Mushrooms, egg, smoked mozzarella, grana padano, dandelion greens, garlic, oregano, olive oil. $21
A16, San Francisco CA
Wow, this pizza was amazing! The mushrooms were so flavorful and delicious, and the crust was perfect – not too thick or too thin. The smoked mozzarella added to the earthiness of the pizza and of course I had to have an egg added! 🙂
Chili oil, scissors, and serving utensils.
Chili oil.
Asparagus, sour orange, sunchoke. $12
Rich Table, San Francisco CA
This was the first time I’ve tried a cotechino and it was interesting. I felt like it was a hybrid between a loose sausage and a meatloaf. It had a soft texture that was easy to eat, but there was something bitter in the dish (perhaps in the sauce) that I couldn’t quite place. It was a little off-putting. I’m glad I tried it though.
Thorny’s Pride: bourbon, maple, gran classico, meletti clove. $11
Manhattan: Buffalo Trace bourbon. $11
Olive oil poached head-on gulf prawns with black garlic and chili. $14
Coqueta, San Francisco CA
Ok, these prawns were pretty darn delicious, so it almost helped me forget the horrible service (but not really). The prawns were cooked perfectly and the heads were SO tasty. Then I got annoyed that you only got 3 pieces for fourteen bucks. Such a tease!
$8
Izakaya Roku, San Francisco CA
I liked this fusion. Udon is usually great with anything, and it tasted pretty good in this Italian style. That said, the carbonara wasn’t authentic in any way but it still had a pleasant texture and was nice and creamy/cheesy. It wasn’t the best dish here, but it was a nice change of pace.
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Edamame. Happy hour $3
Ragu napoletana, house-made ricotta salata. $14
A16, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this pasta was delicious! I don’t think I’ve had this type of pasta before and I really liked the texture of it. The house-made ricotta salata was also pretty amazing with the awesome ragu. So good!
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Stefano Mancinelli, Lacrima di Morro d’Alba, Superiore, Morro D’Alba, Ancona, Le Marche. $15
Mandarin, crispy pig’s ears. $12
Rich Table, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was SO good! So simple and so delicious. The soft cheese was the perfect palette for all the wonderful and fun toppings. Noms!
10 pieces with blue cheese dressing. $10.35
Orphan Andy’s, San Francisco CA
Uh oh, it was one of those other nights, lol! For some reason I didn’t get my usual chicken fried steak though. I opted for the chicken wings. These were kinda dry and over fried but anything will do when it’s that late.
Diet Coke. $2.45
With marcona almonds, grapes, syrah reduction, and syrah-grapeseed oil. $7
Coqueta, San Francisco CA
This chilled soup was beautiful and I enjoyed the thickish silky texture, but the serving size was ridiculously small. It was almost thimble sized! This along with the horrible service really makes me dislike this restaurant.
Ika kimo yaki with scallions. $13
Izakaya Roku, San Francisco CA
Ugh, I did not like this dish at all. Maybe it was the kimo sauce, but it tasted very iron-y and metallic. The squid was also kinda chewy and unpleasant. Yucky.
Pioppi mushrooms, bianchetti truffles, mushroom brodo, herbs, caciocavallo. $14
A16, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this pasta was delicious and it had a great earthy quality. The ricotta gnocchi were perfect pillows of goodness, and it was cool that it was served with mushroom broth. I haven’t had gnocchi this way before and it was refreshing.
Capri: Cocchi americano, lemonade, rosemary, sparkling wine. $12
Bay shrimp (chips), green strawberries. $7
Rich Table, San Francisco CA
This was a very interesting soup. It had a thick, smooth consistency which was very pleasant. The crispy shrimp chips were great with the velvety soup and the sliced green strawberries were surprising and delicious. The soup felt rich and refreshing at the same time – pretty cool.
Imported. $29
Coqueta, San Francisco CA
Omg, this is the best quality of cured Spanish ham around! I loved the super thin slices and they had such a wonderful flavor. I didn’t like the tiny, dry breadsticks though, and the twenty nine dollar price tag was pushing it for me especially for the modest serving size. But that didn’t fully detract from the amazing quality.
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