February 2009
We found Bambuddha Lounge online when we searched last minute for a pre-ballet dinner reservation in the area. It's unmarked and in the beginning of a shady neighborhood, so make sure you know where it is (the staff told us that as long as we weren't "bright shiny objects that looked like crack" the people on the streets shouldn't bother us...)
When I met my friend, there were about five patrons in the whole big place. Granted it was 6pm, but it didn't fill up too much more in two hours. Friendly, but average, service.
We ordered the shrimp over papaya salad and the tuna tartare appetizers while we waited for our third to arrive. Both standard Asian fusion fare, if not a bit bland. Had a nice bottle of South African chardonnay. We shared a skirt steak and scallop entrees, of which steak was a little too flavored and scallops were good. The drunken noodle and bok choy sides were good.
Looks like there is a lounge/club scene as well, and it might be a cool space half full, but not sure I have a reason to come back. Final bill ~$45 per person.
http://www.bambuddhalounge.com/
601 Eddy Streetat (between Larkin St & Polk St), San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 885-5088
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Sunday, March 1, 2009
BIN 38
February 2009
I had a lovely pre-movie dinner at Bin 38. It was totally packed at 8pm on a Saturday, with every table booked and a gaggles of yuppie Marina folks around the bar. Our table was out in the front by the bar, so I didn't see the rest of the place.
We had a good bottle of Rioja (well, two between three of us), and then several courses of food to share. The winter crudites were small but refreshing, and the spinach artichoke bruschetta were great. Good crab and citrus salad. Love roasted cauliflower and broccoli (did not love the random patron from the bar who kept asking us about it), and lamb meatballs were pretty good. Not huge portions all around.
It was a bit loud, but a fun girls dinner. Final tab ~$70 per person.
http://www.bin38.com/
3232 Scott St (between Chestnut St & Lombard St), San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-3838
I had a lovely pre-movie dinner at Bin 38. It was totally packed at 8pm on a Saturday, with every table booked and a gaggles of yuppie Marina folks around the bar. Our table was out in the front by the bar, so I didn't see the rest of the place.
We had a good bottle of Rioja (well, two between three of us), and then several courses of food to share. The winter crudites were small but refreshing, and the spinach artichoke bruschetta were great. Good crab and citrus salad. Love roasted cauliflower and broccoli (did not love the random patron from the bar who kept asking us about it), and lamb meatballs were pretty good. Not huge portions all around.
It was a bit loud, but a fun girls dinner. Final tab ~$70 per person.
http://www.bin38.com/
3232 Scott St (between Chestnut St & Lombard St), San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 567-3838
Saturday, November 1, 2008
Mamacita
Dinner with Shreni
YUM. Favorite fusion Mexican place in the city, it was so delicious. Ceviche was amazing, as was the guac. Both our entres were amazing. Really great margaritas too :)
You can get reservations for half of their seats, and rest is walk-in, so especially prime time, should definitely try for a ressie.
www.mamacitasf.com
2317 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 346-8494
YUM. Favorite fusion Mexican place in the city, it was so delicious. Ceviche was amazing, as was the guac. Both our entres were amazing. Really great margaritas too :)
You can get reservations for half of their seats, and rest is walk-in, so especially prime time, should definitely try for a ressie.
www.mamacitasf.com
2317 Chestnut St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 346-8494
Terzo
Dinner with Wiser, Shane and James
Mediterranean/Italian place that we went to during Heirloom Tomato Week in August. We were not so impressed with their one heirloom tomato dish but the rest was ok. Everything is good (not sure if great), and somewhat limited menu though it's because they source all of their ingredients locally.
www.terzosf.com
3011 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 441-3200
Mediterranean/Italian place that we went to during Heirloom Tomato Week in August. We were not so impressed with their one heirloom tomato dish but the rest was ok. Everything is good (not sure if great), and somewhat limited menu though it's because they source all of their ingredients locally.
www.terzosf.com
3011 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 441-3200
Thursday, October 30, 2008
Betelnut
Dinner and drinks
Great cocktails (bloody mary if you are in the mood), great food, a lot of scene, gets super crowded though
http://www.betelnutrestaurant.com/
2030 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 929-8855
Great cocktails (bloody mary if you are in the mood), great food, a lot of scene, gets super crowded though
http://www.betelnutrestaurant.com/
2030 Union St, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 929-8855
Sunday, August 10, 2008
Brothers Restaurant
August 2008
Dinner
Great Korean food in Inner Richmond.
