1. The Bird
8.9
115 New Montgomery St (Minna Street), San Francisco, CA
Fried Chicken Joint · SoMa · 87 tips and reviews
Michael Ducker: Curly fries, spicy chicken fried sandwich with house made pickles and siracha makes the best new lunch spot in soma!
Daniel Stansell: Spicy chicken sandwich is the way to go. That and curly fries. Our favorite in the city, and the spicy is spicy!
Craig Wattrus: Egg & cheese biscuit with bacon or sausage is perfect for breakfast 🙌🏽🤭👌🏽
4. Lers Ros Thai
8.6
730 Larkin St (btwn Ellis & O'Farrell St), San Francisco, CA
Thai Restaurant · Tenderloin · 280 tips and reviews
brian 🤔: #17 pork shoulder salad: spicy, bitter, onion, cilantro, pork. Heaven on a fork.
The Feast: The classics are outstanding, but adventurous types will enjoy the more unusual, less mainstream Thai plates like house-made beef jerky, spicy alligator, and garlic frog. Read more.
Erica Jackson: Spicy pan fried noodles were extra spicy, would highly recommended! And the quail appetizer was very good.
5. Toyose
9.0
3814 Noriega St (btwn 45th & 46th Ave), San Francisco, CA
Korean Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 91 tips and reviews
Erin Lane: Spicy chicken wings, kimchi pancake, & bulgogi. Mmm.
Sarah Tomita: Great Korean food in a hole-in-wall location. Everything is good including kimchi fried rice with egg, corn & cheese, spicy chicken wings (not so spicy) and seafood pancake
Damian Bayona: Get the Kimchi pancake and spicy chicken wings. Probably add a few other plates too. There can be a slight wait for seating but dishes come out very quickly.
6. Hot Sauce and Panko
8.7
1468 Hyde St (at Jackson St), San Francisco, CA
Wings Joint · Nob Hill · 77 tips and reviews
Debbie Chong: Old Bay with Sriracha Caramel wings were great. Medium spiciness. Topped off with a buttery and light waffle. Heaven. Waffle was free as it is TH.
Lan: Old bay, Korean, and nori wasabi are my favorites!!
Al B.: A DEFINITE chicken and waffles alternative for those who crave chicken and waffles. Plus, they have TONS of hot sauce choices!
7. Señor Sisig
8.7
Pine St (at Sansome St), San Francisco, CA
Food Truck · 134 tips and reviews
Kelly 🍰: Get the fries. Spicy=finely minced fresh jalapeños on top, nice touch!
June Pak: Accepts square wallet. Get the sisig fries with hot peppers...spicy!
Suki van Arsdale: Vegetarians, get the California burrito with tofu, and make sure it's spicy. You won't regret it!
Alvin Ruangsomboon: Shishito pepper are a little spicy, I'm Thai and it was a nice little surprise
Estelle Tcha: Jumping rolls, 49er, and volcano roll (peanut butter & jalapeño works)! Otoro is a good call too 👌🏼
Elliott Callender: Fantastic Sushi & Sashimi. Highly recommend the Spicy Golden Gate Sushi Roll. Awesome non fussy, chilled and friendly atmosphere!
9. Domo Sushi
8.9
511 Laguna St (at Linden St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Hayes Valley · 167 tips and reviews
Loren Sartain: Amazing! Always so fresh and delish! The crunchy spicy tuna is yummy!
Rose A: Don't pass up on the crudo. I recommend the scallop & salmon. So good! And the Spicy Hulk is a delicious alternative for a roll without rice.
Melon L: Very good, very fresh sushi but very limited seating. Get here early or plan to wait at least an hour. When you get seated, order everything, especially the sexy mama, fiesta roll and jalapeño hamachi
10. La Ciccia
9.0
291 30th St (at Church), San Francisco, CA
Italian Restaurant · Fairmount · 76 tips and reviews
Layla Khoury-Hanold: Best Italian I've had in a long time, east or west coast! Get the spicy baby octopus stew & squid ink linguine. Foodie. Heaven.
Chester Ng: Spicy octopus stew, uni tuna heart pasta, lamb chops, the special pasta of the day. Delicious.
Eater: Don’t miss the spicy octopus stew, the sea urchin pasta, and the unusual wine selection. Read more.
11. Terra Cotta Warrior
9.0
2555 Judah St (at 31st Ave), San Francisco, CA
Chinese Restaurant · Outer Sunset · 48 tips and reviews
James T: Lamb burger was delicious and spicy.
Sherry Li: Good, cheap, and authentic. Get the mian pi, lamb cumin bun, tofu skin and celery, and the spicy chicken dish
Eater: Shaanxi/Xi'an food (spicy, sour Chinese) is the name of Terra Cotta Warrior's game, where everyone talks about the amazingly authentic hand-pulled noodles. Read more.
12. Shizen
9.2
370 14th St (at Stevenson St), San Francisco, CA
Sushi Restaurant · Mission District · 123 tips and reviews
c0uP: Spicy garlic miso ramen! Sushi good too, and yay, all-vegetarian.
Melissa Mandelbaum: Spicy garlic ramen - so good! 👌🏻
Sandra Fan: The "pork belly" in the Spicy Garlic Ramen was amazing. Also, order the Surprise Ending--lots of fun!