Mid-range small plates easy walk-in on a Saturday night (San Francisco)
Muka in Hayes Valley next to the Performing Arts Garage. Great bar menu. Killer food. Lots of small plates and usually 2 entrees a night. Not crowded at all on the weekends. Comfortably busy.
View ArticleFormer food loving residents now tourists
We used to live in Noe Valley and ate out fairly regularly. Some of our go to dinner places were Nopa, Boulevard, Perbacco, A16, Hamano Sushi, Eric's, Maverick, esperpento, to name a few. We haven't...
View ArticleSF and Napa in October
Just got back from Calistoga Ranch (disappointing compared to the other places we've stayed...). Enjoyed the following eats: Redd Wood - really wonderful pastas (bucatini with tomato and guanciale) and...
View ArticleAnyone try Lucky 37 Filipino food in Oakland?
Luke Tsai does great work and reviews when an eatery hits their sweet spot after ironing out their bugs. other filipino openings (or to be) -resto kubo kitchen, 24458 mission blvd. hayward -kainbigan,...
View ArticleWednesday Burger at Biergarten [Hayes Valley, San Francisco]
Pickled asparagus is delicious.
View Articlebest dark roast coffee beans in Berkeley / Oakland area
Agree, but then it was always burnt coffee. Italian friends made great fun of Peet's house coffees. I had a wonderful rich Bicycle coffee but can't remember from which beans. Cup it at the Hawaiian...
View ArticleDim Sum Chowdown at Hong Kong Lounge II [San Francisco]
Yep. I googled and came up only with the first not "II." http://hongkonglounge.net/ If they're related (are they?) you'd think they'd included "II."
View ArticleVegetarian in Berkeley/Oakland
Encuentro Gather Comal Udupi Palace Plum Vik's Cafe Colucci Cha Ya Pizzaiolo Disco Volante
View ArticleBay Area Food Festivals and Events - August 2013
8/17 - Family Winemakers tasting, San Francisco http://sfconsumer13.eventbrite.com/ 8/17 - Grape to Glass, Russian River Valley, starts at 4pm http://rrvw.org/event-grape-to-glass/ 8/17 - Bay Area...
View ArticleFillmore Bakeshop cronut or cronot? [SF]
https://www.facebook.com/fillmorebakeshop "We're not going to lie, this morning was Kronut mayhem and it was awesome! Thank you to everyone who came out, and our apologies to those who didn't get any....
View ArticleTerrapin Creek Cafe - Bodega Bay
We were back to Terrapin Creek yesterday for another fantastic meal. Everything we ordered was "new" to the menu compared to our last visit. The owners - chef are on the top of their game and it shows...
View ArticleBest Cantonese style Egg Foo Young?
Peninsula Seafood Restaurant has six different egg foo young on its menu. 641 Jackson St (415) 398-8383 peninsulaseafoodrestaurant.com thanks to Ruth for directing our attention to PSR...
View ArticleWise Sons Deli at the Contemporary Jewish Museum [San Francisco]
From the picture it looks to me as if it was processed with this. http://ww3.hdnux.com/photos/07/06/24/1860874/7/628x471.jpg
View ArticleBest Burger in Bay Area?
Went to Westlake Joe's last week, purely for ambiance (where else can you find Googie style cofee house architecture with steak and cocktail lounge in Northern California?!) though I have to say it was...
View ArticleCart Dim Sum in SF Chinatown
Our favorite cart dim sum in Chinatown is City View, as it is clean, bustling, and the dim sum is hot. Sometimes it takes the carts some time to make it to our table, but we're generally happy with the...
View ArticleM. H. Bread & Butter in San Anselmo
I went back today and had their Chorizo & Cheese Scone ($3.75). It was excellent in flavor and texture, as I expected, including some chilies for a bit of heat. This photo and the next are of the...
View ArticleFresh Hatch Green Chiles
Also Sprouts Farmers Markets has them from Young Guns in Hatch NM. .79 lb they are selling them for $19.50 25#case. I think their quality is better. Bought Young Guns last year and loved them. They...
View ArticleWestLake Duck
Try this name for the dish. Eight treasures duck available at Hakka in San Francisco. Had a year or so ago. Pre-order. A little higher end than Westlake Duck.
View ArticleHelp a fellow procrastinator out...
Range is super cramped and really pretty loud. Not romantic. Perbacco also pretty cramped and loud, at lunch anyway. Perbacco didn't strike me as romantic (bit corporate actually). We were at a fourtop...
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