4128 Geary Blvd (between 5th Ave & 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 387-7991
Dinner
Great Korean food in Inner Richmond.
4128 Geary Blvd (between 5th Ave & 6th Ave), San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 387-7991
21st Amendment
August 2008
Drinks
Interesting watermelon wheat beer
www.21st-Amendment.com
563 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 369-0900
Drinks
Interesting watermelon wheat beer
www.21st-Amendment.com
563 Second Street, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 369-0900
Lingba
August 2008Sunday brunch
Interesting Asian fusion-y menu at this cute place in Richmond (maybe? I have no idea where this really is).
Really yummy bloody mary's with an entire stick of bacon in it, pretty amazing. They had some great appetizers that we split - a corn fritatta kind of thing, fried egg rolls with risotto inside, taro chips with mango and tuna tartar, and ribs. My meal was kurobuta pork hash with roasted potatoes, kabocha pumpkin and poached eggs.
http://www.lingba.com/
1469 18th Street (and Connecticut), San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 355-0001
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
Lemongrass
August 2008
Dinner
Great Thai place near Lizzie's on Polk between Green and Union. Their Tom Yum Gai soup was fantastic, spicy enough but not too much with chicken and mushrooms. Got quite full off the chicken and spinach with peanut sauce and even brought some home. Quite reasonably priced for dinner and bottle of wine, about $35 each.
www.lemongrassSF.com
2348 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 346-1818
Dinner
Great Thai place near Lizzie's on Polk between Green and Union. Their Tom Yum Gai soup was fantastic, spicy enough but not too much with chicken and mushrooms. Got quite full off the chicken and spinach with peanut sauce and even brought some home. Quite reasonably priced for dinner and bottle of wine, about $35 each.
www.lemongrassSF.com
2348 Polk Street, San Francisco, CA 94109
(415) 346-1818
Ristorante Parma
August 2008
Dinner
Standard Italian on Steiner between Chestnut and Lombard. Gerri and I went there at 6pm the night before our half marathon for our "pasta dinner," as was the rest of the customers for the restaurant to be packed at such a geriatric hour. Good authentic, though not super exciting Italian food.
3314 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 467-0500
Dinner
Standard Italian on Steiner between Chestnut and Lombard. Gerri and I went there at 6pm the night before our half marathon for our "pasta dinner," as was the rest of the customers for the restaurant to be packed at such a geriatric hour. Good authentic, though not super exciting Italian food.
3314 Steiner Street, San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 467-0500
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Assab Eritrean Restaurant
Dinner
July 2008
For those of you now familiar with African geography (I am guilty also), Eritrea is next to Ethiopia in northeastern Africa. The food is like Ethiopian, with flatbread you eat by hand.
Assab is in what yelp says is Western Addition/NOPA. The food was good -- when we finally got it. We had an 8:30pm reservation for 11 people, but I think our appetizers didn't come out until 9:45 and dinner about half hour later. I was pretty cranky and hungry to say the least, then overcompensated and felt gross, but that's my problem. Sambusas are good, liked the meat better than veggie. Assab is known for vegetarian food, though I liked the meat dishes too.
Apparently the honey wine is one of their specialities - made from honey and hops, it was syrupy and sweet, not quite what I wanted for the night though others seemed to like it.
2845 Geary Blvd (between Collins St & Wood St), San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 441-7083
July 2008
For those of you now familiar with African geography (I am guilty also), Eritrea is next to Ethiopia in northeastern Africa. The food is like Ethiopian, with flatbread you eat by hand.
