Dol sot bi bim bap – K-pop

Posted on March 30, 2013 by vicentesf

Dol sot bi bim bap - K-pop
“Mixed rice” with soy marinated chicken strips, fried egg, assorted vegetables and served on a hot stone pot with soup. $13.95
K-pop, San Francisco CA

This was pretty good and super hot temperature-wise! I wish the egg was runnier (maybe even raw like other bi bim baps), but it still tasted good and the whole thing was flavorful.

I think this Korean restaurant is a great new option in the Castro. The food is a little on the salty side but the flavors are great. The service also needs improvement. At the end of our meal, we could NOT get our check no matter how hard we tried. We literally stalked all the servers until we could finally flag one down. I hope this places stays open though.

OB Lager beer - K-pop

OB Lager beer. I’ve always found Korean beer to be super drinkable!

White sangria and beer – Sliderbar

Posted on March 18, 2013 by vicentesf

White sangria - Sliderbar

Fresh mint, peach white sangria: California chardonnay, fresh mint, summer peaches, fresh oranges and lime. $5
Sliderbar, San Francisco CA

Mmm, sangria! This cool sports bar is a nice addition to the restaurant scene in the Castro. It replaced Criolla Kitchen, and was Bagdad Cafe before that. We ended up here after a day of hanging out with friends and the service was amazing! The crowd was young and fun, and the food was pretty tasty too!

Allagash White beer - Sliderbar

Allagash White beer. Refreshing with orange peel and coriander notes. Portland, MA, 5.2% ABV. $6

Naked lady door handle, 24th Street.

Mehana Mauna Kea pale ale – Walmart

Posted on March 16, 2013 by vicentesf

Mehana Mauna Kea pale ale - Costco
An American pale ale by Hawaii Nui Brewing (Mehana Brewing Company).
Walmart, Kailua-Kona HI

When in Rome you gotta drink the local brews! This beer is brewed in Hilo on the Big Island, and it tasted really good. Nice and light which fits my taste, with lots of flavor.

Mehana Brewing Company bottle caps.

With some patience, I was able to snap a pic of this green gecko.

Heineken beer – Go! Airlines

Posted on March 3, 2013 by vicentesf

Heineken beer - Go! Airlines

$4
Honolulu (HNL) to Kailua-Kona (KOA), Go! Airlines

This was a really short flight so by the time we had ordered a beer and started drinking, we began preparing for landing and the flight attendant was walking around to collect the cans. I chugged that the remainder of the beer SO fast, lol!

Boarding Go! Airlines.

Hamachi and uni nigiri – Tokkuri Tei

Posted on March 1, 2013 by vicentesf

Hamachi and uni nigiri - Tokkuri Tei
Yellowtail over rice. 2 pcs $7
Sea urchin over rice and wrapped in seaweed. 2 pcs $12
Tokkuri Tei, Honolulu HI

I have mixed feelings about this restaurant. I felt that the service was nice, a bit slow, but the sushi wasn’t that good. I expected fresher sushi in Hawaii. The hamachi was good, but the uni didn’t taste good to me. I’m not an uni expert, but I’ve had it here and there. This sea urchin didn’t taste right though! Ew!

Kirin light beer - Tokkuri Tei
Kirin light beer. $3.75

Island signs, Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie.

Black pepper kimukatsu set – Kimukatsu

Posted on February 26, 2013 by vicentesf

Black pepper kimukatsu - Kimukatsu
With cabbage salad, rice, miso soup, Japanese pickle, and choice of special sauce. $19
Kimukatsu, Honolulu HI

This was the first time I’d ever tried kimukatsu, and it was very tasty! It’s made with thinly sliced pork cutlet stacked into 25 layers, covered in breadcrumbs, and deep-fried for 8 minutes. It sounded intriguing so I had to try it. It thought it was really flavorful and tender, but it was a little on the greasy side probably because they fry it on a low temperature. The set is quite large so I was definitely full afterward.

Cabbage salad - Kimukatsu
Large bowl of cabbage salad for the table.

Steamed rice - Kimukatsu
Steamed rice.

Miso soup - Kimukatsu
Miso soup.

Japanese pickles - Kimukatsu
Japanese pickles.

Ume shiso ponzu - Kimukatsu
Ume shiso ponzu sauce.

Asahi beer - Kimukatsu

Asahi draft. $5.50

Tahitian dancers, Canoe Pageant, Polynesian Cultural Center, Laie.

