Chef’s Warehouse

One of my go to places in the area to score deals on knives, dish towels, and gadgets.
They have an excellent selection of Wusthof and the prices are pretty close to what you would find on Amazon. They also have tons of pots and pans including All Clad and ScanPan. Their closeout area have some stellar deals on app plates, dish towels, and even some jams and jellies.
They also have knife sharpening onsite:
5″ or less $ 7 per knife
6″ or more $ 10 per knife
Its fun to wander through their selection and find something you cannot live without.

I visited the morning before Thanksgiving out of desperation for a bowl scraper I needed to make Macarons for my family.
It cost $ 1.00. I spent $ 48 on various things I found here.
Constructive criticism:
Greet everyone who walks in. Don’t be friendly to your co-​workers and quiet when dealing with customers like me. Treat customers like a cherished guest whose business you want. A happy customer refers their family and friends. There is no better advertising than that! Business 101!
DO NOT I repeat DO NOT profile customers. This woman made it abundantly clear she was following/​watching me. It was both creepy and really funny in a pathetic way. If she were professional, she would have asked if I, the customer, needed assistance. That would have been terrific because I did have a question. Instead, she made her lousy personal attitude clear. I don’t make recommendations to my family and friends (who of course look like me) to places that have ill mannered, unprofessional staff. Again, read previous paragraph.
The parking in front has deceptive signage that reads «for tenants only» yet customers park there. I parked 4 blocks away on the street because I was under the impression that was not for customers.
In closing, it is really important to be professional. I have received exponentially better service at Sur La Table and Williams
Sonoma…and for a moderate price point: Bed Bath and Beyond and restaurant supply warehouses (open to the public).
I’ll continue visiting those kitchen specialty stores because I find it ridiculously offensive to be treated like a criminal when I’ve done nothing wrong. More importantly, I expect professional interactions when I hand over my hard earned money as any customer would.
Character (or lack thereof) is who you are when no one is looking. The staff here need to be re-​trained and watched by management.
I do NOT feel good about my experience.
The low prices are why people come here.
I won’t be one of those people.

Disneyland for the cook: quality kitchen tools at non-​insulting prices. An amazing array of cooking, baking, and grilling products including porcelain, cutlery, skillets, pots, and pans.
Top to bottom, something for everything.

They had a replacement lid for a 2 qt Lodge serving pot. It was very difficult to find the lid, but they had it right there with all the iron. They had lots of other fun stuff to look at. They even had a Finex out of Portland. I’ve only heard of them, but seeing it for real was a new experience.

Great place to stock up on kitchen goods. The knife selection is a bit limited, but they do have Wursthof chef’s knives and some of the prices are cheaper than amazon. So it’s a great place to go to pick up high end cookware if you don’t feel like waiting for shipping and if you want to actually see what you’re going to get before you buy.
Staff is knowledgeable and gives good advice.

This is a great outlet with a terrific selection of consumer and commercial quality kitchen tools, small appliances, and service items. The selection is good; the customer service is good; and the prices are excellent. I always look here first.

I recently started baking and I found everything I needed at this place for super cheap. I will definitely come back.

I was here before Christmas and bought a variety of kitchen items. I thought the selection was very good and the prices were fair. I’m going back again today so it must’ve been a good experience!

Love, love, love this place! I am no chef by any stretch of the imagination, but I love to cook and experiment. Whatever gadget or tool I would like to have, they’ve got and then some. One complaint: the staff or owners, whoever is there, never smile, never greet me when I come in, no one ever has ever asked me if they could help me find whatever it is I need. sometimes I walk around looking at all their cool stuff, but no one has ever even acknowledged I came in. Too bad. I will go back, but it sure won’t be happy.

I can’t believe I’ve worked a mile away from this place for seven years and only just found it! Great store for finding those «O no, where will I find 10 matching 3″ yellow ramekins for tomorrow’s dinner?» moments in life… like I had just now:
I found an abelskiver pan! (YEAH!)
I found a 9″ square cake pan with removable bottom! (YEAH!)
I found that Emil Henry baguette baker that no one got me for Christmas! (YEAH!)
…all for 20% off Williams Sonoma prices.
Signed,
–One Happy Camper

I just spent $ 140.
What I got:
8 BIA bowls (for cappuccino)
2 BIA gratin dishes (large)
Parts for my Kitchen Aid
A cake mold (giant with cars for a kid party)
I beautiful pasta bowl
2 large rubber all purpose tubs
A lemon juicer
10 large copper cookie cutters
They are all beautiful and well-​made. I feel happy.

