San Francisco Restaurant
Dominican · Schenectady
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About San Francisco Restaurant
Located in Schenectady, San Francisco Restaurant offers a diverse dining experience with options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in. We specialize in serving local specialties alongside comforting classics. Whether you're looking for a quick bite, small plates, or a full meal, we've got you covered....
Located in Schenectady, San Francisco Restaurant offers a diverse dining experience with options for delivery, takeout, and dine-in. We specialize in serving local specialties alongside comforting classics. Whether you're looking for a quick bite, small plates, or a full meal, we've got you covered. Enjoy lunch, dinner, or brunch with us. We are open Monday through Saturday, with extended hours until 10 PM on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. We are closed on Sundays. With a rating of 4.4/5 based on 186 reviews, we strive to provide a welcoming atmosphere for solo diners and groups alike.
What Customers Say About San Francisco Restaurant
San Francisco Restaurant is a Dominican restaurant loved for its authentic flavors and friendly owners. Many rave about the empanadas and rice. Some reviews mention inconsistent food quality and rude service.
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Tip: Go in person if you're unsure about the Spanish menu online, as the staff is helpful and everything is explained in English.
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San Francisco Restaurant Schenectady Reviews
The pics speak for themselves... Tell me anywhere else you can find pernil, morcilla, maduros, frijoles or tres leches that look and taste this good outside NYC. I'll wait. Restaurant owned and operated by a husband and wife duo that took the time to talk with me about their restaurant and get to know me as a customer. I've been dying to find a solid Dominican spot and to see they also have delicias puertorriqueñas was a cherry on top like on their tres leches. A great spot. All the food I ordered is enough for like 4 days and was under $25. Will most definitely be returning for that good comfort food.
Delicious food and friendly staff. Will definitely be back here
The family is super friendly, makes authentic food, and treat their staff like family. Best latin American food in Schenectady!
Ordered from Uber Eats and the food is amazing. Plantain Pollo al horna Chicken empanada
The pics speak for themselves... Tell me anywhere else you can find pernil, morcilla, maduros, frijoles or tres leches that look and taste this good outside NYC. I'll wait. Restaurant owned and operated by a husband and wife duo that took the time to talk with me about their restaurant and get to know me as a customer. I've been dying to find a solid Dominican spot and to see they also have delicias puertorriqueñas was a cherry on top like on their tres leches. A great spot. All the food I ordered is enough for like 4 days and was under $25. Will most definitely be returning for that good comfort food.
Delicious food and friendly staff. Will definitely be back here
The family is super friendly, makes authentic food, and treat their staff like family. Best latin American food in Schenectady!
Ordered from Uber Eats and the food is amazing. Plantain Pollo al horna Chicken empanada
We enjoyed a delicious authentic Hispanic dinner. The owners took great care of us, and the empanadas were fantastic, as was all of the food we ordered. Wonderful food and service!
Very good Spanish food. Very similar to what I grew up with. My grandma lived with us my whole childhood, and she's Puerto Rican so I grew up with this kinda food. 5 star rating no doubt
The online menu being in Spanish kind of held me back from ordering to go in the past. I didn't want to order the wrong thing/ not be sure how to order. I finally went in person. Everything was easy to understand and in english. This is the best Rice I've had anywhere. The roasted pork was fantastic. Roasted chicken was very good. Prices very fair. Staff very friendly. 11/10. One of the best restaurants in the capital district.
The food is absolutely delicious, and the staff is very friendly.
I've been eating here for over 13 years since I mived to schenectady, hands down, THE BESTTT.... The owners are so nice and always make good food.
The best empeñadas you’ll get in the capital region. Everything is very well priced, and every dish will rock your world. When I used to work right across from here in Schenectady I would always stop by here at least 1-2x a week. Now that I live further away I will still go out of my way and make the 30 min trek to come here for the food. It is worth the gas and the money.
Don't walk, RUN to this place! 10/10 would recommend. Not only is the food to die for; the service was out if this world. I usually only eat authentic Spanish food and this place is the best I've ever been to. I got 5 boxes full of food and it came out to $24.00 and she threw in some potatoes because she didn't want me to only eat empanadas and roast pernil. The woman behind the counter is a saint and this is now my forever go to Spanish food place.
Authentic, delicious cuisine! I had chicken and rice with sauce and it was amazing! Friendly, clean with amazing smells in the air! Price is very reasonable!
Great food and drinks that are unique to the Dominican Republic!
Great food and drinks that are unique to the Dominican Republic!
The food is absolutely delicious, and the staff is very friendly.
Authentic, delicious cuisine! I had chicken and rice with sauce and it was amazing! Friendly, clean with amazing smells in the air! Price is very reasonable!
I've been eating here for over 13 years since I mived to schenectady, hands down, THE BESTTT.... The owners are so nice and always make good food.
