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Hitachino Beer in San Francisco?
Whole Foods in SOMA had it. I saw the larger bottles near the hot food deli.
Deep-Fried Turkey in the CITY
Cajun Pacific in the Sunset District has them. You should preorder it soon and it'll be available for pick up. I believe it costed me $60 for a 14lb bird several years ago.
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Cajun Pacific
4542 Irving St, San Francisco, CA 94122
Dinner on Tuesday with a Vegetarian...ideas?
Any ambiance is okay...not too hole in the wall. Something where it would be appropriate for work and doesn't have to fancy.
Dinner on Tuesday with a Vegetarian...ideas?
Hi there,
My director just asked me for suggestions in San Francisco for a team dinner (team of about ten) with reasonable prices. We have one vegetarian and it needs to be easily accessible for my co-workers coming in from the South Bay and BART. Any suggestions for me? Any help is greatly appreciated!
Mucho thanks.
Buying ube ice cream, anywhere besides Mitchell's?
Marco Polo, which serves gelato, has an ube flavor also. I like it better than Polly Ann's.
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Marco Polo Italian Ice Cream
1447 Taraval St, San Francisco, CA 94116
What's good at King of Thai Noodles?
Have to agree with #17 and the papaya salad! Total yummers. Also okay was fried chicken with fried rice. Those three are the only things we there.
I have also tried the soup noodles (okay), wonton soup (very meaty wontons), and yellow curry with chicken (which was way too sweet for curry). I'm not a big fan of their soup base so I stopped ordering their soup noodles after the two times I got it.
Shishito peppers...grilled, fried, etc. Who else serves them besides Alembic?
Don't kill me if I'm wrong but I think I had them at Sapoten on Clement St. in San Francisco. They were skewered and grilled with a touch of salt. It was the first time I've ever had it.
First time at The French Laundry
Not sure about when it gets dark in July but I'm responding to the latter part of your post regarding coffee and donuts. I was there back in February and inquired our server about the coffee and donuts when he asked us for our course options. Our server stated that he would check with the kitchen to see if they had the necessary ingredients and whether the chef would make them. In the end, we did get our coffee and donuts and it was well worth the effort to ask. Definitely doesn't hurt to try. :)
Buying Live Soft Shell Crabs
i saw them in the fridge at a seafood center on Clement St in San Francisco two weekends ago. I believe it's right next to Pizza Orgazmica
Best-O-Burger (Fidi), SF - NEW, anyone try it yet?
Someone beat you to this already...here's the thread
http://www.chowhound.com/topics/516181
Pearl Drinks Anyone?
They are primarily in the South Bay. I used to frequent the one in the Rivermark Plaza in Santa Clara. There's also one in Cupertino Village and in Milpitas - the same plaza Darda is in.
Magnolia - new chef
Thanks for the update. I, too, went there last night and was disappointed to find out about the discontinuing of the fried chicken. We looked at the menu and didn't find anything too interesting so we ended up heading to Namu for dinner. We did have two beers - Delilah Rye and some wheat ale - and the buttermilk fried onions. We were sorely disappointed with both beers. The wheat ale seemed a little watered down and the Delilah Rye tasted different from when we first had it during Strong Beer Month. We weren't too happy with the onions either because while they were sweet, they lacked any other flavor and seasoning. It definitely needed some kind of condiment.
Bottomless Mimosa in SF?
Circa in the Marina was doing this a couple of months ago during brunch. You might want to call them first to make sure though...
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Circa Restaurant & Lounge
2001 Chestnut St., San Francisco, CA 94123
Visit SF's Chinatown? I'm from LA
I just thought I'd clear this up. I'm friends with the owner's son and since the last time we spoke, which was about a month ago, the family still owns Utopia but they also own Imperial Palace.
Sky's The Limit In SF. Recommendations?
Second the Ritz Carlton Dining Room. The food and service was quite comparable to The French Laundry IMO.
Tapioca Milk Tea in FiDi
Tea Garden is okay. The tapioca balls were a little too mushy for me and I don't think I had the milk tea so I can't comment on the tea.
They also serve it at Ming's Coffee Shop. I haven't had it either but it's basically a whole in the wall that serves Americanized Chinese food.
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Ming's Coffee Shop
54 2nd St, San Francisco, CA
Question about French Laundry Reservation
I just came back fron FL for dinner this past Sunday (got a reservation the first day I called...guess I was lucky). Dinner was great. Although like others have stated in the past, you could get something quite comparable if you go to other places in the city such as the Dining Room. Anyway, I requested for the coffee and donuts. While I thought the donut part was okay, I thought the "coffee" part of it was the best. It was better than the dessert they had on the menus. The top was foam much like that of an esspresso and the coffee part was like a custard/mousse/pudding.
Biscuits and Gravy Recs?
Kate's Kitchen? I had their biscuit and liked but it wasn't a traditional biscuit. Haven't tried their gravy yet, however.
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Kate's Kitchen
471 Haight St, San Francisco, CA 94117
New SF ramen restaurant?
Well, not sure who's still interested in Watami but I drove by yesterday and it's open.
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Watami Shabu Shabu and Ramen
5344 Geary Blvd, San Francisco, CA 94121
New SF ramen restaurant?
