Category: Restaurant
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The Shota
Back to our regular Thursday evening dining routine. This was the last Michelin starred restaurant in SF at which we had not yet dined and was one added during the most recent guide. The restaurant only had 11 diners seated while we were there (pre-Covid, they sat up to 18). Decor was Japanese minimalist and…
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Saison
Andrea had a dinner with her coworkers so what’s a guy to do? Fortunately, I was able to score a last minute reservation at Saison. Last time I was here, I was with Scott on his birthday, which happens to be on Star Wars day; that is still one of the best meals I ever…
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Legends of Hawai‘i Lūʻau at Hilton
It’s Thursday, our usual day to go out to eat and it’s Thanksgiving. But no turkey for us. We decided we may as well go to a luau and get some kalua pork. Food was as expected, but I was happy to get my pork which was seasoned well enough. The sunset was beautiful once…
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Kamuela Provision Company
Short version: Food is basically hotel food, but the venue is great. Long version: Reservation was for the chefs 3-course tasting menu which reserved seating outside on the lanai. I scheduled the reservation for 5:15 which gave us time to make sure we would take in the sunset at 5:45. We don’t get to eat…
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Merriman’s Waimea
Tonight’s dinner was only a block away from last night’s dinner. Definitely a contrast. Venue was more upscale and service was very attentive (we were in and out in less than 90 minutes). Menu was more refined, but some hits and some misses. Cocktails were both solid (ginger martini for Andrea and a Lilikoi mai…
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The Red Water Cafe
This was another recommendation from my coworker who lived here for awhile. Funky hippie kind of vibe…service and timing on dishes and drinks was terribly uneven but the food and cocktails were worth the visit and soooo much better than the food yesterday.
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Kona Brewing Co.
No reservations and we were really hungry. so when in the fisherman’s wharf of the Big Island (those of you who knows SF know what I mean)…I won’t say much about the food (kalua pork tacos and poke were better than the rest), but we did ultimately try 15 different beers and many of which…
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