Thai Thai Noodle

Walking around in the Nob Hill district yesterday afternoon with a friend, feeling hungry because we haven't eat lunch yet, and walked past by "Thai Thai Noodle", a Thai restaurant that I mostly go to with my family. This place has very delicious foods and they are served in right amounts. Two people can share one dish and still feel full. I highly recommend this place if you are visiting Nob Hill district in San Francisco. 

Por Jay (Veggie Spring Rolls)

These spring rolls are very delicious!  You can probably tell by the picture me and my friend already ate halfway before taking this photo. The spring rolls are deep fried, inside stuffed with silver noodles, taro, cabbage, and cilantro. Served with sweet and sour sauce. If you are a vegetarian, you should definitely try this appetizer.

Lad Nah

This dish is one of my most favorite Thai dishes. It is cooked with flat rice noodles, chinese broccoli and garlic in gravy sauce. I order this a lot every time I go there. I like the amount of food the chef put in this dish. It doesn't look like it has very little amount. The gravy sauce is perfect. It wasn't too watery. Gravy sauce supposed to be thick. I also like how they put a lot of the chinese broccoli in it. Very delicious! Highly recommend this dish!

Pad Kee Mao (Drunken Noodle)

This dish is cooked with flat rice noodles, tomatoes, bell pepper, onion, basil, green beans, chili and garlic. I really like flat rice noodles, especially in Thai foods. I don't know why they call it "drunken noodles" LOL. And the sauce on this dish gives a strong flavor. This plate is big, you can't even finish the whole thing. So delicious you have to try this. 

Overall, this is a very good place to go to if you like Thai food. Me and my family go to this place a lot on weekends. The place is quite small, and it is hard to find parking spaces, so I suggest you take the muni bus to get there. If ordering by takeout, you can order your foods online and schedule to pick up there. The service is very good. So if you are around that area, I'd say you go to Thai Thai Noodle for lunch. 

Thai Thai Noodle

1400 California St. (@Hyde St.)

San Francisco, CA 94109

(415) 441-5551

http://thaithainoodle.com/

Cafe 37 Degrees

Sometimes I feel hungry but not really want to have dinner, I would go to a cafe to have some bubble tea or some nice desserts. I've been to "37 Degrees" a lot of times when that kind of situation happens. This cafe is somehow small, but it has great food and drinks, even though it's not as sanitary as I wished, it's a small little spot that opens super late with tons of people...

They have a variety of desserts on their menu, and the containers of desserts are cute. In terms of the shaved ice, it was quite typical. They weren't particularly generous with the toppings but it just tastes good. I like the original flavored ice, which is actually milk flavored, and it's very much like the milk flavored popsicles from Asia (i.e. almost coconutty). It's not plain ice or condensed milk flavored like Class 302 down in Roland Heights (So Cal). Since the ice was shaved in sheets, it was also quite thick, and the condensed milk would sit on certain parts of the ice without being absorbed. This made the ice sweet in mouthfuls.

If you come starving, they also have some combo plates or noodles. Chicken wings and skewers are also good but maybe a little expensive compare to KFC next door..

You can also order some waffle for the following morning. Plenty of fruit as advertised. 

The only bad thing is the service is bad, and the waitress barely speaks English (if you can't speak Chinese). But I still go there a lot. I wouldn't say I crave this sorta thing, but when you tell me there's cold tofu with mixed fruit, or a big bowl of "snow ice" with toppings, of course I'll join you!

1155 Taraval St
(between 21st Ave & 22nd Ave) 
San Francisco, CA 94116

Also it's cash only, so prepare some cash before you go.

Koi Palace

I've been thinking which dim sum restaurant I shall introduce since there are so many dim sum restaurant around Bay Area. I've also compared Koi Palace with those restaurant and finally decide I will write about this place. When speaking of price, Koi Palace may be expensive,  but the food there really worth the price.

I usually go there on weekdays since there would be a huge crowd on weekends. It's a nice place near mall which you can hang out with your families and friends.

Xiao Long Bao- This is my Favorite.  They come in nice little individual tin foil cups, so that you can catch the soup that spills out! The meat is tender and the soup is very tasty.

I also love "Shrimp Noodle Roll", it comes with some sort of soy sauce which is not too salty but really delicious.

Not a big fan of dim sum? Not a big problem. They also have a lot of other delicious dishes you can have. Like the "Duck and Tofu Clay Pot". I like duck so I like this dish. Even if you don't like duck before, I'm sure you will like this.

- BBQ Meat Combo - the BBQ pork and duck were good

- Seafood Fish Maw Soup - A-Okay

- Stir-fried with Veggies and Diced Chicken - A-Okay

- Honey Glazed Walnut Prawns - SURPRISINGLY GOOD COMBINATION!!!

- Pan Fried Pork Chops in Maggi Sauce - Quite good

- * mystery dish * I didn't like the look of it so didn't try it.

