Xinh Bistro Lounge

I have to take back that last four star review. I went for lunch last week. Seated with two friends in a mostly empty restaurant, promptly ordered three bowls of vegetable noodle soup, watched as four other tables were seated… watched as they ordered… watched as their food came out… all with no sign of our VERY BASIC three bowls of soup!
No one checked on us. No one let us know that it would be a few minutes more. In fact, we were seated near the register so they were coming and going constantly, and I felt like they were intentionally ignoring us.
40 minutes later, we all had to get back to the office for meetings, so we asked for the soup to go. They were visibly irked. We got one «sorry» from one server, but nothing but attitude from the other. And no acknowledgement that our experience was pretty bogus.
They retain two stars because I do like the soup and I’ll still order take out, but I will never sit down to eat in this place again.

The chicken phở here is SO good ! It’s clean, fresh, and flavorful without tasting like msg. I’ve been to my fair share of phở restaurants and Xinh is definitely one of the best. I think phở in SJ tastes better than phở in SF– Xinh’s phở reminds me of SJ.
Too bad they don’t open on the weekend. It’d be a perfect hangover remedy.
The décor is very chic and service was fast. I’ll definitely be back.

We came here for a private bday dinner with a large party, maybe 40+ish.The venue has great ambience – very chic and suitable for private parties, on top of that, because of its location, there was ample parking! They have a sound system, so we were able to groove to a soundtrack while dining.
Their food is really just ok, nothing really worth mentioning except their xinh rolls (imagine a fried Viet eggroll with a rice paper wrap outside mmmm) and mushroom rice were really good and I don’t usually eat rice, so that says a lot!
We tried their chicken wings and they were just ok… but of course we all compared it to San Tung wings, which are the best in the city for the way it was prepared, so def hard to live up to. Unfortunately they were undercooked, but we weren’t charged for them.
My complaint is that the garlic noodles were really disappointing… because i LOVE NOODLES!!! Who uses linguine for asian garlic noodles?! It lacked the taste and texture of FRESH egg noodles; almost as if we were eating pasta, with some butter and sprinkling of garlic bits.
Also, they don’t have an alcohol license, so the hostess brought her own wines (corkage fees apply) and beer. Hopefully they get one soon though because they actually have a wetbar there!
But overall, service was good and we all enjoyed ourselves. They’ve got potential, hopefully they’ll improve the menu and be put on the radar!

If I had written this review last year, they would’ve received 4 stars for sure but since then, it seems like a few things have been downgraded staring with:
Service: the girls working there seem like newbies at waitressing which is okay if it was just one girl but the entire staff makes the whole dining experience really unenjoyable which seemed to have started when the original manager left. We would get things sent to our table that we didn’t order or we’d have to ask for simple things like napkins/​utensils/​water back to back. They also rarely come back to check on us or refill our waters although I’d have to say they’re getting a bit better at the refilling so they can get some credit for improvement. However, I still can’t shake the feeling that there’s just a little too much of unneccessary flagging down and waving of the arms for attention when we dine here.
Food: the last couple of times I was here, they’d either run out of certain items or have things completely removed from the menu. I guess it’s feasible to have certain items run out from time to time but at 12:30 PM and you’ve already run out of one of your top and most basic dishes (shaking beef)? That means there’s some fairly bad management of inventory going on here. Also, they no longer have garlic noodles on their menu which was my favorite. =(
However, one thing I really like is their willing to customize certain dishes – if you know what you’re doing. For instance, my boss and supervisor have been coming here since they first opened and whenever we’d have a department lunch, the Vietnamese/​Chinese cook is always more than willing to create a customized dish for us under the request of my supervisor who is also of Vietnamese/​Chinese descent and knows his Vietnamese cuisine. We always get some kind of customized stir fry that you won’t find on the menu.
MY FAVORITE: Their shaking beef is pretty good but my fave is their Rice-​paper Imperial Rolls. This is how authentic Vietnamese eggrolls should be – not with the usual wonton-​wrapped eggrolls you can find at most Vietnamese/​Chinese restaurants. And my other favorite was the garlic noodles but I guess that’s off the menu now so it’s kind of pointless for me to point that out but dammit, it was good!
All in all, I’m mainly unsatisfied about how the place is run but at least there are some signs of improvement. Most importantly, the food quality is still pretty good for the price. They’re also one of the very few sit-​down restaurants we have in the SF Design Center area and also the only Vietnamese place within walking distance so this will have to do. I just hope that they will step their game up soon if they want to keep their clientele.

