Steamed and served with cocktail sauce and melted butter. $34.95
Fishermen’s Grotto, San Francisco CA
I love dungeness crab and this plate was surprisingly good! I’m always weary of the touristy restaurants on the Wharf but this crab was very tasty and fresh, and a great value.
Crab meat extracting utensils.
House chardonnay. $7
Yellow Dyckia flowers (Bromeliaceae), West Field Road.
One pound of fresh steamed mussels served with bread. Made with tomato-basil sauce with garlic, parsley, and red pepper flakes. $13
Frjtz, San Francisco CA
This had a lot of flavor, but was a tad on the salty side. I enjoyed that the mussels were large and meaty. They were nicely cooked so they were still tender and delicious!
Merlot, Grayson Cellars, California. $7
Sparkling, Valdo, Prosecco. $7
Bernal Heights Branch, San Francisco Public Library. I love the colorful mosaic they have in the front of the buidling.
House smoked chorizo, sweet potato, cana de oveja, scallions. $12
Chambers Eat and Drink, San Francisco CA
The individual components of this plates were great, but it wasn’t cohesive. The fried cana de oveja cheese was my favorite part of this dish, I just wish everything had come together successfully.
Young Banksia spikes (Proteaceae), West Field Road.
Vittle Monster 