Eatin' Out in SF

Gentle Friends I think I will use the Wednesday Post as a spot to share San Francisco and California things, snaps, restaurants, quick trips around and town stuff.   It will give me an excuse to get up off my butt and go out exploring and enjoying the city a bit more than I do.....  so with that in mind I'll share our little adventure we had over the weekend at a "new" restaurant, or at least new to us. Our eatin' out friends Tom and Mindy joined us and off we went.....

The restaurant we chose is called "Kitchen Story" located at 16th and Sanchez Streets.  When we first started talking about this place the address sounded really familiar... and after doing a bit of research we found that this used to be a restaurant called "Port Cafe" a place we would go to all the time... but sadly went out of business quite a few years ago.  One thing you have to know about restaurants in SF is that they come and go all the time, for various reasons.  The Port Cafe was a great breakfast/brunch place that had drag queens waiting at table - it was what they were known for - and it was a fun place to go.  

With a total refurbishment "Kitchen Story" is far more upscale -  here are some snaps of what we had.....

We started of with three appetizers...

 Crispy Calamari - Red curry battered Monterrey squid with spicy pepper, garlic aioli and
homemade pickle - delicious!!!!

“CASTRO Tower”  - Diced Maguro tuna ceviche tossed with roasted rice, kaffir lime,
lemongrass, diced mango served with crispy chips - I didn't try this one as I do not like mango, but I was told it was delicious also.

Samosa’s In Town  - Red Norland potato, caramelized onion, carrot wrapped in pastry skin,
served with cilantro spice yogurt dip and cucumber salad - it came with two samosa's, but we ate one before I got the snap, now this dish,  the pastry was on the thick and tough side but the filling was top notch.  The cucumber pickle that came with these was superb!!!

Now for the main courses.....

Mindy got ..... Grilled Wagyu Beef Noodle Soup  - Egg noodle, broccolini, basil, bean sprouts, cilantro, green onion, garlic - she said it was quite tasty,  although she ordered it medium spicy, when it came it was beyond spicy hot and almost inedible.

Tom got..... Finger-Lickin’  - Fried chicken breasts, extra crispy russet wedges, coconut Yellow curry dipping sauce, cucumber salad - I also got this and it was superb, I wouldn't hesitate ordering this again and again!!!!!......  here's mine....

....  the chicken breast was boneless and delicious!!!  as was the curry sauce, simple super!!!

and Rico got.....

“Burgah” Boy - Maple Syrup Wagyu Patty, Millionaire’s Bacon, Vermont White Cheddar, arugula, fried leek, super crispy russet wedges, house made pickle - I swear if there's a burger on the menu he's gonna order it!!  It looked and was delicious!!

After all that we had no room for desert, but I did get a snap of the desert menu......

The desert menu changes daily as does the joke - we all agreed that if we had room we would have ordered the "Granny in Town."

Tom had done some research and found that their wine list, while adequate was priced on the high side, so he brought a delicious Cabernet Sauvignon from Grgich Hills Estate,  the corkage fee was $15.

Overall I would say it was a fun evening with great food and fun friends.... we will go back!!

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That's about it for today sports fans - thanks for stopping by do stop again!!

Take care,

edgar