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House of Silvanas (Daly City) & Frozen Kuhsterd "Cereal Milk" available at Cako Creamery SF Metreon!
Some pics I took attached below: Left pic Silvanas; Middle: Frozen Kuhsterd Cereal Milk; Rt Cako Cramery some ice cream flavors.
House of Silvanas (Daly City) & Frozen Kuhsterd "Cereal Milk" available at Cako Creamery SF Metreon!
You can buy Silvanas from House of Silvanas Daly City & Frozen Kuhsterd Cereal Milk at Cako Creamery SF Metreon! Silvanas are $2. Scoop of Cereal Milk $3.25.
Pinkberry coming to SF Union Square!
Correction: O'Farrell near Powell. Went back in the daytime sign says opening June 2012.
Pinkberry coming to SF Union Square!
I saw the construction sign while on the 38 bus that Pinkberry is coming soon! On Geary Blvd between Powell & O'Farrell. Please let me know if you know when it's opening.
Where to buy a chocolate Kouign Amann in San Francisco on Sunday?
Farm:Table in SF sells Starter Bakery's kouign amann, they don't answer their phone so don't know if you'll get chocolate kouign amann, but I've gotten it there on Sundays open 9-3.
Website:
http://farmtablesf.com/
Root Beer -- housemade or good bottle selection??
I saw Abita rootbeer on the menu at Foreign Cinema $4. Maybe they can sell you some.
BackAYard now has a new 2nd location: Downtown San Jose!
BackAYard, the Caribbean American food from Menlo Park, now has a brand new place that opened Fri 5/4/12 Downtown San Jose location on 80 Market St (between St. James/St John). I hope to try it for lunch next week - I loved their oxtail & jerk chicken when I had it at the Menlo Park location.
Website:
http://www.backayard.net/
Hrs:
Sun closed
M-Th 1-3; 5-8
Fri 11-9
Sat 12-8
Ph: 408-294-8626
The Candy Store (Russian Hill) SF will have some of their candies at all Target stores for 6 Weeks starting Sun May 6, 2012
Very excited to hear that The Candy Store, SF will have some of their candies at all Target stores starting Sun 5/6/12!! Some jars of licorice, taffy, gumballs, gummies, sour gummies, malt balls, gift item & nostalgic selection.
Sfgate article:
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=%2Fc%2Fa%2F2012%2F04%2F05%2FDDJL1NB331.DTL
Public Service Announcement: Golden Gate Bakery is NOT open.
when are they coming back?
Room 389 (bar) that serves Cameroon (West Central Africa) food on Tues evenings, Oakland
East Bay Express saw my post & went there:
http://www.eastbayexpress.com/WhatTheFork/archives/2012/05/01/your-tuesday-night-food-adventure-cameroonian-food-at-room-389
Hot Italian (pizza, salad, weekend brunch), Emeryville Public Market - any reports?
Read some reviews on Yelp, what do the Hounds think of Hot Italian in Emeryville?
Hot Italian
Public Market
5959 Shellmound St, Emeryville
510-922-1369
Website:
http://www.hotitalian.net/
Sausalito: Dive into Davey Jones Deli for creative, 90% organic sandwiches - vegans and meat-o-philes equally welcome
This was featured on Check Please. Looks really good:
http://blogs.kqed.org/checkplease/2012/04/26/davey-jones-deli-restaurant-info/
Brown Sugar Kitchen Review [Oakland]
Heard about Brown Sugar Kitchen for years and finally tried it. Ate some oatmeal at home so I wasn't hungry when I went. Hate to be starving & having to wait. Drive from Fremont is about 30 min, FREE street parking in front & in the back of the restaurant.
Got there about 8:50am on Sun 4/15/12 and the small place was filled up with a waiting list. Got on the list and had to wait only about 10 minutes. Wait after 9am looked pretty bad, 2 benches outside the place to wait. Got 2 seats at the counter.
I got Cornmeal Waffle w/ apple cider syrup $8 - takes some time to get the waffle, it's just one waffle, some butter, & the syrup. I thought the syrup was very sweet & not my favorite, but I didn't want to spend $2 more for Maple Syrup. Waffle was very light & crispy. I liked it. I'm going to try to find a cornmeal waffle recipe online & make my own at home.
