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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 1 month ago
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1 year, 5 months ago
Fairly good Neapolitan-style (although much larger) pizzas. The rest of the food looked delicious.
Has a nice bar facing the kitchen with seating for four. There's a backyard garden patio, but it isn't open yet. -
1 year, 5 months ago
Not enough gastro or pub to be a gastropub.
I like the concept, but the implementation needs some work.
Personally, I'd:
• Enlarge the cured meats selection.
• Offer a much larger beer selection.
• Highlight the cocktails a bit more.
• Ditch the generic sports on the tiny TV above the bar.
• Offer more mignonette choices with the oysters. -
1 year, 6 months ago
Got the best shave of my life here at the barber shop.
The barber shop has a rather excellent, manly waiting room, full of books on luxury cars, English literature, golf, wine, etc. Very much a man cave, with heavy leather furniture, wood paneling, etc. They also serve excellent espresso.
Reservations for the barber shop are required.
The Captain's Bar, downstairs, has a great tiki cocktail called the Captain's Orders. Large cocktails and beers are served in giant silver mugs. Large maps of Hong Kong and old English engravings adorn the walls. Classy. -
1 year, 7 months ago
I've been waiting for this place to open since I found out he was coming to SF.
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1 year, 9 months ago
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1 year, 9 months ago
The place to go whether you want the best espresso in Palo Alto or are training for an ultramarathon.
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1 year, 10 months ago
Apparently makes a traditional Neapolitan pizza.
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1 year, 11 months ago
I thought the cocktails here were excellent. Robert Gonzales is the bartender, and does a great job.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Open fairly late, has good food at reasonable prices.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Extremely good tortas.
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1 year, 11 months ago
Tasty food, served quickly. Not sure on what planet it would be considered latin/Cuban food though.
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2 years ago
Beer-focused restaurant which is supposed to have excellent charcuterie.
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2 years ago
Had some excellent sushi here awhile back with the roommate while eating at the bar.
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2 years ago
I don't go here much. This places stands as testament to the fact that even perfectly-roasted coffee beans can be ruined by the wrong hands.
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2 years ago
Southeast Asian barbecue?
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2 years ago
Absurd. Harry O will give you his unvarnished opinion on whether or not you're going to look merely good or “pimp” in a particular suit. I ended up with a suit which was super high quality at a reasonable price, and thoroughly enjoyed dealing with someone who clearly knows and loves what he is doing, is not afraid to be himself and give you his unfiltered opinion, and whose idea of service is above and beyond what you will find anywhere else.
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I can't think of another place I'd go in SF to get a suit.
The ... Absurd. Harry O will give you his unvarnished opinion on whether or not you're going to look merely good or “pimp” in a particular suit. I ended up with a suit which was super high quality at a reasonable price, and thoroughly enjoyed dealing with someone who clearly knows and loves what he is doing, is not afraid to be himself and give you his unfiltered opinion, and whose idea of service is above and beyond what you will find anywhere else.
I can't think of another place I'd go in SF to get a suit.
The espresso is pretty good, too. -
2 years ago
I ate lunch here today with some people whose taste in food is unimpeachable. Indeed, it was delicious, and the service was great. The tuna sandwich is great, and a great value for what you get. The lamb entrée looked spectacular. The chocolate cake for dessert was delightful.
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2 years ago
New restaurant being opened by Corey Lee, a former Chef de Cuisine at the French Laundry.
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2 years, 1 month ago
A good stop for hangover recovery. Loud music, sports on TV's, packed to the gills, ... but with some tasty food and drinks and upbeat atmosphere.
I had dungeness crab and shrimp enchiladas with tomatillo mascarpone cream, which just about sums up the food style here: Pacific Northwest Mexican American. Also, delicious. Add in two spicy Bloody Mary's and the morning was off to a good start. -
2 years, 1 month ago
Came in here with Robi and Ryan shortly before closing. We all had the Salumi Salami sandwiches, which were amazing. Wine bottles were available on the tables, with glasses for $4.50 apiece.
Absolutely amazing salami. The wine was good Italian red. Everyone was super friendly, proud of the food they were serving, and for good reason.
I'm in love with this place. -
2 years, 1 month ago
I was impressed. The drinks I had were all very well made, the cocktail menu is large and well done, the space, unlike most high end cocktail bars, is large and roomy, and it wasn't packed to the gills.
I'd definitely go again. -
2 years, 1 month ago
I go here almost every day because it's the closest decent espresso.
They do have wifi, and are pretty chill about people hanging out there for hours, so that's a bonus.
That said, if there was a Blue Bottle closer to me, I'd go there, instead. -
2 years, 1 month ago
Excellent. German beers on tap, they serve dinner, it's a meat- and potatoes-heavy menu, they have a large selection of sausages, and the pretzels are absolutely amazing.
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2 years, 3 months ago
The best pizza I've had since Naples. Possibly better, but it's hard to do a head-to-head taste test.
