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Sardine chips – Rich Table

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Sardine chips - Rich Table
Horseradish creme fraiche. Each $2
Rich Table, San Francisco CA

These little bites were so much fun to eat! I didn’t know what to expect, but I loved that the sardines were weaved into the thin potato slices. But the star of the dish was the horseradish creme fraiche. Omg, it was SO good! I expected the sardines chips to be reasonably crispy, but they were actually a bit chewy. That was fine though.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2013, 2014

Flashpoint and Manhattan cocktails - Rich Table
Flashpoint: Rittenhouse, pineapple gum, lemon cappelletti, lemon. $11
Manhattan: Buffalo Trace bourbon. $11

Takoyaki – Izakaya Sozai

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Takoyaki - Izakaya Sozai
Battered octopus balls, bonito flakes, nori, served with tonkatsu sauce. $9.50
Izakaya Sozai, San Francisco CA

Omg, these octopus balls were frickin’ amazing and I loved the presentation. This was definitely a case of eating with the eyes and mouth. The dish looked so pretty on the wooden plank and the bonito flakes and nori strips danced on top. It was difficult to taste the octopus (partly because octopus has such a mild flavor to begin with), but the texture was great and it was perfectly fried.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014

Crispy imperial rolls – Out The Door

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Crispy imperial rolls - Out The Door
Shrimp, pork, lettuce, mint, rice vermicelli noodles, peanuts. $9
Out The Door, San Francisco CA

Mmm, imperials are pretty amazing. You get the deep fried crispiness from the roll, the salty amazingness from the fish sauce, carbs from the noodles, and a false sense of healthiness from the greens – the perfect combination. These were tasty, but I’m surprised that the rolls were a bit on the greasy side. 😦

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014

Pollo asado nachos – The Little Chihuahua

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Pollo asado nachos - The Little Chihuahua
Hot corn tortilla chips topped with gilled chicken, black beans, smoky chile salsa, jack cheese, guacamole, sour cream and pico de gallo. $10.45
The Little Chihuahua, San Francisco CA

The Little Chihuahua serves quality food. BUT there does tend to be a lot of loud kids in the place because I think it’s one of the few restaurants that Noe Valley parents can comfortably bring their obnoxious kids to, lol! Don’t get me wrong, I love kids. Just not loud annoying ones. 🙂

Anyway, I love the nachos at Little Chihuahua. The flavors are great and there’s plenty of it. I still have mixed feelings about the salsa bar. Everything I’ve tried seems to be on the sour/acidic side. They need to find a better balance with their salsas.

Guacamole and salsa - The Little Chihuahua
Guacamole. $4
Chips and salsa. Complimentary

Fried onioncake – House of Nanking

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Fried onioncake - House of Nanking
Served with house peanut sauce. $4.95
House of Nanking, San Francisco CA

Mmm, this was delicious! I loved the runny peanut sauce, and the filling of the cake with a combination Chinese green onion and red onions was great. The exterior had a nice flour-y flavor and was fried nicely with little grease residue.

Fried onioncake - House of Nanking
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2014

Natural beef carpaccio – Foreign Cinema

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Natural beef carpaccio - Foreign Cinema
Fresh horseradish crema, wild arugula, manchego cheese, waffle chips, fried capers. $15
Foreign Cinema, San Francisco CA

Mmm, I really loved the variety of flavors and textures in this dish! They made the plate really fun and delicious. My one suggestion would be that the beef could have been shaved slightly thicker. Because the beef was SO thin, it sometimes got lost amongst all the other yummy components leaving you to ask, “Where’s the beef?”

Quail eggs mayonnaise – The Cavalier

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Quail eggs mayonnaise - The Cavalier
Celery salt and crispy shallot. Each $2
The Cavalier, San Francisco CA

Sorry for being away again. I’ll be on the East Coast for a few months for work and it’s been hectic getting set up. Thanks for your patience!

These quail eggs were really fun and delicious! They were delicately prepared and the celery salt and crispy shallots were great garnishes. I loved them. Noms!

Graffiti artwork, The Mission
Graffiti artwork, The Mission.