This is one of the few restaurants that have been sprouting up around my work in Mission Bay. As I have said in other posts, there really a lack of options in the area, so my coworkers and I pounce on the new restaurants as they open up.
This particular venue used to be home to Julie’s Kitchen, and that closed. Then it was this weigh-​your-​food place, and that closed. Now, it’s Xinh. When you walk in, you’re greeted by a huge wooden horse. I’m not sure I understand the connection, but whatever. Just past the wooden horse, you walk into the dining room, which is white with black art-​deco style stencil on the wall. The «crystal» chandeliers make this restaurant, as my coworker would say, «very Miami.»
Enough of the ambiance. If you’re already turned off to this place, don’t worry, there is light at the end of this review.
The food is surprisingly good… there are a few items on the menu that my coworkers and I order pretty frequently:
— Chicken and Cabbage Salad: for those of you on diets, this is an awesome salad. There is a ton of shredded chicken mixed with shredded cabbage and tossed with a fish sauce vinaigrette. Sounds odd, I know… but it’s damn good.
— Imperial Rolls: the great thing about these is that they are huge! They are stuffed with goodness — even has taro in it. Delicious appetizer!
— Grilled Pork Vermicelli Noodles: this is basically «bun» to those of us who go to Vietnamese restaurants. The dish is made to be a cold rice noodle salad. It’s pretty damn good… I’ve ordered it on many occasions.
There is one thing that I used to order from here that they changed up, and it was their Garlic Noodles. They used to use fresh egg noodles. You know which ones I’m talking about… the ones that are packaged from the Asian markets. After a couple of months, I ordered the dish… and to my surprise, they started using boxed spaghetti noodles! That just isn’t right! When I asked them why they switched up the ingredients, they said that the fresh noodles simply do not last as long as the spaghetti. What the f*ck?!
Will I go here again? Of course… it’s a block away =)

My brother and sister-​in-​law had their baby shower here and it was so much fun. It’s a cute place and they decorated it so elegantly.
I didn’t get to try out too many of their dishes since it was a private party and we had limited choices but I love their Vietnamese spring rolls and beef dish! Everything was so good.
Parking is a bit difficult but they have a parking garage across the street for about $ 12.00. Definitely a great place to throw a private party. It’s lovely inside and the food isn’t bad.

Awful customer service. My boyfriend and I stopped in for lunch on a little date. We don’t get to do dates for lunch anymore because he works so far away, so I was hoping it would at least be enjoyable. I’ll have to say the best part of the meal was leaving and getting meringues at Patisserie before he went back to work :/
There weren’t many options for vegetarians on the menu. I ordered a noodle dish with imperial rolls, but asked to switch the imperial rolls (pork) with spring rolls (veggie). I had to explain the dish to the waitress three times before she understood to switch the rolls. I actually had to say «I’m guessing the dish, it has noodles, and rolls on top. (waitress slowly nods) Instead of pork rolls can you put spring rolls on top?» (waitress slowly nods again)
I guess I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, for some reason I expected the noodles to be hot and with something on them. Really, something. Anything. The noodles were completely plain, right out of the fridge. The spring rolls were only ok and had a yellow sauce that stains your lips.
My boyfriend got his dish about 15 minutes before I got mine. Really not cool, especially when there are TWO people in the party. How hard is it to serve TWO dishes at the same time? Especially when the second dish is COLD? And the restaurant is empty?!
Won’t be coming back, sadly. I really wanted to like this place.

