Reviews for Pa'ina Restaurant & Lounge in San Francisco, CA
Oh mer lawd. This place is bomb. I live nearby and have been having the alcoholic boba drinks for years. So good. The espresso... martini is also ???????? Came here for wing Wednesday where you can get up to 12 wings for 25 cents each with each alcoholicdrink you order at your table (not at the bar). The honey siracha flavor is where it’s at. Plenty of TVs broadcasting sports.Interior is open with industrial decor and string lights so it almost feels like you’re on a patio. Lively vibe. Servers arefriendly and attentive. Make rezos or get on yelp waitlist beforehand as you’ll likely have to wait for a table. Only thingthat would improve this place is if they added heaters outside so there’s more seating and less waiting for a table. Read more
TL;DR - don't expect a gourmet meal but this is definitely a good spot for some tasty, quick food and some drinks. Ordered the... totchos, garlic noodles with shrimp and kalbi rib plate to eat. Everything was great and tasty. Ordered the spicy watermelonmargarita to start and it was extremely sweet. We switched to beer after and that was good. The place seemed pretty lively evenfor 630pm on a weekday. If you're in the area and looking for something tasty that won't break the bank, give it a try. Read more
They have taco tuesday and wings wednesday. Good location for casual dinner, and the restaurant doesn’t feel too formal. Poke... was good (bowls available too) Read more
Nice place to have a beer in the sun. Beers were $6-7 apiece or $26 for a pitcher; a pitcher was about 3.5 pours so not really a... price benefit. Read more
Overall everything was bland. We ordered the Pa’ina wings, the duck fried rice, and the spicy mayo tuna poke bowl. The wings... were crispy, but they just tasted like ginger in an unpleasant way. The duck fried rice just tasted like sesame oil, and theduck itself was bland. The rice was also undercooked (a bit hard). The tuna didn’t taste very good or fresh, and it’s saucewasn’t spicy or flavorful. The rest of the poke bowl was similarly disappointing. We went in the middle of a festival, soalthough the service was slow, I’m not weighing that strongly in this review.. Read more
Came here after work with a friend for their happy hour. I wanted to try their taro drink, but they removed it from the menu by... the time we went. Inside was really big with two levels and tables set up outside as well. It was already pretty busy at 5pm (Ibelieve a private event was happening), but we were seated indoors promptly. We were impressed by their list of drinks andordered the nachos, kimchi noodles, tacos, and chicken wings. We tried the mai tai and the drink was so strong. My friendthought it was really good, but it was a bit too strong for my taste. The kalua pig tacos were dry and would pass on them. Thekimchi noodles were my favorite and the beef quality was really good. The nachos and chicken wings were pretty good too, butnothing spectacular. Overall, I thought this place is a good place to meet with friends and have some drinks, especially sincethis place would be good for groups. Read more
My meal was enjoyable. On Tuesdays, the Kabli and Kalua pig tacos were $2.50 each. The duck and shrimp ones were $3.50 a piece.... With a Hawaiian meal, I usually order some sort of spam dish. Their spam musubi $5 was, let's say, adequate. I can't say theirhouse wings $9 were spectacular. Their kitchen was a little slow on some items. The bartender was quick though. My drinks cameout fast. The waiter seemed like he didn't want to be there. Who can blame him, he had a lot to do. Overall, the presentationwas nice. With that said, sometimes that could be a bad thing. For example, the margarita had this black salt around the rim ofthe glass. It looked unique. But, the black color dye rubs off. The next thing I knew, my lips were black and so were some of myfingers. My meal was $50+ with tax and tip. Read more
If you cant time serving meals at the same time, you shouldn't be in the restaurant business. It's one thing not to do courses... in your restaurant, but bringing 7 plates 5 minutes apart is a different story! Also, it shouldn't take 3 attempts and 10minutes to get a can of diet coke! On top of all of this, instead of explaining being a smarta** about all this is not what Ineed. Read more