Bulleit bourbon, lemonade, splash of soda. $6 each
South Beach Bar & Grille, San Diego CA
After getting into bourbons, I’ve been constantly surprised at what actually tastes good as a mixer. This was the first time I had a bourbon lemonade and I loved it! I’ve been ordering this drink at bars ever since. Hehe!
City of San Diego bike racks and beach cruiser.
Crisp chicken bites, jalapeno. $9
M.Y. China, San Francisco CA
Chairman Mao’s chicken must be the sad, poor cousin of General Tso’s chicken. These chicken bits weren’t any better than the frozen variety from Safeway, just sprinkled with a mound of MSG! The dipping sauces also tasted like they came from bottles purchased from Safeway. No, not even from a legitimate Asian market. From Safeway…
Spring has sprouted!
Scrambled eggs, home fries, wheat toast, and bacon. $12.75
Lark Creek Grill, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
A standard breakfast, but well done as airport food goes. The bacon was extra crispy and flat (must have been baked). The potatoes were a bit on the greasy side, but other than that not too many complaints.
Pacific coastline from the plane.
House cut kennebec fries, mushroom gravy, two hour cooked pork belly, cheese curds, and granna padano. $9
Citizen’s Band, San Francisco CA
WOWZA, this poutine was amazing! The crispy pork belly was definitely the star – it reminded me of great fried lechon. With the flavorful gravy, soft cheese curds, and wispy grates of granna padano you can’t go wrong. This dish should definitely replace their mac and cheese on the 7×7 Big Eat List!
Dark red Verbena x hybrida (Verbenaceae) flowers, Castro Street.
German style pilsner. $5
Raglan Public House, San Diego CA
This place looked cute from the outside, but the service was horrible!! Our main waitress was SO absentminded and slow that we didn’t stay to order any food after this beer. We really didn’t have the time for it so we decided to cut our losses and leave.
Napkins and menu.
Bright colorful mural, Bacon Street.
These were fun and delicious starters to begin our meal! They use different toppings depending on the night.
State Bird Provisions, San Francisco CA
Rose wine, grenache/cinsault/syrah/cabernet sauvignon, Commanderie de la Bargemone, Coteaux d’Aix en Provence, France 2011. $9
Forbes Island, a free-floating restaurant off Pier 39.
Shredded chicken and boiled shrimp, vermicelli noodles, mint, rice paper, peanut sauce. $4.75
Dinosaurs, San Francisco CA
Why is Vietnamese food SO good?! Perhaps it’s because it’s packed with flavor (and saltiness)! Whatevs, I’ll eat it any day.
Decorative maple tree (Aceraceae) with a sycamore tree (Platanaceae) in the background, 16th Street.
Scallops, shrimp, spinach wrapper. $9
M.Y. China, San Francisco CA
This dish was SO mediocre that I don’t even remember ordering it. That’s not surprising because the food runners tried to drop off several dishes that we didn’t order. So perhaps we really didn’t order this in the first place. At least they were consistent with their lameness. Get a clue!
White, lavendar and yellow large wild iris/fairy iris (Dietes grandiflora, Iridaceae) flowers, Castro Street.
Sobieski vodka, garnished with lime and celery. $10.25 each
Lark Creek Grill, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
These bloody marys were ok, but I don’t think we even finished them. They had a slightly off taste that became unpalatable after a while.
Terminal 2 sculptural artwork.
Baked macaroni and fontina, cheddar fonduta, and onion rings. $8
Citizen’s Band, San Francisco CA
Meh… Being on the 7X7 list, I was expecting to be blown away by this dish, but this was a bit of a disappointment. The onion rings where very large, but really limp and soggy. And the mac and cheese was too hard and congealed. The cheddar fonduta did little to help add much needed moisture to the dry block of mac and cheese. Too bad…
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013
The North (Dutch) Windmill, Golden Gate Park.
With almond cream, almond slivers and powdered sugar. $2.50
Thorough Bread and Pastry, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was REALLY tasty! I loved the buttery, super flaky crust and the generous slathers of almond cream. A great decadent weekend treat!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013
Pink poppies mural, Thorough Bread and Pastry patio.
Vittle Monster 