I want to make a note that the only times I have gone to Xinh was for private parties and that this review is solely based on those. Xinh is away from the chaos and busy areas of San Francisco. The place itself is beautiful inside with great décor. I have tried many of their items off their menu thanks to attending two private birthday parties held at the restaurant.
I have tried their garlic noodles, Xinh wings, papaya salad, dungeness crab, tamarind shrimp, shaken beef, imperial rolls, spring rolls, peking duck buns, fried calamari and garlic rice. I loved the imperial rolls wrapped with a spring roll wrapper. It’s great when you bite into the soft outer layer and then you get a nice crunch. My other favorite is the tamarind shrimp. I love shrimp and with the right seasonings and sauces, you will get a flavorful prawn. Everything else is good except for the shaken beef. Twice I have had it and it lacks major flavor and it is quite chewy. I don’t recommend the shaken beef at Xinh but everything else is worthy of your palate. Overall, a great experience with a friendly staff as well.

Customer Service is NOT a department it IS an ATTITUDE!
Xinh Bistro Lounge serves quality and flavorful dishes but the RUDE, TERRIBLE and UNORGANIZED service left a lingering sour taste in my mouth.
I’m still scratching my head with the overall 4 Star (3.5 now) rating and suspect some of the reviews are fabricated. I noticed that some of the 5 Star ratings mentioned «cocktails», but they only serve alcohol at private parties, so something isn’t right. Anyhow…
Last week, I was trying to find a restaurant for my Colleague’s Farewell Lunch. We had a party of 18 – 20, so it was a bit challenging to find a place that can accommodate such a large party at short notice.
After Unilocaling Xinh, I was a bit skeptical with the negative reviews about service especially with larger parties, but we didn’t have many choices as lunch was two days away.
I called on Wednesday, ⁹⁄₂₉ and spoke to Eric who said he would be able to accommodate a party of 18 – 20. After confirming headcount on my end, I made reservations for Friday, ¹⁰⁄₁ at 11:30 AM for a party of 18. To expedite service, Eric mentioned that we could pre-​order our food at 11 AM that day.
HERE IS WHERE EVERYTHING WENT DOWNHILL…
1ST STRIKE:
On Friday, 10/​1, one of my colleagues and I called 4 times; 11 AM, 11:04 AM, 11:07 AM and 11:10 AM to place our food order and NO one picked up the phone (they open at 11 AM). We figured they were late opening up or had their hands tied, so we faxed in our order.
2ND STRIKE:
Our entire party with the exception of one person arrived at XBL at 11:40 AM. When we got there, no one greeted us and we were left standing there for a good 10 minutes. We had to go the bar counter which was right in front of the waiting area to alert the manager/​waitress (?) that we were here and ready to be seated.
We told her that we faxed in our food order and she had no idea what we were talking about. After getting our food order from the fax, she took off and we were left standing there ONCE AGAIN. Mind you, our table had been set up by the time we arrived.
3RD STRIKE:
After asking for the third time to be seated, the mgr/​waitress told us we could, so we walked ourselves to the table and sat down. Some people wanted to order drinks other than water, but NO one ever came to ask us if we wanted to order anything else other than the pre-​ordered items. I had to flag down one of the wait staff for a drink menu and she forgot. I had to ask her twice. In the end, we were still left w/​water.
4TH STRIKE:
I understand that with a large party, it makes it difficult for everyone to get their order at the same time, but the timing of the orders was horrendous. The first order arrived in 15 minutes and the last order arrived 35 – 40 minutes later!!!
Those who ordered phở got their orders first. Anyone with commonsense would know to bring the phở last b/​c the noodles soak up the broth and becomes soggy very quickly. By the time the 10^th order came in, the people who got their orders first, finished their meal and the people who received their meal last (ahem) rushed to stuff a few bites in their mouth before leaving.
5TH STRIKE:
If you have reservations for a large party and have regular lunch goers, you should be adequately staffed. But I guess, commonsense was also lacking in this area. There was the manager/​waitress and another wait staff running the front of the house. I would be more forgiving it we just showed up there without reservations, but we didn’t. We were basically left fending for ourselves.
Every time a dish arrived, it got slammed on our table and I had to personally distribute it to the correct person. To make matters worse, the name of some of the entrees weren’t mentioned, so I had to sit there with the menu (that we brought) and figure out what was what.
WITH ALL THE OTHER SERVICE ISSUES, COMES THE ICING ON THE CAKE…
6TH STRIKE:
When it came time for the bill, we sat there and waited for someone to take it, but no one did. Big surprise… so I had to walk up the cash register to grab the mgr/​waitress’ attention. She grabbed the cash out of my hands, said a contrived «thanks» and rolled her eyes at me. Let’s just say, I did NOT leave a happy camper and had to apologize to my colleagues for the terrible service.
I will admit the food was good. I tried the following:
*Crispy Imperial Rolls ($ 7): DELISH! Perfectly fried with a layered crisp similar to phyllo dough. The pork and chicken was flavorful and the taro added a creaminess.
*Shaking Beef ($ 12): GOOD! The beef was tender, but a little on the chewy side b/​c it was overcooked to medium well (menu states it prepared medium rare). It was flavorful and the lime sauce gave it a nice citrus punch.
Although the food at XBL is 4 Stars, the service from start to finish was downright inexcusable and deserves NO more than 0 STARS! I would NEVER recommend XBL to anyone; unless of course, I want to piss them off!

