Fresh scallions, hoisin sauce and buns. $20
Hong Kong Lounge II, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this peking duck was great. I loved all the delicious skin and the meat was tender and flavorful. The buns were a bit on the dry side though and they kept tearing.
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Scallions, hoisin sauce, and cucumbers.
Bulleit bourbon, bitters, luxardo cherry. $14
The View, San Francisco CA
The views from this bar are definitely breathtaking, but you certainly pay the price with the drinks. I guess it’s actually normal hotel drink prices, but it kind sucks that because the lounge is so spread out, it’s very difficult to get prompt service.
Thai papaya salad with mixed with dried shrimp, fresh garlic, chili, lemon and fish sauce. $7.50
Sai Jai Thai Restaurant, San Francisco
Um, I was NOT a fan of this. The papaya salad was good enough, but the salty crab was not my style. It was slimy and super hard. You couldn’t bite through it and I don’t think that there was much meat in there, so I’m not sure that it was even edible. I would have loved to have someone instruct me on how to eat those crab pieces.
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Barley, English peas, pea tendrils. $32
Aziza, San Francisco CA
Wow, I loved this. The sauce was especially delicious and the plate was beautiful! The lamb tasted great but it came out more rare than I wanted. I couldn’t eat much of the center of the loin portion.
Concord grape cocktail: elderflower, peat smoke, laphroaig, scotch. $12
Manhattan. $9
San Marzano tomato sauce, buffalo mozzarella, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh basil, sea salt. $25
Una Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco CA
This tasted great, but I still wasn’t a fan of the thick doughy crust. The toppings were wonderful though. It was great watching the owner make all the pizzas though.
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Anthony Mangieri busy making pizzas.
Pizza oven.
$10
Hong Kong Lounge II, San Francisco CA
I love soft shell crab and this actually had a good flavor, but it was SUPER greasy! I like the texture and flavor of tempura fried food, but they didn’t do a good job of executing this. Lame! And I’m going to mention that horrible management scandal complete with employee harassment and under-payment. Extra FAIL!
Cole slaw, bbq beans, topped with spicy bacon aioli, bbq sauce and finished with a seasoned fried egg. $12
The Boneyard, San Francisco CA
Wow, this was delicious! The brisket was tender and smokey, and the entire bowl was jam packed with wonderful flavors and textures. The sunny side egg was also a perfect topping. NOMS!
Stuffed chicken wings with silver noodles, minced chicken and black mushrooms. Served with sweet and sour sauce. $7.95
Sai Jai Thai Restaurant, San Francisco
Mmm, these were so good! I can’t very well complain about stuffed and fried chicken wings (although sometimes they get super dry), and these were cooked nicely. This tasted great!
Morel mushroom, English peas, saffron. $32
Aziza, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was delicious! The halibut was perfectly cooked and everything tasted great together. I loved the earthy flavors and the dish was well balanced.
Duvel, Belgian strong pale ale. $6
Eggs, salame, parmiggiano reggiano, buffalo mozzarella, extra-virgin olive oil, fresh garlic, fresh basil, black pepper, sea salt. $25
Una Pizza Napoletana, San Francisco CA
Um, I thought I’d like this pizza more because of all the hype. I mean, it was good but I guess it just wasn’t my style. The crust was too chewy and almost felt undercooked. I like the combination of toppings in the Apollonia though.
Menabrea Blonde Lager. $8
Black vinegar sauce. $10
Hong Kong Lounge II, San Francisco CA
This was pretty good, but super expensive especially for the Richmond. The management here is supposedly crooked too. I’ve read that they weren’t paying their employees and actually threatened them even after legal intervention!
Tsingtao. $6.25
Croissant-muffin filled with green tea cream. Each $4.50
Mr. Holmes Bakehouse, San Francisco CA
Yes, I admit it! I waited in that stupid cruffin line for over an hour to try one of these things, and I don’t even like matcha (totally got screwed on the rotating flavors). But I’m also going to admit that these were AMAZING! Each person is only allowed 2 cruffins and you’ll definitely eat both and want another – they’re SO delicious, NOMS!
Vittle Monster 