Assab is in what yelp says is Western Addition/NOPA. The food was good -- when we finally got it. We had an 8:30pm reservation for 11 people, but I think our appetizers didn't come out until 9:45 and dinner about half hour later. I was pretty cranky and hungry to say the least, then overcompensated and felt gross, but that's my problem. Sambusas are good, liked the meat better than veggie. Assab is known for vegetarian food, though I liked the meat dishes too.
Apparently the honey wine is one of their specialities - made from honey and hops, it was syrupy and sweet, not quite what I wanted for the night though others seemed to like it.
2845 Geary Blvd (between Collins St & Wood St), San Francisco, CA 94118
(415) 441-7083
Friday, July 18, 2008
Tortilla Heights
Dinner
July 2008
Just like Tortilla Flats in NYC, good Mexican, pitchers of margaritas and generally a good time.
www.tortillaheights.com
1750 Divisadero Street (between Bush St & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-4531
July 2008
Just like Tortilla Flats in NYC, good Mexican, pitchers of margaritas and generally a good time.
www.tortillaheights.com
1750 Divisadero Street (between Bush St & Sutter St), San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 346-4531
Tuesday, June 24, 2008
Cafe Bastille
Dinner
June 2008
We discovered Belden Lane because it was a block from our hotel and we were famished. Alley is stuffed with tourists at evening time, though I think Plouf and B44 are supposed to be good. Cafe Bastille was the first place that could take a group of five, and we sat downstairs. Not going to lie, we were hungry and cranky, but the service was very slow, food mediocre, and atmosphere downstairs not great. I liked their occassional live music and might be fun (though tight) outdoors.
22 Belden Place, San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 986-5673
June 2008
We discovered Belden Lane because it was a block from our hotel and we were famished. Alley is stuffed with tourists at evening time, though I think Plouf and B44 are supposed to be good. Cafe Bastille was the first place that could take a group of five, and we sat downstairs. Not going to lie, we were hungry and cranky, but the service was very slow, food mediocre, and atmosphere downstairs not great. I liked their occassional live music and might be fun (though tight) outdoors.
22 Belden Place, San Francisco, CA 94104
(415) 986-5673
The Big Four Restaurant
"Big Game Week" dinner with CarolynMay 2008
Amazing concept. Once a year, the Big Four Restaurant does a "Big Game Week", meaning a week of dinner specials including the finest buffalo, elk, yak, and any other wild large animal that they could put on a plate.
There is a special tasting appetizer course, with four choices I think. Included a wild boar tacos, venison medallons. For main, Carolyn went for buffalo, I went for the yak. Both were pretty much amazing and we were quite content.
Also, we really liked that the chef would periodically come out and sit down for a chat. She's been doing this for a number of years and she was super friendly, stopping at many of the tables. Interesting place, it is SUPER old -- not just decor, I think Carolyn and I brought down the average age by a good few decades
Between the bottle of wine, two courses, and I think dessert, certainly paid in triple digits, but man was it worth it. Going back next year if there are any takers.
The Huntington Hotel, 1075 California Street, San Francisco, CA 94108415) 771-1140
Monday, May 12, 2008
O Izakaya
Dinner
Baseball themed 'izakaya'.
www.jdvhotels.com/dining/oizakaya
Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 614-5431
Baseball themed 'izakaya'.
www.jdvhotels.com/dining/oizakaya
Hotel Kabuki, 1625 Post St, San Francisco, CA 94115
(415) 614-5431
Thursday, May 1, 2008
Ozumo
April 2008
Drinks
Trendy faux-Japanese bar but with great sake list and some shochu. Great place to snack on edamame with Sapporo off tap and sake sampler. If you like sweet, go Suishin. More dry, try Otokoyama.
www.ozumo.com
161 Steuart St (between Howard St & Mission St), San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-1333
Drinks
Trendy faux-Japanese bar but with great sake list and some shochu. Great place to snack on edamame with Sapporo off tap and sake sampler. If you like sweet, go Suishin. More dry, try Otokoyama.
