KQED Food | This Chinatown Cave is a Portal into History 🍹 | KQED No Crumbs @KQEDFood | Uploaded February 2024 | Updated October 2024, 23 hours ago.
Walk through San Francisco’s Chinatown and you might be surprised to stumble across a literal cave in the middle of Grant Street. Welcome to the historic Li Po Lounge, your portal into the 1930s and home to one of the most potent Mai Tais ever to cross the lips of Josh Decolongon, the fearless host of KQED's No Crumbs.

Typically, a Mai Tai is a concoction of rums, lime juice, and liqueur. The Li Po’s Mai Tai recipe is a long-kept secret but it includes Chinese wine and a nutty earthiness that balances the sweetness. With vintage neon, faded celebrity photos (hi, Anthony Bourdain) and red vinyl booths, the Li Po Lounge is a moment forever caught in time in the midst of San Francisco’s constant changes.

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