Sticky rice, avocado, pickled chili, compressed watermelon, tamari soy. $18
Barndiva, Healdsburg CA
This plate was pretty and tasty. The tuna was fresh tasting, and I loved all the different components. Yum!
Crisped, Kennebec potatoes, chipotle bravas salsa, smoky aioli. $10
Bellota, San Francisco CA
These weren’t my favorite bravas ever. They tasted good, but they were SO greasy! I’m not sure if these were twice-fried, but they were just sponges of oil. Yuck!
Brown butter semifreddo. $9
Waxman’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This was really homey and delicious. It wasn’t too sweet, but the apples were ripe and tasty. Mmm…
Bacon-wrapped all-beef frank, Guatemalan chimichurri sauce, repollo, avocado, and mayo maya. $7.95
Los Schucos Latin Hot Dogs, San Francisco CA
This was sinfully good, but I will say that the bacon-wrapped frank wasn’t as good as the ones you get from a street cart. This was definitely fancier, but it lacked the crispiness, texture, and flavor that I was expecting.
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Italian sweet peppers, red onion, farro, pickled chili. $10
Tosca Cafe, San Francisco CA
These were really tasty, and I actually really liked the farro in there. They added a nice texture and flavor to the peppers. Overall, I enjoyed the food at Tosaca Cafe, but our server was off. I felt like were either gonna do it her way, or she wasn’t having it. The timing was really off and she would disappear for long chunks.
Pork belly, boiled egg, spinach, chives, nori, bean sprouts, sliced red peppers. $11.95
Pao Jao Dumpling & Ramen, San Francisco CA
This was decent ramen, and I liked the slight heat from the spicy tonkatsu broth. I still don’t like their boiled eggs though. They seem old or have been sitting out for awhile.
Baby kale, mesclun, shaved brussels sprouts, walnuts, dried plums, honey-champagne vinaigrette. $14
Belcampo Meat Co., Larkspur CA
I didn’t think I would like this because it looked like rabbit food when it came out, but it was surprisingly delicious. I also didn’t mind that it was only lightly dressed. I thought I would need more dressing to hide all the leafy tastes, lol!
Grilled chicken in mole poblano sauce with pickled onions, jalapeno, and ajonjoli. Taco Wednesday, each $2
The Castro Republic, San Francisco CA
These were small, but very tasty and flavorful. I liked the mole sauce, and the chicken was pretty tender. And for two buck each – yay!!!
Sliced Hobbs applewood smoked ham, swiss, pepperoncini relish, heirloom beets, and frites. $17
Barndiva, Healdsburg CA
This sandwich was pretty big, and it had a lot of flavor. I liked the pepperoncini relish, and of course the beets and frites were super tasty. I wish the bread was toasted though, or that the entire sandwich was pressed.
Creamy clam and sea urchin fritter, pickled ramp, seaweed powder. $15
Bellota, San Francisco CA
These may have been small, but they were wonderful! The interior was so creamy and delicious, and they were fried perfectly. I can’t say I’ve ever had a clam and sea urchin croqueta, but my goodness it was tasty! I could eat an entire tray of these perfect morsels.
Salsa verde, mixed greens. $26
Waxman’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This roasted chicken was delicious and there was plenty of it! The chicken was juicy and tender, but I think what put it over the top was the amazing salsa verde. It was unexpected and just added SO much flavor to the dish. NOMS!!!
Sliced Spanish chorizo and all-beef frank, repollo, avocado, mayo maya and mustard. $7.95
Los Schucos Latin Hot Dogs, San Francisco CA
Omg, this was HUGE! I don’t know how one person could comfortably eat this thing. It was really good though. I loved the two different meats and it tasted great with all the condiments.
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