Much of the restaurants in SF’s original Chinatown suffer from touristy mediocrity, but Chinatown’s deep community knows the neighborhood’s narrow streets contain a wealth of under-the-radar Chinese delicacies and flavors.

San Francisco's Chinatown has changed drastically over the decades. Writer Edmund Wong takes a stroll down memory lane, through the small alleys and into the kitchens of the Chinatown of his childhood.