Edgar "not feeling the yelp" C.'s Profile
DatePalo Alto, CA 94301
(650) 322-7300
SliderBar Cafe
Categories:
American (New),
Burgers,
Breakfast & Brunch
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 391-7599
Il Cane Rosso
Categories:
Italian,
American (New)
Neighborhood: Embarcadero
Looking forward to trying the three course dinner one of these nights.
Of note so far was the foie gras sushi in the October kaiseki menu and the slow cooked seafood in soy milk and miso broth from the November menu. Ab-so-lut-ely mind blowing dishes that were very relevant of the season.
Now I look forward to the monthly menu email. We're determined to make it to Wakuriya once a month all year!
San Francisco, CA 94110
(415) 643-5000
Spork - CLOSED
Category:
American (Traditional)
Neighborhood: Mission
So everyone always talks about how this location was a former KFC (hence the Spork name), but it's actually a nice hip little restaurant that would do well even without the KFC-esque charm. Nice and simple decor, efficient service, and comfort food. I was a little disappointed to find no fried chicken on the menu (perhaps they just don't want the comparisons to the Original Recipe?) but there is plenty to satisfy me.
We started with the goat cheese croquette with nectarines drizzled in a balsamic sauce. Pretty good stuff, the nectarines balanced the richness of the goat cheese well. For my entree I had the Italian Stallion, this is like a deconstructed meat lasagna, sheet pasta with a heavy helping of bolognese sauce topped off with ricotta cheese and shavings of parm. It got a little too heavy for me towards the end, but the first half really hit the spot!
The sporks come out at dessert so be sure to get one if you wanted to see it. We had the After School Special, chocolate covered potato chips mixed into a vanilla ice cream, made by Humphrey Slocombe for Spork. It wasn't all that, a bit of saltiness to play on the sweet vanilla ice cream, but overall a disappointment as the ice cream wasn't smooth and creamy....is this the way Humphrey Slocombe ice cream is?
I'd go back for the dinner rolls, a beer and entree, but skip the ice cream (probably should have read the yelp reviews first!) Sporks are cool, but I'll leave it to KFC visits.
San Francisco, CA 94133
(415) 393-9000
Coi
Category:
American (New)
Neighborhoods: North Beach/Telegraph Hill, Financial District
Being in the way back we all lost track of time and probably sat around way too long (several of the staff had already left by the time we got up!) But service was still top notch and friendly.
Listed in: Where I Love to Eat in San…
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4/5/2009
I have to admit that I've been following Daniel Patterson's twitter so I was really looking forward to having the Fried Chicken Consomme and the Beet-Blood Orange Sorbet. It looks like twitter is working as a marketing tool?
Anyhow it's rare that an innovative restaurant can remain so satisfying even on the second visit and I must hand it to Coi for really delivering. We made reservations this time for the Lounge. In the Lounge everything on the Tasting Menu can be ordered al a carte and there is a special Lounge menu of simpler dishes. This is an amazing amount of choices. Should I relive some of the best from the first visit or try all new items? It's almost too good to be true. I ended up ordering a selection from the Tasting Menu. Started off with the Inverted Andante Dairy Goat Cheese and Black Olive Tart. This was good, not a blow your socks away dish though.
Next up was the Winter into Spring. This was recommended by our server, and I'm really glad she did. Really young and tender asparagus with buttermilk snow and herbs...the dish's name really came through with the sweet buttermilk pea puree. It was a little colder than I would have thought it to be, but still was so delicious.
The Fried Chicken Consomme was my third dish. WOW! Who in their right mind makes cube of consomme then fries it? It tastes very similar to the tenderest fried chicken that melts in your mouth. Very reminiscent of the Foie Gras croquette at Manresa, just not as rich. I was tempted to order another serving of this, but Hoi says that you shouldn't have too much of a good thing. My response was that the beauty of the Lounge is that you CAN!
I had to order the Slow Cooked Farm Egg again. This was one of my favorite dishes from last time that is still on the menu. Amazingly it was just as good as the first time. The textures and flavors just go so well together. I'm sure I'll have this again and again.
We also tried the Asparagus Leek Soup and Grilled Artisanal Gruyere Sandwich from the Lounge menu. Both were good, but as the staff describes, the Lounge menu is more rustic, not as refined, and it was clear difference. The grilled cheese sandwich with the grain mustard was really good though and I would happily return for it.
For desert we had the Beet-Blood Orange Sorbet and the Tangerine-Thyme Sorbet and the Carmelized Jasmine Custard. Surprisingly the beet flavor actually did come through alongside the blood orange. But the Tangerine-Thyme was a nice pairing to the stronger and Beet-Blood Orange Sorbet. The Carmelized Jasmine Custard though was really good. Not sure it was good with my coffee as the Jasmine was probably overpowered, but it was still delicious.
To end I requested the Vanilla Milkshake with Olive Oil again, not on the menu, but they did honor the request. Awesome stuff.
