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Crustacean (FiDi)

Sep 17, 2025
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The Skinny: After a 34-year run on Polk St., garlic noodle destination Crustacean has migrated to a glossy new FiDi location. Proprietor Helene An, now 81 years old, fled the fall of Saigon for San Francisco over 50 years ago, opening Thanh Long in the Outer Sunset in 1971. The An family followed its west side hit with Crustacean…

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