Apple Jack cocktail – Farmerbrown

Apple Jack cocktail Farmerbrown

Bourbon, brown sugar, apple orange bitters and fresh lemon, garnished with apple slice.  $7 for happy hour
Farmerbrown, San Francisco

This was appliciously tasty and refreshing!  I’m not a huge bourbon fan, but this drink had lots of other flavors to smooth out the effect on my amateur palate.  I love that they serve their drinks in mason jars.  And it’s $2 off house cocktails during happy hour, yay!

Eric’s spicy eggplant – Eric’s Restaurant

Eric's spicy eggplant Eric's Restaurant

Sauteed eggplant with chicken, shrimp, red bell pepper, and basil in a special spicy sauce.  $9.75
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco

I’m an eggplant fanatic so, naturally, this is one of my favorite dishes at Eric’s.  You also get a great combination of different proteins with the beautifully sauteed eggplants.  The sauce is so flavorful and made even better with the basil.  My only complaint is that I always order this extra spicy, but I always receive it with barely any spice.  C’mon people, gimme some heat!!!  🙂

General Tso’s chicken – Eric’s Restaurant

General Tso's chicken Eric's Restaurant

Breaded and deep fried chicken pieces topped with a special sauce.  $8.75
Eric’s Restaurant, San Francisco

“General Tso’s chicken” can mean anything on a Chinese restaurant menu.   If you haven’t been to that particular restaurant before, you can expect to get just about anything.  The General Tso’s chicken at Eric’s Restaurant is one of my favorites.  The nuggets are pretty meaty (meaning they’re not overly breaded) and the sauce is absolutely delicious.  It was a great dark, garlicky flavor and it’s nice and sticky.  Noms!

Fish and calamari fritto – The Ramp

Fish and calamari fritto The Ramp

Deep fried fish fillet and bread calamari.  Served with french fries, cocktail sauce, tartar sauce, and a lemon wedge.  $14.50
The Ramp, San Francisco

This may look like a great plate of food, but it was the greasiest pile of crap I’ve ever had.  The oil they used to fry this in had to have been super cold because the fish fillet (especially) and everything else was saturated and dripping with grease.  I tried dabbing (then pressing and pummeling) napkins on it to try to soak up the grease, but all the napkins on the table were quickly used up and I was left with a sad, flaccid still-greasy pile of food in front of me.  They could’ve served me a cold sponge saturated in grease, and I wouldn’t know the difference.  Sad…

Chips with guacamole and salsa – The Ramp

Chips with guacamole and salsa The Ramp

Every part of this appetizer probably came out of either a can or bag, but I still liked it and definitely ate more than my share.  There’s just something about chips with salsa and guacamole that keeps you eating regardless of the quality.  Or maybe I’m just a pig!  Either way, I enjoyed these and would order them again in a quick second.  You definitely get lots of it!  $8
The Ramp, San Francisco

Rock shrimp tortellini – Firewood Cafe

Rock shrimp tortellini Firewood Cafe

Stuffed with fresh gulf rock shrimp, green onions, shallots and red bell peppers.  Served with Firewood sauce (mixture of marinara sauce and white wine cream sauce) and bread, topped with parsley and shaved parmesan cheese.  $9.95
Firewood Cafe, San Francisco

I’ll admit that I’ve had this dish more than a few times after hanging out at the surrounding bars all night, hehe!  I think it’s the Firewood sauce, a great mixture of marinara, wine, and cream) that hits just the right spots.  It’s a warm and homey dish – a perfect plate to satiate an after-bar appetite.  The tortellini always has a nice bite to them and the rock shrimp filling is delicious.