Served with a side aioli. Happy hour $8
Anchor & Hope, San Francisco CA
These were delicious! They weren’t greasy at all and the shrimp were still soft and juicy. Noms!
Plastered garage doors, The Mission.
Sauteed crispy catfish in spicy chili paste, with beans and basil. Served with brown rice and salad. $13
Banana House, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was pretty tasty! I liked that it was actually spicy too! I’m sure it was packed with sodium, but it still had a distinct catfish flavor and it was delicious. The portion could have been a bit larger but it was still good overall.
Vegetable soup. Complimentary
I really do love gyros. I have weird cravings for them every once and a while. I love the meat at Halal Cart, a popular lunch spot on Market Street. It’s juicy and flavorful (and probably super fatty) and just kind of melts in your mouth. I also love their squeeze bottles of hot sauce that you can douse your food with. I don’t like that they use styrofoam. Did they not know we’re in San Francisco? Sheesh! $7
Halal Cart, San Francisco CA
Yerba Buena Park.
Seared duck breast, duck leg confit crepes, hoisin cream sauce, sprouts and mandarin sections. $29
Butterfly Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This duck had a great smoky flavor from the wood oven. It was moist and tender and perfect with the hoisin cream sauce. The skin and fat layer were especially delicious, and the confit duck leg crepes were an added bonus!
Humpback whale mural, Pier 39.
Swiss cheese, lettuce, tomato, red onion, served with French fries. $10.50
Firewood Cafe, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)
As airport food goes, Firewood Cafe is solid. It’s a good value and the food is actually pretty good. This burger was moist and plenty big. I just wish they would toast the buns. The fries were delicious though!
Blue Moon and Sierra Nevada beers.
Fried oyster wrapped in bacon, with arugula and aioli. Happy hour, each $3.50
Anchor & Hope, San Francisco CA
This fast good, but even with the sauce the entire bite was really dry! Between the fried oyster and the dry bacon, this appetizer was in desperate need of some moisture. Maybe they just overcooked my order, but I would never put this lame bite on a must-eat list.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010
Cava, Cristalino, Spain NV. Happy hour $5
Medium $5.48
Tung Sing Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this is my favorite item at Tung Sing’s hot counter. The pork is slightly sweet and pretty fatty, so it’s perfect for my horrible Chinese palate, lol!
Acanthus flowers, The Mission.
Buckwheat galette with emmentaler cheese, ham, soft cooked egg. Served with a mixed green salad. $10.50
Galette 88, San Francisco CA
I absolutely love savory buckwheat galettes and this one was SO tasty! I loved all the quality ingredients and the soft cooked egg was perfect. I will say that there was possibly too much cheese on the galette (like enough for an entire pizza), but I’m probably just complaining because I’ve been on a health kick lately. I would definitely go back for another!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013
Unsweetened black iced tea. $2
Roasted butternut squash, scallion and pumpkin seed relish, sizzling rice cakes. $26
Butterfly Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I liked most things about this dish expect for those pesky rice cakes underneath. They were dry and then became soggy from the broth, so they just had an inconsistent and weird texture that didn’t work with anything else. The short ribs were very flavorful, but my pieces seemed to be super lean and not as tender as I would have liked. I liked the clean plating.
Pomegranate Margarita: Tapatio tequila, freshed squeezed lime juice, agave nectar. $10
With milk, apple, blueberry, and brown sugar. $3.50
The Sentinel, San Francisco CA
I’m usually not a big oatmeal fan, but I must say that I really like the one at The Sentinel. I always have to remember to ask for just a little brown sugar though because they tend to pack it on. I enjoy the consistency of this version (not too runny) and the fruit taste great.
Fort Funston.
French fries topped with ground beef, cheese, and red onions.
Hi Tops, San Francisco CA
Wow, these fries are definitely not for someone on a diet or looking to eat heart-healthy, lol! Yet they were oh so delicious! Noms!
Exiting Civic Center Station.
Spit roasted, dry-fried. $19
Mission Chinese Food, San Francisco CA
I liked the idea of this dish and the overall flavors, but the veal rib was super dry and hard! It was like a brick and the inside of the cut wasn’t even moist. Fail!
Giants baseball game at AT&T Park.
Vittle Monster 