Monday, June 29, 2015

Off-Convoy: San Francisco!

We went to San Francisco partly for a library conference...but mostly to eat things.


"Paul Reubens" sandwich from Ike's Place-it was giant and I saved the second half, which I was very happy to have when I came back to the hotel...rather tipsy...from a vendor party at the Tonga Room with an open bar and a lackluster buffet.


Creme brulee and peach ice cream from Bi-Rite (with my charming and elegant college roommate Maria's coffee almond chip cone in the background).


Gorgeous pho from Pho 2000--we were going to go to Tu Lan but there was a huge line and this place was next door.


Almond butter, caramelized banana, and bacon toast from the super cozy Grove Cafe on Fillmore St.


Soft serve from the Straus Family Creamery in the Ferry Building.

Beard Papa!  I miss the SD location. :-(
I was excited that their flavor of the week was my favorite, caramel!


Burma Love in the Mission

Platha & dip -- this was DELICIOUS.

Chili lamb, yum.

Tea leaf salad-this is their famous dish but we thought it was kind of...too busy?

Izakaya Sozai -- we loved this meal so much that the taxi driver who took us home remarked that we were the happiest people she'd seen all night. 

Not too bad for three people!






Fried ramen egg!!

You really should have seen Miko's face while eating this.  It was blissful.

Ramen


I will always order yaki-onigiri if I see it on a menu.  SO GOOD.


We may have gotten two orders of the chashu fried rice. 
Because chashu fried rice.


I'd never had corn yakitori before!


We were super excited about this bacon-wrapped mochi, but we weren't actually that wowed by it.

Bacon-wrapped okra, on the other hand, was amazing.


Simmered snapper with bacon broth and pea shoots

Seabass yakitori -- this just melted in your mouth.

Caramelized banana -- this was just okay.
Order another fried egg instead. Or several.