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I keep saying that SF's permitting issues and shifting demographics means it's going to lose out to other nearby cities for the fun Asian stuff that draws in crowds and retail and food spending.
Stonestown is thriving, it has a large no of Asian restaurants and shops focusing on the community near SFSU and Sunset. That's probably the most successful 'mall' in the city right now. All the others are dead.
Daly City has this thing that's coming up and Emeryville is going to have a giant Korean one as well soon.
I'd rather go to Millbrae and Daly City and Oakland for something like say, boba, than anywhere in SF. I truly think that SF is going to lose the wave of 'trendy' Asian growth
No major Asian chain is able to open in SF, which makes it hard to open any chain, but in keeping out Red Lobster they also keep out Din Tai Fung and Hai Di Lao and Chicha and everything else I care about. Emeryville / Cupertino / Berkeley have way more in that regard, again due to demographics (and probably permitting)