B. got cheesy grits w/ poached eggs $8 - he liked it, I found the grits just ok, I'm not a fan of poached eggs.
One piece of Buttermilk fried chicken $4 - B. said it was the best fried chicken he's ever had. I found it was pretty juicy.
Coffee $1.84 - black coffee w/ cream on the side. More coffee offered if u want.
Charged our meal $23.75 before tip. Separate bathrooms - women's just one sink/one toilet from entrance turn Left.
Seen on KQED Check Please. Check out the Oakland mural & street art across the street.
Utah: Good eats for dinner near Arches NP, Moab, SLC Airport?
We're going to rent a car May 12-19 & do some sightseeing & hiking starting in Salt Lake City. Most breakfast will be instant oatmeals; lunches: going buy groceries & make quick sandwiches. What I need help with is mainly dinners. Will have rental vehicle.
SLC:
Garden Restaurant - anyone been?
Near Arches NP
Groceries & eat deli at City Market - anyone been there?
Moab - any thoughts on these places or can suggest better dinners? I prefer healthy-type meals with lots of veggies, meats ok. Asian, Greek, Mediterranean or other types of food ok.
Buck's Grill House
Milt's Stop & Eat
Sabaku Sushi
Red Iguana
Mandarin Restaurant
Where to eat for dinner before getting to SLC Airport or at the airport?
Help in San Jose
What kind of food do you guys want, cost?
you could start with this older thread:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/791174
Suggestions for tea?
Five Mountains tea is sold at International Art Museum's Gift Shop on Market St between 6th & 7th in SF, my post here:
http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/831663
Tax Season: a very good three-course prix fixe at P'tit Laurent for $20.12
The website mentioned excluded Fri & Sat, so I'm hoping we can get the $20.12 deal on Sun?
Room 389 (bar) that serves Cameroon (West Central Africa) food on Tues evenings, Oakland
My co-worker mentioned Room 389, a bar, serves Cameroon (West Central Africa) food on Tues evenings. Anyone try it?
Room 389
389 Grand Ave, Oakland
510-936-6389
Happy Hr 4-8pm daily
M-Th 4p-Close
Fri 4p-2AM
Sat 1pm-2AM
Sun 2pm-Close
Farmers' Market open March 28-April 1st worth checking out?
Any other vendors/food stalls to look out for & try?
SF hound going to NYC for 5 days March 28-April 1, 2012
i think my friend meant crab pizza.
Farmers' Market open March 28-April 1st worth checking out?
Hope to get some New York apples while in town, any farmers' market worth checking out?
List I found online:
http://www.grownyc.org/ourmarkets
SF hound going to NYC for 5 days March 28-April 1, 2012
Going to do mostly sightseeing & lots of eating, could use some help with organizing list of good & cheap places to eat near these places:
Central Park
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Times Square
on the way or after seeing Statue of Liberty & Ellis Island
Empire State Bldg
Rockefeller Center
St Patrick's Cathedral
Guggenheim Museum
NY Public Library
Museum of Modern Art
American Museum of Natural History
Frick Collection
Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum
Places I might go:
Russ & Daughters
Katz's
Ippudo
Shake Shack
Grey's Papaya or Crif Dogs
Grimaldi's Pizzeria under the Brooklyn Bridge
Washington Heights
Mandangsui
Otto
Caracas Arepas
Molly's cupcakes
Lots of gelato places..
Magnolia's Cupcake
Joe's Shanghai
A-Wah
Prosperity Dumpling
Xi'an Famous Foods
La Maison Du Chocolat
Chocolate shop under the Dumbo
Dessert Club, Chikalicious
Veniero's Pasticceria & Caffe
Blue Stove - sour cherry pie
Cafe Habana
Kam Hing Coffee Shop
Blue Ribbon - dinner need rsvp
Sake Bar Hagi
Murray's Bagels
Grimaldi's Pizzeria
Joe's Pizza
Two Boots Pizza
Artichoke Pizza- clam pizza
La Boulange now open in the Metreon, SF
Saw a mention that La Boulange is now open in the Metreon, SF, it's 12th location:
La Boulange: 781 Mission St, near Fourth Street, facing Yerba Buena Gardens
www.laboulangebakery.com
http://insidescoopsf.sfgate.com/blog/2012/03/13/la-boulange-now-open-in-the-metreon/
Unusual SouthBay goodies for my Wicked Aunts Tour?
