San Francisco Blog

Forest Restaurant Supply (2010 Cesar Chavez, near Evans), located in the desolate industrial district at the foot of Potrero Hill between Hwy 101 and Third Street, probably has the best prices of SF's four restaurant supply shops. For example, a five-foot steel whisk similar to the one Economy sells for over $100 was only $40. The quality might not have been quite as high, but it looked sturdy and just as functional.

Everything appears to come from China, and the relatively limited selection (compared with Economy's) seems to focus primarily on the needs of Asian restaurants. For example, Forest has rice-milk makers, but a very limited selection of baking equipment. Since my kitchen is pretty fully stocked, I didn't find anything I wanted to buy except this cheesecloth bag goofily labeled "Separating Sack of Sack." (Click the images for larger versions.)