Sliced beef rolled with scallion and avocado. $2.95 for happy hour
Tenka Japanese Restaurant, San Mateo
This appetizer read better than it looked once it arrived. Perhaps it was the lighting, but it looked so unappetizing. I’m not even sure what the sauce was on top. I can’t say that I remember what these tasted like, but they were cheap!
Asahi beer.
This place is awesome for happy hour! The prices are great and the sushi doesn’t suck. You always have to be a little weary of super cheap sushi, but this place serves above decent sushi at rock bottom prices. That’s awesome in my book! You can get a nice large meal for only a few bucks. Of the sushi below, the scallop nigiri was my favorite!
Tenka Japanese Restaurant, San Mateo
Hotatagai nigiri (scallop). $1.25 happy hour
Unagi nigiri (fresh water eel). $1.25 happy hour
Hamachi nigiri (yellow tail). $1.25 happy hour
Served with bok choy and rice. $7
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
Another large and yummy dish. The bok choy and rice are great for soaking up all the yummy juices and fat from the meats. I wish the duck skin was a little crispier, but it still tasted great!
With mushrooms and celery, served over rice. $6
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
The portion size of their lunch plates are ridiculous! All that food for only six dollars! The dish tasted pretty good too. They use large pieces of chicken breast and I love the whole mushrooms. Noms!
Sliced beef served with imitation jelly fish and red vinegar. $5.20
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
This is definitely NOT what I expected when I ordered this menu item, lol! But you know what, it tasted great! I’ll admit that I’m not a big fan of the imitation jelly fish though – I can’t overcome the odd texture. The meat which is served cold, however, is flavorful and very tender.
4 pieces of steamed dumplings filled with chopped scallops and garlic. $3.60
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
These delicate dumplings were pretty and pretty tasty! Again, the large pieces of scallops were a nice touch. Another winner from Hung To Seafood!
4 large pieces of deep fried turnovers filled with lobster and garlic chives, served with salad sauce. $4.20
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
I didn’t know what to expect when I ordered this, but I was pleasantly surprised. The pieces were huge and I love the large chunks of lobster inside. I will defnitely order these again! Not sure if the salad sauce really added to the dumplings though.
3 buns filled with tender bbq pork and coated with a sweet glaze. $2.50
Hung To Seafood, South San Francisco
This is definite comfort food, noms! And you get three of these delicious buns for so little! These buns cover most craving bases – carbs, bbq meat, salty umami, and sweet. I just recently discovered Hung To Seafood Restaurant and it’s definitely going on my great food-great value list.
Tender pork braised in orange, bay leaf, milk, cinnamon and beer. $15
Nopalito, San Francisco
This is one beautiful packet of pork, NOMS!!! The carnitas at Nopalito are so frickin’ good! The meat is so flavorful and tender, it’s ridiculous! You can smell and taste all the ingredients in the lovey braise. The cut isn’t overly fatty, but I think that the fatty pieces were worth every calorie!
You might not be able to tell from the pic, but you get a very generous portion of carnitas. David and I could barely finish the order, granted we did eat a few other things. 🙂
The pork is served with a cabbage salad, pickled jalapenos and salsa de tomatillo, and warm tortillas for wrapping.
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Stew of pork shoulder, hominy, cabbage, radish, and chile ancho. $11
Nopalito, San Francisco
Can you say comfort food?! In my opinion, this huge bowl of pozole is one of the best in the city! The broth is pretty amazing and oh so flavorful. I always squeeze the entire lime into the soup and throw in all the extras. They give you nice and thick tortilla chips that retain their crispness even after sitting in the pozole for a while.
Served with lime, red onions, oregano, chili powder and tortilla chips.
“Ensalada de betabeles y naranja”. Salad of beets, orange, pickled onion, queso fresco, chile de arbol, chile guajillo and lime. $6
Nopalito, San Francisco
I have never seen this particular combination of ingredients. It’s SO good! I think the queso fresco and chile powders totally make the dish. The plate is bright and vibrant and the beets are oranges taste amazing. Perhaps the lime wedge is over kill though, there’s already enough acid fromt he oranges and pickled onions.
Gotta love the freebies at Nopalito! Every meal begins and ends with some yummy free treats.
Nopalito, San Francisco
These seasoned, deep fried chickpeas are frickin’ addictive. They’re salty and dry which makes them perfect to eat with some beer or sangria! I wonder if they’d give me more if I asked? A great way to jump-start your meal.
And when your check arrives, it’s accompanied with these delicious cookies which I think are “polvorones”. They’re crumbly, nutty and sweet. I would have guessed that they’re made with almonds but I’ve read that the Mexican variety is usually made with pecans. Regardless, they’re nommy!
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