Best New Restaurants in SF?
I was there at 3pm on a sunny day, didn't notice any issues with the light, and the server could describe the provenance of the oysters. (For other readers, Mission Oyster offers three or four choices...
View ArticleTortilla Soup
I can overlook bad service if the food is good. I wonder if the OP would consider branching out and trying pozole and/or menudo? I want to try these at Gallardos when they reopen in their new location...
View ArticleDong Bei Mama update [San Francisco]
Yes and no. They no longer and may not have as many of the cold dishes. I asked if they were still making them was given a blank look and was given the impress they were not available. Maybe if you...
View ArticleGrand Opening of new C.R.E.A.M. Palo Alto store FREE Ice CREAM Sandwich Sat...
Yeah, I think the long/late hours and price are making this a business model that works for them in university-adjacent locations (they also seem to be planning a shop near UC Davis). That doesn't...
View ArticleLychees (2013)
I just bought lychees from New Lien Hing at 400 Clement Street, 386-0700. Only $1.99 a pound. Small seeds. Sweet and juicy! How can you tell if the seeds are small, without eating one? I'm going back...
View ArticleOpentable losing restaurants to Urbanspoon
I just took a peek, State Bird Provisions and AQ are both on there, as are Delfina and Locanda. I agree, definitely worth looking on Urbanspoon as well.
View ArticleBay Area Food Festivals and Events, June 2013 -
6/20 - Fresh: Summer Nights in Sonoma benefit http://www.ramekins.com/event-registration/?regevent_action=register&event_id=73 6/21 - Celebrate the Summer Solstice, Berkeley Botanical Gardens...
View ArticleBoba Guys shop finally opening this Sat 6/22/13, SF
Boba Guys is finally opening their own shop! From their FB/YouTube announcement: all profits this weekend going to non-profit org. not announced yet slow bar-brewed to order drinks, pick your tea, etc....
View ArticleBreakfast Sandwich - SF Dish of the Month June 2013
Jimtown Store in Alexander Valley, north of Healdsburg . . . don't know why, but it's been a few years since my last stop here. Known for sandwiches on housebaked focaccia or rolls and with an opening...
View ArticleNew Pal's at La Movida has Lao sausage sandwich
3066 24th Street, San Francisco CA 94110 http://www.lamovidasf.com/
View ArticleSF Union Square Table for one
The Boyajians closed Sears Fine Food in 2003. The Lori's Diner people reopened it in 2004.
View ArticleSour cherries @ Ferry Plaza farmers market today
I found some at Market Hall Produce in Oakland last week at $8.95/lb.
View ArticleNapa Cheap Eats
I am in Sonoma, not Napa, but a place I like to eat is ABC in Napa when I am in town for a meeting. You stand in line to order, and they bring it out to you. There is a community table, and a few small...
View ArticleBest Wineries in Sonoma County
I can't judge much from tasting wine in a new oak barrel, but tasting from neutral wood is fine.
View Articlelate suggestions near City College Ocean/Phelan campus?
We tried Beijing restaurant last night. I did not enjoy it as much as I did Shanghai Dumpling King, however I'm not convinced I ordered well. We got some items that would be hard for me to like under...
View ArticleAQ - SF
Went to this peculiar event where the Lincoln Motor Company bought out the place and gave people free meals as a reward for going on a ride around the block in one of their cars. I'm guessing the...
View ArticleNapa Valley recs please - activities, lunches, wineries
Thanks for the detailed response! I'll have to study it a bit : )
View Article5 Days in SF/Napa
Golden Gate Bridge stop?>> Only if you REALLY want to stop and take pictures. If the weather is clear, it can be lovely. If it is foggy, don't bother. ***** Practicing your understatement? The...
View ArticleArk Chinese Restaurant in Alameda
I always get that soup as well. The egg tofu sounds fab.
View ArticleBetween RN74, Perbacco and Seven Hills...
As nocharge says, you really need to give us a better idea of what you're looking for. In addition to the criteria s/he listed, I'd add, "where are you coming from," since some recommendations depend...
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