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Posted on 1/28/10 at 10:54 am to Cold Cous Cous
Thats what I did.. For me it was more about having them go through the bit of craking it and serving it. The crab was good but yea I preffer blue crab as well. Overall aside from sushi and dim sum and the chinese food I was a bit letdown honestly. But the Dim Sum made up for most of that.
Posted on 1/28/10 at 11:18 am to Cold Cous Cous
For Italian:
L'Osteria del Forno - in North Beach, very small place, probably ten tables, run by two women. Non fancy, but very good simple Italian food. Specialty is pork roast braised in milk.
Rose Pistola - also in North Beach, specializing in food from Liguria, in northern Italy, lots of seafood. Had many good meals there.
Perbacco - Financial district, used to eat lunch there probably once a week, never had a bad meal.
A16 - food primarily from the Campania region of Italy (A16 is the highway that runs through Campania). Very good pizza in the Neapolitan style, house made pastas, etc. Most wines on the list are also from Campania.
Acquarello - most upscale of all listed, near Nob Hill. Awesome food in a former chapel setting. Very good wine list, and fantastic service. Great spot for a romantic dinner.
Asian:
R&G Lounge on Kearny. Whole fried chicken is awesome but must be ordered 24 hrs in advance.
Slanted Door - been covered here. I've probably been there twenty times. It can be hit or miss, relatively speaking, but I think you'll like it. They have a wonderful wine list, very well chosen to match the food, not particularly expensive, and lots of unusual wines.
CA cuisine:
Blvd has been mentioned several times. For years this was my go to restaurant, but it's gotten more expensive, and I there are other places I'd rather go. That said, the food is still very good, and the room is beautiful.
I'd post more, but I'm sick and a bit foggy right now. As others have said, there are dozens of other fantastic restaurants in SF, many have been mentioned here. Stay away from Fisherman's Wharf, adn for the most part, Union Square, and you'll do fine.
L'Osteria del Forno - in North Beach, very small place, probably ten tables, run by two women. Non fancy, but very good simple Italian food. Specialty is pork roast braised in milk.
Rose Pistola - also in North Beach, specializing in food from Liguria, in northern Italy, lots of seafood. Had many good meals there.
Perbacco - Financial district, used to eat lunch there probably once a week, never had a bad meal.
A16 - food primarily from the Campania region of Italy (A16 is the highway that runs through Campania). Very good pizza in the Neapolitan style, house made pastas, etc. Most wines on the list are also from Campania.
Acquarello - most upscale of all listed, near Nob Hill. Awesome food in a former chapel setting. Very good wine list, and fantastic service. Great spot for a romantic dinner.
Asian:
R&G Lounge on Kearny. Whole fried chicken is awesome but must be ordered 24 hrs in advance.
Slanted Door - been covered here. I've probably been there twenty times. It can be hit or miss, relatively speaking, but I think you'll like it. They have a wonderful wine list, very well chosen to match the food, not particularly expensive, and lots of unusual wines.
CA cuisine:
Blvd has been mentioned several times. For years this was my go to restaurant, but it's gotten more expensive, and I there are other places I'd rather go. That said, the food is still very good, and the room is beautiful.
I'd post more, but I'm sick and a bit foggy right now. As others have said, there are dozens of other fantastic restaurants in SF, many have been mentioned here. Stay away from Fisherman's Wharf, adn for the most part, Union Square, and you'll do fine.
Posted on 1/28/10 at 11:37 am to coolpapaboze
If you're in fisherman's wharf, get an In-N-Out burger if you've never had one.
and go to the arcade museum. Cover is free but I spent about $10 in quarters playing tons of old games.
and go to the arcade museum. Cover is free but I spent about $10 in quarters playing tons of old games.
Posted on 1/28/10 at 12:35 pm to PBeard
Dottie's True Blue Cafe for breakfast/brunch. Really good and reasonably priced. There is usually a line out the door to get a table.
Posted on 1/28/10 at 12:58 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:
A16 - food primarily from the Campania region of Italy (A16 is the highway that runs through Campania). Very good pizza in the Neapolitan style, house made pastas, etc. Most wines on the list are also from Campania.
This place is another one of my favorites. Great Neapolitan style pizza and wines by the glass. Sit at the bar.
Posted on 1/28/10 at 3:25 pm to clooneyisgod
Another great pizza place is Gialina. I went there in October with a buddy of mine and it's really good. It's not a red sauce and pepperoni kind of place, but I really liked it. I think I had a wild nettle pizza, which is much better than it sounds. 
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:10 pm to coolpapaboze
Thursday evening we had dinner at the Cliff House. Decent food, but the views made up for anything the food may have lacked.
