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Pierna enchilada torta – La Torta Gorda

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Pierna enchilada torta - La Torta Gorda
Pulled pork torta with refried beans, avocado, queso fresco, onions, mayo, jalapenos and chipotle. Junior size $5.75
La Torta Gorda, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this torta is SO good! You know that I love most things saucy and the pulled pork filling is definitely that. The pressed sandwich is stuffed with so many comforting ingredients and the they also provide a deliciously smokey salsa on the side. The tortas are quite large and I can never finish the junior size in one sitting. That’s perfectly fine with me because I get to save a little bit for later!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012

Mural above House of Brakes, 24th Street
Mural above House of Brakes, 24th Street. I remember first seeing this mural during a Mardi Gras parade way back when. I love that it depicts a lively celebration in The Mission.

Blue Bottle Vietnamese coffee ice cream – Humphry Slocombe

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Blue Bottle Vietnamese coffee ice cream - Humphry Slocombe
I’ve had this flavor 4 or 5 times now from their storefront and it’s STILL waxy! I’m so disappointed with the texture but it does have a great coffee flavor. Single scoop $3.25
Humphry Slocombe, San Francisco CA

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013

Lucha libre Mexican wrestling masks
Lucha libre Mexican wrestling masks, 24th Street. There are several stores that sell these colorful luchador masks in The Mission. I’ve always wanted to try one one on, hehe!

Grilled beer sausage – Rosamunde Sausage Grill

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Grilled beer sausage - Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Smoked, spicy pork and beef beer sausage on a French roll with grilled onions, hot peppers, and curry ketchup. $6
Rosamunde Sausage Grill, San Francisco CA

Wow, this thing is greasy as hell but SO delicious! I’m guessing the grease is mostly from the grilled onions but this is a must-have topping on my sausages. I also love that they have curry ketchup. The sausage itself is super flavorful and grilled to perfection!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012

Outside tables - Rosamunde Sausage Grill
Outside tables at Rosamunde, Mission Street. On a bright, sunny day this is the best seat in the house. I just relax, enjoy my food, and watch the eclectic crowd walk by.

Scrambled eggs with fresh goat cheese – Boulettes Larder

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Scrambled eggs with fresh goat cheese - Boulettes Larder
With butter lettuce, lemon oil, sea salt. $15
Boulettes Larder, San Francisco CA

Omg, these eggs were frickin’ amazing! They were the most perfect soft scramble I’ve ever had. I thought that the goat cheese might make the eggs too heavy or make their texture too dense, but they didn’t. The cheese added a great flavor and silky texture to the eggs. The coarse pepper and seat salt added even more flavor and a crunchy texture, and the lemon oil added brightness. Even the beautifully separated butter lettuce leaves were perfect and tasted great with the delicate eggs. Noms!! Fiftenn dollars for scrambled eggs you ask? I’d pay it again in a heartbeat for these sublime eggs.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012

Table salt and coarse pepper - Boulettes Larder
Table salt and coarse pepper. I like the wooden bark scooper!

Elephant door handles, Castro Street
Elephant door handles, Castro Street. There is something about elephant door handles that I find really cool. These are more in the likeness of Asian elephants than African. I’m not a fan of the garage door colors, but I like the finish of the elephant handles.

Dry fried chicken wings – San Tung Restaurant

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Dry fried chicken wings - San Tung Restaurant
Original dry dried chicken wings in their “wet” version smothered in a special sauce with mushrooms and carrots. Served with steamed rice and soup of the day. Lunch special $7
San Tung Restaurant, San Francisco

Dry fried chicken wings - San Tung Restaurant
Mmm, these fried chicken wings were delicious! I kinda wish I ordered them “dry”, but I couldn’t resist the sticky sweet sauce of their “wet” version. This is one of their most popular dishes and now I know why! The wings are sizable, perfectly fried, and oh so flavorful.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2012, 2013

Eggflower soup - San Tung Restaurant
Eggflower soup with mushroom and peas.

Chinese kimchi - San Tung Restaurant
Chinese kimchi. Complimentary
Every table gets a dish of this spicy kim chee to snack on before ordering.

Fortune cookie - San Tung Restaurant
Fortune cookie and bill. My fortune reads, “You will have many friends when you need them.” Now that’s a great fortune! And an even better bill! Less than eight bucks for ALL that food!

The Rebel Within muffin – Craftsman & Wolves

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The Rebel Within muffin - Craftsman & Wolves
Savory muffin with asiago cheese, green onion, Easton sausage, and soft-boiled egg in the center. $7
Craftsman & Wolves, San Francisco CA

The Rebel Within muffin - Craftsman & Wolves
This amazing creation by chef William Werner has quickly become one of my favorite breakfast items ever! I swear it tastes like Thanksgiving. The outer coating tastes like a delicious, moist stuffing. This muffin is served room temperature, but I bet it would taste exceptional if warmed up beforehand. I will have to take one home next time and throw it in the oven for a little bit.

The Rebel Within muffin - Craftsman & Wolves
The surprise egg with a runny yolk is a beautiful sight to behold! I would normally say that seven dollars is too much to pay for a mere muffin, but it’s super filling and is pretty much a meal in it of itself. Noms!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013, 2013

Sightglass Coffee, Blueboon blend
Sightglass Coffee, Blueboon blend. $2.50
Everybody raves about Sightglass coffee, but I’m not particularly impressed. The coffee is definitely smooth, but is too weak for my taste.

