May 11, 2009 - Moshi Moshi, Japanese

Moshi Moshi

2092 3rd St

San Francisco, CA

(415) 861-8285

Get the oysters when they are on special at Moshi Moshi!! Also, there was a one time special of "Jalepeno Poppers" unlike any you have seen before. It is the perfect sushi for any Mexican. It's a whole jalepeno stuffed with crab and cream cheese then covered in tempura batter and deep fried. EXCELLENT! Gringas like these too.

May 5, 2009 - Regalito, Mexican

Regalito

3481 18th St

San Francisco, CA

(415) 503-0650
http://www.regalitosf.com/

We didn't have small plates or appetizers at Regalito, but it was by far the BEST Mexican food I have ever had. We had the Enchiladas Rojas, $13.00, which were corn tortillas diped in a red chile sauce stuffed with a little spinach and toped with crema and onions. The red chile sauce was amazing. We also ordered the Chile relleno, $16.00, which as you can see in the photo was not your ordinary chile relleno. This one was a grilled poblano chile ( not dipped in batter ) and was stuffed with zuccini and topped with Oaxacan cheese. Even my Mexican husband said that this is the best Mexican food in San Francisco.

April 7, 2009 - Tangerine, Asian Fusion

Tangerine

3499 16th

San Francisco, CA

(415) 626-1700
http://www.tangerinesf.com/

Special Offers:
2 for 1 Mondays
On beer, wine and cocktails
20% Off Tuesdays
20% off all dinner menu items
Wine on Wednesdays
A complimentary glass of Coppola house wine with your entrée
Thrifty Thursdays

$9.95 entrée special of the day

I had never heard of Tangerine before but I think I found it on Yelp.com and I liked the name. The food here is excellent and the service could not have been better. We were treated like we were the most special guests. We started with the Scallops, Avocado & Papaya Salad, $ 10. It's hard to call this a salad but it was scrumptious. We had the Stuffed Portabella Mushroom, $12, which was stuffed with salmon, shrimp and calamari served on a bed of julienned carrots. The flavor and texture of this was unique and fabulous. Then we had the Croissant Salmon, $10, which is pacific salmon wrapped in filoo served witih grilled artichoke dipping sauce. This isn't everyday food, but it IS a real treat. Our last dish was the Tangerine Yam Cakes, $8, with pine nuts, parmesan cheese and frish basil pesto. A perfect creamy cake of yams cooked on a bed of parmesan (which is crispy) and the addition of the pine nuts adds additional texture. Fabulous!! And, everything was 20% off!! We will definately return.

March 23, 2009 - Ramblas, Spanish

Ramblas

557 Valencia St

San Francisco, CA

(415) 565-0207
http://www.ramblastapas.com/

To start, we had a wonderful Spanish cheese, Cabra al Romero, $4.50, which is a young goat's milk cheese flavored by rosemary and served with honey comb. After which which we had the Anchovy and red pepper toasts whith olives, $5.00. A perfect flavor combonation. We had the Spanish Tortilla, $8, which is a potato and onion omelet with caramelized onions, wild mushrooms, capers, and served with aioli and salsa verde. We had Asparagus with Manchego cheese, sage and brown butter served with the Tortilla. We ended our meal with a lovely Rice Pudding that had lots of flavor and raisins.

March 17, 2009 - Andalu, Californian

Andalu

3198 16th St

San Francisco, CA

(415) 621-2211
http://www.andalusf.com/

We can't visit Andalu without ordering the Crispy Mac & Cheese, $7.50. Sooooo good! We also ordered the Grilled escolare with beurre blanc, $10.50, which comes with red quinoa salad with shitakes, corn, and swiss chard. The fish is very rich so a small piece was perfect. We loved the quinoa salad! Then we got the Grilled Eggplant stuffed with ricotta, spinach, & pinenuts, served on caponata, $9.00. This eggplant was superb and I could eat it everyday.

March 3, 2009 - Barbamino, Italian

Bar Bambino Cafe and Wine Bar

2931 16th St., San Francisco, CA
(415) 701-8466
http://www.barbamino.com/

This was not our first time at Bar Bamino - actually, it's one of our favorites! We started with a small cheese plate, $13.00. This cafe has a Salumi and Fromaggi Bar and the gentleman who is responsible for the salumi and cheese comes out and describes the cheeses with great detail. He's like a sommelier of cheese! We had Caprino Luciano (goat cheese from Italy), Lavort (sheep cheese from France) and Blue del Moncenicio (cow cheese from Italy). They were all delicious! After the cheese plate we had the Salad of Roasted beets with arugula, $9.50, hazelnuts, and goat cheese. This salad was perfectly dressed. When I saw they had Arancinette, $7.50, on the menu I had to order them, and they didn't disappoint. They were small balls of saffron risotto stuffed with mozzarella and deep fried. YUMMY! We finished with a Bruschette of Egg, $11.50, with white truffle salt and parmigiano-reggiano. The egg was perfecly poached and the flavor of the truffle was just perfect on the egg. A wonderful dinner!!

February 17, 2009 - Luna Park, American

Luna Park - Mission District
694 Valencia St(between 18th St & Sycamore St)

San Francisco, CA 94110

(415) 553-8584
http://www.lunaparksf.com/

This was my first time at Luna Park. It is very traditional, warm and inviting and yet a little contemporary at the same time. We had three appetizers. The Warm goat cheese fondue with grilled bread and sliced apples, $8.95, was scrumptious and perfect on a cold night. We had the Marinated Hawaiian Tuna "Poke" with fried wonton chips, $11.95, which was delicious though it was a little different than the other Poke's I have had. And the best appetizer was the Grilled artichoke with lemon aioli, $7.95. It was the BEST artichoke I have ever had... it tasted like it was marinated or boiled in lemon and pepper corns before it was grilled. Just delicious!!

And, something we never do... WE HAD DESERT. I have never tried Bananas Foster before, but, this was the best desert I have ever had! It's Caramelized bananas flambeed with rum and cinnamon with banana ice cream and a caramel sauce. Yummeeeeeeeeee!