Came here for my friend’s exclusive bday party, and had a great time! I loved the décor of the restaurant. The black and white definitely does it for me, especially with the beautiful chandeliers hanging in the ceiling, the red, white, and black cushions, booths, and the super classy black and white curtains… everything about the décor was appealing to my eyes =)
The food was also very good. We shared everything family style:
–chicken salad: very tasty. light yet flavorful
–buffalo wings: SO DELICIOUS! omg definitely my fav appetizer
–fried calamari: pretty good, reminds me of the ones at straits
–spring rolls: very tasty. there’s the vegetarian style too, but i liked the fried ones with meat more
–shaken beef: i must say i was most disappointed with this one. i’ve had the ones at XANH in Mtn View which was super tasty, but this one wasn’t as tender, and not as flavorful either. still decent tho, just not amazing
–curry chicken: yumm
–prawns: very flavorful, but i’ve never been a huge fan of prawns anyways cuz i’m too lazy at peeling the shell, but my friends all loved it!
–mushroom rice: very tasty! i’m usually not the hugest fan of rice but i definitely ate a lot of it. u dont realize how much u eat when u get started =P
Overall my experience here was fantastic. Only down side is the location isn’t that great, kinda in the middle of nowhere but the upside to that is that there’s tons of parking. Also the fact that they’re not open for dinner also sucks. Should change something about that!

Went here for a Berkeley grad party… so Xinh Lounge was transformed into a makeshift nightclub. Let me tell you, Xinh Lounge pales in comparison to the worst of the LA nightclubs… Overall, this place did not do anything right to win me over, and yes, it would probably have fared better if I went here during the day for a bridal shower and weekend brunch. The faux diamonds and chandeliers had potential.
What was wrong?
–One women’s room, lack of restroom stalls (Really? Have you not learned by now that women need stalls for faster restroom turnover?)
–You know it’s a bad sign when I can see the other end of the so-​called nightclub from the entrance without obstruction. (Friend: «Let’s check out the nightclub!» Me: «Yeah sure.» Friend: «Wait, nvm, I think that’s it.» Me: «…»)
–Concrete floor? I get the whole modern minimalist trend, but no.
–Horrible music… Perhaps just a bad DJ for the night, save for the occasional radio hit
–Overcharged, minuscule drinks served in plastic, flimsy cups
–Not the most attractive crowd… at all… by far…
–Bartenders cannot make drinks… Long island tasted like rubbing alcohol, rum&coke doesn’t go down smoothly… Don’t even get me started on the AMF… The only thing they got right was the water and Sex on the Beach (WHY, you ask? Because it was virgin.)
Need I say more?

