Is Lai Hong Lounge Now The Clear Choice For Dim Sum in SF Chinatown?
Gosh... guess you never ate at Y Ben. Don't think you would have stayed.
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Well, if you are willing to go outside of Chinatown I like House of Banquet on Clement. Massive, filled with mostly Chinese clientele. Many unusual dishes such as tripe soups and black vinegar pig's...
View ArticleBBQ Chicken at Panaderia Costa Chica in Healdsburg
And taste even better! We may have to go up next weekend for a fix...
View ArticleFassia, Moroccan in San Mateo
Is it a slab of duck breast or confit or? edited to add: Just read your post that it's shredded. Thanks for reporting in!
View ArticleWhere to get super yummy gravlax in Oakland/Berkeley?
I have not seen at Nordic House and they do not list it on their Website. And do expect Ikea's Gravlax to be "super yummy"
View ArticleCart Dim Sum in SF Chinatown
That's been our go-to place for the last couple of years. The food is always hot, the service is friendly, they have different things. When we got the shrimp-paste stuffed eggplant, they took it back...
View ArticleBay Area Food Festivals and Events - September 2013
9/13-15 - 8th Annual Middle Eastern and Greek Food Festival, Milpitas http://www.sjorthodox.org/festival.html 9/14 - Downtown Brew Crawl, Morgan Hill http://www.morganhilldowntown.com/ 9/15 - San Jose...
View ArticleISO Bay Area restaurants with delicious grilled octopus preparations.
We had some nice grilled baby octopus at La Costanera in Montara. Really tender. Nice smokey flavor. On skewers atop some stewed Peruvian potatoes. It looks like they have slightly modified preps on...
View ArticleRedwood City (or very close) upscale?
Just looking at the online list, it doesn't seem unreasonable for an italian restaurant. The mid-point on the reds is $60/bottle, and they have a very nice caraffa system where you can order glass, 1/3...
View ArticleStarbucks + La Boulange
They mass produce in South San Francisco. A girl who works at the facility told us this... I wanted to ask more questions about the the process (baking, packaging, shipping, etc.) but the context...
View ArticleNew chef at the Palace? Has anyone been? [San Francisco]
Here's a link to Bauer's full review, http://www.sfgate.com/restaurants/diningout/article/Palace-has-great-food-in-unlikely-setting-4741942.php It lists this contact info: The Palace 3047 Mission St...
View ArticleMajor fail at Mi Pueblo in San Rafael
Mi Pueblo in Oakland has some great togo food. Plus sometimes there is someone grilling meats in the parking lot which can be added together for a super take home meal.
View ArticleDinner and Bars near Fisherman's Wharf
The worst meal I ever had was at a Fisherman's Wharf restaurant called Castagnola's. I'm a SF local but was up in the FW neighborhood with a friend and it was late - after 10pm - we decided to grab...
View ArticleEarly stages of planning Napa trip?
You might want to hire a concierge for this... There are good people in Wine Country making decent livings planning trips for folks like you and making all the appointments and reservations.
View ArticleEl Yucateco Chipotle Hot Sauce
It's chipotle - maybe you couldn't find it with the spelling you were using. here's a link to order it online. in the Mission at various mexi-marts, i've seen/purchased the green, the red, and the...
View ArticleNew "sausage beer pub" coming to Temescal near Homeroom on 40th st. Oakland
Drove by today - it looked like people were inside, drinking beer. Has anyone been?
View ArticleSicilian lamb arancini (rice croquettes)
Caffe Arancini in Burlingame lists arancino rosso with ragu filling, wonder if it's lamb. http://caffearancini.com/
View ArticleFun dinner for a father and 7-yr-old daughter?
When my daughters were that age they loved sharing small plates with us. Lots of choices and they didn't have to plow through a whole dish by themselves.
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