Nem Cua Be - rice paper wrapped filled with crabmeat, deep fried spring rolls...
Call first. Don't see it on their on line menu. http://www.beyondmenu.com/23779/San-Francisco/Pho-Sinh-Alameda-94501.aspx?r=23779#group_354716
View ArticleThai preserved radish & shell-on dried shrimp
Failing to find a different ingredient (ya cai), I browsed through a bunch of preserved things while at Marina Food in San Mateo last night. None had any Thai writing on them, but there were several...
View ArticleBest brunch in North Beach area?
Most popular: Mama's Alternate: Don Pisto's Worth a cab ride: Brenda's
View ArticleOrganic Thai grocery/takeout at El Cerrito Ranch 99 Center
Ran Khanom Thai doesn't really have a web presence, I keep telling the owner she should at least tweet her menu every day but she seems a little web phobic. BTW if she has curry crab when you go there,...
View ArticleGood Sushi in Japantown?
His grumpiness has never bothered me. The food is too good for me to mind. And if he was nicer, it would be too crowded. I remember how I never used to post on here about Ino, for fear that I would not...
View ArticleAlexander Valley Bar (@ Medlock Ames, Healdsburg)
Thanks!! I think I know where we will be on the 21st :)
View ArticleRestaurant Guo Cui [Cupertino]
The cucumber juice isn't free - you have to order it (unless they've removed it from the menu). Out of curiosity, what soup base did you get?
View ArticleTin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto
I sampled two more flavors today: the malted milk w/chocolate pieces, and the Earl Grey. Both were way too sweet. Tin Pot uses high quality ingredients, but for these flavors, none of the complexity or...
View ArticleThe Plant in Burlingame
Thanks for the response and the tip about the burger bread/bun. I'll get there eventually...
View ArticleHummus - SF Dish of the Month July 2013
you know what, I've noticed the oily/saltiness too I'm glad it's not me. was actually thinking of finding a new hummus vendor based on this...
View ArticleTin Pot Creamery in Palo Alto
As a reference, they are almost as sweet as Rick's Ice Cream in Palo Alto, and Rick's is off the scale in terms of sweetness. Tin Pot is good about giving out samples, but the samples are really tiny.
View ArticleThai preserved radish & shell-on dried shrimp
I've found both (well, Chinese branded preserved radish and the dried shrimp I have bought have been of the larger sort) in the refrigerated section at the 99 Ranch, to the right of the open-top...
View ArticleNem Cua Be - rice paper wrapped filled with crabmeat, deep fried spring rolls...
Saw that and Pho Chanh Noodle House, both in San Jose on Yelp already. Finding at least one in Oakland would be ideal for me. San Francisco Bodega Bistro is more preferable than venturing further out...
View ArticleDuende in Oakland
I liked the arroz negro I had OK but I prefer the version at Barlata. Cuttlefish seems essential to me.
View ArticleBreakfast Sandwich - SF Dish of the Month June 2013
I know I'm supposed to be eating hummus, but since you mentioned banh mi... Aroma Coffee and Snacks, tucked away in the food court next to Seafood City, has a small selection of banh mi with fried egg....
View ArticleSeven Courses of Beef at Tay Giang in San Francisco?
I tried this place a few weeks ago and had a pretty good meal. The #42 Banh Tam Bi Cha Gio Thit Nuong (imperial roll, shredded pork, charbroiled pork & coconut milk over loi fen) is really good,...
View ArticleMore restaurant suggestions needed: Oakland and Castro area
For your Thursday lunch: Starbelly (www.starbellysf.com) is in the Castro (on 16th near Market) and they serve a nice lunch. The pizzas are good (many of them have a pork product on them but you can...
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