I was excited to hear that a bridal shower for a friend was being hosted at Xinh. I love Vietnamese food and was looking forward to trying the food here, especially after hearing so many good things.
The décor is very sleek and has a chic feel to it. Hanging chandeliers around the entire restaurant and white tables/​chairs complimented the décor/​space very well. I heard that the owners did a lot of the labor work/​design themselves. Thumbs up to them because it turned out great!
We had about 30 people+ and the food was plenty! We had the chicken salad, eggrolls, chicken wings, garlic noodles, beef stew, shrimp with string beans, a tofu dish and also a fish dish — all were hot, fresh and delicious!!! There is a lot on their menu and I cant wait to come back to try more.
I would recommend Xinh for private parties– it was a success! I’m definitely adding this venue to my list.

Horrible, HORRIBLE service (did I say horrible?), mediocre food, and by far the SHITTIEST dining experience I’ve had in my life. If I could rate them ZERO… trust me… I WOULD.
Let me just start off by saying that these Unilocal reviews are terribly misleading. If I know anything about public relations – as I in fact, DO – I know that there are ways around burying your bad reviews by coaxing people to write GOOD ones. Xinh, you can’t fool me.
Anyway, back to the point. It was my 25^th birthday last week and my adventure seeking foodie self took a risk by having it at a low cost Vietnamese fusion restaurant (that happened to have 4 stars on Unilocal) to be wallet friendly for my 20 or so guests.
First off, I told their owner/​event planer that I had 20+ guests… WHY…WHYYYY were there only 15 seats on my «table?» And fine, there aren’t enough seats, please help us add more, right? WRONG. My guests and I had to drag the tables and seats to the end of my table ourselves.
Second, the owner gave me ATTITUDE for asking her to add MORE PEOPLE (aka more money/​customers) to the prefixed menu/​bill. Umm… am I missing something here? Last time I checked, restaurant owners and staff were HAPPY to accommodate more people to an already large party. The fact that the restaurant was nearly EMPTY doesn’t help their case either.
Third, the food sucked. It was cold and bland. Oh, and good luck getting serving utensils. We had to ask them THREE TIMES before the owner got the point.
Fourth, they serve their alcohol in plastic cups. I’m talking about the kind you’d buy for your college beer pong table. Keeping classy at Xinh, I see.
Fifth…oh yes, there’s more. They spelled my name wrong on their computer paper printed party menu. How could anyone even mess that up when my name is my email address and when I’d EMAILED her what it should say on the menu. Ever heard of copy and paste?
So thank you Xinh, for potentially ruining my 25^th birthday party. If it hadn’t been for the exceptional VIP bottle service we got at the after party venue, I would have gone completely BIZERK.