www.ozumo.com
161 Steuart St (between Howard St & Mission St), San Francisco, CA 94105
(415) 882-1333
Mexico DF
April 2008
Dinner
Super fun and yummy (and supposedly authentic) Mexican food by Embarcadero. Fantastic guacamole and a sampler of ceviches. We let the extremely friendly and able waitress pick most of our dishes, and they were delish. Also some ridiculously strong but good shooter of tequila with something else...
http://www.mex-df.com/
Next door to Japanese/trendy bar with great sake :)
139 Steuart Street, San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 808-1048
Dinner
Super fun and yummy (and supposedly authentic) Mexican food by Embarcadero. Fantastic guacamole and a sampler of ceviches. We let the extremely friendly and able waitress pick most of our dishes, and they were delish. Also some ridiculously strong but good shooter of tequila with something else...
http://www.mex-df.com/
Next door to Japanese/trendy bar with great sake :)
139 Steuart Street, San Francisco CA 94105
(415) 808-1048
Sunday, April 13, 2008
The Blue Plate
April 2008
Dinner
Good "new american" restaurant in the Mission. I think it had a Spanish bent at some point, from all of the paintings of bulls on the wall and the chorizo throughout the menu.
The starters were great - baby beet salad, pastrami and bay scallops, duck terrine. I had a good quail dish, and the meatloaf was also great. Huge fan of the macaroni and drunken spanish goat cheese side dish
http://www.blueplatesf.com/
3218 Mission St. at Valencia San Francisco, Ca. 94110
(415) 282-6777
Dinner
Good "new american" restaurant in the Mission. I think it had a Spanish bent at some point, from all of the paintings of bulls on the wall and the chorizo throughout the menu.
The starters were great - baby beet salad, pastrami and bay scallops, duck terrine. I had a good quail dish, and the meatloaf was also great. Huge fan of the macaroni and drunken spanish goat cheese side dish
http://www.blueplatesf.com/
3218 Mission St. at Valencia San Francisco, Ca. 94110
(415) 282-6777
Sunday, January 13, 2008
Judy's Cafe
December 2007
Brunch with GSBers
Judy's is a popular Marina brunch spot that always has lines in front of it on weekend mornings. We waited over half an hour to get a table for 7 (worked out well since most of the party was late). There is outside seating, and then two floors upstairs, but still pretty cramped. The food was good, though not phenomenal -- we were wondering what all of those long waits were for. Bechelli's two blocks down is about the same food for less wait and money I think.
2268 Chestnut Street (between Scott and Pierce), San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 922-4588
Brunch with GSBers
Judy's is a popular Marina brunch spot that always has lines in front of it on weekend mornings. We waited over half an hour to get a table for 7 (worked out well since most of the party was late). There is outside seating, and then two floors upstairs, but still pretty cramped. The food was good, though not phenomenal -- we were wondering what all of those long waits were for. Bechelli's two blocks down is about the same food for less wait and money I think.
2268 Chestnut Street (between Scott and Pierce), San Francisco, CA 94123
(415) 922-4588
South Park Cafe
January 2008
Dinner with Lowell
South Park is a very cute few block neighborhood in the middle of SoMa between Bryant & Brannan and Second & Third Streets. The cafe is small and comfortable, and the food very reasonable and yummy. I had a baked goat cheese and frisee salad and a rack of lamb with pesto and macaroni. They have a $34 price fixe for one appetizer, one entre and one dessert.
108 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 495-7275
Dinner with Lowell
South Park is a very cute few block neighborhood in the middle of SoMa between Bryant & Brannan and Second & Third Streets. The cafe is small and comfortable, and the food very reasonable and yummy. I had a baked goat cheese and frisee salad and a rack of lamb with pesto and macaroni. They have a $34 price fixe for one appetizer, one entre and one dessert.
108 South Park, San Francisco, CA 94107
(415) 495-7275
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