- Steamed Fresh Catch of the Day - I don't recall what kind of fish it was, but it TASTED SURPRISINGLY BAD. Strong fishy smell which indicates fish is not fresh...and judging by the dead red fish in the tank up front, I wouldn't be surprised if that's what it was.

- Seasonal Fruit Platter - instead we got a sweet, warm soupy like dessert with a warm rice ball with black sesame seed filling which wasn't bad.

Come and try today, I'm sure you won't be disappointed!

365 Gellert Blvd
Daly City, CA 94015

(650) 992-9000

http://www.koipalace.com

Thai Spice!

Sawat dee Kah! This is writer Grace, here to tell you another restaurant I discovered. What kind of restaurant am I going to write? Well, based on the greeting, I’m going write about a Thai restaurant called “Thai Spice”. Ooh spices... doesn't that sound exciting?

I've only been to this place once and I must say, it’s very expensive but the food is so good! I enjoyed some of their authentic Thai foods. Here's what I tried:

Red Curry with Prawns

 This dish is made of red curry paste with coconut milk, with potatoes and choice of meat/ seafood. I’m a huge fan of curry, but I never tried it with seafood before. I just eat it mostly with chicken when I order curry. My aunt ordered this when I went with her. It tasted okay for me, because it tasted weird when I eat anything seafood with curry, but my aunt liked it. If you like seafood and curry together, then you should try this.

Cashew Nuts with Beef

This dish has beef, cashew nuts, tomatoes, bell peppers, and basil. It was very spicy and delicious. I liked how the sauce was marinated in the beef and then cooked with the tomatoes and cashew nuts. The basil adds up a refreshing flavor to the dish. However, it has very little amount so I was kinda pissed I ordered this. Not worth to try this dish.

Overall, this place has very delicious authentic Thai foods. I like Thai foods a lot so I've been looking for some good Thai restaurants everywhere in the Bay Area. Thai Spice is one of the places I tried and enjoyed even though I've only been there once. There are so many dishes to try. Also, inside of the restaurant hass very nice interior, and gives you a peaceful and quiet feeling when going in. I like going to restaurants where there's not much noise and noise level are kept to minimum, unlike other restaurants where people talk hella loud. 

Thai Spice

1730 Polk Street. 

San Francisco, CA 94109

(415) 775-4777

http://www.thaispiceonpolkstreet.com/

Ready for Buffet

I'm not a super buffet fan though I'm not on a diet. But what buffet attracts is the variety of its food. Eating small portions of food throughout a day is so relaxing. Today I'm introducing you "Kome Sushi Buffet" in Daly City. I go there a lot because it's near the Century 20 Theater and I love movies. So I always felt so starving after a movie and I'll go straight to Kome.

Kome is in specialty of Sushi but it also has many other kinds of Chinese food. It has a huge Sushi bar and there you can find all kinds of Sushi and Sashimi.

 I like Sushi but I recommend you don't eat Sushi for first!! Because a lot of times I start with sushi and end up too full that I can't eat anything else.

So walk around to find something else that interests you.

Dim sum there is also good. But it might be gone in a few minutes once it comes out.

Also remember to try their desserts.

I would come here for lunch, but not dinner. Since dinner is somewhat expensive. The food was great when it first opened up, but the quality have diminished over time. The place is always crowded so make reservations if you can or you can wait when walk in.

But overall, this place is quite decent for the price in terms of selections and cleanliness.

1901 Junipero Serra Blvd
Ste A
Daly City, CA 94014

(650) 992-8600

It has free parking garage next door.

Chinese Style Crab!!!

                Are you tire of eating steamed crab in the Fisherman’s wharf???? Craving for new taste of crab??? “R&G Lounge” is the best place for Chinese style crab. Beside the most famous dish crab, they also have many delicious Chinese dishes. All of their dishes have good decoration. They make you feel that you are the ancient Chinese emperor and eat all these delicious food in the palace. As the result, the price is very high in typical Chinese restaurants, but it deserved the price. Every dish has larger serving so grab some friends and come here to try the best Chinese dishes in San Francisco.

                I always go there with lot of friends so I can order more food and share with them. Now~~ let me introduce some best dishes!!!!!

                Appetizer- Soya Sauce Bean Curd and Salted Jelly Fishsea Sturgeon

                This my favorite cold dish in there. The soya sauce bean curd is very tasty, every bit contains the flavor of sauce. The tofu is also very soft but the skin is not. The salted jelly fishsea sturgeon is very brittle and it is the best appetizer to start a day’s first meal or the last meal. They can increase your appetite!!!!

                House Specialties - Peking Duck

               

                My favorite food!!! Roasted Duck!!!!!! The Peking duck only has duck skin plus some meat which is very different from other roasted duck that we will have in Hong Kong style restaurants. The duck skin is very crispy and not oily. You need to eat with some sauce and the green onion, and then put it into a steamed bun. This is perfect combination, the steamed burn will absorb the redundant oil from the duck and the sauce or green onion make you don’t feel sick with the duck oil.

