Monthly Archives: August 2012

Lobster corn chowder – We’re On A Roll

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Lobster corn chowder - We're On A Roll
Served with fresh griddled bread. Cup $5
We’re On A Roll, South San Francisco CA

This chowder was SO flavorful, noms! I usually expect chowders to be on the creamier side so I was a little surprised at how thin this lobster corn chowder was. That said, it was so delicious that I completely forgave its thin consistency. I don’t know what they put in this thing to produce so much flavor, but I want the recipe!

New England Lobster Company "Welcome" sign

New England Lobster Company “Welcome” sign. I’ve purchased frozen lobster tails from here, and they were very good. The guys at the counter are also very nice and helpful.

Candied orange blossom donut – Dynamo Donuts

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Candied orange blossom donut - Dynamo Donuts
Donut with candied orange zest, topped with an orange blossom glaze and drizzled with bittersweet chocolate. $2
Dynamo Donuts and Coffee, San Francisco CA

Dynamo Donuts has got to be my favorite donut shop in The City. It’s a walkable distance from my house and provides the perfect weekend morning treat. This candied orange blossom donut was very tasty!

Scented 'Lady Plymouth' geranium flower (Pelargonium graveolens, Geraniaceae)
Scented ‘Lady Plymouth’ geranium flower (Pelargonium graveolens, Geraniaceae), Noe Street. This beautiful plant is in a cute wash basin planter near my gym. I love its light, variegated leaves and small pink flowers.

Marble black raspberry ice cream – Scoopful Ice Cream

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Marble black raspberry ice cream - Scoopful Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with a ribbon of black raspberry. I loved the bold flavor of the black raspberry swirled into the ice cream. It wasn’t too sweet either. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA

Gumball machine, Tanforan Mall

Gumball machine, Tanforan Mall. “Please don’t shake me! Thanks” I liked the sign on the gumball machine.

Yellow mullein flowers (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae)

Yellow mullein flowers (Verbascum thapsus, Scrophulariaceae), West Field Road. I love that they included these beautiful biennial plants in the dry-scaping along this road. The large, silvery tomentose leaves are lovely as are its tall, majestic spike inflorescences.

Baked monkey roll – Saru Sushi Bar

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Baked monkey roll - Saru Sushi Bar
Baked California roll topped with salmon, masago (capelin roe), scallions, spicy mayo and sweet soy glaze. $14
Saru Sushi Bar, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this warm roll was SO delicious! I thought that because it had so many things on it including a spicy mayo and soy glaze that I wouldn’t be able to taste all the ingredients, but I was wrong. You could definitely taste the CA roll and salmon too, yum! I would order this again.

Noe Valley Farmers Market mural, 24th Street
Noe Valley Farmers Market mural, 24th Street. I don’t actually know what this mural is called and I should really figure out who painted it. The mural is located in the parking lot that hosts the Noe Valley Farmers Market on Saturdays. I think it’s absolutely beautiful and it extends on both sides of the parking lot.

Brownie ala mode ice cream – Scoopful Ice Cream

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Brownie ala mode ice cream - Scoopful Ice Cream
Vanilla ice cream with chunks of brownie and a fudge swirl. Junior cup $1.90
Scoopful Ice Cream, San Bruno CA

Scoopful Ice Cream storefront

Scoopful Ice Cream storefront. The ice cream here was pretty good, but the lady behind the counter seemed more interested in watching tv than helping customers. Lame!

San Bruno Police Plaza

San Bruno Police Plaza next to the Bart Station behind Tanforan Mall. This is one of the nicer and cleaner police stations I’ve seen in the Bay Area.

Kassem’s Plate with chicken – Ali Baba

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Kassem's Plate with chicken - Ali Baba
Chicken shawerma with pickled onions and parsley, served with rice and choice of salad. $10.35
Ali Baba, South San Francisco CA

The chicken in this dish was dry, which was an unfortunate theme. I really liked the rice though! It had lentils in it which gave it a great texture. A pretty good value if that’s what you’re looking for.

Yogurt cucumber salatat - Ali Baba
Yogurt cucumber salatat (diced cucumber salad with yogurt and mint). This was pretty tasty, but maybe a little too yogurt-y. It did help balance out the dry chicken though.

Ali Baba street sign

Ali Baba street sign. This is definitely a destination restaurant since there’s not much around it.

Panda "bear" sidewalk stencil
Panda “bear” sidewalk stencil, San Francisco Bay Trail. Aw, isn’t he cute?!

Naked scallop roll – Saru Sushi Bar

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Naked scallop roll - Saru Sushi Bar
Snow crab, avocado, scallop, and masago (capelin roe) wrapped with white soy paper. $12
Saru Sushi Bar, San Francisco CA

This was a new one for me! I’ve never had a roll using soy paper before. It really didn’t taste like anything and the texture was weird, so I don’t think I was a fan. It gives the sushi roll an interesting look, but doesn’t do much in terms of taste. The rest of the roll tasted great though!

Planter with succulent plants, Jersey Street
Planter with succulent plants, Jersey Street. This building was renovated a couple years back and they’ve filled the planter in front with a few different things already. They originally had horsetails (Equisetum sp., Equisetaceae) in it, and currently they have a beautiful assortment of hardy succulents. I definitely prefer this over the horsetails.

Ali Baba’s Plate with beef – Ali Baba

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Ali Baba's Plate with beef - Ali Baba
Beef shawerma with pickled onions and parsley over hummus, served with pita bread. $9.95
Ali Baba, South San Francisco CA

This was a great value, but the beef was really dry. Thank goodness there was plenty of hummus to help moisten the beef. I will say that the meat was flavorful though.

Ali Baba storefront

Ali Baba storefront. The restaurant is pretty much in the middle of nowhere, lol!

South San Francisco Bart station artwork
South San Francisco Bart station artwork along the platform.

Halibut tartare – Saru Sushi Bar

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Halibut tartare - Saru Sushi Bar
Served with halibut bone, plantain, and black sesame chips. $15
Saru Sushi Bar, San Francisco CA

The halibut tasted very good and looked beautiful! I didn’t really enjoy the other components though. The black sesame chips were super hard and difficult to eat. The fried halibut tails were even harder and almost impossible to chew. And I really don’t remember if there were any plantains on the plate, lol!

Hens-and-chicks (Echeveria sp., Crassulaceae)
Pink edged hens-and-chicks (Echeveria sp., Crassulaceae), Divisadero Street. I think these succuclents are lovely. They come in many colors and often grow with long stems.