Next visit I can't wait to have the Udon... -
1/18/2009
wow! This is one of the best meals I've had in a long time. The innovations, flavors, textures, presentation, and service is just all impeccable. I'm hoping it's a sign of what to expect for the culinary year.
All of the courses were good, but the stand out favorites for me are:
-the Milk and Honey amuse bouche which just burst when in the mouth with the most amazingly fresh flavors, yet it wasn't overpowering.
-Shiny Beets with citrus scented gel and vadouvan. These looked like large jelly beans with a side of oil scented with curry (vadouvan). Check the pictures!)
-Nettle-Ricotta Cannelloni with wild mushrooms and oxalis flowers. This isn't a real cannelloni since it's not a pasta shell but the presentation was amazing. The green of the "pasta" shell just blew me away and the wild mushrooms cooked with mushroom broth was amazingly fresh and rich even though no butter was used.
-Slow Cooked Farm egg with green farro, chard, brown butter-parmesan sauce. I'm not even sure how to explain this, but I'd love to stop in at the Lounge and order this for brunch. What a great start to the day that would be.
-Chocolate Chip Cookie Truffle. A perfect bitter chocolate ganache rolled in crushed cookies. This was so good that I had to ask for another serving of it.
-Vanilla Milkshake with Olive Oil. I've had olive oil with ice cream before, but this is the first time that it really worked for me. I think it's because of the light olive oil used and the right amount of Tahitian vanilla. It's a perfect ending to the meal.
Overall I'd say that this is very deserving of the two Michelin star rating, it's on par with meals I've had at Manresa (Hoi would say it's better just because we left without being overstuffed.) I can't wait to return in the spring or summer when vegetables are at their prime.
Palo Alto, CA 94304
(650) 325-6328
Schaub's Meat Fish & Poultry
Categories:
Seafood Markets,
Butcher
One of the benefits of Fred's Steak with a group is that it's such a large cut that everyone is able to get a piece just the way they like it, be it well done (at the ends) or medium rare (right in the middle). Just follow the directions they have on the counter and you'll be the hit of the summer bbq season.
Being as close to a butcher shop there is around here, they also have quality meats. And surprisingly, it's comparably priced to Safeway and probably less than Whole Foods.
San Mateo, CA 94401
(415) 613-4373
Sibby's Cupcakery
Categories:
Bakeries,
Desserts,
Party & Event Planning
San Francisco, CA 94111
(415) 321-3740
Out the Door
Category:
Vietnamese
Neighborhood: Financial District
After sitting down it was a good few minutes before our waitress introduced herself, she then asked what kind of water we would like and told us that chips would be arriving soon. Fifteen minutes later no water or chips came and we had to ask for them, which was answered with a generic "it's coming" response. Finally, after 20 minutes we had water, 5+ more minutes and chips came out accompanied with three sauces. Note that this is more than 30 minutes after we first sat down!!!
Thankfully the food didn't take quite as long (but water refills were few and far in between.) We ordered the Cebiche Tasting which had the Mixto, Chifa, Nikei and Clásico Cebiches. The Chifa was interesting because it tasted like a generic Chinese Chicken Salad, but with fish, even had the stereotypical crispy wonton strips. Overall these were pretty good and a generous portion. Next up was the Causa Tasting with Limeña, Criolla, Nikei, Casera varieties. I thought the Causa Casera (vegetarian) was actually the best of these, the causa limeña (crab) was a huge fishy tasting disappointment. We also ordered the Tiradito Nikei, aji tuna in a sweet sauce that tastes like teriyaki, not in a good way, but at least the aji was good. For something hot we ordered the Empanadas Tasting (yeah yeah, we couldn't decide on anything so went with the all encompassing samplers when it was available). I like most of these empanadas, with the exception of the one that was filled with what tasted like creamed corn.
To finish the meal we had the rollitos de arroz con leche dessert. That's rice pudding stuffed into a fried egg roll and served with the sourest ice cream ever. (Is passion fruit ice cream a Peruvian thing??) Delicious without the ice cream, a wake up call if with.
Through the night I realized that the entire patio had about four wait staff, but only one busboy and two runners. I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and assume a busboy called in sick on the night that we went in, because there is no other way so many people could have liked this place with the level of service we received at La Mar. Even with better service there are much better Peruvian food choices in the City at Fresca and Limon. The only thing I can see La Mar has going for it is it's lounge atmosphere and beautiful waterfront view. It's too bad because we really wanted to like this restaurant.
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Redwood City, CA
Yelping SinceSeptember 2006
My HometownSeattle, WA
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Next up was the chicken slider. This actually showed a little more creativity with a ginger garlic marinated chicken patty. The wife had the breakfast slider; bacon, eggs and cheese on an english muffin. (Note: breakfast options are available all day!)
I didn't have any tonight, but the wine selection looked good with many available by the half glass (yup!), glass and bottle.
As this was their "pre-opening" I'd say they have room for improvement. One of the easy improvements is toasting the buns so that they're actually hot and making sure the sliced onion doesn't over-power the patty. Overall it's a fun place and good way to get a variety of flavors at a burger joint. I'll be giving them another try soon!