I wanted some Ramekins, and looked online, and almost placed an order, then remembered that Chef’s Warehouse was in the area, and given my prior good experiences, I planned a field trip to South San Francisco,
The cool thing about Chef Warehouse is that they often have items deeply discounted, and today was no different as I happily noticed the pallets of discounted goods as I drove up.
Lots of good stuff when they offer pallet discount goods which are in the range of 50% — 75% Off ‚
Part of my HAUL !! ‚
Covered Baking Dish $ 6.99 vs $ 25.00
Large Serving Dish $ 5.99 vs $ 20.00+
Ramekins at .99 each, that is less then ½ the normal price
Utensil Container $ 3.99 vs $ 20.00
Oval Fluted Bakers Dish $ 3.99 vs$ 20.00+
Final Price, $ 33.62, I want to go back though for a Deep Rectangle Baking Dish, saw it for $ 6.99 down from $ 28.00
Easy place to recommend

I’ve been to several discount kitchen supply stores in the Bay Area. This one is slightly different, as I definitely wouldn’t describe it as a «Chef’s» warehouse. The stuff they carry is more for home cooks, as you won’t find many industrial-​size pots. They carry a ton of serving ware kitchen tools, plus a small selection of Stonewall Kitchen food items. The stuff that wasn’t on sale had prices comparable to Amazon, and some of the «clearance» kitchen electronics were the same price as Amazon, even with the extra 75% off.
Still, I managed to find a couple of (very random) things I needed from the clearance section for an extra 75%. I’d say this place is worth a visit if you happen to find yourself in the neighborhood, but I wouldn’t call it a destination.

As a more than casual cook I am glad there is a chefs supply store so close to my place in South San Francisco. I don’t have to make that trek out to crate and barrel, William Sonoma or IKEA.
Chefs Warehouse has a diverse stock of gadgets that you would see in a professional kitchen. Anything that I need they have. Some things I can get cheaper from amazon, but a few dollar difference is worth the experience of feeling the item in your hand and getting the instant gratification of using your equipment after you purchase it.
If you need some cheap high quality dishes check out the clearance section. I got 7 dollar plates for 99 cents and a big 36 dollar dish for 6 bucks. The perfect vessel for my valentines day meal.

Its past Orowheat outlet and Hung To seafood in SSF.
Easy parking. It’s quite cool in there since its a warehouse. I dont find the items remarkably discounted. They do sell Le Crueset and I was looking for a dutch oven.
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This place is good in that you can find a lot of cookware and professional grade bakeware at lower prices. Probably most of the bakeware and similar items that you can find at Sur La Table, you can find here for lower prices, especially when they are having a sale. Check their website as they do post their clearance sales dates. Also you get a 10% off check-​in offer if you use Unilocal to check in. Be sure to show this to the cashier when you pay so they’ll apply it to the non-​sales items for you.
I got some of my baking pans here that are of different sizes, shapes and for different types of pastries. The specialty ones or the stainless ones are not necessarily lower prices if you compare with say Amazon or other on-​line specialty store, but for the convenience I just got them here. I’ve been here three times the past year and every time I walked out with a lot more items than what was on my shopping list as when I saw the prices for some of the serving plates, cake stands, place mats or holiday themed napkins I just gotta have them!
This may not be exactly the professional pastry chef’s warehouse as I still could not find certain items such as the adjustable cake ring mold or the clear cake collars, but it can certainly quality for a serious home chef’s warehouse!

Definitely has a Sur-​La-​Table vibe, but the prices are decent and I can’t really think of anywhere else close by in this city that you can get to in the middle of the day to pick up a random knife, oyster shucker, or Le Creuset if you happen to need those things.
They carry some big brands, but probably have more stock that you would normally find in a restaurant supply store. Though i wish they carried more than only three brands of knives — Wusthof, Global, and Dexter-​Russells.
Tip: The Wusthof guys will come here every now and then for free knife sharpening, but I would suggest you take any good knife to a professional with a whetstone. (Thinking Town Cutler in SF).
They use automatic sharpening machines here which will scratch up and ruin a good blade, and is probably better off for the less expensive knives in your drawer.

Meh, there weren’t a lot of pastry items. The prices were still pretty high. There were a lot of things I could’ve gotten on eBay for more affordable prices.
Friendly staff. Probably would come here again when I move to get plates and glasses.

Review long overdue…
I’ve been coming here for at least 9 years… this place is «Entertaining Nirvana»!
They have a great selection of white ware, pots, pans, bakeware, etc at a reasonable price… way cheaper than Sur La Table and William Sonoma but do your research.
Of course, i have a wide inventory of white serving ware that i use for catering and home entertaining. They range from large square platters, appetizers plates, dip dishes, bowls etc. that i bought here… basically, the modern lines of these make great presentation and can make a hot dog look gourmet!
The Customer Service here is wonderful… if you have questions, they will answer… you send an email (like i did this morning) and you get an immediate response and follow up. Thanks Cindy! :)

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