I just attended a birthday dinner here last night and I was extremely impressed by the food, service, and environment. I heard it hasn’t been open for long but if there’s even room for improvement, try it soon before the masses come flocking!
Let’s start with the food: the menu we had consisted of imperial rolls (BOMB!), spring rolls, sweet and spicy Xinh chicken wings (SanTung better watch it!), chicken banana flower salad, shrimp soup, shaken beef (tender and juicy morsels), tamarind crab (fresh and flavorful), garlic shrimp and green beans, coconut curry chicken, mushroom friend rice (this one made me really happy), and this peanut banana mango roti pancake with ice cream (ohhh dessert!). I thought everything served was a happy marriage between Vietnamese comfort food prepared with a skillful culinary hand. I couldn’t have been happier with the generous portions since there was enough leftover for everyone to pack an individual box togo. Having a large party here with family style dining really couldn’t have been easier.
The environment is very chic with white interiors, black details and crystal accents. It’s a perfect environment for a girls’ night out, to bring a girl out on a date, to meet a girl… basically girls would love this place because of the sexy and delicate ambiance. It’s basically just really pretty looking inside and girls LOVE pretty things!
My last comments are on service which was quick, but never rushed. We had the pleasure of meeting the owner of the restaurant and she is so damn BOSS! She made us feel like welcomed old friends and definitely took care of the birthday boy with a shot from the bar. That is the type of personal attention that one never forgets on a special occasion and I definitely would highly recommend Xinh for all of the aforementioned qualities above.

3.5 stars for now.
There was a time when I thought I worked in a location lacking in good eating options, but suddenly that’s all changed. Now my choices for a delicious meal has escalated and I no longer have to ponder where I’m having lunch. Xinh Bistro Lounge is a fancy Vietnamese restaurant that took over the space once occupied unsuccessfully by Foosia and Julie’s Kitchen before that. The restaurant space sits on 8^th Street directly across the street from the parking lot for the Concourse Exhibition Center. I work less than a block away.
From the street level I had walked by on many occasions and thought this was just some sort of ritzy lounge spot. Since my boss asked me to lock up the business on New Year’s Eve and there wasn’t any work in hand I did what I do most of the time when I’m workless, I went to eat.
The interior is beautiful with white walls, white tables and chairs, lots of mirrored surfaces and stunning chandeliers (
) hanging everywhere. A waiter walked over with a menu and asked me to take a seat anywhere. The menu is a bit pricey but not pricey enough to deter me from eating here again. I ordered the Xinh Bistro Wings, the Grilled BBQ Pork Noodle Salad (aka Vietnamese «bun») and a soft drink. Chilled water arrived at my table before my napkins and utensils did.
The food arrived quick and in the proper order with the appetizer first followed by the main dish. The Xinh Bistro Wings (
) were lightly battered and fried up nice and crispy then smothered with a sticky sweet chili sauce. The mini drumsticks were especially meaty and these wings were very good remaining nice and crispy throughout my meal.
The Grilled BBQ Pork Noodle Salad (
) was just okay. The pork was nicely grilled but lacked any type of seasoning or taste making it a bit bland in flavor. The portion of soft rice vermicelli, cut up lettuce, mint leaves, bean sprouts and cucumber was very generous, but ultimately the BBQ pork was this selection’s failure. This was served with a separate dish of fish sauce; the sauce was very much needed for the bland pork. I’ll definitely order something other than the BBQ pork next time.
The overall service was excellent. I was offered a soft drink refill but I was too full to accept it. I will definitely add Xinh Bistro Lounge into my lunch rotation.

I came here for a christmas party with a group of friends. We had gotten a bite to eat at oyagi’s on clement first because my friend had a funny feeling about xinh.
(so at oyagi we had the beef tongue good, steak good, tuna kama it was weird. the yaki tori here is good that’s all. anyways
THANK GOD we did cause when we got to the party at 7:15 all we saw on the table was three square shaped bowls of different sauces.
I did not drive all the way down here to share sauce with 100 plus people.
One of the people in our group ordered a 7up at the bar and the bartender in purple gave him a small dixie cup and filled it half way with soda water then he ask for 7up again she looked at him funny and gave him another half small cup of 7up and no ice. i guess they are tight on 7up
The rest of my friends stayed for about 15 minutes and went to go eat which was a downer. cause they didnt plan on coming back.
The only PLUS side of this place is that there is a pretty clean sidewalk outside the restaurant that my hungry ass friends stood on deciding where to go eat.
I left after about 40 min and went to roys for there dessert, i had the chocolate soufflé, bread pudding, guava cakes and my friend had a full cup of 7up with ice!!!
i cant rate the food that day because uh?! we didnt have any… if they knew there were going to be this many people wouldnt there be enough food? ???
and the only service my friend got was a look and a small cup half filled with 7up i mean soda water…
At least now people know what to get at oyagi’s and roys

