Shrimp, andouille sausage, smoked chicken, dirty rice. $25
The Elite Cafe, San Francisco CA
Wow, this jambalaya was super flavorful! It was smoky and the proteins were cooked perfectly and very succulent. More, please!
Westbound 152.
Poached pear, toast points. $16
Lavender Bistro, La Quinta CA
Mmm, this appetizer was SO delicious! I loved the silky texture of the foie gras mousse combined with the hard bruleed crust. I thought the toast points were a little tacky though (and definitely not enough of them for the amount of foie gras).
Cape Cod cocktail. $9
Grilled chicken, vegetarian black beans, lettuce, shredded cheese, secret taco sauce, housemade salsa, green onions, flour tortilla. Served with guacamole and sour cream. $9.99
Ruby’s Diner, Cabazon CA
These tacos were pretty. Lame they were bland and super basic. They seemed more like stuffed quesadillas than proper tacos. Obviously, Ruby did not grow up in a Latino community…
“Forever Marilyn” sculpture by Seward Johnson.
Chicken consomme, carrots, cauliflower, broccoli, garbanzos, avocado, queso fresco and chipotle abodabo. $13
Nopalito, San Francisco CA
This soup was very flavorful, but surprisingly light compared to something like a pozole. I didn’t know what to expect and I was pleasantly surprised. The flavors were subtle but well developed. I was tickled by the dried whole pepper plopped in the middle.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Fried garbanzo beans. Complimentary
Polvoron cookie. Complimentary
Served with butter. $5
The Elite Cafe, San Francisco CA
These biscuits were warm and super flaky. They had a wonderful flavor, but I wish they had less of the baking powder-y texture.
Ocean Beach.
Creek Stone Farm Black angus flank steak, fontina, roasted sweet onion, hot and sweet peppers. Served with Kettle chips and a pickle. $11.50
The Grove, San Francisco CA
I guess when I ordered this, I expected it to arrive more as a traditional cheesesteak sandwich rather than a panini. It’s not really what I wanted, but it tasted ok. I thought it was on the dry side and the batard was hard.
Clarion Alley, Mission.
With blue cheese dressing. 12 pieces $10.95
Escape From New York Pizza, San Francisco CA
I love chicken wings, but these weren’t the best. They were too wet and limp. I prefer them when they fried crispier then tossed in sauce. These did not live up to my wing standards.
Dancing Sprites statue, Huntington Park.
Beef tongue, malbec braise, chayote picadillo, salsa verde. $21
Lolinda, San Francisco CA
Lengua tastes SO good! I love it’s dark, rich flavor and the chayote was a nice and different accompaniment. More, please! 🙂
Rose of malbec, Belasco de Baquedano, NV Argentina. $13
Soboro (ginger-honey braised ground beef), unagi (broiled fresh water eel with sweet bbq sauce), and salmon (grilled Scottish salmon with shio koji sauce). Organic mixed greens, edamame, pickles. $10.11
Onigilly, San Francisco CA
I liked the fillings of this rice bowl, but it just wasn’t enough food to fill me up for lunch especially for costing more than ten bucks. It was mostly rice and salad. I thought the unagi and soboro tasted great though.
Graffiti mural, 24th Street Bart Station.
Quail egg, buttermilk, grilled bread, watermelon radish. $13
The Elite Cafe, San Francisco CA
Hmm, this was interesting. I liked the smokey flavor of the tartare and the buttermilk was a nice new combination, but I’m not sure I liked the combination of the textures. The raw beef with the raw quail egg combined with the cold thick/wet texture of the buttermilk sauce didn’t sit well with me.
Fort Funston.
Fresh ground Niman Ranch beef patties cooked medium well, a little pink inside when served with American cheese, lettuce, tomatoes, pickles, and secret sauce on a toasted egg bun. $10.99
Gott’s Roadside, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was delicious, but perhaps a regular cheeseburger (1 patty) would have done it for me. This ate really easily, but it was like a brick in my stomach. I didn’t look THAT big but it certainly filled me up, literally! 🙂
Bernal Heights Park.
Grilled radicchio, sherry vinaigrette. $14
Trou Normand, San Francisco CA
Wow, this sandwich was SO tasty! The pork was juicy and delicious and the grilled radicchio really surprised me. It added a nice smokey flavor and crunchy texture to this luscious sandwich. NOMS!
Dolores Park.
Vittle Monster 