With berries and chocolate sauce. Complimentary
Spencer’s Restaurant, Palm Springs CA
I guess they use Haagen Daz ice cream at Spencer’s so I wasn’t too impressed. I liked that it was free though because of a birthday. 🙂
Substituted tater tots instead of fries. $11.99
Floyd’s Frosty, McCloud CA
These fried fish were horrible! You could definitely tell they’ve been in the freezer for a long time. They were super greasy and just tasted like the frying oil. The tater tots were somehow much better than the fish even though I’m sure they were deep fried in the same vat.
Scrambled eggs, biscuit and gravy, sausage. Complimentary
La Quinta Inn, Oakland CA
Ugh, I didn’t enjoy this very much. I’m no hotel snob, but La Quinta certainly isn’t my first hotel choice. The food was marginal and the crowd was pretty rough. 😦
Spicy. $10.50
Shan Dong Restaurant, Oakland CA
These handmade noodles were great and the sauce was super tasty! They certainly give you plenty of food too. We couldn’t possibly have eaten all of these at the restaurant so we were happy to take the remainder home. The service we receive was horrible though! Our server completely ignored us after we received our food and wouldn’t give us our check even after repeatedly trying to flag her down. #fail
Kiddie cup $4.69
Haagen Dazs, San Francisco CA
Although this kiddie scoop was perhaps slightly larger than other kids’ scoops around, I still thought that it was overpriced. The ice cream tasted pretty good, but I always feel bad when I can go to any grocery store and buy the same brand for much cheaper.
Caramel mayo, shaved onion, pickled carrot and daikon, cucumber, jalapenos, and cilantro. Add fried egg. $7.95
Bun Mee, San Francisco CA
This sandwich was pretty tasty. I liked the flavor of the five spice chicken and the added egg made this a pretty substantial sandwich for lunch.
Chicken and shrimp. $12
Tao Yin Restaurant, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavors of this dish and the I always love large cuts of tender eggplant, but the oil content was just too much to handle! Ugh, stop using SO much oil!
Radish, meyer lemon confit. $17
Hamlet, San Francisco CA
I didn’t like this very much. The “risotto” was more like a hard and dry paella and there were few shrimp and mussels. The mussels were also shriveled and dry and the shrimp weren’t any more tender. Hmm…
Sticky rice, avocado, pickled chili, tamari soy. $18
Barndiva, Healdsburg CA
Wow, this plate was beautiful and delicious! The scallops were SO tender and cooked perfectly and all the Asian flavors were refreshing and wonderful. Noms!
Hibiscus pomegranate soda, garden lavender lemonade.
Bun thit nuong. Lettuce, carrot, mint, bean sprouts and crushed peanuts. $13
Green Papaya, San Francisco CA
This was fine, but I thought that it was slightly overpriced for SF lunch pricing. The quality wasn’t above and beyond anything that you could get cheaper elsewhere. I don’t think I’ll be returning to Green Papaya for lunch.
Bone in New York strip steak, whipped potatoes, baked tomato, and house steak sauce. $38
Spencer’s Restaurant, Palm Springs CA
Mmm, this steak was great! I liked the bit of char on the outside, and the center was wonderfully medium-rare the way I like it. The house steak sauce was also delicious.
Lettuce, tomato, onion, pickles, and mayo. Served with fries. $5.99
Floyd’s Frosty, McCloud CA
This burger was pretty good! It was cooked perfectly and it tasted great. The fries were also hot and crispy, and not greasy at all. Yay!
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