                This is the sauce for DUCK !!!

                House Specialties – Live Crab with Salted Egg Yolk

               This is R&L’s signature dish!!!!! Everyone who comes always order this big crab. When you walk in to the restaurant, you will notice that every table has one this kind of big crab. This is also their best dish in the whole restaurant.  They deep fried the crab with salted egg yolk, so when you eat the crab, it will contain the good flavor from salted egg yolk. The R&L always provide the best crab for everyday, so there are a lot of meat in every crab. I always enjoy eating all these fat legs of crab. This crab is very different from the American style crab!!! American style crab is more dry and has less meat, but the Chinese style is totally opposite. Chinese style meat is more juicy and has more flavor. Anyway… this is a must try dish!!!! Also, the price doen not show on the menu because it depends on the market price. Although it is not cheap, this crab totally deserve that price.

                House Specialties – Mixed Seafood Sauteed with Greens

                After the fried and roasted food, it is time for some refreshing food. We order this mixed seafood with vegetables. Although I personally do not like to eat pees, it is healthier to have some vegetables after so many meats. As you can see from the picture, the pawns are very big and fresh. They taste very good, it has been a long time for me to eat such a big pawn in America. The sauce that mixed them together is make from chicken soup which add more points to this dish.

                House Specialties – R&L special beef

               

                This is the most normal one out of all fancy food. It is fried beef with R&L’s special sauce. Not a special dish in this restaurant because I can’t even remember what is taste like right now. It is just a normal beef that is similar to other Chinese restaurants. I do not suggest anyone to order this, there are way better dishes that desire a try.

                House Specialties – Beef in the Clay Pot

                This is a must try dish!!!! My friend always order one and to go one whenever we come here. There is beef tender and Chinese radish inside the clay. They are all very soft with all the flavor contained inside. When you eat it, you can tell that they cook it with many hours. That is why I love this dish very much. At home I do not have time to cook that food for so long so come to here and order it is the best choice.

                Overall, I think R&L Longue is the best place for fancy Chinese food. You get to taste many different food that are totally different from other traditional restaurants. R&L Longue use their heart to cook every food and you can feel it. Every time I go I always see a same family eating dinner in there. Therefore, you can see that some family even makes R&L Longue into their daily dinner place. So~~~ no more waiting, just come and try some best Chinese food.

·                     Personal Rate: ★★★★★ 

·                     Address: 631 Kearny St San Francisco, CA 94108

·                     Phone:   (415) 982-7877

·                     Hours: Mon-Sun 11 am - 9:30 pm

By   Alice 11/11/12

What the Pho?

Vietnamese food would probably be my most favorite kind of Asian food of all time. Even though I'm not from Vietnam, I just love their foods very much. They taste very good. My most favorite kind would be Pho (Beef noodle soup). Today, I am going to write about a restaurant called "Loi's Vietnamese Restaurant". In my opinion, this place may not be the best Vietnamese restaurant in San Francisco. The place is very small and crowded sometimes. I still go there a lot because their foods are good and prices are reasonable that fits your budget. 

Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls

The Vietnamese Shrimp Rolls are good. They only cost $3.95, unlike other restaurants where they cost about $5 for two rolls. My only concern is that the peanut sauce (sorry, I don't have the picture) does not taste good at all. The texture of the sauce was supposed to be thick but they made it thin and watery. I like the other kind of sauce more (shown in above picture). It taste better with the shrimp rolls. 

Special Beef Noodle Soup

I like the pho at this place. I eat this every time I go there. The bowl is at the right size, and I think it's the cheapest bowl of pho ever. The cost is only $3.95 for medium size! That's like the same price as the shrimp rolls. The bowl has the right amount of noodles and beef. I like to eat pho with some chili sauce. It adds up the spiciness to it. Also, the broth tastes really good. 

On my previous posts, I mentioned that I like noodles a lot. hehe. Well, if you are not a fan of pho, I recommend you try the Vietnamese BBQ pork over rice noodle. I don't have the photo of it, sorry about that. I like how the bbq pork tasted. It wasn't too salty and over burnt. I also like how they add a lot of vegetables. It comes with a special kind of fish sauce and tastes really good with the BBQ pork. 

Overall, I recommend you try the pho at this place. I mean, where else can you get a bowl of pho for $3.95? They taste really good and most customers order this. They come in 3 sizes (M, L, and XL), but medium size is already big enough for me to eat. The place may not look that clean, and the boss talks very loud all the time, but the pho is just so good! 

Loi's Vietnamese Restaurant

2228 Irving St. (Between 23rd and 24th Ave)

San Francisco, CA 94122

(415) 661-5936

Hours: M, T, Th, Fri 11AM-9PM

Sat- Sun 11AM-9:30PM

**Closed on Wednesdays.