This week I had a chance to check out Commonwealth with a few other folks. The restaurant sports a fine dining menu in a casual environment right in the heart of the Mission. The style of food is refined yet accessible and the value is outstanding. We sampled the majority of the from the menu [...]
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COMMONWEALTH ***’
September 3, 2010
TAQUERIA SAN FRANCISCO **
February 18, 2010
I’ve gotten into the habit of going straight to the Tonayense trucks and having tripe tacos on a fairly consistent basis. Today, I decided to mix it up by trying out Taqueria San Francisco which is only a hop, jump and skip away at 24th and York. TSF is in a clean, well lit corner [...]
Ice Cream Rankings
April 8, 2009
Having been banned (for spring training) from making my own ice cream for a while. I’ve been back at some of the shops around town. Tried Meyer Lemon and Coffee Porter at Bi-Rite. Meyer Lemon is a bit too mild and lacks the tang I like in Ici’s version. I like my own Meyer Lemon [...]
LIMON ROTISSERIE’
April 5, 2009
As I scanned the menu this weekend, I was kicking myself for not making or taking any notes on this restaurant. I completely forgot which dishes were the hits and misses even though I had tried much of the menu on my last visit. Here’s what we had this weekend: Rotisserie Chicken – Clearly they [...]
BAR TARTINE Revisited****
January 29, 2008
Update: Bar Tartine has changed chefs. The meal below was served when the kitchen was run by Jason Fox. Nothing is better than having a great meal at a restaurant then returning months later and having an even more impressive meal. Bar Tartine is currently at the top of my list for a fine dining [...]
EL PATIO**’
December 6, 2007
My Salvadorean friend brought me to El Patio a while ago for some pupusas which he said are good, of course not as good as his mom makes. I thought they were pretty good, the outer shell not too thick and doughy with a good ratio of cheese to beans or meat. Made fresh. This [...]
LOLO***
December 4, 2007
Several weeks ago, dinner at Lolo. First off, extremely friendly staff some of whom hail from from Guadalajara the original home of the proprietors. The menu is a mix of the favorites from the couple’s restaurant in Mexico with some influence from their Turkish co-owner. The menu is indeed eclectic with everything ranging from heirloom [...]
WEIRD FISH*
November 13, 2007
Dinner at Weird Fish, with some weird service. After waiting quite a while, we were hoping for a good meal. We started with the fried calamari and Yo-Yo’s. The calamari had a typical cornmeal crust and had a good ratio of ring pieces to the tentacle pieces to which I am partial. Yo-Yo’s were pickles [...]
EL DELFIN***
November 6, 2007
In search of a place to sit down and enjoy a long meal, we headed to El Delfin on 24th Street. The service was very homey and we were immediately given freshly fried tortilla chips. The two rounds of sangria were reported as excellent. We had the molcajete volcano as a starter then two types [...]
BALOMPIE**’
October 23, 2007
The pupusas at Balompie’s come in several varieties, unable to remember which ones I liked best I ordered the revueltas, a mix of chicharrones (fried pork) and cheese; and the nopales (cactus) and cheese. Both were tasty, but the nopales was very aromatic worked nicely with the cheese and was all around more flavorful. The [...]
