"If it weren’t for the quick-thinking staff at Hong Kong Lounge II, a Bib Gourmand–winning dim sum restaurant on Geary Boulevard, February 6, 2019 could have gone very badly. That’s the day that crews working at the intersection of Geary and Parker Avenue hit a gas line, prompting an explosion and hours-long fire that damaged five buildings in the area, including the dining destination." - Eve Batey