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The carefully-constructed menu here belies the modest setting. There is a limited selection of pre-configured Neapolitan pizzas [0], and once they run out of dough, they close. Both pizzas I tried (the egg and the margherita-alike with white anchovies) were fantastic. Absolutely top notch. Everything from the dough to the ingredients integrated perfectly. I can see why they keep the selection limited: it makes for a solid experience on each pizza.
Other highlights include the wine (not as fantastically overpriced ... The best pizza I've had since Naples. Possibly better, but it's hard to do a head-to-head taste test.
The carefully-constructed menu here belies the modest setting. There is a limited selection of pre-configured Neapolitan pizzas [0], and once they run out of dough, they close. Both pizzas I tried (the egg and the margherita-alike with white anchovies) were fantastic. Absolutely top notch. Everything from the dough to the ingredients integrated perfectly. I can see why they keep the selection limited: it makes for a solid experience on each pizza.
Other highlights include the wine (not as fantastically overpriced as at most places), the Blue Bottle espresso, and the flour-less chocolate cake.
I will be back.
[0] For Neapolitan purists, these pizzas are not cooked in a wood-fired oven. -
2 years, 3 months ago
This place looks like it has fantastic omakase.
Seen on No Reservations Vancouver. -
2 years, 3 months ago
As another note... they have an Idaho-made Diedrich roaster in the cafe. Coffee is roasted in small batches on site.
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2 years, 3 months ago
The four barrels here are fully loaded with hipsters.
Excellent coffee, a healthy amount of seating.
Took quite awhile to get a macchiato. But, hey, it was a very good macchiato.
A bit conflicted, really, as I'd like to see what the place is like on a weekday. -
2 years, 3 months ago
Quickly becoming my go to place in SF.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Serves Blue Bottle espresso! By far the closest location to the Upper Haight to do so.
Mocha was extremely rich and delicious. I'll be back to try more. -
2 years, 4 months ago
Smochko says this place is "a wonderful restaurant". High praise!
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2 years, 4 months ago
Seen on Bizarre Foods Australia.
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2 years, 4 months ago
Good truffles, but the espresso I had was a bit blah.
An optimal trip would seem to be:
- stop by Five Star for a bag of truffles
- walk down the street to Mojo for some excellent espresso -
2 years, 4 months ago
Very good espresso, a nice and cozy atmosphere, and a laid-back, reasonable, laptop and wifi policy. I'm going to spend a lot of time here, I can tell.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Had a very good smoked salmon sandwich, with slices of Meyer lemon and capers, here today during the farmer's market. Delicious!
The prices on their smoked fish products, however, are really, really high. So, probably the only thing I'd stop for here is the open faced salmon sandwiches. -
2 years, 5 months ago
Had some Ancho Chocolate ice cream here today, which was very good. They have a fairly limited selection, but all of interesting flavors. I also picked up a pint of Secret Breakfast, which is just fantastic.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Not quite the cured meat mecca I was expecting, but still pretty solid. The space was small, and the stock seemed a bit thin given what I'd expect of a dedicated salumeria.
That said, they did have a small stock of a few different kinds of dry salami, which is what I was looking for. They were also really helpful and friendly, which is a big plus.
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2 years, 5 months ago
A good Basque restaurant in Winnemucca. Recommended by a good friend and Winnemucca native.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Makes a rotation list of soups which are world famous. Seen on No Reservations Vietnam.
More info:
http://gastronomyblog.com/2008/08/09/meet-the-lunch-lady/
Directions from:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/ShowTopic-g293925-i8433-k2873543-Anyone_ever_heard_of_the_infamous_lunch_lady-Ho_Chi_Minh_City.html -
2 years, 5 months ago
A fromagerie run by Mr. Dubois, who is entitled MOF (Meilleur Ouvrier de France -- basically, best in France). I'll need to go here when I'm in Paris.
Seen on Bizarre Foods Paris. -
2 years, 5 months ago
The uni appetizer (warm, in the shell) looks amazing.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Looks like a relatively affordable, but still high-end sushi place in the Lower East Side. Fish is flown in daily from Japan. Dishes include lobster sashimi, one of my favorites. Seen on Bizarre Foods NYC.
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2 years, 5 months ago
The restaurant here looks absolutely ridiculously awesome. Seen on No Reservations.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Seen on No Reservations. Bone marrow, sea urchin, rock lobster, pork belly, etc.
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2 years, 5 months ago
Crazy-looking cottage rentals in Connecticut.
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2 years, 5 months ago
New bar in LA from Mark Peel and and Audrey Saunders. Looks to have some creative drinks on the menu. http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/02/dining/02rum.html
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2 years, 5 months ago
New tiki/rum bar in SF which hasn't opened yet.
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2 years, 5 months ago
There was a dish of deep fried rooster balls served here for which I need to find the recipe. Seen on Bizarre Foods Los Angeles.
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2 years, 5 months ago
The Oki-Bomb looks interesting... basically a greasy pastrami, onion, sauerkraut, hot dog bomb. Seen on Bizarre Foods Los Angeles.