We enjoyed a delicious authentic Hispanic dinner. The owners took great care of us, and the empanadas were fantastic, as was all of the food we ordered. Wonderful food and service!
The online menu being in Spanish kind of held me back from ordering to go in the past. I didn't want to order the wrong thing/ not be sure how to order. I finally went in person. Everything was easy to understand and in english. This is the best Rice I've had anywhere. The roasted pork was fantastic. Roasted chicken was very good. Prices very fair. Staff very friendly. 11/10. One of the best restaurants in the capital district.
The best empeñadas you’ll get in the capital region. Everything is very well priced, and every dish will rock your world. When I used to work right across from here in Schenectady I would always stop by here at least 1-2x a week. Now that I live further away I will still go out of my way and make the 30 min trek to come here for the food. It is worth the gas and the money.
Very good Spanish food. Very similar to what I grew up with. My grandma lived with us my whole childhood, and she's Puerto Rican so I grew up with this kinda food. 5 star rating no doubt
Don't walk, RUN to this place! 10/10 would recommend. Not only is the food to die for; the service was out if this world. I usually only eat authentic Spanish food and this place is the best I've ever been to. I got 5 boxes full of food and it came out to $24.00 and she threw in some potatoes because she didn't want me to only eat empanadas and roast pernil. The woman behind the counter is a saint and this is now my forever go to Spanish food place.
The food was delicious. My fav tripe soup was awesome. My relatives had oxtails and rice and they loved it. I had roast pork with yellow rice w bean sauce. The juice drinks were delicious also. 😊😋😋😋
Got me one of th best beef empanadas I had in a long time. Got some yellow rice and beans too. Needed more beens and some juice but over all pretty damn good. I forgot to ask for the juice so that's ok me. I'll hopefully get a few more empanadas before I leave Schenectady. Cool old man too.
Got me one of th best beef empanadas I had in a long time. Got some yellow rice and beans too. Needed more beens and some juice but over all pretty damn good. I forgot to ask for the juice so that's ok me. I'll hopefully get a few more empanadas before I leave Schenectady. Cool old man too.
The food was delicious. My fav tripe soup was awesome. My relatives had oxtails and rice and they loved it. I had roast pork with yellow rice w bean sauce. The juice drinks were delicious also. 😊😋😋😋
It's a hit or miss, food quality is inconsistent especially the empanadas.
It's a hit or miss, food quality is inconsistent especially the empanadas.
My husband ordered 2 pernil over rice I still cannot believe they served this to anyone. The pernil was burnt and very dry the burnt side was on the rice so it made the rice taste burnt. They had to know that it was burnt and was not going to taste good. Well I guess I'm gonna have to find a different place to go. I have never been so discussed.
This people are rude, they don't accept any criticism. be careful behind the counters, you'll get stuck bc how sticky the floors are.. especially the owner (the lady) who is extemely rude. The food is old too, I was customer here for years and because i said the meet was hard, forget it hell to pay... el pernil siempre está viejo, no vuelvo jamás ❌️ 😒
Ordered pepper steak and it tasted weird upon inspection there was good meat mixed with bad meat it was SPOILED and when tried to return the bad food the owner refused to take it back will never spend another penny in this restuarant....Got Food Poisoning After Eating There
This was my go to spot until 5 years ago. My husband and I ordered our usual pepper steak. We started to eat it at home and noticed it smelled funny. We inspected the steak and it was slimy ! The steak was SPOILED!! We did call the restaurant and the owner checked and he did stated we were right. He was apologetic. I have never returned and trust me we ordered food here at least 1x a week and a big order at that. I was very disappointed because they were always so nice to us.
This people are rude, they don't accept any criticism. be careful behind the counters, you'll get stuck bc how sticky the floors are.. especially the owner (the lady) who is extemely rude. The food is old too, I was customer here for years and because i said the meet was hard, forget it hell to pay... el pernil siempre está viejo, no vuelvo jamás ❌️ 😒
Ordered pepper steak and it tasted weird upon inspection there was good meat mixed with bad meat it was SPOILED and when tried to return the bad food the owner refused to take it back will never spend another penny in this restuarant....Got Food Poisoning After Eating There
This was my go to spot until 5 years ago. My husband and I ordered our usual pepper steak. We started to eat it at home and noticed it smelled funny. We inspected the steak and it was slimy ! The steak was SPOILED!! We did call the restaurant and the owner checked and he did stated we were right. He was apologetic. I have never returned and trust me we ordered food here at least 1x a week and a big order at that. I was very disappointed because they were always so nice to us.
My husband ordered 2 pernil over rice I still cannot believe they served this to anyone. The pernil was burnt and very dry the burnt side was on the rice so it made the rice taste burnt. They had to know that it was burnt and was not going to taste good. Well I guess I'm gonna have to find a different place to go. I have never been so discussed.
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