Forkelo ranking · Updated September 2026
7 pulled pork across San Francisco, ranked on what people say about the dish itself — never the restaurant's overall rating.
14 dish-specific mentions · 79% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Oak-smoked pork shoulder on a potato bun with pickles and tangy coleslaw — diners praise the smoke and bark.
Smokin D's BBQ · Inner Sunset
15 dish-specific mentions · 73% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Citrus-smoked Tex-Mex pulled pork on brioche; Check, Please! and Infatuation both highlight the sandwich/bao.
Hard Knox Cafe · Outer Richmond
7 dish-specific mentions · 71% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Richmond soul-food pulled pork sandwich — comforting when on, thin on recent dish-named Yelp volume.
13 dish-specific mentions · 54% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
SoMa po' boy with BBQ pulled pork, remoulade, and jalapeño kale slaw — menu-confirmed, thin diner cites so far.
Baby Blues BBQ · Bernal Heights
12 dish-specific mentions · 58% positive · 1 source type · menu verified September 2026
Bernal Heights smoked pulled pork with house sauces; longtime favorite sandwich with some fatty pans.
Memphis Minnie's BBQ Joint · Lower Haight
13 dish-specific mentions · 54% positive · 2 source types · menu verified September 2026
Memphis-style sweet smoked pork on a bun with a side — a Haight BBQ staple with mixed recent takes.
15 dish-specific mentions · 53% positive · 3 source types · menu verified September 2026
Mustard-vinegar pulled pork with slaw and pickles; Infatuation calls it the best thing on the patio menu.
Every score is built from evidence about the specific dish: how often locals recommend it, how strongly, how recently, and whether independent sources agree. A restaurant's overall star rating is never converted into a dish score.
Quality and confidence are reported separately. A dish two people loved can score high, but it is marked limited data until more evidence backs it up. The whole calculation — every constant, and three dishes worked through line by line — is written out on the methodology page.
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