Posted by foodie on Aug 11, 2010 in General | 0 comments
Hopping on a tour bus is always a great way to see any city, and today, I took a tour bus that went over the Golden Gate Bridge and landed in Sausalito. This place reminds me of those maritime ports in the New England area with its local shops, marinas for sailboats, shops and restaurants. The only noticable difference I see are the mountains in the background and the houses high amongst them.
After getting off the boat and looking for a little lunch, I stopped by 7 Seas Garden Restaurant. They were not kidding on theme here. You walk through an ice cream parlor to get to the back area that is set up like a greenhouse with tables, even equipped with the plastic paneling on top for the effect. The only things that are on my mind are seafood, seafood, and a little more seafood.
The greenhouse theme was on target, but thats where the intrigue ended for me. It seems like the consensus on clam chowder was “Boston”, so I dove right in. Wasnt what I was expecting and rather generic. Kinda disappointing when traveling from across the country sitting in a restaurant on the water. But I then turned my attention to my lunch which was 7 Seas Pasta. This was a nice light dish, loaded with crab meat and shrimp. Again, not what I was expecting. Typically when I get a shrimp dish, the shrimp are a nice size. These looked like sea monkeys to me. The dish really didn’t have much flavor other than the crab and a thin sauce.
Overall, barring the scenery outside, I would give this place 2 of 4 stars. I really need to come up with a good ratings system.
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Posted by foodie on Aug 6, 2010 in San Francisco | 0 comments
One thing I love to do when I am in this city is to head down to Fisherman’s Wharf and grab some cracked Dungeness crab from one of the street vendors and sit and watch people. Even though I think they are previously frozen, the show and the ambiance are what you are really there for. You walk up to the stand and on the street side, there are all the crab just hanging out in ice, and on the other side is where you pay. After you order the man with the crab just beats the after-living daylights out of this thing with a wood mallet into good size chunks and plucks the legs and claws, throws it into hot water to get it back upt to temperature and throws it in a paper basket. Throw a corona on the side and its a little slice of heaven right on the pier!
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Posted by foodie on Aug 5, 2010 in Chinese, Cuisine, San Francisco | 0 comments
Last year when I was here, I went to this great little Dim Sum place somewhere in the heart of China Town. And now that I am back in the city, I am making it a ritual to have my first meal of the trip there. Unfortunately, whether from hunger or no luck, I didn’t find that place, but what I did find is the Far East Cafe. One piece of advice that I have taken with me is that if the locals eat there, it must be good, and I would think there would be a larger chinese clientele, but when I got in, it seemed all flash and bang. It seemed like they were going a little overboard with he chinese theme, so I knew it was probably a tourist trap.
Anyway, I sat down to a family style table, which in this case sat one, and when I asked the my chinese waiter about recommendations, he mentioned the dim sum combo. Word of advice, if its a combo, then its probably not as authentic as one would think, but I had it anyway since my stomach was growling. And it was just as I had expected, a little more geared to the “white man” taste as he put it. It was nothing special, it came in 2 courses and had a little pork and beef dim sum and a couple shrimp, which was pretty tasty. All in all, it was a good hearty meal for $10, and got me pretty full, but the walk back up the street kinda killed me afterwards. And no, I didn’t use the spoon!
Last year when I was here, I went to this great little Dim Sum place somewhere in the heart of China Town. And now that I am back in the city, I am making it a ritual to have my first meal of the trip there. Unfortunately, whether from hunger or no luck, I didn’t find that place, but what I did find is the Far East Cafe. One piece of advice that I have taken with me is that if the locals eat there, it must be good, and I would think there would be a larger chinese clientele, but when I got in, it seemed all flash and bang. It seemed like they were going a little overboard with he chinese theme, so I knew it was probably a tourist trap.
Anyway, I sat down to a family style table, which in this case sat one, and when I asked the my chinese waiter about recommendations, he mentioned the dim sum combo. Word of advice, if its a combo, then its probably not as authentic as one would think, but I had it anyway since my stomach was growling. And it was just as I had expected, a little more geared to the “white man” taste as he put it. It was nothing special, it came in 2 courses and had a little pork and beef dim sum and a couple shrimp, which was pretty tasty. All in all, it was a good hearty meal for $10, and got me pretty full, but the walk back up the street kinda killed me afterwards. And no, I didn’t use the spoon!
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