;)

[@Deedot1028]

I see you mitsou

[@Astroman9569]

Oh Really ?!

[@DryOatmeal42]

Off-topic, but what's the song at the beginning of the Attraversiamo segment (18:23)? Thanks!

[@elsalisa146]

That is Not the Tu Lan I know and loved. The place was a hole in the wall in a really bad part of town. It was always packed. They had the most amazing line cook. It was magical to watch him cook! So much food. The place is so cleaned up and renovated it’s lost all its charm and character. So sad. Best Bun and imperial rolls though.

[@parlayin]

That's sad to hear. I used to frequent this spot and those aspects were so much of what made it appealing. I had no idea it changed, how sad

[@rudyfan1926]

Well, they had to clean it up. Tu Lan was shut down a few years ago for health violations and either rodent and insect (or both) infestations.

[@Eastbei]

Lose the vegetarian. Their opinions are obviously flawed. Tu Lan is amazing.