Specialty’s holds a special place in my heart. The story goes back one year when I interned in San Francisco last summer. One of the fellow interns invited me on a mid-afternoon mini-excursion with a group of co-workers to a quaint little cafe across the street, right at the underground entrance of the Montgomery BART …
It’s my third week living in San Francisco, and tonight marks the first time I’ve tried a sushi place in the city in recent memory. My roommates and some neighbor-friends stopped by a sushi restaurant near our apartment in the Lower Nob Hill area after work, and we got to spend some time relaxing, chatting, …
Last weekend, a family friend of mine drove up to visit me in the city. I’d barely moved in but was put in charge of finding a good place to enjoy a Sunday morning brunch. After some quick researching online, the results kept pointing to a particular eatery in the Mission. Called Universal Cafe, this …
The McRib has nothing on this BBQ brisket sandwich. The Rib Whip’s Texas Brisket Sandwich, 13-hour smoked and dripping in tangy BBQ sauce, is what the McRib can only dream about becoming. You’ll find this delicious meal, along with an assortment of other rib/pulled pork sandwiches, at the Off the Grid at Berkeley on Thursdays.
Gyro. How do you pronounce the word? There doesn’t seem to be a general consensus, but I do remember one of my teachers in high school adamantly exclaiming the “correct” way – yee-row, not gyro like in gyroscope. Regardless of how the word is pronounced, I had the pleasure of stopping by Gyro King for …
As a SoCalian born and bred, I grew up surrounded by a rich variety of authentic Mexican food. Unfortunately, I didn’t truly appreciate that fact until I moved up north to Berkeley, where the Mexican food just can’t compare. Sure, there are still some pretty tasty (and cheap) hole-in-the-wall places close to campus, but in …
Walking the streets of San Francisco brings back a lot of good memories from last summer, when I interned in the city and explored a ton of delicious eateries. Tonight, I had the chance to try a burger joint on Market Street. Full disclosure: SF burgers are in another league when compared to the typical …
Now I’ve had my fair share of pho in the past – there are tons of pho places back at SoCal. Sadly, there hasn’t been too many stand-out pho restaurants around the Berkeley area. Fortunately, I had the chance to switch things up by eating at Turtle Tower in San Francisco. The restaurant is ranked …
Today was the last day of my summer internship at OpenDNS. The marketing director and marketing manager decided to treat me to a really nice restaurant for lunch. COCO500 was their recommendation – how could I say no to good (and expensive) food?
Although San Francisco has some amazingly-good eateries, the drawback is the price these restaurants typically charge. It’s tough finding good food at (fairly) reasonable prices for the student budget.