What about Pinkberry frozen yogurt (SJ); Sprinkles Cupcake in Palo Alto; Shuei-Do Manju Shop in SJ Japantown.
Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant - Kearny location, SF w/ Pics
I tried Enjoy Vegetarian Restaurant for lunch Sun 3/11/12 since CCNGo named it one of the top 50 Chinese restaurants in the US. I thought it was ok.
They have a good lunch deal M-F 11-2:30p which includes soup of the day, main dish, brown or steamed rice, & spring roll for $7.50!
No Msg, garlic or onions in any dishes, Buddhist don't eat those things.
Since it was Sun I couldn't get that deal. FREE hot tea brought to the table.
I got Eggplant Tofu Basil $8.50 - It's a plate of eggplant, fried tofu squares, & a few basil in a brown sauce. I liked it ok.
Brown rice $1.25 for a small bowl - have to order that separate, doesn't come with the entree.
Bathrooms: Separate Woman/Man, singles. There's a sign for Non-Customers it's $2 per person to use the bathroom!
Charge cards accepted: Master Card, Visa, Discover
FREE books like "The Life of The Buddha"; "What the Buddha Taught" available near the window other dining section.
Hrs:
Daily 11-2:30p; 5-9p
Ken Ken Ramen & Boba Guys, SF? Asian Night Market 3/8-3/10
Tried Ken Ken Ramen Thurs 3/8/12 for dinner. Got there 5:50pm and was the 2nd in line. Suppose to check in with the hostess, but didn't notice her until later I just grabbed a seat at the bar.
I got a Shoyu ramen $11 - comes w/ noodle, pea shoots, 1 bok choy slice, 2 thick & well done pork slices, green onions, broth, & 1 soft boiled egg. I liked it fine. Ate it in about 20 min.
Then I got a Boba milk tea $4 - It was nice, ate some of the boba, had a bunch left that I didn't finish. They use Straus milk & Indian loose tea.
Subtotal $15 + $1.28 tax = $16.28 before tip. Charged it.
One small unisex bathroom next to the Hostess, opposite side of the Ramen bar.
Techno music played, can be loud in there.
Hrs:
Starting Wed 3/14/12 - gonna open on Wed for Tonkotsu Ramen Only!
Thurs-Sat 6p-10p
Ken Ken Ramen & Boba Guys, SF? Asian Night Market 3/8-3/10
Any recent reports on Ken Ken Ramen? & What do hounds think of Boba Guys?
http://eatkenkenramen.com/#_
Ken Ken Ramen
3378 18th St, SF
Anyone try the Lucuma ice cream $3?
There's going to be an Asian style Night Market going on next door to them Thurs 3/8-Sat 3/10 from 6p-late:
http://kenkenramen.tumblr.com/post/18644079253/hawkers-vendors-madness-and-more-ken-ken-ramen
Brasa - Peruvian chicken (and more) in Berkeley
We went Sat 3/3/12 so it wasn't busy. Their credit card machine wasn't working when I went, had to pay in cash which sucks. Make sure they give you back the correct change back.
Look at their menu on the screen then order & pay. We got:
half chicken w/ 2 sides $12. We picked french fries & veggie salad. Chicken was pretty good though I thought on the small side. I think I could eat an entire half chicken myself. French fries didn't eat, it's a lot though. Veggie salad was a small bowl filled with a bit of avocado, beets, carrots - just ok for me.
Anticuchos $6 was 6 little beef hearts I guess cut up & more fries. I asked if fries come with it & she told me no, I knew it did. Hearts were tough & chewy, not tender. Not my favorite.
Chicha Morada $2 ea - sweet purple corn drink. Fine, not that special.
Alfajores 2 for $3. Comes in separate plastic envelopes. I liked them, not enough powder sugar for me, but cookies & caramel inside is good.
Our total $27.19.
Hrs:
Closed Sun
M-Sat 11:30-8:30p
