Huckleberry-rhubarb caramel, fleur de sel. $11
Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA
This dessert was good, but not super memorable. The combination of flavors looked intriguing on paper, but they didn’t quite mesh naturally for me. I think the tarte tatin was well executed, but the sauce either wasn’t bold enough or just didn’t pair well with the pineapple.
Cider braised cabbage, brandied fig and duck jus. $13
District, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was very good! I liked the skin of the sausage because it was cooked all the way through and easy to cut. Sometimes you spend more time cutting through a stubborn sausage than actually enjoying it. The duck filling was delicious and the cabbage and fig paired wonderfully with it. And who doesn’t love jus?!
Crispy chicken tossed in signature Nanking honey sauce with fried sweet potato and fresh chayote, served with rice. $7.75
House of Nanking, San Francisco CA
This chicken dish was SO good! I’ve had a lot of Chinese fried chicken dishes in my lifetime and this is the first one in a really long time that actually peaked my interest and was really tasty. Most other dish, no matter what sauce they use tend to taste similar and are usually on the greasy side. This dish put a new spin on the boring Chinese fried chicken dish by incorporating sweet potatoes and chayote. Their honey sauce was also very yummy and pretty unique. Noms!
Provolone and blue cheese, bacon, topped with mushrooms sautéed in spicy voodoo sauce. $9.95
Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers, San Francisco CA
I liked the idea of this hamburger, but I thought that the voodoo sauce was gross! It wasn’t even spicy, and it just tasted murky and confusing. This burger would have definitely been a lot better without that lame sauce. Overall, I did enjoy the burger. I thought that the patty was cooked properly and it was nice and juicy. The other ingredients were also good, but that voodoo sauce definitely needs to be reworked.
Marinated chick peas, Mexican style quelites, avocado sauce, spiced honey. $24
Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA
Wow, this fried chicken was amazing! The flavors that they created and combined were really interesting and delicious. The chicken itself was cooked perfectly and super moist and juicy. I loved the delicate accompaniments because they tasted great, and they didn’t detract from the fried chicken which was the star. Noms!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011, 2012, 2013
Saratoga: Wild Turkey 101 bourbon, Germain Robin brandy, Carpano Antica sweet vermouth, bitters. $11
With smoked tomato sauce and fried basil. $9
District, San Francisco CA
These risotto balls were a bit on the heavy and clunky side for my liking. They could have been a bit more refined, but I really enjoyed the smoked tomato sauce. I was surprised how much smoke they were able to incorporate into it, and it was delicious!
Served with house peanut sauce. $4.95
House of Nanking, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was delicious! I loved the runny peanut sauce, and the filling of the cake with a combination Chinese green onion and red onions was great. The exterior had a nice flour-y flavor and was fried nicely with little grease residue.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014
Served with ranch dressing. Single $3.50
Barney’s Gourmet Hamburgers, San Francisco CA
Although these curly fries weren’t actually spicy at all, they were still delicious. The fries were prepared perfectly with a crispy exterior and warm, fluffy interior. Noms!
Diet Coke.
Lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, tzatziki sauce. $7.50
Gyro Xpress, San Francisco CA
Ugh, this was SO gross! It looked fine on the plate, but once I started eating it gallons of grease started dripping out from inside. Barf! This was an excessive amount of grease, too. The lamb cuts were also of poor quality with lots of fat (not the yummy kind) and gristle. No thank you!
Fresh horseradish crema, wild arugula, manchego cheese, waffle chips, fried capers. $15
Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA
Mmm, I really loved the variety of flavors and textures in this dish! They made the plate really fun and delicious. My one suggestion would be that the beef could have been shaved slightly thicker. Because the beef was SO thin, it sometimes got lost amongst all the other yummy components leaving you to ask, “Where’s the beef?”
Charmoula spiced tomato sauce and baguette. $12
District, San Francisco CA
Mmm, lamb and Moroccan spices just go well perfectly together! This dish was delicious and the charmoula tomato sauce was great. Mmm…
With steamed broccoli and brown rice. $8.95
Sorabol, San Francisco CA
When I want a crap-load of protein at a great price, Sorabol is where it’s at! I’ve recently refrained from getting the brown rice and just getting extra broccoli. I love it! Yes, it’s kinda fatty and yes it’s on the salty side and maybe the proteins aren’t the best quality, but it hits the spot and definitely fills me up!
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