5 oz cut with chimichurri sauce, fingerling potatoes. Prix fix $45
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
The beef was simply prepared and pretty good with the chimichurri sauce. The potatoes were boring and dry though.
Egg, bacon, potatoes, cheese. $8
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
This burrito was ok. The bacon was too dry and overcooked for my taste, but it was warm and filling before a long day long hike..
Yosemite Valley and Half Dome.
Uni with white verjus. $14
Monsieur Benjamin, San Francisco CA
This was a lot of uni for me. As a sea urchin novice, I’m still trying to appreciate the taste and texture of this delicacy. I’ve had some bad uni in the past, so I’m always hesitant and sometimes scared to try more. I felt like Monsieur Benjamin wouldn’t serve bad quality uni, so I gave it a go. It tasted great, but some of the pieces were on the verge of too slimy for me. I probably would have been happy with just the piece on top.
Local free range beef simmered with organic pinto and kidney beans, Fiscalini Farms cheddar, sour cream, red onions, and corn muffin. $12.75
Mountain Room Lounge, Yosemite National Park CA
This tasted great, and there was plenty of it to fill you up of a chilly evening. Spoiler alert: I think they sell the same thing at the food court for much cheaper. Wish I would have known, lol! No matter though, it still tasted great!
Yosemite Falls.
Shrimp, polenta, cheese. Prix fix $45
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
This halibut was pretty good. I didn’t like the floured and sauteed shrimp though. They were limp, greasy and soggy.
With housemade coleslaw and tortilla chips. $13
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
This bbq pork wasn’t fancy or special, but it tasted great and was super saucy (just how I like it). The tortilla chips were very stale and gross though. They would have done better to serve regular potato chips instead. The coleslaw was an afterthought.
Half Dome.
Yosemite Lodge Food Court.
Szechuan eggplant, cumin pork, and fried rice. $6.58
New Ming’s Restaurant, San Francisco CA
There’s something funky and odd about the cumin pork, but I actually kinda like it. It’s got an odd texture, but it tastes great and the pork remains tender. The eggplant is super greasy, but I love the Szechuan flavors. New Ming’s is one of my guilty lunchtime pleasures, hehe.
Salsa fresca and tortilla chips. $4
Mountain Room Lounge, Yosemite National Park CA
Meh, this was kind of a throw-away appetizer. The salsa might as well have been canned because it wasn’t very good or memorable, and the chips were a bit stale.
Half Dome. $6.75
Sierra Nevada Pale Ale. $6.75
Yosemite Falls.
Prix fix $45
Laurel Court Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I liked this salad. It was simple and delicious and the roasted vegetables were varied and tasty. What I didn’t like was the service from the front of the house – SO unprofessional and pathetic.
Bread and butter. Complimentary
With potato salad and pineapple coleslaw. $11.50
Yosemite Lodge Food Court, Yosemite National Park CA
In terms on park food, this was actually really decent tasting and reasonably priced! Most park food costs and arm and a leg and very low quality. This chicken was tender and juicy and tasted great, and I really liked the pineapple coleslaw.
El Capitan.
Fresh Ecuadorain tilapia, lime juice, onion, cucumber, cilantro and avocado. $8
Tropisueno, San Francisco CA
I was NOT impressed by this dish. It was surprisingly bland and the fish was NOT fresh tasting, and the dry tortillas bewildered me. Who in their right mind would serve these sad discs to diners?
Cornmeal fried oysters, Hogwash slaw, salt and pepper potato chips. $15
Hog Island Oyster Bar, San Francisco CA
Wow this po’ boy was delicious! When it arrived, I thought that it was pretty tiny for the price, but it actually was the perfect size for a filling lunch. I loved the cornmeal crust on the oysters although I wished they would have been slightly less hard. I wasn’t impressed with the soggy potato chips though. They were pretty lame.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Bread and butter. Complimentary
House-made market shrub and soda. $3.50
Oyster bar at Hog Island Oyster.
Vittle Monster 