Tag Archives: soup

Pozole – San Jalisco

Posted on by
Reply
Pozole San Jalisco Mexican Restaurant

Pork soup in a red, homemade spicy sauce complemented with corn hominy. Served with cabbage, radishes, lime wedges, chopped onions, Mexican oregano, and chili peppers on the side. $9.95
San Jalisco, San Francisco

This pozole had great flavor, but I wish it had come out hotter (temperature wise). It was only warm and quickly became luke warm. Not the way you should enjoy pozole! The preparation was rustic which I don’t mind, but Silverfox didn’t like picking around the bones and connective tissue of the pork. I did enjoy the number of accompaniments this came with. You could flavor the soup just the way you like it.

I do have to mention that the service at this restaurant was particular sweet and friendly.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011, 2012

Pozole - San Jalisco
June 27, 2014. $10.95
Looks like the price has gone up!

Pozole rojo – Nopalito

Posted on by
Reply
Pozole rojo Nopalito

Stew of pork shoulder, hominy, cabbage, radish, and chile ancho. $11
Nopalito, San Francisco

Can you say comfort food?!  In my opinion, this huge bowl of pozole is one of the best in the city!  The broth is pretty amazing and oh so flavorful.  I always squeeze the entire lime into the soup and throw in all the extras.  They give you nice and thick tortilla chips that retain their crispness even after sitting in the pozole for a while.

Pozole rojo Nopalito

Served with lime, red onions, oregano, chili powder and tortilla chips.

Steak and potato soup – Luigi’s Sandwich Palace

Posted on by
Reply
Steak and potato soup Luigi's Sandwich Palace

A great hearty soup with large chunks of steak, potatoes, celery and carrots.  This was their soup of the day so it’s not always be available, but I’m glad I got it since I was very hungry that day, hehe.  1/2 sandwich 1/2 soup combo, $5.95
Luigi’s Sandwich Palace, South San Francisco

Xiao long tang bao – Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Posted on by
1
Large Shanghai dumpling Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Holy monster Shanghai soup dumpling!  Apparently, these are usually served with a straw so you can suck up all the excess soup from the bottom of the dish.  The dough is way thicker than a normal sized soup dumpling and it has a different texture.  I guess some people don’t even eat the wrapper.  While I appreciate the novelty of this giant dumpling, but I prefer the smaller version to actually eat! 20 minutes for order. $2.50
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen, South San Francisco

Xiao long bao – Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Posted on by
Reply
Shanghai dumplings Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

I must say that these Shanghai soup dumplings rival those at Shanghai Dumpling King in San Francisco.  These definitely come a close second.  The soup inside is very delicious as is the pork filling.  The dumpling skin is resilient enough to withstand my amateur chopstick handling.  I’ve learned that they taste even better when eaten with the accompanying vinegar sauce.  Just don’t get too anxious like me and burn your mouth with the hot soup inside – rookie mistake.  Hehe! 8 pieces for $6.95
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen, South San Francisco

Shanghai dumplings Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

A perfect spoonful!

Vinegar Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

I love the garlicky vinegar sauce.

Hot and sour soup – Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Posted on by
1
Hot and sour soup Xiao Long Bao Kitchen

Noms, this soup was SO good!  Hot and sour soup is one of my personal favorites, and this one was especially flavorful.  It also had a great kick to it.  They definitely didn’t skimp on the ingredients like some other Chinese Restaurants trying to save a buck.  This was the soup of the day that came with a combination meal that my friend and I ordered.  The meal was very affordable and we got SO much food.  Definitely going back to this place for the delicious food! 2 person lunch combo $14.95
Xiao Long Bao Kitchen, South San Francisco

BBQ pork ramen – Katana-Ya

Posted on by
Reply
BBQ pork ramen Katana-Ya

Ramen in a soy broth with 4 pieces of BBQ pork, bamboo shoots, seaweed, and scallions.  $11
Katana-Ya, San Francisco

This char siu ramen is on the 7×7 Big Eat List 2011, but frankly, I wasn’t impressed.  Perhaps I’m just not a ramen expert, but the I didn’t find anything exceptional about it.  My favorite part was the bamboo shoots and the pork was pretty tender, but I think the soup was too rich for my taste.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012

Pho ga – Turtle Tower Restaurant

Posted on by
Reply
Pho ga Turtle Tower Restaurant

Chicken and rice noodles in a rich broth with cilantro, chopped green onions, and accompanied with sliced jalapeno peppers and lemon wedges. $6.20 small
Turtle Tower Restaurant, San Francisco

