Category: RECOMMENDED
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Four Kings
I had been trying for many weeks to get a reservation at this new-ish restaurant located in Chinatown just around the corner from R&G Lounge and staffed by some former chefs from Mister Jiu’s. The restaurant only take reservations a few weeks in advance and every time I checked for reservations, there were only available…
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Saison
This my 4th time dining here (2016, 2021, 2022) and Andrea’s second or third time. The last time we ate here was 2.5 years ago. Since that was before Chef Richard Lee became executive chef at Saison, this would be our first time dining here with his menu. We had an early seating as us…
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Cotogna
Third night in a row eating out this week. This time we were revisiting Cotogna which we last visited here back in July. We had such a great meal last time we were very much looking forward to this meal. Menu had changed a fair amount since July which was nice since we could try…
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HK Lounge Bistro
We were at a cocktail event at the Cat Club (the 20th anniversary for Tales From the Kitty, the group we use for cat-sitting) and wanted to grab dinner. Fortunately, the HK Lounge Bistro was just a block away. We first ate here last October for Sunday brunch with our neighbors Michael and Elizabeth. It…
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Commis
I’ve been wanting to eat here for at least 5 years ever since we ate at the restaurant Wolf next door. I believe this is the last remaining Michelin starred restaurant in the east bay. We don’t eat out in the east bay often and esp. not during our normal Thursday dining because of the…
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Khao Tiew
Wanted to try this newish Thai restaurant in West Portal. You can only make reservations if you have a party of 6 or more. We showed up just a bit before 6pm and had no wait for 2. There were a lot of dishes we wanted to try and didn’t know where to start so…
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Prik Hom
Was just looking for something pretty quick and easy, but tasty, so we decided to revist Prik Hom on Geary. They have a seasonal menu, although the last time we were here it was also summer so some similarities with the menu. I started with their Ultimate Thai Iced Tea. Not sure what made it…
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Joël Robuchon
I wanted to eat here since the first time I ate here, it was one of the best dining experiences I had, so I couldn’t pass up an opporunity to dine here again. I first ate here 5 years ago to the date and amsuingly, they sat me at the same table, in the same…
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Esther’s Kitchen
Wednesday’s dinner courtesy of Steven was at Esther’s kitchen. Nice cocktails – I had a refreshing seasonal tequila and carrot juice based drink. Food was generally tasty. Grilled peaches was a nice starter. The bread and the butters were good, but not spectacular (give me some Tartine country loads or some Acme…). The tuna starter…
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Plank Coffee
Tasty coffee and pastries here. Place was packed for breakfast and for coffee. Andrea had the Lavender latte which fortunately wasn’t too sweet like a honey lavender coffee. I had the Cinnabang latte which was their Bangkok latte (latte with sweetened condensed milk) with an addition of cinnamon, also fortunately not too sweet or overly…