1/4 pound of fresh picked crab mixed with homemade sauce served on a soft roll. $11.95
Spud Point Crab Company, Bodega Bay CA
Mmm, the roll was soft and easy to chew and the crab was fresh and delicious! I wish there was more crab, but I appreciated the reasonable price. Noms!
Bodega Harbor.
Fresh rock cod dipped in traditional beer batter and rolled in Panko crust, fried in canola oil. Served with house tarter sauce. Three piece $14
Fishetarian, Bodega Bay CA
These fried fish were tasty and very large (a great value), but they were actually pretty greasy (boo)! The fries weren’t greasy though, thank goodness.
Lagunitas beer. $5
Fisherman statue, Bodega Harbor.
Voted best clam chowder 11 years in a row. $6.75
Spud Point Crab Company, Bodega Bay CA
OMFG, this was probably one of the best clam chowders I’ve ever eaten! It’s no joke, this was frickin’ amazing. It was smokey, flavorful, and packed with clams and other ingredients. I loved it’s medium texture, and I could have eaten a vat-full. NOMS!
Spud Point Crab Company.
Sonoma Coast State Beach.
Fennel, saffron bouillon, garlic-parsley batonnes, served with fries. $15
Aquitane, San Francisco CA
Meh, I wasn’t impressed. The flavors were ok, but the mussels were small, a bit dry and shriveled. Even the toast was gummy and hard to chew.
These frites were just ok for me. If you’re going to be on some food list, you better be frickin’ amazing, but there just weren’t. They were limp and soggy, and a bit greasy – definitely what you’re looking for in amazing French fries. Boo!
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Iced tea.
Cup $2.75
Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco CA
This chowder was very good, but it wasn’t amazing. I don’t know, I guess I was expecting it to blow my socks off since this place is generally great at everything. They keep it simple, but keep it quality at the same time. This chowder could have stepped it up a couple notches.
Sourdough bread and butter. Complimentary
Baby octopus, beans, frisee, salsa verde. $13
Lolinda, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this dish was very good! They kept the flavors bright and the octopus was surprisingly tender. I’m always afraid with octopus dishes because they tend to get tough and unchewable, but these thick octopus pieces had a wonderful texture.
Rye Manhattan: Italian vermouth, bitters, served on the stem with a sidecar. $12
Kim chee cocktail sauce. Happy hour $1 each
E&O Kitchen and Bar, San Francisco CA
I was a bit fearful of the kimchi cocktail sauce. Not because I don’t like the kimchi flavor, but because I usually don’t put cocktail sauce on my oysters and prefer a nice mignonette instead. Anyway, I opted against the cocktail sauce and just used the lemon for some flavor. You can’t beat a freshly shucked dollar oysters for happy hour!
Maple Old Fashioned: E&O single barrel whiskey, sugar, maple bitters. Happy hour $6
I was afraid that this was going to be too sweet, but thankfully it wasn’t. You could taste the maple bitters, but it wasn’t overpowering.
Iceberg lettuce, dungeness crab meat and Louie dressing. $27
Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco CA
This was a pretty expensive lunch salad, but the crab meat was plentiful and delicious. It was probably one of the most simple salads I’ve ever had but it certainly was fabulous. Sometimes simple is perfect if the ingredients are quality.
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The Fairmont Hotel.
Blue point, miyagi, and kumamoto. Half dozen $15
Swan Oyster Depot, San Francisco CA
This place is great! Perhaps a bit expensive, but the seafood is fresh, delicious, and worth it. I also like the super casual atmosphere and the friendly workers. It’s definitely a testosterone-filled environment. These oysters were small, briny, nicely cleaned, and very tasty!
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Anchor Steam draft.
Harissa, caramelized onions, Anchor Steam beer, grilled herb focaccia. $18
Sutro’s at The Cliff House, San Francisco CA
Wow, this dish was pretty amazing! The mussels were large and plump, and that sauce and caramelized onions were perfect. It was rich and smoky and SO flavorful. Noms!
Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine, brut, Somoma. $10
Clams, mussels, prawns, scallops, bay shrimp, crabmeat and white fish. Served with garlic bread. $32.50
Tadich Grill, San Francisco CA
Sure, this is a pretty expensive bowl for lunch but it’s SO delicious! You get plenty of seafood and each item was cooked perfectly. Perfectly, I tell you! And don’t get me started on their broth. It’s absolutely divine! NOMS!
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Bread and butter. Complimentary
Manila clams, aromatic vegetables, bacon, potatoes, cream. $14
Hog Island Oyster Bar, San Francisco CA
Mmm, this was pretty delicious! The chowder was rich and flavorful, but it wasn’t thick. All the ingredients were quality and cooked perfectly. The chowder tasted great and just made you feel good eating it. Noms!
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Bread and butter. Complimentary
I love their bread!
Vittle Monster 