Friday lunch was at The Slanted Door, which lived up to the great reviews by you guys.
Heading down to Monterrey tomorrow for a day trip. Going to try the cioppino at Phil's Fish Market in Moss Beach.
Friday lunch was at The Slanted Door, which lived up to the great reviews by you guys.
Heading down to Monterrey tomorrow for a day trip. Going to try the cioppino at Phil's Fish Market in Moss Beach.
This post was edited on 1/29/10 at 7:28 pm
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:13 pm to coolpapaboze
quote:
A16 - food primarily from the Campania region of Italy (A16 is the highway that runs through Campania). Very good pizza in the Neapolitan style, house made pastas, etc. Most wines on the list are also from Campania.
They screwed over a friend of my who was employed as a sommelier there . . . boo, hiss.
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:39 pm to jglass3lsu
I would suggest staying away from tourist traps as well. Go to the mission and get a burrito. Go to China Town and eat dim sum till you pass out. Hit up NOPA or Nopalito, both great! IF you are here on a Thursday day, check out the Ferry Building which has street food vendors and produce great food.
Hit me up at deanintheyay@live.com for any specific questions.
NOT MY LIST, but a list of a foodie in San Fran.
Breakfast:
Dottie’s True Blue Café
Zazie
Town’s End
Ella’s
Mama’s
Rick & Ann’s (East Bay)
Slow Club
Canteen
Fancy Brunch
Ritz Carlton-San Francisco
Lunch
Sai’s Vietnamese (Embarcadero area)
Armenian Gourmet-excellent Armenian/Middle Eastern food-lunch (South Bay)
Greens at Fort Mason-great Sunday brunch and lunch
Boulette’s Larder-Ferry Building (breakfast and lunch)
Swan Oyster Depot
Nettie’s Crab Shack
Dinner
Delfina-steak, pasta, grilled calamari, fresh fish
Acquerello
Bong Su
The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
COI
Chapeau
Boulevard
Gary Danko
Nettie’s Crab Shack-Sunday night Crab Feed
Chez Panisse (East Bay)
Firefly
Range
Slanted Door
Helmand-Afganistan food
Burma Super Star-Burmese food
Dosa-South Indian
Hunan Home’s-Chinese food
Brandy Ho’s-Chinese food
Eliza’s-Chinese Food
Anchor Oyster Bar-Fresh crab, fresh seafood
Clement Street Bar & Grill-hamburgers, pasta, seafood
Osteria-home-made pasta (Sacramento & Presidio)
Slow Club
Blue Plate
El Raigon-Steak (North Beach)
Sushi Ran-Sushi (Sausalito)
Nopa-great chicken, hamburgers
A16-counter seat is best with reservations. Great wines, pasta, steak, pizza
Pizzetta 211-excellent thin crust pizza
Pauline’s Pizza-fresh garden vegetable pizza & great fresh salads
Little Star Pizza-Divisidero at Fulton. Loud but amazing pizza, deep dish and thin crust
Pacific Café-fresh seafood
Colibri-Mexican food including table side guacamole
Ajanta-Indian food (East Bay)
Il Pollaio-grilled chicken (North Beach)
Baywolf-duck (East Bay)
Yank Sing-Dim Sum
Pane-Vino-great pasta, puttanesca
Zuni Café
Tawan’s-Thai
Limon-fresh seafood paella
Perbacco
Chow Chow-desserts
Insalata’s
Comfort’s
Bakeries
Patisserie Delonghe-french pastry (San Francisco) Mention my name to Dominique (owner)
Tartine Bakery-Sour dough bread
Acme Bakery-Sour dough bread (East Bay)
Wild Flour-amazing breads in Freestone (North Bay)
House of Bagels-fresh bagels on Geary
Café Roma-coffee
Blue Bottle-coffee
Ritual-coffee
Ice Cream and Sundaes
Bi-Rite Creamery-18th Street/Mission
Romantic Getaways
The French Laundry (call 2 months in advance)
The Farmhouse-Forestville
Sierra Mar-Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur
Cyrus-Healdsburg
The Tuck Box-breakfast in Carmel
La Folie-French (Polk Street, San Francisco)
Marinus-At the Bernardus Winery in Carmel Valley
Erna’s Elderberry House-amazing dinner near Yosemite in Oakhurst
Café Jacqueline-soufflés
Ravenous-Healdsburg (North Bay)
Market (St. Helena, North Bay)
Bistro Don Giovanni (Napa)
Ubuntu (Vegetarian, Napa)
Extra Special Body Treatments
Osmosis-great SPA for locals, get in the cedar chips and drink the special tea-North Bay, Freestone near Occidental
Hit me up at deanintheyay@live.com for any specific questions.
