$9
Tao Yin Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This tasted pretty good. The exterior of the fried chicken pieces was quite hard though, but I liked the flavor of their sauce. The large veggie pieces was also a nice addition.
Hawaiian sugarloaf pineapple and sweet pineapple glaze. Part of Spencer’s Hot Appetizer Sampler $25
Spencer’s Restaurant, Palm Springs CA
These shrimp were over-fried and the crust was really hard and dry. Thank goodness for the pineapple glaze to add some moisture and soften them up a bit.
Assorted bread with butter.
Rice noodles, bean sprouts, scallions, cilantro and lime. $15
The Tropicale, Palm Springs CA
This “pho” tasted fine, but it lacked authentic Vietnamese flavor. It felt and tasted very Americanized so it didn’t quite hit the spot.
Focaccia bread. Complimentary
Vittle Monster 