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Green chile chicken pot pie – Chile Pies

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Green chile chicken pot pie - Chile Pies
Homemade pie served with green chile gravy, vegetables, cheddar crust, side salad. $8
Chile Pies, San Francisco CA

Green chile chicken pot pie - Chile Pies
Hmm, this wasn’t as good as I remembered. Last time I had the red chile pot pie and while the filling was certainly more flavorful, it was the cheddar crust that had the most impact. The cheddar crust was thick and hearty and kept all the juices inside the pie. This time around, I’m not sure there was even any cheddar on the crust. It was thinner and even soggy on the inside. Definitely not what I wanted to find. 😦

3-piece chicken tenders combo – Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

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3-piece chicken tenders combo - Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen

“Handcrafted spicy tenders that pack a Louisiana punch in every bite.” With biscuit, mashed potatoes and cajun gravy, barbeque sauce, and Diet Coke. $6.99
Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen, San Francisco CA

Chicken tenders - Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
Nom, noms! I love Popeyes. I crave it once in a while and have to get my fix. Their chicken tenders are much larger than those at most fast food chains and that’s probably why they cost a bit more. But they’re SO worth it!

Mashed potatoes and cajun gravy - Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen
And their mashed potatoes with cajun gravy is my absolute fast food favorite! I love the horrible-for-you-tasting gravy with the gristly bits, lol.

Fried chicken – Eureka Restaurant and Lounge

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Fried chicken - Eureka Restaurant and Lounge
With garlic mashed potatoes, collard greens, sweet potato-black eyed pea relish, and black pepper gravy. $18
Eureka Restaurant & Lounge, San Francisco CA

Fried chicken - Eureka Restaurant and Lounge
Mmm, this was pretty tasty. The fried chicken was crispy on the outside and nice and juicy on the inside. I think the sweet potato relish wasn’t needed with the garlic mashed potatoes but I appreciated the different textures. I’m also glad that they served the gravy on the side because I would have eaten it all otherwise.

Bread and butter - Eureka Restaurant and Lounge
Bread and butter. Complimentary

Buttermilk fried chicken – Harvey’s

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Buttermilk fried chicken - Harvey's
Two large chicken breasts battered to order and deep fried, with cole slaw, mashed potato, and country gravy. $13.95
Harvey’s, San Francisco CA

Wow, this was A LOT of food! I don’t think I even started on the second chicken breast. Surprisingly, the chicken was a step above most of the food at Harvey’s although the mashed potatoes and coleslaw were of average/marginal quality. I guess Harvey’s is popular because of location.

Cliff House
Cliff House, Point Lobos Avenue.

Braised beef poutine – The Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant

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Braised beef poutine - The Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant
Onion gravy, mozzarella curds, crispy roasted potato, confit garlic. $9
The Beach Chalet Brewery & Restaurant, San Francisco CA

I haven’t had A LOT of poutine in my life, but I’ve had enough to know that this versions was GROSS! Even with all the rich ingredients, this dish was the blandest thing I’ve tasted in a while! Even the confit garlic was flavorless. The meat was dry and tough and the onion gravy was really just onion-flavored oil! And there was A LOT of digusting oil pooled at the bottom of this dish just seeping into the potatoes and everything else. Ugh, it just makes me sick to think about this dish again.

Colorful jeans
Colorful jeans in The Mission. I think the butt mannequins they use in The Mission are hilarious! And maybe I subconsciously chose this pic for this post because that poutine tasted like ASS. LOL!

2 piece extra crispy chicken tenders meal – KFC

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2 piece extra crispy chicken tenders meal - KFC
Marinated strips of 100% breast meat, hand breaded twice with the Colonel’s unique blend of seasoning for an extra crispy outside and an extra juicy inside. With mashed potatoes and gravy, biscuit, and Diet Coke.
KFC, South San Francisco CA

2 piece extra crispy chicken tenders meal - KFC

Mmm, I love KFC! I grew up craving the chicken from this chain. It was always a treat to go to KFC and have greasy deliciousness. I’ve always like their mashed potatoes, and now I ALWAYS request my chicken tenders to be dipped in their honey bbq sauce, lol!