NOT MY LIST, but a list of a foodie in San Fran.
Breakfast:
Dottie’s True Blue Café
Zazie
Town’s End
Ella’s
Mama’s
Rick & Ann’s (East Bay)
Slow Club
Canteen
Fancy Brunch
Ritz Carlton-San Francisco
Lunch
Sai’s Vietnamese (Embarcadero area)
Armenian Gourmet-excellent Armenian/Middle Eastern food-lunch (South Bay)
Greens at Fort Mason-great Sunday brunch and lunch
Boulette’s Larder-Ferry Building (breakfast and lunch)
Swan Oyster Depot
Nettie’s Crab Shack
Dinner
Delfina-steak, pasta, grilled calamari, fresh fish
Acquerello
Bong Su
The Dining Room at the Ritz Carlton
COI
Chapeau
Boulevard
Gary Danko
Nettie’s Crab Shack-Sunday night Crab Feed
Chez Panisse (East Bay)
Firefly
Range
Slanted Door
Helmand-Afganistan food
Burma Super Star-Burmese food
Dosa-South Indian
Hunan Home’s-Chinese food
Brandy Ho’s-Chinese food
Eliza’s-Chinese Food
Anchor Oyster Bar-Fresh crab, fresh seafood
Clement Street Bar & Grill-hamburgers, pasta, seafood
Osteria-home-made pasta (Sacramento & Presidio)
Slow Club
Blue Plate
El Raigon-Steak (North Beach)
Sushi Ran-Sushi (Sausalito)
Nopa-great chicken, hamburgers
A16-counter seat is best with reservations. Great wines, pasta, steak, pizza
Pizzetta 211-excellent thin crust pizza
Pauline’s Pizza-fresh garden vegetable pizza & great fresh salads
Little Star Pizza-Divisidero at Fulton. Loud but amazing pizza, deep dish and thin crust
Pacific Café-fresh seafood
Colibri-Mexican food including table side guacamole
Ajanta-Indian food (East Bay)
Il Pollaio-grilled chicken (North Beach)
Baywolf-duck (East Bay)
Yank Sing-Dim Sum
Pane-Vino-great pasta, puttanesca
Zuni Café
Tawan’s-Thai
Limon-fresh seafood paella
Perbacco
Chow Chow-desserts
Insalata’s
Comfort’s
Bakeries
Patisserie Delonghe-french pastry (San Francisco) Mention my name to Dominique (owner)
Tartine Bakery-Sour dough bread
Acme Bakery-Sour dough bread (East Bay)
Wild Flour-amazing breads in Freestone (North Bay)
House of Bagels-fresh bagels on Geary
Café Roma-coffee
Blue Bottle-coffee
Ritual-coffee
Ice Cream and Sundaes
Bi-Rite Creamery-18th Street/Mission
Romantic Getaways
The French Laundry (call 2 months in advance)
The Farmhouse-Forestville
Sierra Mar-Post Ranch Inn in Big Sur
Cyrus-Healdsburg
The Tuck Box-breakfast in Carmel
La Folie-French (Polk Street, San Francisco)
Marinus-At the Bernardus Winery in Carmel Valley
Erna’s Elderberry House-amazing dinner near Yosemite in Oakhurst
Café Jacqueline-soufflés
Ravenous-Healdsburg (North Bay)
Market (St. Helena, North Bay)
Bistro Don Giovanni (Napa)
Ubuntu (Vegetarian, Napa)
Extra Special Body Treatments
Osmosis-great SPA for locals, get in the cedar chips and drink the special tea-North Bay, Freestone near Occidental
Posted on 1/29/10 at 6:48 pm to Catman88
+1 on the crab and butterand we ate at Scomas and it was really really good!!!!
Posted on 1/30/10 at 8:56 am to charlied
Friday's dinner was at the Tadich Grill. The cioppino we had was the 2nd best soup/stew I've ever had. (Prejean's chicken and sausage gumbo is 1st)
Posted on 1/30/10 at 12:20 pm to LSUGoose
quote:
Stay away from tourists traps near Fisherman's Wharf.
One exception I would say is Lori's Diner at Ghirardelli Square. Local chain. Great view and big breakfasts.
Also, check out Diners Drive-Ins and Dives. They did a show on San Francisco and I was ready to hop a plane.
Posted on 1/30/10 at 1:44 pm to Tigertown in ATL
We stumbled into this place Fior D'Italia when we were walking around. Apparently it bills itself as "America's oldest italian restaurant." In hindsight, that sounds a bit tourist-trappy to me, but we didn't know that shtick when we walked in. Either way, it was one of the best [italian] meals I've ever had.
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