Served in a stone bowl placed on your stove top to create a crunchy layer of rice. Check out the recipe!
Kiyo M.
My Lilikoi Kitchen Blog
Potluck: Homemade bibimbap
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Grandma’s spicy lamb dumpings – Mission Chinese Food
Peanuts, dill pickles, green onion, cilantro, chili oil. $9
Mission Chinese Food, San Francisco CA
These dumplings are kind of amazing! I just wish they give you more since they’re SO delicious. The dumplings have a great shape and the wrapper has a nice bite to it. I always love the combination of salty, sour, hot, spicy, and umami in the dishes from MCF. NOMS!
Chorizo jalapeno tartine – Griddle Fresh
Pepper jack scramble, chorizo and roasted jalapeno relish, chipotle aioli on a brioche bun, potato wedges, cantaloupe. $12
Griddle Fresh, San Francisco CA
First of all, the service here was SO horrible! They were super slow and completely unattentive. It was the hardest I’ve had to work to flag a server down every time I needed something. Now to the food. It gave me heartburn. Between the spicy chorizo, spicy jalapeno, pepper jack cheese, and chipotle aioli there was SO much heavy spice and fat that I really couldn’t take it. On a positive note, the scramble was well cooked, the bun nicely toasted, and the cantaloupe was ripe and sweet.
Coffee. $2.50
Country fried steak – Escena Lounge & Grill
Hand-hammered cutlet, two eggs over medium, country gravy, toast and breakfast potatoes. $14
Escena Lounge & Grill, Palm Springs CA
OMG, this cutlet was ridiculously HUGE! I can usually eat A LOT, but I couldn’t even begin to finish this thing, lol. It was pretty good, maybe a bit on the dry side, but the gravy and breading were flavorful. I think my heart is screaming from the sight of this again, hehe.
Mini blueberry muffin. Delicious!
Potluck: Potato and leak gratin
Very simple to make and perfect for company. Check out the recipe!
Kiyo M.
My Lilikoi Kitchen Blog
Certified black angus beef brisket – Baby Blues BBQ
1 pound $19.75
Baby Blues BBQ, San Francisco CA
I was SO disappointed when I opened the to-go bag and found this tiny container of meat that cost me twenty bucks! But one pound of beef is actually a lot of food – it just looked deceivingly small in the container. The brisket was good, but I’m still not convinced that it should cost so much.
Burrata mozzarella with summer heirloom tomatoes – The Tropicale
Grilled crostini, basil chiffonade, balsamic vinegar. $15
The Tropicale, Palm Springs CA
Noms, I love burrata cheese! The heavy cream makes it SO soft, creamy and silky smooth. I was actually expecting large heirloom tomato steaks, but these cherry tomatoes were more fun to eat.
Eggplant with ground chicken – Little Saigon
Com ca tim ga xao la hue. Onion, basil, garlic sauce over rice. $6.95
Little Saigon, South San Francisco CA
Mmm, even though this wasn’t the best quality and it was on the salty side I still love these flavor combinations. Actually, whether Thai, Chinese, Vietnamese, or Japanese I uaually always like the eggplant dishes I order.
Magoo sandwich – The Cowboy Way BBQ
Pulled pork slow cooked with red oak and hickory, shredded and mixed with Cowboy BBQ sauce, served on a fresh roll and topped with Kansas City slaw, side of potato salad. $11.95
The Cowboy Way BBQ, Palm Springs CA
Noms, this was delicious! Tender pulled pork, delicious bbq sauces, and a fresh crisp slaw on top – you really can’t go wrong. There were so many great flavors in this sandwich that I’m drooling just thinking about it.
Coors lite draft beer. $4
Turkey burger – Escena Lounge & Grill
Ground turkey, swiss cheese, avocado, lettuce, tomato, onions, pickle, secret sauce on a Kaiser roll, side salad. $15
Escena Lounge & Grill, Palm Springs CA
I love Escena. The setting is gorgeous, the service is wonderful, and it’s a great value. This turkey sandwich was pretty large and they have a lot of add-on options to personalize it to your taste.
Mini blueberry muffins.
Bread pudding ala mode – Alicante
Vanilla ice cream, chocolate syrup, creme anglaise.
Alicante, Palm Springs CA
This was a very sweet and heavy dessert. I could only take a couple bites then I was finished. It had some good flavors, but was way too sweet for my taste.
Ginger martini – The Tropicale
Muddled pineapple, Skyy ginger vodka, orange juice, grapefruit, lime and soda. $12
The Tropicale, Palm Springs CA
Omg, our waitress was a bit wild and crazy, but very entertaining! She was definitely working hard for her tip which I can appreciate. This cocktail was more mellow than I expected (a good thing) and very refreshing. Mmm…
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