Advertised as a crazy delicious take on Asian street foods, Spice Kit offers a welcome alternative to the less than stellar lunch selections near the Transbay Center. As the brainchild of former French Laundry employee, Will Pacio, and CCA grad, Fred Tang, Spice Kit features farm-fresh ingredients prepared using authentic techniques. The space is a [...]
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Spice Kit: Upmarket Street Food South of Market
July 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Korean, Reviews, San Francisco, Silf, Vietnamese, casual, comfort food, recommended, street food
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The hunt for red ramen
July 10th, 2010 · No Comments · Japanese, Kimchi, Reviews, recommended, soup
As I continue to slurp my way through a tour of Asian soups, I’ve encountered another possible favorite – sutamina ramen (a.k.a. stamina ramen). Some intense ramen research landed me at Ramen Dojo in San Mateo where I got acquainted with this timeless Japanese favorite. With the same owners as the mad-popular Santa Ramen, I knew [...]
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Trattoria Contadina a Delusione
June 26th, 2010 · No Comments · Italian, Reviews, San Francisco
We thought Trattoria Contadina was going to be special. A couple of blocks off the strip and always packed, we heard that this was the gem of North Beach. Uh… not the case. Unfortunately, Trattoria Contadina is just another typical Italian red sauce joint kept alive by travel books and concierges that counsel tourists seeking [...]
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Soon Du Boo – None too Soon
May 26th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Kimchi, Korean, Reviews, comfort food, recommended
Typically, I complain about going to Silicon Valley, especially when I have to go meet someone for lunch. I have to miss my lunchtime workout and, to add insult to injury, my dining companions tend to pick safe, convenient places (Stacks or some bullshit Italian joint in the Silicon ‘burbs).
But today, I totally lucked [...]
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Vietnam Street Sandwich Recap
February 6th, 2010 · 9 Comments · Reviews, Sandwich, Silf, Travel, Vietnam, Vietnamese, condiments, street food
A couple of weeks before I left for Vietnam, my buddy, Mike, and I visited the acclaimed Saigon Sandwich in San Francisco. I hadn’t tried a Vietnamese sandwich before. After washing down my first “banh mi” with a couple of red beers, Mike suggested that I write a follow up post reporting on any sandwich [...]
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Brain Masala on the Membrane
January 11th, 2010 · 2 Comments · Curry, Indian, Reviews, San Francisco, goat
“No! I’m telling you guys. No way! Nope. Not a good idea. I mean…we’re in the T-Loin and…. just no way. I just don’t think it’s a good idea. Fuck that! Let’s do something else.”
While not verbatim, this is a close reenactment of my initial reaction to ordering brain masala at Chutney on Saturday night. [...]
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The Mallorca: A Breakfast Sandwich of Puerto Rico
November 28th, 2009 · No Comments · 3 stars, Puerto Rico, Reviews, Silf, Uncategorized, comfort food, recommended
My clock was off. It was 87 degrees and uber-humid. I wasn’t hungry. The streets of Old San Juan were already choked with cars. KU and I left El Convento passing up desayuno at Wendy’s and heading for La Bombenera, a Puerto Rican diner that has been serving simple dishes, pastries, and coffee for over [...]
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Review: Saigon Sandwich
November 8th, 2009 · 4 Comments · Reviews, San Francisco, Sandwich, Vietnamese, casual, comfort food
I’ve been catching some chatter about the food in “Little Saigon” – a couple of streets in the Tenderloin with a dense Vietnamese population. It’s taken me a while to get down there – not because I’m reluctant to try new stuff or the Tenderloin generally smells like piss – because I’m loyal to my [...]
Sokolowski's University Inn
October 18th, 2009 · No Comments · 3 stars, Cleveland, Polish, Reviews, casual, comfort food
I told my mom and dad that I’d read about a restaurant that I wanted to try during my recent visit home. For some reason, I had it in my mind that they would’ve been surprised that I found this place tucked away under a bridge on Cleveland’s West Side. I started describing this spot to my dad: [...]
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Review: Wexler's
September 12th, 2009 · No Comments · 3 stars, Reviews, San Francisco, bbq, recommended, tomatoes
Wexler’s is Charlie Kleinman’s (Fifth Floor) latest project, tucked away on Sacramento St. in the Financial District. We stopped in after a movie at the Embarcadero. Since then, I’ve been thinking about how to classify Wexler’s. It’s not a place that you’d go to get down on some BBQ. It’s not necessarily your typical one-fish-one-chicken-one-pork-one-vegetarian [...]
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