Is House of Nanking Still Open? Food Paradise Update (San Francisco, CA)
Current status
As of September 2026, House of Nanking is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Last verified
What the source shows: Yelp's page for the business carried thousands of reviews and was last updated in September 2026, and Google Places listed it as operational at the Kearny Street address, though the packet's own website link returned an HTTP 403 error.
- Season / episode Season 10, Episode 5
- Address 919 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94133
Interactive map — loads when you ask for it.
Everything on this map is also in the list below.
© OpenStreetMap contributors © CARTO
What happened after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's 'Passport on a Plate' episode featured House of Nanking, a Chinatown institution in San Francisco known for chef's-choice ordering, where servers build a meal from favorite dishes rather than taking a written order. The restaurant, at 919 Kearny Street, opened in 1988 under founder Peter Fang, according to the restaurant's own website. The packet's listed website link (a rebrand.ly redirect) returned an HTTP 403 error during a 2026-09-08 site check, so no direct confirmation came from the restaurant's own domain that day. Yelp's House of Nanking page, however, carried more than 4,500 reviews and was last updated in September 2026, and Google Places listed the business as operational at the same Kearny Street address in the same 2026-09-08 data pull.
The episode featured House of Nanking's chef's-choice ordering style, where staff build a meal around a customer's preferences rather than a fixed menu, including dishes like Nanking sesame chicken and fried potstickers with peanut sauce. Peter Fang opened the restaurant in 1988 on Kearny Street in San Francisco's Chinatown, and it has become a long-running institution in the neighborhood. Yelp's listing for the address, updated 2026-09, shows more than 4,500 reviews and over 3,200 photos. The restaurant's own website lists regular hours of Monday-Friday 11am-9pm and Saturday-Sunday 12pm-9pm.
Featured on Food Paradise
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Passport on a Plate
- What was featured
- Chinatown institution serving chef's-choice Chinese dishes
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- House of Nanking
- Show
- Food Paradise
- Original air date
- Not confirmed
- Episode title
- Wild & Wacky
- What was featured
- off-menu, chef's-choice ordering where staff pick your dishes
- Role
- Featured restaurant
- Name on the broadcast
- House of Nanking
Frequently asked questions
Is House of Nanking still open in 2026?
As of September 2026, House of Nanking is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
What happened to House of Nanking after Food Paradise?
Food Paradise's 'Passport on a Plate' episode featured House of Nanking, a Chinatown institution in San Francisco known for chef's-choice ordering, where servers build a meal from favorite dishes rather than taking a written order. As of September 2026, House of Nanking is listed open on Yelp, reviewed by our team on September 7, 2026; not yet independently confirmed through direct contact.
Where is House of Nanking located?
919 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94133. That is the address on the record as of September 7, 2026.
What season and episode of Food Paradise featured House of Nanking?
Season 10, Episode 5 of Food Paradise. The episode is titled “Passport on a Plate”.
What do reviews say since Food Paradise?
Yelp's House of Nanking page, however, carried more than 4,500 reviews and was last updated in September 2026, and Google Places listed the business as operational at the same Kearny Street address in the same 2026-09-08 data pull. We summarise what dated sources report; we do not publish our own rating.
Is House of Nanking still using the Food Paradise menu or branding?
The packet's listed website link (a rebrand.ly redirect) returned an HTTP 403 error during a 2026-09-08 site check, so no direct confirmation came from the restaurant's own domain that day. Anything newer than our last check on September 7, 2026 may not be reflected here.
Every status on this site carries a confidence label and a date, and names the source it rests on. Read the Editorial & Corrections Policy for what each label means and how quickly we act on corrections. The questions above are generated from this record's own published fields — we never publish a question we cannot answer from the data.
More from Food Paradise
-
San Francisco, CA
Closed verified Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Closed verified Checked -
Cerritos, CA
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Open verified Checked
Other TV restaurants in California
-
San Francisco, CA
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Food Paradise · Man v. Food
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Closed verified Checked -
San Francisco, CA
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked
Nearest tracked restaurants
-
San Francisco, CA · 0.1 mi away
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA · 0.1 mi away
Food Paradise
Unknown unverified Checked -
San Francisco, CA · 0.1 mi away
Best Thing I Ever Ate
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA · 0.2 mi away
Food Paradise
Open reported Checked -
San Francisco, CA · 0.2 mi away
Food Paradise
Closed verified Checked -
San Francisco, CA · 0.2 mi away
Food Paradise
Open verified Checked
Visit info
- Address
- 919 Kearny St, San Francisco, CA 94133
- Venue type
- restaurant
- Official website
- houseofnankingsf.com
- State hub
- TV restaurants in California
Businesses change fast. Always confirm directly with the restaurant — call ahead, or check its own current website or social media — before making plans around anything on this page.
Sources
- Yelp — https://www.yelp.com/biz/house-of-nanking-san-francisco
- houseofnankingsf.com — https://www.houseofnankingsf.com/
- houseofnanking.net — https://houseofnanking.net/
See something wrong?
We work hard to keep every status accurate and dated, but restaurants change fast and our sources aren't perfect. If something here is wrong — a status, a name, an address, anything — tell us what you're seeing and where you saw it, and we'll check it.
Record fp-0676 · last verified .