Mashed potatoes and gravy - KFC
Mashed potatoes and gravy.

Loco moco – Namu Gaji

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Loco moco - Namu Gaji
“We love eating loco moco. A Hawaiian staple, great for hangovers.” Marin Sun Farms grassfed beef patty, dashi gravy, sunny-side up egg over rice. $12
Namu Gaji, San Francisco CA

Meh, this was a disappointment. You couldn’t taste the dashi flavor in the gravy and the portion was super small. There’s so little food that it wouldn’t begin to cure a hangover! I was also confused why this came in a paper boat while they use real boards and dinnerware for everything else. This was my first time at Namu Gaji and I was definitely NOT impressed.

Francois Pinon Vouvray - Namu Gaji

Francois Pinon Vouvray “non-dose” NV (chenin blanc). $12
This sparkling wine tasted ok, but it was such a tiny pour for twelve bucks! Sheesh!

Sutro Baths
Sutro Baths site, Point Lobos Avenue.

Fried chicken – Citizen’s Band

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Fried chicken - Citizen's Band
Buttermilk battered Rock Jr. chicken, Martin Farms mixed chicories, Pinkie’s buttermilk biscuit, Mr. Combover Soma honey and bacon coffee gravy. $20
Citizen’s Band, San Francisco CA

Fried chicken - Citizen's Band
Mmm, this was really tasty! The flavorful fried chicken was crispy on the outside and juicy and tender on the inside. The biscuit was ok, but I loved the local honey drizzled on top. The chicories were yummy as was the gravy but I wish there was more of it.

Pinot noir - Citizen's Band

Pinot noir, Acote, CA 2010. $10

SF Muni Boston streetcar
Riding an SF Muni green Boston streetcar.

Poutine – Citizen’s Band

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Poutine - Citizen's Band
House cut kennebec fries, mushroom gravy, two hour cooked pork belly, cheese curds, and granna padano. $9
Citizen’s Band, San Francisco CA

WOWZA, this poutine was amazing! The crispy pork belly was definitely the star – it reminded me of great fried lechon. With the flavorful gravy, soft cheese curds, and wispy grates of granna padano you can’t go wrong. This dish should definitely replace their mac and cheese on the 7×7 Big Eat List!

Dark red Verbena flowers
Dark red Verbena x hybrida (Verbenaceae) flowers, Castro Street.

Chicken fried steak – Gussie’s Chicken and Waffles

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Chicken fried steak - Gussie's Chicken and Waffles
Served with 2 eggs scrambled, homefries, country bacon gravy and a biscuit. $11.95
Gussie’s Chicken and Waffles, San Francisco CA

This was disgusting! We sat there for a while wondering what it was. There was very little gravy because most of it had soaked into the soft doughy breading to create an odd mealy surface. So gross! I’m surprised that a quintessentially Southern place like Gussie’s can make such a horrible chicken fried steak. The biscuit was also super dry and puck-like.

Coffee - Gussie's Chicken and Waffles
Coffee. $2.59

Super loco moco – Big Island Grill

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Super loco moco - Big Island Grill
The three items I chose were homemade hamburger patties, roast pork, and spam. Served on a bed of rice tropped with two eggs over medium and homemade brown gravy. $11.25
Big Island Grill, Kailua-Kona HI

Dear lord! This plate was a monster. I honestly didn’t expect it to be this large when I ordered it, partly because it was only $11.25. But I was amazed and a little queasy when I saw it, lol. It tasted amesome though and I loved the brown gravy! Thank goodness we went on a hike that day.

Super loco moco - Big Island Grill
This is how it arrived to the table, just covered in delicious gravy. Lol!

Super loco moco - Big Island Grill
And this is how it left the table. I tried my best but I couldn’t succeed in eating it all. 🙂

Big Island Grill sign
Big Island Grill sign.