The Restaurant


Over nine years ago, Larry Hashbarger and Skip Young opened AsiaSF. This restaurant-lounge-dance club quickly became a San Francisco entertainment landmark. A true celebration of diversity -- many believe AsiaSF is the ultimate San Francisco experience.

The stars of the evening are the world famous gender illusionists – the beautiful and talented Ladies of AsiaSF. Every evening, these divas serve you superb ★★★ Cal-Asian cuisine and perform hourly atop the Chinese red runway bar.

The décor also includes color morphing shoji screen walls, while the menu is hiply Cal-Asian. It includes Asia-dillas – a quesadilla stuffed with smoked duck and jack cheese then topped with a sun-dried cherry crème fraiche. Porcupines are scallops, shrimp and water chestnuts, all rolled in bundles of cellophane noodles and deep-fried in trans fat free rice bran oil: an irresistible mix of crunch and munch that comes with ginger plum wine dipping sauce. Among the main courses, “Baby Got Back” ribs are served with pickled carrot slices and sweet potato crisps. The Miso Glazed King Salmon is sautéed pacific salmon, finished with a miso glaze, served over black “forbidden” rice with a sweet tomato-edamame salad, while the grilled shrimp and herb salad teases the tastebuds with Chinese cabbage, cilantro, mint, basil, toasted coconut and chopped peanuts tossed in a Thai vinaigrette. For a truly decadent dessert for two try the banana beignet split – brandy-flambeed bananas wrapped in Filipino lumpia, served warm with vanilla bean ice cream, macadamia nut brittle and chocolate and butterscotch sauces. All dishes on the menu are available on the three-course Menage A Trois feast.

As for beverages, here’s your chance to sip the most extravagant cocktails in town. Each Lady of Asia has her own signature drink and many of the oversized cocktails are made with sake. In the mood for a great wine experience? AsiaSF’s wine list has received the Wine Spectator award for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, and 2007, as well as The Wine Enthusiast Award of Distinction from 2006 and 2007.

Larry Hashbarger: In addition to being a Founder and creative force behind AsiaSF, Mr. Hashbarger is the Director of Special Productions for Macy’s West. In that role, he produces Passport – America’s premier fashion show and AIDS fund-raiser. He also founded Club Asia – a large late night Asian gay dance club that operated for over 6 years. He served on the Board of Directors of the Academy of Friends and was the organization’s Chairman for two years.

Skip Young: Mr. Young, Co-founder of AsiaSF, has been the onsite managing member since AsiaSF opened. He was an investment advisor for ten years and for seven years Vice President, Creative Development for RTC, a subsidiary of WPP Group plc – the world’s largest advertising conglomerate. For fifteen years he has been President of the Choo-San Goh – H. Robert Magee Foundation, awarding choreographic grants to dance companies worldwide. Mr. Young is also an Eagle Scout.

Matthew J. Metcalf: AsiaSF’s Executive Chef and Wine Director, Mr. Metcalf, is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America, Hyde Park, New York. After working at The Little Nell, a Five Mobil Star and AAA Five Diamond Restaurant in Aspen, Colorado, and at San Francisco’s famed Stars Restaurant he was appointed Executive Chef to Five Star Charters, a private yacht charter service based in Sausalito. More recently, his culinary creativity has shaped the innovative menu at AsiaSF.

At AsiaSF, Chef Metcalf has found an ideal showcase for his sparkling renditions of contemporary, Cal-Asian cuisine. During AsiaSF’s over seven years of operation, Chef Metcalf’s restaurant has maintained a 3 star rating from Michael Bauer, Senior Food Editor for the San Francisco Chronicle. Chef Metcalf’s wine list has also received Wine Spectator’s “Award of Excellence” for 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004 and 2005. AsiaSF has been recognized by the TV Food Network, San Francisco’s Bay Café, CNN’s Travel Program, Bay Area Backroads, Travel and Leisure Magazine. Chef Metcalf and AsiaSF were also featured in a 2003 article in Wine Spectator Magazine. More recently Chef Metcalf has been profiled in The Banana Split Book and Chalk Hill Winery’s Sommelier Guide to Restaurants in America. Chef Metcalf recently participated in the opening of Fleur de Lys, Las Vegas with Chef Hubert Keller.

Mr. Metcalf is also active in the community. For six years he has been a member of the Board of Directors for Maitri, a residential care facility for people living with AIDS in San Francisco.

Ronnie Reddick: This multi-faceted San Francisco based Choreographer/ Dancer made his mark by combining Jazz & Hip-Hop to create one of the most explosive and dynamic styles to hit the dance scene recently, making him one of the most sought after choreographers around. Mr. Reddick is also the Show Director and creates the choregraphy for the Ladies of AsiaSF.

In the entertainment world, Mr. Reddick has worked with such artists as Michael & Janet Jackson, Deborah Cox, Paula Abdul, Liza Minelli, Mariah Carey, Santana, Ultra Nate, Kelly Price, Vicky Shepard, RuPaul, Jeanie Tracy, Abigail, Angelina, Honey Luv, Becky Baeling, and M.C. Hammer along with many Corporations like Gap, Macy’s, MAC Cosmetics, Nordstrom, Apple Computer, E*Trade, Coca Cola, Microsoft, National Semiconductor, and Bill Graham Presents.