Royce’s spicy nachos – Giovanni Pastrami

Posted on February 25, 2013 by vicentesf

Royce's spicy nachos - Giovanni Pastrami
A giant plate of homemade tortilla chips covered in a pepper jack cheese sauce, spicy taco-seasoned natural black angus ground beef, tomatoes, onions, guacamole, sour cream, and green onions. $15
Giovanni Pastrami, Honolulu HI

This was definitely a largo plate of nachos, but it wasn’t very good. The seasoned ground beef wasn’t spicy at all at the pepper jack cheese sauce was super bland. Lame!

Coors Light beer - Giovanni Pastrami

Coors Light beer. Pitcher $12

White bougainvillea flowers (Nyctaginaceae), Ainahau Triangle Park.

Sabashio yaki – Izakaya Takonoki

Posted on February 24, 2013 by vicentesf

Sabashio yaki - Izakaya Takonoki
Broiled mackerel fillet. $6.50
Izakaya Takonoki, Honolulu HI

This tasted good, but I always forget how oily mackerel is before I order, lol! I glad they broiled it pretty well though.

Asahi beer - Izakaya Takonoki

Asahi beer super dry draft. Medium $5.50

Ha'i Mo'olelo sculpture
Ha’i Mo’olelo (The Storyteller) sculpture, by Shige Yamada, Kalakaua Avenue.

Tamarind leaf salad – Burmese Kitchen

Posted on February 17, 2013 by vicentesf

Tamarind leaf salad - Burmese Kitchen
Young tamarind leaf, onion, crushed peanuts, sesame seeds and shredded cabbage. $6.95
Burmese Kitchen, San Francisco CA

I love this tamarind leaf salad! It’s got a variety of flavors and textures and is really fun to eat. San Francisco has a few Burmese restaurants and I really need to venture out and try more of them. Who wants to join?

Chang beer - Burmese Kitchen

Chang beer. They don’t have Burmese beer, but Thai beer is close enough, hehe.

Leather Pride flag, Castro and Market.

Peach Blanket Barbecue cocktail – 15 Romolo

Posted on February 9, 2013 by vicentesf

Peach Blanket Barbecue cocktail - 15 Romolo

“You can ants if you want to, you can leave your pants behind.” Laphroaig quarter cask, peach liqueur, lemon, amaro ciaciaro, maple, cayenne, pilsner. $10
15 Romolo, San Francisco CA

For those of you who aren’t familiar with San Francisco, the name of this cocktail is a play on a local variety stage show called Beach Blanket Babylon. All the ingredients sounded great, but I wasn’t too impressed. It tasted a bit bland to me. 😦

San Francisco Federal Building courtyard before sunrise, 7th Street. I was waiting for a bus way too early in the morning, lol!

Assorted draft beers – Anthony’s HomePort

Posted on January 27, 2013 by vicentesf

Schooner Exact Gateway Golden and Scuttlebutt Brewing Anthony's pale ale

Schooner Exact Gateway Golden and Scuttlebutt Brewing Anthony’s pale ale. Happy hour $3.50 each
Anthony’s HomePort, Seattle WA

Sound Brewery Sommerweizen and Fremont Brewing summer ale

Sound Brewery Sommerweizen and Fremont Brewing summer ale. $3.50 each

You really can’t beat a nice cold beer bayside on a warm sunny day! The Pacific Northwest is lucky to have many great microbreweries for people to enjoy. Ahhhh!

Seattle Space Needle

Seattle Space Needle.

Coffee and doughnuts – Twenty Five Lusk

Posted on January 27, 2013 by vicentesf

Doughnuts - Twenty Five Lusk
House made brioche doughnuts, apricot creme patissiere filling, chocolate sauce. Gilt City brunch menu
Twenty Five Lusk, San Francisco CA

Ugh, the doughnuts were super dry and dense! They tasted old. It’s unfortunate that the one real misstep of the meal occurred at the end. The apricot filling, however, was delicious and the chocolate sauce was rich and tasty.

Coffee - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee.

Coffee service - Twenty Five Lusk
Coffee service.

Anchor Steam ale - Twenty Five Lusk

Half pint Anchor Steam ale.
Now this is my idea of a coffee and doughnut service! They randomly throw in some beer – heck yeah! 🙂

Vittle Monster

Feed me!

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