Morning in Dolores Park
My baby-girl accompanies me to Dolores Park to enjoy the crisp morning and my Rebel Within, hehe.

Pizza margherita – Pizzeria Delfina

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Pizza margherita - Pizzeria Delfina
Tomato, fior di latte mozzarella cheese, basil. $13
Pizzeria Delfina, San Francisco CA

I love, love, love the pizzas at Pizzeria Delfina! Their crust is so light, airy and flavorful and their sauce tastes amazing. They must use great quality ingredients because no matter how simple the pizza may be, it’s always spectacular. The service is always friendly (not so much when they first opened) and I love sitting at an outside table and people watching.

Pizza margherita - Pizzeria Delfina
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014

Breadsticks and pizza toppings - Pizzeria Delfina
Breadsticks, chili flakes, grated parmesan, dried oregano leaves. Complimentary

Dolores Hidalgo church bell replica, Dolores Park

Dolores Hidalgo church bell replica, Dolores Park. This park is one of my favorites in the city, partly because it’s so close to my apartment. My doggie loves running around and playing fetch at Dolores Park too.

Ahi burger – Gott’s Roadside

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Project 365: Day 122

Had an amazing day so far! David and I are having a Cinco de Sonoma weekend. We started the day with lunch at Farley Bar in Sausalito, then made it to Gloria Ferrer and Viansa before checking into The Lodge in Sonoma. Our room is cute and overlooks the pool area. Now we’re just relaxing before heading to LaSalette for a Portuguese tapas dinner. Life is good!

Ahi burger Gott's Roadside
5 ounces of fresh ahi tuna seared rare with ginger wasabi mayo and Asian slaw on a toasted egg bun. $14.99
Gott’s Roadside, San Francisco

Mmm, so good! This burger is pretty delicious. The ginger wasabi mayo and the slaw have so much flavor. The piece of tuna is quite large (which may account for the price), but it was a little too cold in the center to make this burger absolutely amazing. Again, I love that the egg bun soaks up all the yummy flavors.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011

Ferry Building, San Francisco
Outside the beautiful Ferry Building at the end of Market Street. I love its Farmers’ Market with all the beautiful produce stands and yummy food vendors.

Faux shark’s fin soup – Benu

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Faux shark's fin soup Benu

With dungeness crab, Jinhua ham, and black truffle custard. Pre fixe dinner $180
Benu, San Francisco

I liked this. A bit on the tasty side (from the black truffle custard), but still flavorful. I don’t know what all the fuss is about shark’s fin (or faux shark’s fin in this case). It doesn’t taste like anything – it just has a cartilaginous texture. The Jinhua ham broth was rich and the dungeness crab helped to lighten it up. Good dish, but not my favorite.

Faux shark's fin soup Benu

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012

Thousand year old quail egg – Benu

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Thousand year old quail egg Benu

With potage, ginger, and micro greens. Pre fixe dinner $180
Benu, San Francisco

I guess potage is a kind of thick soup. I must say that the potage was the best part of this dish! It had such a depth of flavor. Everybody has made such a fuss about the thousand year old quail egg, but unfortunately it doesn’t taste like anything! It’s more a texture in the dish than a flavor. This dish was beautiful though and I loved the bowl it was served in.

Thousand year old quail egg Benu

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011

Chicken tikka masala burrito – Curry Up Now

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Project 365: Day 63

The weather has been really nice lately so Papa Chang and I went to grab some food at the food trucks. I really wanted to try a chicken tikka masala burrito so we swung by the Curry Up Now. We arrived early and were 2nd in line. Once we ordered there were already 10 people behind us. The couple behind us ended up ordering more than 20 things for their office. I’m SO glad we weren’t behind them, lol!

Chicken tikka masala burrito Curry Up Now

Morning fresh La Palma 12″ flour tortilla filled with methi pulao (fenugreek and turmeric rice), chana masala (garbanzo beans), and pickled onions with Fulton Valley organic chicken breast tikka masala (CTM). $8
Curry Up Now, Brisbane CA

The burrito is fairly large and filled with large pieces of chicken breast. I wasn’t all that impressed with it overall though. I liked the hint of heat in the sauce, but I think there was too much rice and there was also a lot of sweet flavor. It’s worth a try, but I’m not running back for more.

Chicken tikka masala burrito Curry Up Now

This burrito was nice and big!

Curry Up Now

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2012, 2014

Corned beef sandwich – The Sentinel

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Project 365: Day 56

Finished my training course today, yay! Now back to the office and the daily grind, sadness. The day has gone by quickly though since I had to work in two locations. Heading to the gym after work and getting dry cleaning on the way home. I need to pack some dress clothes for the Ohio trip in case we have a fancy dinner one night. Hope not since I want to keep it casual, but at least the food should be tasty if we do!
Corned beef sandwich The Sentinel
With cabbage, Russian dressing and Swiss cheese on focaccia bread. $9
The Sentinel, San Francisco

This sandwich was SO good! I love the soft focaccia and the corned beef was really delicious! I’m not sure if I’ve had Russian dressing before (I’ve read that Thousand Island is a variant though) but it worked well with the cabbage “slaw”. Noms!

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011

Corned beef sandwich - The Sentinel
March 17, 2015. $10