Pumpkin seed oil, creme fraiche. $13
Sutro’s at The Cliff House, San Francisco CA
This squash soup tasted great and it had a great silky texture. It also looked great, but thought they should done a better job of wiping the side of the bowl before serving.
Sutro Baths.
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!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Bread and butter. Complimentary
Rice noodles, onions, cilantro, basil, bean sprouts, lime, lemongrass broth. $8.95
Urban Picnic, San Francisco CA
This pho was ok. I guess it just tasted a little too healthy for me. I like my pho broth with more flavor and fat. The soup was quality though, I’ll give it that.
Licorice fern, Polypodium glycyrrhiza, Bernal Heights Hill Park.
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!
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Bread and butter. Complimentary
I love their bread!
Signature curry broth, cabbage, sprouts, Fresno peppers, shiitake mushrooms, rice noodles, pulled chicken and pork, lime and cilantro. Served with toasted Asian flatbread. $8.69
Noodles & Company, San Francisco CA
This was a pretty lame attempt at a Thai hot pot. It barely tasted Thai at all. The chicken and pork were dry and the broth was almost bland. That Asian flatbread was also weird, almost burnt, and tasted like crap. Overall, not a very good lunch choice.
Crocus and narcissus flowers, Market Street.
Basic toppings with bbq pork (1 slice), green onion, mushroom. Add chasu, boiled egg, and spinach. $13.95
Ramen Underground, San Francisco CA
I think this ramen is kinda expensive for a regular lunch. Once you add extra toppings, and tax and tip, you end up spending more than fifteen bucks for a bowl of soup! The quality has also gone downhill. The charsu pork slices were tiny and torn up – very sad. I don’t think it’s worth it any longer to wait in the ridiculously long line for this food.
Saints Peter and Paul Church.
With pork and ricotta meatballs, fregola, kale and parmesan, drizzled with arbequina olive oil. With added egg $13
Claudine, San Francisco CA
My first fregola soup! I liked the texture of the pasta and the individual ingredients were great, but I don’t think I was a fan of the broth. It was kinda bland and it was barely warm. I came on a cold and rainy day and really wanted something hot to eat, but this wasn’t it! There was also too much cheese in the soup and it was awkward eating around the huge melted blob of it in the middle of the bowl. There was a sourness to the broth that I wasn’t a fan of either.
7×7 Magazine’s The Big Eat San Francisco: 100 Things to Eat + Drink Before You Die
Bread and butter. $2
I think it’s tacky when restaurants charge for bread and butter. Lame.
Sunrise from my balcony.
With egg fried rice, hot and sour soup, and barbecue pork. $8.50
Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon, Seattle WA
This dish was REALLY salty! I liked the flavor of the garlic beef, but after a while I couldn’t taste anything else because of the high sodium content. The hot and sour soup was yummy though. The barbecue pork was good, but the fried rice was an afterthought.
Hot and sour soup.
Lions Park, Bremerton.
With egg fried rice, hot and sour soup, and barbecue pork. $8.75
Judy Fu’s Snappy Dragon, Seattle WA
Wow, this place has a really great lunch combo deal! I guess they tend to over-sauce their crispy chicken so my brother suggested getting the sauce on the side. The food was pretty good. I liked the barbecue pork and the chicken wasn’t too greasy.
Sesame chicken sauce requested on the side.
Suzzallo Library, University of Washington.
Slices of eye-of-round steak, well-done flank, fat brisket, soft tendon, and bible tripe. Served with rice noodles, bean sprouts, jalapeno, lime and basil. Regular bowl $6.95
Pho 75, Arlington VA
I liked this pho. I don’t usually order the soft tendon or tripe, but I thought why not this time around. Might as well go all the way. They tasted fine, but I’m still not a fan of their textures. The meat broth was good though and I liked all the chopped green onions and cilantro in there.
Pho toppings.
Ferry terminal, Alexandria VA.
Chicken noodle soup. Served with rice noodles, bean sprouts, jalapeno, lime and basil. Regular bowl $6.95
Pho 75, Arlington VA
It was nice to have a really delicious and cheap meal this time around. The broth at Pho 75 was pretty good (not the best I’ve had, but pretty good). This is a basic restaurant with quick service, and they only take cash. It’s pretty popular but they seem to get the people through quickly.
Special house Vietnamese coffee. $2.95
Potomac River, Alexandria VA.
Traditional bacon, cream and potato chowder. Cup $6.10
Old Ebbitt Grill, Washington DC
This clam chowder was good – I’ve definitely had better though. I thought the pricing was a bit odd. Who lists prices with an extra ten cents?! I guess when you’re the oldest restaurant in town, you can do what you want.
November 13, 2014.
Great Falls Park, McLean VA.
Vittle Monster 