This chicken pho was really different from others I’ve tried.  The most obvious difference was the wide, thick noodles they use.  It also wasn’t served with a side of sprouts and sprigs of thai basil.  That said, I think it was absolutely delicious!  The broth was frickin’ amazing – so rich and complex.  I actually enjoyed that they kept the skin on the chicken pieces.  It seemed more authentic and definitely added more flavor.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013

Tsing Tao beer Turtle Tower Restaurant

Tsing Tao beer. $3.45
I totally forgot aobut Tsing Tao beer!  I’ve been spending too much time at sushi joints so I needed a good Vietnamese fix.  🙂

Congee – Ton Kiang

Posted on by
Reply
Congee Ton Kiang

Rice porridge topped with fried crispy wontons and chopped cilantro.
Ton Kiang, San Francisco

My first congee experience was horrible and I’ve never liked this Chinese rice porridge since.  I was in the San Francisco Chinatown and had walked into a random Chinese restaurant where everything was written in Chinese except for a few menu items tacked onto their walls, one of which was congee.  I ordered the chicken congee without really knowing what it was.  When I received the HUGE bowl of white rice porridge, I was so disappointed.  There are a few textures I really don’t enjoy and runny, slightly slimey, slightly thick and gelatinous porridge with bits of things floating in it is one of them, lol!  I took a few bites, left the restaurant, and have never tried congee since. 

…Until my trip to Ton Kiang!  And I must admit, that it wasn’t half bad this time around.  It still took some mental tricks on my part to try it, but I believe that I almost enjoyed it.  I think this version was thinner than the previous and didn’t have any mysterious ingredients hiding inside.  The crispy wontons and cilantro also helped to disguise the porridge texture and added some familiar flavors.  I’m not going to start ordering congee on a regular basis, but at least now, I know I can somewhat enjoy it!  🙂

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012

Boston clam chowder – Anchor Oyster Bar

Posted on by
Reply

Boston clam chowder Anchor Oyster Bar
A mouth watering cup of one of the best clam chowders in San Francisco! Cup $4.25
Anchor Oyster Bar, San Francisco

This creamy Boston clam chowder has such amazing flavor! It’s not too thick, nor is it too runny. What I love about this chowder is it’s simplicity – the ingredients are the stars. You can taste all the vegetables, the clams, and the cream. Anchor Oyster Bar has always served straightforward food made with amazing ingredients. And I think that’s the key to their success. It’s a small restaurant and there’s always a wait for their delicious seafood, but don’t get discouraged, the tables somehow turn quickly.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2011, 2012

Boston clam chowder - Anchor Oyster Bar
March 14, 2015. Bowl $6.50

Sourdough bread Anchor Oyster Bar
There’s a bowl of cute oyster cracker bags on every table for the chowder, but you can also get a large chunk of delicious, crusty sour dough bread with pats of Dairygold butter.  How cute!  $1.95

Xiao long bao – Shanghai Dumpling King

Posted on by
Reply
Xiao long bao Shanghai Dumpling King

Steamed soup dumplings with a pork filling atop a napa cabbage leaf. $5.50
Shanghai Dumpling King, San Francisco

These dumplings were SO delicious!  I only ripped one or two while trying to eat them with chopsticks so I was particularly proud of myself.  When I first had these, I wondered how they got the soup inside the dumplings.  Apparently, the dumplings are made with a pork filling and a gelatin aspic.  The aspic melts into a “soup” when the dumplings are steamed – genius!  These are very fun to eat and Shanghai Dumpling King’s are some of the best in San Francisco.

7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die – 2010, 2011, 2012

Xiao long bao - Shanghai Dumpling King
November 17, 2013. So I guess they’re not using the napa cabbage on the bottom anymore. That’s a shame.

Corn soup – Bar Agricole

Posted on by
Reply
Corn soup Bar Agricole

Large bowl of warm corn soup with aleppo pepper, creme fraiche, and chopped serpolette.  $14
Bar Agricole, San Francisco

This soup was absolutely heavenly!  The flavors were great and the texture was awesome.  The corn was coarsely pureed so you could still feel pieces of kernel in your mouth.  The garnishes looked great against the soft yellow color of the corn soup.  I didn’t get much of a kick from the crushed and ground aleppo flakes and the serpolette was completely lost flavor-wise.  It didn’t matter though, the soup was tasty enough to stand on its own.  The portion was a generous one, which was great since everyone at the table wanted to taste it!
 
Serpolette (Thymus serphyllum), more commonly spelled “serpolet”, is a wild thyme.  I learned something new, haha!