Yes. That's right. I always get the two confused becayse Dragon River is right by my place. Thanks for the correction and I apologize for any confusion. :)
Genki Ramen - Thumbs Up!
Just wanted to see if anyone knows what happened to this place. I went about a month ago and I was really disappointed in the food. The broth looked the same but it didn't taste the same - it was REALLY watered down and I think they changed the noodles. It was limp and soggy.
Brunch with a view in Sausalito
Since you're not looking for great food but a view, I'll say Horizons in Sausalito. There's also and outdoor deck but I believe if you sit in the dining room, they have huge windows you can look at.
New SF ramen restaurant?
I posted a few weeks ago about Watami, which will be a ramen and shabu shabu restaurant. Watami will take over what was Dragon River on Geary Blvd between 17th and 18th Avenue. Maybe this is the one?
Sukiyaki (Not the song)
I haven't had it in years and there's been a downhill alert but I used to love Maki's version...quite expensive too. It was $20 or $25 for the dish. You have the option of having it cooked at your table or they can bring it to you cooked - I prefer to have them cook it as the flavor seems to absorb better when they do it in the kitchen.
Another place that my husband I thought was okay was Takara which is also in Japantown but, again, I haven't been there in years.
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Maki Restaurant
1825 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115
Takara Restaurant
22 Peace Plz Ste 505, San Francisco, CA 94115
New Blue Bottle Cafe opening 1/23/08 @ 8am
No worries but I'm thankful for your input. I just wanted to note that this sourness in the cappuccino at BBC has never happened to me before (I would think that this sourness would happen every time if the coffee was supposed to be like that). It has happened to me with their drip coffee but never the espresso drinks and I've been drinking their coffee for a while. That's why I thought it had something to do with the roasting process with that particular batch.
New Blue Bottle Cafe opening 1/23/08 @ 8am
I'm not sure what Kyoto style iced cofee is. I didn't get a chance to ask since it was pretty crowded as mchan02 mentioned but I do remember the Kyoto style iced coffee costing $3.25 while the New Orleans style costs $3.50. However, it's not the siphon bar as the siphon drinks are hot drinks at I think $11 a siphon. It was pretty neat to watch the baristas make the siphon drinks, however.
New Blue Bottle Cafe opening 1/23/08 @ 8am
I just came back from Blue Bottle at the new location. I didn't see a food menu but I did see loves of bread...there were several menus on the tables and it included drinks and a dessert menu.
We had a capuccino each and was surprised to find that our espresso drinks were sour...is this from improper roasting? I've had this issue with their drip coffees previoiusly too. Anyway, they have an interesting syphon coffee drink that serves two and in addition to their New Orleans iced coffee, they now have a Kyoto style iced coffee. Also new to their drinks menu are espresso con panna, lemonade, and some beer/wine. This is all I can remember from the top of my head.
Schoggi Imported Swiss Chocolate, SF - anyone try it?
As I stated in my Jan 16 response, I tried a champagne truffle from Schoggi. Not sure about the Schoggi's other truffles but I know that the champagne truffle is not from Teuscher since Teuscher's champagne truffles are my favorite so far.
Schoggi Imported Swiss Chocolate, SF - anyone try it?
I bought some last week on Thursday and ate them last night. Can't say I'm too fond of their truffles since I've has much better - I'm hoping this is because I waited a few days to eat it. Anyway, I had a champagne, dark chocolate, plum, and one other that I can't recall but it tasted like it was orange flavored, which isn't right because I wouldn't have bought an orange flavored truffle. The shells were really crispy so that each time I took a bite of the truffle, I had pieces of the chocolate shell that would fall all over the place and had a mess to clean up. I also found the filling of the truffle too sweet.
My four pieces of truffles cost me $8.16 as they were $68 a pound. Anyone else try the place?
Sozai - new Izakaya in the Sunset area
I've tried O Izakaya Lounge with my husband back when it first opened. We were really disappointed at the food. Hopefully, the place was still adjusting but my husband doesn't even want to give the place a second shot since he said it was overpriced for mediocre food.
We had the Agedashi Tofu, Pork Belly (Berkshire pork belly with housemade kimchi and maitake mushrooms), Sanma (broiled saury with arugula and garlic aioli), and a miso soup. The first thing that came to our table was my miso soup. The broth was fine but it was lukewarm and the shitake mushrooms they put in tasted funny...like they've been soaking in water, cut up, and placed on top of the soup right before it came out to our table. I would not order this again. The agedashi tofu was okay. I can't remember much about this dish other than I wouldn't order it here again since there's nothing special or remarkable about it. My husband did like the pork belly but I thought it was okay. If I'm remembering correctly (since it's been a while), they somehow crisped the meat, sliced it, and poured sauce over it. I remember thinking it was a bit bland. The dish that we both thought was the best was the broiled saury...the waitress stated that it was a fish that came directly from Japan. It was grilled whole and served with lemon wedges and aioli. The fish was really fresh so we didn't even use much of the aioli. We had four drinks altogether and our tab was almost $100. Not cheap by any means and we were pretty full but keep in mind we don't eat huge meals either. Big eaters will still be hungry with what we ordered.
