Sauteed eggplant, bell pepper and fresh basil in a red curry and coconut cream sauce with sliced chicken. $8.50
Pad Thai Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I love Thai and Chinese dishes with sauteed eggplant! This dish is very good, especially when they make it hot and spicy.
Ghirardelli Square. Ugh, I will only come here if I have out-of-town visitors.
Hand sliced served on double-baked rye bread with pickles and cole slaw. $12.50
Wise Sons Jewish Delicatessen, San Francisco CA
Wow, that is some fancy slicing! This sandwich has a great smoky flavor and the rye bread is delicious. The cole slaw has a nice horseradish flavor and the cabbage is super fresh and crisp. Noms!
Colorful botanical-themed mural, Church Street.
Beef, bell pepper, onion, tomato, and mushroom. Served with rice and refried beans. $8.75
Chava’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Ugh, this was the first time I’ve been here and I wasn’t impressed. The beef was super chewy and the whole thing just had a weird flavor. You should never name a dish after your restaurant if it isn’t very good. 😦
Tortilla chips and salsa. These chips tasted old and were stale, ew.
Extra corn tortillas.
Stir fried rice sticker noodles with shrimp, egg, fried tofu, scallion, ground peanut and bean sprouts. $8.50
Pad Thai Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This restaurant’s pad thai always has a lot of flavor, but sometimes it can be on the dry side. This time around, the shrimp and eggs were overcooked. Ugh!
Red tipped hens-and-chicks (Echeveria sp., Crassulaceae), Divisadero Street.
I liked how this pastry wasn’t overly sweet. It looks like a cute, little empanada! $2.50
Cafe Flore, San Francisco
Coffee. $2
Random planter and colorful house number.
Shallot confit, arugula, mayo, preserved lemon. $9
Pig & Pie, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was VERY good! My one food critique would be that the sausage could have been seared a little more – it was difficult to tear through the skin. I also had to wait a REALLY long time for it, but I guess this was OK since it was yummy!
Purple crossberry or lavendar starflower shrub (Grewia occidentalis, Malvaceae), Dolores Street.
I like the crusts at Marcello’s. It’s on the thin side and has a great combination of chewiness and bite. Slice $4.20
Marcello’s Pizza, San Francisco CA
Rainbow flag in The Castro.
Fresh mushrooms, onion, tomato, two poached eggs, and cheddar cheese. Served with hash browns and wheat toast. $8.25
Red Cafe, San Francisco CA
This small, busy neighborhood diner in the Mission serves delicious breakfast standards at very reasonable prices. The service is friendly and quick, but be prepared to wait unless you can squeeze yourself into the counter since this place is a popular breakfast joint. My food was no-frills, straight forward, and tasty.
Wheat toast with assorted jellies.
Coffee. $1.90
Beef in chili sauce with ground peanut, bell pepper, kaffir lime leaves and fresh basil with coconut cream. $9.50
Pad Thai Restaurant, San Francisco CA
Panang curry is probably my favorite type of Thai curry. I love that Pad Thai will actually add some real heat to their dishes when you request them “spicy”. Mmm!
Pink river lily or crimson flag flowers (Hesperantha coccinea, Iridaceae), Roosevelt Way with Twin Peaks in the distance.
These fries were limp, but flavorful. They weren’t very smokey however. I did appreciate the generous portion. $3
Pig & Pie, San Francisco CA
Condiments tote.
Purpletop vervain, clustertop vervain flowers (Verbena bonariensis, Verbenaceae), 17th Street.
Marinated pork with rice, beans, cilantro, salsa, onions, cheese, avocado, and sour cream. Served with corn totilla chips. $6.50
Taqueria Cancun, San Francisco CA
Wow, this place is a mad house at 2 AM! I was in desparate need of food so I stumbled into this joint for a large, delicious burrito. I’m pretty sure it was good, I think… Lol! The intercom announcing the order numbers is REALLY loud, but I supposed that’s necessary at that hour. 🙂
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010
The Monkeybutts! I thought this was quite the band during Sunday Streets in the Mission. They were playing in front of the SF Library Mission Branch to the delight of many kids and parents.
Appleton Estate rum, pineapple, lime, ginger beer and Angostura bitters. $10
Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA
Omg, this cocktail was delicious! It had a great combination of flavors and it very refreshing.
San Francisco themed mural, 21st Street.
Vittle Monster 