What does Xinh Bistro Lounge and Father’s Day in Oakland have in common? Answer, MASS CONFUSION!!!
What happens when you book an event at this place? Anwser, you get railed, nailed, and they don’t go to jail.
Who’s the moron that runs this place? If you have 3 people throwing a party at the same time, wouldn’t you have more employees scheduled to work that night???
It was almost impossible to get a drink until these 2 bartenders got behind the bar and put out drinks in a in a timely manner, oh wait, these 2 were the people throwing the party.
The food, from what I heard, wasn’t that good, they brought out 3 plates of 6 chicken wings at half an hour intervals, here’s how you fix it, buy more microwave ovens!!!
The next time you clowns book an event, go to Glide Memorial Church and volunteer for a week so you can learn how to feed a group of people and everyone gets fed!!!
I felt so bad for the people that threw the party, I think you are entitled to a refund and a big time apology, problaby not gonna get it, so I will do it for them, sorry for the horrible experience that we caused that night to you and your friends/​clients, hope you did not lose «all» your friends/​clients due to our inadequacies, we are clueless how to hold an event of this porportion, we will be getting more microwave ovens soon and also will be adding to our staff of 5.

3.5 stars for the quality of the food but a 3-​star rating because of the price.
I would call this place expensive Vietnamese food when it boils down to it. The dishes have a great taste but nothing unique that screams «HOLY CRAP I MUST HAVE THIS AGAIN!»
Dishes to get:
Garlic Noodles
Mushroom Fried Rice
Crispy Imperial Roll.
Calamari.
Things for them to work on.
Get the liquor license! Would have been great to drink some imported asian beers with this food.

Came here for lunch with some coworkers and it was not great. Don’t get me wrong, the décor is adorable, with too many white chandeliers, and a cozy corner of cushion seats (a great place to pass out when you get too drunk).
Appetizer: Crispy imperial roll $ 6. 6 little chopped up pieces of roll that taste very bland, on top of some green leaves. meh!
Main course: Combo beef soup (Phở) $ 8. The beef slices are totally overcooked and chewy, tasted like tissue. Soup is tasteless. Noodle has no consistency.
Lemon Chicken rice plate $ 8. Taste alright.
Nice big window with nice view, but food sucks. I think there’re plenty of choices in SOMA that’s better than Xinh. You can skip this one. I don’t buy into the nice décor at all.

Xinh is a new spot out in San Francisco Upon walking in, i was mesmerized by all the fancy chandeliers– they are gorgeous! The open floorplan and all the white walls and furnitures gives the restaurant a very regal feel. I think a splash of color here and there will add a nice touch to soften up the place a bit.
Food wise, i was impressed… Vietnames food with a modern twist! Our group was here for a b-​day party and ordered a variety of items.
–Bistro Wings: they were quite crispy and delectable! I had a couple of these suckers!
–Beef Carpaccio salad– well flavored thin slices of rare beef, it was quite tangy and good!
–Crab & Asparagus Soup– nice light flavors here.
–Rack of Lamb– My FAVORITE of the night! The lamb was cooked to perfection as it was tender, seasoned well, and it did not taste gamey at all! A MUST ORDER!
–Shaken beef– tender and tasty with the lemon pepper dip.
–Mushroom garlic rice– this complemented all the dishes we ordered.
–Jumbo Garlic Prawns: My other favorite of the night, giant juicy prawns– i guarantee you can’t eat just one!
Only thing i thought could be improved was the garlic noodles. It was lacking the garlic oomp i normally like.
My party had a great dining experience here and I would definately visit this establishment again. Come check it out for yourself!