Cheesesteak – The Grove

Cheesesteak - The Grove
Creek Stone Farm Black angus flank steak, fontina, roasted sweet onion, hot and sweet peppers. Served with Kettle chips and a pickle. $11.50
The Grove, San Francisco CA

I guess when I ordered this, I expected it to arrive more as a traditional cheesesteak sandwich rather than a panini. It’s not really what I wanted, but it tasted ok. I thought it was on the dry side and the batard was hard.

Clarion Alley, Mission
Clarion Alley, Mission.

Rice bowl – Onigilly

Rice bowl - Onigilly
Soboro (ginger-honey braised ground beef), unagi (broiled fresh water eel with sweet bbq sauce), and salmon (grilled Scottish salmon with shio koji sauce). Organic mixed greens, edamame, pickles. $10.11
Onigilly, San Francisco CA

I liked the fillings of this rice bowl, but it just wasn’t enough food to fill me up for lunch especially for costing more than ten bucks. It was mostly rice and salad. I thought the unagi and soboro tasted great though.

Graffiti mural, 24th Street Bart Station
Graffiti mural, 24th Street Bart Station.

Smoked beef tartare – The Elite Cafe

Smoked beef tartare - The Elite Cafe
Quail egg, buttermilk, grilled bread, watermelon radish. $13
The Elite Cafe, San Francisco CA

Hmm, this was interesting. I liked the smokey flavor of the tartare and the buttermilk was a nice new combination, but I’m not sure I liked the combination of the textures. The raw beef with the raw quail egg combined with the cold thick/wet texture of the buttermilk sauce didn’t sit well with me.

Fort Funston
Fort Funston.

Double cheeseburger – Gott’s Roadside

Double cheeseburger - Gott's Roadside
Fresh ground Niman Ranch beef patties cooked medium well, a little pink inside when served with American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and secret sauce on a toasted egg bun. $10.99
Gott’s Roadside, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this was delicious, but perhaps a regular cheeseburger (1 patty) would have done it for me. This ate really easily, but it was like a brick in my stomach. I didn’t look THAT big but it certainly filled me up, literally! 🙂

Bernal Heights Park
Bernal Heights Park.

Spicy pork – The Store on the Corner

Spicy pork - The Store on the Corner
Marinated pork with rice, kimchee and salad. $7.35
The Store on the Corner, San Francisco CA

I liked the flavor of the spicy pork, but not its texture. There was too much of the spices and they were dried and congealed. I think it would have been more successful if it was more saucy or at least if there was less of the dried spices. The kimchi was great though! I could have done without the random salad too.

Dolores Park Improvement Project
Dolores Park Improvement Project.

Chicken sandwich – Super Duper Burgers

Chicken sandwich - Super Duper Burgers
100% natural free range chicken, lettuce, tomato, chipotle aioli on ciabatta bread, cheese. $7.25
Super Duper Burgers, San Francisco CA

I usually don’t enjoy chicken sandwiches because the chicken tend to be dry and tough, but this was an exception. The chicken was tender and juicy and very flavorful. That’s why I love me some Super Duper!

Pickles - Super Duper Burgers
Pickles. Complimentary

Beef cheeseburger – The Pink Elephant

Beef cheeseburger - The Pink Elephant
Avocado, caramelized onions, sauteed mushrooms, tomato with garlic fries. $15
The Pink Elephant, San Francisco CA

This burger was very large and it rocked! The beef patty was juicy and flavorful and those garlic fries were killer! The burger got even bigger when you added the avocado and peppers placed on the side.

Don Quixote, War Memorial Opera House
Don Quixote, War Memorial Opera House.

Jalapeno poppers – Balancoire

Jalapeno poppers - Balancoire
Served with ranch dressing. $8
Balancoire, San Francisco CA

Sure these jalapeno poppers were probably from a huge frozen bag from Costco, but they were still great. I knew what I was getting when I order them so I wasn’t disappointed by the low quality. I did like that they were fried well and not at all greasy. Who doesn’t love cheap junk food now and then?

San Francisco sunrise
San Francisco sunrise.