That's a shame. I've only had it once, and it was good. Bad service makes a difference.

Pozole isn't sopa Azteca though. The tortillas are incidental.

This is a Chow recipe. I prefer a clearer chicken broth.

http://www.chow.com/recipes/28204-sop...

It doesn't hurt that they have the best tortillas around. Take a few fresh ones home and make chilaquiles.

Their carnitas and ceviche with oranges are also good. And the hot chocolate with churros.

I also got them at Japantown in SF at Super Mira.

I had dim sum there a year ago. We enjoyed it but didn't love it, so I haven't been back to try again.

IMO Imperial Garden on San Bruno is considerably better, as is Sea Garden on Ocean.

But I'd definitely stop by for Sichuan food.

Yet Wah had a fun bar. They always had a little takeout under the stairs. I used to get bbq pork sometimes, years ago, or a fried potsticker to go.

There's a burger thing at Ft. Mason on this Saturday 6/8. Goldstar has half-price tickets.
http://sfburgerbrawl.eventbrite.com/
They even have VIP tickets!

Well, you can sample if you happen to be near Morgan Hill. Though based on your description, they're worth the drive. Thanks for the encouragement.

What does a Black Tartarian taste like, aside from having a great name?

That helps, thanks.

Be aware tomorrow is MAPP so places along 24th will be busier than usual. Not that that's a bad thing. Lots of music and art.

What are the places you like and usually go?

Limon Rotisserie
Tuba
Blue Plate
Beast and the Hare
Pauline's

maybe St. Vincent, which is tapas, and the portions are big. But not cheap if you're drinking.

If it's after the performance, I'd go somewhere that takes reservations.

Ugh. Like a hipster curse.

Most of my favorite breads are good the next day or day after.

Rustic baguettes (Thorough's purple baguette or Craftsman and Wolves' regular baguette) are better than white.

Be sure they were baked same day when you buy them; many outlets are selling you yesterday's baguette.

For sandwich bread, my favorite is probably Josey Baker's seed feast followed by his Wonder bread (available at The Mill on Divis). C&W has a pretty decent slightly sour levain. And Tartine's walnut bread is based on their country French loaf but holds up better. They'll sell you half a loaf.

I don't freeze or toast. I do keep cut side down on wood, and don't mind a little crunch. And if there's any left, I slice it thin and use as crackers or for French toast.

Good luck. The other thing worth experimenting with is a bread box. I have a plastic one I got at IKEA but even an inverted bowl might work.

Most food in this area including "ethnic" (whatever that means to you) is locally sourced to some extent. There's much less reason to seek out a farm to table restaurant in Northern California in late spring than elsewhere.

That's too bad about the food. I liked Pasion when I ate there.

The point of going to the beach (or La Costanera) for the sunset is going to the beach for the sunset--it may be a detour on the way to SFO, but it's a detour with a spectacular view. Less important for someone that's been on the coast though.

Yes, it is possible to eat at Aziza for less than $120. I'd really rather let 54howell look at a menu and decide.

The Richmond district is full of great food. It's not far to go downtown, but I agree, you may as well eat out by the beach while you're on the west side of town.

You might also consider going to La Costanera, south on a beach on highway 1. It's upscale Peruvian, with a bar or a more formal restaurant upstairs. (Close to the park, Pasion has a similar upscale Peruvian approach, but not the same view.)

Aziza

There's nothing that exciting about Burma Superstar. Without the line, it would be an upscale Americanized Burmese restaurant with cute decor.

One of my favorite places to eat. Aside from the fried chicken and pan chan, my favorite dishes there are jap chae and kalbi. They have a great deal for lunch too.

That's exciting. I love their rice salad.

Essential? It's a directory with a smattering of notes and 5 "bests" up front.

It doesn't even bother to flag which places charge outrageous prices, tell you who has good food to take on a flight, or link to the websites so you can find out yourself. Unless you are quite familiar with SFO, you'll still need to look up airlines and try to figure out which restaurants are inside security and which are before.

Unfortunately the most important piece of information for an airport restaurant is whether it's inside security or not.

This is a nice start that needs to be filled in with recommendations (beyond easy swipes at Starbucks) to be genuinely helpful.

Best thing I learned from it: someone at SFO handing out concessions has a taste for ice cream. I hadn't realized SFO now has Fraiche, Two Twins, Bud's, and Pinkberry. Someone should do an ice cream crawl, except it would require taking a few flights.

It's not just Ino, it's also his wife and the whole experience. I've tried enjoying it multiple times and never had anything that warranted such unwelcoming or disinteresting treatment. No reason to return.

I love Murchie's, including the packaging. But I always buy it on vacation, so I've never tried it at home. I really like their blends, which are fairly traditional as opposed to dessert flavors.

Every time I go to Sushi Aka Tombo, I wonder why I don't eat there more often. They have a few wonderful non-sushi items too including fresh tofu, nasu dengaku, and an umeboshi plum and rice soup.

Koo is excellent, especially if you can sit at the bar (make a reservation).

It is lovely stuff. I think it's a shame to cook it and lose the texture. I do like it in soup and with fish, but I also like it torn into salads, like baby spinach.

It also marries well with eggs for omelets or frittatas.

I didn't realize they still had a store.

Tea-time in Palo Alto stocks a lot of Darjeeling varieties and other Indian teas. They will sell small quantities and brew anything in the store to order.

Peet's Assam extra fancy is quite decent for the price. I prefer their smokier breakfast teas to English breakfast. Red Blossom has an Assam, but Chinese teas are more their forte.

I also like some of the blends from Adagio, which you can order online. A good deal is to buy one of their Ingenui-tea steepers with a sampler.

Yes, Crenn isn't casual and would likely require a reservation. But worth it.

Great cocktail bars aren't on that side of town.

Ah, that old "Thai" breakfast standby, fried rice with ketchup, peas, and raisins.

I'll just add that a good friend recently moved from the city and peninsula to Sausalito, and his take is that everything in Marin especially groceries has 10-20% added. So if you'll be in the city, you might consider stopping in the Richmond district for shopping. There are lots of small produce shops on Geary and Clement plus Russian stores in the 20s.

I do like that Mollie Stone's and the San Rafael market is fun; but prices are high.

That's awfully precise, Wolfe :)

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