Chicken with chipotle and kumquat, huevo, pork and broccoli. Each $3.50
Tacos Cala, San Francisco CA
I can’t get enough of the tacos at Cala! They constantly rotate the fillings and they’re all so tasty. The egg taco is certainly becoming one of my favorites.
Served with French fries. $15
Garaje, San Francisco CA
This burger tasted ok, but the beef patties were dry and overcooked. They really set you up for failure to eat this decently sized burger though. The burger is crammed with lettuce and two patties that don’t want to stay still, but they loosely wrap it in a small piece of paper as if they think that’s sufficient to keep everything together. This was a mess to eat (and not in a good way) which frankly became quickly tiresome. There is no joy or pleasure in eating a pile of disintegrated burger garbage. #foodfail
Chicken thighs, garlic fried rice, tomatoes, flour tortilla. $8.75
Papalote Mexican Grill, San Francisco CA
This is one of the best Mexican-Filipino fusion food items I’ve tried thus far. I loved that they used chicken thighs instead of breast to keep it more authentic. It’s packed with flavor and the burrito and pretty big. Mmm…
Broccoli, mayo, gochujang chili sauce, cilantro, melted cheese. $10
Seoul on Wheels, San Francisco CA
I liked the spicy pork, but I think there was just too many toppings on this. The unmelted cheese was particularly weird and off-putting when combined with the mayo. Not my favorite.
House ground Brandt family beef, wagon wheel cheddar, housemade bun, little gem lettuce, heirloom tomato, pickles, special sauce. $14.50
Prospect, San Francisco CA
This burger was great. The beef patty was juicy and tender and all the were great. I especially enjoyed the old-school pickles. They were a nice throwback.
Per half pound $15
Smokestack, San Francisco CA
I liked the flavor of this brisket, but it was SO dry! Ugh, I was disappointed because brisket is my favorite but besides the random pieces of fat, this was like eating jerky.
Tonkotsu based soup, pork belly, egg, green onion, bamboo shoot, sesame, dried seaweed, fried garlic, mizuna.
Orenchi Beyond, San Francisco CA
Omg, this bowl of ramen may have been on the small side, but it certainly was delicious! Maybe it was due to the fattier-than-normal tonkotsu broth or the fattier-than-normal cut of pork belly, but I couldn’t stop eating it! A definite must-try.
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
Boneless fried chicken breast topped with dill pickle coleslaw on a Dutch crunch roll. Served with spicy black eyed peas. Combo $11.95
Drums & Crumbs, San Francisco CA
Ugh, the bun was cold and untoasted so it really sucked! It was also dry and just kept crumbling and breaking apart when eating. The chicken was a bit dry, but I liked the flavor of the dill pickle slaw.
Grilled chicken, pico de gallo, lettuce, corn tortilla. $8.75
Papalote Mexican Grill, San Francisco CA
This was pretty tasty, and I love the nice quality of ingredients at Papalote. This may look small, but the tacos are surprisingly very filling.
$3.50
20th Century Cafe, San Francisco CA
This was wonderful. The pastry was very flaky and crispy. The filling was great and had lots of flavor! The pleasant sourness from the kraut was a nice counterpoint to the starchy potato and flaky crust. Noms!
7×7 Magazine’s Big Eat SF: 100 Things to Try Before You Die
$5
Smokestack, San Francisco CA
Yeah, I didn’t like this very much. The slaw was super tart and it made my teeth hurt. I couldn’t really taste anything beyond the tartness of it. Not good.
Dinner rolls.
Nigiri sushi, Tokyo Tower roll, and Spicy Tuna roll. $15
Tokyo Express, San Francisco CA
The nigiri was disgusting! The fish was not fresh and the sushi rice was grossly sour. They should really automatically provide you with wasabi, ginger, and soy sauce to disguise the low quality of their raw fish and to help you actually eat it. Gross! The sushi rice in the rolls was also very dry. This was a horrible lunch especially since it’s over priced for what you get. #fail
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