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Pluma Iberico de bellota – Coqueta

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Pluma Iberico de bellota - Coqueta
Pork shoulder loin with honey-chili glaze. $38
Coqueta, San Francisco CA

This pork was pretty damn tasty! But I would hope that it would be for costing almost forty bucks! I thought that it was maybe a bit undercooked for pork, so I was a little afraid to eat it, but I knew that it was really good quality pork and it tasted delicious so I ate the entire thing. The exterior was nicely seared and charred in places and the slices just melted in your mouth. The honey-chili sauce was also frickin’ amazing with the pork. I really liked this dish, but it was a bit much for a lunchtime entrée.

Pluma Iberico de bellota - Coqueta
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014

Applewood smoked beef brisket sandwich – Tender Greens

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Applewood smoked beef brisket sandwich - Tender Greens
Twelve hour smoked, with cabbage slaw and aioli served with tender green, english peas, gold nugget mandarins, and sherry vinaigrette. $12
Tender Greens, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this beef brisket was really good and they give you a hearty amount of it in the sandwich. I ate half of the sandwich and had the other half for a late afternoon snack and it was still very tasty a few hours later. I also liked that the salad had beautiful greens and fresh produce.

Assorted tacos – Tacolicious

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Assorted tacos - Tacolicious
Fried pacific cod, shot-and-a-beer braised chicken, house-made chorizo and potatoes, salsa verde pork(?). $22.90
Tacolicious, San Francisco CA

These tacos were delicious, but our server was kind of a bitch! She seemed really bored and couldn’t be bothered with anything. Thank god we ordered a cocktail pitcher. I needed the alcohol to put up with our lame server, although it was super weak. Not a good visit overall.

Paloma cocktail - Tacolicious
Paloma: El Jimador blanco, grapefruit, elderflower. Pitcher $34

Chips and salsa - Tacolicious
Chips and salsa. Complimentary

Point Reyes Bay blue cheese and beet salad – Boulevard

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Point Reyes Bay blue cheese and beet salad - Boulevard
Oregon hazelnut aillade with preserved kumquats and Brooks cherries, icicle radishes and petite red romaine. $14.25
Boulevard, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this salad was amazing and the beets were beautiful. Actually, all the components of this salad were beautiful. I’m not even a huge salad person but I love quality food, and this plate was scrumptious. NOMS!

Bread and salted butter - Boulevard
Bread and salted butter. Complimentary

Lemongrass pork hot box – Asian Box

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Lemongrass pork hot box - Asian Box
Brown rice, broccoli, carrot, jalapeno, cilantro, chili sauce. $9.55
Asian Box, San Francisco CA

Wow, this was actually really hot! I was surprised because most lunch places, especially in the Union Square area, play it safe with the heat. The pork had a lemongrass flavor, but it wasn’t juicy as it could have been. I love hot and spicy, but I think they may have overdone it with this one. You really couldn’t taste much of anything else.

Tortilla “Andres” – Coqueta

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Tortilla Andres - Coqueta
Sweet onion, organic potato, parsley, piquillo pepper aioli. $7
Coqueta, San Francisco CA

Ok, the service here was better this time around, but there’s still something about it that irks me. It’s awkward and mostly aloof. Puh-lease! Anyway, this tortilla was delicate and delicious (I’ll give them that).

Limonada - Coqueta
Limonada: roasted sparkling lemonade, rosemary, seasonal fruit. $3

Korean bbq beef bowl – Go Bistro

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Korean bbq beef bowl - Go Bistro
Thinly sliced strips of Korean barbecued beef, sautéed onions and shredded carrots, served over steamed rice, topped with sesame seeds.  $12.99
Go Bistro, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

This didn’t taste Korean at all! I was salty and had soy sauce, but that was pretty much it. It tasted ok, but they really should call it Korean. That’s just false advertising, or maybe wishful thinking…

Shanghai fillet – Jasmine Tea House

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Shanghai fillet - Jasmine Tea House
Marinated flounder fillet fried to golden brown topped with pine nuts and light sweet and spicy sauce. $11.95
Jasmine Tea House, San Francisco CA

Ugh, this was not the best item to order for delivery. By the time it made it to my place, the battered exterior was soft and soggy from the sauce and being steamed from the closed container. The sauce itself was very good either. I definitely wouldn’t order this again (even for dine in).

The twosome sampler platter – Baby Blues BBQ

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Appetizer plate - Memphis Minnie's
2 chicken wings, 2 bad-ass meatballs, 2 shrimps. $12.90
Baby Blues BBQ, San Francisco CA

I have mixed feelings about Baby Blues BBQ, but I was not impressed with these assorted appetizers. Everything was pretty dry. Thank goodness the shrimp had some sauce drizzled on top otherwise it would have been too dry to eat and enjoy. The meatballs were also dense and dry, and not very tasty. And even the chicken wings were a disappointment. This made me sad. 😦

Filipino adobo pork bowl – Go Bistro

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Filipino adobo pork bowl - Go Bistro
Grilled pork marinated in savory Filipino adobo sauce, served over rice with cucumbers and onions.  $11.99
Go Bistro, San Francisco International Airport (SFO)

Meh, this tasted only faintly like pork adobo. That’s probably a good thing because the pork was more lean and less salty than regular adobo. The dish was more reminiscent of a Filipino adobo and an actual example of one. I probably wouldn’t order it again.