PPQ Dungeness Island - San Francisco
Vietnamese restaurant · Outer Richmond ·
Vietnamese seafood spot known for Dungeness crab specialties
Vietnamese seafood spot known for Dungeness crab specialties
"Many would argue that PPQ Dungeness Island serves the best crab in the city: Since 2000, they’ve turned out Dungeness cooked fresh to order in a variety of preparations (but roasted is best). Vietnamese-inflected dishes, including rich garlic noodles and crab fried rice, round out the menu. The venue moved from its longtime Clement Street location to Geary Boulevard in February 2023." - Paolo Bicchieri
"Dungeness Island sounds like a fictional village we’d very much like to live in. And while we wait for that fantasy to come true, we’ll settle for a spread of crab at this restaurant in the Richmond. This place has a similar menu to Thanh Long’s: garlic noodles, roast crab, and lots of other shellfish sides. Focus on making your way through a pile of butter-coated legs—the titular dish is the best one here. But if you need more to round out the order, the crunchy salt and pepper soft shell crabs are a guaranteed hit." - julia chen 1, patrick wong
"With Dungeness in the name, PPQ is responsible for roasting crabs year-round. Here you can truly have Dungeness your way with options like Cajun, curried, peppercorn, and chile crab. The restaurant also offers crab feasts for groups of two to 10 people with sides like garlic noodles and Imperial rolls." - Eater Staff
"Like Thanh Long, PPQ is another excellent Vietnamese spot focusing on seafood and roast crab (they relocated a few blocks from their original Richmond location in March 2023). Ordering the butter-soaked garlic noodles is still the unofficial rule. Like Adele and an emotional piano ballad, the noodles pair well with all of their seafood options, like the gorgeously charred tiger prawns and zingy lemongrass calamari. Portions are about the size of a baseball, so consider ordering a couple of bowls for the table in order to avoid ending a friendship over who gets the last serving." - julia chen 1, ricky rodriguez
"The name of this place sounds like a crustacean-filled paradise we’d very much like to live in. This seafood island doesn’t actually exist, but you should still get your crab fix at this Vietnamese spot in the Richmond. If you’re not in the mood to take down an entire whole roasted crab soaked in lots and lots of butter, try the salt and pepper soft shell crab with a light, crunchy batter, and the butterflied prawns that are tender and juicy. This spot is also easier to get a last-minute table than Thanh Long, so keep it in mind for the next time you need a place for a spontaneous group dinner. " - Lani Conway, Julia Chen 1, Ricky Rodriguez
