$12.95
New Ming’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This was not very good. The beef was tough, and it was pricey for the amount of food you get. Lame.
Mongolian beef – New Ming’s Restaurant
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Monthly Archives: March 2016
Absinthe hamburger – Absinthe
Piedmontese beef chuck and brisket, aioli, gem lettuce, red onion, house-made pickles, french fries. Add fried egg. $18
Absinthe, San Francisco CA
This burger was very tasty, and very filling! I also love the hot, crispy French fries. I’m not sure why I thought I needed this and the soft pretzel rolls while eating alone for lunch. I was stuffed! But very content. 🙂
Bread and salted butter. Complimentary
Shandy Maker cocktail – Forgery
Old Forester bourbon, grapefruit, marjoram, Deschutes fresh squeezed IPA. $11
Forgery, San Francisco CA
This bar was pretty chill when we arrived early after dinner on a Friday night. The bartenders were friendly and my cocktail was pretty tasty. The crowd was definitely on the young side (I’m old, haha) and cool.
House-smoked salmon – 1601 Bar & Kitchen
Burnt onion creme fraiche, turmeric gel. $15
1601 Bar & Kitchen, San Francisco CA
This smoked salmon was delicious. It was SO soft and and flavorful. The burnt onion creme fraiche and turmeric gel were a nice touch but it really didn’t need many additions because the salmon was so good on its own.
What wasn’t very good was the service. It was very disorganized and slow. We literally had to wave down our server (or anyone actually) so get anything. Lame. It’s like nobody in this place had ever worked in a restaurant before it was so painful.
Firestone Walker IPA, Paso Robles, CA. $7
Chicken cellophane noodle soup – Joy Hing BBQ Noodle House
Mien ga long with bok choy, red onion, cilantro. Large $9.50
Joy Hing BBQ Noodle House, San Francisco CA
This was good, but it didn’t even begin to fill me up! They were pretty skimpy with the chicken so I even had to add bok choy to make it more substantial. I do like their garlic onion sauce though! I just pour the entire thing it into the soup and it makes it extra tasty.
Garlic onion sauce.
Fried chicken – Ovok
Mashed potatoes with mushroom bacon pan sauce, steamed broccoli, extra side of gravy. $13.95
Ovok, San Francisco CA
This was kinda gross. Everything was just so heavy and greasy. I mean, look at the side of gravy! There’s a thick layer of fat just floating on top. The mashed potatoes were really dense clunky and even the broccoli was greasy. The fried chicken tasted good, but it was also pretty greasy. Yuck. You certainly get a lot of food though! Too bad you really don’t want to eat most of it.
Ham and cheese bun – Yummy Bakery and Cafe
$1.25
Yummy Bakery and Cafe, San Francisco CA
I loved the shape of this bun with it’s two coiled lobes. It had the perfect combination of salty and sweet.
Hot and sour soup – Hunan Home’s Restaurant
With pork, bean curd, mushroom, bamboo shoots, and eggflower.
Hunan Home’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This soup had a particularly dark and soy sauce-y broth, but it wasn’t any more salty than other hot and sour soups. I liked the amount of ingredients in it, they weren’t skimpy.
Szechuan eggplant with pork – New Ming’s Restaurant
Bell peppers, onion, black fungus, bamboo shoot. $11.95
New Ming’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This tasted fine, but it was SO oily and greasy. I can only how much of the oil was soaked up by the eggplant. I feel sick just think about it. And it was a bit overpriced for lunch item in this area.
Soft garlic pretzels – Absinthe
Vermont cheddar mornay. $9
Absinthe, San Francisco CA
Omg, these are SO delicious! They are warm, soft, salty, and wonderful dipped into the cheddar mornay sauce. I could eat an entire plate of these as a meal. Noms!
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Sparkling wine.
Chicken fried steak and eggs – Orphan Andy’s
With country sausage gravy, eggs over medium, served with buttermilk biscuits and gravy. $13.75
Orphan Andy’s, San Francisco CA
Omg, I went over the top on this particular night! I guess I thought my usual chicken fried steak late night meal wasn’t enough so I ordered the option that comes with a side of biscuits and gravy, LOL! And this, again, is why I go to the gym. 🙂
Combo cheesesteak – Phat Philly
Beef, provolone with mushrooms, onions and bell peppers, topped with peppers. $9.25
Phat Philly, San Francisco CA
Phat Philly is such a guilty pleasure of mine. It’s big and greasy, and ultimately super delicious. I always add their pickled pepper for a little kick. Noms!
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